Bangladesh national under-17 football team

The Bangladesh U-17 national football team (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ অনূর্ধ্ব-১৭ জাতীয় ফুটবল দল), is a youth football team operated under the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF). The team would represent Bangladesh in the AFC U-17 Championship, SAFF U-16 Championship, FIFA U-17 World Cup as well as any other under-17, under-16 & under-15 international football tournaments.[1]

Bangladesh Under-17
Nickname(s)Bengal Tigers, Red and Greens, Junior Tigers
AssociationBangladesh Football Federation
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationSAFF (South Asia)
Head coachSaiful Bari Titu
CaptainNzamul Huda Faysal
Home stadiumBangabandhu National Stadium
Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium
First colours
Second colours
First international
Qatar  6–1  Bangladesh
(Doha, Qatar; 15 November 1986)
Biggest win
Bangladesh  11–0  Guam
(Kathmandu, Nepal; 26 April 1996)
Biggest defeat
Bangladesh  1–9  United Arab Emirates
(Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 20 October 2007)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1986)
Best resultGroup stage (6 times)
SAFF U-16 Championship
Appearances9 (first in 2011)
Best resultChampions (2015, 2018)

They have qualified for the AFC U-17 Championship seven previous times and is yet to qualify for FIFA U-17 World Cup. The team has taken part in nine editions of the SAFF U-17 Championship and has won the tournament in both 2015 and 2018.

Coaches

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Coaching staff

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As of 18 October 2024
Position Name
Position Name
Head coach   Saiful Bari Titu
Assistant coach   Abul Hossain
  Atiqur Rahman Meshu
Team manager   Zahid Hasan Ameli
Goalkeeping coach   Md Shah Alam Tutul
Physiotherapist   KM Shakib
Media officer   Sadman Sakib

Manager history

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Year Head coach
1986   Shamsuzzoha Chad
1990   Abdur Rahim
1992   Hasanuzzaman Khan Bablu
2000   Pranab Kumar Dey Banu
2004   Shahidur Rahman Shantoo
2006   Mahabub Hossain Roksy
2011   Nurul Haque Manik
2015   Syed Golam Jilani
2017–2020   Mustafa Anwar Parvez Babu
2019   Rob Ryles
2022   Paul Smalley
2023   Saifur Rahman Moni
2024–   Saiful Bari Titu

Recent fixtures and results

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  Win   Draw   Loss

2024

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20 September 2024 (2024-September-20) 2024 SAFF U-17 Championship GS Bangladesh   0–1   India Thimphu, Bhutan
18:00 BST (UTC+6) Report Sumit Sharma Brahmacharimayum   90+1' Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Thimphu
Attendance: 300
Referee: Pema Tshewang (Bhutan)
22 September 2024 (2024-September-22) 2024 SAFF U-17 Championship GS Bangladesh   1–1   Maldives Thimphu, Bhutan
18:00 BST (UTC+6)
  • Md Mursed Ali   49'
Report
  • Mohamed Ilan Imran   79'
Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Nabindra Maharjan (Nepal)
28 September 2024 (2024-September-28) 2024 SAFF U-17 Championship SF Pakistan   2–2
(7–8 p)
  Bangladesh Thimphu, Bhutan
18:00 BST (UTC+6) M Shahab Ahmed   32'
Abdul Rehman   62' (pen.)
Report Md Manik   74', 90+4' Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Thimphu
Attendance: 40
Referee: Pema Tshewang (Bhutan)
Penalties
Abdul Rehman  
Abdul Samad  
Syed Muhammad Aabis Reza kazmi  
Khobaib Khan  
Ubaid Ullah Khan  
Majid Ali  
Sharaf Khan  
Abdul Ghaani  
Md Murshed Ali  
Md Joy Ahmed  
Md Kamal Merdha  
Md Siam Omit  
Md Manik  
Akash Ahamad  
Md Mithu Chowdhury  
Ashikur Rahman  
30 September 2024 (2024-September-30) 2024 SAFF U-17 Championship F India   2–0   Bangladesh Thimphu, Bhutan
18:00 BST (UTC+6) Mohammed Kaif   58'
Mohammed Arbash   90+5'
Report Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Thimphu
Attendance: 1230
Referee: Sashanka Madushanka (Sri Lanka)
19 October 2024 (2024-10-19) 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification Cambodia   1–0   Bangladesh Phnom Penh, Cambodia
18:00 BST (UTC+6)
  • Thach Daro   85'
Report Stadium: Morodok Techo National Stadium
Referee: Ali Alachkar (Lebanon)
23 October 2024 (2024-10-23) 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification Bangladesh   1–0   Philippines Phnom Penh, Cambodia
20:00 BST (UTC+6)
  • Mohammad Shofiq Rahman   18'
Report Stadium: Morodok Techo National Stadium
Referee: Tsoi Ramina (Kyrgyzstan)
25 October 2024 (2024-10-25) 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification Bangladesh   7–0   Macau Phnom Penh, Cambodia
17:00 BST (UTC+6)
  • Nazmul Huda Faysal   40', 74', 81', 83'
  • Md Manik   65'
  • Md Rifat Kazi   71'
  • Tang Tin   73' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Morodok Techo National Stadium
Referee: Ali Alachkar (Lebanon)
27 October 2024 (2024-10-27) 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification Afghanistan   v   Bangladesh Phnom Penh, Cambodia
17:00 BST (UTC+6) Stadium: Morodok Techo National Stadium

Squad

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Current squad

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The following 23 players are named in the squad for the 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualifiers.[2]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
13 1GK Ismail Hossain Rakib   BFF Elite Academy
23 1GK Md Alif Rahman Imtiage   BFF Elite Academy
1GK Md Tasin Saheb   BKSP

2 2DF Sani Das   BFF Elite Academy
4 2DF Md Abdul Riyad Fahim   BKSP
15 2DF Md Ikramul Islam   BKSP
14 2DF Md Sheikh Sangram   BFF Elite Academy
22 2DF Md Kolilur Rahman Anuar   BKSP
2DF Md Raj   BKSP

6 3MF Md Kamal Merdha   BFF Elite Academy
7 3MF Md Mithu Chowdhury   BFF Elite Academy
8 3MF Md Shofiq Rahman   BKSP
10 3MF Nazmul Huda Faysal (Captain)   BFF Elite Academy
11 3MF Md Murshed Ali   BFF Elite Academy
16 3MF Mahedi Hasan   BKSP
17 3MF Md Joy Ahamed   BFF Elite Academy
18 3MF Akash Ahmed   BFF Elite Academy
3MF Sonjoy Tappo   BKSP

9 4FW Md Manik   BFF Elite Academy
19 4FW Md Opu Rahman   BKSP
19 4FW Md Rifat Kazi   BFF Elite Academy
4FW Salauddin Shahed   BFF Elite Academy
4FW Arham Islam (2008-09-13) 13 September 2008 (age 16)   Western United U18

Recent 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 Md Nahidul Islam   BFF Elite Academy 2024 SAFF U-17 Championship

DF Md Siam Omit   BFF Elite Academy 2024 SAFF U-17 Championship
DF Ashikur Rahman   BFF Elite Academy 2024 SAFF U-17 Championship

MF Md Ripon   BFF Elite Academy 2024 SAFF U-17 Championship

FW Swe Mong Sing Marma   Fortis Academy 2024 SAFF U-17 Championship

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

Competition records

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FIFA U-17 World Cup

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FIFA U-17 World Cup records
Host/Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA
  1985 to
  2019
Did not qualify
  2021 Cancelled
  2023 Did not qualify
  2025
Total 0/20 0 0 0 0 0 0

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

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AFC U-17 Asian Cup records Qualification
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
  1985 Withdrew Withdrew
  1986
Group stage
7/8 3 1 0 2 3 8 N/A 2 1 0 1 3 6
  1988 Did not qualify 4 0 1 3 2 5
  1990 3[3] 1 2 1 7 3
  1992
Group stage
8/8 3 0 0 3 2 13 N/A 4 4 0 0 15 0
  1994 Did not qualify N/A
  1996 2 1 0 1 3 2
  1998
Group stage
8/10 4 0 2 2 4 9 N/A 3 3 0 0 16 0
  2000
Group stage
6/10 4 2 0 2 4 7 N/A 3 2 0 1 4 2
  2002 Banned from participation Banned from participation
  2004
Group stage
15/16 3 0 1 2 3 10 N/A 2 2 0 0 3 0
  2006
Group stage
15/15 3 0 0 3 0 14 N/A 2 1 0 1 3 1
  2008 Did not qualify 5 1 0 4 14 19
  2010 4 1 1 2 2 8
  2012 4 0 0 4 0 16
  2014 Withdrew Withdrew
  2016 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 2 11
  2018 2 1 0 1 2 2
  2020 Cancelled 3 1 0 2 3 5
  2023 Did not qualify 3 2 0 1 4 5
  2025 Did not qualify 4 2 0 2 10 4
Total Group stage 6/19 20 3 3 14 16 59 52 23 4 26 93 89

SAFF U-17 Championship

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SAFF U-17 Championship
Hosts / Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA
  2011
Third
4/6 4 1 1 2 7 6
  2013
Third
3/7 4 2 0 2 5 8
  2015 Champions 1/6 4 4 0 0 8 2
  2017
Third
3/6 4 3 0 1 17 4
  2018 Champions 1/6 4 4 0 0 13 3
  2019 Third 3/5 4 2 0 2 13 11
  2022 Semi-finals 3/6 3 2 0 1 11 3
  2023 Runner-up 2/6 4 2 0 2 3 4
  2024 Runner-up 2/7 4 1 1 2 3 6
Total 9/9 2 Titles 35 21 2 12 80 47

Honours

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bangladesh U16". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  2. ^ "AFC U17 Asian Cup 2025 Qualifiers: Bangladesh Squad Announcement". Facebook. Bangladesh Football Federation. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  3. ^ Iqbal, Niar. "'এভাবে চলে যেতে নেই বন্ধু'". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
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