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The Bhutan Football Federation in collaboration with NCWC and UNICEF Bhutan marked the world children’s day at Changlimithang Stadium today. The program was graced by the Hon’ble Health Minister and vice chairman of the National Commission for Women and Children Dasho Dechen Wangmo, His Excellency the Prime Minister Dasho Dr. Lotay, UNICEF Bhutan Representative Ms. Marie-Consolée Mukangendo, Officials from UN agencies, government partners, National football players, children’s and parents. Her Excellency stated that we must protect our children but at the same time we must take the responsibility to create an environment for them, so that they can thrive and reach their highest potential and each one of us, as a nation should take that responsibility very seriously. This year the World Children’s Day coincides with the ongoing Campaign to End Violence Against Children and the World Cup, which will kick off today, providing a unique opportunity to advocate about inclusion and to end violence against children. An exhibition match was played to celebrate the World Children’s Day lead by His Excellency the Prime Minister Dasho Dr. Lotay and Chencho Gyeltshen of Paro FC which included young players and women in their team.

The BFF Esport kicked off on 3rd of September, 2022. The two day knockout championship had a total of 20 participants  participating in the senior category while 6 participants participated in the junior category. In the first day, a total of 8 matches were played consisting of 3 rounds. Sonam Dorji the media and marketing officer of Bhutan Football Federation, who is hosting this year’s esport stated that the main reason to host the tournament is to let the youth engage their time more meaningfully and by letting them play video games we want to  make students smarter and more employable across a wider spectrum of careers including medical field, engineering, aviation, remote flying, computer sciences, and etc. Esports can boost children’s strategic thinking, teamwork, communication, leadership, performance skills and confidence building.   The quarter finalist of this year’s senior category, Mr. Tsewang Rinzin stated that it’s very important to play these games and this year the entry fee is much lesser as compared to previous years and the prizes are attractive too. Moreover, we get to know lots of friends who are very much interested in esports like me and like that we can build the Esports community in the country and more importantly it is a good platform in developing Esport in the community. The winner of the senior category who took home the cash prize of Nu.50000 stated that esports has become a global phenomenon throughout the years. He is not so sure being an esport player is easy, he considers himself a god but he doesn’t think that he is at that level yet. And he thinks Bhutan can actually join the likes of international players because unlike the past we have a lot of advanced moves like 5G, access to lots of esports accessories and much more improved technologies. He also mentioned that he plays esports for fun but hopes one day there will be representatives from Bhutan in a much bigger platform in a much professional way and consider it as a career. Winner Senior Category Mr.Songyal Samdrup Runner Up Mr.Tashi Dorji In the senior category, the finals were played between Mr.Sogyal Samdrup and Mr.Tashi Dorji   And in the junior category, the finals were played between Mr.Yeshi Tenzin Dorji and Mr.Kuendzin Tsheten Although there was a very strong competition between the two, Mr.Kuendzin Tsheten won both the sets to take home the cash prize of Nu. 6000. Bhutan Football Federation is going to host the Esports tournament twice every year so that the FIFA Esport community will be boomed and to engage the youths during the breaks.

The Bhutan Football Federation Women’s Club Licensing Workshop, 2022 in collaboration with FIFA club Licensing was held on 23rd October, 2022 at DusitD2 Yarkay in the capital. The advisors from FIFA for Women’s Club Licensing, Mr. Andres Portabella and Mr. Bruno Van Hellemont who attended the workshop presented the scenario of women’s club licensing around the globe . Various women’s clubs in the country who play the highest league of Women’s football presented about their club licensing journey while the head of women’s football in the country presented about Women’s Football in the country. The main facilitator of the workshop presented the club licensing criteria which has been implemented in the country. A total of 9 women’s clubs who play in the Kelme Women’s League, 2022 attended the workshop of which one new team(Bumtang Women’s FC) from who is going to play the league next year. Meanwhile, Mr. Andres Portabella and Mr. Bruno Van Hellemont, paid a visit to Thimphu Women’s FC, RTC Women’s FC and Paro Football Club who also runs Paro Women’s FC as a part of their visit to Bhutan. The hosts presented the infrastructure and shared the club’s vision for womens football.

The FIFA-MA Referee course 2022 started today in the capital. The course is facilitated by the FIFA Technical instructor Ms. Widiya from Malaysia and FIFA fitness instructor Ms. Tarasova Yuliya from Uzbekistan.The course which kicked off from today will end on 28 October, 2022. Previous Next

The one day AFC & BFF CLUB LICENSING CONFERENCE, 2022 was held on 17th September, 2022 at Tashi Namgay Resort in Paro. The club licensing managers of A and B division clubs and the club licensing managers of 3 districts(Tsirang, Punakha and Samtse) who won the district league attended the conference. Topics such as Disciplinary Matters & Legal Criteria, Result of 2021 Club Licensing, AFC New Criteria, Club Assessment, Core Process Timeline were discussed in the conference. A total of 8 clubs implemented the BFF Club Licensing in 2021 and this year a total of 11 clubs will be implementing the BFF Club Licensing.

Today marked the start of the Changjiji, Thimphu location of the Bhutan Football Federation-Asian Football Confederation (BFF-AFC) “A” Diploma Coaching Course, 2022. Mr. Ugyen Wangchuk, the General Secretary of BFF, attended the course’s inauguration ceremony. The one-month course’s main goals are to improve participants’ knowledge and encourage them to pursue careers in coaching. On the other hand, it will support the nation’s efforts to produce coaches of high caliber. There are 16 participants from different clubs and academies, 11 of whom are male coaches, and 5 of whom are female coaches. The course will run from September 13 to October 13 of 2022, during which time participants will learn how to construct a playing philosophy, as well as teachings on sports science, player mental conditioning, and field tactics for both defending and attacking. To help them better understand the coaching instructions provided during the course, participants were also taken to practical sessions in addition to theory lectures. All participants must, however, pass their exam in order to be qualified as licensed coaches class “A.” Facilitating the course as the Coach Instructor is Mr. Vincent Subramaniam (lead tutor) assisted by Mr. Kinley Dorji (Head of Coach Education) and Mr. Ugyen Dorji(Amateur Head).

Bhutan Football Federation conducted  safeguarding  and integrity workshop for the  Referee Development Course in Phunakha . #bhutanfootball #homeofhappiness

The Bhutan Football Federation ‘C’ Diploma Coaching Course began from 19th July at Ugyen Wangchuck Stadium in Bumthang Dzongkhag. The opening ceremony of the course was graced by the General Secretary of Bumthang Sports Association Mr. Karma Dorji. The course focuses on producing more number of quality club and grassroots academy coaches for academies to meet the increasing number of kids enrolling in the academies. The course also focuses on producing coaches for those clubs who are opening academies in different Dzongkhags. Mr. Passang Tshering, who holds an AFC ‘A’ license is the chief instructor of the course assisted by Mr. Galey Zangpo, the head of grassroots, and Mr. Yeshey Dorji, the assistant coach educator. The overall course is mentored by Mr. Kinley Dorji, the Head of Coach Education Department. This course will benefit the future generation of players and will help produce quality players. As a player myself I want to take up coaching as my career pathway. After attending this course, I will try to impart whatever knowledge I have gained from this course to my club academy kids, said Tshering Dendup, current football player of Transport United FC”. The 12-day coaching course has a total of 28 participants, 17 of which are women from various club academies.