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Bangladesh
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)
  • Bengal Tigers (বাংলার বাঘ)
  • Red and Green (লাল-সবুজ)
AssociationBangladesh Football Federation
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationSAFF (South Asia)
Head coachJavier Cabrera
CaptainJamal Bhuyan
Most capsJamal Bhuyan (66)
Top scorerAshraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu (17)
Home stadiumBangabandhu National Stadium
FIFA codeBAN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 185 Steady (28 November 2024)[1]
Highest110 (April 1996)
Lowest197 (February–May 2018)
First international
 Bangladesh 2–2 Thailand 
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 26 July 1973)
Biggest win
 Bangladesh 8–0 Maldives 
(Dhaka, Bangladesh; 23 December 1985)
Biggest defeat
 South Korea 9–0 Bangladesh 
(Incheon, South Korea; 16 September 1979)
Asian Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1980)
Best resultGroup stage (1980)
SAFF Championship
Appearances12 (first in 1995)
Best resultChampions (2003)
Medal record
Men's football
SAFF Championship
Gold medal – first place 2003 Bangladesh Team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Pakistan Team
Silver medal – second place 1999 India Team
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Sri lanka Team
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Katmandu Team
Silver medal – second place 1984 Kathmandu Team
Silver medal – second place 1985 Dhaka Team
Silver medal – second place 1989 Islamabad Team
Silver medal – second place 1995 Madras Team
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Colombo Team

The Bangladesh national football team (Template:Lang-bn) is the national recognised football team of Bangladesh and is controlled by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF). It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation, and became a member of FIFA in 1974. Even though the Bangladesh Football Federation was first founded in 1972. Bangladesh was elected as a member of the AFC Executive Committee in 1982–1986 and 1998–2002. The current Executive Committee was elected democratically, under an AFC approved constitution and direct supervision of FIFA & AFC, in April 2008.

Bangladesh's national team debuted in 1973 and has yet to qualify for the World Cup finals. They were dismissed in the first round of their only Asian Cup appearance to date in 1980; by qualifying for it, Bangladesh is one of the only two South Asian nations to achieve the feat. The nation's best results came at South Asian level where it won the SAFF Championship in 2003, under the coaching of György Kottán and were gold medalists in South Asian Games once as a national team. Bangladesh was one of southern Asia's leading team in the 1980s and early 2000s. However, since the turn of the century, top-level football in Bangladesh is played somewhere in the shadow of the country's national cricket team. This is mostly due to inadequate budget allocation and lack of technical skills adaptation.[2][3] To date, football remains a popular sport in Bangladesh but cricket remains the most popular sport in the nation.[4]

History

Further information: Football in Bangladesh

Origins (1933–1971)

Islington Corinthians FC and Dhaka XI team photo in 1936
Islington Corinthians and Dhaka XI team photo in 1936

During the early 1930s, there were many tournaments being held in East Bengal and it was seen that the Bengalis there were getting a little better at football. So in 1933, Dhaka Sporting Association, known as the DSA, was formed in a small tin house at Paltan Maidan in Dhaka. In those days, Islington Corinthians from England toured all around the world, and introduced their football to every country they visited. On 10 November 1936, the team visited Dhaka, where they took on the DSA XI. The Bengalis of Dhaka handed Corinthians their first ever loss, when the DSA XI defeated Corinthians 1-0 during their encounter. Most of the players were students of Dhaka University. Thousands of people were overjoyed to see the English lose on the field that day. While leaving, the opposition admitted to their defeat, saying, “I heard a lot about the Bengal tiger! This time I saw it!”[5]

The first instance of a Bangladesh national football team was the emergence of the Shadhin Bangla Football Team during the 1971 Liberation War. They toured throughout India to raise international awareness and economic support for the liberation war, the team played 16 exhibition matches in different states and cities of India and helped fund the Bangladesh government by handing over all the prize money earned during their tour.[6]

Emergence (1972–1984)

Following the nations independence from Pakistan in 1971, the Bangladesh Football Federation was founded on 15 July 1972, by Md. Yousuf Ali, the country's former Minister for Education and Cultural Affairs.[7] The BFF became affiliated with the AFC in 1973, and FIFA in 1976.[8] The newly formed federation named Sheikh Saheb Ali as the country's first head coach, and Zakaria Pintoo who also lead the Shadhin Football Bangla Team before liberation, as the captain.[9] The 1973 Merdeka Cup, held in Malaysia was the first tournament Bangladesh took part in, along with Pintoo the team consisted of: Shahidur Shantoo, Motaleb, Nannu, Nazir, Dilip Barua, Ashraf, Farukh, Shorif, Md.Kaikobad, Enayetur, Salahuddin, Pratap, Sunil Krishna, Firoj and Nowsher.[10]

On 26 July 1973, the Bangladesh football team played its first official game, a 2–2 draw against Thailand in the Merdeka Cup.[11] Enayetur Rahman scored the country's first ever international goal and the second goal was scored by fellow striker Kazi Salahuddin. After the stalemate, the game went to penalties, where Bangladesh lost 2–1.[12] During the period between 27 July 1973 and 14 August 1975, the team played a total of 15 friendly matches against Asian teams, 14 of the games were hosted in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, resulting in 3 draws, 10 defeats and 1 victory. On 13 August 1973, during the only friendly match which was not held in Malaysia, the Bangladesh team earned their first ever win by defeating hosts Singapore 1–0, thanks to a goal from Kazi Salahuddin. A year later, on 18 December 1976, the team played a friendly against a strong Malaysian side, and ended up being trashed 6–0.

The next official matches came during the 1978 Asian games in Bangkok, Bangladesh once again faced Malaysia and also had their first encounter against India, both games ended in defeats. In January 1979, the qualifiers for the 1980 AFC Asian Cup began and surprisingly considering their previous record, Bangladesh opened their campaign with draws against Afghanistan and Qatar. However, a harsh 1–3 defeat at the hands of Qatar followed, in spite of that, the team managed to recover, with only their second ever victory, defeating the Afghans 3–2, and qualifying for the main tournament on their first attempt. In preparation for the Asian Cup, Bangladesh played four more friendly matches, losing three of them and suffering their heaviest ever defeat, when they lost 9–0 to South Korea. They did however, manage to win one of their games, dismantling Sri Lanka 3–1.

1980 AFC Asian Cup Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 4 2 2 0 12 4 +8 6
 North Korea 4 3 0 1 9 7 +2 6
 Syria 4 2 1 1 3 2 +1 5
 China 4 1 1 2 9 5 +4 3
 Bangladesh 4 0 0 4 2 17 −15 0

The 1980 AFC Asian Cup was held in September 1980 in Kuwait, and Bangladesh were grouped with defending champions Iran as well as North Korea, Syria and China. The team coached by Abdur Rahim, opened the tournament respectably with a narrow 3–2 defeat against North Korea. Their goals came from Kazi Salahuddin and Ashraf Chunnu. They also held on well against Syria, only to lose by one goal.[13] However, the next couple of games saw Bangladesh being embarrassed 7–0 and 6–0 respectively, by Iran and China, finishing the tournament bottom of their table with a total of 17 goals being conceded.[14] Despite of all their early success, the team would see a slump in form, failing to qualify for the 1984 AFC Asian Cup and also enduring a painful defeat to Nepal in the finals of the 1984 South Asian Games.

Rise and Fall (1985–2002)

In 1985, on their first attempt to qualify for the FIFA World Cup, the team took part in the 1986 World Cup qualifiers, and were grouped along with India, Indonesia and Thailand. Bangladesh got their first ever win in a World Cup qualifier against Indonesia. The game took place at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, furthermore Bangladesh were trailing at the end of the first-half, defender Kaiser Hamid had to make good use of his height to find the equalizer, and with the game reaching its end, Ashrafuddin Chunnu scored the winner from a free kick just outside the box. The country's second win in the qualifiers came over a strong Thailand side. Bangladesh also displayed an impressive performance against India at the Salt Lake Stadium, losing 2–1 during the last match of their qualification campaign. With two wins from six games, Bangladesh finished bottom of their group. Nonetheless, it was a highly satisfactory debut in the World Cup qualifiers for the country.[15] In their next attempt to qualify, the team only managed to register a single victory during the 1990 World Cup qualifiers, which came in a 3–1 thrashing of Thailand. Despite the solitary victory, the Bangladesh team managed to go toe-to-toe against Asian giants Iran and China during both legs.[16]

Bangladesh's starting line-up in the finals of The 1995 4-nation Tiger Trophy held in Myanmar.[17]
The 4-nation Tiger Trophy in Myanmar became Bangladesh's first international trophy in 1995.

On 4 November 1995, under the guidance of their legendary captain Monem Munna, Bangladesh won the 4-nation Tiger Trophy held in Myanmar, which was the nations very first major trophy.[18] Although Bangladesh lost 4–1 to the hosts in the opening match, coach Otto Pfister's tactical tweaks in the following games helped the nation reach the finals, and defeat Myanmar 2–1.[19] Bangladesh also won silver at the 1995 South Asian Games, losing in the final to hosts India. The year 1996 saw Bangladesh being ranked 110 by FIFA, after numerous impressive performances.[20] Despite a disappointing 1998 World Cup qualification campaign, the country's fortunes in regional competitions kept on improving, reaching the 1999 SAFF Gold Cup finals, only to be defeated by hosts India again. Eventually, during the 1999 South Asian Games in Kathmandu, the Bangladesh team under Iraqi coach Samir Shaker took the extra step by winning gold.

On 12 January 2001, a historic moment occurred for the Bangladesh team, as they played their first match against a European nation, when they took on Bosnia & Herzegovina during the Sahara Cup and lost 2–0. On 18 March 2001, Firoz Mahmud Titu became the first Bangladeshi player to score against European opposition, as Bangladesh suffered a 4–1 defeat at the hands of Yugoslavia during the same competition.[21] The team grew more and more despondent, suffering elimination from the first Round of 2002 World Cup qualifiers with only 1 win from 4 games. On 11 January 2002, FIFA imposed a ban on Bangladesh, due to the government violating the FIFA and AFC law that only recognizes a democratically elected committee to run a country's football federation. Nonetheless, the ban was short lived, after the government reinstated the elected committee of Bangladesh Football Federation, FIFA lifted the ban, on 11 February.[22]

SAFF Gold Cup triumph (2003)

After failing to produce satisfactory results in the previous two years, coach György Kottán remained incharge of Bangladesh during the 2003 SAFF Championship which took place in Dhaka, between 10 January 2003 and 20 January 2003.[24] Hosts Bangladesh started off the tournament by winning their opening game against Nepal (1-0), with Alfaz Ahmed scoring the only goal, 30 minutes into the match. In their next game against Maldives they again won by a solitary goal, thanks to Arif Khan Joy's late strike. Bangladesh topped their group after winning their last game against Bhutan 3–0, with Farhad scoring a brace, and Kanchan getting their third. In the semifinals they faced India, who were the defending champions, after defeating Bangladesh in 1999 SAFF Cup final. Bangladesh avenged their defeat from four years earlier by overcoming India 2–1, owing to an extra time goal by Motiur Munna and thus progressing to their second consecutive SAFF Cup final.[25] However, before the finals Bangladesh dealt a huge blow, as their captain Rajani Kanta Barman who played in every game during the tournament until then, picked up a suspension which denied him a chance to play in the next match. In the final Bangladesh again faced Maldives, Hassan Al-Mamun replaced Rajani in defense and took up the captain's armband before the game.[26] Rokonuzzaman Kanchan gave the hosts the early lead and Bangladesh spent the rest of the first half dominating possession.[27] During the second half a defensive mistake by Bangladesh lead to Ali Umar scoring the equalizer. The game remained tied at 1–1 after 90 minutes and even after another 30 minutes of extra time the two sides could not be separated. In the penalty shootout the goalkeeper Aminul Haque saved the second penalty from Maldives and at last Mohammed Sujan held his nerves and scored the winning penalty, as Bangladesh secured their first SAFF title in front of 46,000 supporters present at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.[28]

Inconsistency (2003–2010)

Bangladesh national football team group photo, featuring players who took part in the 2005 SAFF Gold Cup.

The 2004 AFC Cup qualifiers, began from March 2003. It was another catastrophic qualifying campaign for Bangladesh, suffering a defeat at the hands of Laos and tying against Hong Kong, concluded the country's AFC Cup qualification hopes. The team showed signs of improvement by once again reaching the finals of the SAFF Championship, in 2005, only to be defeated by India in the finals again.[29][30] From December 2005, Bangladesh began their 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification campaign, winning only a single game in the process, before once again failing to reach the main phase of the competition.[31] The 2008 SAFF Cup also ended in huge disappointment, as Bangladesh were knocked out of the tournament during the group-stages, even after the BFF introduced the Bangladesh Premier League the previous year to improve the country's football.[32][33] Their underwhelming SAFF campaign resulted in the dismissal of coach of Abu Yusuf.[34] He was replaced by former national team player Shafiqul Islam Manik, who only lasted at the job for another three months.[35]

On 24 January 2009, Bangladesh appointed Brazilian coach Dido.[36] Under his guidance the team saw an upturn in results, winning two of their three 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification matches and advanced into the main tournament.[37][38] However, he was sacked within 11 months as he refused to select established national team players.[39] During his last interview before leaving Bangladesh, Dido criticized the country's footballing structure and stated that it was corrupt.[40] This again raised questions about BFF president Kazi Salahuddins management of the country's football. The 2009 SAFF Championship had Bangladesh once again hosting the tournament. Former national team keeper Shahidur Rahman Shantoo was appointed as the interim coach just a few days before the tournament.[41] Although Bangladesh cruised through the group stages, they were not able to reach the final, being knocked out by a young but energetic Indian team.[42] The deterioration in results over the following decade and more saw, a massive decline in popularity of the country's football among fans, in both domestic and international stage.[43]

Decline (2011–present)

On 29 June 2011, after a goalless away leg, Bangladesh beat Pakistan 3–0 on aggregate, at Dhaka, during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers–first round, the game took place only four days after Nikola Ilievski was appointed as the team's head coach.[44] This allowed Bangladesh to advance to the second round to face Lebanon. The first game was played in Beirut on 23 July 2011, where the hosts won 4–0. The return game in Dhaka saw Bangladesh being eliminated, even after they managed to salvage a 2–0 victory against the middle eastern giants.[45] However, the dearth of quality players was evident as the nation failed to win a single game during the entirety of the 2011 SAFF Championship. In January 2013, Lodewijk de Kruif took charge of the team, and under him they even failed to advance from the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers, a tournament held to assist lower ranked teams. Bangladesh played their first four games of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Australia and Jordan, losing all of the matches apart from their home game against Tajikistan where they drew 1–1. These results lead to De Kruif being sacked, in September 2015.[46] In March 2016, Bangladesh ended their 2018 World Cup Qualifying run with an 8–0 defeat at the hands of a Jordan team managed by Harry Redknapp.[47]

On 29 June 2016, the BFF appointed Belgian coach Tom Saintfiet, initially on a short-term contract to guide the national team during the AFC Asia Cup 2019 qualification playoff round 2 matches against Bhutan. Coach Saintfiet called up the veteran striking pair of Jahid Hasan Ameli and Enamul Haque for the encounter, but to no avail. Following a 0–0 draw in the first leg in Dhaka, Bhutan inflicted a 3–1 defeat on Bangladesh at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu during the second leg. The results meant Bangladesh would not be a part of any AFC and FIFA tournaments for the following two years, until the launching of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the 2023 Asian Cup qualifiers.[48] By February 2018, Bangladesh plummeted to 197 in FIFA World Rankings, the country's lowest ranking to date.[49] In May 2018, Jamie Day took charge of the team.[50] Although the team was a let down during the 2018 SAFF Championship, Bangladesh advanced to the second round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers when they defeated Laos 1–0 on aggregate.[51] In the next round, they were grouped together with neighbors India and Afghanistan, alongside Asian powerhouses Qatar and Oman. The team managed to earn a well deserved draws against India and Afghanistan, and although they suffered some heavy defeats in the following games, Bangladesh reached the third round of 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, as one of the three best fifth-positioned teams.[52] In September 2021, after five consecutive defeats, Day was sacked, just before the 2021 SAFF Championship got underway.[53] However, interim coach Óscar Bruzón, was not able to change the country's fate, as Bangladesh yet again underwhelmed at the tournament.[54]

Javier Cabrera (2022–)

On 8 January 2022, the BFF appointed Javier Cabrera as the permanent head coach of Bangladesh, on an 11-month contract.[55] Under Cabrera Bangladesh crashed out of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers–third round, failing to gain a single victory.[56]

Team image

Media coverage

Bangladesh's home and away qualifiers and friendlies both home and away are broadcast live on Bangladesh Television, Bangla TV & T Sports (Bangladesh).

Kits

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bangladesh national football team kits.

The Bangladesh national football team plays in bottle green shirts and dark red shorts embedded. Also with red and green stripes. Green and red are the historic national colours of Bangladesh, originating from the national flag of Bangladesh. The red represents the sun rising over Bengal, and also the blood of those who died for the independence of Bangladesh. The green stands for the lushness of the land of Bangladesh. The usual Bangladesh away jersey is completely diametric to the regular one.

Year Kit Manufacturer Ref
1973–2007 Unknown
2008–2010 Bangladesh Citycell [57]
2010–2013 Bangladesh Grameenphone [58]
2019–2021 India TVS Motor Company [59]
2022–present None [60]

Supporters

In the early 70s and 80s the national football team attracted fans from all over the country. Footballs popularity skyrocketed among fans as a result of the country's well renowned league. The Dhaka League produced many popular footballers, and in turn increased the attendance rate when the fan favorites from the domestic clubs got called up to represent the national team. Since the turn of the century, football's popularity has seen a huge fall, both among fans and media. This is a result of success in other sports and the football team's failure to produce results on the pitch. Recent times have seen the 20,000 seats of Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka usually remain idle all year round.[61]

Outside the capital, football's popularity has not faded away, with games in Sylhet and Jessore, drawing tons of fans. In September 2014, 50,000 spectators were present when Bangladesh U23 team took on Nepal U23, at the Sylhet District Stadium. It was reported that the fans entered the stadium by breaking the main entrance, due to shortage in tickets. The same year at the Shamsul Huda Stadium in Jessore, which has a capacity of 12,000 was filled with more than 30,000 viewers during a friendly match against Sri Lanka, where the hosts won 1–0.[62]

Bangladesh Red & Green

The President's Gold Cup which was predominantly held every year from 1981 to 1993, saw the Bangladesh Football Federation enter two teams for Bangladesh; Bangladesh Blue and White in 1987 tournament and Bangladesh Red and Green during the 1989. This was due to the fact, that during the 80s many players were not able to get into the national team even after performing well in the country's Dhaka League, leading the federation to launch two separate teams, one with regular senior international players and the other with "second string" international players. Having a two separate teams was very common during the 80s and 90s for developing South Asian country's, both Nepal and Pakistan had second string team's. Most international countries taking part in the President's Gold Cup would not send their main national team, instead the tournament would be used as a platform to play their B team's.[63]

The 1989 President's Gold Cup saw the Bangladesh Red team win the tournament.[64] The hosts guided by goalkeeper Sayeed Hassan Kanan, defeated South Korea University football team in penalties to lift the trophy, while the Green team were knocked out in the group stages.[65] The Green team was seen as the B, and consisted of U-21 team, while the Red team was made out of senior international's, and was known to be the main national team. While during the 1987 edition of the tournament, Bangladesh White team and Blue team took part. The White team mainly consisted players from Mohammedan SC, while the Blue team was made of players from rival club Abahani Limited.[66]

Home stadium

Main article: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Bangabandhu National Stadium

Bangladesh plays majority of their home matches at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, where they won the 2003 SAFF Championship & 2010 South Asian Games. Initially constructed in 1954, the Bangladesh Football Federation was given full authority to operate the stadium in 2004, and since then most home games have been played there. Other than hosting the 2003 edition, the stadium was also the venue for the SAFF Championships during the 2009 and 2018 edition.

Before renovation in 2011, it had a capacity close to 55,000, but with a new capacity of 36,000 it is still the largest stadium in Bangladesh. Ever since the inception of the Bangladesh Premier League, in 2007, the stadium has been used to host majority of the league games.

In 2021, the Bangabandhu Stadium, again underwent renovation, which has been scheduled to last for over a year. The new refurbishments will see addition of chairs in galleries and installation of LED giant screens. The renovation is part of Bangladesh Football Federation's plan of giving the nation a modernized stadium more suited for football.[67] Occasionally home matches are also played at MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong, Sylhet District Stadium in Sylhet, Rajshahi District Stadium in Rajshahi and Shamsul Huda Stadium in Jessore.[68]

Results and fixtures

Main article: Bangladesh national football team results (2020–present)

Matches in the last 12 months, and future scheduled matches   Win   Draw   Loss

2021

1 October 2021 (2021-10-01) 2021 SAFF Championship Sri Lanka  0–1  Bangladesh Malé, Maldives
17:00 BST Report Topu 56' (pen.) Stadium: National Football Stadium
Referee: Feras Taweel (Syria)
4 October 2021 (2021-10-04) 2021 SAFF Championship Bangladesh  1–1  India Malé, Maldives
17:00 BST
Report
Stadium: National Football Stadium
Referee: Majed Mohammed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)
7 October 2021 (2021-10-07) 2021 SAFF Championship Maldives  2–0  Bangladesh Malé, Maldives
22:00 BST
Report Stadium: National Football Stadium
Referee: Yousif Saeed Hassan (Iraq)
13 October 2021 (2021-10-13) 2021 SAFF Championship Bangladesh  1–1    Nepal Malé, Maldives
17:00 BST
Report
Stadium: National Football Stadium
Referee: Akhrol Riskullaev (Uzbekistan)
10 November 2021 (2021-11-10) 2021 Mahinda Rajapaksa Trophy Bangladesh  1–1  Seychelles Colombo, Sri Lanka
16:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Referee: Kasun Lakmal Weerakkody (Sri Lanka)
13 November 2021 (2021-11-13) 2021 Mahinda Rajapaksa Trophy Bangladesh  2–1  Maldives Colombo, Sri Lanka
16:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Referee: Crishantha Dilan Perera (Sri Lanka)
16 November 2021 (2021-11-16) 2021 Mahinda Rajapaksa Trophy Sri Lanka  2–1  Bangladesh Colombo, Sri Lanka
21:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 1250
Referee: Mohammed Ahmed Al-Shammari (Qatar)

2022

24 March 2022 (2022-03-24) FIFA Friendly Maldives  2–0  Bangladesh Malé, Maldives
22:00 BST
Report Stadium: National Football Stadium
Referee: Javiz Mohamed (Maldives)
29 March 2022 (2022-03-29) FIFA Friendly Bangladesh  0–0  Mongolia Sylhet, Bangladesh
17:30 BST Report Stadium: Sylhet District Stadium
Referee: Bituraj Barua (Bangladesh)
1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) FIFA Friendly Indonesia  0–0  Bangladesh Soreang, Indonesia
19:30 BST Report Stadium: Jalak Harupat Stadium
Attendance: 8,615
Referee: Yudi Nurcahya (Indonesia)
8 June 2022 (2022-06-08) 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification Bahrain  2–0  Bangladesh Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
15:15 BST
Report Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium
Attendance: 826
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar (India)
11 June 2022 (2022-06-11) 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification Bangladesh  1–2  Turkmenistan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
15:15 BST
Report
Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium
Attendance: 5,598
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
14 June 2022 (2022-06-14) 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification Malaysia  4–1  Bangladesh Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium
Attendance: 52,964
Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)
22 September 2022 (2022-09-22) FIFA Friendly Cambodia  v  Bangladesh Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Stadium: Morodok Techo National Stadium
27 September 2022 (2022-09-27) FIFA Friendly Nepal    v  Bangladesh Kathmandu, Nepal
Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala

Coaching staff

As of May 2022
Position Name
Head Coach Spain Javier Cabrera
Assistant Coach Bangladesh Masud Parvez Kaiser
Bangladesh Hassan Al-Mamun
Goalkeeper Coach Bangladesh Biplob Bhattacharjee
Fitness Coach Australia Ivan Razlog
Physio Bangladesh Goljar Ahmed
Doctor Bangladesh Sydur Rahman
Team Manager Bangladesh Iqbal Hossain
Team Observer Bangladesh Mohidul Rahman
Team Attendant Bangladesh Mohammed Mohsin
Media Manager Bangladesh Hasan Mahmud
Technical Director England Paul Smalley

Coaching history

Interim coaches are listed in italics.

Coaching record

As of 14 June 2022

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were selected for the friendly match against  Cambodia and    Nepal.[91]

Caps and goals are correct as of 14 June 2022, after the game against  Malaysia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Anisur Rahman Zico (1997-08-10) 10 August 1997 (age 27) 20 0 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
23 1GK Ashraful Islam Rana (1988-05-01) 1 May 1988 (age 36) 25 0 Bangladesh Sheikh Russel KC
1GK Mahfuz Hasan Pritom (1999-11-05) 5 November 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Bangladesh Abahani Limited Dhaka
2 2DF Rahmat Mia (1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 (age 25) 27 0 Bangladesh Mohammedan SC
3 2DF Yeasin Arafat (2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 (age 21) 18 1 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
14 2DF Tariq Kazi (2000-10-06) 6 October 2000 (age 24) 11 0 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
5 2DF Tutul Hossain Badsha (1999-08-12) 12 August 1999 (age 25) 23 0 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
12 2DF Bishwanath Ghosh (1999-05-30) 30 May 1999 (age 25) 26 0 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
14 2DF Riyadul Hasan Rafi (1999-12-29) 29 December 1999 (age 24) 18 0 Bangladesh Mohammedan SC
18 2DF Rimon Hossain (2005-07-01) 1 July 2005 (age 19) 9 0 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
22 2DF Isa Faysal (1999-08-20) 20 August 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Bangladesh Bangladesh Police FC
6 3MF Jamal Bhuyan (Captain) (1990-04-10) 10 April 1990 (age 34) 66 1 Bangladesh Unattached
8 3MF Biplu Ahmed (1999-05-05) 5 May 1999 (age 25) 34 3 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
13 3MF Atiqur Rahman Fahad (1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 (age 29) 15 0 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
3MF Masuk Mia Jony (1998-01-16) 16 January 1998 (age 26) 16 0 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
3MF Hemanta Vincent Biswas (1995-12-13) 13 December 1995 (age 29) 20 2 Bangladesh Sheikh Russel KC
3MF Mohamed Sohel Rana (1996-06-01) 1 June 1996 (age 28) 0 0 Bangladesh Abahani Limited Dhaka
4FW Motin Mia (1998-12-20) 20 December 1998 (age 25) 17 2 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
4FW Sumon Reza (1995-06-15) 15 June 1995 (age 29) 18 1 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
7 4FW Foysal Ahmed Fahim (2002-02-24) 24 February 2002 (age 22) 5 0 Bangladesh Abahani Limited Dhaka
9 4FW Sazzad Hossain (1995-01-18) 18 January 1995 (age 29) 4 0 Bangladesh Mohammedan SC
11 4FW Rakib Hossain (1998-11-20) 20 November 1998 (age 26) 22 0 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
19 4FW Mohammad Ibrahim (1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 (age 27) 33 4 Bangladesh Unattached

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Bangladesh squad within the last twelve months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Shahidul Alam Sohel (1991-02-12) 12 February 1991 (age 33) 24 0 Bangladesh Abahani Limited Dhaka v.  Mongolia; 29 March 2022
GK Mohammed Nayeem (1996-03-09) 9 March 1996 (age 28) 0 0 Bangladesh Sheikh Jamal DC 2023 AFC ACQ
DF Nasirul Islam Nasir (1988-08-10) 10 August 1988 (age 36) 34 0 Bangladesh Unattached v.  Mongolia; 29 March 2022
DF Raihan HasanINJ (1994-09-10) 10 September 1994 (age 30) 34 0 Bangladesh Sheikh Jamal DC 2023 AFC ACQ
DF Topu BarmanINJ (1994-12-20) 20 December 1994 (age 29) 45 6 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings 2021 Mahinda Rajapaksa Trophy
DF Rezaul Karim (1987-07-01) 1 July 1987 (age 37) 19 1 Bangladesh Abahani Limited Dhaka 2021 Mahinda Rajapaksa Trophy
DF Sushanto Tripura (1998-10-05) 5 October 1998 (age 26) 7 0 Bangladesh Abahani Limited Dhaka 2021 Mahinda Rajapaksa Trophy
DF Yeasin Khan (1994-09-16) 16 September 1994 (age 30) 32 3 Bangladesh Sheikh Russel KC 2021 Mahinda Rajapaksa Trophy
MF Papon Singh (1999-12-31) 31 December 1999 (age 24) 2 0 Bangladesh Abahani Limited Dhaka 2023 AFC ACQ
MF Sohel RanaINJ (1995-03-27) 27 March 1995 (age 29) 52 0 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings 2023 AFC ACQ
MF Maraz Hossain Opi (2001-03-10) 10 March 2001 (age 23) 3 0 Bangladesh Abahani Limited Dhaka 2023 AFC ACQ
MF Obidur Rahman Nawbab (1998-12-18) 18 December 1998 (age 25) 0 0 Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 2021 Mahinda Rajapaksa Trophy
MF Mohammad RidoyINJ (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 22) 3 0 Bangladesh Abahani Limited Dhaka 2021 Mahinda Rajapaksa Trophy
MF Saad UddinINJ (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 26) 23 1 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings 2021 Mahinda Rajapaksa Trophy
FW Jewel RanaINJ (1995-12-25) 25 December 1995 (age 28) 27 1 Bangladesh Abahani Limited Dhaka v.  Mongolia; 29 March 2022
FW Nabib Newaj Jibon (1990-08-17) 17 August 1990 (age 34) 32 5 Bangladesh Abahani Limited Dhaka v.  Mongolia; 29 March 2022
FW Mehedi Hasan Royal (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 28) 5 0 Bangladesh Abahani Limited Dhaka 2021 Mahinda Rajapaksa Trophy
FW Mahbubur Rahman Sufil (1999-09-10) 10 September 1999 (age 25) 31 5 Bangladesh Mohammedan SC 2023 AFC ACQ
FW Jafar Iqbal (1999-09-27) 27 September 1999 (age 25) 9 1 Bangladesh Mohammedan SC 2023 AFC ACQ

INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad / standby
COV Withdrew due to COVID-19
RET Retired from the national team
SUS Serving suspension
WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Player records

As of 14 June 2022.[92]
Players in bold are still active with Bangladesh.

Most appearances

Officialy Jamal Bhuyan is Bangladesh's most capped player with 66 appearances.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Sheikh Mohammad Aslam 68 14 1978–1991
2 Rajani Kanta Barman 67 0 1997–2009
3 Jamal Bhuyan 66 1 2013–present
4 Mamunul Islam 65 3 2008–2020
5 Zahid Hasan Ameli 64 15 2005–2016
6 Alfaz Ahmed 62 11 1995–2008
7 Imtiaz Sultan Jonny 61 0 1982–1990
8 Mohd Aminul Haque 58 0 1997–2010
9 Hassan Al-Mamun 56 0 1995–2008
10 Kaiser Hamid 55 5 1985–1993
NB The list is inaccurate as Alfaz Ahmed & Hassan Al-Mamun each, reportedly have over 65 caps - however exact figures are not yet known by the Bangladesh Football Federation. Also caps for long serving players such as Ashish Bhadra, Khandoker Wasim Iqbal, Badal Roy & Khurshid Alam Babul, along with many others - are still unknown by the Federation and is still being researched.[93][94]

Top goalscorers

Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu is Bangladesh's top goalscorer with 17 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu 17 50 0.34 1975–1985
2 Zahid Hasan Ameli 15 64 0.23 2005–2016
3 Sheikh Mohammad Aslam 14 68 0.21 1978–1991
4 Alfaz Ahmed 11 62 0.18 1995–2008
5 Kazi Salahuddin 9 27 0.33 1973–1983
6 Shakhawat Hossain Rony 8 20 0.4 2011–2018
7 Imtiaz Ahmed Nakib 7 28 0.25 1990–1999
Enamul Haque 7 16 0.44 2009–2016
9 Rizvi Karim Rumi 6 25 0.24 1988–1994
Rokonuzzaman Kanchan 6 29 0.21 2000–2006
Mamun Joarder 6 36 0.17 1990–1997
Topu Barman 6 45 0.13 2014–present

Competitive record

Overview
Event 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place
AFC Asian Cup 0 0 0
SAFF Championship 1 2 1
South Asian Games 1 4 1
Total 2 6 2

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup finals Qualification
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 to Spain 1982 Did not enter; was part of British India until 1947
and then Pakistan between 1947 and 1971 		Did not enter; was part of British India until 1947
and then Pakistan between 1947 and 1971
Mexico 1986 Did not qualify 6 2 0 4 5 10
Italy 1990 6 1 0 5 4 9
United States 1994 8 2 0 6 7 28
France 1998 6 1 0 5 4 14
South KoreaJapan 2002 6 1 2 3 5 15
Germany 2006 2 0 0 2 0 4
South Africa 2010 2 0 1 1 1 6
Brazil 2014 4 2 1 1 5 4
Russia 2018 8 0 1 7 2 32
Qatar 2022 10 1 3 6 4 19
Canada Mexico United States 2026 TBD TBD
Total — 0/22 — — — — — — 58 10 8 40 37 131

AFC Asian Cup record

Main article: Bangladesh at the AFC Asian Cup
AFC Asian Cup Qualification
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Hong Kong 1956 to Iran 1968 Part of  Pakistan Part of  Pakistan
Thailand 1972 Not an AFC member Not an AFC member
Iran 1976 Withdrew from qualification Withdrew from qualification
Kuwait 1980 Group Stage 10th 4 0 0 4 2 17 Squad 4 1 2 1 7 8
Singapore 1984 Did not qualify 5 1 0 4 6 13
Qatar 1988 5 0 3 2 1 9
Japan 1992 2 0 0 2 0 7
United Arab Emirates 1996 Withdrew Withdrew
Lebanon 2000 Did not qualify 4 1 1 2 5 12
China 2004 2 0 1 1 3 4
Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam 2007 8 1 1 6 2 19
Qatar 2011 AFC Challenge Cup
Australia 2015
United Arab Emirates 2019 12 0 2 10 3 41
2023 13 1 3 9 6 27
Total Group stage 1/17 4 0 0 4 2 17 — 55 5 13 37 33 140

SAFF Championship

SAFF Championship
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Pakistan 1993 Did not enter
Sri Lanka 1995 Third-place 3rd 3 1 1 1 2 1 Squad
Nepal 1997 Group stage 5th 2 0 1 1 1 4 N/A
India 1999 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 1 1 6 3 Squad
Bangladesh 2003 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 8 2 Squad
Pakistan 2005 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 7 3 Squad
MaldivesSri Lanka 2008 Group stage 6th 3 0 2 1 3 4 Squad
Bangladesh 2009 Semi-finals 3rd 4 2 1 1 6 3 Squad
India 2011 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 1 4 Squad
Nepal 2013 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 2 5 Squad
India 2015 Group stage 5th 3 1 0 2 4 7 Squad
Bangladesh 2018 Group stage 5th 3 2 0 1 3 2 Squad
Maldives 2021 Group stage 4th 4 1 2 1 3 4 Squad
Total 1 Title 12/13 42 17 14 14 46 42 —

South Asian Games

South Asian Games
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Nepal 1985 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 14 2 N/A
Bangladesh 1985 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 11 2 N/A
India 1987 Fourth place 4th 2 1 0 2 3 2 N/A
Pakistan 1989 Runners-up 2nd 3 1 1 1 4 2 N/A
Sri Lanka 1991 Third place 3rd 3 2 1 0 4 2 N/A
Bangladesh 1993 Group stage 6th 2 0 1 1 0 1 N/A
India 1995 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 1 1 2 1 N/A
Nepal 1999 Champions 1st 4 3 0 1 4 1 N/A
Total 1 Title 8/8 25 14 4 8 42 13 —

AFC Challenge Cup

AFC Challenge Cup Qualification
Tahun Result Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Bangladesh 2006 Quarter final 4 2 1 1 7 8 Squad Qualified as host
India 2008 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 1 2
Sri Lanka 2010 Group stage 3 1 0 2 3 6 Squad 3 2 0 1 5 2
Nepal 2012 Did not qualify 3 1 0 2 2 5
Maldives 2014 Did not qualify 3 2 0 1 6 1
Total Quarter final 7 3 1 3 10 14 — 11 5 1 5 14 10

Asian Games

Asian Games
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
India 1951 New Delhi Did not enter; was part of Pakistan and Pakistan national team until 1971
Philippines 1954 Manila
Japan 1958 Tokyo
Indonesia 1962 Jakarta
Thailand 1966 Bangkok
Thailand 1970 Bangkok
Iran 1974 Tehran Did not participate
Thailand 1978 Bangkok Preliminary round 12/14 2 0 0 2 0 4 Squad
India 1982 New Delhi Preliminary round 11/16 3 1 0 2 2 4 Squad
South Korea 1986 Seoul Preliminary round 16/18 4 1 0 3 1 12 Squad
China 1990 Beijing Preliminary round 11/14 2 0 0 2 0 7 Squad
Japan 1994 Hiroshima Did not participate
Thailand 1998 Bangkok Withdrew
South Korea 2002 – present See Bangladesh U23 national team
Total 4/13 — 11 2 0 9 3 27 —

Head-to-head record

Main article: Bangladesh national football team results

As of 14 June 2022.[95][96]

  More wins   Wins equal losses   More losses

Bangladesh national football team head-to-head records
Opponent Confederation Pld W D L GF GA GD Win% First Last
 Afghanistan AFC 8 1 5 2 10 12 −2 012.50 1980 2021
 Algeria CAF 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00 1983 1983
 Australia AFC 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9 000.00 2015 2015
 Bahrain AFC 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 000.00 1979 2022
 Bhutan AFC 13 10 2 1 31 7 +24 076.92 1984 2019
 Bosnia and Herzegovina UEFA 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00 2001 2001
 Burundi CAF 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 000.00 2020 2020
 Cambodia AFC 4 3 1 0 5 2 +3 075.00 2006 2019
 China AFC 5 0 0 5 0 15 −15 000.00 1980 1989
 Chinese Taipei AFC 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 050.00 1997 1997
 Guam AFC 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00 2006 2006
 Hong Kong AFC 4 0 1 3 3 14 −11 000.00 1975 2006
 India AFC 28 3 12 13 20 40 −20 010.71 1978 2021
 Indonesia AFC 7 1 2 4 4 12 −8 014.29 1975 2022
 Iran AFC 7 0 1 6 1 28 −27 000.00 1980 1989
 Japan AFC 5 0 0 5 1 22 −21 000.00 1975 1993
 Jordan AFC 2 0 0 2 0 12 −12 000.00 2015 2016
 Kuwait AFC 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 000.00 1973 1986
 Kyrgyzstan AFC 4 0 0 4 2 10 −8 000.00 2007 2021
 Laos AFC 5 2 2 1 5 4 +1 040.00 2003 2019
 Lebanon AFC 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 050.00 2011 2011
 Macau AFC 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00 2009 2009
 Malaysia AFC 10 1 2 7 4 20 −16 010.00 1975 2022
 Maldives AFC 15 4 5 6 22 22 +0 026.67 1984 2022
 Mongolia AFC 3 1 2 0 5 2 +3 033.33 2001 2022
 Myanmar AFC 12 4 2 6 15 27 −12 033.33 1973 2011
   Nepal AFC 27 14 5 8 33 20 +13 051.85 1982 2021
 North Korea AFC 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 000.00 1980 1985
 Northern Mariana Islands AFC 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00 2013 2013
 Oman AFC 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 000.00 1982 2021
 Pakistan AFC 18 8 4 6 18 10 +8 044.44 1982 2018
 Palestine AFC 5 0 1 4 1 8 −7 000.00 2006 2021
 Philippines AFC 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 033.33 1984 2018
 Qatar AFC 7 0 2 5 2 19 −17 000.00 1979 2021
 Saudi Arabia AFC 5 0 0 5 1 20 −19 000.00 1990 2001
 Seychelles CAF 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00 2021 2021
 Singapore AFC 4 1 2 1 4 4 +0 025.00 1973 2015
 South Korea AFC 4 0 0 4 0 20 −20 000.00 1975 1992
 Sri Lanka AFC 20 13 2 5 28 14 +14 065.00 1979 2021
 Sudan CAF 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 000.00 1979 1979
 Syria AFC 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 000.00 1980 2007
 Tajikistan AFC 10 1 2 7 5 29 −24 010.00 2003 2016
 Thailand AFC 15 2 5 8 13 29 −16 013.33 1973 2012
 Turkmenistan AFC 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00 2022 2022
 United Arab Emirates AFC 5 0 0 5 1 21 −20 000.00 1988 2016
 Uzbekistan AFC 3 0 0 3 0 15 −15 000.00 2000 2006
 Vietnam[a] AFC 3 0 2 1 1 5 −4 000.00 1973 2001
 Yemen[b] AFC 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 050.00 1988 1994
 Yugoslavia[c] UEFA 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 000.00 2001 2001
Total 49 nations 291 76 64 145 264 530 −268 21.95 1973 2022
Last match updated was against  Malaysia Malaysia on 14 June 2022.
  1. ^ Includes a game against  South Vietnam which ended 1-1 in 1973.
  2. ^ Includes a game against  North Yemen which ended 0-0 in 1988.
  3. ^  Yugoslavia Ceased to exist.

Honours

See also

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