Thimphu City FC to head to the Maldives for AFC game
The National Covid-19 Task Force has approved travel permit for Thimphu City FC to participate in the upcoming preliminary “round one” of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup. City will play against the Maldives’ Eagles at the National Stadium, Male, Maldives, on April 7. The winner will face Abahani Limited Dhaka for the second preliminary […]
Thimphu City FC to face Club Eagles
Thimphu City FC will play against the Maldives’ club Eagles in the preliminary round one of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup in the first week of April. The winner will face Abahani Limited of Dhaka, Bangladesh in the round two on April 14. Thimphu City sealed the spot for this year’s AFC qualifiers from […]
‘I cannot wait to help football flourish in my home nation of Bhutan’
Pema has already experienced the highs of football after she was a part of the national side that chalked up its first ever victory against Sri Lanka last year. And it has made her more determined that time studying the FIFA Master will give her the knowledge and confidence to start making greater strides in […]
Thimphu City FC credit coach for victory
The secret behind Thimphu City FC’s victory is all bundled inside one person: its coach Ngawang Dhendup. The club was crowned champions of the 2020 BoB Bhutan Premier League last week and bagged Nu 2 million in cash prize. The club attributes its success all to Ngawang Dhendup and his managerial prowess. The club’s President, […]
Thimphu City FC bags 2020 Premier League
Thimphu City FC humbled Tensung FC 6-2 to grab the crucial three points to win the premier league with a game in hand on November 14. This is the second time Thimphu City FC won the national championship after winning the title in 2016. The club will get Nu 2 million (M) as prize money. […]
Thimphu City FC clinch 2020 Bhutan Premier League title
Punakha: Thimphu City FC have emerged champions of the 2020 Bhutan Premier League after defeating Tensung FC for an unassailable lead at the top of the standings. Thimphu’s 6-2 win against Tensung FC took them to 37 points, nine ahead of second-placed Ugyen Academy, who only have two matches remaining. Thimphu FC have dethroned Paro […]
Football clubs signs domestic players
Thimphu City FC recently signed midfielder, Dawa Tshering, from Transport United FC with a transfer fee of Nu 250, 000. This is the highest transfer fee paid so far, according to Thimphu City FC President, Hishey Tshering. Hishey Tshering said that Dawa Tshering, 21, had been selected as the most valuable player twice in the past […]
“Quality of the players here is good but there are some issues with professionalism”
Josh Shepherd, the Englishman who has previously managed in the Thurlow Nunn Premier Division and the Gambian First Division is now the manager of Thimphu City FC. The coach had also previously done some coaching in Spain and Thailand but to coach at an elite level was a no brainer for the coach, who now […]
Journeyman Jay has Hart set on playing out his career abroad
The 28-year-old is well travelled on the non league circuit but it is 5,000 miles away in the kingdom of Bhutan that he feels most at home – so much so that he fully intends to play out his career on foreign soil. The Blackburn-born striker has racked up his fair share of clubs in […]
When two worlds collide
The picturesque village of Sakten, up in the Bhutanese highlands, is a hardscrabble place with a population of some 2,000 hardy, semi-nomadic inhabitants. It may not have the pedigree,, amenities, roads, or even the lushness of other villages in its district but Sakten is a treasured, spirited and vital place, away from the uproar of modernity […]