Shadhin Bangla football team

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Shadhin Bangla football team
AssociationBangladesh Krira Samity
Head coachNani Bashak
Captain Zakaria Pintoo
First international
Shadhin Bangla Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg 2–2 Flag of India.svg Nadia XI
Khishnanagar Stadium,
Nadia district, West Bengal, India
26 July 1971

The Shadhin Bangla football team was formed by Bangladesh Krira Samity of the Bangladeshi government in exile shortly after the start of liberation war in 1971. This is the first instance of a Bangladesh national football team in any form. The team toured throughout India playing a total of 16 friendly matches to raise international awareness and economic support for the liberation war. [1] [2] [3]

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The Shadhin Bangla football team captain Zakaria Pintoo, was the first person to hoist the Bangladesh flag outside the territorial Bangladesh. [4] By the end of the 16th match the team had contributed Tk 5 lac to Muktijuddho Fund in 1971. [5]

Players

Name [6] Home Town
Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg Zakaria Pintoo (captain) Naogaon
Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg Pratap Shankar Hazra (vice-captain) Khulna
Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg Kazi Salahuddin Dhaka
Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg late AKM Nowsheruzzaman Chandpur
Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg late Lt Khandoker M.Nurunnabi (Retired as Major General) Kishoreganj
Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg late Ali Imam Faridpur
Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg Mohammed Sheikh Taslim Uddin Dhaka
Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg late Ainul Haque Faridpur
Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg Fazle Sadain Khokon Rajshahi
Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg Lutfor Rahman Jessore
Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg Sheikh Ashraf Ali Comilla
Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg late Amalesh Sen Bogra
Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg late Abdul Hakim Jessore
Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg Aminul Islam Suruz Barisal
Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg Bimal Kar Chittagong
Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg Shuvash Chandra Shaha Narsingdi
Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg Mujibur Rahman Chittagong
Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg Mohammed Kaikobad Chittagong
Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg Dewan Mohammad Sirajuddin Siru Narayanganj.
Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg Abdus Sattar Naogaon
Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg Sanjit Kumar Dey Gazipur
Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg Abdul Momen Joarder Chuadanga
Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg Muniruzzaman Piara Kushtia
Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg Enayetur Rahman Khan Kaliganj
Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg Shahjahan Alam Faridpur
Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg Aniruddha Chatterjee Cox's Bazar
Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg Nihar Ranjan Das Narayanganj
Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg Pran Govinda Kundu Dhaka
Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg late Mahmud Rashid Satkhira
Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg late Sheikh Monsur Ali Lalu Narail

Officials

PositionName
Organizer Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg Saidur Rahman Patel
Manager Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg Tanveer Mazhar Islam Tanna
Coach Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg late Nani Bashak
Secretary, Bangladesh Krira Samity Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg late Lutfor Rahman

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