List of international matches for the Bhutanese national football team

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This list contains all the official and unofficial international matches of the Bhutanese men's national soccer team . All results are presented from the perspective of Bhutan. All matches up to 2000 will not be recognized by FIFA as Bhutan was not a member of FIFA until then.

Legend

This section serves as a legend for the following tables.

• A = away game
• H = home game
• * = Play on a neutral place
• n / a = after extension
• i. E. = on penalties
• Dates correspond to FIFA or the RSSSF
• Friendly matches are not specifically noted on the occasion
• Opponents in bold were reigning champions of their confederation at the time of the game
• red background color = defeat of the Bhutanese team
• green background color = victory of the Bhutanese team
• yellow background color = tie

1982 to 1999

No.	date	Result	opponent		venue	occasion	Remarks
1.	04/01/1982	1: 3	Nepal	A.	Kathmandu ( NPL )		First international match First international match against Nepal
2.	09/18/1984	0: 2	Bangladesh	*	Kathmandu ( NPL )	1984 South Asian Games	First international match against Bangladesh
3.	09/20/1984	0: 5	Nepal	A.	Kathmandu ( NPL )	1984 South Asian Games
4th	09/21/1984	0: 1	Maldives	*	Kathmandu ( NPL )	1984 South Asian Games	First international match against the Maldives
5.	December 21, 1985	0: 1	Nepal	*	Dhaka ( BGD )	1985 South Asian Games
6th	December 23, 1985	0: 3	India	*	Dhaka ( BGD )	1985 South Asian Games	First international match against India
7th	11/22/1987	0: 3	Bangladesh	*	Calcutta ( IND )	1987 South Asian Games
8th.	11/23/1987	2: 6	Nepal	*	Calcutta ( IND )	1987 South Asian Games
9.	09/26/1999	0: 7	Nepal	A.	Kathmandu ( NPL )	South Asian Games 1999	Highest victory in Nepal
10.	09/28/1999	0: 3	India	*	Kathmandu ( NPL )	South Asian Games 1999
11.	09/30/1999	1: 2	Pakistan	*	Kathmandu ( NPL )	South Asian Games 1999	First international match against Pakistan

2000 to 2009

No.	date	Result	opponent		venue	occasion	Remarks
12.	02/12/2000	0: 3	Nepal	*	Kuwait City ( KWT )	AM qualification 2000
13.	02/14/2000	0:20	Kuwait	A.	Kuwait City ( KWT )	AM qualification 2000	First international match against Kuwait. Biggest defeat in Bhutan. Biggest win in Kuwait
14th	02/16/2000	0: 8	Turkmenistan	*	Kuwait City ( KWT )	AM qualification 2000	First international match against Turkmenistan
15th	02/18/2000	2:11	Yemen	*	Kuwait City ( KWT )	AM qualification 2000	First international game against Yemen Highest victory for Yemen
16.	06/30/2002	4-0	Montserrat	H	Thimphu		First international match against Montserrat The Other Final
17th	01/11/2003	0: 6	Maldives	*	Dhaka ( BGD )	South Asian Championship 2003
18th	01/13/2003	0: 2	Nepal	*	Dhaka ( BGD )	South Asian Championship 2003
19th	01/15/2003	0: 3	Bangladesh	A.	Dhaka ( BGD )	South Asian Championship 2003
20th	04/23/2003	6-0	Guam	H	Thimphu	AM qualification 2004	First international match against Guam. Biggest win in Bhutan
21st	04/27/2003	0-0	Mongolia	H	Thimphu	AM qualification 2004	First international match against Mongolia
22nd	10/06/2003	0: 2	Indonesia	*	Jeddah ( SAU )	AM qualification 2004	First international match against Indonesia
23.	10/08/2003	0: 6	Saudi Arabia	A.	Jeddah ( SAU )	AM qualification 2004	First international match against Saudi Arabia
24.	10/10/2003	0: 8	Yemen	*	Jeddah ( SAU )	AM qualification 2004
25th	10/13/2003	0: 2	Indonesia	*	Jeddah ( SAU )	AM qualification 2004
26th	10/15/2003	0: 4	Saudi Arabia	A.	Jeddah ( SAU )	AM qualification 2004
27.	10/17/2003	0: 4	Yemen	*	Jeddah ( SAU )	AM qualification 2004
28.	12/08/2005	0: 3	Bangladesh	*	Karachi ( PAK )	South Asian Championship 2005
29	12/10/2005	0: 3	India	*	Karachi ( PAK )	South Asian Championship 2005
30th	12/12/2005	1: 3	Nepal	*	Karachi ( PAK )	South Asian Championship 2005
31.	04/02/2006	0: 2	Nepal	*	Chittagong ( BGD )	AFC Challenge Cup 2006
32.	04/04/2006	0: 1	Sri Lanka	*	Chittagong ( BGD )	AFC Challenge Cup 2006	First international match against Sri Lanka
33.	04/06/2006	0-0	Brunei	*	Chittagong ( BGD )	AFC Challenge Cup 2006	First international match against Brunei
34.	05/13/2008	1: 3	Tajikistan	*	Barotac Nuevo ( PHL )	AFC Challenge Cup qualification 2008	First international match against Tajikistan
35.	05/15/2008	1: 1	Brunei	*	Barotac Nuevo ( PHL )	AFC Challenge Cup qualification 2008
36.	05/17/2008	0: 3	Philippines	A.	Barotac Nuevo ( PHL )	AFC Challenge Cup qualification 2008	First international match against the Philippines
37.	06/04/2008	1: 1	Bangladesh	*	Colombo ( LKA )	South Asian Championship 2008
38.	06/06/2008	0: 2	Sri Lanka	A.	Colombo ( LKA )	South Asian Championship 2008
39.	06/08/2008	3: 1	Afghanistan	*	Colombo ( LKA )	South Asian Championship 2008	First international match against Afghanistan
40.	06/11/2008	1: 2 a.d.	India	*	Male ( MDV )	South Asian Championship 2008 semi-finals
41.	04/14/2009	0: 1	Philippines	*	Male ( MDV )	AFC Challenge Cup qualification 2010
42.	04/16/2009	0: 7	Turkmenistan	*	Male ( MDV )	AFC Challenge Cup qualification 2010
43.	04/18/2009	0: 5	Maldives	A.	Male ( MDV )	AFC Challenge Cup qualification 2010
44.	11/29/2009	1: 2	Nepal	*	Calcutta ( IND )
45.	December 04, 2009	1: 4	Bangladesh	A.	Dhaka ( BGD )	South Asian Championship 2009
46.	December 06, 2009	0: 6	Sri Lanka	*	Dhaka ( BGD )	South Asian Championship 2009	One of the two highest victories in Sri Lanka
47.	December 8, 2009	0: 7	Pakistan	*	Dhaka ( BGD )	South Asian Championship 2009	One of the two highest victories in Pakistan

2010 to 2019

No.	date	Result	opponent		venue	occasion	Remarks
48.	03/17/2011	0: 1	Nepal	A.	Pokhara ( NPL )
49.	03/19/2011	1: 2	Nepal	A.	Pokhara ( NPL )
50.	03/23/2011	0: 3	Afghanistan	*	Gurgaon ( IND )	AFC Challenge Cup qualification 2012
51.	03/25/2011	0: 2	Afghanistan	*	Gurgaon ( IND )	AFC Challenge Cup qualification 2012
52.	December 03, 2011	0: 3	Sri Lanka	*	New Delhi ( IND )	South Asian Championship 2011
53.	05.12.2011	0: 5	India	A.	New Delhi ( IND )	South Asian Championship 2011
54.	December 07, 2011	1: 8	Afghanistan	*	New Delhi ( IND )	South Asian Championship 2011	Biggest victory in Afghanistan
55.	11/14/2012	0: 5	Thailand	A.	Bangkok ( THA )		First international match against Thailand
56.	02.09.2013	0: 3	Afghanistan	*	Kathmandu ( NPL )	South Asian Championship 2013
57.	04.09.2013	2: 8	Maldives	*	Kathmandu ( NPL )	South Asian Championship 2013
58.	06.09.2013	2: 5	Sri Lanka	*	Kathmandu ( NPL )	South Asian Championship 2013
59.	03/12/2015	1-0	Sri Lanka	A.	Colombo ( LKA )	World Cup qualification 2018 AM qualification 2019
60.	03/17/2015	2: 1	Sri Lanka	H	Thimphu	World Cup qualification 2018 AM qualification 2019
61.	06/11/2015	0: 7	Hong Kong	A.	Hong Kong ( HKG )	World Cup qualification 2018 AM qualification 2019	First international match against Hong Kong
62.	06/16/2015	0: 6	China	H	Thimphu	World Cup qualification 2018 AM qualification 2019	First international match against China
63.	08/20/2015	0: 2	Cambodia	A.	Phnom Penh ( KHM )		First international match against Cambodia
64.	09/03/2015	0:15	Qatar	A.	Doha ( QAT )	World Cup qualification 2018 AM qualification 2019	First international match against Qatar. Qatar's highest win
65.	08/10/2015	3: 4	Maldives	H	Thimphu	World Cup qualification 2018 AM qualification 2019
66.	13/10/2015	0: 1	Hong Kong	H	Thimphu	World Cup qualification 2018 AM qualification 2019
67.	11/12/2015	0:12	China	A.	Changsha ( CHN )	World Cup qualification 2018 AM qualification 2019
68.	11/17/2015	0: 3	Qatar	H	Thimphu	World Cup qualification 2018 AM qualification 2019
69.	12/24/2015	1: 3	Maldives	*	Thiruvananthapuram ( IND )	South Asian Championship 2015
70.	December 26, 2015	0: 3	Afghanistan	*	Thiruvananthapuram ( IND )	South Asian Championship 2015
71.	12/28/2015	0: 3	Bangladesh	*	Thiruvananthapuram ( IND )	South Asian Championship 2015
72.	03/29/2016	2: 4	Maldives	A.	Male ( MDV )	World Cup qualification 2018 AM qualification 2019
73.	08/13/2016	0: 3	India	H	Thimphu
74.	09/06/2016	0-0	Bangladesh	A.	Dhaka ( BGD )	AM qualification 2019
75.	10/10/2016	3: 1	Bangladesh	H	Thimphu	AM qualification 2019
76.	03/28/2017	0:14	Oman	A.	Muscat ( OMN )	AM qualification 2019	First international game against Oman. Oman's highest victory
77.	06/13/2017	0: 2	Maldives	H	Thimphu	AM qualification 2019
78.	05.09.2017	0: 2	Palestine	H	Thimphu	AM qualification 2019	First international match against Palestine
79.	10/10/2017	0:10	Palestine	A.	Hebron ( PSE )	AM qualification 2019
80.	11/14/2017	2: 4	Oman	H	Thimphu	AM qualification 2019
81.	03/27/2018	0: 7	Maldives	A.	Male ( MDV )	AM qualification 2019
82.	04/01/2018	0: 7	Malaysia	A.	Kuala Lumpur ( MYS )		First international match against Malaysia
83.	04.09.2018	0: 2	Bangladesh	A.	Dhaka ( BGD )	South Asian Championship 2018
84.	09/06/2018	0: 4	Nepal	*	Dhaka ( BGD )	South Asian Championship 2018
85.	09/08/2018	0: 3	Pakistan	*	Dhaka ( BGD )	South Asian Championship 2018	Last international game under coach Trevor Morgan
86.	06/06/2019	1-0	Guam	H	Thimphu	World Cup qualification 2022 AM qualification 2023	First international match under coach Pema Dorji (2nd term)
87.	06/11/2019	0: 5	Guam	A.	Dededo ( US GU )	World Cup qualification 2022 AM qualification 2023
88	09/29/2019	1: 4	Bangladesh	A.	Dhaka ( BGD )
89.	03/10/2019	0: 2	Bangladesh	A.	Dhaka ( BGD )

statistics

Occasions

Art	Sp.	S.	U	N	Goal difference
Friendly matches	011	001	000	010	008: 031
World Cup qualification	012	003	000	009	009: 058
AM qualification	032	005	002	025th	022: 166
South Asian Championship	025th	001	001	023	013: 093
AFC Challenge Cup	003	000	001	002	000: 003
AFC Challenge Cup qualification	008th	000	001	007th	002: 025
Football tournament at the South Asian Games	010	000	000	010	003: 033
total	089	007th	005	077	048: 351

Venues

Art	Sp.	S.	U	N	Goal difference
Home games	014th	005	001	008th	021: 027
Away games	030th	001	001	028	007: 166
Play in a neutral place	045	001	003	041	020: 158
total	089	007th	005	077	048: 351

International match records

The Bhutanese men's senior national team has competed against 26 different national teams to date.

These include:

• 25 of the AFC's current 46 national teams minus Bhutan's
• one of the currently 41 national teams of CONCACAF

Bhutan has not yet played against a national team from the other continental associations (CAF, CONMEBOL, OFC and UEFA).

country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Goal difference	Goal difference
Afghanistan	006th	001	000	005	004: 020	- 0016
Bangladesh	012	001	002	009	006: 028	- 0022
Brunei	002	000	002	000	001: 001	± 000
China	002	000	000	002	000: 018	- 018th
Guam	003	002	000	001	007: 005	+ 002
Hong Kong	002	000	000	002	000: 008	- 008
India	006th	000	000	006th	001: 019	- 018th
Indonesia	002	000	000	002	000: 004	- 004th
Yemen	003	000	000	003	002: 023	- 021
Cambodia	001	000	000	001	000: 002	- 002nd
Qatar	002	000	000	002	000: 018	- 018th
Kuwait	001	000	000	001	000: 020	- 020
Malaysia	001	000	000	001	000: 007	- 007th
Maldives	009	000	000	009	008: 040	- 032
Mongolia	001	000	001	000	000: 000	± 000
Montserrat	001	001	000	000	004: 000	+ 004
Nepal	013	000	000	013	006: 041	- 035
Oman	002	000	000	002	002: 018	- 016
Pakistan	003	000	000	003	001: 012	- 011
Palestine	002	000	000	002	000: 012	- 012
Philippines	002	000	000	002	000: 004	- 004th
Saudi Arabia	002	000	000	002	000: 010	- 010
Sri Lanka	007th	002	000	005	005: 018	- 013
Tajikistan	001	000	000	001	001: 003	- 002nd
Thailand	001	000	000	001	000: 005	- 005th
Turkmenistan	002	000	000	002	000: 015	- 015
Overall balance	089	007th	005	077	048: 351	-303

Remarks

1. ↑ Sri Lanka won 7-1 against Pakistan once and 6-0 against Bhutan once
2. ↑ Pakistan won once 9-2 against Guam and once 7-0 against Bhutan
3. ↑ ^{a b c} The games in the shared World Cup and AM qualification are counted here for both competition statistics. In contrast, they are only included once in the overall statistics.

Web links

• List of international matches at EloRatings .net
• List of international matches (until October 2003) at RSSSF .com