Ugyen Academy FC
Full nameUgyen Academy Football Club
Short nameUAFC
Founded2002; 22 years ago (2002)
GroundLekeythang Football Field[1]
LeagueBhutan Premier League
2023Bhutan Premier League, 8th of 10

Ugyen Academy Football Club is a Bhutanese professional football club based in Punakha that competes in the Bhutan Premier League, the top level of Bhutanese football. They won the Bhutan National League title in 2013 and represented Bhutan in 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 Drukpol,[2] and were involved in the season's highest scoring game, an 8–1 victory over Samtse.[2] The following season they won the Bhutan National League, one point above Yeedzin, losing only once, 4–2 to Thimphu City.[3] 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.[4] All the matches were played in Sri Lanka,[4] and Ugyen Academy lost all three matches without scoring and conceding eight goals.

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Bangladesh Sheikh Russel 3 2 1 0 9 0 +9 7
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Air Force 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 6
Pakistan KRL 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
Bhutan Ugyen Academy 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
Source:[citation needed]
Sri Lanka Air Force Sri Lanka1–0Bhutan Ugyen Academy
Bandara 58' Report
Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
Attendance: 600
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
Ugyen Academy Bhutan0–3Pakistan KRL
Report Afridi 1'
Dawood 14'
Qasim 90+1'
Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
Attendance: 100
Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand)
Sheikh Russel Bangladesh4–0Bhutan Ugyen Academy
Millien 14'
Mithun 21', 88'
Ahmed 28'		 Report
Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ali Sabah Adday Al-Qaysi (Iraq)

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.[5] 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.[5]

Honours

Winners: 2013
Runners-up: 2014, 2020

Continental record

2014: 4th in Group stage

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ugyen Academy FC". soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b Schöggl, Hans; Stokkermans, Karel; Jigmi, Sonam. "Bhutan 2012". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 22 December 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  3. ^ Schöggl, Hans; Stokkermans, Karel; Jigmi, Sonam. "Bhutan 2013". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  4. ^ a b "AFC President's Cup 2014: Group Stage Draw". AFC. 28 March 2014. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  5. ^ a b Stokkermans, Karel; Jigmi, Sonam. "Bhutan 2014". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.


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