Swimming national side

Bangladesh

National team · Bangladesh

«Tigers of Bengal»

56 Matches

13 wins

15 draws

28 losses

40–88 Goals

−48 Difference

0.7 Scored per game

Form W L L W L L

Bangladesh's football federation was set up in July 1972, and a year later the side was in Kuala Lumpur for the Merdeka Cup, where it drew 2–2 with Thailand in its first official international. Membership of the Asian Football Confederation came in 1973 and of FIFA in 1976. The players carried the red and green of the national flag, which gave the side its second name, Lal-Sabuj, next to the better-known Tigers of Bengal.

Silver at the South Asian Games came in 1984, 1985, 1989 and 1995, and the side finished second in the SAFF Championship twice. Kazi Salahuddin scored Bangladesh's first goal at the AFC Asian Cup in 1980, though the team finished bottom of its group. He was also the first Bangladeshi to play professionally abroad.

The first gold came in Kathmandu in 1999, at the South Asian Games. Alfaz Ahmed played in that side and again in 2003, when Bangladesh won the SAFF Championship at home by beating India 2–1 in the final. A FIFA suspension from 2001 to 2010 cut across the decade that followed, and the team has never reached a World Cup finals.

Thomas Dooley took over as head coach in May 2026, replacing Javier Cabrera. He works out of the National Stadium in Dhaka, which holds 22,400 after renovations finished in 2023.

India is the opponent that matters most. The two countries share a language and a culture across Bengal, and the fixture is sometimes called the Bengal Derby. The 2003 final was played against them, in front of a home crowd.

Latest results

Fixtures and results

28 Sep	FIFA Asean Cup	Singapore A	0:1	L
25 Sep	FIFA Asean Cup	Malaysia H	0:3	L
5 Jun	Friendlies	San Marino A	2:1	W
31 Mar	Asian Cup - Qualification	Singapore A	0:1	L
26 Mar	Friendlies	Vietnam A	0:3	L
18 Nov 2025	Asian Cup - Qualification	India H	1:0	W

Standing

FIFA Asean Cup

Group stage · Division 1 - Group A

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
1	Malaysia	2	1	1	0	3:0	4
2	Indonesia	2	1	1	0	2:0	4
3	Singapore	2	1	0	1	1:2	3
4	Bangladesh	2	0	0	2	0:4	0

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted in total: 56

56 Matches

13 wins

15 draws

28 losses

40–88 Goals

−48 Difference

0.7 Scored per game

Match outcomes matches counted in total: 56

13 15 28

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	56	28	28
Scored	40	26	14
Conceded	88	34	54
Scored per game	0.7	0.9	0.5
Conceded per game	1.6	1.2	1.9
Difference	−48	−8	−40

Key players

by appearances over the last year

Hamza Dewan Choudhury Midfielder 2 Matches

Shakil Ahad Topu Defender 2 Matches

M. Rahman Defender 2 Matches

Y. Zidane Defender 2 Matches

Mohammad Saad Uddin Defender 2 Matches

F. Ali Wahid Forward 2 Matches

Mohammed Sujon Hossain Goalkeeper 2 Matches

Mohammad Ridoy Midfielder 2 Matches

Squad of Bangladesh

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Age	Matches
8	Hamza Dewan Choudhury	Midfielder	28	2
2	Shakil Ahad Topu	Defender		2
20	M. Rahman	Defender		2
12	Y. Zidane	Defender		2
22	Mohammad Saad Uddin	Defender		2
21	F. Ali Wahid	Forward		2
18	Mohammed Sujon Hossain	Goalkeeper		2
5	Mohammad Ridoy	Midfielder		2
6	Jamal Harris Bhuyan	Midfielder		2
23	S. Shome	Midfielder		2
10	Rakib Hossain	Forward		2
17	S. Rana	Midfielder		2
19	Z. Ahmed	Defender		1
15	F. Islam	Forward		1
9	Shuki Itofusa	Midfielder		1