Ugyen Academy Football Club is a

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ese professional

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club based in

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that competes in the

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, the top level of Bhutanese football. They won the

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title in

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and represented Bhutan in the

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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, and were involved in the season's highest scoring game, an 8–1 victory over

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. The following season they won the

, one point above Yeedzin, losing only once, 4–2 to Thimphu City. By winning the national league, Ugyen Academy were awarded Bhutan's berth in the

, their first appearance in any form of continental competition. They were drawn in Group A for the group stage, along with

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of Bangladesh, KRL of Pakistan and

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. All the matches were played in Sri Lanka, and Ugyen Academy lost all three matches without scoring and conceding eight goals. ---- ---- Ugyen Academy again took part in the

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the following season. They suffered a mediocre start to the season, drawing with eventual winners

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and losing to then leaders Thimphu City to find themselves lying in fourth place at the halfway stage. 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

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on goal difference to Druk United.

Honours

* Bhutan National / Premier League ::Winners:

::Runners-up:

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Continental record

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: 4th in Group stage

References

Football clubs in Bhutan Punakha District Association football clubs established in 2002 2002 establishments in Bhutan {{Bhutan-footyclub-stub

History

Honours

Continental record

See also

References