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 Asian Cup, SAFF U-17 Championship, FIFA U-17 World Cup as well as any other under-17, under-16 & under-15 international football tournaments.^[1]

Bangladesh U17

Nickname(s)	Bengal Tigers, Red and Greens, Junior Tigers
Association	Bangladesh Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	SAFF (South Asia)
Head coach	Saiful Bari Titu
Captain	Nzamul Huda Faysal
Home stadium	National Stadium BSSSS 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
Appearances	6 (first in 1986)
Best result	Group stage (6 times)
SAFF U-17 Championship
Appearances	9 (first in 2011)
Best result	Champions (2015, 2018)

They have qualified for the AFC U-17 Asian Cup 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

Coaching staff

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

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

  Win   Draw   Loss

2024

Bangladesh  v  India

20 September 2024 (2024-09-20) 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)

Bangladesh  v  Maldives

22 September 2024 (2024-09-22) 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)

Pakistan  v  Bangladesh

28 September 2024 (2024-09-28) 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

India  v  Bangladesh

30 September 2024 (2024-09-30) 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)

Cambodia  v  Bangladesh

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)

Bangladesh  v  Philippines

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)

Bangladesh  v  Macau

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)

Afghanistan  v  Bangladesh

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

2025

Bangladesh  v    Nepal

18 September 2025 2025 SAFF U-17 Championship GS	Bangladesh	v	Nepal	Colombo, Sri Lanka
19:00 BST (UTC+6)				Stadium: Colombo Racecourse

Bangladesh  v  Sri Lanka

21 September 2025 2025 SAFF U-17 Championship GS	Bangladesh	v	Sri Lanka	Colombo, Sri Lanka
19:00 BST (UTC+6)				Stadium: Colombo Racecourse

Squad

Current squad

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 U17

Recent call-ups

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

FIFA U-17 World Cup

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

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

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

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Bangladesh's head-to-head record in the AFC U-17 Asian Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bahrain	2	0	0	2	2	8	−6	000.00
China	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5	000.00
Indonesia	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Iran	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	000.00
Iraq	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Japan	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Kuwait	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
North Korea	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Oman	2	0	1	1	2	4	−2	000.00
Qatar	2	0	0	2	2	12	−10	000.00
Saudi Arabia	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5	000.00
South Korea	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Syria	1	0	0	1	0	7	−7	000.00
Thailand	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Uzbekistan	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Vietnam	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Total	20	3	3	14	16	59	−43	015.00

Honours

• SAFF U-17 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