Bangladesh national kabaddi team

Bangladesh
Nickname(s)	Tigers of the Court
Association	Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation
Confederation	Asian Kabaddi Federation (AKF)
Head Coach	Subimal Chandra Das
Captain	Mizanur Rahman
Most caps	Md Abdul Jalil
World Cup
	3 (first in 2004 )
	3rd (2004, 2007)
Asian Games
	9 (first in 1990 )
	2nd (1990, 1994, 2002)
Asian Championship
	6 (first in 1980)
	2nd (1980, 1988)
Medal record
World Cup
Asian Games
Asian Championship
Asian Indoor Games
Asian Beach Games
South Asian Games
Bangabandhu Cup

Last updated August 02, 2025

Bangladesh national kabaddi team won the bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games. In 1980, Bangladesh became the runners-up in the first Asian Kabaddi Championship and India emerged as the champion. Bangladesh became runners-up again in the next Asian Kabaddi Championship held in 1988 at Jaipur, India.^[1] Kabaddi is the national sport of Bangladesh.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Tournament history

Standard kabaddi

World Cup

World Cup
Year	Rank	M	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD
2004	3rd	5	3	0	2	192	158	+34
2007	3rd	5	3	0	2	185	166	+19
2016	Group stage	5	3	0	2	210	188	+22
2025	TBD
Total	3/4	16	10	0	6	587	512	+75

Asian Games

Asian Games
Year	Rank	M	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD
1990	2nd	6	4	1	1	135	139	-4
1994	2nd	4	3	0	1	100	91	+9
1998	3rd	6	3	2	1	169	97	+72
2002	2nd	5	3	0	2	174	91	+83
2006	3rd	5	2	0	3	166	191	-25
2010	5th	3	1	0	2	76	89	-13
2014	7th	3	0	0	3	62	91	-29
2018	5th	4	2	0	2	102	135	-33
2022	5th	4	2	0	2	133	132	+1
Total	9/9	40	20	3	17	1117	1056	+61

Asian Kabaddi Championship

Asian Kabaddi Championship
Year	Host country	Position
1980	India	2nd
1988	India	2nd
2000	Sri Lanka	Group Stage
2001	Thailand
2002	Malaysia
2003	Malaysia
2005	Iran	Didn’t Participate
2017	Iran
2023	South Korea

South Asian Games

South Asian Games
Year	Rank	M	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD
1985	2nd	3	2	0	1	67	78	–11
1987	2nd	4	3	0	1	85	92	–7
1989	3rd	3	1	0	2	61	78	–17
1993	3rd	4	2	0	2	74	86	–12
1995	2nd	4	3	0	1	88	82	+6
1999	Didn’t Participate
2004	3rd	4	2	0	2	79	91	–12
2006	3rd	4	2	0	2	84	89	–5
2010	3rd	4	2	0	2	92	97	–5
2016	3rd	5	3	0	2	103	111	–8
2019	3rd	5	3	0	2	96	106	–10
Total	10/11	40	23	0	17	829	910	–81

Beach kabaddi

Asian Beach Games

Asian Beach Games
Year	Rank	M	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD
2008	3rd	4	2	0	2	89	76	+13
2010	Didn’t Participate
2012	Didn’t Participate
2014	Group stage	3	1	0	2	64	72	–8
2016	Didn’t Participate
Total	2/5	7	3	0	4	153	148	+5

Indoor Kabaddi

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Year	Rank	M	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD
2007	3rd	4	2	0	2	102	89	+13
2009	3rd	4	2	0	2	97	90	+7
2013	Didn’t Participate
2017	Not Held
Total	2/3	8	4	0	4	199	179	+20

International Kabaddi tournament

Bangabandhu Kabaddi Cup

Bangabandhu Cup
Year	Rank	M	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD
2021	Champions	5	5	0	0	220	90	+130
2022	Champions	5	5	0	0	210	85	+125
2023	Champions	6	6	0	0	250	100	+150
2024	Champions	6	6	0	0	260	110	+150
Total	4/4	22	22	0	0	940	385	+555

Current squad

Name	Role	Franchise
Md Nasir Uddin	All-rounder	Bangladesh Police
Md Liton Ali	All-rounder	Bangladesh Army
Razu Sheikh	All-rounder	Bangladesh Police
Mizanur Rahman (Captain)	Raider	Kathmandu Mavericks
Md Al Amin	Raider	Bangladesh Army
Md Roman	Raider	Kathmandu Mavericks
Razib Ahmed	Raider	Bangladesh Ansar
Md Monirul Chowdhury	Raider	Pokhara Lakers
Nesar Howlader	Raider	Bangladesh Police
Md Fardous Sheikh	Left-cover (Defender)	Border Guard Bangladesh
Md Rasel Hossen	Right-corner (Defender)	Border Guard Bangladesh
Md Sabuz Mia	Right-cover (Defender)	Pokhara Lakers
Amol Chanddar Roy	Left-corner (Defender)	Bangladesh Ansar
Md Assaduzzaman	Right-corner (Defender)	Bangladesh Ansar
Md Sazidul Chaklader	Right-cover (Defender)	Bangladesh Army
Dipayon Golder	Left-cover (Defender)	Bangladesh Police

Coaching Staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Subimal Chandra Das
Assistant coach	Md Abdul Jalil
Coaching staff	Md Badsha Mia
	Md Ahsraful Alam
	Md Bazlur Rashid
	Md Aruduzzaman Munshi
	Shahnaj Parvin

International grounds

Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium

MA Aziz Stadium

Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium

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Locations of stadiums which have hosted international kabaddi matches in Bangladesh

Stadium	City	Division	Capacity	Matches hosted	Notes
Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	3,000	Asian Games qualifiers, Bangabandhu Cup	Main indoor venue for Bangladesh national kabaddi team; hosted multiple international events
Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium	Dhaka	Dhaka Division	2,500	Bangabandhu Cup Kabaddi	Alternate indoor venue for international and national kabaddi events
MA Aziz Stadium	Chattogram	Chattogram Division	30,000	Exhibition matches, national finals	Occasionally used for outdoor kabaddi matches and national sports festivals

List of National Awardee in Bangladesh

1. Abdul Jalil-2001 ^[6]
2. Badshah Mia-2002 ^[7]
3. Ziaur Rahaman-2005
4. Amir Hossiin Patwari-2007
5. Jahangir Alom-2009

Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation

Bangladesh Amateur Kabadi Federation was formed in 1973. It framed rules and regulations for the game. For more information visit Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation. Kabaddi is the national sport of Bangladesh

References

↑ "Asian Games XIII". People's Daily, China . Archived from the original on 20 December 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
↑ "Kabaddi is Bangladesh's national sport". ESPN . Retrieved 7 January 2019.
↑ "Army, Ansar retain Victory Day Kabaddi, Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation general secretary Habibur Rahman said". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
↑ "President of Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation and Inspector General of Bangladesh Police Dr Mohammad Javed Patwari inaugurating". The New Nation . Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
↑ "Bangladesh Krida Shiksha Prothistan wins 59th edition of Subroto Cup football tournament". The Indian Express . Retrieved 7 January 2019.
↑ "Kabaddi is Bangladesh's national sport but you'd never have guessed". ESPN . 18 August 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
↑ "Kabaddi team fly today for WC". The Daily Star . 22 January 2007. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.

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[1] "Asian Games XIII". People's Daily, China . Archived from the original on 20 December 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2019.

[2] "Kabaddi is Bangladesh's national sport". ESPN . Retrieved 7 January 2019.

[3] "Army, Ansar retain Victory Day Kabaddi, Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation general secretary Habibur Rahman said". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 7 January 2019.

[4] "President of Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation and Inspector General of Bangladesh Police Dr Mohammad Javed Patwari inaugurating". The New Nation . Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2019.

[5] "Bangladesh Krida Shiksha Prothistan wins 59th edition of Subroto Cup football tournament". The Indian Express . Retrieved 7 January 2019.

[6] "Kabaddi is Bangladesh's national sport but you'd never have guessed". ESPN . 18 August 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2019.

[7] "Kabaddi team fly today for WC". The Daily Star . 22 January 2007. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.

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