Bhutan Earns Silver at FIFA Forward Awards 2025 for Infrastructure Excellence

A proud moment for Bhutanese football.

 The Bhutan Football Federation has been awarded Silver in the inaugural FIFA Forward Awards for Asian Member Associations for its impactful infrastructure development and the Construction of Four Artificial Pitches across the country.

Launched in January 2023, the FIFA Forward Awards aim to celebrate and recognise outstanding football infrastructure projects implemented by Asian Member Associations with the support of the FIFA Forward Programme. Out of 12 strong applications submitted from across the continent, our project stood out for its strategic significance in promoting grassroots and elite football development.

The Silver Award puts us alongside some of Asia’s most progressive footballing nations. Only five Member Associations received this honour in the infrastructure category.

We shared the Silver tier with the Bahrain Football Association and the Uzbekistan Football Association, while Indonesia, Thailand, and the Kyrgyz Republic took home the Gold.

The award was received by the Vice-President of the Bhutan Football Federation, Mr. Pema Dorji and the General Secretary, Mr. Ugyen Wangchhuk, during the FIFA Executive Football Summit 2025 in Miami, USA, today.

This award reaffirms our strategic vision and consistent progress toward building a strong football culture from infrastructure to grassroots to international competition.