Gelephu Referees: Training for Gyalsey Cup "3rd Season"

New Referees, asking their doubts The Gelephu Referees are working out and started the training for their upcoming tournament, which will be organized by the Sarpang-Gelephu Sport Association (SGSA). The tournament will begins from 15th of April 2018. The Gelephu Referees are preparing for the tournament with lots of enthusiasm and interest and motivating more youths to participate and develop the Referring in Sarpang - Gelephu and Bhutan as...

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Bhutan now will have twelve more qualify AFC A-license Coaches

Of the 18 coaches who underwent Asian Football Confederation (AFC) A-license advanced coaching course in December last year, 12 coaches qualified the course. Dorji Khandu was the lone AFC A-license holder until the current batch  Two coaches were put on the provisional pass and three did not get through the course. Bhutan Football Federation (BFF) received the results after three months from AFC. BFF and AFC conducted the course to enable...

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HISTORY OF FOOTBALL IN BHUTAN

Bhutanese National Football Team existed since the 1970s, and football in olden times was played with much dedication and passion. The sport fans during the matches in the changlimathang stadium was much more in past than today. Beside lots of limitations in all aspects the sport was popular within the Bhutanese society. It is fair to state that standard of football was high but it is much faster, stronger, higher, technical and tactical in today’s football. In 1983 Bhutan Football Association was founded as the governing body of the development...

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Chencho Gyeltshen, Star of Bhutan aim for ISL

CG7 Chencho Gyeltshen (Champions of I-League) MPFC After helping his team, Minerva Punjab FC, win the I-League in his first season, Chencho Gyeltshen is back in the country. The striker will now join his national teammates to prepare for the away clash with the Maldives. Chencho’s desire to succeed in the I-League saw him giving everything in every match he played for the Punjab based club. Sharing his delight at winning the league, he said,...

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Bhutan BFF trains Women Footballers

A five-day FIFA Women Coaching Course is underway to promote women’s football in the country. Organised by the Bhutan Football Federation (BFF) with support from FIFA, the training aims to demonstrate the role of coach in relation to the players. A total of 21 young women football enthusiasts, including school physical education instructors, national players, coaches and representatives from clubs, are taking part in the training. The training includes both theoretical and practical sessions where participants will be trained in aspects like...

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