Bangladesh national under-17 football team

Bangladesh Under-17

Nickname(s)	Bengal Tigers, Red and Greens, Junior Tigers
Association	Bangladesh Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	SAFF (South Asia)
Head coach	Saifur Rahman Moni
Captain	Nzamul Huda Faysal
Home stadium	Bangabandhu 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)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	0
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 1986)
Best result	Group stage (6 times)
SAFF U-16 Championship
Appearances	7 (first in 2011)
Best result	Champions (2015, 2018)

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]

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 seven editions of the SAFF U-17 Championship and has won the tournament in both 2015 and 2018.

Coaches

Coaching staff

As of September 2023

Position	Name
Position	Name
Head coach	Saifur Rahman Moni
Assistant coach	Abul Hossain
Team manager	Mahidur Rahman Miraj
Goalkeeping coach	Md Shah Alam Tutul
Doctor	Md Atqiuzzaman
Physiotherapist	KM Shakib
Media officer	Md Saeed Hasan

Manager history

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
2015	Syed Golam Jilani
2017–2020	Mustafa Anwar Parvez Babu
2019	Rob Ryles
2022	Paul Smalley
2023–	Saifur Rahman Moni

Recent fixtures and results

  Win   Draw   Loss

2022

Bangladesh  v  Sri Lanka

5 September 2022 (2022-09-05) 2022 SAFF U-17 GS	Bangladesh	5–1	Sri Lanka	Colombo, Sri Lanka
20:30 BST	Rubel 7' Murshed 10', 75' Rana 79' Nazimuddin 90'	Report	Yasser 77'	Stadium: Colombo Racecourse Attendance: 556 Referee: Kabin Byanjankar (Nepal)

Bangladesh  v  Maldives

7 September 2022 (2022-09-07) 2022 SAFF U-17 GS	Bangladesh	5–0	Maldives	Colombo, Sri Lanka
16:00 BST	Faysal 4' Murshed 38' Mirajul 74', 77', 90'	Report		Stadium: Colombo Racecourse Attendance: 206 Referee: Pema Tshewang (Bhutan)

Bangladesh  v  India

12 September 2022 (2022-09-12) 2022 SAFF U-17 SF	Bangladesh	1–2	India	Colombo, Sri Lanka
16:00 BST	Mirajul 61' (pen.)	Report	Gangte 50', 58'	Stadium: Colombo Racecourse Referee: Kabin Byanjankar (Nepal)

Bangladesh  v  Singapore

5 October 2022 (2022-10-05) 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qual.	Bangladesh	2–1	Singapore	Dhaka, Bangladesh
19:00 (BST)	Goh 11' (o.g.) Lee 90+8' (o.g.)	Report	Syawan 27'	Stadium: Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium Referee: Tam Ping Wun (Hong Kong)

Bangladesh  v  Bhutan

7 October 2022 (2022-10-07) 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qual.	Bangladesh	2–0	Bhutan	Dhaka, Bangladesh
19:00 (BST)	Nazim Uddin 10' Hemel 73'	Report		Stadium: Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium Referee: Seyed Vahid Kazemi (Iran)

Bangladesh  v  Yemen

9 October 2022 (2022-10-09) 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qual.	Bangladesh	0–4	Yemen	Dhaka, Bangladesh
19:00 (BST)		Report	Al-Turaiqi 24' (pen.) Mohammed Noman 37' Adel Qasem 45+1' Mohammed Ameer 78'	Stadium: Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

2023

Bangladesh  v  India

2 September 2023 (2023-09-02) 2023 SAFF U-16 GS	Bangladesh	0–1	India	Thimphu, Bhutan
15:00 BST (UTC+6)		Report	Thoungamba Singh 75'	Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Attendance: 720 Referee: Penjor Ugyen (Bhutan)

Bangladesh  v    Nepal

4 September 2023 (2023-09-04) 2023 SAFF U-16 GS	Bangladesh	1–0	Nepal	Thimphu, Bhutan
19:00 BST (UTC+6)	Md Ashikur Rahman 47'	Report		Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Referee: Zaheer Hussain (Maldives)

Pakistan  v  Bangladesh

8 September 2023 (2023-09-08) 2023 SAFF U-16 SF	Pakistan	1–2	Bangladesh	Thimphu, Bhutan
17:30 BST (UTC+6)	Abdul Ghani 6'	Report	Md Mursed Ali 14' Md Abu Sayed 29'	Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Attendance: 450 Referee: Penjor Ugyen (Bhutan)

India  v  Bangladesh

10 September 2023 (2023-09-10) 2023 SAFF U-16 Final	India	2–0	Bangladesh	Thimphu, Bhutan
17:30 BST (UTC+6)	Bharat Lairenjam 9' Levis Zangminlun 74'	Report		Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Attendance: 4,700

Competition records

FIFA U-17 World Cup

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

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

AFC U-17 Asian Cup											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[2]	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
Total	Group stage	6/19	20	3	3	14	16	59	—	48	21	4	24	83	85

SAFF U-17 Championship

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	3	2	2	0	13	11
2022	Semi-finals	3/6	3	2	0	1	11	3
2023	Runner-up	2/6	4	2	0	2	3	4
Total	8/8	2 Titles	30	20	3	8	77	41

Honours

• SAFF U-16 Championship
  • Winners (2): 2015, 2018
• UEFA Assist U-16 Development Tournament
  • Winners (1): 2019

See also

• Bangladesh national football team
• Bangladesh national under-23 football team
• Bangladesh national under-20 football team
• Bangladesh women's national football team
• Bangladesh women's national under-17 football team
• Bangladesh women's national under-20 football team

References

External links

• Bangladesh Football Federation

This page was last edited on 11 April 2024, at 06:34