- Bhutan national football team
Infobox National football team
Name = Bhutan
Badge = Bhutan FA.png
FIFA Trigramme = BHU
FIFA Rank = 187
1st ranking date = August 2000
FIFA max = 187
FIFA max date = December 2003, September 2008
FIFA min = 202
FIFA min date = May 2001
Elo Rank = 217
Nickname = Bhutan Eleven
Association =Bhutan Football Federation
Confederation = AFC (Asia )
Coach = flagicon|JPNKoji Gyotoku
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Home Stadium =Changlimithang Stadium
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First game = Flagicon|Nepal Nepal 3-1 Bhutan Flagicon|Bhutan (Kathmandu ,Nepal ;1 April ,1982 )
Largest win = Flagicon|Bhutan Bhutan 6 - 0 Guam Flagicon|Guam (Thimphu ,Bhutan ;April 23 ,2003 )
Largest loss = Flagicon|Kuwait Kuwait 20 - 0 Bhutan Flagicon|Bhutan (Kuwait City ,Kuwait ;February 14 ,2000 )
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Regional name = AFC Asian Cup
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2ndRegional name =South Asian Football Federation Cup
2ndRegional cup apps = 3
2ndRegional cup first = 2003
2ndRegional cup best = Semi Final, 2008The Bhutan national football team is the national team ofBhutan and is controlled by theBhutan Football Federation . While a Bhutanese National football team existed since the 1970s it was officially founded in1983 and joinedFIFA in the year2000 .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 asThe Other Final , winning 4-0 at theChanglimithang Stadium in Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan. "The Other Final" was organised by Dutch filmmakers.Prior to the 2010 World Cup [cite news|title=2010 FIFA World Cup tournament regulations|url=http://fifa.com/worldcup/regulations/index.html] , 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.
Recently the team saw action in the 2008 South Asian Football Federation Cup tournament, reaching the Semifinals, where they lost to India (2 - 1) during stoppage time of overtime [cite news|title=2008 SAFF Cup tournament |url=http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/saffgold08.html] .
With improving facilities and a growing enthusiasm among the younger generations, the future of football in this tiny Himalayan Kingdom looks bright.
World Cup record
*1930 to 2006 - "Did not enter"
*2010 - "Withdrew"Asian Cup record
* 1956 to 1996 - "Did not enter"
* 2000 - "Did not qualify"
* 2004 - "Did not qualify"
* 2007 - "Did not enter"outh Asian Football Federation Cup record
* 1993 to 1999 - "Did not enter"
* 2003 to 2005 - Eliminated at group stage
* 2008 - Semi FinalistsAFC Challenge Cup record
*2006 - Round 1
*2008 - Did not qualify, 3rd in qualifying groupNotable Manager
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Khang Byung-Chan April 2000-May 2002
*flagicon|KORYoo Kee-Heung Current squad
(May, 2007)Goalkeepers:
Puspalal Sharma Jigme Singay tshering Chophel
Defenders:Chengho Chengho Pasang Tshering Irishna Subba Karma Yeshey Sonam Tenzin Thinlay Phuntsho Nangze Dorji Sonam Norbu Bhim Kumar Chhetri
Midfielders:Pema Chophel Kinlay Dorji Sonam Jamtsho Cheni Yangdel Nawang Dendup Ugyen Dorji Pema Pema Sonam Tobgay Wangchuk Oh
Forwards:Wangay Dorji Yeshey Gyeltshen Bikash Pradhan Dorji Khandu Hem Bahadur Tamang Dinesh Chhetri Yeshey Nedup Nobin Gurung References
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