Bangladesh at the AFC Asian Cup

Bangladesh is among two South Asian teams, the other being India, to have participated in the AFC Asian Cup. Having qualified to the tournament successfully in 1980 AFC Asian Cup, this is also Bangladesh's best record ever to date in the big tournament. Before gaining independence at 1971, Bangladesh participated in Asian Cup qualification as part of Pakistan.

Similar like most South Asian nations, football in Bangladesh is lagged behind cricket.

1980 Asian Cup

Main article: 1980 AFC Asian Cup

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iran	4	2	2	0	12	4	+8	6
North Korea	4	3	0	1	9	7	+2	6
Syria	4	2	1	1	3	2	+1	5
China	4	1	1	2	9	5	+4	3
Bangladesh	4	0	0	4	2	17	−15	0

16 September 1980

North Korea	3–2	Bangladesh
Choi Jae-pil 44', 45' Kim Jong-man 90'		Chunnu 60' (pen.) Salahuddin 88'

Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City

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19 September 1980

Bangladesh	0–1	Syria
		Keshek 7'

Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City

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22 September 1980

Bangladesh	0–7	Iran
		Fariba 11', 34', 80', 82' Roshan 21' Barzegari 27', 87'

Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City

Attendance: 2,000

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25 September 1980

China	6–0	Bangladesh
Shen Xiangfu Xu Yonglai

Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City

Asian Cup record

• 1956 to 1968 – Did not enter; was part of Pakistan until 1971
• 1972  – Not a member of AFC & FIFA until 1973 & 1976 respectively

AFC Asian Cup
Year	Round
1976	Withdrew from qualification
1980	Group Stage
1984	Did not qualify
1988	Did not qualify
1992	Did not qualify
1996	Withdrew
2000	Did not qualify
2004	Did not qualify
& 2007	Did not qualify
2011	Did not qualify
2015	Did not qualify
2019	Did not qualify