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Bangladesh national football team

Bangladesh national football team (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় ফুটবল দল) is the national 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
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Bengal Tigers
Red and Green
AssociationBangladesh Football Federation
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationSAFF (South Asia)
Head coachSpain Javier Cabrera
CaptainJamal Bhuyan
Most capsZahid Hasan Ameli (64)
Top scorerAshraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu (17)
Home stadiumBangabandhu National Stadium
FIFA codeBAN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
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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
 Korea Republic 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)

Team image

Colours

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 current Bangladesh away jersey is completely diametric to the regular one.

Home stadium

Bangabandhu National Stadium

Bangladesh plays majority of their home matches at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, where they won the SAFF Championship in 2003 and 2010 South Asian Games football gold medal. The Bangabandhu National Stadium also hosted both 2009 and 2018 SAFF Championships. 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. Since 2020, the Bangabandhu National Stadium was once again used as the teams home venue and after the 2021 Bangladesh Premier League season, the stadium went under a year-long renovation process, as BFF have planned to organize both Bangladesh Football League and future football related events on the ground.[1]

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).

Results and fixtures

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

2021

Coaching staff

As of January 2022
Position Name
Head Coach Spain Javier Cabrera
Assistant Coaches Bangladesh Masud Parvez Kawsar
Goalkeeper Coach Bangladesh Biplob Bhattacharjee
Fitness Coach England Ivan Razlog
Team Physio Bangladesh Fuad Hasan Hawlader
Manager Bangladesh Satyajit Das Rupu
BFF Technical Director England Paul Smalley

Coaching history

Interim coaches are listed in italics.

Coaching record

As of 13 November 2021

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were named to the final squad for the 2021 Mahinda Rajapaksa Trophy.[24]

Caps and goals updated as of 16 November 2021 after the match against  Sri Lanka.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ashraful Islam Rana 1 May 1988 
     (aged 37)
25 0 Bangladesh Sheikh Russel KC
13 1GK Anisur Rahman Zico 10 August 1997 
     (aged 28)
14 0 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
23 1GK Shahidul Alam Sohel 1 May 1992 
     (aged 33)
24 0 Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani
2 2DF Yeasin Arafat 5 January 2003 
     (aged 22)
12 1 Bangladesh Saif Sporting Club
3 2DF Rahmat Mia 8 December 1999 
     (aged 25)
25 0 Bangladesh Saif Sporting Club
4 2DF Topu Barman 20 December 1994 
     (aged 30)
45 6 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
5 2DF Rezaul Karim 1 July 1987 
     (aged 38)
19 1 Bangladesh Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
12 2DF Sushanto Tripura 5 October 1998 
     (aged 27)
7 0 Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani
14 2DF Yeasin Khan 16 September 1994 
     (aged 31)
32 3 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
17 2DF Riyadul Hasan Rafi 29 December 1999 
     (aged 25)
18 0 Bangladesh Saif Sporting Club
18 2DF Tutul Hossain Badsha 12 August 1999 
     (aged 26)
17 0 Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani
6 3MF Jamal Bhuyan (Captain) 10 April 1990 
     (aged 35)
60 1 Bangladesh Saif Sporting Club
8 3MF Obidur Rahman Nawbab 18 December 1998 
     (aged 26)
0 0 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
19 3MF Atiqur Rahman Fahad 15 September 1995 
     (aged 30)
10 0 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
20 3MF Mohammad Ridoy 1 January 2002 
     (aged 23)
3 0 Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani
21 3MF Rakib Hossain 20 November 1998 
     (aged 27)
16 0 Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani
7 4FW Foysal Ahmed Fahim 24 February 2002 
     (aged 23)
1 0 Bangladesh Saif Sporting Club
9 4FW Sumon Reza 15 June 1995 
     (aged 30)
16 1 Bangladesh Uttar Baridhara Club
10 4FW Mahbubur Rahman Sufil 10 September 1999 
     (aged 26)
29 5 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
11 4FW Mehedi Hasan Royal 1 January 1996 
     (aged 29)
5 0 Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani
15 4FW Jewel Rana 25 December 1995 
     (aged 29)
26 1 Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani
16 4FW Mohammad Ibrahim 7 August 1997 
     (aged 28)
27 2 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
22 4FW Md Saad Uddin 1 September 1998 
     (aged 27)
23 1 Bangladesh Sheikh Russel KC

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Bangladesh squad within the last twelve months. Page Template:National football squad start/styles.css has no content.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Russel Mahmud Liton 30 November 1994 
     (aged 31)
6 0 Bangladesh Rahmatganj MFS v.  Oman; 15 June 2021
GK Mitul Marma 11 December 2003 
     (aged 21)
0 0 Bangladesh Uttar Baridhara Club 2021 Three Nations Cup
DF Bishwanath Ghosh 30 May 1999 
     (aged 26)
21 0 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings 2021 SAFF Championship
DF Tariq Kazi 6 October 2000 
     (aged 25)
9 0 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings 2021 SAFF Championship
DF Rimon Hossain 1 July 2005 
     (aged 20)
3 0 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings v.  Oman; 15 June 2021
DF Mohammad Emon 10 July 1997 
     (aged 28)
2 0 Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad KC v.  Oman; 15 June 2021
DF Habibur Rahman Sohag 1 January 1993 
     (aged 32)
1 0 Bangladesh Dhaka Mohammedan v.  Oman; 15 June 2021
DF Mehedi Hasan Mithu 24 October 1994 
     (aged 31)
2 0 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings 2021 Three Nations Cup
DF Mohammad Atikuzzaman 10 October 1999 
     (aged 26)
0 0 Bangladesh Dhaka Mohammedan 2021 Three Nations Cup
MF Sohel Rana 27 March 1995 
     (aged 30)
46 0 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings 2021 SAFF Championship
MF Biplu Ahmed 5 May 1999 
     (aged 26)
28 3 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings 2021 SAFF Championship
MF Masuk Mia Jony 16 January 1998 
     (aged 27)
16 0 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings v.  Oman; 15 June 2021
MF Mohammad Abdullah 16 October 1997 
     (aged 28)
9 0 Bangladesh Sheikh Russel KC v.  Oman; 15 June 2021
MF Manik Hossain Molla 11 March 1999 
     (aged 26)
9 0 Bangladesh Chittagong Abahani v.  Oman; 15 June 2021
MF Nayb Md. Tahmid Islam 6 January 2003 
     (aged 22)
0 0 France USSA Vertou 2021 Three Nations Cup
FW Motin Mia 20 December 1998 
     (aged 26)
17 2 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings 2021 SAFF Championship
FW Mohammad Jewel 17 February 2001 
     (aged 24)
2 0 Bangladesh Bangladesh Police FC v.  Oman; 15 June 2021
FW Rahbar Wahed Khan 6 March 1996 
     (aged 29)
2 0 Bangladesh Sheikh Jamal DC 2021 Three Nations Cup

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 16 November 2021
Players in bold are still active with Bangladesh.

Most appearances

Zahid Hasan Ameli is Bangladesh's most capped player with 64 appearances.
Rank Player Caps Goals Period
1 Zahid Hasan Ameli 64 15 2005–2016
2 Mamunul Islam 62 3 2008–2020
3 Jamal Bhuyan 60 1 2013–present
4 Rajani Kanta Barman 53 0 1999–2009
5 Alfaz Ahmed 52 11 1995–2008
6 Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu 50 17 1975–1985
Mohd Aminul Haque 50 0 1999–2010
8 Sohel Rana 47 0 2013–present
9 Topu Barman 45 6 2014–present
Waly Faisal 45 0 2006–2018

Top goalscorers

Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu is Bangladesh's top goalscorer with 17 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Period
1 Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu 17 50 0.34 1975–1985
2 Zahid Hasan Ameli 15 64 0.23 2005–2016
3 Alfaz Ahmed 11 52 0.21 1995–2008
4 Kazi Salahuddin 9 27 0.33 1973–1980
5 Shakhawat Hossain Rony 8 20 0.4 2011–2018
Mohamed Zahid Hossain 8 39 0.21 2006–2016
7 Enamul Haque 7 16 0.44 2009–2016
8 Mizanur Rahman 6 12 0.5 1994–1999
Rokonuzzaman Kanchan 6 29 0.21 2000–2006
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

Bangladesh has taken part in every FIFA World Cup qualification campaign since 1986, although they have never advanced to a further round during qualifying.

FIFA World Cup finals Qualification
Year Round 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 page: Bangladesh at the AFC Asian Cup
AFC Asian Cup Qualification
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA 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 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
People's Republic of 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
People's Republic of China 2023 To be determined 10 1 3 6 4 19
Total Best: Group stage 1/17 4 0 0 4 2 17 52 5 13 34 31 132

SAFF Championship

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

AFC Challenge Cup

AFC Challenge Cup Qualification
Tahun Round Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Bangladesh 2006 Quarter final 4 2 1 1 7 8 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 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

Mujib Borsho FIFA International Football Series

The Mujib Borsho FIFA International Football Series was held in the Bangabandhu National Stadium. The series included two games against Nepal. Bangladesh won the series with an aggregate scoreline of 2-0 after Nabib Newaj Jibon and Mahbubur Rahman Sufils goals earned the team victory in the first of the two games. The second game of the series was held four days later, the game finished goalless.[25]

Asian Games

Asian Games
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
India 1951 New Delhi Did not enter; was part of Pakistan and Pakistan national team until 1971 1
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
India 1982 New Delhi Preliminary round 11/16 3 1 0 2 2 4
South Korea 1986 Seoul Preliminary round 16/18 4 1 0 3 1 12
People's Republic of China 1990 Beijing Preliminary round 11/14 2 0 0 2 0 7
Japan 1994 Hiroshima Did not participate
Thailand 1998 Bangkok Withdrew
South Korea 2002 – present See Bangladesh U23 national team 2
Total 4/13 - 11 2 0 9 3 27

Honours

Bangladesh National Football Team Media

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