Bangladesh national football team

Bangladesh

Nickname(s)	Bengal Tigers Red and Green
Association	Bangladesh Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	SAFF (South Asia)
Head coach	Óscar Bruzón
Captain	Jamal Bhuyan
Most caps	Zahid Hasan Ameli (64)
Top scorer	Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu (17)
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	BAN
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	189 1 (16 September 2021)[1]
Highest	110 (April 1996)
Lowest	197 (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
Appearances	1 (first in 1980)
Best result	Group stage (1980)
SAFF Championship
Appearances	12 (first in 1995)
Best result	Champions (2003)
show Medal record Men's football SAFF Championship 2003 Bangladesh Team 1999 India Team 2005 Pakistan Team 2009 Bangladesh Team 1995 Sri lanka Team South Asian Games 1999 Katmandu Team 1984 Kathmandu Team 1985 Dhaka Team 1989 Islamabad Team 1995 Madras Team 1991 Colombo Team

The Bangladesh national football team (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় ফুটবল দল) 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[]

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

2020[]

2021[]

Coaching staff[]

As of September 2021

Position	Name
Head Coach	Óscar Bruzón
Assistant Coach	Masud Parvez Kaiser
Goalkeeper Coach	Les Cleevely
Fitness Coach	Ivan Razlog
Physiotherapist	Fuad Hasan Hawlader
Manager
BFF Technical Director	Paul Smalley

Coaching history[]

Head coach's record[]

As of 17 September 2021

showCoach	From	To	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	%W
Mark Harrison	April 2000	May 2000	3	0	2	1	2	3	000.00
Hasanuzzaman Bablu	July 2000	August 2000	1	0	0	1	0	1	000.00
György Kottán	November 2000	January 2003	13	6	2	5	14	23	046.15
Golam Sarwar Tipu	22 November 2003	December 2003	2	0	0	2	0	4	000.00
Andres Cruciani	3 August 2005[7]	10 April 2006	12	6	3	3	15	16	050.00
Hasanuzzaman Bablu	February 2006	November 2006	5	0	0	5	1	14	000.00
Syed Nayeemuddin	1 August 2007[8]	31 December 2007	6	0	2	4	2	13	000.00
Abu Yusuf	5 March 2008[9]	18 June 2008	5	0	3	2	4	6	000.00
Shafiqul Islam Manik	18 August 2008[10]	13 November 2008	3	0	1	2	0	3	000.00
Dido	1 January 2009[11]	9 November 2009	3	2	0	1	5	2	066.67
Shahidur Rahman Shantoo	9 November 2009[12]	11 December 2009	4	2	1	1	6	3	050.00
Saiful Bari Titu	16 February 2010	20 February 2010	3	1	0	2	3	6	033.33
Robert Rubčić	3 September 2010[13]	2 June 2011	3	1	0	2	2	5	033.33
Nikola Ilievski	24 June 2011[14]	22 December 2011	7	2	2	3	6	8	028.57
Saiful Bari Titu	2 September 2012[15]	20 November 2012	3	0	2	1	2	7	000.00
Lodewijk de Kruif	29 January 2013[16]	14 October 2014	6	1	2	3	6	8	016.67
Saiful Bari Titu	18 October 2014[17]	27 October 2014	2	1	1	0	2	1	050.00
Lodewijk de Kruif	24 January 2015[18]	8 September 2015	8	1	3	4	5	16	012.50
Fabio Lopez	11 September 2015[19]	24 November 2015	3	0	0	3	0	11	000.00
Maruful Haque	25 November 2015[20]	18 January 2016	6	3	1	2	9	9	050.00
Gonzalo Sanchez Moreno	23 February 2016[21]	24 March 2016	2	0	0	2	1	14	000.00
Lodewijk de Kruif	7 May 2016[22]	7 June 2016	2	0	0	2	0	6	000.00
Tom Saintfiet	26 June 2016[23]	10 October 2016	3	0	1	2	1	8	000.00
Andrew Ord	18 May 2017[24]	4 April 2018	1	0	1	0	2	2	000.00
Jamie Day	17 May 2018[25]	17 September 2021	29	9	5	15	22	39	031.03
Óscar Bruzón	17 September 2021[26]	Present	0	0	0	0	0	0	!—

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following 23 players were named in the final squad for the 2021 Three Nations Cup (Kyrgyzstan) matches.

Caps and goals updated as of 7 September 2021 after the match against  Kyrgyzstan.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Anisur Rahman Zico	(1997-08-10) 10 August 1997 (age 24)	7	0	Bashundhara Kings
13	1GK	Mitul Marma	(2003-12-11) 11 December 2003 (age 17)	0	0	Uttar Baridhara Club
23	1GK	Shahidul Alam Sohel	(1991-02-12) 12 February 1991 (age 30)	24	0	Dhaka Abahani
2	2DF	Yeasin Arafat	(2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 (age 18)	6	0	Saif Sporting Club
3	2DF	Rahmat Mia	(1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 (age 21)	21	0	Saif Sporting Club
4	2DF	Topu Barman	(1994-12-20) 20 December 1994 (age 26)	38	4	Bashundhara Kings
5	2DF	Rezaul Karim	(1987-07-01) 1 July 1987 (age 34)	19	1	Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
12	2DF	Bishwanath Ghosh	(1999-05-30) 30 May 1999 (age 22)	18	0	Bashundhara Kings
14	2DF	Tariq Kazi	(2000-10-06) 6 October 2000 (age 20)	5	0	Bashundhara Kings
15	2DF	Mehedi Hasan Mithu	(1994-10-24) 24 October 1994 (age 26)	2	0	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
17	2DF	Riyadul Hasan Rafi	(1999-12-29) 29 December 1999 (age 21)	16	0	Saif Sporting Club
20	2DF	Mohammad Atikuzzaman	(1999-10-10) 10 October 1999 (age 21)	0	0	Dhaka Mohammedan
6	3MF	Jamal Bhuyan (Captain)	(1990-04-10) 10 April 1990 (age 31)	53	0	Saif Sporting Club
8	3MF	Biplu Ahmed	(1999-05-05) 5 May 1999 (age 22)	24	3	Bashundhara Kings
11	3MF	Sohel Rana	(1995-03-27) 27 March 1995 (age 26)	43	0	Dhaka Abahani
18	3MF	Nayb Md Tahmid Islam	(2003-01-06) 6 January 2003 (age 18)	0	0	USSA Vertou
21	3MF	Rakib Hossain	(1998-11-20) 20 November 1998 (age 22)	10	0	Chittagong Abahani
7	4FW	Sumon Reza	(1995-06-15) 15 June 1995 (age 26)	9	0	Uttar Baridhara Club
9	4FW	Motin Mia	(1998-12-20) 20 December 1998 (age 22)	13	2	Bashundhara Kings
10	4FW	Mahbubur Rahman Sufil	(1999-09-10) 10 September 1999 (age 22)	23	5	Bashundhara Kings
11	4FW	Mohammad Ibrahim	(1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 (age 24)	20	1	Bashundhara Kings
19	4FW	Rahbar Wahed Khan	(1996-03-06) 6 March 1996 (age 25)	2	0	North Toronto Nitros
22	4FW	Saad Uddin	(1998-09-01) 1 September 1998 (age 23)	17	1	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	Russel Mahmud Liton	(1994-11-30) 30 November 1994 (age 26)	6	0	Rahmatganj MFS	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
GK	Ashraful Islam Rana	(1988-05-01) 1 May 1988 (age 33)	24	0	Sheikh Russel KC	2021 Three Nations Cup (Nepal)
GK	Pappu Hossain	(1999-04-07) 7 April 1999 (age 22)	0	0	Saif Sporting Club	v.  Qatar, 4 December 2020
DF	Rimon Hossain	(2005-07-01) 1 July 2005 (age 16)	3	0	Bashundhara Kings	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
DF	Mohammad Emon	(1997-07-10) 10 July 1997 (age 24)	2	0	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
DF	Habibur Rahman Sohag	(1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 (age 28)	1	0	Dhaka Mohammedan	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
DF	Tutul Hossain Badsha	(1999-08-12) 12 August 1999 (age 22)	13	0	Dhaka Abahani	2021 Three Nations Cup (Nepal)
DF	Yeasin Khan	(1994-09-16) 16 September 1994 (age 27)	31	3	Bashundhara Kings	v.  Qatar, 4 December 2020
DF	Raihan Hasan	(1994-09-10) 10 September 1994 (age 27)	30	0	Dhaka Abahani	v.    Nepal, 17 November 2020
DF	Sushanto Tripura	(1998-10-05) 5 October 1998 (age 22)	4	0	Bashundhara Kings	v.    Nepal, 17 November 2020
MF	Masuk Mia Jony	(1998-01-16) 16 January 1998 (age 23)	16	0	Bashundhara Kings	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
MF	Mohammad Abdullah	(1997-10-16) 16 October 1997 (age 23)	9	0	Sheikh Russel KC	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
MF	Manik Hossain Molla	(1999-03-11) 11 March 1999 (age 22)	9	0	Chittagong Abahani	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
MF	Robiul Hasan	(1999-06-26) 26 June 1999 (age 22)	13	3	Bashundhara Kings	v.  Qatar, 4 December 2020
MF	Atiqur Rahman Fahad	(1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 (age 26)	5	0	Bashundhara Kings	v.  Qatar, 4 December 2020
FW	Mehedi Hasan Royal	(1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 23)	5	0	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
FW	Mohammad Jewel	(2001-02-17) 17 February 2001 (age 20)	2	0	Bangladesh Police FC	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
FW	Tawhidul Alam Sabuz	(1990-09-14) 14 September 1990 (age 31)	10	0	Bashundhara Kings	v.  Qatar, 4 December 2020
FW	Nabib Newaj Jibon	(1990-08-17) 17 August 1990 (age 31)	30	5	Dhaka Abahani	v.  Qatar, 4 December 2020
FW	Mohamed Sheikh Bablu	(1997-11-27) 27 November 1997 (age 23)	0	0	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
1930 to 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
1986	Did not qualify									6	2	0	4	5	10
1990										6	1	0	5	4	9
1994										8	2	0	6	7	28
1998										6	1	0	5	4	14
2002										6	1	2	3	5	15
2006										2	0	0	2	0	4
2010										2	0	1	1	1	6
2014										4	2	1	1	5	4
2018										8	0	1	7	2	32
2022										10	1	3	6	4	19
2026	To be determined									To be determined
Total	—	0/22	—	—	—	—	—	—		58	10	8	40	37	131

AFC Asian Cup record[]

AFC Asian Cup record										AFC Asian Cup qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1956 to 1968	Part of  Pakistan									Part of  Pakistan
1972	Not a AFC member									Not a AFC member
1976	Withdrew from qualification									Withdrew from qualification
1980	Group Stage	10th	4	0	0	4	2	17		4	1	2	1	7	8
1984	Did not qualify									5	1	0	4	6	13
1988										5	0	3	2	1	9
1992										2	0	0	2	0	7
1996	Withdrew									Withdrew
2000	Did not qualify									4	1	1	2	5	12
2004										2	0	1	1	3	4
2007										8	1	1	6	2	19
2011										AFC Challenge Cup
2015
2019										12	0	2	10	3	41
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
1993	Did not enter
1995	Third-place	3rd	3	1	1	1	2	1
1997	Group stage	5th	2	0	1	1	1	4
1999	Runners-up	2nd	4	2	1	1	6	3
2003	Champions	1st	5	4	1	0	8	2
2005	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	7	3
2008	Group stage	6th	3	0	2	1	3	4
2009	Semi-finals	3rd	4	2	1	1	6	3
2011	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	1	4
2013	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	2	5
2015	Group stage	5th	3	1	0	2	4	7
2018	Group stage	5th	3	2	0	1	3	2
2021	TBD
Total	1 Title	11/12	38	16	12	13	43	38

AFC Challenge Cup record[]

AFC Challenge Cup								Qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2006	Quarter-finals	4	2	1	1	7	8	Qualified as host
2008	Did not qualify							2	0	1	1	1	2
2010	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	6	3	2	0	1	5	2
2012	Did not qualify							3	1	0	2	2	5
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[]

Bangladesh won the two-match series 1–0 against Nepal in November 2020.^[27]

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
1974 Tehran	Did not participate
1978 Bangkok	Preliminary round	12/14	2	0	0	2	0	4
1982 New Delhi	Preliminary round	11/16	3	1	0	2	2	4
1986 Seoul	Preliminary round	16/18	4	1	0	3	1	12
1990 Beijing	Preliminary round	11/14	2	0	0	2	0	7
1994 Hiroshima	Did not participate
1998 Bangkok	Withdrew
Total	4/13	-	11	2	0	9	3	27

Head-to-head record[]

As of 3 June 2021

The team's head-to-head records against all 48 nations whom they have played to date, including friendly internationals:^[28] 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.^[29]

  Team ceased to exist

showAgainst	Region	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win%
Afghanistan	AFC	8	1	5	2	10	12	−2	012.50
Algeria	CAF	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Australia	AFC	2	0	0	2	0	9	−9	000.00
Bahrain	AFC	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Bhutan	AFC	13	10	2	1	31	7	+24	076.92
Bosnia and Herzegovina	UEFA	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Burundi	CAF	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Cambodia	AFC	4	3	1	0	5	2	+3	075.00
China PR	AFC	5	0	0	5	0	15	−15	000.00
Chinese Taipei	AFC	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1	050.00
Guam	AFC	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Hong Kong	AFC	4	0	1	3	3	14	−11	000.00
India	AFC	27	3	11	13	19	39	−20	011.11
Indonesia	AFC	6	1	1	4	4	12	−8	016.67
Iran	AFC	7	0	1	6	1	28	−27	000.00
Japan	AFC	5	0	0	5	1	22	−21	000.00
Jordan	AFC	2	0	0	2	0	12	−12	000.00
Kuwait	AFC	2	0	0	2	1	6	−5	000.00
Kyrgyzstan	AFC	4	0	0	4	2	10	−8	000.00
Laos	AFC	5	2	2	1	5	4	+1	040.00
Lebanon	AFC	2	1	0	1	2	4	−2	050.00
Macau	AFC	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Malaysia	AFC	9	1	2	6	3	16	−13	011.11
Maldives	AFC	12	3	5	4	20	16	+4	025.00
Mongolia	AFC	2	1	1	0	5	2	+3	050.00
Myanmar	AFC	12	4	2	6	15	27	−12	033.33
Nepal	AFC	27	14	5	8	33	20	+13	051.85
North Korea	AFC	2	0	0	2	2	4	−2	000.00
Northern Mariana Islands	AFC	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00
Oman	AFC	3	0	0	3	2	10	−8	000.00
Pakistan	AFC	18	8	4	6	18	10	+8	044.44
Palestine	AFC	5	0	1	4	1	8	−7	000.00
Philippines	AFC	3	1	0	2	3	6	−3	033.33
Qatar	AFC	7	0	2	5	2	19	−17	000.00
Saudi Arabia	AFC	5	0	0	5	1	20	−19	000.00
Singapore	AFC	4	1	2	1	4	4	+0	025.00
South Korea	AFC	4	0	0	4	0	20	−20	000.00
South Vietnam	AFC	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Sri Lanka	AFC	18	12	2	4	27	12	+15	066.67
Sudan	CAF	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	000.00
Syria	AFC	3	0	0	3	1	5	−4	000.00
Tajikistan	AFC	10	1	2	7	5	29	−24	010.00
Thailand	AFC	15	2	5	8	13	29	−16	013.33
United Arab Emirates	AFC	5	0	0	5	1	21	−20	000.00
Uzbekistan	AFC	3	0	0	3	0	15	−15	000.00
Vietnam	AFC	2	0	1	1	0	4	−4	000.00
Yemen	AFC	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	050.00
Yugoslavia	UEFA	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	000.00
Total	48 nations	275	76	58	141	263	501	−238	027.64

Honours[]

• SAFF Championship
  • Champions (1): 2003
  • Runner-up (2): 1999, 2005
  • Third-Place (2): 1995, 2009
• South Asian Games
  • Gold medal (1): 1999
  • Silver medal (4): 1984, 1985, 1989, 1995
  • Bronze medal (1): 1991
• Bangabandhu Gold Cup
  • Runner-up (1): 2015
• Quaid-E-Azam International Cup^[30]
  • Runner-up (1): 1985
  • Third-place (1): 1987
• President's Gold Cup^[31]
  • Champions (1): 1989
• Four-nation International Invitational Football Tournament^[32]
  • Champions (1): 1995
• Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup
  • Runner-up (1): 2005
• Mujib Borsho FIFA International Football Series
  • Champions (1): 2020
• Three Nations Cup
  • Runner-up (1): 2021

See also[]

• Bangladesh Football Federation
• Bangladesh national football team performances
• Bangladesh women's national football team
• Bangladesh national under-23 football team
• Bangladesh national under-20 football team
• Bangladesh national under-17 football team
• Bangladesh women's national under-20 football team
• Bangladesh women's national under-17 football team
• Football in Bangladesh

References[]

External links[]

• Bangladesh Football Federation
• Bangladesh FIFA profile

Preceded by 1999 India

South Asian Champions 2003 Bangladesh  (First title)

Succeeded by 2005 India