Sport in Bangladesh
Sport in Bangladesh is popular and widespread. The most popular sport in Bangladesh is cricket, Bangladesh being the top 9th team in the world, followed by football (soccer), and kabaddi. Kabaddi is the national sport of Bangladesh.
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Sports
Cricket
Cricket is a game which has a massive and passionate following in Bangladesh. There is a strong domestic league which on many occasions also saw players from foreign countries gracing the cricket fields of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh received it's test status from ICC in 2000, which is a requirement for the countries to play Test cricket. The Bangladesh national cricket team's official logo is Royal Bengal Tiger, by which they are often referred at media.
The cricketing culture is not a new phenomenon in Bangladesh. Similar to other subcontinental countries, the game itself was first introduced to the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta region by the British rulers nearly two centuries ago. For the better part of the British rule, cricket remained a recreational game for the aristocrats, inaccessible to the common people because of colonial class distinctions and the complicated nature of the game which the locals were not able to comprehend easily. Following the liberation war which ended in Bangladesh gaining independence in 1971, cricketing popularity has continued to grow.
The Bangladesh Cricket team is coached by Australian Jamie Siddons. Often criticized for their poor performances, Bangladesh most recently enjoyed a good run of form, defeating New Zealand 4-0 in a 5 match ODI series held in Mirpur, Dhaka. Bangladesh will also be one of the hosts of the 2011 Cricket World Cup. They currently hold ninth spot in the ODI and Test ICC world rankings.
Football (Soccer)
Football is popular in Bangladesh. Bangladesh is currently ranked 150th in the FIFA ranking. Bangladesh became the 2003 South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) champion. SAFF includes Southern Asian countries and other countries from Asia.
The Bangladesh national football team is controlled by the national governing body, the Bangladesh Football Federation, which is a member of the AFC. The side has yet to qualify for a FIFA World Cup tournament. They were eliminated in the first round of their only Asian Cup appearance to date in 1980. As is the case elsewhere on the subcontinent, the national football team stands somewhat in the shadow of the country's Test cricket team. The team was founded in 1972, and joined FIFA in 1974.
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.
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 Bangldeshi 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. He coached BRTC, was an assistant coach for BKSP. He also received his national award in football. He fought in the Liberation War in 1971 for his country.
Kabaddi
Kabaddi is a team game. Two teams of seven players occupy opposite halves of a field of 12.5m x 10m divided by a line into two halves. The teams take turns sending a "raider" across to the opposite team's half, where the goal is to tag or wrestle ("capture") members of the opposite team before returning to the home half. Tagged members are "out" and are sent off the field. The raider must not take a breath during the raid, and must prove it by constantly chanting (called 'cant' or 'dak') during the raid. Meanwhile, the defenders must form a chain, for example by linking hands; if the chain is broken, a member of the defending team is sent off. The goal of the defenders is to stop the raider from returning to the home side before taking a breath.
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 1985 at Jaipur, India.
Bangladeshi kabaddi team won the bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games.
Rugby union
Rugby union in Bangladesh is a minor but growing sport.Rugby had little or no presence from the period of independence from Britain, and thence from Pakistan.
However, in 2007, after a long period of dormancy, some Japanese coaches started a youth programme. Amongst the schools which sent under-12s to the training camp were the Sunbeams, the Sunnydale, Marie Curie School, The Agha Khan School, Playpan, Reading, Green James, Khilgaon Oxford School, Dhanmondi Boys' High School, Khilgaon Model School and East Khilgaon Primary School. The Bangladeshi Rugby Association has been training these children in order to start an inter-schools tournament.
Shooting
Bangladesh has won all its medals in the in the Olympic Games and the Commonwealth Games and South Asian Games. There key shooter is Asif Hossain Khan, who won a gold medal at the Commonwealth games represents them at the games.
Hockey
East Bengal Tigers defunct regiment (1947–1970) then part of Pakistan Hockey Federation Team.
Sports organisation
Sports organisation in Bangladesh has undergone many changes in different periods before and after its independence. The Bangladesh Sports Control Board was established in 1972. There are 29 registered federations under this board. These include federations for popular games such as football, cricket, hockey, tennis, badminton, volleyball, handball, chess, and carom as well as for wrestling, weightlifting, squash, billiard, and snooker, which are less popular in Bangladesh. Other recognised sports organisations in the country are the district and divisional sports organisations, university sports organisations, and the sports bodies of the armed forces, police and ansar, as well as of public sector corporations, boards and departments such as Bangladesh Biman, BJMC, BTMC, PWD, and Bangladesh Railway.
Sports Clubs
Sport clubs have a significant contribution to the development of sports in the country. Prominent among the clubs of Bangladesh are Abahani (Dhaka), Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka), Muktijoddha Sangsad KS, Brothers Union, Brothers Union, Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting, Dhaka Wanderers, Dilkusha Sporting, GMCC, Kalabagan, Muktijoddha Sangsad, Rahmatganj, Suryatarun, Victoria Sporting, and Wari. Some of these clubs are reputed for their glorious past while others earned a name by excellent performance at national level at present.
- Abahani (Dhaka)
- Abahani (Chittagong)
- Arambagh KS
- Brothers Union
- Feni Sokar Club
- Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)
- Muktijoddha Sangsad
- Dhanmondi Club
Abahani (Dhaka)
In the 20 years between 1973 and 1993, Abahani played 16 times in the finals of the national football league. It finished as champion eight times and as runner up on as many occasions . The club was champion in the Federation Cup Football and runner up . In the Asia Cup Club Tournament held in 1985 in Sri Lanka, Abahani was the runner up and it was Champion in the Nagji Trophy Football Tournament held in India in 1990. Abahani Ltd. also holds the honor to win the Champions trophy of the first ever professional football league B.League 2007 in Bangladesh football history. They have also won the second ever B. League Tournament. Famous football players e.g. Kazi Salahuddin (current BFF president), Chunnu, Nizam, Tutul, Aslam, Nannu, Helal, Pakir Ali once played for this club and converted this club to be one of the best football club in South Asia.
Abahani (Chittagong)
Abahani Limited is a sports club in Bangladesh. It was established at Dhaka in 1972 through reorganisation of Iqbal Sporting Club. Within a short time, the club gained fame through commendable performances in hockey, cricket and football tournaments.
Arambag Club
Arambag Club was established in Dhaka in 1958. It was at first a football club, but later became active in other games like handball, basketball and volleyball. The club has had continued success in different tournaments. It became champion in the 4th and 5th Shital Women's Handball competitions. In 1980, it was champion in the Alpha Cup Football Tournament of Nepal and, in 1995, runner up in the eighth Chief Minister Gold Cup Football Tournament of Sikkim and in the Nagji Gold Cup Tournament of India. In 1997, the club took part in a football tournament at Agartala that marked the golden jubilee of the independence of India. In the same year, it became runner up at home in the Federation Cup Football Tournament.
Brothers Union Club
Brothers Union Club was established at Gopibag, Dhaka in 1949. The club, however, remained little known until 1973, when it first appeared in the third division football league and became its champion of that league. The next year, it played in the second division football league and as the champion of the season, it was promoted to the first division. Ever since the club has had continued success and, in course of time, it became the third most powerful football club of the country next to Abahani and Mohammedan. Brothers Union also performs well in cricket, chess and handball.
In 2004 and 2005 they became champion in senior division football league. Football lovers really want their beloved orange dream team to be the number one again in 2006.
Feni Club
Feni Soccer Club is a football club from Feni, Bangladesh. It is a team playing in the Bangladesh League, the top-tier league of the country. They are based at Feni but has their home ground at Bangladesh Army Stadium in Dhaka. All player is local
Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)
The club clinched the football league championship title 15 times between 1957 and 1999 and during the same period, it was runners up 12 times. It was champion in the Dhaka Metropolitan Football League (in 1993) and in the Independence Cup Football Tournament (5 times, between 1957 and 1966). The club is five times champion in the Federation Cup Football. It became champion in the Ashis-Jabbar Shield Tournament held in Durgapur of West Bengal in 1982. In the international football tournaments held in Dhaka, it was champion in 1959, 1964 and 1968 and runner up in 1966, 1967 and 1976. They were once coached by Iranian superstar Nasser Hejazi.
Muktijoddha Club
Muktijoddha Sangsad KS is a football club in Bangladesh. It is based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. They won the 1994 and 2003 Bangladesh Federation Cup. They also got into the Asian Club Championship and the AFC Cup as well as Asian Cup Winners Cup
Traditional sports
Traditional Sports of Bangladesh are still practiced mostly in rural areas. All are not equally favourite now because of the invasion of western games. "Hadudu" (also known as 'kabaddi') is the only internationally recognized traditional sport of Bangladesh. Besides "dariabandha", "gollachut", "satchara", "borofpani", "birinchi", "kutkut", "kanamachi", "tillo", "Sologuti", "Bagh-chagol","Ful-toka" etc are still popular in sub-urban and rural areas.
Cricket in Bangladesh
Cricket is a game which has a massive and passionate following in Bangladesh. There is a strong domestic league which on many occasions also saw Test players from many countries (Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, England) gracing the cricket fields of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh has now joined the elite group of countries eligible to play Test cricket. The Bangladesh national cricket team goes by the nickname of the Tigers—after the Royal Bengal Tiger.
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History
Cricket has been played in India since the 18th century and it continued to be played in first Pakistan and then Bangladesh as these countries became politically independent.
Bangladesh had staged first-class and even Test cricket when it was part of Pakistan. The Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka was first used for Test cricket when Pakistan played India there in January 1955. It was used for numerous important matches, including Tests, right up to the declaration of independence in 1971. The MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong also dates back to 1954 as a first-class venue but it was not used for Tests until Bangladesh played there in 2001.
The beginning of Bangladesh's own first-class era (i.e., as an independent state) began when the national team played England A in Chittagong on 25–27 October 1999. The match was drawn.
On 10–13 November 2000, Bangladesh played its inaugural Test Match v India in the Bangabandhu National Stadium. India won by 9 wickets.
The 2000-01 season saw the beginning of first-class domestic competition in Bangladesh, although the country had already staged first-class matches against touring teams in the previous year. The Green Delta National Cricket League was constituted as the first-class championship and the Ispahani Mirzapore Tea One-Day League as the premier limited overs competition. In 2000-01, both titles were won by Biman Bangladesh Airlines.
The National Cricket League had in fact been inaugurated in the 1999-2000 season but was not then first-class. In 2000-01, eight teams played 12 matches each in two groups. Group A consisted of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Chittagong Division, Rajshahi Division and Dhaka Division. Group B had Dhaka Metropolis, Khulna Division, Barisal Division and Sylhet Division. Four teams qualified for a final stage in which they each played a further 8 games.
In 2001-02, Ispahani Mirzapore Tea became the sponsor of the National Cricket League in addition to the One-Day League.
Governing body
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) (known then as the Bangladesh Cricket Control Board) was established in 1972. Bangladesh is a full member of the International Cricket Council and the Asian Cricket Council.
Competitions
National Cricket League of Bangladesh, One-Day Cricket League of Bangladesh, and Bangladesh NCL (National Cricket League) Twenty20
The Bangladesh Cricket Control Board was established in 1972. Soon after, a cricket league commenced in Dhaka and Chittagong. A national level cricket tournament begun in the country in 1974-75. During this time the cricket league started at the district (regional) level. Other tournaments that were organised were aimed school, college, youth and university level.
The National Cricket League of Bangladesh is the domestic first class cricket competition in Bangladesh. The One-Day Cricket League of Bangladesh is the principal domestic limited overs cricket competition in Bangladesh.
In 2010 the Bangladesh NCL T20 was first started in 2010 which was a t20 tournament which bought lots of international players
Cricket grounds
Notable ODI & Test Venues are:
- Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka
- Osmani Cricket Stadium, Fatulla, Narayanganj
- Bir Shrestha Shahid Ruhul Amin Stadium, Chittagong
- Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra
- Bir Shrestha Shahid Matiur Rahman Stadium, Khulna
National team
The Bangladeshi cricket team, also known as "The Tigers", is the national cricket team of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status. It played its first Test match in 2000 (against India at Dhaka), becoming the tenth Test cricket playing nation.
They also take part in officially sanctioned ACC tournaments including the Asia Cup, Asian Test Championship, ACC Trophy and Asian Cricket Junior Tournaments.
Bangladesh NCL (National Cricket League) Twenty20(NCL T20) and Port City Cricket League (PCL) and supported by Bashundhara group with ATN Bangla as media partners, will see some of the finest Twenty20 players from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in action in this tournament.
This is the second edition of this tournament which attracted a huge response in Bangladesh last year. The league is being held here as the cricket grounds in Bangladesh are undergoing renovation for the ICC cricket World Cup matches to be held there next year.
Bangladesh national cricket team
The Bangladesh national cricket team, also known as "The Tigers", is a national cricket team representing Bangladesh. The team is administered by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). Bangladesh is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status. It played its first Test match in 2000 against India in Dhaka, becoming the tenth Test cricket playing nation.
Bangladesh's first official foray into international cricket came in the 1979 ICC Trophy in England, leaving the tournament with 2 wins and 2 defeats. Seven years later, on 31 March 1986, Bangladesh played in its first One Day International match against Pakistan in the 1986 Asia Cup. Cricket has gradually become very popular in urban areas of the country. Although football was the most popular game for a long time, cricket gained momentum and soon surpassed football. Especially after Bangladesh won the ICC Trophy in Malaysia in 1997. By winning the ICC trophy, the Tigers had qualified for the 1999 Cricket World Cup for the first time, where they beat Pakistan creating one of the biggest upsets in their cricketing history. In 1997, Bangladesh became a regular ICC member with the right to play One Day Internationals. It attained the status of a Test playing country on 26 June 2000.
As of May 2010, Bangladesh have played in 68 Tests, winning only 3. Their first victory was against Zimbabwe and the other two against a West Indian team crippled by a players' strike. They have lost 57 of their matches, and 33 of these by an innings. Bangladesh's performance has led to repeated calls for them to lose their Test status. Recently however, under the guidance of coach Jamie Siddons Bangladesh has been improving their test match performances. In the one day form of the game Bangladesh has performed a lot better. They have managed to defeat all the Test playing nations at least once. The performance of the Tigers in 2010 has also shown a gradual improvement as a Test match and ODI side. This year in Bangladesh, they created history by beating New Zealand convincingly in the ODI series. The Kiwis were beaten with a clean sweep of 4-0 and this was the first major whitewash by the Tigers against a full strength test squad.
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History of Bangladesh Cricket
1997
Bangladesh wins the Sixth ICC trophy in Malaysia gaining the opportunity to take part in the 1999 Cricket World Cup. It was considered as a great victory by the people of Bangladesh from all walks of life. Bangladesh also becomes a regular ICC member with the right to play One Day Internationals. Earlier, in February Dhaka hosted the 3rd & final SAARC cricket tournament.
1998
Bangladesh posts its first ODI win against Kenya in India thanks to a fiery 77 run and 3 wickets contribution by Mohammad Rafique. In October, Bangladesh hosts (although did not participate in) the first ever ICC champions trophy, a knock-out ODI tournament featuring all the Test playing nations. The tournament was applauded by the whole world for great organizing and huge number of spectators. The performance of Bangladesh on and off the field this year helped to be recognized as the next big cricketing nation.
1999
This was a historic year for Bangladesh as the head to play their first cricket world cup in England. Bangladesh create an enormous upset by beating Pakistan by 62 runs during the 1999 Cricket World Cup in the group match at Northampton. Bangladesh managed 223/9 from 50 overs, in reply Pakistan could only manage 161 due to a few run-outs by wicketkeeper Khaled Mashud and some tight bowling by Khaled Mahmud, who took 3/31 from 10 overs. He was later judged man of the match. They did not qualify for the Super Six round due to defeats in three of their five matches. However, the win over Pakistan, who went on to become eventual runners-up to Australia in that World Cup, helped Bangladesh to gain Test playing status one year later.
2000
In 2000, Bangladesh made their debut Test appearance, hosting India in Dhaka. They lost by nine wickets. vetern batsman Aminul Islam Bulbul scored 145 in the first innings of the match.
2001
Bangladesh played eight Tests in 2001. They toured Zimbabwe in April and lost both Tests. They lost two one-off Tests to Pakistan and Sri Lanka, both by an innings, before returning home for a two-Test series against Zimbabwe. In the first Test in Dhaka, they escaped with a draw after no play was possible on the final two days due to rain. They had been 213 runs behind in their second innings, with seven wickets in hand. After seven Tests, it was their first time the team had avoided defeat. Zimbabwe then won the second Test by 8 wickets. Bangladesh then made their first Test tour of New Zealand, losing both Tests by an innings.
2002
Bangladesh played four series of two Tests each in 2002 against Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, and the West Indies. They lost all eight matches, six of these by an innings.
2003
In September, Bangladesh came very close to their first Test victory, when they lost to Pakistan by only one wicket. Also in the match, Alok Kapali took a hat-trick against the Pakistani batsmen.
2004
In December, Bangladesh defeated India in their 100th ODI, this being only the third time that they beat a Test playing nation.
2005
Early January, Bangladesh defeated Zimbabwe in their 35th Test, their first ever Test match victory. In the first Test of the series, Bangladesh defeated Zimbabwe by 226 runs in Chittagong Stadium. Bangladesh scored a huge total of 488 in their first innings. In reply, Zimbabwe were all out for only 312 for their first innings. Bangladesh declared in their second innings after scoring 204/9. Powered by a spirited spell from Enamul Haque Jr., who took 6/45, Bangladesh wrapped up Zimbabwe's innings for 154.
Bangladesh would have needed to get the fourth-highest fourth innings total to win in Test cricket history in the second Test of the series. They opted to play out the last four sessions playing conservatively and consequently secured a draw. This gave the team its first Test series win and triggered scenes of wild jubilation across the country. National coach Dav Whatmore was later quoted as saying that playing overly-aggressive cricket to try to win the Test would not have been a good idea.
Bangladesh also secured their first One Day International series win in the same tour. Despite losing the first two matches of the five-match series, they recovered to win the series 3-2.
On 18 June, Bangladesh scored an upset victory over Australia in a One Day International match in the NatWest Series. Australia scored 249/5 in 50 overs. In reply, Bangladesh reached 250 runs with four balls to spare. Mohammad Ashraful scored 100 runs off 101 balls, his first one-day century, while Aftab Ahmed hit a six in the first ball of the final over, and hit a single from the next ball to win the game by five wickets.
2006
The first home One-Day International series of 2006 began with some optimism for Bangladesh, who registered their first-ever win against Sri Lanka in the second ODI of the series. At the end of March, Bangladesh played four ODIs against Kenya, winning all four. Then in April, they came very close to beating Australia in a Test match, taking a first-innings lead of 158, and eventually losing by only three wickets after bowler Mashrafe Mortaza dropped what could possibly have been a catch to turn the match around. Habibul Bashar, the Bangladesh captain, said of the catch "If [Mortaza] had taken it we could have seen a different situation, but I must say he tried hard and you all know that he is a whole-hearted cricketer". At the end of July, Bangladesh toured Zimbabwe as the ODI series favourites but lost by three games to two. However, in August, the team defeated Kenya in all three matches of a series and subsequently went on to whitewash Zimbabwe in an ODI series staged in Bangladesh. That year, Shahriar Nafees became the first Bangladeshi to score over a thousand runs (which included three centuries) in a calendar year while Mashrafe Mortaza became the leading wicket-taker in the world in ODIs staged in 2006 with 49 wickets.
2007
Bangladesh prepared for the World Cup with three series wins, defeating Zimbabwe 5–0 at home and 3–1 in Zimbabwe. They then played a series of matches against non-Test playing nations, defeating Scotland 2-0 at home and winning a tri-series undefeated against Canada and Bermuda.
On 17 March, in their first match of the 2007 Cricket World Cup, Bangladesh stunned India, a former world cup champion, with a five wicket victory in Port of Spain, Trinidad. This lead to the humiliating exit of India from the 2007 Cricket World Cup. On 21 March, though, they lost to Sri Lanka by 198 runs. However, on 25 March, Bangladesh recouped its loss by a 7 wicket win against Bermuda, advancing to the Super 8 round and cementing India's first-round elimination in the tournament. Bangladesh lost to Australia and New Zealand by big margins in the first two games of the Super 8 round. However, to prove that the win against India was no fluke, they pulled off an outstanding victory against South Africa by a convincing margin of 67 runs. Then they lost to England in a tense low-scoring game. The last two games were against Ireland and West Indies, both of which Bangladesh lost with the loss against Ireland causing a black spot in an otherwise remarkable tournament.
End of 2007 Bangladesh toured New Zealand. Bangladesh was soundly beaten 3-0 in the one dayers. The third match at Queenstown was the largest defeat in the history of ODI cricket for a side batting first.
2008
Bangladesh started their year of 2008 by when they were touring in New Zealand. The Test matches were one sided, with Bangladesh losing 2-0.
South Africa toured Bangladesh in early 2008 and won all their matches, winning the Tests 2–0 and the ODIs 3–0. Bangladesh then beat non-Test playing Ireland 3–0 in an ODI series.
On 9 October 2008, Bangladesh recorded its first ever victory over New Zealand in an ODI winning by seven wickets in Mirpur further reinstating their reputation of being so called "giant killers". New Zealand ultimately recovered to win the series 2-1. What followed was a closely contested two-match Test series won by New Zealand 1–0. In the first test New Zealand collapsed badly in their first innings, where despite Shakib Al Hasan took 7/36. Bangladesh were then able to set New Zealand a challenging target of 317 for victory, which New Zealand narrowly achieved for the loss of 7 wickets. The second match was drawn due to rain.
In November, Bangladesh had a tour away to South Africa. They lost all their matches, in the only T20 match, 2–0 in the ODI series (with the third one being washed out due to rain) and 2–0 in the Test series. They only could become competitive in the Twenty20 and the first of the ODIs. Otherwise, glimpses of good performances were shown in an otherwise total disappointing tour.
In December, however, Bangladesh bounced back from the previous lacklustre performances by threatening to win the first Test match against Sri Lanka by chasing down the highest 4th innings of total of 513. Though they fell 107 runs short, their performances were praised but in the second match of the home series in January, Bangladesh fell to an innings defeat.
2009
The year started with the innings defeat in the 2nd Test match against Sri Lanka. Then Zimbabwe joined the hosts and the Lankan team for a tri-series tournament, which proved to be more evenly matched than was expected. In the first match, Zimbabwe defeated Bangladesh by an excellent performance but then fell to defeat by a huge margin by Sri Lanka leaving Bangladesh needing to win against the Lankans in the last match in order to go through to the finals to join the Lankans, and that also with a bonus point. The hosts managed to do that thanks to a sparkling performance from the current No. 1 ODI all-rounder in the world Shakib Al Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza and the newcomer Rubel Hossain.
After the World T20 championships in England, the selectors appointed Mashrafe Mortaza as the new captain of the team for the tour to the West Indies so that Ashraful could focus on his batting. The two Test series was played amidst controversy when a pay dispute between the West Indian players and the West Indies Cricket Board led a number of West Indian players boycotting the series, which forced the West Indies to select a number of inexperienced players as replacements. Bangladesh went on to win both of the Tests, wining the first Test by 95 runs and the second by four wickets. In the process they achieved their first ever overseas Test series victory. In the One Day International series which followed Bangladesh secured their first ever One Day International win against the West Indies at the 14th attempt. They finished the ODI series 3-0 against the weakened West Indies side, but lost the only Twenty20 match.
2010
In January, Bangladesh hosted a tri-series ODI tournament with India and Sri Lanka. They failed to win a match and went out of the tournament. Missing Mashrafe Mortaza, the team's bowling was very poor, though the batting was good, amassing over 200 runs in every match. They lost the two match Test series against India by 2-0.
In March 2010, England visited Bangladesh to play three ODIs and two Test matches. Bangladesh lost all their ODIs and Tests in the series.
In April, Bangladesh took part in the 2010 World Twenty20. Although they came close to beating Australia, after bowling them out for 141, they lost all their matches and failed to progress to the Super Eights stage. In May and June, Bangladesh played two Test matches against England, this time in England, losing both, although Tamim Iqbal scored two centuries in the series. Between the Tests and ODIs against England, Bangladesh took part in the 2010 Asia Cup during June, but lost all their matches.
In the ODI series, England comfortably won the first match. However, in the second match at Bristol, Bangladesh beat England for the first time in international cricket (England were the only Test playing nation yet to be beaten by Bangladesh), bowling England out in the final over to win by five runs.
In October Bangladesh managed to defeat the New Zealand cricket team for the second time in a rain affected game at Mirpur, Dhaka. Bangladesh scored 228 runs and then bowled out New Zealand for 200 securing a 9 runs victory by D\L method. In the 3rd match of the home series against New Zealand Bangladesh continued their tremendous form and thrashed the Kiwis by 7 wickets. As the 2nd match was washed out due to rain Bangladesh took a 2-0 lead in the series. Victory in this match ensured that the Tigers will at least end the series with a draw. But the tigers were in no mood for a draw when they took the field for the fourth ODI in Dhaka. Thanks to a valiant century by the skipper Shakib Al Hasan Bangladesh gathered 241 runs before being all out. In reply New Zealand started to loose wickets in regular intervals. An amazing show of determined bowling and fielding by the Bangladeshis forced the Kiwis to give in despite a brave century by Ken Williamson. This was the first instance of Bangladesh winning a series against a full powered top test side. In the final game, Bangladesh continued their winning race beating New Zealand by 3 runs and winning the series by 4- 0. This remarkable achievement by the Tigers reinforced the idea that they are now in a transitional period to become a superpower of the cricket world. In December, Bangladesh played a 5- match ODI series against Zimbabwe and win it by 3-1. The fourth ODI was declared abandoned due to heavy rain overnight and wet outfield.
Bangladesh team is returning to the dressing room at the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka.
Current Squad
Name | Age | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Domestic Team | Forms of Cricket | S/N |
Test, ODI and T20 Captain; All-Rounder | ||||||
Shakib Al Hasan | 24 | Left-Handed Bat | Slow Left-Arm Orthodox | Worcestershire | Test,ODI,T20 | 75 |
Test, ODI and T20 Vice-Captain; Opening Batsman | ||||||
Tamim Iqbal | 21 | Left-Handed Bat | Slow Left-Arm Orthodox | Chittagong Division | Test,ODI,T20 | 29 |
Opening Batsmen | ||||||
Shahriar Nafees | 25 | Left-Handed Bat | Slow Left-Arm Orthodox | Dhaka Division | Test,ODI,T20 | 42 |
Imrul Kayes | 24 | Left-Handed Bat | Right-Arm Off-Break | Khulna Division | Test,ODI,T20 | 62 |
Junaid Siddique | 23 | Left-Handed Bat | Right-Arm Off-Break | Rajshahi Division | Test,ODI,T20 | 31 |
Middle Order Batsmen | ||||||
Raqibul Hasan | 23 | Right-Handed Bat | Right-Arm Leg-Break | Barisal Division | Test,ODI | 71 |
Mohammad Ashraful | 26 | Right-Handed Bat | Right-Arm Leg-Break | Dhaka Division | Test,ODI,T20 | 7 |
Sabbir Rahman | 19 | Right-Handed Bat | Right-Arm Leg-Break | Rajshahi Division | T20 | 76 |
All-rounders | ||||||
Mahmudullah | 25 | Right-Handed Bat | Right-Arm Off-Break | Dhaka Division | Test,ODI,T20 | 30 |
Naeem Islam | 24 | Right-Handed Bat | Right-Arm Off-Break | Rajshahi Division | ODI,T20 | 77 |
Alok Kapali | 27 | Right-Handed Bat | Right-Arm Leg-Break | Sylhet Division | Test,ODI | 35 |
Wicket-keeper | ||||||
Mushfiqur Rahim | 22 | Right-Handed Bat | — | Rajshahi Division | Test,ODI,T20 | 9 |
Jahurul Islam | 24 | Right-Handed Bat | — | Rajshahi Division | Test,ODI | 15 |
Pace Bowlers | ||||||
Mashrafe Mortaza | 27 | Right-Handed Bat | Right-Arm Fast-Medium | Khulna Division | Test,ODI,T20 | 2 |
Shahadat Hossain | 24 | Right-Handed Bat | Right-Arm Medium-Fast | Dhaka Division | Test,ODI | 59 |
Shafiul Islam | 24 | Right-Handed Bat | Right-Arm Medium-Fast | Rajshahi Division | Test,ODI,T20 | 13 |
Rubel Hossain | 21 | Right-Handed Bat | Right-Arm Medium-Fast | Chittagong Division | ODI,T20 | 34 |
Syed Rasel | 26 | Left-Handed Bat | Left-Arm Medium-Fast | Khulna Division | ODI,T20 | 47 |
Nazmul Hossain | 23 | Right-Handed Bat | Right-Arm Medium-Fast | Sylhet Division | Test,ODI | 90 |
Spin Bowlers | ||||||
Abdur Razzak | 28 | Left-Handed Bat | Slow Left-Arm Orthodox | Khulna Division | Test,ODI,T20 | 41 |
Suhrawadi Shuvo | 22 | Left-Handed Bat | Slow Left-Arm Orthodox | Rajshahi Division | ODI,T20 | 51 |
Enamul Haque jnr | 24 | Right-Handed Bat | Slow Left-Arm Orthodox | Sylhet Division | Test | 45 |
Coaching Staff
- Team Operations Manager : Tanjib Ahsan Saad
- Head Coach & Batting Coach : Jamie Siddons
- Bowling Coach : Ian Pont
- Fielding Coach : Julien Fountain
- Strength and Conditioning Coach : Grant Trafford Luden
- Team Physiotherapist : Michael Lawrence Henry
- Team Psychologists : Dr. Soumendra Saha & Dr. Srilekha Saha
- Computer Analyst : Nasir Ahmed Nasu
- Media Manager : Rabeed Imam
Tournament History
World Cup
ICC World Twenty20
ICC Champions Trophy
ICC Knockout
Commonwealth Games
ICC Trophy
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Asia Cup
ACC Trophy
Australasia Cup
South Asian Games
Asian Games
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National Records of Bangladesh
Batting and Individual records
Test Matches
- Highest team total - 488 all out against Zimbabwe in 2005.
- Highest aggregate of runs - Habibul Bashar (3026) in 50 matches at an average of 30.87.
- Highest individual score - 158* by Mohammad Ashraful against India in 2004.
- Highest partnership - 200 for the second wicket by Tamim Iqbal (151) & Junaid Siddique (55) against India in 2010.
- Most number of centuries - Mohammad Ashraful (5) in 48 matches.
- Most number of half centuries - Habibul Bashar (27) in 50 matches.
- Most number of dismissals (wicket-keeping) - Khaled Mashud (87 dismissals) in 44 matches.
- Most number of catches (excludes wicket-keeping) - Habibul Bashar (24) in 55 matches.
- Highest average (qualification 20 inns.) - Tamim Iqbal (40.13)
- Most number of matches played - Mohammad Ashraful (55).
- Most number of matches as captain - Habibul Bashar (18) from 2004 to 2007.
ODI Matches
- Highest team total - 320/8 against Zimbabwe, at Bulawayo on August 11, 2009.
- Highest aggregate of runs - Mohammed Ashraful (3360) in 162 matches at an average of 23.49.
- Highest individual score - 154 by Tamim Iqbal against Zimbabwe, at Bulawayo in 2009.
- Highest partnership - 175* for the fourth wicket by Habibul Bashar (64) & Rajin Saleh (108) against Kenya in 2006.
- Most number of centuries - Shakib Al Hasan (5) in 102 matches.
- Most number of half centuries - Mohammad Ashraful (23) in 162 matches.
- Most number of dismissals (wicket-keeping) - Khaled Mashud (126 dismissals) in 126 matches.
- Most number of catches (excludes wicket-keeping) - Mashrafe Mortaza (36) in 116 matches.
- Highest average (qualification 30 inns.) - Shakib Al Hasan (34.98).
- Highest number of sixes in a match - Tamim Iqbal (7).
- Highest number of sixes in a career - Aftab Ahmed (49) in 80 matches.
- Most number of matches played - Mohammad Ashraful (162).
- Most number of matches as captain - Habibul Bashar (69) from 2004 to 2007.
T20I Matches
- Highest team total - 166 all out against Zimbabwe in 2006.
- Highest aggregate of runs - Mohammad Ashraful (265) in 15 matches at an average of 17.66.
- Highest individual score - 81(50) by Nazimuddin against Pakistan in 2007.
- Highest partnership - 109 for the third wicket by Aftab Ahmed (62*) & Mohammad Ashraful (61) against West Indies in 2007.
- Most number of half centuries - Mohammad Ashraful (2) .
- Most number of dismissals (wicket-keeping) - Mushfiqur Rahim (14 dismissals) in 15 matches.
- Most number of catches (excludes wicket-keeping) - Mahmudullah (6) .
- Highest average (qualification 5 inns.) - Junaid Siddique (26.80).
- Most number of matches played - Mohammad Ashraful, Mushfiqur Rahim (15).
- Most number of matches as captain - Mohammad Ashraful (11) .
Bowling records
Test Matches
- Most number of wickets - 100 by Mohammad Rafique at 40.76 in 33 matches.
- Best individual bowling - 7/36 by Shakib Al Hasan against New Zealand in 2008.
- Best bowling in a match - 12/200 by Enamul Haque Jr against Zimbabwe in 2005.
- Most number of 10 wicket hauls - Enamul Haque Jr (1).
- Most number of 5 wicket hauls - Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Rafique (7).
- Best average (qualification 50 overs bowled) - 32.13 by Shakib Al Hasan.
- Best Strike Rate (qualification 50 overs) - 62.1 by Mahmudullah .
ODI Matches
- Most number of wickets - 162 by Abdur Razzak at 26.90 in 111 matches.
- Best individual bowling - 6/26 by Mashrafe Mortaza against Kenya in 2006.
- Most number of 5 wicket hauls - Abdur Razzak (3).
- Best average (qualification 50 overs) - 26.90 by Abdur Razzak.
- Best Strike Rate (qualification 50 overs) - 30.1 by Shafiul Islam.
T20I Matches
- Most number of wickets - 20 by Abdur Razzak at 16.40 in 13 matches.
- Best individual bowling - 4/16 by Abdur Razzak against South Africa in 2008.
- Best average (qualification 20 overs) - 16.40 by Abdur Razzak.
- Best Strike Rate (qualification 20 overs) - 14.7 by Abdur Razzak.
Football in Bangladesh
Football in a Bangladeshi village
Besides cricket, football is a very popular sport in Bangladesh although it is under neglect from both the government and authorities including the country’s football federation Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).
Compared to the past, the standard of Bangladeshi football has degraded due to mismanagement, lack of support and poor investment. An interest in cricket resulting from the nation’s success in test cricket and participation in the World Cup overshadowed the past fame in the nation’s football. But however this did not affect football’s popularity: more football tournaments are organized in and outside Dhaka than of any other sports and football fever grips the nation during every FIFA World Cup. Federation officials and experts are still hopeful about the development of football in the country in the next ten years despite financial obstacles and lack of professionalism.
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History
History tells us why football is still popular in the country. During the liberation war in 1971, football was the way to create international awareness of the war of independence: the establishment of the Swadhin Bangla Football Team which played 16 matches in India and was officially received by the BFF in 2009.
The time before the 90s saw national soccer fever in league football specifically in the Dhaka League, which possessed club teams famous home and abroad. League football was popular even before independence, from the 1940s to 1960s under Pakistan. There were quite a number of premier football clubs in Dhaka, in the 40s, most prominent among them were Dhaka Wanderers, Victoria SC, Wari Club, Mohammedan SC, EP Gymkhana, Railways, and Fire service. Match between East Pakistan Governors XI vs. West Bengal XI was held at Dhaka in the late forties. The first Dhaka League was won by Bangladeshi Victoria SC in 1948, three years prior to the Mother Language Movement when still under Pakistani rule. Football was played both in the domestic leagues and abroad. Bangladeshi clubs such as BKSP and Bangladesh Red played with success in international football tournaments like Aga Khan Gold Cup, President Gold Cup, Dana Cup and Gothia Cup. BKSP won the later two in 1990 while Bangladesh Red were runners-up in the first President Gold Cup in 1981 and won it in 1989. Except that, Bangladeshi clubs bagged three more titles abroad: Quaid-E-Azam Trophy of Pakistan in 1985, Four-nation invitational tournament of Myanmar in 1995 and Jigme Dorji Wangchuk Memorial Football of Bhutan in 2003.
Bangladesh’s best player of all times is Kazi Salahuddin, who played professional football in Hong Kong in 1979 and is now president of the BFF.
After BFF’s establishment in 1972 the national team played their first international against Thailand in the 1973 Merdeka tournament in Malaysia. After its membership with FIFA in 1974 and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the national team participated in the 1980 AFC Asian Cup finals and the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. But the nation’s best results came at South Asian level where it won the SAFF Championship once and were gold medalists in South Asian Games twice.
Recent ten years saw a series of changes in national head coaches and many famous coaches like the Austrian György Kottán and German Otto Pfister, who coached Ivory Coast to their first FIFA World Cup finals in 2006. Not giving enough time to coaches might be one the reasons behind the country’s degrading football.
However in 2006 Bangladesh reached the quarterfinals of AFC Challenge Cup under Argentine coach Andres Cruciani and in 2010 Bangladesh won the 11th South Asian Games on home soil under the Serbian Zoran Djordjevic, who left in February the same year.
The Federation
The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) was established on 15 July 1972 and has been a member of the FIFA since 1974 and of AFC in 1973. The federation is responsible for organising all club championships and the professional league. It is currently working with AFC’s Vision Asia programme to improve the domestic football infrastructure.
The BFF is presided by Kazi Salahuddin since April 2008.
Women's Football
In a country whose population is predominantly Muslim and there is some resistance towards women’s football. The women’s game has struggled to gain a foothold in Bangladesh in the past and many tournaments dedicated to women have failed. Women's football finally saw light in Bangladesh when the first ever women's football tournament was staged under the Vision Asia programme in November 2007. Eight teams especially from different district's all over the country took part in the tournament and made it a success amidst security threats.
In October 2008, first women's school football tournament was held under the Vision Bangladesh programme with BFF hopeful of continuing and developing the women's game in the country.
Women's football was included in the South Asian Games 2010 hosted in Dhaka while the first Women's SAFF Championship is to be held in December in the country. Bangladesh had their first team in the AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualifiers with India, Jordan and Iran in their group.
Famous Players
Former Players
- Kazi Salahuddin
- Salam Murshedi
- Ashrafuddin Chunnu
- Shahidur Rahman Shantu
- Abdul Karim Rahman Tajmul
- Jahidul Islam
- Imran Ahmed Abedin
- Hamzah Uddin Haque
- Sheikh Aslam
- Sayeed Hassan Kanan
- Yazid Miah Choudhury
- Syed Abdus Samad
- Kaiser Hamid
- Arif Khan Joy
- Sam Warren
Star Players
- Aminul Haque (Mohammedan SC)
- Mohammed Waly Faisal(Abahani Limited)
- Rajanti Kanta Barman (Muktijoddha SKS)
- Aziz Al-Arman (Muktijoddha SKS)
- Hassan Al Mamun (Muktijoddha SKS)
- Jahid Hasan Emily (Abahani Limited)
Clubs, Leagues and Championships
Clubs
Successful ones among earlier clubs are BKSP and Dhaka Wanderers, Victoria SC, Wari Club, East Pakistan Gymkhana and Azad SC Among a total of 4100 clubs the most renowned clubs today are namely Abahani Limited, Mohammedan SC, Muktijoddha SKS, Brothers Union and Sheikh Russel KC.
Domestic Tournaments
- Bangladesh League, formerly known as B.League, is the national pro league and the top-tier league in Bangladeshi football. Before that, the Dhaka League was the most renowned and top-tier football league.
- National Football Championship is the second-tier football league replaced by the pro league in 2007 as the top-tier league.
- Federation Cup is the top national cup competition.
- Super Cup is highest budgeted football tournament organised by BFF.
Other regional leagues include the Chittagong League, Rajshahi League, Cox's Bazar League and the Comilla League.
International Tournaments
- SAFF Championship
- AFC Challenge Cup
- South Asian Games
- AFC President's Cup (club)
National Team Achievements
Development in football
FIFA's Goal Programme
"On March 4 2002, the Goal Bureau approved the construction of the headquarters for the national association and technical centre in Dhaka. The new building with modern facilities, including accommodations, a library and an archive will help the national association to efficiently handle day-to-day operations, plan new programmes and coordinate the playing calendar while also taking care of range of other activities. Players from various national teams can be accommodated at the technical centre during training and preparation camps. The library and archives containing books, historic documents, newspapers and magazines are open to public. The complex therefore also serves as a meeting point for the extended football family in Bangladesh. Funds from Goal and the FIFA Financial Assistance Programme paid for the facilities to be built on land donated by the government", stated by FIFA's first Goal project.
Popularity, Fanship and Media
As mentioned at the beginning football is very popular in Bangladesh but the federation failed to use this popularity in the development of the sport’s infrastructure. Football tournaments of all kinds are played all over Bangladesh. Since the first broadcast of FIFA World Cup finals in Bangladesh, the people celebrate the tradition of hoisting national flags of teams they support in the World Cup. Recent times have seen the increasing popularity of the tournament in the nation’s media and an increase in the sell of favourite teams’ jerseys and flags and watching matches live on big screen in the locality or on television at home. The scene of locals attending their favourite clubs’ matches and cheering in the gallery is quite rarer than in the past but a high voltage clash between arch-rivals Abahani Limited and Mohammedan SC is still a match to watch for. The recent popularity of European club football leagues such as English Premier League or the Spanish La Liga is the key craze for football in urban areas.
In 2009 Bangladesh’s first sports movie Jaago which gained much appreciation and popularity was produced to promote football in the country. There are many blogs and websites developing in the recent years to provide news and discussion on the country’s football.
Bangladesh national football team
The Bangladesh national football team is the national team of Bangladesh controlled by the Bangladesh Football Federation. It is a member of the AFC and has yet to qualify for the World Cup finals. They were dismissed in the first round of their only Asian Cup appearance to date in 1980, and have been South Asian champions once, defeating the Maldives in the final via penalties, as hosts 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.
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Bangladesh played its first official game on July 26, 1973. The match against Thailand finished 2-2, but in penalty shootout Thailand won the match. In a period between July 26 and August 14, 1973, the national team played 13 matches, making 3 draws and 10 defeats, with no single victory. All the opponents were Asian teams, and all games were played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. One year later, the national team played 2 more friendlies, this time in Bangkok, suffering 2 defeats. Next official matches came in 1978, 2 friendly games against Malaysia and India, also in Bangkok, finished, not surprisingly, as a defeats. The continental qualifiers begin in January 1979, the opponents were Afghanistan and Qatar, and the team made historical success. They made 2 draws, 1 victory and 1 defeat, which was enough to qualify to Asian Cup. The first victory was earned in match against Afghanistan, 2 draws were against Afghanistan too, and Qatar. The loss of 4-0 against Qatar didn't ruin the dream of qualifying. Then the national team played 4 friendlies in September 1979, but suffered 3 defeats, one of them especially heavy, 9-0 against South Korea, and one victory, only the second ever, 3-1 against Sri Lanka. The big event started in September 1980, but Bangladesh was eliminated with a goal difference 2-17! Then, in 1982, after one year and a half without any matches, the team played in Karachi, Pakistan 4 matches, suffering, similar like in September 1979, 3 defeats and a draw, with a heavy 9-0 loss, this time to Iran. The line of next 5 friendlies finished in 2 victories and 3 defeats, and by the 1984, the team had only 4 victories, in 10 years. The qualifiers for next Asian Cup happened in August 1984, and the result this time was 4 defeats and 1 victory, against Philippines. Iran caused one more heavy defeat, 5-0, third in a row, after 7-0 in Asian Cup 1980, and 9-0 friendly. After disastrous continental qualifiers, the national team partially healed the wounds and frustration in two friendlies one month later, against Maldives and Nepal, trashing them both 5-0. But Nepal answered the day after, defeating Bangladesh 4-2. In 1985 the team played historical first World Cup qualifiers, but were eliminated in group with India, Indonesia and Thailand. From April 1985 to November 1987 team played 13 games, making 4 victories, 2 draws and 7 defeats. The team didn't succeed in next Asian Cup qualifiers, as well as the World Cup 1990 qualifiers, with old rivals being too strong again - Iran, China and Thailand. Period from 1989 to 1991 didn't bring anything special, in 8 matches the team made 3 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats, with first match ever played with Saudi Arabia, in 1990. Result was 4-0 loss. Next continental qualifiers brought nothing new, the team was eliminated by South Korea and again Thailand. The Fifa 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers brought 8 matches, the most until then, but Bangladesh was humiliated once again, suffering heavy, 8:0 and 7-0 losses against Japan and United Arab Emirates, among others. It's unnecessarily to say that Thailand defeated them again, two times 4-1. Lot of friendlies were played from 1993 to 1995, with same old rivals, without big result surprises, and then came the South Asian Games, where team picked silver medal, losing in finals to India. 1998 World Cup qualifiers as always didn't bring success, the team was eliminated again, this time losing to even Chinese Taipei. The years were passing, and Bangladesh didn't make any bigger results. In 1999 SAFF the team won silver again, losing in finals again to India. 4 months later, it was interesting again - New south Asian games, this time in Nepal, Kathmandu. The team picked its first gold in history in all competitions. But soon after came disappointment, as the team again failed to qualify to Asian Cup. One more historical match happened on January 12, 2001. Bangladesh played first match ever with a team that is not from Asia. Bosnia and Herzegovina won 2-0. Qualifiers for 2002 FIFA World Cup brought more heavy defeats and goodbye again. Period from 2002-2010 brought 2 golds, one for SAFF Championship, in 2003, and the other for South Asian Games, as a hosts, in 2010.
Competition records
FIFA World Cup record
Bangladesh took part in every FIFA World Cup qualifier although never made it past the first round. The best they did was clinch wins in some of them.
2010 FIFA World Cup record
First Round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
Bangladesh | 1-6 | Tajikistan | 1-1 | 0-5 |
AFC Asian Cup record
- 1956 to 1976 - Did not enter
- 1980 - Round 1
- 1984 to 1992 - Did not qualify
- 1996 - Did not qualify
- 2000 to 2011 - Did not qualify
Asian Cup 1980
Group A
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
Iran | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 |
North Korea | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 |
Syria | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
China PR | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
Bangladesh | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | −15 |
AFC Challenge Cup record
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Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
2006 | Quarter Finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
2008 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2010 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Total | Best:Quarter final | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 |
SAFF Championship
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 |
Preceded by 1999 India | South Asian Champions 2003 (First title) | Succeeded by 2005 India |
South Asian Games
South Asian Games | |
Games | Medal |
1984 Kathmandu | Silver |
1985 Dhaka | Silver |
1989 Islamabad | Silver |
1991 Colombo | Bronze |
1995 Madras | Silver |
1999 Kathmandu | Gold |
2010 Dhaka | Gold |
Current squad
n° | Player | Position | DoB | Club | Caps (goals) |
1 | Aminul Hoque | Goalkeeper | 5 October 1980 | Mohammedan SC | |
Biplob Bhattacharjee | Goalkeeper | 7 January 1981 | Abahani Ltd. | ||
5 | Ariful Islam | Right Back | 20 December 1987 | Mohammedan SC | |
3 | Waly Faisal | Left Back | 1 March 1985 | Mohammedan SC | |
4 | Atiqur Rahman Meshu | Right Back / Centre Back | 26 August 1988 | Abahani Ltd. | |
Nazrul Islam | Centre Back | 5 October 1988 | Mohammedan SC | ||
Md Sujan | Centre Back | Abahani Ltd. | |||
Hasan Al-Mamun | Right Back | 16 December 1978 | Mohammedan SC | ||
Rajani Kanta Barman | Centre Back | 12 May 1976 | Abahani Ltd. | ||
19 | Zahid Hossein | Right Winger | 15 June 1988 | Mohammedan SC | |
Prantosh Kumar Das | Defensive Midfielder | Abahani Ltd. | |||
8 | Aziz Al Arman | Centre Midfielder | 10 May 1984 | Mohammedan SC | |
Mehdi Hasan Uzzal | Left Winger | Abahani Ltd. | |||
10 | Mohamed Zahid Hossain Ameli | Striker | 25 December 1987 | Mohammedan SC | |
Enamul Haque | Striker | 1 November 1985 | Abahani Ltd. |
National Coaches
- Hamzah Hussain Wahid (1992-1995)
- Otto Pfister (1996-1997)
- Mark Harrison (April 2000-October 2000)
- Aurel Ţicleanu (2002)
- György Kottán (2002-2003)
- Andres Cruciani (Aug 2005-2007)
- Sayeed Hassan Kanan (September 2007-May 2008)
- Abu Yusuf Mohammad Bilal (March 2008-June 2008)
- Shafiq Islam Malik (August 2008-December 2008)
- Dido (Jan 2009-November 2009)
- Rizwan Ali Jahed (Nov 2009-December 2009)
- Zoran Djordjevic (Jan 2010-Feb 2010) South Asian Games winner
- Saiful Bari Titu (Feb 2010-Sept 2010)
- Robert Rubčić (Sept 2010-)
