Ugyen Academy FC

Ugyen Academy Football Club is a football club from Punakha, Bhutan, based at the Lekeythang Football Field.[2] They won the Bhutan National League title in 2013 and represented Bhutan in the 2014 AFC President's Cup.

Ugyen Academy FC
Full nameUgyen Academy Football Club
Short nameUAFC
Founded2002 (2002)
GroundLekeythang Football Field
Capacity10,000
PresidentDili Ram[1]
LeagueBhutan Premier League
2019Bhutan Premier League, 4th of 10

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,[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, one point above Yeedzin, losing only once, 4–2 to Thimphu City.[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 eight 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
Source:
Sri Lanka Air Force 1–0 Ugyen Academy
Bandara  58' Report
Attendance: 600
Ugyen Academy 0–3 KRL
Report Afridi  1'
Dawood  14'
Qasim  90+1'
Attendance: 100
Sheikh Russel 4–0 Ugyen Academy
Millien  14'
Mithun  21', 88'
Ahmed  28'		 Report
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.[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]

Achievements
Winners: 2013

Continental record
2014: 4th in Group stage

References
  1. Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra Limited FC v Ugyen Academy 2014 AFC President's Cup Group Stage match. afc.com
  2. "Ugyen Academy FC". soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  3. Schöggl, Hans; Stokkermans, Karel; Jigmi, Sonam (28 Feb 2013). "Bhutan 2012". www.rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  4. Schöggl, Hans; Stokkermans, Karel; Jigmi, Sonam (20 Feb 2014). "Bhutan 2013". www.rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  5. "AFC President's Cup 2014: Group Stage Draw". AFC. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  6. Stokkermans, Karel; Jigmi, Sonam (22 May 2014). "Bhutan 2014". www.rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
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