BANGLADESH NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM

The 'Bangladesh national football team' is the national team of Bangladesh and is controlled by the Bangladesh Football Federation. It is a member of the AFC. The side has yet to qualify for a FIFA World Cup tournament. They were dismissed in the first round of their only Asian Cup appearance to date in 1980. 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.
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.
However, the Association is currently working hand in hand with the Vision Asia programme which will see it restructuring its domestic league as well as initiating more youth programmes. These initiatives are coming at the right time for football in Bangladesh.
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.
==World Cup record==

★ 1930 to 1982 - ''Did not enter; was part of British Empire until 1947 and then part of Pakistan between 1947-1971''

★ 1986 to 2006 - ''Did not qualify''

★ 2010
==Asian Cup record==

★ 1956 to 1976 - ''Did not enter''

★ 1980 - Round 1

★ 1984 to 1992 - ''Did not qualify''

★ 1996 - ''Did not qualify''

★ 2000 to 2007 - ''Did not qualify''
==AFC Challenge Cup record==

★ 2006 - Quarter Finals
==South Asian Football Federation Cup record==

★ 1993 - ''Did not enter''

★ 1995 - Semi Finals

★ 1997 - Round 1

★ 1999 - Runners Up

★ 2003 - 'Winners'

★ 2005 - Runners Up

Contents

Last and next games

Current squad

Famous past players

Coaching staff

External links

Last and next games

April 10, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh - '6 - 1' Friendly
August 16, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh - '1 - 4' Continental Qualifier
September 6, 2006, Doha, Qatar - '3 - 0' Continental Qualifier
October 11, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh - '0 - 4' Continental Qualifier
November 15, 2006, Hong Kong, Hong Kong - '2 - 0' Continental Qualifier
August 18, 2007, New Delhi, India - '0 - 2' ONGC Nehru Cup
August 20, 2007, New Delhi, India - '1 - 0' ONGC Nehru Cup
August 22, 2007, New Delhi, India - '1 - 1' ONGC Nehru Cup
August 24, 2007, New Delhi, India - '0 - 3' ONGC Nehru Cup

Current squad

(May, 2007)
'Goalkeepers':


Mazin Mohammed

Biplob Bhattacharjee


'Defenders':


Mahmoud Hasan

Hassan Al Mamun

Kazi Islam

Rajani Barman

Mohammed Sujan

Firoj Hossain


'Midfielders':


Motiur Munna

Mohammed Arman Mia

Arif Khan Joy

Koushik Hossain

Mostafa Anwar Parvez

Hossain Munwar

Azul Hossain Bidyut


'Forwards':


Akhlaq Choudhury

Mohamed Alfaz

Mehedi Hasan

Mohamed Rokonuzzaman Kanchan

Saiful Islam Saif

Kabir Ariful

Famous past players

Kazi Salahuddin

Coaching staff

:Diego Andres Cruciani
:Victor Ariel Colman
:Bayejid Alam Zubair Nipu
:Dr.Devashish Chowdhury

External links

★ Official site of the Bangladesh national football team

★ The #1 Bangladeshi football site on the net