Qualifiers

The 43 Participating Member Associations'seeding for the 2010 FIFA World Cup was as follows:

After three preliminary rounds, ten Asian teams was playing the fourth round which consists of two groups of five teams. The two group winners and the two group runners-up have qualified for the South Africa. The third-placed teams from each group have played a home-and-away play-off.

Bhutan has decided to withdraw from the Asian qualifiers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, as they could not fulfill their fixture with Kuwait in October 2007.

Last matches:

18.04.09 Maldives vs Bhutan 5:0 (3:0)
16.04.09 Turkmenistan vs Bhutan 7:0 (2:0)
14.04.09 Philippines vs Bhutan 1:0 (1:0)

In 2000 the teams in Bhutan were divided into three divisions: in Division A , in Division and in Division C.

The various national teams have managed to gather some international experience. For example the U-19s took part in the Asian junior qualifiersandthe A team was in the qualifying round for the Asia Cup.

In 2009 the Bhutanes Football counted approx. 1,200 registered players in 10 clubs and 15,900 unregistered Players

Bhutan Football Federation P.O. Box 365 THIMPHU

Standings (September 2009)

1 Drukstar
2 Yeedzin
3 Drukpol
4 Choden
5 Transport United
6 Druk Athletic
7 Rigzung
8 Royal Bhutan Army

The national championship is played out in serveral rounds of a tournament.