Bangladesh national football team results (unofficial matches)

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This is a list of the Bangladesh national football team results from 1972 to the present day that, for various reasons, are not accorded the status of official International A Matches.

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1970s

1972

The Dhaka XI served as the unofficial Bangladesh national team throughout 1972, as the Bangladesh Football Federation would only attain AFC and FIFA recognition in 1973 and 1976, respectively. [1] [2] [3]

13 May 1972 Non-FIFA friendly Dhaka XI Flag of Bangladesh.svg 1–0 Flag of India.svg Mohun Bagan Dhaka, Bangladesh
16:30 BST
  • Salahuddin Soccerball shade.svg68'
 Report Stadium: Dhaka Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Zed Alam (Bangladesh)
23 August 1972 1972 Bordoloi Trophy G.S Assam Railways Flag of India.svg 1–4 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Dhaka XI Guwahati, India
Stadium: Nehru Stadium
25 August 1972 1972 Bordoloi Trophy S.F 1 Kolkata Mohammedan Flag of India.svg Abandoned Flag of Bangladesh.svg Dhaka XI Guwahati, India
Stadium: Nehru Stadium
Note: Match abandoned with the score 0-0 after 70 minutes due to heavy rain
29 August 1972 1972 Bordoloi Trophy S.F 2 Kolkata Mohammedan Flag of India.svg 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–5 p)		 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Dhaka XI Guwahati, India
Stadium: Nehru Stadium
Note: Kolkata Mohammedan were disqualified after refusing to continue the penalty shoot-out
31 August 1972 1972 Bordoloi Trophy Final 1 East Bengal Flag of India.svg 0–0 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Dhaka XI Guwahati, India
Stadium: Nehru Stadium
1 September 1972 1972 Bordoloi Trophy Final 2 East Bengal Flag of India.svg 5–1 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Dhaka XI Guwahati, India
Stadium: Nehru Stadium
4 September 1972 Non-FIFA friendly Shillong XI Flag of India.svg 1–1 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Dhaka XI Guwahati, India
Stadium: Nehru Stadium
5 September 1972 Non-FIFA friendly DC Shillong XI Flag of India.svg 1–2 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Dhaka XI Guwahati, India
Stadium: Nehru Stadium
4 November 1972 Non-FIFA friendly [4] Dhaka XI Flag of Bangladesh.svg 0–0 Flag of India.svg East Bengal Dhaka, Bangladesh
Stadium: Dhaka Stadium
11 November 1972 Non-FIFA friendly [4] Dhaka XI Flag of Bangladesh.svg 0–0 Flag of India.svg East Bengal Dhaka, Bangladesh
Stadium: Dhaka Stadium

1973

Dinamo Minsk from the Soviet Union arrived in Dhaka on 5 November 1973 to play four exhibition matches. The 23-member team consisted of 3 players from the Soviet Union Olympic team. They played against the unofficial national team, Dhaka XI, on 6 November 1973. [5] [6] Aside from that game, they defeated Comilla XI 7–0 on 9 November, Jessore XI 9–0 on 11 November and Dhaka Metropolis XI 3–0 in their final game in Dhaka on 14 November. [7] [8]

6 November 1973 Non-FIFA friendly Dinamo Minsk Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 7–0 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Dhaka XI Dhaka, Bangladesh
18:30 UTC+8 Stadium: Dhaka Stadium
Attendance: 34,000

1976

20 December 1976 1976 King's Cup Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg B 2–0Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Bangkok, Thailand
Report Stadium: 5,000

1979

1980s

1981

4 April 1981 1981 President's Gold Cup G.S Bangladesh Green Flag of Bangladesh.svg 1–1 Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea XI Dhaka, Bangladesh
Stadium: Dhaka Stadium
6 April 1981 1981 President's Gold Cup S.F Bangladesh Green Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2–5 Flag of South Korea.svg City Hall Club Dhaka, Bangladesh
Report
Stadium: Dhaka Stadium

1982

21 August 1982 1982 President's Gold Cup G.S Bangladesh Red Flag of Bangladesh.svg 0–0 Flag of Iran.svg Iran Youth Dhaka, Bangladesh
Report Stadium: Dhaka Stadium
24 October 1982 Non-FIFA friendly Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg3–0 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Dhaka XI Dhaka, Bangladesh
Stadium: Dhaka Stadium

1983

1985

1986

7 March 1986 1986 Karachi President's Gold Cup Sind XI Flag of Pakistan.svg 4–1Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Karachi, Pakistan
Report
Stadium: National Stadium
9 March 1986 1986 Karachi President's Gold Cup Shenyang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 0–0Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Karachi, Pakistan
Report Stadium: National Stadium
11 March 1986 1986 Karachi President's Gold Cup Pakistan Customs Flag of Pakistan.svg 1–1Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Karachi, Pakistan
Report
Stadium: National Stadium

1987

22 February 1987 Non-FIFA friendly BFF XI Flag of Bangladesh.svg 0–5 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Fakel Voronezh Dhaka, Bangladesh
Report Stadium: Dhaka Stadium
September 1987 1987 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup G.S Nepal XI Flag of Nepal.svg 0–2 Flag of Bangladesh.svg BFF XI Lahore, Pakistan
Report
24 September 1987 1987 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup Third Place Pakistan Green Flag of Pakistan.svg Cancelled
Walkover 		Flag of Bangladesh.svg BFF XI Lahore, Pakistan
Report
Note: Cancelled by request of the Bangladesh delegation - Pakistan Green won the third place by default

1989

21 May 1989 1989 President's Gold Cup G.S Bangladesh Red  Flag of Bangladesh.svg1–1 Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand B Dhaka, Bangladesh
Report
Stadium: Mirpur Stadium
June 1989 Non-FIFA friendly Bangladesh National Sports Council XI Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2–0 Flag of the United States.svg Seahorses Dhaka, Bangladesh
Stadium: Dhaka Stadium

1990s

1990

September 1990 Non-FIFA friendly Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg6–1 Flag of Bangladesh.svg BKSP Dhaka, Bangladesh

1993

28 October 1993 Non-FIFA friendly Jessore District Flag of Bangladesh.svg 1–1Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Jessore, Bangladesh
Stadium: Shamsul Huda Stadium
Referee: Shahidur Rahman (Bangladesh)

1995

1997

August 1997 Non-FIFA friendly Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg2–1 Flag of Bangladesh.svg BFF President's XI Dhaka, Bangladesh

1998

1999

2000s

2003

25 December 2002 Jigme Dorji Wangchuk Memorial Trophy G.S Sikkim Flag of India.svg 0–7Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Phuentsholing, Bhutan
27 December 2002 Jigme Dorji Wangchuk Memorial Trophy G.S Thimphu XI Flag of Bhutan.svg 0–5Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Phuentsholing, Bhutan
30 December 2002 Jigme Dorji Wangchuk Memorial Trophy S.F Oil India Flag of India.svg 2–4Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Phuentsholing, Bhutan
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  • Unknown Soccerball shade.svg44'

2005

27 October 2005 2005 Myanmar Challenge Cup G.S [11] China U20  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg1–3 Flag of Bangladesh.svg BFF XI Yangon, Bangladesh
  • Unknown Soccerball shade.svg16'
 Report
Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
31 October 2005 2005 Myanmar Challenge Cup G.S [13] India U20  Flag of India.svg0–2 Flag of Bangladesh.svg BFF XI Yangon, Bangladesh
Report
Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
2 November 2005 2005 Myanmar Challenge Cup Final [14] Myanmar U23  Flag of Myanmar.svg2–1 (a.e.t.) Flag of Bangladesh.svg BFF XI Yangon, Bangladesh
  • Unknown Soccerball shade.svg61'
  • Unknown Soccerball shade.svg110'
 Report
Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium

2008

24 May 2008 Non-FIFA friendly Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg1–0 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Sporting Independent Dhaka, Bangladesh
Report Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
16 October 2008 2008 Merdeka Tournament G.S Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg1–0Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Selangor, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8
Report Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: P. Sasidaran (India)

2009

23 November 2009 Non-FIFA friendly Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg2–0 Flag of Bangladesh.svg BFF XI Dhaka, Bangladesh
Report Stadium: BKSP football field

2014

18 December 2014 Non-FIFA friendly [16] Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 0–3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan U21 Dhaka, Bangladesh
Report
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Attendance: 15,000

2015

6 February 2015 2015 Bangabandhu Cup S.F Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1–0Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand U23 Dhaka, Bangladesh
17:00 UTC+6
Report Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)
9 February 2015 2015 Bangabandhu Cup S.F Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 2–3Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia U23 Dhaka, Bangladesh
17:00 UTC+6
Report
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)

2016

13 January 2016 2015 Bangabandhu Cup G.S Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1–1 Flag of Malaysia.svg Felda United Dhaka, Bangladesh
18:00 UTC+6
Report
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Attendance: 6,400
Referee: Hien Triet Nguyen (Vietnam)
18 January 2016 2015 Bangabandhu Cup G.S Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 0–1Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain U-21 Dhaka, Bangladesh
17:30 UTC+6 Report
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-Udom (Thailand)

2018

23 March 2018 Non-FIFA friendly BG Pathum United Flag of Thailand.svg 3–4Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Bangkok, Thailand
  • Unknown Soccerball shade.svg?'
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  • Unknown Soccerball shade.svg?'
 Report
Stadium: Leo Stadium

2019

28 May 2019 Non-FIFA friendly Air Force United Flag of Thailand.svg 1–1Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Bangkok, Thailand
  • Chuiideh Soccerball shade.svg16'
 Report
Stadium: Air Force Ground
7 November 2019 Non-FIFA friendly Muscat Club Flag of Oman.svg 1–3Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Muscat, Oman
Report

2021

2023

2024

10 March 2024 (2024-03-10) Non-FIFA friendly Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg0–0Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
23:00 BST (UTC+6) Report Stadium: King Fahd Sports City
Referee: Fallaj Al-Shanar (Saudi Arabia)
14 March 2024 (2024-03-14) Non-FIFA friendly Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg0–3Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
23:00 BST (UTC+6) Report Stadium: King Fahd Sports City
Referee: Fallaj Al-Shanar (Saudi Arabia)
5 November 2024 (2024-11-05) Non-FIFA friendly Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg1–0 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Fortis Dhaka, Bangladesh
18:00  UTC+6
Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena
8 November 2024 (2024-11-08) Non-FIFA friendly Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg3–2 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Fortis Dhaka, Bangladesh
18:00  UTC+6
Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena

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