Bangladesh national under-20 football team

 Bangladesh U-20
Nickname(s)Bengal Tigers
AssociationBangladesh Football Federation
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationSAFF (South Asia)
Head coachMaruful Haque
CaptainAshraful Haque Asif
Home stadiumBangabandhu National Stadium
First colours
Second colours
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
Appearances6 (first in 1975)
Best result5th (1980)
SAFF U-20 Championship
Appearances6 (first in 2015)
Best resultChampions (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]

History

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1975−2000

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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, due 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.

2000−present

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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]

Coaches

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Coaching staff

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As of 21 September 2024
Position Name
Head coach Bangladesh Maruful Haque
Assistant coach Bangladesh Md Jahangir Alam
Bangladesh Md Mehedi Hasan Siddiqui
Goalkeeper coach Bangladesh Nizam Majumdar
Physio Bangladesh Fuad Hasan Hawlader
Bangladesh ATM Reaz Uddin
Team Manager Bangladesh Shaheed Hossain Swapan
Media Officer Bangladesh Md Hasan Mahmud

Manager history

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Year Head coach
1975 Bangladesh Mohammed Noor Hossain
1977 Bangladesh Anwar Hossain
1978 West Germany Werner Bickelhaupt
1980 Bangladesh Abdul Gafur Baloch
1984 Bangladesh Golam Sarwar Tipu
1988 West Germany Werner Bickelhaupt
1996 Germany Otto Pfister
1998 Bangladesh Hasanuzzaman Bablu
2000 Bangladesh Abu Yusuf
2002 Austria György Kottán
2003 Bangladesh Abu Yusuf
2009 Bangladesh Shafiqul Islam Manik
2011 North Macedonia Nikola Ilievski
2013 Netherlands René Koster
2015–2016 Bangladesh Saiful Bari Titu
2017 Bangladesh Mahabub Hossain Roksy
2017–2018 England Andrew Ord
2019 England Andy Peter Turner
2022 England Paul Smalley (interim)
2022–2023 Bangladesh Rashed Ahmed Pappu
2024– Bangladesh Maruful Haque

Squad

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Current U-20 squad

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The following 23 players were named in the squad for the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification.[14]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Ishaque Akonddo (2006-07-15) 15 July 2006 (age 18) Bangladesh Brothers Union
13 1GK Md Ismail Hossain Mahin (2007-10-28) 28 October 2007 (age 17) Bangladesh Mohammedan SC
23 1GK Md Shohanur Rahman Bangladesh Bangladesh Police

2 2DF Rajib Hossain (2005-03-10) 10 March 2005 (age 19) Bangladesh Sheikh Jamal DC
3 2DF Parvej Ahmed (2006-12-29) 29 December 2006 (age 17) Bangladesh Dhaka Wanderers
5 2DF Md Imran Khan (2006-02-02) 2 February 2006 (age 18) Bangladesh Dhaka Wanderers
8 2DF Md Golam Rabby (2005-06-05) 5 June 2005 (age 19) Bangladesh Chittagong Abahani
11 2DF Md Rakib Hossain Bangladesh BFF Elite Academy
14 2DF Azizul Hoque Ananto (2005-07-19) 19 July 2005 (age 19) Bangladesh Mohammedan SC
15 2DF Kamacai Marma Aky (2005-07-12) 12 July 2005 (age 19) Bangladesh Fortis FC
16 2DF Shakil Ahad Topu (2006-04-06) 6 April 2006 (age 18) Bangladesh Mohammedan SC
22 2DF Sirajul Islam Rana (2006-11-21) 21 November 2006 (age 17) Bangladesh Brothers Union

4 3MF Asadul Islam Sakib (2005-07-29) 29 July 2005 (age 19) Bangladesh Bangladesh Police
6 3MF Iftiar Hossain (2006-10-24) 24 October 2006 (age 18) Bangladesh BFF Elite Academy
7 3MF Asadul Molla (2006-12-26) 26 December 2006 (age 17) Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani
17 3MF Ashraful Haque Asif (Captain) (2005-06-05) 5 June 2005 (age 19) Bangladesh Mohammedan SC
18 3MF Raju Ahmed Zisan Bangladesh Mohammedan SC
21 3MF Hossain Mohammad Arian (2006-01-28) 28 January 2006 (age 18) Bangladesh Brothers Union

9 4FW Iftasam Rahman Jidan (2006-10-18) 18 October 2006 (age 18) Bangladesh Dhaka Wanderers
10 4FW Moinul Islam Moin (2005-02-18) 18 February 2005 (age 19) Bangladesh Mohammedan SC
12 4FW Md Nazim Uddin (2006-11-09) 9 November 2006 (age 17) Bangladesh BFF Elite Academy
19 4FW Piash Ahmed Nova (2005-09-25) 25 September 2005 (age 19) Bangladesh Fortis FC
20 4FW Mirajul Islam (2006-10-01) 1 October 2006 (age 18) Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani

Recent U-20 call-ups

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The following players were called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Mehedi Hasan Srabon (2005-08-12) 12 August 2005 (age 19) Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings 2024 SAFF U-20 ChampionshipINJ
GK Md Asif (2006-10-20) 20 October 2006 (age 18) Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings 2025 AFC U-20 ACQPRE

DF Rostam Islam Dukhu Mia (2005-12-13) 13 December 2005 (age 18) Bangladesh Brothers Union 2025 AFC U-20 ACQINJ

MF Chandon Roy (2007-05-04) 4 May 2007 (age 17) Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings 2025 AFC U-20 ACQPRE
MF Mohsin Ahmed (2005-09-01) 1 September 2005 (age 19) Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings 2025 AFC U-20 ACQPRE

FW Md Rabby Hossen Rahul (2006-12-30) 30 December 2006 (age 17) Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings 2025 AFC U-20 ACQINJ

INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad / standby
TP Training partner
WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Current U-19 squad

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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
1GK Md Asif (2006-10-20) 20 October 2006 (age 18) Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
1GK Md Sohanur Rahman Bangladesh Bangladesh Police
1GK Md Ismail Hossain Mahin (2007-10-28) 28 October 2007 (age 17) Bangladesh Mohammedan SC
2DF Rostam Islam Dukhu Mia (2005-12-13) 13 December 2005 (age 18) Bangladesh Brothers Union
2DF Md Imran Khan (Vice-captain) (2006-02-02) 2 February 2006 (age 18) Bangladesh Dhaka Wanderers
2DF Parvej Ahmed (2006-12-29) 29 December 2006 (age 17) Bangladesh Dhaka Wanderers
2DF Md Rubel Shaikh (2006-06-10) 10 June 2006 (age 18) Bangladesh Bangladesh Army
2DF Azizul Hoque Ananto (2005-07-19) 19 July 2005 (age 19) Bangladesh Mohammedan SC
2DF Sirajul Islam Rana (2006-02-02) 2 February 2006 (age 18) Bangladesh Brothers Union
2DF Md Yusuf Ali Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
2DF Md Akmol Hossain Noyon Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
3MF Samuel Raksam Bangladesh BFF Elite Academy
3MF Moinul Islam Moin (Captain) (2005-02-18) 18 February 2005 (age 19) Bangladesh Mohammedan SC
3MF Chandon Roy (2007-05-04) 4 May 2007 (age 17) Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
3MF Mohsin Ahmed (2005-09-01) 1 September 2005 (age 19) Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
3MF Sojol Tripura (2006-07-03) 3 July 2006 (age 18) Bangladesh BFF Elite Academy
3MF Iftiar Hossain (2006-10-24) 24 October 2006 (age 18) Bangladesh BFF Elite Academy
3MF Md Insan Hossain Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
4FW Raju Ahmed Zisan Bangladesh Mohammedan SC
4FW Asadul Molla (2006-12-26) 26 December 2006 (age 17) Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani
4FW Rahmat Jisan Ullah (2005-06-03) 3 June 2005 (age 19) Bangladesh Fortis FC
4FW Anik Deb Barma Bangladesh Wari Club
4FW Md Rabby Hossen Rahul (2006-12-30) 30 December 2006 (age 17) Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings

Fixtures and results

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Matches in the last 12 months, and future scheduled matches
  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023

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21 September 2023 2023 SAFF U-19 GS Bangladesh  0–3  India Kathmandu, Nepal
13:45 BST (UTC+6) Report
  • Gwgmsar Goyary 1'
  • Naoba Meitei Pangabam 45+5'
  • Arjun Singh Oinam 90'
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)
  • Jigme Namgyel 32', 68'
  • Kingzang Tenzi 45+3'
  • Rinzin Dorji 84'
Report
  • Md Rubel Shaikh 3'
  • Asadul Molla 30'
  • Razu Ahmed Zisan 55'
Stadium: Dashrath Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Adnan Anjum (Pakistan)

2024

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20 August 2024 (2024-08-20) 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 (2024-08-22) 2024 SAFF U-20 GS Bangladesh  1–2    Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
15:15 BST (UTC+6)
Report
  • Samir Tamang 17'
  • Niranjan Dhami 18'
Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Stadium
Attendance: 483
Referee: Afsheen Naseer
26 August 2024 (2024-August-26) 2024 SAFF U-20 SF India  1–1
(3–4 p)
 Bangladesh Lalitpur, Nepal
15:15 BST (UTC+6)
  • Rickey Meetei 75'
Report
  • Asadul Molla 36'
Stadium: ANFA Complex
Attendance: 3,243
Referee: Shyamlal Danuwar (Nepal)
Penalties
  • Gangte soccer ball with red X
  • Pramveer soccer ball with check mark
  • Gwgwmsar Goyary soccer ball with check mark
  • Manjot Singh Parmar soccer ball with check mark
  • Akash Tirkey soccer ball with red X
28 August 2024 (2024-August-28) 2024 SAFF U-20 Final    Nepal 1–4  Bangladesh Lalitpur, Nepal
15:15 BST (UTC+6)
  • Samir Tamang 80'
Report
Stadium: ANFA Complex
Attendance: 3,425
Referee: Mohamed Jafran Athambawa (Sri Lanka)
21 September 2024 (2024-09-21) 2025 AFC U-20 Qual. Bangladesh  0–4  Syria Haiphong, Vietnam
18:00 BST (UTC+6) Report
  • Kawa Issa 5'
  • Youshaa Knaj 12'
  • Wessam Dukhan 73'
  • Anas Dahhan 79'
Stadium: Lạch Tray Stadium
Attendance: 198
Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)
23 September 2024 (2024-09-23) 2025 AFC U-20 Qual. Guam  2–2  Bangladesh Haiphong, Vietnam
17:00 BST (UTC+6)
  • Shuntaro Suzuki 75' (pen.)
  • Curtis Harmon 90+1'
Report
Stadium: Lạch Tray Stadium
Attendance: 325
Referee: Adam Kersey (Australia)
27 September 2024 (2024-09-27) 2025 AFC U-20 Qual. Bangladesh  1–4  Vietnam Haiphong, Vietnam
20:00 BST (UTC+6) Nova 41' Report
Stadium: Lạch Tray Stadium
Attendance: 4,156
Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)
29 September 2024 (2024-09-29) 2025 AFC U-20 Qual. Bhutan  1–2  Bangladesh Haiphong, Vietnam
17:00 BST (UTC+6)
  • Asadul Islam Sakib 70' (o.g.)
Report
  • Asadul Molla 4'
  • Moin 87'
Stadium: Lạch Tray Stadium
Attendance: 185
Referee: Tam Ping Wun (Hong Kong)

Competition records

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FIFA U-20 World Cup

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FIFA U-20 World Cup
Host/Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Tunisia 1977
to
Poland 2019
Did not qualify
Indonesia 2021 Cancelled
Argentina 2023 Did not qualify
Chile 2025 Did not qualify
Total 0/24 0 0 0 0 0 0

AFC U-20 Asian Cup

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AFC U-20 Asian Cup Qualification
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Malaysia 1959
to Japan 1971
Part of  Pakistan Part of  Pakistan
Thailand 1972 to
Thailand 1974
Did not participate Did not participate
Kuwait 1975
Group Stage
16/19 4 0 0 4 2 9 N/A Directly qualified
Thailand 1976 Did not participate Did not participate
Iran 1977
Group Stage
12/13 2 0 0 2 0 7 N/A Directly qualified
Bangladesh 1978
Group Stage
10/19 4 1 2 1 4 5 N/A Directly qualified as a host
Thailand 1980
Round Robin
5/5 4 0 2 2 1 7 N/A 4 3 0 1 9 3
Thailand 1982 Did not participate Did not participate
United Arab Emirates 1985 Did not qualify 4 2 1 2 3 3
Saudi Arabia 1986 Did not participate Did not participate
Qatar 1988 Did not qualify 2[16] 0 1 1 1 5
Indonesia 1990 4 1 2 1 5 3
United Arab Emirates 1992 4 2 2 0 4 1
Indonesia 1994 3[17] 0 1 2 2 9
South Korea 1996
Group Stage
9/10 4 0 1 3 3 12 N/A 2 2 0 0 8 0
Thailand 1998 Did not qualify 3 2 0 1 4 6
Iran 2000 3 2 1 0 7 2
Qatar 2002
Group Stage
12/12 3 0 0 3 0 13 N/A 3 2 1 0 8 2
Malaysia 2004 Did not qualify 2 1 1 0 2 1
India 2006 2 0 0 2 0 7
Saudi Arabia 2008 Withdrew Withdrew
China 2010 Did not qualify 5 1 1 3 6 14
United Arab Emirates 2012 4 1 0 3 3 11
Myanmar 2014 2 1 0 1 1 6
Bahrain 2016 3 1 1 1 3 5
Indonesia 2018 4 2 1 1 5 1
Uzbekistan 2020 Cancelled 3 0 1 2 2 6
Uzbekistan 2023 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 5 4
China 2025 4 1 1 2 5 11
Total 0 Titles 6/42 21 1 5 15 10 53 65 26 16 24 83 100

SAFF U-20 Championship

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SAFF U-20 Championship
Hosts / Year Result Position GP W D L GS GA
Nepal 2015
Semi-finals
3/6 3 1 0 2 3 2
Bhutan 2017
Runners-up
2/5 4 3 0 1 9 5
Nepal 2019
Runners-up
2/6 4 2 1 1 8 2
India 2022
Runners-up
2/5 5 3 1 1 10 8
Nepal 2023 Group stage 6/6 2 0 0 2 3 7
Nepal 2024
Champions
1/6 4 2 1 1 8 4
Total 1 Titles 6/6 22 11 3 8 41 28

Honours

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See also

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