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Revision as of 06:32, 21 October 2021

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Bangladesh women's national football team.

Bangladesh
Nickname(s)Bengal Tigers
Red and Green
AssociationBangladesh Football Federation
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationSAFF (South Asia)
Head coachMário Lemos
CaptainJamal Bhuyan
Most capsZahid Hasan Ameli (64)
Top scorerAshraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu (17)
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeBAN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 185 Steady (19 December 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 2009 Bangladesh 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 2000s. However, as is the case elsewhere on the subcontinent, 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. To date, football remains a popular sport in Bangladesh but cricket remains the most popular sport in the nation.

History

20th century

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.

Following her independence from Pakistan achieved at the end of 1971, the Bangladesh football team played its first official game on 26 July 1973, a 2–2 draw against Thailand. During the period between 26 July and 14 August 1973, the national team played 13 friendly matches against Asian teams, all hosted in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, resulting in 3 draws and 10 defeats. One year later, the national team played 2 more friendlies, this time in Bangkok, and were defeated twice more.

The next official matches came in 1978 Asian games in Bangkok, against Malaysia and India, finished once more as defeats. In January 1979, the qualification tournament for the 1980 AFC Asian Cup began and – surprisingly considering their previous record – Bangladesh opened their campaign with draws against Afghanistan and Qatar. A heavy 4–0 defeat against Qatar followed, but a 4–1 win over the Afghans, the team's first ever victory, saw them qualify for the tournament.

In preparation for the Asian Cup, Bangladesh played four more friendly matches, losing three of them (notably a 9–0 thrashing by South Korea) but scoring their second win, 3–1 over Sri Lanka.

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 Bangladeshis opened the tournament respectably with narrow defeats to the North Koreans (3–2) and Syrians (1–0) but were embarrassed 7–0 and 6–0 respectively by Iran and China, finishing the tournament bottom of their table with a goal difference of −15. This was the only time that Bangladesh have qualified for a major tournament.

In 1982, after a year and a half without any matches, the team played four games in Karachi, Pakistan, again suffering, 3 defeats and a draw, with a heavy 9–0 loss, this time to Iran. The next five friendlies yielded 2 victories and 3 defeats, and by the 1984, the team had only 4 victories, in 10 years.

The qualifiers for the 1984 AFC Asian Cup took place in August of that year, with Bangladesh matched with Iran and Syria from the 1980 tournament alongside Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines. Bangladesh lost all but one of their games, a 3–2 defeat of the Philippines to salvage a little pride after yet another mauling by Iran.

A month later, the team played friendlies against Maldives and Nepal and handed out two thrashings of their own for a change, winning both games 5–0. But Nepal answered the day after, defeating Bangladesh 4–2.

In 1985 the team made its first attempt to qualify for the World Cup and was grouped with India, Indonesia and Thailand. Two wins from six saw Bangladesh finish bottom of their group.

From April 1985 to November 1987 team played 13 games, registering 4 victories, 2 draws and 7 defeats, before failing to qualify for either the 1988 AFC Asian Cup or the 1990 FIFA World Cup, posting just one win in the eleven games they played over both tournaments (a 3–1 defeat of Thailand in World Cup qualifying).

From 1989 to 1991, the team played 8 matches, gaining 3 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats, before failing once again to qualify for the Asian Cup, this time thanks to a 6–0 drubbing by South Korea. Two years later, the qualifying tournament for the 1994 FIFA World Cup involved 8 matches – Bangladesh's longest ever campaign, but no more successful – only a pair of victories over Sri Lanka prevented a complete whitewash which included 8–0 and 7–0 thrashings at the hands of Japan and United Arab Emirates respectively.

In 1995, Bangladesh won silver in Football at the South Asian Games, losing in the final to hosts India, but qualification for 1998 FIFA World Cup saw a return to form, with the team even losing to Chinese Taipei.

The team's fortunes in regional competitions improved – the SAFF Gold Cup in 1999, held in Goa, saw Bangladesh again reach the final and lose to India, picking up another silver medal, and at 1999 South Asian Games held in Kathmandu the team finally took the extra step and won the gold medal, the first tournament win in the team's history. However, they were unable to parlay this into a successful qualification for the 2000 Asian Cup and failed to recover from an opening 6–0 thrashing by Uzbekistan.

21st century

A historic moment occurred for the Bangladesh team on 12 January 2001, when they played their first match against a team from Europe, a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina, who won 2–0. Firoz Mahmud became the first Bangladeshi player to score against a European team by scoring against Yugoslavia on 18 March 2001.

Since 2000, the team have rarely looked like qualifying for either the Asian Cup or the World Cup (with successive first-round eliminations by Tajikistan in 2006 and 2010), but the same period has brought a tournament title being champions of SAFF Championship in 2003 as tournament host. Bangladesh as the host started by winning their opening game against Nepal (1-0) with Alfaz Ahmed scoring the only goal in the 30th minute. In their next game against Maldives they won 1–0 by a late winning goal scored by Arif Khan Joy in the 90-minute. Bangladesh topped their group by winning their last game against Bhutan 3–0 with Farhad scoring two goals and Karhan scoring another one. In the semifinals they faced India who were defending champions beating Bangladesh in 1999 SAFF Cup final. Bangladesh avenged their defeat four years earlier by beating India 2–1 and thus progressing to their second consecutive SAFF Cup final. In the final Bangladesh again faced Maldives, Ronnokuzzam Kanchan gave an early lead to the host nation in the 13th minute with Bangladesh dominating the first half and in the second half a defensive mistake made Bangladesh to concede a goal as Ali Umar equalized in the 57th minute. The final remained tied at 1–1 at 90 minutes of play and extra time was played and after a thrilling 120 minutes of play a tiebreaker was needed to decide the winners. In the penalty shootout the goalkeeper Aminul saved the second penalty of Maldives and at last Mohammad Sujon held his nerves and scored the winning penalty and thus Bangladesh won their first and only SAFF title till today. Bangladesh again made it to the final of SAFF Cup in 2005 hosted by Pakistan. They started by defeating Bhutan (3–0), Nepal (2–0) and drawing against India (1–1) to top their group. In the semifinals they knocked out the host nation Pakistan (1–0). In the final they faced India just like in the 1999 SAFF Cup final, it was a fifty-fifty affair as the both teams were a favourite to win but India won the final and their fourth title with Bangladesh finishing as runners up and it was the last time the team played in the SAFF Cup final. Their last best result in SAFF Cup came in 2008 where they finished 3rd. Bangladesh won their second gold medal in the South Asian Games during the 2010 South Asian Games as tournament host. They surprisingly defeated Afghanistan 4–0 who beat the likes of India and Maldives.

On 29 June 2011 at Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh beat Pakistan 3–0 in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers. They went on to play Pakistan again at Punjab Stadium, Lahore on 3 July 2011 where they drew 0–0. This allowed Bangladesh to advance to the second round to play against Lebanon. The first game was played in Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut on 23 July 2011 where Bangladesh lost 4–0. The second game was played in Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka where Bangladesh won 2–0. Since Lebanon was able to score more goals out of the two games they were into the third round eliminating Bangladesh. Bangladesh could not qualify into the semifinal of 2011 SAFF Championship as they had drawn against Pakistan but lost to Nepal and Maldives in group stage.

Bangladesh played three international friendly matches in 2012. They managed to draw against Nepal by 1–1. They started their South-east Asian tour with a heavy 5–0 defeat to Thailand but drawn against Malaysia by 1–1.

Lodewijk de Kruif

Bangladesh failed to qualify into the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup as they lost to Palestine by 0–1 despite their wins against the host Nepal and Northern Mariana Islands in 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification stage held in March 2013. Bangladesh could not qualify into the semifinal of 2013 SAFF Championship as they lost to Nepal and Pakistan in group matches. Although they had a consolation draw against tournament runner-up India in group stage, it was the second consecutive SAFF Championship where they failed to qualify into knockout stage.

On 5 March 2014 Bangladesh tied a thrilling 2–2 friendly against India at Fatorda Stadium, Goa, India.

In the 2015 Bangabandhu Cup, Bangladesh became the runners-up of the tournament as they lost against Malaysia U-23 by 2–3 in the final match. In the group stage, Bangladesh lost in the very first match against Malaysia U-23 but won against Sri Lanka which led them to qualify in the semi final round where they beat Thailand U-23s by 1–0.

On 30 May and 2 June Bangladesh played several friendlies as preparation of the upcoming FIFA 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Singapore and Afghanistan, losing the first match by 1–2 and drawing the second one by 1–1. On 29 August, Bangladesh played another friendly against Malaysia at the Shah Alam Stadium and it concluded with a goalless draw.

Bangladesh played their first four matches of the FIFA 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Australia and Jordan losing all of the matches apart from the home game against Tajikistan where they drew 1–1.

Gonzalo Sanchez Moreno

Bangladesh ended their FIFA 2018 World Cup Qualifying campaign on a disappointing note as they suffered a huge 8–0 defeat to Jordan (managed by Harry Redknapp) in their last and final Group B match at the Amman National Stadium on 24 March 2016.[2] With seven defeats and a solitary draw against Tajikistan, Bangladesh conceded 32 goals and scored only twice, once apiece against Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.

Lodewijk de Kruif reappointment

In May 2016 de Kruif returned to take charge of the national team for a third time in a failed attempt in the AFC Asia Cup 2019 qualification playoff round 1 as they lost both home and away matches to Tajikistan. It was reported that he favored the older players from his previous run with the team rather giving opportunities to younger players.

Tom Saintfiet

The BFF appointed Belgian coach Tom Saintfiet on 29 June 2016, initially on a short-term contract to guide the national team to the AFC Asia Cup 2019 qualification playoff round 2 matches against Bhutan.

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 result in the Asian Cup qualifying play-off means Bangladesh will not be a part of any AFC and FIFA tournaments for the next two to three years until the launching of the 2022 World Cup and the 2023 Asian Cup qualifiers.

Coach Saintfiet called up the veteran striking pair of Jahid Hasan Ameli and Enamul Haque for the match, but to no avail.

"It was very bad for Bangladesh football. I think Bhutan showed that despite being a small nation, with good fundamentals and hard work, you can still reach somewhere. I think some well-paid Bangladesh players should start thinking if they are ready to play at this level. I would like to apologize to Bangladesh Football Federation and all the football loving people," said the frustrated coach.[3]

Andrew Ord

Following a six-month period with no National Team coach Andrew Ord was appointed on 18 May 2017.[4] His reputation in Asia for promoting young players and giving them an opportunity was part of a long-term strategy from the Federation to rebuild the National Team. Ord oversaw an upswing in results at AFC youth tournaments and then fast tracked these young players into the Senior side. On 27 March 2018 they travelled to Laos and fielded five players who had played in the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification three months previously.[5] The 2–2 draw finally put the Bhutan debacle into the past and was the start of new dawn for Bangladesh Football with a vibrant young team.

Jamie Day: resurgence

Bangladesh advanced to the second round of 2022 World Cup qualifying when they defeated Laos 1–0 on aggregate.[6]

In the qualification, Bangladesh was grouped together with neighbor India, alongside Asian powerhouse Qatar and two other difficult rivals, Afghanistan and Oman. Bangladesh did manage a surprise away draw to giant India 1–1, only to concede a goal near dying minutes. Bangladesh then lost the remaining matches, but their losses were not as heavy as expected; they even caused hardship to Qatar and Oman. They also managed to draw with Afghanistan.

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

Bangladesh plays majority of their home matches at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, where they won the SAFF Championship in 2003 and 2010 South Asian Games football gold medal. Occasionally home matches are played at MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong, Sylhet District Stadium in Sylhet, Rajshahi District Stadium in Rajshahi and Shamsul Huda Stadium in Jessore .

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

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

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2020

13 November 2020 (2020-11-13) Mujib Borsho FIFA International Football Series Bangladesh  2–0    Nepal Dhaka
17:00 BST
  • Jibon 9'
  • Sufil 78'
 Report Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Referee: Bituraj Barua (Bangladesh)
17 November 2020 (2020-11-17) Mujib Borsho FIFA International Football Series Bangladesh  0–0    Nepal Dhaka
17:00 BST Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Referee: Mizanur Rahman(Bangladesh)
4 December 2020 (2020-12-04) 2022 World Cup qualification Qatar  5–0  Bangladesh Doha, Qatar
22:00 BST
Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Doha Qatar

2021

23 March 2021 (2021-03-23) Three Nations Cup Group Stage Bangladesh  1–0  Kyrgyzstan U-23 Kathmandu, Nepal
17:45 BST Bajman 30' (o.g.) Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala
27 March 2021 (2021-03-27) Three Nations Cup Group Stage Bangladesh  0–0    Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
17:45 BST Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar (India)
29 March 2021 (2021-03-29) Three Nations Cup Final Bangladesh  1–2    Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
17:45 BST Sufil 83' Sanjok Rai 18'
Bishal Rai 42'		 Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar (India)
3 June 2021 (2021-06-03) 2022 World Cup qualification Bangladesh  1–1  Afghanistan Doha, Qatar
20:00 BST Topu Barman 84' FIFA Sharifi 48' Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)
7 June 2021 (2021-06-07) 2022 World Cup qualification Bangladesh  0–2  India Doha, Qatar
20:00 BST FIFA
Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)
15 June 2021 (2021-06-15) 2022 World Cup qualification Bangladesh  0–3  Oman Doha, Qatar
23:10 BST FIFA
Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
5 September 2021 (2021-09-05) 2021 Three Nations Cup (Kyrgyzstan) Palestine  2–0  Bangladesh Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
20:30 BST
Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
7 September 2021 (2021-09-07) 2021 Three Nations Cup (Kyrgyzstan) Kyrgyzstan  4–1  Bangladesh Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
BST
Sufil 53' Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
9 September 2021 (2021-09-09) Unofficial Friendly Kyrgyzstan U–23  3–2  Bangladesh Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
BST Report Sumon 11', 64' Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
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: Axrol Riskullayev (Uzbekistan)
8 November 2021 (2021-11-08) 2021 Mahinda Rajapaksa Trophy Bangladesh  –  Seychelles Colombo, Sri Lanka
16:30 BST Stadium: Racecourse Ground
11 November 2021 (2021-11-11) 2021 Mahinda Rajapaksa Trophy Bangladesh  –  Maldives Colombo, Sri Lanka
16:30 BST Stadium: Racecourse Ground
14 November 2021 (2021-11-14) 2021 Mahinda Rajapaksa Trophy Sri Lanka  –  Bangladesh Colombo, Sri Lanka
21:30 BST Stadium: Racecourse Ground

Coaching staff

As of October 2021
Position Name
Head Coach Portugal Mário Lemos
Assistant Coaches
Goalkeeper Coach
Fitness Coach
Physiotherapist
Manager Bangladesh Satyajit Das Rupu
BFF Technical Director England Paul Smalley

Coaching history

Head coach's record

As of 13 October 2021

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were named to the final squad for the 2021 SAFF Championship.

Caps and goals updated as of 13 October 2021 after the match against    Nepal.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ashraful Islam Rana (1988-05-01) 1 May 1988 (age 36) 25 0 Bangladesh Sheikh Russel KC
13 1GK Anisur Rahman Zico (1997-08-10) 10 August 1997 (age 27) 11 0 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
23 1GK Shahidul Alam Sohel (1991-02-12) 12 February 1991 (age 33) 24 0 Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani
2 2DF Yeasin Arafat (2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 (age 21) 9 1 Bangladesh Saif Sporting Club
3 2DF Rahmat Mia (1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 (age 25) 23 0 Bangladesh Saif Sporting Club
4 2DF Topu Barman (1994-12-20) 20 December 1994 (age 30) 42 5 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
5 2DF Rezaul Karim (1987-07-01) 1 July 1987 (age 37) 19 1 Bangladesh Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
12 2DF Bishwanath Ghosh (1999-05-30) 30 May 1999 (age 25) 21 0 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
14 2DF Tariq Kazi (2000-10-06) 6 October 2000 (age 24) 9 0 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
17 2DF Riyadul Hasan Rafi (1999-12-29) 29 December 1999 (age 24) 16 0 Bangladesh Saif Sporting Club
18 2DF Tutul Hossain Badsha (1999-08-12) 12 August 1999 (age 25) 14 0 Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani
6 3MF Jamal Bhuyan (Captain) (1990-04-10) 10 April 1990 (age 34) 57 0 Bangladesh Saif Sporting Club
8 3MF Biplu Ahmed (1999-05-05) 5 May 1999 (age 25) 28 3 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
11 3MF Sohel Rana (1995-03-27) 27 March 1995 (age 29) 46 0 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
19 3MF Atiqur Rahman Fahad (1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 (age 29) 7 0 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
20 3MF Mohammad Ridoy (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani
21 3MF Rakib Hossain (1998-11-20) 20 November 1998 (age 26) 13 0 Bangladesh Chittagong Abahani
7 4FW Sumon Reza (1995-06-15) 15 June 1995 (age 29) 13 1 Bangladesh Uttar Baridhara Club
9 4FW Motin Mia (1998-12-20) 20 December 1998 (age 26) 17 2 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
10 4FW Mahbubur Rahman Sufil (1999-09-10) 10 September 1999 (age 25) 26 5 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
15 4FW Jewel Rana (1995-12-25) 25 December 1995 (age 28) 23 0 Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani
16 4FW Mohammad Ibrahim (1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 (age 27) 24 1 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
22 4FW Saad Uddin (1998-09-01) 1 September 1998 (age 26) 21 1 Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani

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 Mitul Marma (2003-12-11) 11 December 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Bangladesh Uttar Baridhara Club 2021 Three Nations Cup (Kyrgyzstan)
GK Russel Mahmud Liton (1994-11-30) 30 November 1994 (age 30) 6 0 Bangladesh Rahmatganj MFS 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
GK Pappu Hossain (1999-04-07) 7 April 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Bangladesh Saif Sporting Club v.  Qatar, 4 December 2020
DF Mehedi Hasan Mithu (1994-10-24) 24 October 1994 (age 30) 2 0 Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 2021 Three Nations Cup (Kyrgyzstan)
DF Mohammad Atikuzzaman (1999-10-10) 10 October 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Bangladesh Dhaka Mohammedan 2021 Three Nations Cup (Kyrgyzstan)
DF Rimon Hossain (2005-07-01) 1 July 2005 (age 19) 3 0 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
DF Mohammad Emon (1997-07-10) 10 July 1997 (age 27) 2 0 Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
DF Habibur Rahman Sohag (1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 (age 31) 1 0 Bangladesh Dhaka Mohammedan 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
DF Yeasin Khan (1994-09-16) 16 September 1994 (age 30) 31 3 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings v.  Qatar, 4 December 2020
DF Raihan Hasan (1994-09-10) 10 September 1994 (age 30) 30 0 Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani v.    Nepal, 17 November 2020
DF Sushanto Tripura (1998-10-05) 5 October 1998 (age 26) 4 0 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings v.    Nepal, 17 November 2020
MF Nayb Md. Tahmid Islam (2003-01-06) 6 January 2003 (age 21) 0 0 France USSA Vertou 2021 Three Nations Cup (Kyrgyzstan)
MF Masuk Mia Jony (1998-01-16) 16 January 1998 (age 26) 16 0 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
MF Mohammad Abdullah (1997-10-16) 16 October 1997 (age 27) 9 0 Bangladesh Sheikh Russel KC 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
MF Manik Hossain Molla (1999-03-11) 11 March 1999 (age 25) 9 0 Bangladesh Chittagong Abahani 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
MF Robiul Hasan (1999-06-26) 26 June 1999 (age 25) 13 3 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings v.  Qatar, 4 December 2020
FW Rahbar Wahed Khan (1996-03-06) 6 March 1996 (age 28) 2 0 Canada North Toronto Nitros 2021 Three Nations Cup (Kyrgyzstan)
FW Mehedi Hasan Royal (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 26) 5 0 Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
FW Mohammad Jewel (2001-02-17) 17 February 2001 (age 23) 2 0 Bangladesh Bangladesh Police FC 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
FW Tawhidul Alam Sabuz (1990-09-14) 14 September 1990 (age 34) 10 0 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings v.  Qatar, 4 December 2020
FW Nabib Newaj Jibon (1990-08-17) 17 August 1990 (age 34) 30 5 Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani v.  Qatar, 4 December 2020
FW Mohamed Sheikh Bablu (1997-11-27) 27 November 1997 (age 27) 0 0 Bangladesh Bangladesh Police FC v.  Qatar, 4 December 2020

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 10 September 2021
Players in bold are still active with Bangladesh.

Competitive record

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

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 record Qualification record
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 To be determined To be determined
Total — 0/22 — — — — — — 58 10 8 40 37 131

AFC Asian Cup record

Main article: Bangladesh at the AFC Asian Cup
AFC Asian Cup record AFC Asian Cup qualification record
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 a AFC member Not a 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
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
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 record

AFC Challenge Cup Qualification record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Bangladesh 2006 Quarter-finals 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-finals 7 3 1 3 10 14 11 5 1 5 14 10

Mujib Borsho FIFA International Football Series

Main article: Mujib Borsho FIFA International Football Series

Bangladesh won the two-match series 1–0 against Nepal in November 2020.[28]

Asian Games

  • 1951 to 1970 – Did not enter; was part of Pakistan until 1971
  • 2002 onwards – Bangladesh U-23 plus three overage players entered the competition, as per age limit in football competitions in Olympic Games.
Asian Games record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
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
China 1990 Beijing Preliminary round 11/14 2 0 0 2 0 7
Japan 1994 Hiroshima Did not participate
Thailand 1998 Bangkok Withdrew
Total 4/13 - 11 2 0 9 3 27

Head-to-head record

As of 8 October 2021

The team's head-to-head records against all 48 nations whom they have played to date, including friendly internationals:[29] Two of these teams no longer exist (South Vietnam and Yugoslavia), so Bangladesh have played against 46 of the current 209 FIFA members: 42 AFC, 3 CAF, 0 CONCACAF, 0 CONMEBOL, 0 OFC and 1 UEFA members as of 4 December 2020.[30]

  Team ceased to exist

Honours

See also: Bangladesh national football team results

See also

References

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Preceded by South Asian Champions
2003 Bangladesh  (First title) 		Succeeded by
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