Bangladesh national football team

Bangladesh

Association

Bangladesh Football Federation

Confederation

AFC (Asia)

Head coach

Sayed Naimuddin

Most caps

Kazi Salahuddin

Top scorer

Jahangir Hussein

Home stadium

Bangabandhu National Stadium

FIFA code

BAN

FIFA ranking

175

Highest FIFA ranking

110 (April 1996)

Lowest FIFA ranking

176 (April 2007, August 2007)

Elo ranking

180





First kit





Second kit

First international

Bangladesh 2 - 2 Maldives

(Malaysia; July 26, 1973)

Biggest win

Bangladesh 8 - 0 Maldives

(Bangladesh; December 21, 1985)

Biggest defeat

South Korea 9 - 0 Bangladesh

(South Korea; September 16, 1979)

AFC Asian Cup

Appearances

1 (First in 1980)

Best result

Round 1, 1980

The Bangladesh national football team is the national team of Bangladesh and is controlled by the Bangladesh Football Federation. It is a member of the AFC. The side has yet to qualify for a FIFA World Cup tournament. They were dismissed in the first round of their only Asian Cup appearance to date in 1980. As is the case elsewhere on the subcontinent, top-level football in Bangladesh is played somewhat in the shadow of the country's test cricket team. The team was founded in 1972, and joined FIFA in 1974.

Apart from wins over Indonesia and Thailand in their first ever World Cup qualification in 1986, Bangladesh has struggled to impose itself. At the regional level, they have also remained in the second echelon while in Asia, the team is constantly trying to avoid being the wooden spoon of their group.

However, the Association is currently working hand in hand with the Vision Asia programme which will see it restructuring its domestic league as well as initiating more youth programmes. These initiatives are coming at the right time for football in Bangladesh.

Football in Bangladesh has a huge following which was exemplified when the national team made history in their victory at the South Asian Football Federation Cup in 2003. The South Asia side won the final via penalties over Maldives before 50,000 home supporters.

Kazi Salahuddin is Bangladesh's most famous footballer, having played professional football in Hong Kong, the first Bangldeshi player to ever do so.

Another famous player is Chingla Mong Chowdhury Murruy. He is a renowned soccer personality in Bangladesh. He used to play before the liberation war. He coached brtc, was an advisor in bksp, and also received his national award in football. He also fought in the liberation war in 1971 for his country.

World Cup record

1930 to 1982 - Did not enter; was part of British Empire until 1947 and then part of Pakistan between 1947-1971
1986 to 2006 - Did not qualify
2010

Asian Cup record

1956 to 1976 - Did not enter
1980 - Round 1
1984 to 1992 - Did not qualify
1996 - Did not qualify
2000 to 2007 - Did not qualify

AFC Challenge Cup record

2006 - Quarter Finals

South Asian Football Federation Cup record

1993 - Did not enter
1995 - Semi Finals
1997 - Round 1
1999 - Runners Up
2003 - Winners
2005 - Runners Up

Last game

October 08, 2007, Dhaka, Bangladesh - Bangladesh 1 - 1 Tajikistan World Cup 2010

Next game

October 28, 2007, Dushanbe, Tajikistan - Bangladesh - Bangladesh World Cup 2010

Current squad

(May, 2007)

Goalkeepers:

Shakil Ahmed
Biplab Bhattacharjee

Defenders:

Anwar Uddin
Mahmoud Hasan
Hassan Al Mamun
Kazi Islam
Rajani Barman
Mohammed Sujan
Firoj Hossain

Midfielders:

Motiur Munna
Mohammed Arman Mia
Arif Khan Joy
Koushik Hossain
Mostafa Anwar Parvez
Hossain Munwar
Azul Hossain Bidyut

Forwards:

Jahid Hossain Emily
Mohamed Alfaz
Mehedi Hasan
Mohamed Rokonuzzaman Kanchan
Saiful Islam Saif
Kabir Ariful