Bangladesh national football team

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Bangladesh

Nickname(s)	Bengal Tigers
Association	Bangladesh Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Shahidur Rahman Shantoo
Most caps	Kazi Salahuddin
Top scorer	Kazi Salahuddin
Home stadium	Bangabandhu National Stadium MA Aziz Stadium
FIFA code	BAN
FIFA ranking	165
Highest FIFA ranking	110 (April 1996)
Lowest FIFA ranking	183 (June 2008)
Elo ranking	191
Home colours Away colours
First international
Bangladesh 2 - 2 Thailand (Malaysia; 26 July 1973)
Biggest win
Bangladesh 8 - 0 Maldives (Bangladesh; 21 December 1985)
Biggest defeat
South Korea 9 - 0 Bangladesh (South Korea; 16 September 1979)
AFC Asian Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 1980)
Best result	Round 1, 1980
South Asian Football Federation Cup
Appearances	6 (First in 1995)
Best result	Winners - 2003

The Bangladesh national football team (Bangla: বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় ফুটবল দল) 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, and have been South Asian champions once, in 2003. 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.^{[citation needed]}

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.

During the 2001 Millennium Super Cup, Bangladesh were elimanated in the group stage by finalists Yugoslavian Premier League XI and Bosnia-Herzegovina.

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.^{[citation needed]} 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 Bangladeshi 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 from 1952-1969, he was the captain of white team of East Pakistan in the state championship. 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. Bangladesh's current head coach is Dido, a Brazilian.^[1]

World Cup record

2010 Quallifying

Round 1

Team #1	Agg.	Team # 2	Leg 1	Leg 2
Bangladesh	1-6	Tajikistan	1-1	0-5

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

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

AFC Challenge Cup Record

AFC Challenge Cup Year Round GP W D L GF GA 2006 Quarter Finals 4 2 1 1 7 8 2008 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2010 - - - - - - Total Best:Quarter final 4 2 1 1 7 8 South Asian Football Federation SAFF Championship Record SAFF Championship Year Round GP W D L GF GA 1993 Did Not Enter - - - - - - 1995 Semi Final 3 1 1 1 2 1 1997 Group Stage 2 0 1 1 1 4 1999 Runners Up 4 2 1 1 6 3 2003 Winners 5 4 1 0 8 2 2005 Runners Up 5 3 1 1 7 3 & 2008 Group Stage 3 0 2 1 3 4 2009 Semi Final 4 2 1 1 6 3 Total Best: Winners 26 12 8 6 33 20 National Coaches Otto Pfister (1996-1997) György Kottán (2000-2003) Sayeed Hassan Kanan (? - ?) Abu Yusuf Mohammad (March 2008-June 2008) Shafiqul Islam Manik (August 2008 - December 2008) Dido (Jan 2009 - November 2009) Shahidur Rahman Shantoo (Nov 2009 - ) Current squad[2] No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Biplob Bhattacharya 7 January 1981 Abahani Ltd. 1 GK Aminul Haque 2 May 1976 Mohammedan SC 16 GK Mazrahul Islam Himel 16 September 1988 Mohammedan SC DF Mamun Mia Mohammedan SC 3 DF Wali Faisal 1 March 1984 [[]] 4 DF Atiqur Rahman Mishu 4 DF Rajani Kanta Barman 12 May 1976 Abahani Ltd. 4 DF Imon Babu 5 DF Ariful Islam Mohammedan SC 6 DF Hassan Al Mamun 16 December 1978 Mohammedan SC 15 MF Shahidul Abahani Ltd. 8 MF Aziz Al Arman 10 May 1984 Muktijoddha Sangsad KS 10 MF Zahed Parvez 8 MF Jahid Hossein 16 MF Mohammed Manik 8 MF Motiur Munna 1 September 1979 Muktijoddha Sangsad KS MF Arman Aziz {{{age}}} Mohammedan SC 16 MF Mohamed Abdul Hossain 29 July 1983 Abahani Ltd. 10 FW Mohamed Jahid Hasan Emily 25 December 1987 Mohammedan SC 9 FW Hedayetullah Robin 14 June 1987 Abahani Ltd. FW Enamul Haque Abahani Ltd. 17 FW Akhlaq Chowdhury 8 October 1981 Coaching staff Shahidur Rahman. Kamran Iqbal Uddin Bayejid Alam Zubair Nipu Dr.Devashish Chowdhury Preceded by 1999 India  South Asian Champions 2003 (First title) Succeeded by 2005 India  References ^ "Brasileiro assume o comando da seleção de Bangladesh" (in Portuguese). Estadão. 31 December 2008. http://www.estadao.com.br/esportes/not_esp301063,0.htm. Retrieved 28 June 2009.  ^ http://www.banglafootball.com/football/bangladesh-football-teams External links Official site of the Bangladesh national football team The #1 Bangladeshi football site on the net Football in Bangladesh v • d • e League competitions National Federation Cup competitions B.League Bangladesh Bangladesh Federation Cup Dhaka League List of clubs List of leagues List of venues v • d • e International football FIFA · World Cup · Confederations Cup · U-20 World Cup · U-17 World Cup · Olympics · Asian Games · All-Africa Games · Pan American Games · Minor tournaments · World Rankings · Player of the Year · Teams · Competitions · Federations · Codes Asia AFC – Asian Cup Africa CAF – Africa Cup of Nations North America CONCACAF – Gold Cup South America CONMEBOL – Copa América Oceania OFC – Nations Cup Europe UEFA – European Championship Non-FIFA NF Board – Viva World Cup v • d • e National football teams of Asia (AFC) Afghanistan · Australia · Bahrain · Bangladesh · Bhutan · Brunei · Cambodia · China PR · Chinese Taipei · Guam · Hong Kong* · India · Indonesia · Iran · Iraq · Japan · Jordan · Korea DPR · Korea Republic · Kuwait · Kyrgyzstan · Laos · Lebanon · Macau* · Malaysia · Maldives · Mongolia · Myanmar · Nepal · Northern Mariana Islands† · Oman · Pakistan · Palestine · Philippines · Qatar · Saudi Arabia · Singapore · Sri Lanka · Syria · Tajikistan · Thailand · Timor-Leste · Turkmenistan · United Arab Emirates · Uzbekistan · Vietnam · Yemen † Provisional Associate Member - Not a member of FIFA *FIFA and AFC use Hong Kong and Macau; the EAFF uses Hong Kong, China and Macau, China. v • d • e South Asian Football Federation International Competitions SAFF Championship  · South Asian Games National Teams Afghanistan  · Bangladesh  · Bhutan  · India  · Maldives  · Nepal  · Pakistan  · Sri Lanka v • d • e SAFF Championship Winners 5 titles  India (1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009) 1 title  Maldives (2008)  Bangladesh (2003)  Sri Lanka (1995)