Bhutan national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Thimphu XI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Association | Bhutan Football Federation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach |  Koji Gyotoku |
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| Home stadium | Changlimithang Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | BHU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA ranking | 196 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 187 (December 2003) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 202 (May 2001) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elo ranking | 217 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| First international | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Nepal 3 - 1 Bhutan  (Nepal; April 1, 1982) |
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| Biggest win | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bhutan 6 - 0 Guam  (Thimphu, Bhutan; April 23, 2003) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Kuwait 20 - 0 Bhutan (Kuwait City, Kuwait; February 14, 2000) |
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| South Asian Football Federation Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 3 (First in 2003) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Semi Final, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Bhutan national football team is the national team of Bhutan and is controlled by the Bhutan Football Federation. The team was founded in 1983 and joined FIFA in the year 2000. As of late 2004 they had only won two games.
On June 30, 2002, the day of the final match of the 2002 World Cup, Bhutan, then the second-lowest ranked team in the world, recorded their first victory ever. They played against the lowest ranked team, Montserrat, in a friendly match known jokingly as The Other Final, winning 4-0 at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan. "The Other Final" was organised by Dutch filmmakers.
Prior to the 2010 World Cup[1], they were the only FIFA member not to have attempted to qualify for the World Cup. Bhutan withdrew from the 2010 World Cup because their stadium would not be ready in time for their matches vs. Kuwait.
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[edit] World Cup record
[edit] Asian Cup record
[edit] South Asian Football Federation Cup record
[edit] AFC Challenge Cup record
[edit] Notable Manager
Khang Byung-Chan April 2000-May 2002- Yoo Kee-Heung
[edit] Current squad
(May, 2007)
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Goalkeepers: |
Sonam Jamtsho |
