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Bangladesh

Nickname(s)	Bengal Tigers (বাংলার বাঘ) Red and Green (লাল-সবুজ)
Association	Bangladesh Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	SAFF (South Asia)
Head coach	Javier Cabrera
Captain	Jamal Bhuyan
Most caps	Jamal Bhuyan (66)
Top scorer	Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu (17)
Home stadium	Bangabandhu National Stadium
FIFA code	BAN
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	192 (6 October 2022)[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)  Iran 9–0 Bangladesh  (Karachi, Pakistan; 18 February 1982)
Asian Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 1980)
Best result	Group stage (1980)
SAFF Championship
Appearances	12 (first in 1995)
Best result	Champions (2003)
Medal record Men's football SAFF Championship 2003 Bangladesh Team 2005 Pakistan Team 1999 India 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 October 2020.

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 2003 SAFF Championship and were gold medalists at the 1999 South Asian Games. Bangladesh was one of Southern Asia's leading team's in the 1980s and early 2000s. However, since the turn of the century, 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.[2][3] To date, football remains a popular sport in Bangladesh but cricket remains the most popular sport in the nation.[4]

History

Origins (1933–1971)

During the early 1930s, there were many tournaments being held in East Bengal and it was seen that the Bengalis there were getting a little better at football. So in 1933, Dhaka Sporting Association, also known as the DSA, was formed in a small tin house at Paltan Maidan in Dhaka. In those days, Islington Corinthians from England toured all around the world, and introduced their football to every country they visited. On 22 November 1937, the team visited Dhaka, where they took on the DSA XI. The Bengalis of Dhaka handed Corinthians their first ever loss, when the DSA XI defeated Corinthians 1–0 during their encounter. Most of the players were students of Dhaka University. Thousands of people were overjoyed to see the English lose on the field that day. While leaving, the opposition admitted to their defeat, saying, "I heard a lot about the Bengal tiger! This time I saw it!"[5]

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, the team played 16 exhibition matches in different states and cities of India and helped fund the Bangladesh government by handing over all the prize money earned during their tour.[6]

Emergence (1972–1984)

Following the nations independence from Pakistan in 1971, the Bangladesh Football Federation was founded on 15 July 1972, by Md. Yousuf Ali, the country's former Minister for Education and Cultural Affairs.[7] The BFF became affiliated with the AFC in 1973, and FIFA in 1976.[8] The newly formed federation named Sheikh Saheb Ali as the country's first head coach, and Zakaria Pintoo who also lead the Shadhin Football Bangla Team before liberation, as the captain.[9] In July 1973, Bangladesh were invited to take part in the Merdeka Cup, held in Malaysia, along with Pintoo the first national team squad consisted of: Shahidur Shantoo, Motaleb, Nannu, Nazir, Dilip Barua, Ashraf, Farukh, Shorif, Md.Kaikobad, Enayetur Rahman, Kazi Salahuddin, Pratap, Sunil Krishna, Firoj and Nowsher.[10]

On 26 July 1973, the Bangladesh football team played its first official game, a 2–2 draw against Thailand in the Merdeka Cup.[11] Enayetur Rahman scored the country's first ever international goal and the second goal was scored by fellow striker Kazi Salahuddin. After the stalemate, the game went to penalties, where Bangladesh lost 0–1.[12] On 13 August 1973, after concluding their journey in Malaysia the team played a friendly in Singapore, and earned their first ever win by defeating the hosts 1–0, thanks to a goal from Kazi Salahuddin. In August 1975, Bangladesh were again invited to partake in the Merdeka Cup held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. During their underwhelming tournament, the players were informed about the Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and decided to abandon the tournament to return home amidst the political unrest. However, fearing a FIFA ban the team was obliged to play their game with South Korea, making a symbolic protest by keeping the Bangladesh flag at half-mast and wearing a black badge, as they lost 0–4.[13]

Aside from competing in the 1976 King's Cup, Bangladesh remained inactive until 1978, when Werner Bickelhaupt was appointed as the country's first foreign coach. The team experienced internal conflict going into the 1978 Asian games in Bangkok, as the captaincy was stripped of the senior most player Monwar Hossain Nannu of Abahani and handed over to Shahidur Rahman Shantoo from Mohammedan SC, seven players from Abahani including Nannu quit the team in protest.[14] The much depleted Bangladesh team struggled in the tournament losing to both Malaysia and India. Following this incident, the federation attempted to pick captains outside the two Dhaka teams for the next few years. In January 1979, the 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers began and surprisingly considering there was no previous record of the country taking part in a qualifying tournament, Bangladesh opened their campaign with draws against Afghanistan and Qatar. After being outplayed (0–4) by Qatar in the third group game the team responded with only their second ever victory, defeating the Afghans 3–2, and qualifying for the main tournament on their first attempt.

1980 AFC Asian Cup Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iran	4	2	2	0	12	4	+8	6
North Korea	4	3	0	1	9	7	+2	6
Syria	4	2	1	1	3	2	+1	5
China	4	1	1	2	9	5	+4	3
Bangladesh	4	0	0	4	2	17	−15	0

The 1980 AFC Asian Cup was held in September in Kuwait, and Bangladesh were grouped with defending champions Iran as well as North Korea, Syria and China. After Bickelhaupt's departure, the team coached by Abdur Rahim, opened the tournament respectably with a narrow 3–2 defeat against North Korea. Their goals came from Kazi Salahuddin and Ashrafuddin Chunnu. They also held on well against Syria, losing 0–1.[15] However, the next couple of games saw Bangladesh being embarrassed 7–0 and 6–0 respectively, by Iran and China, finishing the tournament bottom of their table.[16] Bangladesh continued their continental exploits, as a goal from Badal Roy against Malaysia at the 1982 Asian Games, gave the team their first ever win in Asia's biggest stage at the time.[17] Despite of all their early success, the team would see a slump in form, failing to qualify for the 1984 AFC Asian Cup and also endured a painful defeat to Nepal in the 1984 South Asian Games final.

Rise and Fall (1985–2002)

In 1985, Bangladesh took part in the 1986 World Cup qualifiers, and were grouped along with India, Indonesia and Thailand. The country's first ever win at the qualifiers came against Indonesia. The game was held at the Bangladesh Army Stadium, and the under-pressure home team had overturned a single goal deficit through Kaiser Hamid and Ashrafuddin Chunnu. They followed up the Indonesia result by edging past Thailand 1–0 in the next game. Nonetheless, the team finished bottom of the group, behind Thailand on goal difference. In the wake of their first World Cup qualifying campaign, Bangladesh took part in the 1985 South Asian Games as one of the favorites. The team cruised through the group-stages, claiming their biggest ever win in an 8–0 thrashing of Maldives along the way, but luck was not on their side, losing to India on penalties in the final. During the 1990 World Cup qualifiers, the team only registered a single victory, which came in a 3–1 thrashing of Thailand. Despite the solitary victory, Bangladesh fought toe-to-toe with Asian giants Iran and China during both legs.[18]

Iranian legend Nasser Hejazi took charge of Bangladesh at the 1989 South Asian Games, and dropped experienced players (Sheikh Aslam, Wasim Iqbal and Mohsin) from the squad. After error-prone Bangladesh lost to Pakistan in the final, the former Mohammedan SC coach Hejazi was accused of having a bias against players from rival club Abahani.[20] In 1995, following a series of managerial changes, Otto Pfister was appointed as coach. On 4 November 1995, with Pfister handing the team's captaincy to Monem Munna, Bangladesh won the 4-nation Tiger Trophy in Myanmar, which was the nation's very first major trophy. The year 1996 saw Bangladesh being ranked 110 by FIFA, however, they failed to add to their success, finishing runner-up at the 1995 South Asian Games and 1999 SAFF Gold Cup.[21] It was at the 1999 South Asian Games where the Bangladesh team coached by Samir Shaker ended their 19-year wait for a gold medal, defeating hosts Nepal in the final.[22]

On 12 January 2001, a historic moment occurred for the Bangladesh team, as they played their first match against a European nation, when they took on Bosnia & Herzegovina during the Sahara Cup and lost 2–0. On 18 March 2001, Firoz Mahmud Titu became the first Bangladeshi player to score against European opposition, as Bangladesh suffered a 4–1 defeat at the hands of Yugoslavia during the same competition.[23] The team proceeded to grow more and more despondent, suffering elimination from the first Round of 2002 World Cup qualifiers with only 1 win from 4 games. On 11 January 2002, FIFA imposed a ban on Bangladesh, due to the government violating the FIFA and AFC law that only recognizes a democratically elected committee to run a country's football federation. Nonetheless, the ban was short lived, after the government reinstated the elected committee of Bangladesh Football Federation, FIFA lifted the ban, on 11 February.[24]

SAFF Gold Cup triumph (2003)

After failing to produce satisfactory results in the previous two years, coach György Kottán remained incharge of Bangladesh during the 2003 SAFF Championship which took place in Dhaka, between 10 January 2003 and 20 January 2003.[26] Hosts Bangladesh started off the tournament by winning their opening game against Nepal (1–0), with Alfaz Ahmed scoring the only goal, 30 minutes into the match. In the following game, the team again won by a solitary goal, thanks to a late strike from Arif Khan Joy against Maldives. Bangladesh topped their group after winning the last game 3–0 against Bhutan, with goals coming from Farhad and Kanchan. In the semifinals they faced India, who were the defending champions after defeating Bangladesh in the final in 1999. Bangladesh avenged their defeat from four years earlier by overcoming India 2–1, owing to a Golden goal by Motiur Munna and thus progressing to their second consecutive SAFF Championship final.[27] However, before the final the Bangladesh team dealt a huge blow, as their captain Rajani Kanta Barman who played in every game during the tournament until then, picked up a suspension, denying him a chance to play in the next match. In the final Bangladesh again faced Maldives, Hassan Al-Mamun replaced Rajani in defense and took up the captain's armband before the game.[28] Rokonuzzaman Kanchan gave the hosts the early lead and Bangladesh spent the rest of the first half dominating possession.[29] During the second half a defensive blunder by Bangladesh lead to Ali Umar scoring the equalizer. The game remained tied at 1–1 after 90 minutes and even after another 30 minutes of extra time the two sides could not be separated. In the penalty shootout, goalkeeper Aminul Haque saved the second penalty from Maldives and at last Mohammed Sujan held his nerves and scored the winning penalty, as Bangladesh secured their first SAFF Championship in front of 46,000 supporters present at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.[30]

Inconsistency (2003–2010)

The 2004 AFC Cup qualifiers, began from March 2003. It was another devastating qualifying campaign for Bangladesh, suffering a defeat at the hands of Laos and tying against Hong Kong, concluded the country's AFC Cup qualification hopes. The team did show signs of improvement by reaching the final of the 2005 Saff Championship, only to be defeated by India in the final again.[31][32] From December 2005, Bangladesh began their 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification campaign, winning only a single game in the process, before once again failing to reach the main phase of the competition.[33] The 2008 SAFF Cup also ended in huge disappointment, as Bangladesh were knocked out of the tournament during the group-stages, even after the BFF introduced the Bangladesh Premier League the previous year to improve the country's football.[34][35] Their underwhelming SAFF campaign resulted in the dismissal of coach of Abu Yusuf.[36] He was replaced by former national team player Shafiqul Islam Manik, who only lasted at the job for another three months.[37]

On 24 January 2009, Bangladesh appointed Brazilian coach Dido.[38] Under his guidance the team saw an upturn in results, winning two of the three 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers and advanced into the main tournament.[39][40] However, he was sacked within 11 months as he refused to select established national team players.[41] During his last interview before leaving Bangladesh, Dido criticized the country's footballing structure and stated that it was corrupt.[42] This again raised questions about BFF president Kazi Salahuddin's management of the country's football. The 2009 SAFF Championship saw Bangladesh once again hosting the tournament. Former national team keeper Shahidur Rahman Shantoo was appointed as the interim coach just a few days before the tournament.[43] His time at the job was also short lived, as the hosts were knocked out in the semi-final by eventual champions India.[44] The deterioration in results over the following decade and more saw a massive decline in popularity of the country's football among fans, in both domestic and international stage.[45]

Decline (2011–present)

On 29 June 2011, after a goalless away leg, Bangladesh beat Pakistan 3–0 on aggregate, at Dhaka, during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers–first round, the game took place only four days after Nikola Ilievski was appointed as the team's head coach.[46] This allowed Bangladesh to advance to the second round to face Lebanon. The first game was played in Beirut on 23 July 2011, where the hosts won 4–0. The return game in Dhaka saw Bangladesh being eliminated, even after they managed to salvage a 2–0 victory against the middle eastern giants.[47] However, the dearth of quality players was evident as the nation failed to win a single game during the entirety of the 2011 SAFF Championship. In January 2013, Lodewijk de Kruif took charge of the team, and under him they even failed to advance from the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers, a tournament held to assist lower ranked teams. Bangladesh played their first four games of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Australia and Jordan, losing all of the matches apart from their home game against Tajikistan where they drew 1–1. These results lead to De Kruif being sacked, in September 2015.[48] In March 2016, Bangladesh ended their 2018 World Cup Qualifying run with an 8–0 defeat at the hands of a Jordan team managed by Harry Redknapp.[49]

On 29 June 2016, the BFF appointed Belgian coach Tom Saintfiet, initially on a short-term contract to guide the national team during the AFC Asia Cup 2019 qualification playoff round 2 matches against Bhutan. Coach Saintfiet called up the veteran striking pair of Jahid Hasan Ameli and Enamul Haque for the encounter, but to no avail. 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 results meant Bangladesh would not be a part of any AFC and FIFA tournaments for the following two years, until the launching of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the 2023 Asian Cup qualifiers.[50] By February 2018, Bangladesh plummeted to 197 in FIFA World Rankings, the country's lowest ranking to date.[51] On May 2018, Jamie Day took charge of the team.[52] Although the team was a let down during the 2018 SAFF Championship, Bangladesh advanced to the second round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers when they defeated Laos 1–0 on aggregate.[53] In the next round, they were grouped together with neighbors India and Afghanistan, alongside Asian powerhouses Qatar and Oman. The team managed to earn well deserved draws against India and Afghanistan, and although they suffered some heavy defeats in the following games, Bangladesh reached the third round of 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, as one of the three best fifth-positioned teams.[54] In September 2021, after five consecutive defeats, Day was sacked, just before the 2021 SAFF Championship got underway.[55] However, interim coach Óscar Bruzón, was not able to change the country's fate, as Bangladesh yet again underwhelmed at the tournament.[56]

Javier Cabrera (2022–)

On 8 January 2022, the BFF appointed Javier Cabrera as the permanent head coach of Bangladesh, on an 11-month contract.[57] Under Cabrera Bangladesh crashed out of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers–third round, failing to gain a single victory.[58]

Team image

Media coverage

Bangladesh's home and away qualifiers and friendlies are broadcast live on Bangladesh Television, Bangla TV & T Sports (Bangladesh).

Kits

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 colors of Bangladesh, originating from its the national flag. The red represents the sun rising over Bengal, and also the blood of those who died for the country's independence, while the green represents the lushness of its land. The usual Bangladesh away jersey is completely diametric to the regular one, and similar to most national teams Bangladesh uses the country's footballing federation as a logo on the kit.

On 14 July 2008, Bangladesh Football Federation struck a landmark sponsorship deal with Citycell worth US$1.45 million for two years (2008–2010), which was biggest ever trade in the country's football history until then.

In 2010, BFF announced Grameenphone as their new sponsor and kit provider on a three-year contract (2010–2013). After half a decade without a sponsor, India's TVS Motor Company tied up with the Bangladesh national team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round, in a deal which lasted for two years (2019–2021). In 2021, as the Bangladesh team was using the same kit for almost 5 years, the federation decided to hold a jersey designing contest for the 2021 SAFF Championship.[59]

Year	Kit Manufacturer	Ref
1973–1998	Unknown
1998–2000	Adidas	[60]
2005–2007	Adidas
2008–2010	Citycell	[61]
2011–2013	Grameenphone	[62]
2019–2021	TVS Motor Company	[63]
2021–present	None	[64]

Supporters

In the early 70s and 80s the national football team attracted fans from all over the country. Footballs popularity skyrocketed among fans as a result of the country's well renowned league. The Dhaka League produced many popular footballers, and in turn increased the attendance rate when the fan favorites from the domestic clubs got called up to represent the national team. Since the turn of the century, football's popularity has seen a huge fall, both among fans and media. This is a result of success in other sports and the football team's failure to produce results on the pitch. Recent times have seen the 20,000 seats of Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka usually remain idle all year round.[65]

Outside the capital, football's popularity has not faded away, with games in Sylhet and Jessore, drawing tons of fans. In September 2014, 50,000 spectators were present when Bangladesh U23 team took on Nepal U23, at the Sylhet District Stadium. It was reported that the fans entered the stadium by breaking the main entrance, due to shortage in tickets. The same year at the Shamsul Huda Stadium in Jessore, which has a capacity of 12,000 was filled with more than 30,000 viewers during a friendly match against Sri Lanka, where the hosts won 1–0.[66]

Bangladesh Red & Green

The President's Gold Cup which was predominantly held every year from 1981 to 1993, saw the Bangladesh Football Federation enter two teams for Bangladesh; Bangladesh Blue and White in 1987 tournament and Bangladesh Red and Green during the 1989. This was due to the fact, that during the 80s many players were not able to get into the national team even after performing well in the country's Dhaka League, leading the federation to launch two separate teams, one with regular senior international players and the other with "second string" international players. Having a two separate teams was very common during the 80s and 90s for developing South Asian country's, both Nepal and Pakistan had second string team's. Most international countries taking part in the President's Gold Cup would not send their main national team, instead the tournament would be used as a platform to play their B team's.[67]

The 1989 President's Gold Cup saw the Bangladesh Red team win the tournament.[68] The hosts guided by goalkeeper Sayeed Hassan Kanan, defeated South Korea University football team in penalties to lift the trophy, while the Green team were knocked out in the group stages.[69] The Green team was seen as the B, and consisted of U-21 team, while the Red team was made out of senior international's, and was known to be the main national team. While during the 1987 edition of the tournament, Bangladesh White team and Blue team took part. The White team mainly consisted players from Mohammedan SC, while the Blue team was made of players from rival club Abahani Limited.[70]

Home stadium

Bangladesh plays majority of their home matches at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, where they won the 2003 SAFF Championship & 2010 South Asian Games. Initially constructed in 1954, the Bangladesh Football Federation was given full authority to operate the stadium in 2004, and since then most home games have been played there. Other than hosting the 2003 edition, the stadium was also the venue for the SAFF Championships during the 2009 and 2018 edition.

Before renovation in 2011, it had a capacity close to 55,000, but with a new capacity of 36,000 it is still the largest stadium in Bangladesh. Ever since the inception of the Bangladesh Premier League, in 2007, the stadium has been used to host majority of the league games.

In 2021, the Bangabandhu Stadium, again underwent renovation, which has been scheduled to last for over a year. The new refurbishments will see addition of chairs in galleries and installation of LED giant screens. The renovation is part of Bangladesh Football Federation's plan of giving the nation a modernized stadium more suited for football.[71] Occasionally home matches are also played at Sheikh Kamal Stadium in Nilphamari, Sylhet District Stadium in Sylhet, Rajshahi District Stadium in Rajshahi and Shamsul Huda Stadium in Jessore.[72]

Results and fixtures

Matches in the last 12 months, and future scheduled matches   Win   Draw   Loss

2021

2022

Coaching staff

As of September 2022

Position	Name
Head Coach	Javier Cabrera
Assistant Coach	Masud Parvez Kaiser Hassan Al-Mamun
Goalkeeper Coach	Biplob Bhattacharjee
Fitness Coach	Ivan Razlog
Physio	Goljar Ahmed
Doctor	Tanvir Ahmed
Team Manager	Iqbal Hossain
Team Observer	Mohidul Rahman
Team Attendant	Mohammed Mohsin
Media Manager	Hasan Mahmud
Technical Director	Paul Smalley

Coaching history

Interim coaches are listed in italics.

Coaching record

As of 27 September 2022

Coach	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[73]	December 2003	2	0	0	2	0	4	000.00
Andres Cruciani	3 August 2005[74]	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[75]	31 December 2007	6	0	2	4	2	13	000.00
Abu Yusuf	5 March 2008[76]	18 June 2008	5	0	3	2	4	6	000.00
Shafiqul Islam Manik	18 August 2008[77]	13 November 2008	3	0	1	2	0	3	000.00
Dido	1 January 2009[78]	9 November 2009	3	2	0	1	5	2	066.67
Shahidur Rahman Shantoo	9 November 2009[79]	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[80]	2 June 2011	3	1	0	2	2	5	033.33
Nikola Ilievski	24 June 2011[81]	22 December 2011	7	2	2	3	6	8	028.57
Saiful Bari Titu	2 September 2012[82]	20 November 2012	3	0	2	1	2	7	000.00
Lodewijk de Kruif	29 January 2013[83]	14 October 2014	6	1	2	3	6	8	016.67
Saiful Bari Titu	18 October 2014[84]	27 October 2014	2	1	1	0	2	1	050.00
Lodewijk de Kruif	24 January 2015[85]	8 September 2015	8	1	3	4	5	16	012.50
Fabio Lopez	11 September 2015[86]	24 November 2015	3	0	0	3	0	11	000.00
Maruful Haque	25 November 2015[87]	18 January 2016	6	3	1	2	9	9	050.00
Gonzalo Sanchez Moreno	23 February 2016[88]	24 March 2016	2	0	0	2	1	14	000.00
Lodewijk de Kruif	7 May 2016[89]	7 June 2016	2	0	0	2	0	6	000.00
Tom Saintfiet	26 June 2016[90]	10 October 2016	3	0	1	2	1	8	000.00
Andrew Ord	18 May 2017[91]	4 April 2018	1	0	1	0	2	2	000.00
Jamie Day	17 May 2018[92]	17 September 2021	31	10	5	16	22	39	032.26
Óscar Bruzón	17 September 2021[93]	20 October 2021	4	1	2	1	3	4	025.00
Mário Lemos	21 October 2021[94]	7 January 2022	3	1	1	1	4	4	033.33
Javier Cabrera	8 January 2022[95]	Present	8	1	2	5	4	13	012.50

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were selected for the friendly match against  Cambodia and    Nepal.[96]

Caps and goals are correct as of 27 September 2022, after the game against    Nepal.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Anisur Rahman Zico (Vice-aptain)	(1997-08-10) 10 August 1997 (age 25)	22	0	Bashundhara Kings
23	1GK	Ashraful Islam Rana	(1988-05-01) 1 May 1988 (age 34)	25	0	Sheikh Russel KC
22	1GK	Mahfuz Hasan Pritom	(1999-11-05) 5 November 1999 (age 23)	0	0	Abahani Limited Dhaka
2	2DF	Rahmat Mia	(1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 (age 22)	29	0	Abahani Limited Dhaka
3	2DF	Yeasin Arafat	(2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 (age 19)	20	1	Bashundhara Kings
4	2DF	Tariq Kazi	(2000-10-06) 6 October 2000 (age 22)	13	0	Bashundhara Kings
5	2DF	Tutul Hossain Badsha	(1999-08-12) 12 August 1999 (age 23)	25	0	Bashundhara Kings
12	2DF	Bishwanath Ghosh	(1999-05-30) 30 May 1999 (age 23)	28	0	Bashundhara Kings
14	2DF	Riyadul Hasan Rafi	(1999-12-29) 29 December 1999 (age 22)	18	0	Abahani Limited Dhaka
18	2DF	Rimon Hossain	(2005-07-01) 1 July 2005 (age 17)	11	0	Bashundhara Kings
21	2DF	Isa Faysal	(1999-08-20) 20 August 1999 (age 23)	0	0	Bangladesh Police FC
6	3MF	Jamal Bhuyan (Captain)	(1990-04-10) 10 April 1990 (age 32)	68	1	Sheikh Russel KC
8	3MF	Biplu Ahmed	(1999-05-05) 5 May 1999 (age 23)	36	3	Bashundhara Kings
13	3MF	Atiqur Rahman Fahad	(1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 (age 27)	17	0	Bashundhara Kings
17	3MF	Masuk Mia Jony	(1998-01-16) 16 January 1998 (age 24)	16	0	Bashundhara Kings
10	3MF	Hemanta Vincent Biswas	(1995-12-13) 13 December 1995 (age 26)	21	2	Sheikh Russel KC
16	3MF	Mohamed Sohel Rana	(1996-06-01) 1 June 1996 (age 26)	1	0	Abahani Limited Dhaka
9	4FW	Motin Mia	(1998-12-20) 20 December 1998 (age 23)	19	2	Bashundhara Kings
20	4FW	Sumon Reza	(1995-06-15) 15 June 1995 (age 27)	20	1	Bashundhara Kings
7	4FW	Foysal Ahmed Fahim	(2002-02-24) 24 February 2002 (age 20)	7	0	Abahani Limited Dhaka
15	4FW	Sazzad Hossain	(1995-01-18) 18 January 1995 (age 27)	6	1	Mohammedan SC
11	4FW	Rakib Hossain	(1998-11-20) 20 November 1998 (age 23)	24	1	Bashundhara Kings
19	4FW	Mohammad Ibrahim	(1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 (age 25)	35	4	Sheikh Russel KC

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	Shahidul Alam Sohel	(1991-02-12) 12 February 1991 (age 31)	24	0	Abahani Limited Dhaka	v.  Mongolia; 29 March 2022
GK	Mohammed Nayeem	(1996-03-09) 9 March 1996 (age 26)	0	0	Sheikh Jamal DC	2023 AFC ACQ
DF	Nasirul Islam Nasir	(1988-08-10) 10 August 1988 (age 34)	34	0	Unattached	v.  Mongolia; 29 March 2022
DF	Raihan HasanINJ	(1994-09-10) 10 September 1994 (age 28)	34	0	Sheikh Jamal DC	2023 AFC ACQ
DF	Topu BarmanINJ	(1994-12-20) 20 December 1994 (age 27)	45	6	Bashundhara Kings	2021 Mahinda Rajapaksa Trophy
DF	Rezaul Karim	(1987-07-01) 1 July 1987 (age 35)	19	1	Abahani Limited Dhaka	2021 Mahinda Rajapaksa Trophy
DF	Sushanto Tripura	(1998-10-05) 5 October 1998 (age 24)	7	0	Abahani Limited Dhaka	2021 Mahinda Rajapaksa Trophy
DF	Yeasin Khan	(1994-09-16) 16 September 1994 (age 28)	32	3	Sheikh Russel KC	2021 Mahinda Rajapaksa Trophy
MF	Papon Singh	(1999-12-31) 31 December 1999 (age 22)	2	0	Abahani Limited Dhaka	2023 AFC ACQ
MF	Sohel RanaINJ	(1995-03-27) 27 March 1995 (age 27)	51	0	Bashundhara Kings	2023 AFC ACQ
MF	Maraz Hossain Opi	(2001-03-10) 10 March 2001 (age 21)	3	0	Abahani Limited Dhaka	2023 AFC ACQ
MF	Obidur Rahman Nawbab	(1998-12-18) 18 December 1998 (age 23)	0	0	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC	2021 Mahinda Rajapaksa Trophy
MF	Mohammad RidoyINJ	(2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 20)	3	0	Abahani Limited Dhaka	2021 Mahinda Rajapaksa Trophy
MF	Saad UddinINJ	(1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 24)	23	1	Bashundhara Kings	2021 Mahinda Rajapaksa Trophy
FW	Jewel RanaINJ	(1995-12-25) 25 December 1995 (age 26)	27	1	Abahani Limited Dhaka	v.  Mongolia; 29 March 2022
FW	Nabib Newaj Jibon	(1990-08-17) 17 August 1990 (age 32)	32	5	Abahani Limited Dhaka	v.  Mongolia; 29 March 2022
FW	Mehedi Hasan Royal	(1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 26)	5	0	Abahani Limited Dhaka	2021 Mahinda Rajapaksa Trophy
FW	Mahbubur Rahman Sufil	(1999-09-10) 10 September 1999 (age 23)	31	5	Mohammedan SC	2023 AFC ACQ
FW	Jafar Iqbal	(1999-09-27) 27 September 1999 (age 23)	9	1	Mohammedan SC	2023 AFC ACQ
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 27 September 2022.[97]

Players in bold are still active with Bangladesh.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Rajani Kanta Barman	70	0	1997–2009
2	Sheikh Mohammad Aslam	68	14	1978–1991
	Jamal Bhuyan	68	1	2013–present
4	Mamunul Islam	65	3	2008–2020
5	Zahid Hasan Ameli	64	15	2005–2016
6	Alfaz Ahmed	62	11	1995–2008
7	Mohd Aminul Haque	57	0	1998–2010
8	Hassan Al-Mamun	56	0	1995–2008
9	Kaiser Hamid	55	5	1984–1993
10	Sohel Rana	51	0	2013–present

NB The list is inaccurate as Alfaz Ahmed & Hassan Al-Mamun each, reportedly have over 65 caps - however exact figures are not yet known by the Bangladesh Football Federation. Also caps for long serving players such as Ashish Bhadra, Khandoker Wasim Iqbal, Badal Roy & Khurshid Alam Babul, along with many others - are still unknown by the Federation and is still being researched.[98][99]

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu	17	50	0.34	1975–1985
2	Zahid Hasan Ameli	15	64	0.23	2005–2016
3	Sheikh Mohammad Aslam	14	68	0.21	1978–1991
4	Alfaz Ahmed	11	62	0.18	1995–2008
5	Kazi Salahuddin	9	27	0.33	1973–1980
6	Shakhawat Hossain Rony	8	20	0.4	2011–2018
7	Imtiaz Ahmed Nakib	7	28	0.25	1990–1999
	Enamul Haque	7	16	0.44	2009–2016
9	Rizvi Karim Rumi	6	28	0.21	1988–1994
	Rokonuzzaman Kanchan	6	29	0.21	2000–2006
	Mamun Joarder	6	36	0.17	1990–1997
	Topu Barman	6	45	0.13	2014–present

NB The list is inaccurate as Khandoker Wasim Iqbal, Rizvi Karim Rumi & Mamun Joarder each, reportedly have over 10 goals - however exact figures are not yet known by the Bangladesh Football Federation and is still being updated.[100]

Competitive record

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

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup finals										Qualification
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	TBD								TBD
Total	—	0/22	—	—	—	—	—	—	58	10	8	40	37	131

AFC Asian Cup record

AFC Asian Cup											Qualification
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1956 to 1968	Part of  Pakistan										Part of  Pakistan
1972	Not an AFC member										Not an AFC member
1976	Withdrew										Withdrew
1980	Group Stage	10th	4	0	0	4	2	17	Squad		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											13	1	3	9	6	27
Total	Group stage	1/18	4	0	0	4	2	17	—		55	5	13	37	33	140

AFC Asian Cup History
Season	Round	Opponent	Scores	Result	Venue
1980	Group stage	North Korea	2–3	Loss	Sabah Al Salem Stadium, Kuwait
		Syria	0–1	Loss
		Iran	0–7	Loss
		China	0–6	Loss

SAFF Championship

[[SAFF Championship|SAFF Championship]]
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1993	Did not enter
1995	Third-place	3rd	3	1	1	1	2	1	Squad
1997	Group stage	5th	2	0	1	1	1	4	N/A
1999	Runners-up	2nd	4	2	1	1	6	3	Squad
2003	Champions	1st	5	4	1	0	8	2	Squad
2005	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	7	3	Squad
2008	Group stage	6th	3	0	2	1	3	4	Squad
2009	Semi-finals	3rd	4	2	1	1	6	3	Squad
2011	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	1	4	Squad
2013	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	2	5	Squad
2015	Group stage	5th	3	1	0	2	4	7	Squad
2018	Group stage	5th	3	2	0	1	3	2	Squad
2021	Group stage	4th	4	1	2	1	3	4	Squad
Total	1 Title	12/13	42	17	14	14	46	42	—

SAFF Championship History
Season	Round	Opponent	Scores	Result	Venue
1995	Group stage	Pakistan	0–1	Loss	Sugathadasa Stadium, Sri Lanka
		Nepal	2–0	Won
	Semi-finals	India	0–0 (a.e.t)	Draw
1997	Group stage	Maldives	1–1	Draw	Dasharath Rangasala, Nepal
		India	0–3	Loss
1999	Group stage	India	0–0	Draw	Fatorda Stadium, India
		Pakistan	3–0	Won
	Semi-finals	Nepal	2–1	Won
	Final	India	0–2	Loss
2003	Group stage	Nepal	1–0	Won	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Bangladesh
		Maldives	1–0	Won
	Bhutan	3–0	Won
	Semi-finals	India	2–1 (a.e.t)	Won
Final	Maldives	1–1 (pens. 5–3)	Draw
2005	Group stage	Bhutan	3–0	Won	Jinnah Sports Stadium, Pakistan
		Nepal	2–0	Won
		India	1–1	Draw
	Semi-finals	Pakistan	1–0	Won
	Final	India	0–2	Loss
2008	Group stage	Bhutan	1–1	Draw	Sugathadasa Stadium, Sri Lanka
		Afghanistan	2–2	Draw
		Sri Lanka	0–1	Loss
2009	Group stage	Bhutan	4–1	Won	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Bangladesh
		Pakistan	0–0	Draw
	Sri Lanka	2–1	Won
Semi-finals	India U23	0–2	Loss
2011	Group stage	Pakistan	0–0	Draw	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, India
		Nepal	0–1	Loss
		Maldives	1–3	Loss
2013	Group stage	Nepal	0–2	Loss	Dasharath Rangasala, Nepal
		India	1–1	Draw
		Pakistan	1–2	Loss
2015	Group stage	Afghanistan	0–4	Loss	Trivandrum International Stadium, India
		Maldives	1–3	Loss
		Bhutan	3–0	Won
2018	Group stage	Bhutan	2–0	Won	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Bangladesh
		Pakistan	1–0	Won
		Nepal	0–2	Loss
2021	Group stage	Sri Lanka	1–0	Won	National Football Stadium, Maldives
		India	1–1	Draw
		Maldives	0–2	Loss
		Nepal	1–1	Draw

South Asian Games

[[Football at the South Asian Games|South Asian Games]]
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1985	Runners-up	2nd	4	3	0	1	14	4	N/A
1985	Runners-up	2nd	3	2	0	1	11	2	N/A
1987	Fourth place	4th	2	1	0	2	3	2	N/A
1989	Runners-up	2nd	3	1	1	1	4	2	N/A
1991	Third place	3rd	3	2	1	0	4	2	N/A
1993	Group stage	6th	2	0	1	1	0	1	N/A
1995	Runners-up	2nd	4	2	1	1	2	1	N/A
1999	Champions	1st	4	3	0	1	4	1	N/A
2004 – present	See Bangladesh national U-23 team
Total	1 Title	8/8	25	14	4	8	42	15	—

South Asian Games History
Season	Round	Opponent	Scores	Result	Venue
1984	Group stage	Bhutan	2–0	Won	Dasharath Rangasala, Nepal
		Maldives	5–0	Won
		Nepal	5–0	Won
	Gold medal match	Nepal	2–4	Loss
1985	Group stage	Pakistan	2–1	Won	Unknown, Bangladesh
		Maldives	8–0	Won
	Gold medal match	India	1–1 (pens. 3–4)	Loss
1987	Group stage	Nepal	0–1	Loss	Salt Lake Stadium, India
		Bhutan	3–0	Won
	Bronze medal match	Pakistan	0–1	Loss
1989	Group stage	Sri Lanka	3–0	Won	Jinnah Sports Stadium, Pakistan
		India	1–1	Draw
	Gold medal match	Pakistan	0–1	Loss
1991	Group stage	Pakistan	0–1	Loss	Sugathadasa Stadium, Sri Lanka
		India	2–1	Won
	Bronze medal match	Nepal	2–0	Won
1993	Group stage	Maldives	0–0	Draw	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Bangladesh
		Nepal	0–1	Loss
1995	Group stage	Maldives	0–0	Draw	Unknown, India
		Nepal	2–1	Won
	Gold medal match	India	0–1	Loss
1999	Group stage	Maldives	1–2	Loss	Dasharath Rangasala, Nepal
		Sri Lanka	1–0	Won
		India	1–0	Won
	Gold medal match	Nepal	1–0	Won

AFC Challenge Cup

[[:en:AFC Challenge Cup|AFC Challenge Cup]]									Qualification
Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2006	Quarter final	4	2	1	1	7	8	Squad	Qualified as host
2008	Did not qualify								2	0	1	1	1	2
2010	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	6	Squad	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 final	7	3	1	3	10	14	—	11	5	1	5	14	10

AFC Challenge Cup History
Season	Round	Opponent	Scores	Result	Venue
2006	Group Stage	Cambodia	2–1	Won	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Bangladesh
		Guam	3–0	Won
		Palestine	1–1	Draw
	Quarter-finals	Tajikistan	1–6	Loss
2010	Group Stage	Tajikistan	2–1	Won	Sugathadasa Stadium, Sri Lanka
		Myanmar	1–2	Loss
		Sri Lanka	0–3	Loss

Asian Games

Asian Games
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1951 New Delhi	Did not enter; was part of Pakistan and Pakistan national team until 1971
1954 Manila
1958 Tokyo
1962 Jakarta
1966 Bangkok
1970 Bangkok
1974 Tehran	Did not participate
1978 Bangkok	Preliminary round	12/14	2	0	0	2	0	4	Squad
1982 New Delhi	Preliminary round	11/16	3	1	0	2	2	4	Squad
1986 Seoul	Preliminary round	16/18	4	1	0	3	1	12	Squad
1990 Beijing	Preliminary round	11/14	2	0	0	2	0	7	Squad
1994 Hiroshima	Did not participate
1998 Bangkok	Withdrew
2002 – present	See Bangladesh U23 national team
Total	4/13	—	11	2	0	9	3	27	—

Asian Games History
Season	Round	Opponent	Scores	Result	Venue
1978	Group stage	Malaysia	0–1	Loss	Bangkok, Thailand
		India	0–3	Loss
1982	Group stage	India	0–2	Loss	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, India
		China	0–1	Loss
		Malaysia	2–1	Won
1986	Group stage	Kuwait	0–4	Loss	Daejeon Stadium, South Korea
		Iran	0–4	Loss
		Nepal	1–0	Won
		Japan	0–4	Loss
1990	Group stage	Saudi Arabia	0–4	Loss	Xiannongtan Stadium, China
		Japan	0–3	Loss

Head-to-head record

As of 27 September 2022^[update].[101][102]

  More wins   Wins equal losses   More losses

Bangladesh national football team head-to-head records
Opponent	Confederation	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win%	First	Last
Afghanistan	AFC	8	1	5	2	10	12	−2	012.50	1980	2021
Algeria	CAF	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00	1983	1983
Australia	AFC	2	0	0	2	0	9	−9	000.00	2015	2015
Bahrain	AFC	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	000.00	1979	2022
Bhutan	AFC	13	10	2	1	31	7	+24	076.92	1984	2019
Bosnia and Herzegovina	UEFA	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00	2001	2001
Burundi	CAF	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00	2020	2020
Cambodia	AFC	5	4	1	0	6	2	+4	080.00	2006	2022
China	AFC	5	0	0	5	0	15	−15	000.00	1980	1989
Chinese Taipei	AFC	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1	050.00	1997	1997
Guam	AFC	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00	2006	2006
Hong Kong	AFC	4	0	1	3	3	14	−11	000.00	1975	2006
India	AFC	28	3	12	13	20	40	−20	010.71	1978	2021
Indonesia	AFC	7	1	2	4	4	12	−8	014.29	1975	2022
Iran	AFC	7	0	1	6	1	28	−27	000.00	1980	1989
Japan	AFC	5	0	0	5	1	22	−21	000.00	1975	1993
Jordan	AFC	2	0	0	2	0	12	−12	000.00	2015	2016
Kuwait	AFC	2	0	0	2	1	6	−5	000.00	1973	1986
Kyrgyzstan	AFC	4	0	0	4	2	10	−8	000.00	2007	2021
Laos	AFC	5	2	2	1	5	4	+1	040.00	2003	2019
Lebanon	AFC	2	1	0	1	2	4	−2	050.00	2011	2011
Macau	AFC	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00	2009	2009
Malaysia	AFC	10	1	2	7	4	20	−16	010.00	1975	2022
Maldives	AFC	15	4	5	6	22	22	+0	026.67	1984	2022
Mongolia	AFC	3	1	2	0	5	2	+3	033.33	2001	2022
Myanmar	AFC	12	4	2	6	15	27	−12	033.33	1973	2011
Nepal	AFC	28	14	5	9	34	23	+11	050.00	1982	2022
North Korea	AFC	2	0	0	2	2	4	−2	000.00	1980	1985
Northern Mariana Islands	AFC	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00	2013	2013
Oman	AFC	3	0	0	3	2	10	−8	000.00	1982	2021
Pakistan	AFC	18	8	4	6	18	10	+8	044.44	1982	2018
Palestine	AFC	5	0	1	4	1	8	−7	000.00	2006	2021
Philippines	AFC	3	1	0	2	3	6	−3	033.33	1984	2018
Qatar	AFC	7	0	2	5	2	19	−17	000.00	1979	2021
Saudi Arabia	AFC	5	0	0	5	1	20	−19	000.00	1990	2001
Seychelles	CAF	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00	2021	2021
Singapore	AFC	4	1	2	1	4	4	+0	025.00	1973	2015
South Korea	AFC	4	0	0	4	0	20	−20	000.00	1975	1992
Sri Lanka	AFC	20	13	2	5	28	14	+14	065.00	1979	2021
Sudan	CAF	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	000.00	1979	1979
Syria	AFC	3	0	0	3	1	5	−4	000.00	1980	2007
Tajikistan	AFC	10	1	2	7	5	29	−24	010.00	2003	2016
Thailand	AFC	15	2	5	8	13	29	−16	013.33	1973	2012
Turkmenistan	AFC	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00	2022	2022
United Arab Emirates	AFC	5	0	0	5	1	21	−20	000.00	1988	2016
Uzbekistan	AFC	3	0	0	3	0	15	−15	000.00	2000	2006
Vietnam[lower-alpha 1]	AFC	3	0	2	1	1	5	−4	000.00	1973	2001
Yemen[lower-alpha 2]	AFC	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	050.00	1988	1994
Yugoslavia[lower-alpha 3]	UEFA	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	000.00	2001	2001
Total	49 nations	293	77	64	146	266	533	−269	21.95	1973	2022
Last match updated was against   Nepal on 27 September 2022.

Honours

• SAFF Championship
  • Champions (1): 2003[103]
  • 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[104]
  • Runner-up (1): 1985
  • Third-place (1): 1987
• President's Gold Cup[105]
  • Champions (1): 1989
• Four-nation International Invitational Football Tournament[106]
  • Champions (1): 1995
• Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup
  • Runner-up (1): 2005
• Mujib Borsho FIFA International Football Series[107]
  • Champions (1): 2020
• Three Nations Cup
  • Runner-up (1): 2021

See also

• Football in Bangladesh
  • Bangladesh Football Federation
  • Bangladesh national football team performances
  • Bangladesh women's national football team
  • List of football stadiums in Bangladesh
• Youth Teams
  • Bangladesh national under-23 football team
  • Bangladesh national under-20 football team
  • Bangladesh national under-17 football team

References

External links

• Bangladesh Football Federation
• Bangladesh FIFA profile
• ELO team records

Preceded by 1999 India	South Asian Champions 2003 Bangladesh  (First title)	Succeeded by 2005 India

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