Nickname(s) | Bengal Tigers | ||
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Association | Bangladesh Football Federation | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | SAFF (South Asia) | ||
Head coach | Maruful Haque | ||
Captain | Mirajul Islam | ||
Home stadium | Bangabandhu National Stadium | ||
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First international | |||
Bangladesh 0–2 Philippines (Kuwait City, Kuwait; 5 April 1975) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Bangladesh 5–0 Maldives (Malé, Maldives; 29 July 1996) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Bangladesh 0–6 India (Doha, Qatar; 16 October 2002) Bangladesh 0–6 Iraq (Dhaka, Bangladesh; 27 October 2011) Bangladesh 0–6 Iraq (Abril, Iraq; 8 October 2013) | |||
AFC U-20 Championship | |||
Appearances | 6 (first in 1975 ) | ||
Best result | 5th (1980) | ||
SAFF U-20 Championship | |||
Appearances | 6 (first in 2015) | ||
Best result | Champions (2024) |
The Bangladesh national under-20 football team represents Bangladesh in international youth football competitions in SAFF U-20 Championship, AFC U-20 Championship and FIFA U-20 World Cup, as well as any other under-20, under-19 & under-18 international football tournaments. The team is operated under the Bangladesh Football Federation.
They have qualified for the AFC U-20 Championship six previous times and is yet to qualify for FIFA U-20 World Cup. The team taken part in four editions of the SAFF U-20 Championship, and won their maiden title in 2024. [1] [2] Since 2022, Bangladesh U-20 began taking part in all stages of the AFC Championship. Previously, the U-19 team participated in the tournament. [3]
After becoming affiliated with the Asian Football Confederation in 1973, the Bangladesh team were given direct entry into the 1975 AFC Youth Championship & 1977 AFC Youth Championship, although they ended both tournaments without achieving a single victory. The Bangladesh Football Federation however, failed to arrange a regular youth setup as the team did not participate during the 1974 and 1976 editions of the tournament even after acquiring AFC membership.
The 1978 AFC Youth Championship was held in Dhaka, becoming the first major football tournament held in Bangladesh. Coaches Abdur Rahim and Abdus Sadek were given the task of building the team with three months to go. However, West Germany's Werner Bickelhaupt came as the head coach of the team on the initiative of FIFA. Bickelhaupt, the first foreign football coach of Bangladesh's national team at any level, later served as the coach of the senior team as well. Bickelhaupt's team consisted of: Suhas Barua, Moinul Karim, Dewan Arefin Tutul, Abul Hossain, Sawpan Das, Mukul, Kawsar Ali, Abdus Salam, Md. Badal, Ashish Bhadra, Aslam, Hasanuzzaman Bablu, Kazi Anwar, Hasan Ahmadul Haque, Golam Rabbani Helal, Salam Murshedy, Mohammed Mohsin (captain). Standby: Abdul Halim, Majid, Ghaffer, Moni, Wahiduzzaman Pintu. The team leader was Zillur Rahman, joint manager Nabi Chowdhury and AQZ Islam Kislu and assistant coach Abdur Rahim. Bangladesh were drawn into Group C with Singapore, North Yemen, Bahrain and Kuwait. All games were held at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. [4]
Bangladesh's first match was against Singapore. A quick double from Singapore striker Donang, saw the hosts fall behind 2–0. However, goals from Ashish Bhadra and captain Mohsin meant the game finished 2–2. In the next game against North Yemen, the Bangladesh team created history by winning the game 1–0, thanks to a lone goal by striker Hassan Ahmedul Haque. [5] However, the next match saw Bangladesh being defeated 2–0 by Kuwait, the team ended the tournament with a 1–1 draw against Bahrain thanks to a penalty taken by Moshin. The draw meant Bangladesh had failed to reach the quarter-finals finishing a point behind Bahrain, even after going toe to toe with much stronger opposition. Bangladesh then took part in the 1980 AFC Youth Championship, thanks to Sheikh Aslam's goals during qualification. The team finished bottom of their group in the main tournament, having been drawn in a tough group Bangladesh managed earn points against South Korea and Qatar.
Bangladesh almost managed to qualify for the 1985 AFC Youth Championship, after finishing second in their qualifying group alongside South Korea, the team were knocked out of the qualifiers after losing 1–0 in the semi-finals to China. Bangladesh ended up losing the 3rd place match to South Korea. Bangladesh did not participate in the next two out of the five Youth Championship qualifiers, before again qualifying in 1996 after defeating Maldives 8–0 in aggregate. However, in the main tournament, the team disappointed conceding a total of twelve goals in four games, salvaging only a goalless draw against Iran.
After being unfortunate to not qualify for the 2000 AFC Youth Championship, the Bangladesh team managed to qualify for the 2002 AFC Youth Championship, held in Qatar. Nevertheless, they failed to win a single game during the entirety of the Championship. Since 2002, the Bangladesh U20 team was unable to take part in a major tournament until the launching of SAFF U-18 Championship, in 2015. The 2015 SAFF U-19 Championship which was the tournaments first edition was held in Nepal. Rohit Sarkar and Mannaf Rabby scored as Bangladesh defeated Bhutan in their maiden SAFF U-18 Championship game. [6] After advancing to the semi-final as group runner-up, Bangladesh came up short during the penalty shoot-out to India as Rahmat Mia missed the last penalty. [7]
Mahabub Hossain Roksy's team made a remarkable comeback during the opening game of the 2017 SAFF U-18 Championship. After falling 3-0 behind, goals from Jafar Iqbal, Rahmat Mia and Mahbubur Rahman saw Bangladesh win the game 4–3. [8] However, after losing to Nepal 2–1, Bangladesh finished in second place due to head to head results. Roxy's team also showed some promising displays during the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers (previously known as the AFC Youth Championship) although they failed to qualify once more. [9] Atikuzzaman's owngoal in the 94th minute against Uzbekistan, lead to Bangladesh's only defeat during the qualifiers. [10] Bangladesh reached the final of the 2019 SAFF U-18 Championship, only to lose to India 1–2. Bangladesh conceded the first goal within two minutes and although they were down to 10-men after Mohammad Ridoy was sent off after a scuffle with the Indian players, captain Yeasin Arafat equalized just before half-time, but the referee sent him off due to his celebrations and Indian striker Ravi Rana scored the winner in stoppage time to seal his sides victory. [11] The teams fate kept on worsening as, they finished bottom of their group during the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers.
Due to the ongoing domestic league season, Bangladesh team for the 2022 SAFF U-20 Championship mainly consisted U-17 players from the BFF Elite Academy and the Bangladesh Championship League. [12] The team was impressive throughout the tournament but had similar fate to the previous edition, as they lost to India in the final. [13]
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Maruful Haque |
Assistant coach | Md Jahangir Alam Md Mehedi Hasan Siddiqui |
Goalkeeper coach | Nizam Majumdar |
Physio | Fuad Hasan Hawlader |
Team Manager | Khandaker Rakibul Islam |
Media Officer | Sadman Sakib |
Year | Head coach |
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1975 | Mohammed Noor Hossain |
1977 | Anwar Hossain |
1978 | Werner Bickelhaupt |
1980 | Abdul Gafur Baloch |
1984 | Golam Sarwar Tipu |
1988 | Werner Bickelhaupt |
1996 | Otto Pfister |
1998 | Hasanuzzaman Bablu |
2000 | Abu Yusuf |
2002 | György Kottán |
2003 | Abu Yusuf |
2009 | Shafiqul Islam Manik |
2011 | Nikola Ilievski |
2013 | René Koster |
2015–2016 | Saiful Bari Titu |
2017 | Mahabub Hossain Roksy |
2017–2018 | Andrew Ord |
2019 | Andy Peter Turner |
2022 | Paul Smalley (interim) |
2022–2023 | Rashed Ahmed Pappu |
2024– | Maruful Haque |
The following 23 players list were named in the squad for the 2024 SAFF U-20 Championship. [14]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
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1 | GK | Mehedi Hasan Srabon (Captain) | 12 August 2005 | Bashundhara Kings | ||||
13 | GK | Md Ismail Hossain Mahin | 28 October 2007 | Mohammedan SC | ||||
23 | GK | Md Asif | 20 October 2006 | Bashundhara Kings | ||||
2 | DF | Parvej Ahmed | 29 December 2006 | BFF Elite Academy | ||||
3 | DF | Shakil Ahad Topu | 6 April 2006 | Mohammedan SC | ||||
4 | DF | Asadul Islam Sakib | 29 July 2005 | Chittagong Abahani | ||||
5 | DF | Kamacai Marma Aky | 12 July 2005 | Fortis FC | ||||
14 | DF | Azizul Hoque Ananto | 19 July 2005 | Mohammedan SC | ||||
15 | DF | Md Imran Khan | 2 February 2006 | Brothers Union | ||||
17 | DF | Rajib Hossain | 10 March 2005 | Sheikh Jamal DC | ||||
22 | DF | Rostam Islam Dukhu Mia | 13 December 2005 | Chittagong Abahani | ||||
6 | MF | Chandon Roy | 4 May 2007 | Sheikh Russel KC | ||||
8 | MF | Mohsin Ahmed | 1 September 2005 | Brothers Union | ||||
11 | MF | Asadul Molla | 26 December 2006 | Dhaka Abahani | ||||
16 | MF | Ashraful Haque Asif (Vice-captain) | 5 January 2005 | Mohammedan SC | ||||
18 | MF | Iftiar Hossain | 24 October 2006 | BFF Elite Academy | ||||
19 | MF | Hossain Mohammad Arian | 28 January 2006 | Brothers Union | ||||
7 | FW | Md Rabby Hossen Rahul | 30 December 2006 | Bashundhara Kings | ||||
10 | FW | Mirajul Islam | 1 October 2006 | Mohammedan SC | ||||
9 | FW | Piash Ahmed Nova | 25 September 2005 | Fortis FC | ||||
12 | FW | Raju Ahmed Zisan | Mohammedan SC | |||||
20 | FW | Iftasam Rahman Jidan | 18 October 2006 | Chittagong Abahani | ||||
21 | FW | Moinul Islam Moin | 18 February 2005 | Mohammedan SC |
The following 23 players list were named in the squad for the 2023 SAFF U-19 Championship. [15]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
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GK | Md Asif | 20 October 2006 | BFF Elite Academy | |||||
GK | Md Sohanur Rahman | BFF Elite Academy | ||||||
GK | Md Ismail Hossain Mahin | 28 October 2007 | BFF Elite Academy | |||||
DF | Rostam Islam Dukhu Mia | 13 December 2005 | Chittagong Abahani | |||||
DF | Md Imran Khan (Vice-captain) | 2 February 2006 | BFF Elite Academy | |||||
DF | Parvej Ahmed | 29 December 2006 | BFF Elite Academy | |||||
DF | Md Rubel Shaikh | 10 June 2006 | Bangladesh Army | |||||
DF | Azizul Hoque Ananto | 19 July 2005 | BFF Elite Academy | |||||
DF | Sirajul Islam Rana | 2 February 2006 | BFF Elite Academy | |||||
DF | Md Yusuf Ali | Wari Club | ||||||
DF | Md Akmol Hossain Noyon | Brothers Union | ||||||
MF | Samuel Raksam | BFF Elite Academy | ||||||
MF | Moinul Islam Moin (Captain) | 18 February 2005 | Mohammedan SC | |||||
MF | Chandon Roy | 4 May 2007 | BFF Elite Academy | |||||
MF | Mohsin Ahmed | 1 September 2005 | Brothers Union | |||||
MF | Sojol Tripura | 3 July 2006 | BFF Elite Academy | |||||
MF | Iftiar Hossain | 24 October 2006 | BFF Elite Academy | |||||
MF | Md Insan Hossain | Brothers Union | ||||||
FW | Raju Ahmed Zisan | Mohammedan SC | ||||||
FW | Asadul Molla | 26 December 2006 | BFF Elite Academy | |||||
FW | Rahmat Jisan Ullah | 3 June 2005 | Fortis FC | |||||
FW | Anik Deb Barma | Wari Club | ||||||
FW | Md Rabby Hossen Rahul | 30 December 2006 | Brothers Union |
Matches in the last 12 months, and future scheduled matches
Win Draw Loss Fixture
21 September 2023 2023 SAFF U-19 GS | Bangladesh | 0–3 | India | Kathmandu, Nepal |
13:45 BST (UTC+6) | Report |
| Stadium: Dashrath Stadium Attendance: 201 Referee: Nadheem Ali (Maldives) |
23 September 2023 2023 SAFF U-19 GS | Bhutan | 4–3 | Bangladesh | Kathmandu, Nepal |
17:45 BST (UTC+6) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Dashrath Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Adnan Anjum (Pakistan) |
20 August 2024 2024 SAFF U-20 GS | Bangladesh | 2–0 | Sri Lanka | Kathmandu, Nepal |
15:15 BST (UTC+6) | Report | Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Stadium Referee: Senthil Nathan (India) |
22 August 2024 2024 SAFF U-20 GS | Bangladesh | 1–2 | Nepal | Kathmandu, Nepal |
15:15 BST (UTC+6) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Stadium Attendance: 483 Referee: Afsheen Naseer |
26 August 2024 2024 SAFF U-20 SF | India | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Bangladesh | Lalitpur, Nepal |
15:15 BST (UTC+6) |
| Report |
| Stadium: ANFA Complex Attendance: 3,243 Referee: Shyamlal Danuwar (Nepal) |
Penalties | ||||
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28 August 2024 2024 SAFF U-20 Final | Nepal | 1–4 | Bangladesh | Lalitpur, Nepal |
15:15 BST (UTC+6) |
| Report | Stadium: ANFA Complex Attendance: 3,425 Referee: Mohamed Jafran Athambawa (Sri Lanka) |
21 September 2024 2025 AFC U-20 Qual. | Bangladesh | v | Syria | Vietnam |
23 September 2024 2025 AFC U-20 Qual. | Guam | v | Bangladesh | Vietnam |
27 September 2024 2025 AFC U-20 Qual. | Bangladesh | v | Vietnam | Vietnam |
29 September 2024 2025 AFC U-20 Qual. | Bhutan | v | Bangladesh | Vietnam |
FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||||||||
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Host/Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
1977 to 2019 | did not Qualify | ||||||||
2021 | Cancelled | ||||||||
2023 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2025 | TBD | ||||||||
Total | – | 0/24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AFC U-20 Asian Cup | Qualification | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1959 to 1971 | Part of Pakistan | Part of Pakistan | |||||||||||||||
1972 to 1974 | did not participate | did not participate | |||||||||||||||
1975 | Group Stage | 16/19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | N/A | Directly qualified | |||||||
1976 | did not participate | did not participate | |||||||||||||||
1977 | Group Stage | 12/13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | N/A | Directly qualified | |||||||
1978 | Group Stage | 10/19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | N/A | Directly qualified as a host | |||||||
1980 | Round Robin | 5/5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | N/A | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | ||
1982 | did not participate | did not participate | |||||||||||||||
1985 | did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
1986 | did not participate | did not participate | |||||||||||||||
1988 | did not qualify | 2 [16] | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||
1990 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||
1992 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||
1994 | 3 [17] | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||||
1996 | Group Stage | 9/10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | N/A | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
1998 | did not qualify | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||
2000 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||
2002 | Group Stage | 12/12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | N/A | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | ||
2004 | did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||||
2008 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
2010 | did not qualify | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | ||||||||||
2012 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |||||||||||
2014 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
2016 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||
2018 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||
2020 | Cancelled | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||
2023 | did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||
Total | 0 Titles | 6/41 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 53 | — | 59 | 25 | 14 | 22 | 78 | 89 |
SAFF U-20 Championship | |||||||||
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Hosts / Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
2015 | Semi-finals | 3/6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
2017 | Runners-up | 2/5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | |
2019 | Runners-up | 2/6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | |
2022 | Runners-up | 2/5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | |
2023 | Group stage | 6/6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
2024 | Champions | 1/6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | |
Total | 1 Titles | 6/6 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 28 |
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