Ugyen Academy F.C.
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| Full name | Ugyen Academy Football Club |
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| Ground |
Lekeythang Punakha, Bhutan |
| Capacity | 1,000 |
| Manager | Dili Ram [1] |
| Coach | Kinley Dorji [1] |
| League | Bhutan National League |
| 2014 | 2nd |
| Website | Club home page |
Ugyen Academy Football Club is a football club from Punakha, Bhutan, based at Lekeythang.[2] They won the Bhutan National League title in 2013 and represented Bhutan at the 2014 AFC President's Cup.
History
Ugyen Academy's first appearance in the national league was in the 2012–13 season, where they finished third behind eventual champions Yeedzin and Druk Pol,[3] and were involved in the season's highest scoring game, an 8–1 victory over Samtse.[3] The following season they won the Bhutan National league, by a point from Yeedzin, losing only once, 2–4 to Thimphu.[4] By winning the national league, Ugyen Academy were awarded Bhutan's berth in the 2014 AFC President's Cup, their first appearance in any form of continental competition. They were drawn in Group A for the group stage, along with Sheikh Russel of Bangladesh, KRL of Pakistan and Sri Lanka Air Force.[5] All the matches were played in Sri Lanka,[5] and Ugyen Academy lost all three matches without scoring and conceding 8 goals.
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sheikh Russel |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 7 |
 Sri Lanka Air Force |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 |
 KRL |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
 Ugyen Academy |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
Ugyen Academy again took part in the National League the following season. They suffered a mediocre start to the season, drawing with eventual winners Druk United and losing to then leaders Thimphu City to find themselves lying in fourth place at the halfway stage.[6] The team rallied in the second half however, winning all their matches bar a loss to Druk Star to end the season in second place, narrowly losing out on both the title and qualification for the 2015 AFC Cup on goal difference to Druk United.[6]
Current squad
As of 2014 AFC President's Cup:[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
- 1 2 3 Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra Limited FC v Ugyen Academy 2014 AFC President's Cup Group Stage match. afc.com
- ↑ "Ugyen Academy FC". soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- 1 2 Schöggl, Hans; Stokkermans, Karel; Jigmi, Sonam (28 Feb 2013). "Bhutan 2012". www.rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ↑ Schöggl, Hans; Stokkermans, Karel; Jigmi, Sonam (20 Feb 2014). "Bhutan 2013". www.rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- 1 2 "AFC President's Cup 2014: Group Stage Draw". AFC. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- 1 2 Stokkermans, Karel; Jigmi, Sonam (22 May 2014). "Bhutan 2014". www.rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2014.