# Bangladeshi clubs in the AFC Cup

Bangladeshi clubs' history of playing in the AFC Club Competitions. Muktijoddha Sangsad KC were the first side to take part in AFC Cup since the competition started in 2004. During the 2019 AFC Cup, Dhaka Abahani became the first Bangladeshi club to reach the knockout phase of the tournament. Bashundhara Kings became the first Bangladeshi club to take part in Preliminary Round of AFC Champions League in 23–24 season against Sharjah FC.

## Who qualifies for Asian club Competitions

| Competition | Who Qualifies | Teams |
| Men's |||
| AFC Challenge League Qualifying Stage (from the 2024–25 season) | Bangladesh Premier League (football) Champion | 1 |

## AFC Cup Participations (2004–2024)

| Team | Appearance | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007–2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023–24 |
| Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 2 Times | GS | GS | | No Participation | | | | | | | | | |
| Brothers Union | 2 Times | | GS | GS | No Participation | | | | | | | | | |
| Dhaka Mohammedan | 1 Time | | | GS | No Participation | | | | | | | | | |
| Sheikh Russel KC | 2 Times | | | | No Participation | QS | | QS | | | | | | |
| Sheikh Jamal DC | 1 Time | | | | No Participation | | QS+GS | | | | | | W/D | |
| Dhaka Abahani | 6 Times | | | | No Participation | | | GS | GS | SF | QS | | QS | QS |
| Saif Sporting Club | 1 Time | | | | No Participation | | | | QS | | | | | |
| Bashundhara Kings | 4 Times | | | | No Participation | | | | | | GS | GS | GS | GS |
* W: Winners
* RU: Runners-Up
* SF: Semifinals
* QF:Quarterfinals
* GS: Group Stage
* QS: Qualifying Stage
* TBA: To be Announced
* W/D: Withdraw
$^1$ Inter-zone play-off semi-finals

## Bangladeshi Clubs in AFC Competitions (2024– )

| Year | Competition | Team | Progress | Score | Opponent | Venue |
| 2023–24 | AFC Champions League | Bashundhara Kings | Preliminary Round | 0–2 | Sharjah FC | Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah |
| 2024–25 | AFC Challenge League | Bashundhara Kings | Preliminary Round | | | |

## Statistics by club
### Muktijoddha Sangsad

| Team | GP | W | D | L | F | A | GD |
| Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 18 | −13 |

#### Results

Win  Draw  Loss
| Season | Round | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Venue |
| 2004 | Group Stage | Nisa Aşgabat | 1–0 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Nisa Stadium, Asgabat, Turkmenistan |
| 2004 | Group Stage | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 0–1 | Al-Nejmeh Beirut | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman |
| 2004 | Group Stage | Al Sha'ab Ibb | 3–0 $^1$ | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | King Abdullah Stadium, Amman, jordan |
| 2004 | Group Stage | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 2–3 | Al Sha'ab Ibb | Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon |
| 2004 | Group Stage | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 0–0 | Nisa Aşgabat | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman |
| 2004 | Group Stage | Al-Nejmeh Beirut | 2–0 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon |
| 2005 | Group Stage | East Bengal F.C. | 0–0 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India |
| 2005 | Group Stage | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 0–3 | Al-Faisaly (Amman) | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 2005 | Group Stage | Nebitçi Balkanabat | 0–1 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Balkanabat Stadium, Balkanabat, Turkmenistan |
| 2005 | Group Stage | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 1–2 | Nebitçi Balkanabat | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 2005 | Group Stage | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 0–1 | East Bengal F.C. | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 2005 | Group Stage | Al-Faisaly (Amman) | 2–1 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan |
$^1$Al Sha'ab Ibb were awarded a 3–0 win as Muktijoddha Sangsad KC did not show up for the match.

### Brothers Union

| Team | GP | W | D | L | F | A | GD |
| Brothers Union | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | −14 |

#### Results

| Season | Round | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Venue |
| 2005 | Group Stage | Brothers Union | 1–1 | Nisa Aşgabat | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 2005 | Group Stage | Al-Nejmeh Beirut | 4–1 | Brothers Union | Al Manara Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon |
| 2005 | Group Stage | Nisa Aşgabat | 0–0 | Brothers Union | Nisa Stadium, Asgabat, Turkmenistan |
| 2005 | Group Stage | Brothers Union | 0–2 | Al-Nejmeh Beirut | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 2006 | Group Stage | Al-Muharraq | 2–0 | Brothers Union | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Turkmenistan |
| 2006 | Group Stage | Brothers Union | 2–2 | Mahindra United | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 2006 | Group Stage | Brothers Union | 1–3 | Al Ahed | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 2006 | Group Stage | Al Ahed | 6–2 | Brothers Union | Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon |
| 2006 | Group Stage | Brothers Union | 0–0 | Al-Muharraq | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 2006 | Group Stage | Mahindra United | 1–0 | Brothers Union | – |

### Dhaka Mohammedan

| Team | GP | W | D | L | F | A | GD |
| Dhaka Mohammedan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 |

#### Results

| Season | Round | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Venue |
| 2006 | Group Stage | Al-Wahdat | 7–0 | Dhaka Mohammedan | Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan |
| 2006 | Group Stage | Dhaka Mohammedan | 1–2 | Al-Wahdat | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |

### Sheikh Russel

| Team | GP | W | D | L | F | A | GD |
| Sheikh Russel KC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 |

#### Results

| Season | Round | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Venue |
| 2015 | Qualifying Stage | Khayr Vahdat FK | 1–0 | Sheikh Russel KC | Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
| 2017 | Qualifying Stage | Sheikh Russel KC | 1–1 | Tatung F.C. | Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan |
| 2017 | Qualifying Stage | F.C. Tertons | 4–3 | Sheikh Russel KC | Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan |

### Sheikh Jamal DC

| Team | GP | W | D | L | F | A | GD |
| Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 21 | −9 |

#### Results

| Season | Round | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Venue |
| 2016 | Qualifying Stage | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | 4–1 | Benfica de Macau | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
| 2016 | Qualifying Stage | FC Alga Bishkek | 1–1 | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
| 2016 | Group Stage | Tampines Rovers FC | 4–0 | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore |
| 2016 | Group Stage | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | 0–2 | Ceres F.C. | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 2016 | Group Stage | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | 3–4 | Selangor FA | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 2016 | Group Stage | Selangor FA | 2–1 | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | Selayang Municipal Council Stadium, Selayang, Malaysia |
| 2016 | Group Stage | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | 3–2 | Tampines Rovers FC | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 2016 | Group Stage | Ceres F.C. | 5–0 | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | Panaad Park and Stadium, Bacolod, Philippines |

### Dhaka Abahani

| Team | GP | W | D | L | F | A | GD |
| Dhaka Abahani | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 34 | −7 |

#### Results

| Season | Round | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Venue |
| 2017 | Group Stage | Dhaka Abahani | 0–2 | Maziya S&RC | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 2017 | Group Stage | Mohun Bagan | 3–1 | Dhaka Abahani | Rabindra Sarobar Stadium, Kolkata, India |
| 2017 | Group Stage | Bengaluru FC | 2–0 | Dhaka Abahani | Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, India |
| 2017 | Group Stage | Dhaka Abahani | 2–0 | Bengaluru FC | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 2017 | Group Stage | Maziya S&RC | 2–0 | Dhaka Abahani | Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé, Maldives |
| 2017 | Group Stage | Dhaka Abahani | 1–1 | Mohun Bagan | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 2018 | Group Stage | Dhaka Abahani | 0–1 | New Radiant S.C. | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 2018 | Group Stage | Bengaluru FC | 1–0 | Dhaka Abahani | Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, India |
| 2018 | Group Stage | Aizawl F.C. | 0–3 | Dhaka Abahani | Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati, India |
| 2018 | Group Stage | Dhaka Abahani | 1–1 | Aizawl F.C. | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 2018 | Group Stage | New Radiant S.C. | 5–1 | Dhaka Abahani | Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé, Maldives |
| 2018 | Group Stage | Dhaka Abahani | 0–4 | Bengaluru FC | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 2019 | Group Stage | Manang Marshyangdi Club | 0–1 | Dhaka Abahani | ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal |
| 2019 | Group Stage | Dhaka Abahani | 2–2 | Minerva Punjab F.C. | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 2019 | Group Stage | Chennaiyin FC | 1–0 | Dhaka Abahani | The Arena, Ahmedabad, India |
| 2019 | Group Stage | Dhaka Abahani | 3–2 | Chennaiyin FC | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 2019 | Group Stage | Dhaka Abahani | 5–0 | Manang Marshyangdi Club | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 2019 | Group Stage | Minerva Punjab F.C. | 0–1 | Dhaka Abahani | Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati, India |
| 2019 | Inter-zone Semi-final | Dhaka Abahani | 4–3 | 4.25 SC | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 2019 | Inter-zone Semi-final | 4.25 SC | 2–0 | Dhaka Abahani | Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea |
| 2020 | Group Stage | Dhaka Abahani | 2–2 | Maziya S&RC | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 2020 | Group Stage | Maziya S&RC | 0–0 | Dhaka Abahani | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives |
| 2022 | Qualifying Play-off | Mohun Bagan SG | 3–1 | Dhaka Abahani | Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata, India |

### Saif SC

| Team | GP | W | D | L | F | A | GD |
| Saif Sporting Club | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 |

#### Results

| Season | Round | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Venue |
| 2018 | Qualifying Stage | Saif Sporting Club | 0–1 | TC Sports Club | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 2018 | Qualifying Stage | TC Sports Club | 3–1 | Saif Sporting Club | Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé, Maldives |

### Bashundhara Kings

| Team | GP | W | D | L | F | A | GD |
| Bashundhara Kings | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 |

#### Results

| Season | Round | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Venue |
| 2020 | Group Stage | Bashundhara Kings | 5–1 | T.C. Sports Club | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 2021 | Group Stage | Bashundhara Kings | 2–0 | Maziya | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives |
| 2021 | Group Stage | Bengaluru FC | 0–0 | Bashundhara Kings | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives |
| 2021 | Group Stage | Bashundhara Kings | 1–1 | Mohun Bagan SG | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives |
| 2022 | Group Stage | Bashundhara Kings | 1–0 | Maziya | Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata, India |
| 2022 | Group Stage | Bashundhara Kings | 0–4 | Mohun Bagan SG | Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata, India |
| 2022 | Group Stage | Bashundhara Kings | 2–1 | Gokulam Kerala FC | Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata, India |

### Opponents

Head-to-head records against clubs form 31 nations whom they have played to date only in AFC Competitions.
| Against | Region | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | %Win |
| Bahrain | WAFF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Bhutan | SAFF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 050.00 |
| Cambodia | AFF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| China | EAFF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 000.00 |
| Chinese Taipei | EAFF | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 000.00 |
| India | SAFF | 33 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 024.24 |
| Iran | CAFF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 033.33 |
| Iraq | WAFF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 000.00 |
| Jordan | WAFF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 000.00 |
| Kyrgyzstan | CAFF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Laos | AFF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 100.00 |
| Lebanon | WAFF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 000.00 |
| Macau | EAFF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Malaysia | AFF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 000.00 |
| Maldives | SAFF | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 53 | 26 | +27 | 059.09 |
| Mongolia | EAFF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Nepal | SAFF | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 071.43 |
| North Korea | EAFF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 040.00 |
| Pakistan | SAFF | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 066.67 |
| Philippines | AFF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 000.00 |
| Qatar | WAFF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Saudi Arabia | WAFF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 000.00 |
| Singapore | AFF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 050.00 |
| South Korea | EAFF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 32 | −31 | 000.00 |
| Sri Lanka | SAFF | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4 | +22 | 087.50 |
| Tajikistan | CAFF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Thailand | AFF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 000.00 |
| Turkmenistan | CAFF | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 014.29 |
| United Arab Emirates | WAFF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 000.00 |
| Vietnam | AFF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Yemen | WAFF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | 31 nations | 147 | 47 | 32 | 68 | 207 | 243 | −36 | 031.97 |
* Last Updated on 11 December, 2023

## Goal scorers

As of 24 May 2022
| Rank | Player | Club | Qualifying stage | Main stage | Total goals |
| 1 | Emeka Onuoha | Sheikh Jamal DC Dhaka Abahani | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Sunday Chizoba | Dhaka Abahani | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | Hernan Barcos | Bashundhara Kings | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Landing Darboe | Sheikh Jamal DC | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Masih Saighani | Dhaka Abahani | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Mamunul Islam | Sheikh Jamal DC Dhaka Abahani | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Nabib Newaj Jibon | Dhaka Abahani | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Shakhawat Hossain Rony | Sheikh Jamal DC Sheikh Russel KC | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Jean Jules Ikanga | Sheikh Russel KC | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Jahid Hasan Ameli | Brothers Union | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Mehedi Hassan Tapu | Brothers Union | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Rubel Miya | Dhaka Abahani | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Kervens Belfort | Dhaka Abahani | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Seiya Kojima | Dhaka Abahani | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Nuha Marong | Bashundhara Kings | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Robinho | Bashundhara Kings | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Daniel Colindres | Bashundhara Kings | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Fernandes | Bashundhara Kings | 0 | 1 | 1 |