Bhutan King's Cup 2004

NB: the last previous edition of this tournament (then known as Federation Cup) was held in Thimphu in 2002 and won by BEC Tero Sasana of Thailand, beating (the national team of) Nepal in the final. None of the other 2004 participants featured in any previous tournament.

Held at Changlimithang football stadium, Thimphu.

Group A
[Sep 27]
Kangwon         0-1 IMTRAT
  [Zara 15]
[Sep 29]
IMTRAT          0-1 MMC
  [Basanta Kumar Thapa 42]
[Sep 30]
Kangwon         1-4 Abahani
  [Won-ki Jung; Saiful Islam Khokan, Ariful Kabir Farhad,
   Mehidi Habsan Ujjal (2); half-time 1-2]
[Oct 2]
Abahani         3-0 IMTRAT
  [Ariful Kabin Farhad 7, Mehedi Hasan Ujjal 59, Saiful Islam Khokon 3-0]
[Oct 3]
MMC             4-1 Kangwon
  [Basanta Kumar Thapa (2), Tashi Tshering, Hari Khadka; Choi Young Joo;
   half-time 1-1]
[Oct 5]
Abahani         1-2 MMC
  [Md. Masud Rana 82pen; Hari Khadka 20pen, 36]

 1.Manang Marsyangdi Club (Kathmandu)  3  3  0  0  7- 2  9
 2.Abahani Ltd. (Dhaka)                3  2  0  1  8- 3  6
 3.IMTRAT East Command (Haa Dzong)     3  1  0  2  1- 4  3
 4.Kangwon Tourism College (Chunchon)  3  0  0  3  2- 9  0

NB: IMTRAT = Indian Military Training Team, based in Haa Dzong (Bhutan)

Group B
[Sep 26]
Thimphu XI      4-0 Customs
  [own goal, Bikash Pradhan (2), Pasang Tshering; half-time 2-0]
[Sep 28]
Sikkim          1-7 BEC Tero Sasana
  [Tashi Rabden; Jatupong Thongsukh (2), Thanongsak Pasakkata,
   Apirat Sirimungkala (2), Martín Sebastián (2); half-time 0-5]
[Oct 1]
Customs         0-0 BEC Tero Sasana
[Oct 2]
Thimphu XI      8-0 Sikkim
  [Bikash Pradhan (3), Kinely Dorji (2), Pema Chophel, Ugyen Dorji,
   Wangyel Dorji]
[Oct 4]
Customs         5-1 Sikkim  
  [O.Patrick (4), ?; C.Bhutia]
Thimphu XI      0-2 BEC Tero Sasana
  [Jatupong Thongsukh 20, Francisco Bareto 55]

 1.BEC Tero Sasana (Bangkok)           3  2  1  0  9- 1  7
 2.Thimphu XI                          3  2  0  1 12- 2  6
 3.Customs (Kolkata (=Calcutta))       3  1  1  1  5- 5  4
 4.Sikkim State                        3  0  0  3  2-20  0

Semifinals 
[Oct 7]
MMC             1-0 Thimphu XI
  [Kumar Thapa 90]
[Oct 8]
BEC Tero Sasana 3-0 Abahani
  [José Rodríguez 6, Sakchai Yantasri 26, Francisco Bareto 71]

Final [Oct 10]
MMC             0-3 BEC Tero Sasana
  [Apirat Sirimunekala 45, Datsakorn Thongzao 47?, Nares Sukngam 84]

About this document

Source: Kuensel

Prepared and maintained by Karel Stokkermans for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Karel Stokkermans
Last updated: 10 Oct 2004