Bangladesh Under-23

Nickname	Bengal Tigers
Association	Bangladesh Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	SAFF (South Asia)
Head coach	Saiful Bari Titu
Captain	Shekh Morsalin
Top scorer	Imtiaz Ahmed Nakib (8)
Home stadium	National Stadium, Dhaka
Firstcolours Secondcolours
First international
Bangladesh  2–3 Thailand (Kuala Lampur, Malaysia; 18 May 1991)
Biggest win
Bangladesh  8–0 Philippines (Kuala Lampur, Malaysia; 5 July 1991)
Biggest defeat
Bangladesh  0–7 Jordan (Hebron, Palestine; 19 July 2017)
Asian Games
Appearances	5 (first in2002)
Best result	Round of 16 (2018)
South Asian Games
Appearances	5 (first in2004)
Best result	Gold medalist (2010)
Medal record Men'sFootball South Asian Games 2010 Dhaka Team 2016 Guwahati Team 2019 Kathmandu Team

TheBangladesh U-23 national football team (Bengali:বাংলাদেশ অনূর্ধ্ব-২৩ জাতীয় ফুটবল দল), also known as theBangladesh Olympic football team is a youthfootball team operated under theBangladesh Football Federation (BFF). The team representsBangladesh in international youthfootball competitions in theSummer Olympics,South Asian Games and theAsian Games, as well as any other under-23 and under-22 international football tournaments, such as theAFC U-23 Asian Cup.^[1]

In 1991, theBangladesh Football Federation formed its first olympic national team in preparation for the1992 Summer Olympics qualifiers, which was jointly held inSeoul andKuala Lumpur. The team coached byAbdul Hakim consisted of: Lahol, Bijon, Mohamed Mohsin Jr.,Arif Hossain Moon, Aman, Masoud Rana, Barun Bikash Dewan (vice-captain),Mohammed Jewel Rana, Sohel, Jamrul,Rumman Bin Wali Sabbir (captain),Mahabub Hossain Roksy,Alamgir Hasan, Sadekul Islam Uttam, Shafiqul Quader Munna, Zakir Hossain, Golam Gauss, Ekramur Rana,Mamun Joarder andImtiaz Ahmed Nakib. Bangladesh were placed in Group D withSouth Korea,Thailand,Malaysia andPhilippines. In the first game held in Seoul,South Korea, on 18 May 1991, Bangladesh went down 2–3 to Thailand. Masoud Rana scored the olympic team's first ever goal with captain Sabbir scoring a consolation late into the game.^[2] On 24 May 1991, the team registered their first victory by thrashing the Philippines 8–0 as, Imtiaz Ahmed Nakib scored a national record of five goals in one match.^[3][4] In the second phase of the qualifiers held inMalaysia, Bangladesh earned victories over both hosts Malaysia and returning Philippines.^[5][6] The team finished second bottom in the group with three wins and five losses from eight games.^[7]

The team returned to action during the2002 Asian Games in South Korea. Under Austrian coachGyörgy Kottán they failed to win a single game while conceding nine goals and scoring only once in the process.^[8] The2004 South Asian Games saw Bangladesh produce another disappointing campaign as they failed to advance past the group-stages after suffering a surprise 0–1 defeat toPakistan.^[9] Nonetheless, during the tournament they earned their first victory in more than a decade by defeatingAfghanistan 2–1, on 30 March 2004. The team followed up their dismal performances with multiple unsatisfactory campaigns, failing to win a single match during both the2006 South Asian Games and2006 Asian Games.^[10][11] On 14 February,Zahid Hasan Ameli lone strike against hostsHong Kong earned the team only their second victory of the decade, however, Bangladesh crashed out of the2008 Summer Olympics qualifiers preliminary round 1, suffering a 1–3 aggregate defeat.^[12]

Aminul

Mintu

Rezaul

Nasir

Faisal

Meshu

Yousuf

Mamunul

Ameli

Shakil

Enamul

2010 South Asian Games Final starting line-up .

The2010 South Asian Games took place inDhaka, Bangladesh. TheBangladesh Football Federation appointed Serbian coachZoran Đorđević only three weeks before the tournament.^[13] The hosts opened the tournament with a 3–0 victory overNepal, on 30 January 2010.^[14] In the following game, held two days later, the team confirmed their semi-finals berth by thrashingBhutan 4–0.^[15] They finished group winners asMohamed Zahid Hossain scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory overMaldives in the final group game.^[16] In the semi-final against tournament favourites,India, who fielded an U-20 team,Tawhidul Alam Sabuz scored the lone goal in front of 20,000 fans present in theBangabandhu National Stadium and sent the hosts to the final.^[17] In the gold medal match againstAfghanistan, the team outplayed their opponents 4–0 and set a new tournament record of not conceding a single goal for five consecutive games.^[18][19][20] This was also the country's first South Asian Games football triumph since the tournament's re-introduction as an under-23 competition in 2002. Nonetheless, coach Zoran decided against extending his contract and departed only six days after the tournament concluded.^[21] Eventually, the team which was branded as theGolden generation were unable replicate the same form during the2010 Asian Games and also as senior internationals.^[22][23]

Bangladesh began preparation for the2014 Asian Games in August 2014 under Dutch coachLodewijk de Kruif. On 3 August 2014, theBangladesh Football Federation president,Kazi Salahuddin, held a press conference to motivate the selected players for the national team's camp. The president stated"Our football is going through a difficult period. The way football is running at the moment, it will be hard to sustain things for long. The FIFA fund that we get is not enough to even meet the coaches' salaries which is why we need financial support from sponsors and the government". The president further requested the players to return with satisfactory results in order to attract future sponsorship deals.^[24] The team played a preparatory match againstVietnam after reachingIncheon, South Korea. They suffered a 2–4 defeat.^[25] On 15 September 2014, Bangladesh began the tournament with a 1–0 victory overAfghanistan, which was the country's first victory in the Asian Games after 28 years.^[26][27] However, their chances of advancing past the group stages took a huge blow after suffering a 0–3 defeat toUzbekistan in the following game.^[28] The team crashed out of the tournament after losing the final group-stage game againstHong Kong, despite dominating possession.^[29]

Bangladesh participated in the2016 South Asian Games in hopes to defend their title. They qualified for the semi-finals, following a 2–1 victory overNepal in the final group-stage game.^[30] However, the team bowed out of the tournament after suffering a 0–3 defeat at the hands ofIndia. During the match Bangladesh coachGonzalo Sanchez Moreno was sent off for shouting at a referee for denying his team a penalty.^[31] Bangladesh finished the tournament by winning the Bronze medal match againstMaldives on penalties.^[32]

Bangladesh began preparation for the2018 Asian Games by playing practice matches with different clubs fromSouth Korea and before the start of the tournament the team's captain,Jamal Bhuyan stated"I would keep this team ahead of the one from four years ago. We have had good training and we are playing practice matches. Everyone is committed to doing well in Indonesia".^[33] On 14 August 2018, Bangladesh began their campaign with a 3–0 defeat toUzbekistan at thePakansari Stadium inCibinong, Indonesia.^[34] In the following game,Mahbubur Rahman Sufil scored to earn the team a point againstThailand and kept Bangladesh's hopes of advancing past the group stages alive.^[35] On 19 August 2018, captain Jamal Bhuyan made history with his goal againstQatar which confirmed the Bangladesh's spot in the round of 16.^[36][37][38] The team suffered elimination following a 1–3 defeat in the round of 16 match toNorth Korea.^[39] Nonetheless, the team's performance in the tournament was celebrated all over the country.^[40]

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Bangladesh  vBangladesh Army

8 July 2025 (2025-07-08)Hybrid friendly	Bangladesh	0–0	Bangladesh Army	Dhaka, Bangladesh
15:00BST (UTC+6)				Stadium:Kings Arena Practice Ground

Bahrain  v Bangladesh

18 August 2025 (2025-08-18)Friendly	Bahrain	1–0	Bangladesh	Manama, Bahrain
21:00BST (UTC+6)	Issa ?' (pen.)	Report		Stadium:BFA Football Field

Bahrain  v Bangladesh

22 August 2025 (2025-08-22)Friendly	Bahrain	4–2	Bangladesh	Manama, Bahrain
21:00BST (UTC+6)	Al-Khalaf ?' Al-Subaie ?' Mubarak ?' Al-Obaidli ?'	Report	Akash ?' Mirajul ?' (pen.)	Stadium:BFA Football Field

Vietnam  v Bangladesh

3 September 2025 (2025-09-03)2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qual.	Vietnam	2–0	Bangladesh	Việt Trì, Vietnam
19:00 UTC+7	Nguyễn Ngọc Mỹ 16' Viktor Le 84'	Report		Stadium:Việt Trì Stadium Attendance: 3,019 Referee: Resul Mammedov (Turkmenistan)

Bangladesh  v Yemen

6 September 2025 (2025-09-06)2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qual.	Bangladesh	0–1	Yemen	Việt Trì, Vietnam
16:00 UTC+7		Report	Al-Awami 90+4'	Stadium:Việt Trì Stadium Attendance: 365 Referee: Amir Arab Baraghi (Iran)

Singapore  v Bangladesh

9 September 2025 (2025-09-09)2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qual.	Singapore	1–4	Bangladesh	Việt Trì, Vietnam
16:00 UTC+7	Khairin 90+1'	Report	Fahamedul 70' Al-Amin 73' Mohsin 80' Morsalin 83'	Stadium:Việt Trì Stadium Attendance: 459 Referee: Resul Mämmedow (Turkmenistan)

As of 15 August 2025

Position	Name
Head coach	Saiful Bari Titu
Team manager	Md Shahin Hasan
Assistant coach	Atiqur Rahman Meshu
	Hassan Al-Mamun
Goalkeeping coach	Masud Ahamad
Fitness coach	Pablo Jover Marino
Video analyst	Mehedi Hassan Siddiqui
Physio	Fuad Hasan Hawlader
Media officer	Md Saeed Hasan

As of 9 September 2025

Manager	Country	Year	P	W	D	L	Win %	Competition(s)
Abdul Hakim	Bangladesh	1991	8	3	0	5	037.50
György Kottán	Hungary	2002	3	0	0	3	000.00	2002 Asian Games group stage
Shafiqul Islam Manik	Bangladesh	2003	2	0	1	1	000.00
Shahidur Rahman Shantoo	Bangladesh	2004	3	1	1	1	033.33	2004 South Asian Games group stage
Andrés Cruciani	Argentina	2006	3	0	2	1	000.00	2006 South Asian Games group stage
Hasanuzzaman Bablu	Bangladesh	2006	3	0	0	3	000.00	2006 Asian Games group stage
Abu Yusuf	Bangladesh	2007	2	1	0	1	050.00
Zoran Đorđević	Serbia	2010	4	4	0	0	100.00	2010 South Asian Games gold medal
Robert Rubčić	Croatia	2010–2011	5	0	0	5	000.00	2010 Asian Games group stage
Saiful Bari Titu	Bangladesh	2012	9	3	0	6	033.33
Lodewijk de Kruif	Netherlands	2014–2015	9	2	1	6	022.22	2014 Asian Games group stage
Gonzalo Sanchez Moreno	Spain	2016	5	1	3	1	020.00	2016 Bangabandhu Cup group stage 2016 South Asian Games group stage
Andrew Ord	England Australia	2017	3	0	0	3	000.00
Jamie Day	England	2018–2019	11	3	2	6	027.27	2018 Asian Games round of 16
Maruful Haque	Bangladesh	2021	3	0	0	3	000.00
Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu	Bangladesh	2023	3	0	0	3	000.00
Javier Cabrera	Spain	2023	3	0	1	2	000.00	2022 Asian Games group stage
Saiful Bari Titu	Bangladesh	2025–present	5	1	0	4	020.00

The following 23 players were called up for the2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification.^[41]

Caps and goals updated as of 9 September 2025^[update] after the game againstSingapore.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Mehedi Hasan Srabon	(2005-08-12)12 August 2005 (age 20)	8	0	Bashundhara Kings
13	1GK	Shakib Al Hasan	(2004-09-11)11 September 2004 (age 21)	1	0	Mohammedan
23	1GK	Mohammad Asif	(2006-10-20)20 October 2006 (age 19)	1	0	Bangladesh Police
2	2DF	Rimon Hossain	(2005-07-01)1 July 2005 (age 20)	5	0	Bashundhara Kings
3	2DF	Mithu Chowdhury	(2006-11-10)10 November 2006 (age 19)	3	0	Fortis
4	2DF	Jahid Hasan Shanto	(2003-06-01)1 June 2003 (age 22)	8	0	Mohammedan
5	2DF	Shakil Ahad Topu	(2006-04-06)6 April 2006 (age 19)	5	0	Mohammedan
12	2DF	Kamacai Marma Aky	(2005-07-12)12 July 2005 (age 20)	2	0	Fortis
21	2DF	Zayyan Ahmed	(2004-01-29)29 January 2004 (age 21)	5	0	Free Agent
7	3MF	Shekh Morsalin(captain)	(2005-02-19)19 February 2005 (age 20)	4	1	Dhaka Abahani
8	3MF	Cuba Mitchell	(2005-11-23)23 November 2005 (age 20)	2	0	Bashundhara Kings
14	3MF	Md Sabbir Hossen	(2003-06-28)28 June 2003 (age 22)	8	0	Bashundhara Kings
16	3MF	Tanil Salik	(2006-09-29)29 September 2006 (age 19)	4	0	Free Agent
20	3MF	Mojibur Rahman Jony(vice-captain)	(2005-01-01)1 January 2005 (age 20)	7	0	Bashundhara Kings
24	3MF	Sajed Hasan Jummon Nijum	(2004-01-05)5 January 2004 (age 21)	3	0	Fortis
25	3MF	Mohsin Ahmed	(2005-01-09)9 January 2005 (age 20)	5	1	Bashundhara Kings
9	4FW	Piash Ahmed Nova	(2005-09-25)25 September 2005 (age 20)	7	0	Fortis
10	4FW	Al-Amin	(2004-03-29)29 March 2004 (age 21)	5	1	Dhaka Abahani
11	4FW	Fahamedul Islam	(2006-06-30)30 June 2006 (age 19)	2	1	Olbia
17	4FW	Mirajul Islam	(2006-10-01)1 October 2006 (age 19)	5	1	Dhaka Abahani
18	4FW	Rabby Hossen Rahul	(2006-12-30)30 December 2006 (age 18)	4	0	Bangladesh Police
19	4FW	Razu Ahmed Zisan	(2005-02-10)10 February 2005 (age 20)	2	0	Mohammedan
22	4FW	Arman Foysal Akash	(2004-01-13)13 January 2004 (age 21)	7	1	PWD

The following players have been called up within the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Md Emon	(2006-03-09)9 March 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Brothers Union	v. Bahrain; 18 August 2025PRE
DF	Rajon Howladar	(2005-12-01)1 December 2005 (age 19)	2	0	Rahmatganj MFS	2026 AFC U-23 ACQPRE
DF	Mohammed Jahid Hasan	(2002-06-01)1 June 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Bashundhara Kings	v. Bahrain; 18 August 2025PRE
DF	Alfaj Miah	(2003-02-10)10 February 2003 (age 22)	0	0	Rahmatganj MFS	v. Bahrain; 18 August 2025PRE
MF	Ashraful Haque Asif	(2005-06-05)5 June 2005 (age 20)	1	0	Mohammedan	2026 AFC U-23 ACQPRE
MF	Moinul Islam Moin	(2005-02-18)18 February 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Bangladesh Police	v. Bahrain; 18 August 2025PRE
FW	Md Rafiqul Islam	(2004-02-12)12 February 2004 (age 21)	8	0	Rahmatganj MFS	2026 AFC U-23 ACQPRE
FW	Murshed Ali	(2009-03-20)20 March 2009 (age 16)	0	0	Fortis	v. Bahrain; 18 August 2025PRE
INJ Withdrew due to injury PRE Preliminary squad / standby COV Withdrew due toCOVID-19 RET Retired from the national team SUS Serving suspension WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Olympic Games record											Qualifications
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	Squad		GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1992	Did not qualify										8	3	0	5	14	15
1996	Did not participate										Did not participate
2000	Did not participate										Did not participate
2004	Did not qualify										2	0	1	1	0	3
2008	Did not qualify										2	1	0	1	1	3
2012	Did not qualify										2	0	0	2	0	5
2016	Did not qualify										Did not qualify
2020	Did not qualify										See2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
2024	Did not qualify										See2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
2028	To be determined										To be determined
Total	0/8	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		14	4	1	9	15	26

Asian Games
Hosts	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	Squad
2002 Busan	Group stage	20/24	3	0	0	3	1	9	Squad
2006 Doha	Round 2	24/30	3	0	0	3	2	13	Squad
2010 Guangzhou	Group stage	24/24	3	0	0	3	1	10	Squad
2014 Incheon	Group stage	20/29	3	1	0	2	2	5	Squad
2018 Jakarta & Palembang	Round of 16	15/25	4	1	1	2	3	7	Squad
2022 Hangzhou	Group stage	20/21	3	0	1	2	0	2	Squad
2026	To be determined								To be determined
2030
2034
Total	Round of 16	6/19	19	2	2	15	9	46	—

Asian Games History
Season	Round	Opponent	Scores	Result	Venue
2002	Group stage	India	0–3	Loss	Gudeok Stadium, South Korea
		China	0–3	Loss
		Turkmenistan	1–3	Loss
2006	Group stage	South Korea	0–3	Loss	Al-Gharafa Stadium, Qatar
		Bahrain	1–5	Loss
		Vietnam	1–5	Loss
2010	Group stage	Uzbekistan	0–3	Loss	Ying Tung Stadium, China
		United Arab Emirates	0–3	Loss
		Hong Kong	1–4	Loss	Huadu Stadium, China
2014	Group stage	Afghanistan	1–0	Won	Munhak Stadium, South Korea
		Uzbekistan	0–3	Loss	Wa~ Stadium, South Korea
		Hong Kong	1–2	Loss	Hwaseong Sports Town, South Korea
2018	Group stage	Uzbekistan	0–3	Loss	Pakansari Stadium, Indonesia
		Thailand	1–1	Draw
		Qatar	1–0	Won	Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium, Indonesia
	Round of 16	North Korea	1–3	Loss	Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Indonesia
2022	Group stage	Myanmar	0–1	Loss	Yellow Dragon Sports Center, China
		India	0–1	Loss
		China	0–0	Draw

AFC U-23 Championship record											AFC U-23 qualification record
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	Squad		GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2013	Did not qualify										4	0	0	4	3	14
2016	Did not qualify										3	0	1	2	0	8
2018	Did not qualify										3	0	0	3	1	13
2020	Did not qualify										3	1	0	2	2	2
2022	Did not qualify										2	0	0	2	0	4
2024	Did not qualify										3	0	0	3	0	6
2026	Did not qualify										3	1	0	2	4	4
Total	0/6	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		18	1	1	16	6	47

South Asian Games
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2004	Group stage	5/8	3	1	1	1	2	2
2006	Group stage	6/8	3	0	2	1	2	3
2010	Champion	1/8	5	5	0	0	13	0
2016	Third place	3/6	4	2	1	1	5	7
2019	Third place	3/5	4	1	1	2	2	3
Total	6/41	1 Title	19	9	5	5	24	15

South Asian Games History
Season	Round	Opponent	Scores	Result	Venue
2004	Group stage	India	0–0	Draw	Pakistan
		Afghanistan	2–1	Won
		Pakistan	0–1	Loss
2006	Group stage	Nepal	1–1	Draw	Sugathadasa Stadium, Sri Lanka
		Afghanistan	0–0	Draw
		India	1–2	Loss
2010	Group stage	Nepal	3–0	Won	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Bangladesh
		Bhutan	4–0	Won
		Maldives	1–0	Won
	Semi-finals	India	1–0	Won
	Final	Afghanistan	4–0	Won
2016	Group stage	Bhutan	1–1	Draw	SAI Centre, India
		Nepal	2–1	Won
	Semi-finals	India	0–3	Loss
	Bronze medal match	Maldives	1–1 (pens. 5–4)	Draw
2019	Group stage	Bhutan	0–1	Loss	Dasharath Rangasala, Nepal
		Maldives	1–1	Draw
		Sri Lanka	1–0	Won
		Nepal	0–1	Loss

The team's head-to-head records against all 28 nations (all of them fromAFC) whom they have played to date, including friendly internationals.

As of 9 September 2025.

Bangladesh national under-23 football team head-to-head records
Opponent	Confederation	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win%
Afghanistan	AFC	4	3	1	0	7	1	+6	075.00
Bahrain	AFC	4	0	0	4	3	11	−8	000.00
Bhutan	AFC	3	0	1	2	2	7	−5	000.00
China	AFC	2	0	1	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Hong Kong	AFC	4	1	0	3	3	9	−6	025.00
India	AFC	6	0	2	4	1	9	−8	000.00
Jordan	AFC	2	0	0	2	0	10	−10	000.00
Kuwait	AFC	3	0	0	3	0	6	−6	000.00
Malaysia	AFC	3	1	0	2	1	3	−2	033.33
Maldives	AFC	4	2	2	0	5	3	+2	050.00
Myanmar	AFC	3	0	1	2	0	4	−4	000.00
Nepal	AFC	8	3	1	4	9	8	+1	037.50
North Korea	AFC	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Pakistan	AFC	2	0	0	2	0	2	−2	000.00
Palestine	AFC	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	000.00
Philippines	AFC	3	2	0	1	11	1	+10	066.67
Qatar	AFC	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Singapore	AFC	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Saudi Arabia	AFC	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
South Korea	AFC	3	0	0	3	0	10	−10	000.00
Sri Lanka	AFC	3	2	0	1	3	1	+2	066.67
Syria	AFC	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	000.00
Tajikistan	AFC	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Thailand	AFC	4	0	1	3	3	11	−8	000.00
Turkmenistan	AFC	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
United Arab Emirates	AFC	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Uzbekistan	AFC	6	0	0	6	1	21	−20	000.00
Vietnam	AFC	3	0	0	3	3	11	−8	000.00
Yemen	AFC	2	0	0	2	1	6	−5	000.00
Total	29 nations	82	17	10	55	64	156	−92	20.73%
Last match updated was against  Singapore under-23 on 9 September 2025.

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