Display MoreGoutam Mukherjee played for Bhutan in 1982 vs Nepal: https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report…pal_Bhutan.html
Goutam Mukherjee
Born 1963 in Calcutta, India
Striker
79/80 Food Corporation of Bhutan FC (BHU)
Interestingly, the bulk of the Bhutanese national team at this time were not Bhutanese. Is this 1982 match considered a full FIFA international?
Reference: https://kuenselonline.com/the-black-hors…anese-football/
Great find.
To answer your question, this match is non-FIFA as Bhutan did join FIFA in 2000, so we can only consider their matches from 2000 ongoing as full FIFA internationals.
Even the Bhutan Football Federation has been founded in 1983, meaning after that match.
Now, after that easily data proven part of my answer I come to the part I conclude from what I read over the years when doing Bhutan research. The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) did invite nearby Bhutan to their annual ANFA Cup during which hosts Nepal faced Bhutan. Historically, this Bhutan selection (called 'Druk 11' by that time) was considered as the first Bhutanese national team, even if most players were naturalized foreigners (Indians in first place) playing for local Bhutanese clubs. Most of the time this Druk 11 played other regional selections or local clubs, which we can't consider as international matches until that match vs Nepal in 1982.