Bangladesh national under-23 football team

Bangladesh Under-23
Nickname(s)	Bengal Tigers
Association	Bangladesh Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	SAFF (South Asia)
Head coach	Maruful Haque; (Interim)
Captain	Tutul Hossain Badsha
Top scorer	Imtiaz Ahmed Nakib (8)
Home stadium	Bangabandhu National Stadium
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Bangladesh 2–0 Bhutan; (Kathmandu, Nepal; 18 September 1984)
Biggest win
	Bangladesh 8–0 Maldives; (Dhaka, Bangladesh; 22 December 1985)
Biggest defeat
	Bangladesh 0–7 Jordan; (Hebron, Palestine; 19 July 2017)
Islamic Solidarity Games
Appearances	0
Asian Games
Appearances	5 (first in 2002)
Best result	Round of 16 (2018)
South Asian Games
Appearances	5 (first in 2004)
Best result	Gold medalist (2010)
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Appearances	0
Medal record
Men’s Football
South Asian Games

Bangladesh U-23 national football team is a youth football team operated under the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF). The team would represent Bangladesh in the Summer Olympics, AFC U-22 Asian Cup, and the Asian Games.^[2]

Current squad[]

The following 23 players have been called up to the squad for 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification^[3]
Caps and goals updated as of 8 December 2019 after the match against Nepal.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
13	1GK	Mahfuz Hasan Pritom	(1999-11-05) 5 November 1999 (age 22)	0	0	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
15	1GK	Pappu Hossain	(1999-04-07) 7 April 1999 (age 22)	1	0	Saif Sporting Club
	1GK		(2003-12-11) 11 December 2003 (age 18)	0	0	Uttar Baridhara Club

3	2DF	Rahmat Mia	(1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 (age 22)		0	Saif Sporting Club
5	2DF	Tutul Hossain Badsha	(1999-08-12) 12 August 1999 (age 22)		1	Dhaka Abahani
17	2DF	Riyadul Hasan Rafi	(1999-12-29) 29 December 1999 (age 22)		0	Saif Sporting Club
18	2DF	Yeasin Arafat	(2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 (age 19)		0	Saif Sporting Club
	2DF	Sabuj Hossain		0	0	Saif Sporting Club
	2DF	Rostam Islam Dukhu Mia	(2005-12-13) 13 December 2005 (age 16)	0	0	Sheikh Russel KC
	2DF	Isa Faysal		0	0	Bangladesh Police FC
	2DF	Monir Alam		0	0	Chittagong Abahani

	3MF	Manik Hossain Molla	(1999-03-11) 11 March 1999 (age 22)			Chittagong Abahani
	3MF			0	0	Saif Sporting Club
	3MF	Papon Singha		0	0	Uttar Baridhara Club
	3MF	Enamul Islam Gazi		0	0	Rahmatganj MFS
	3MF	Mohammad Ridoy	(2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 20)	0	0	Dhaka Abahani

	4FW	Foysal Ahmed Fahim		0	0	Saif Sporting Club
	4FW	Jamir Uddin		0	0	Bangladesh Police FC
	4FW	Rahim Uddin		0	0	Saif Sporting Club
	4FW	Mahbubur Rahman Sufil	(1999-09-10) 10 September 1999 (age 22)	10	2	Bashundhara Kings
	4FW		(2004-03-12) 12 March 2004 (age 17)	0	0	Ipswich Town F.C.
	4FW	Sabbir Ahmed		0	0	Rahmatganj MFS
	4FW	Maraz Hossain Opi		0	0	Saif Sporting Club

Coaching staff[]

As of October 2021

Position	Name
Head Coach	Maruful Haque
Assistant Coaches	Masud Parvez Kaisar Abdul Kayum Santu
Goalkeeper Coach	Atiqur Rahman
Manager	Satyajit Das Rupu
Physio	Fuad Hasan Hawlader

Maruful era[]

2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification[]

Date	Competition	Venue	Location	Opponent
27 October 2021	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification	JAR Stadium	Tashkent	Kuwait U-23
30 October 2021	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification	Pakhtakor Central Stadium	Tashkent	Uzbekistan U-23
2 November 2021	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification	JAR Stadium	Tashkent	Saudi Arabia U-23

Jamie Day era[]

2019 South Asian Games[]

Date	Competition	Venue	Location	Opponent	Result	Scorers for Bangladesh U-23
2 December 2019	2019 South Asian Games	Dasarath Rangasala Stadium	Kathmandu	Bhutan U-23	0–1
3 December 2019	2019 South Asian Games	Dasarath Rangasala Stadium	Kathmandu	Maldives U-23	1–1
5 December 2019	2019 South Asian Games	Dasarath Rangasala Stadium	Kathmandu	Sri Lanka U-23	1–0	Sufil 11'
8 December 2019	2019 South Asian Games	Dasarath Rangasala Stadium	Kathmandu	Nepal U-23	0–1

2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification[]

Date	Competition	Venue	Location	Opponent	Result	Scorers for Bangladesh U-23
22 March 2019	2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification	Khalifa Sports City Stadium	Isa Town	Bahrain U-23	0–1
24 March 2019	2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification	Khalifa Sports City Stadium	Isa Town	Palestine U-23	0–1
26 March 2019	2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification	Khalifa Sports City Stadium	Isa Town	Sri Lanka U-23	2–0	Biplu 5', Tutul Hossain Badsha 18'

2018 Asian Games[]

Date	Competition	Venue	Location	Opponent	Result	Scorers for Bangladesh U-23
14 August 2018	2018 Asian Games	Pakansari Stadium	Cibinong	Uzbekistan U-23	0–3
16 August 2018	2018 Asian Games	Pakansari Stadium	Cibinong	Thailand U-23	1–1	Sufil 52'
19 August 2018	2018 Asian Games	Patriot Stadium	Bekasi	Qatar U-23	1–0	Bhuyan 90+3'
24 August 2018	2018 Asian Games	Wibawa Mukti Stadium	Cikarang	North Korea U-23	1–3	Uddin 90+1'

Recent results and fixtures[]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

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

For past match results of the national team, see the team's results page.

2019[]

22 March 2019 2020 AFC U-23 Championship Qual.	Bangladesh	0–1	Bahrain	Isa Town
16:00 BST			Al-Hardan 21'	Stadium: Khalifa Sports City Stadium Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

24 March 2019 2020 AFC U-23 Championship Qual.	Bangladesh	0–1	Palestine	Isa Town
19:00 BST			22'	Stadium: Khalifa Sports City Stadium Attendance: 2,583 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)

26 March 2019 2020 AFC U-23 Championship Qual.	Bangladesh	2–0	Sri Lanka	Isa Town
19:00 BST	B. Ahmed 5' Badsha 18'			Stadium: Khalifa Sports City Stadium Attendance: 2,789 Referee: (South Korea)

2 December 2019 2019 South Asian Games	Bangladesh	0–1	Bhutan	Kathmandu
13:15 BST		Report	C. Gyeltshen 64'	Stadium: Dasarath Rangasala Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Nabindra Maharjan (Nepal)

3 December 2019 2019 South Asian Games	Bangladesh	1–1	Maldives	Kathmandu
17:45 BST	30' (o.g.)	Report	70'	Stadium: Dasarath Rangasala Stadium Attendance: 450 Referee: Kabin Byanjankar (Nepal)

5 December 2019 2019 South Asian Games	Bangladesh	1–0	Sri Lanka	Kathmandu
17:15 BST	Sufil 11'	Report		Stadium: Dasarath Rangasala Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Mohamed Javis (Maldives)

8 December 2019 2019 South Asian Games	Bangladesh	0–1	Nepal	Kathmandu
17:15 BST		Report	S. Bal 11'	Stadium: Dasarath Rangasala Stadium Attendance: 15,000

2021[]

27 October 2021 (2021-10-27) 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Group D	Bangladesh	0–1	Kuwait	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
16:00 BST		Report	19'	Stadium: JAR Stadium Attendance: 20 Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)

30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Group D	Uzbekistan	6–0	Bangladesh	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
16:00 BST	13', 17' 14' 26' 64' 89'	Report		Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium Attendance: 2,169 Referee: Mohammad Ghabayen (Jordan)

2 November 2021 (2021-11-02) 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Group D	Saudi Arabia	3–0	Bangladesh	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
16:00 BST	Abdulhamid 16' Al-Johani 19' Yahya 70'	Report		Stadium: JAR Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

Competition records[]

Summer Olympics Games[]

Summer Olympic Games Record
Hosts	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1896 to 1984	Was part of British India until 1947 and then Pakistan between 1947 and 1971
1988 to 2016	Did not qualify
2020	Did not qualify
2024	To be determined
Total	0/29	-	0	0	0	0	0	0

Asian Games[]

Asian Games Record
Hosts	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2002 Busan	Group Stage	20/24	3	0	0	3	1	9
2006 Doha	Round 2	24/30	3	0	0	3	2	13
2010 Guangzhou	Group Stage	24/24	3	0	0	3	1	10
2014 Incheon	Group Stage	20/29	3	1	0	2	2	5
2018 Jakarta & Palembang	Round of 16	15/25	4	1	1	2	3	7
2022 Hangzhou	TBA	TBA/TBA	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	5/18	-	16	2	1	13	9	44

AFC U-23 Asian Cup[]

AFC U-23 Championship Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2013	Did not qualify
2016	Did not qualify
2018	Did not qualify
2020	Did not qualify
2022	Did not qualify
Total	0/5	-	0	0	0	0	0	0

AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification[]

AFC U-23 Championship qualification Record
Year/Host	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2013	Did not qualify	-	4	0	0	4	3	14
2016	Did not qualify	-	3	0	1	2	0	8
2018	Did not qualify	-	3	0	0	3	1	13
2020	Did not qualify	-	3	1	1	2	2	2
2022	Did not qualify	-	2	0	0	2	0	4
Total	0/5	-	15	1	2	13	6	41

South Asian Games[]

South Asian Games Record
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2004	Group Stage	5/8	3	1	1	1	2	2
2006	Group Stage	6/8	3	0	2	1	2	3
2010	Champion	1/8	5	5	0	0	13	0
2016	Third place	3/6	4	2	1	1	5	7
2019	Third place	3/5	4	1	1	2	2	3
Total	6/41	1 Title	19	9	5	5	24	15

Islamic Solidarity Games[]

Islamic Solidarity Games Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2005	Did not enter
2010	Did not enter
2013	Did not enter
2017	Did not enter
2022	To be determined
Total	0/4	-	0	0	0	0	0	0

Opponents[]

The team's head-to-head records against all 27 nations (all of them from AFC) whom they have played to date, including friendly internationals.

Against	Region	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	%Win
Afghanistan	AFC	4	3	1	0	7	1	+6	075.00
Bahrain	AFC	2	0	0	2	1	6	−5	000.00
Bhutan	AFC	3	1	1	1	5	2	+3	033.33
China	AFC	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Hong Kong	AFC	4	1	0	3	3	9	−6	025.00
India	AFC	5	0	2	3	1	8	−7	000.00
Jordan	AFC	2	0	0	2	0	10	−10	000.00
Kuwait	AFC	3	0	0	3	0	6	−6	000.00
Malaysia	AFC	2	1	0	1	1	1	+0	050.00
Maldives	AFC	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	066.67
Myanmar	AFC	2	0	1	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Nepal	AFC	8	3	1	4	8	9	−1	037.50
North Korea	AFC	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Pakistan	AFC	2	0	0	2	0	2	−2	000.00
Palestine	AFC	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	000.00
Philippines	AFC	2	2	0	0	11	0	+11	100.00
Qatar	AFC	2	1	0	1	1	3	−2	050.00
South Korea	AFC	3	0	0	3	0	10	−10	000.00
Sri Lanka	AFC	3	2	0	1	3	1	+2	066.67
Syria	AFC	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	000.00
Tajikistan	AFC	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Thailand	AFC	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	000.00
Turkmenistan	AFC	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
UAE	AFC	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Uzbekistan	AFC	5	0	0	5	1	15	−14	000.00
Vietnam	AFC	2	0	0	2	3	9	−6	000.00
Yemen	AFC	1	0	0	1	1	5	−4	000.00
Total	27 nations	69	16	8	45	55	134	−79	023.19

Last Updated on 28 October 2021.

Honours[]

South Asian Games
- Gold medal (1): 2010

References[]

^ অ-২৩ কোচ হচ্ছেন মারুফুল হক. Daily Dhaka Post (in Bengali). 22 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
^ "Bangladesh U23". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
^ অনূর্ধ্ব-২৩ চূড়ান্ত দলে ইংল্যান্ড প্রবাসী জুলকারনাইন. bdnews24.com (in Bengali).

[1] অ-২৩ কোচ হচ্ছেন মারুফুল হক. Daily Dhaka Post (in Bengali). 22 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.

[2] "Bangladesh U23". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 June 2014.

[3] অনূর্ধ্ব-২৩ চূড়ান্ত দলে ইংল্যান্ড প্রবাসী জুলকারনাইন. bdnews24.com (in Bengali).

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