Bangladesh national football team

Bangladesh national football team () 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.

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
270px|right|thumb|Bangabandhu National StadiumBangladesh 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.

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

2021

Coaching staff

PositionNameHead Coach Javier CabreraAssistant Coaches Masud Parvez KawsarGoalkeeper Coach Biplob BhattacharjeeFitness Coach Ivan RazlogTeam Physio Fuad Hasan HawladerManager Satyajit Das RupuBFF Technical Director Paul Smalley

Coaching history
Interim coaches are listed in italics.

  Sheikh Saheb Ali (1972–1975)
  Abdur Rahim (1975)
  Anjam Hossain (1976)
  Werner Bickelhaupt (1978–1979)
  Zakaria Pintoo (1979)
  Gofur Baluch (1982)
  Gerd Schmidt (1982)
  Golam Sarwar Tipu (1984)
  Ali Imam (1984)
  Kazi Salahuddin (1985–1988)
  Abdul Hakim (1986)
  Wazed Gazi (1987)
  Nasser Hejazi (1989)
  Pran Govinda Kunda (1989)
  Shahid Uddin Ahmed Selim (1991)
  Mohammad Kaikobad (1992)
  Oldrich Swab (1993)
  Kang Man-young (1994)
  Otto Pfister (1995–1997)
  Abu Yusuf (1998)
  Samir Shaker (1998–1999)
  Mark Harrison (2000)
  Hasanuzzaman Bablu (2000)
  György Kottán (2000–2003)
  Golam Sarwar Tipu (2003)
  Andres Cruciani (2005–2007)
  Hasanuzzaman Bablu (2006)
  Sayeed Hassan Kanan (2007-2008)
  Syed Nayeemuddin (2007–2008)
  Abu Yusuf (2008)
  Shafiqul Islam Manik (2008)
  Dido (2009)
  Shahidur Rahman Shantoo (2009)
  Zoran Đorđević (2010)
  Saiful Bari Titu (2010)
  Robert Rubčić (2010–2011)
  Nikola Ilievski (2011)
  Saiful Bari Titu (2012)
  Lodewijk de Kruif (2013–2014)
  Saiful Bari Titu (2014–2015)
  Lodewijk de Kruif (2015)
  Fabio Lopez (2015)
  Maruful Haque (2015–2016)
  Gonzalo Sanchez Moreno (2016)
  Lodewijk de Kruif (2016)
  Tom Saintfiet (2016)
   Andrew Ord (2017–2018)
  Jamie Day (2018–2022)
  Óscar Bruzón (2021)
  Mário Lemos (2021)
  Javier Cabrera (2022–present)

Coaching record

CoachFromTo Mark HarrisonApril 2000May 2000 Hasanuzzaman BabluJuly 2000August 2000 György Kottán November 2000January 2003 Golam Sarwar Tipu22 November 2003December 2003 Andres Cruciani3 August 200510 April 2006 Hasanuzzaman BabluFebruary 2006November 2006 Syed Nayeemuddin1 August 200731 December 2007 Abu Yusuf5 March 200818 June 2008 Shafiqul Islam Manik18 August 200813 November 2008 Dido1 January 20099 November 2009 Shahidur Rahman Shantoo9 November 200911 December 2009 Saiful Bari Titu16 February 201020 February 2010 Robert Rubčić3 September 20102 June 2011 Nikola Ilievski24 June 201122 December 2011 Saiful Bari Titu2 September 201220 November 2012 Lodewijk de Kruif29 January 201314 October 2014 Saiful Bari Titu18 October 201427 October 2014 Lodewijk de Kruif24 January 20158 September 2015 Fabio Lopez11 September 201524 November 2015 Maruful Haque25 November 201518 January 2016 Gonzalo Sanchez Moreno23 February 201624 March 2016 Lodewijk de Kruif7 May 20167 June 2016 Tom Saintfiet26 June 201610 October 2016 Andrew Ord18 May 20174 April 2018 Jamie Day17 May 201817 September 2021 Óscar Bruzón17 September 202120 October 2021 Mário Lemos21 October 20217 January 2022 Javier Cabrera8 January 2022Present

Players
Current squad
The following 23 players were named to the final squad for the 2021 Mahinda Rajapaksa Trophy.

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

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Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Bangladesh squad within the last twelve months.

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

Players in bold are still active with Bangladesh.

Most appearances
RankPlayerCapsGoalsPeriod1Zahid Hasan Ameli64152005–20162Mamunul Islam6232008–20203Jamal Bhuyan6012013–present4Rajani Kanta Barman5301999–20095Alfaz Ahmed52111995–20086Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu50171975–1985Mohd Aminul Haque5001999–20108Sohel Rana4702013–present9Topu Barman4562014–presentWaly Faisal4502006–2018

Top goalscorers
RankPlayerGoalsCapsRatioPeriod1Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu17501975–19852Zahid Hasan Ameli15642005–20163Alfaz Ahmed11521995–20084Kazi Salahuddin 9271973–19805Shakhawat Hossain Rony8202011–2018Mohamed Zahid Hossain8392006–20167Enamul Haque7162009–20168Mizanur Rahman6121994–1999Rokonuzzaman Kanchan6292000–2006Topu Barman6452014–present

Competitive record

Overview Event 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd PlaceAFC Asian Cup 0 0 0SAFF Championship 1 2 1 1 4 1Total262

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.

YearRoundPosition 1930 to  1982Did not enter; was part of British India until 1947and then Pakistan between 1947 and 1971Did not enter; was part of British India until 1947and then Pakistan between 1947 and 1971 1986Did not qualify6204510 1990610549 19948206728 19986105414 20026123515 2006200204 2010201116 2014421154 20188017232 202210136419   2026TBDTBDTotal—0/22——————581084037131

AFC Asian Cup record

YearResultPosition 1956 to  1968Part of Part of  1972Not an AFC memberNot an AFC member 1976 Withdrew from qualification Withdrew from qualification 1980  Group Stage 10th4004217412178 1984 Did not qualify5104613 1988503219 1992200207 1996  Withdrew  Withdrew 2000 Did not qualify4112512 2004201134    20078116219 2011 AFC Challenge Cup 2015 2019120210341 2023  To be determined10136419TotalBest: Group stage1/174004217525133431132

AFC Asian Cup HistoryFirst match 2–3  (16 September 1980; Kuwait City, Kuwait)Biggest winN/ABiggest defeat 0–7  (22 September 1980; Kuwait City, Kuwait)Best ResultGroup stage in 1980

SAFF Championship
[[SAFF Championship| Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1993  Did not enter 1995 Third-place3rd3 1 1 1 2 1 1997 Group stage5th 2 0 1 1 1 4 1999 Runners-up2nd 4 2 1 1 6 3 2003 Champions1st 5 4 1 0 8 2 2005 Runners-up2nd 5 3 1 1 7 3 2008 Group stage6th 3 0 2 1 3 4 2009 Semi-finals3rd 4 2 1 1 6 3 2011 Group stage7th  3 0 1 2 1 4 2013 Group stage7th  3 0 1 2 2 5 2015 Group stage5th  3 1 0 2 4 7 2018 Group stage5th 3 2 0 1 3 2 2021 Group stage4th412 1 34Total1 Title12/13421714144642

SAFF Championship HistoryFirst match 0–1  (25 March 1995; Colombo, Sri Lanka)Biggest win 4–0  (April 24 1999; Goa, India)Biggest defeat 0–3  (September 7 1997; Kathmandu, Nepal)Best ResultChampions in 2003Worst ResultGroup stage in 1997, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018 and 2021

AFC Challenge Cup
[[:en:AFC Challenge Cup|TahunRoundPldWDLGFGAPldWDLGFGA 2006  Quarter final 4 2 1 1 7 8  Qualified as host 2008 Did not qualify2 0 1 11 2 2010 Group stage 3 1 0 23 63 2 0 15 2 2012  Did not qualify3 1 0 22 5 2014  Did not qualify3 2 0 16 1TotalQuarter final73131014115151410

AFC Challenge Cup HistoryFirst match 2–1  (1 April 2006; Dhaka, Bangladesh)Biggest win 3–0  (3 April 2006; Dhaka, Bangladesh)Biggest defeat 1–6  (10 April 2006; Dhaka, Bangladesh)Best ResultQuarter final in 2006Worst ResultGroup stage in 2010

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. Bangladesh won against Nepal in "Mujib Borsho FIFA International Football Series 2020"

Asian Games
YearResultPosition 1951 New DelhiDid not enter; was part of Pakistan and Pakistan national team until 1971 1 1954 Manila 1958 Tokyo 1962 Jakarta 1966 Bangkok 1970 Bangkok 1974 Tehran Did not participate 1978 BangkokPreliminary round12/14200204 1982 New DelhiPreliminary round11/16310224 1986 SeoulPreliminary round16/184103112 1990 BeijingPreliminary round11/14200207 1994 HiroshimaDid not participate 1998 BangkokWithdrew 2002 – presentSee Bangladesh U23 national team 2Total4/13-11209327

Honours
 SAFF Championship
 Champions (1): 2003
 Runner-up (2): 1999, 2005
 Third-Place (2): 1995
 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
 Runner-up (1): 1985
 Third-place (1): 1987
 President's Gold Cup
 Champions (1): 1989
 Four-nation International Invitational Football Tournament
 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

References

Other websites
 Bangladesh Football Federation
 Bangladesh FIFA profile
 ELO team records

Category:Asian national football teams
Category:National sports teams of Bangladesh