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Football In Bangladesh Throughout History
Most Popular Sport
Recently Shadowed by Cricket
Neglected by Govt. & Authorities
Maniac During FIFA World Cup
Rural children playing football
Bangladesh National Football Team Controlled by Bangladesh
Football Federation (BFF)
Nick name - Bengal Tigers
Current FIFA ranking – 163
Home stadium - Bangabandhu National Stadium
Never qualified to World Cup
Played Asian Cup only once, in 1980
Best achievement – SAFF championship winner, 2003
Bangladesh National Football Team celebrating a victory
Bangladesh National Football Team (Cont.)
Honors:• SAFF Championship
Champion (1): 2003 Runner-up (2): 1999, 2005
• South Asian Games Gold medal (2): 1999, 2010 Silver medal (4): 1984, 1985, 1989, 1995 Bronze medal (1): 1991
• Quaid-E-Azam International Cup Runner-up (1): 1985 Third-place (1): 1987
SWADHIN BANGLA FOOTBALL DOL During Liberation War, in 1971,
“Swadhin Bangla Football Dal” Formed
Captain of the team: Zakaria Pintoo
The Team Played 16 Matches in India
Officially Received by BFF in 2009
Bangladesh Football Federation The Bangladesh Football Federation or BFF is the
governing body of football in Bangladesh
Controls the country's men’s, women’s and youth national teams and oversees all aspects of the country's football
The BFF is based at BFF Bhaban Motijheel, Dhaka near Bangabandhu National Stadium
Current precident of BFF - Kazi Salahuddin
Bangladesh Football Federation(Cont.) BFF was founded on 15 July 1972, by
Prof. Md. Yousuf Ali.
Became affiliated with AFC and FIFA in 1973 and 1976 respectively.
Bangladesh was elected as member in the AFC Executive Committee 1982-86 and 1998-02.
Major (Rtd) Hafizuddin Ahmed was elected vice president of AFC for 1990-94.
Bangladesh Football Federation(Cont.)
BFF continued the Dhaka League after the Independence from 1973
In 1980, started - Federation Cup
In 2007, launched top-tier professional league- Bangladesh Premier League
In 2009, started the Super Cup tournament, the highest budgeted football tournament organised by BFF
In 2012 BFF launched 2nd tier professional league Bangladesh Championship League
Dhaka League The premier regional football league played by clubs in
Dhaka.
Founded in 1948, first title winner - Victoria SC
Was popular during 1960s, major clubs in 1960s Dhaka Wanderers, Victoria SC, Mohammedan SC, Railways, and Fire service etc.
Footballers from Dhaka League are selected for ‘Pakistan National Football Team’
Dhaka League (Cont.) Stopped for 2 Year during Independent War in
1971
Become Most Popular League in 80s & 90s
Faded away in 2000s
Most Successful Team - Mohammedan SC, 19 times Championship winner
Bangladesh Premier League In 2000, National Football Championship started as
top-tier football league
Replaced by Bangladesh Premier League in 2007, which is currently top-tier league of the country
First Championship winner - Dhaka Abahani
Major Clubs are - Dhaka Abahani, Dhaka Mohammedan, Muktijoddha Sangsad KS, Brothers Union, Sheikh Russell KC etc
Bangladesh Premier League(Cont.) Currently Sponsored by Grammenphone, thus
also Known as Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier League
10 teams participated to the league
Championship winner allowed to AFC President's Cup, an annual international association football competition between domestic clubs sides run by the AFC
Most Championship winner - Dhaka Abahani (4 times)
Famous Players Syed Abdus Samad(1895-1964): He was
known in as football jadukar (magician). Legendary Abdus Samad played football during British period. He was captain of Indian National Team in 1926. Bangladesh govt. developed a Postage stamp in honor to him in 1993.
Kazi Salahuddin: He is the first player from the country to play in the professional league in Hong Kong and considered to be one of Bangladesh's most famous football players. He retired from football in 1984. He is the current president of BFF.
Famous Players (Cont.) Sheikh Aslam: He played as a specialist striker and was
one of the most lethal marksmen in the Dhaka League during the 1980s and 1990s; gained his greatest fame while playing for Abahani Krira Chakra.
Alfaz Ahmed: In August 1996, he was elected as “AFC’s player of the month”
Aminul Hoque: Got to chance to play for Newcastle United, a English first-tier professional club, but due to communication error the deal fell through.