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	Golam Robbani Choton
Captain	Nazmul 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	10 (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 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]

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 22 November 2025

Position	Name
Position	Name
Head coach	Golam Robbani Choton
Assistant coach	Md Jahangir Alam
Team manager	Sameed Quasem
Goalkeeping coach	Arifur Rahman Pannu Md Emran Hasan Emon
Physiotherapist	KM Shakib
Media officer	Md Hasan Mahmud

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
2025–	Golam Robbani Choton

Recent fixtures and results

Win Draw Loss

2025

18 September 2025 2025 SAFF U-17 GS	Bangladesh	4–0	Nepal	Colombo, Sri Lanka
19:00 BST (UTC+6)	S. Islam 30' O. Rahman 49' M. Arif 50' M. Manik 65'	Report		Stadium: Colombo Racecourse Attendance: 179 Referee: Afsheen Naseer (Maldives)

21 September 2025 2025 SAFF U-17 GS	Bangladesh	4–0	Sri Lanka	Colombo, Sri Lanka
19:30 BST (UTC+6)	M. Arif 18' Rifat 48', 63', 89'	Report		Stadium: Colombo Racecourse Attendance: 1,742 Referee: Pema Tshewang (Bhutan)

25 September 2025 2025 SAFF U-17 SF	Bangladesh	2–0	Pakistan	Colombo, Sri Lanka
15:30 BST (UTC+6)	Faysal 2' O. Rahman 4'	Report		Stadium: Colombo Racecourse Attendance: 157 Referee: Pema Tshewang (Bhutan)

27 September 2025 2025 SAFF U-17 Final	Bangladesh	2–2 (1–4 p)	India	Colombo, Sri Lanka
18:30 BST (UTC+6)	M. Manik 24' Riduan 90+7'	Report	Gangte 4' A. Shah 38'	Stadium: Colombo Racecourse Attendance: 374 Referee: Pema Tshewang (Bhutan)
	Penalties
	Ikramul Azam M. Manik		Gangte K. Meitei R. Magar Poonia

22 November 2025 2026 AFC U17 Q	Bangladesh	5–0	Timor-Leste	Chongqing, China
14:00 UTC+8	Kazi 11' Manik 28', 43' Bostami 49' Ahmmed 88'	Report		Stadium: Tongliang Long Stadium

24 November 2025 2026 AFC U17 Q	Bangladesh	8–0	Brunei	Chongqing, China
14:00 UTC+8	Rahman 13', 49' Kazi 23', 73' Faysal 36' Manik 37' Ahmmed 75' Arif 79'	Report		Stadium: Yongchuan Sports Center

26 November 2025 2026 AFC U17 Q	Bangladesh	5–0	Sri Lanka	Chongqing, China
14:00 UTC+8	Islam 24' Manik 29' Faysal 64', 90+1' Bostami 90'	Report		Stadium: Tongliang Long Stadium

28 November 2025 2026 AFC U17 Q	Bangladesh	2–1	Bahrain	Chongqing, China
15:00 UTC+8	Bostami 59' Manik 72'	Report	Zuhair 85'	Stadium: Yongchuan Sports Center

30 November 2025 2026 AFC U17 Q	Bangladesh	0–4	China	Chongqing, China
19:35 UTC+8	Shuai Weihao 8', 38', 53' Zhao Songyuan 89'	Report		Stadium: Tongliang Long Stadium Attendance: 15,291 Referee: Yahya Al-Balushi (Oman)

Squad

Current squad

The following 23 players are named in the squad for 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification.

Pos.	Player	Club
1GK	Md Alif Rahman Imtiage	BFF Elite Academy
1GK	Md Tahsin Saheb	PWD SC
1GK	Chandro Saha	BFF Elite Academy

2DF	Md Sabbir Islam	BFF Elite Academy
2DF	Ihsan Habib Ridwan	BFF Elite Academy
2DF	Md Azam Khan	BFF Elite Academy
2DF	Md Ikramul Islam	BFF Elite Academy
2DF	Md Raj	BFF Elite Academy
2DF	Md Tarek Hossain	BKSP
2DF	Md Masud Rana	BKSP

3MF	Md Shopon Hossain	BFF Elite Academy
3MF	Md Kamal Merdha	BFF Elite Academy
3MF	Md Arif	BKSP
3MF	Md Nasrullah Sheikh	BKSP
3MF	Nazmul Huda Faysal (captain)	BFF Elite Academy
3MF	Bayzit Bostami	BKSP
3MF	Md Akash Ahammed	BFF Elite Academy

4FW	Md Opu Rahman	BKSP
4FW	Md Manik	BFF Elite Academy
4FW	Md Rifat Kazi	BFF Elite Academy
4FW	Md Hedayet Ullah	BFF Elite Academy
4FW	Md Mahim Miah Sojib	BFF Elite Academy
4FW	Tahsan Kha	BFF Elite Academy

Recent call-ups

The following players were called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Club	Latest call-up

DF	Md Shadat Hossain	BKSP	2025 SAFF U-17 Championship

MF	Ruhul Amin Akash	BKSP	2025 SAFF U-17 Championship

FW	Mohin Ahmmed	BKSP	2025 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	Did not qualify
Total	0/20	0 Title	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	Did not qualify										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	Did not qualify										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	Did not qualify										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
2026	Did not qualify										5	4	0	1	20	1
Total	Group stage	6/20	20	3	3	14	16	59	—	57	27	4	27	113	94

SAFF U-17 Championship

SAFF U-17 Championship records
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
2025	Runners-up	2/7	4	3	0	1	12	2
Total	10/10	2 Titles	39	24	2	13	92	49

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Bangladesh's known head-to-head record in the Asian and regional competitions.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Afghanistan	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	066.67
Bahrain	3	1	0	2	4	9	−5	033.33
Bhutan	5	5	0	0	21	2	+19	100.00
Brunei	1	1	0	0	8	0	+8	100.00
Cambodia	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
China	3	0	0	3	0	10	−10	000.00
Chinese Taipei	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Guam	1	1	0	0	11	0	+11	100.00
India	14	3	4	7	11	20	−9	021.43
Indonesia	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	050.00
Iran	2	0	0	2	0	7	−7	000.00
Iraq	2	0	0	2	1	10	−9	000.00
Japan	2	0	1	1	2	8	−6	000.00
Kuwait	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Kyrgyzstan	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Macau	1	1	0	0	7	0	+7	100.00
Malaysia	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00
Maldives	4	3	1	0	19	1	+18	075.00
Nepal	11	5	1	5	21	17	+4	045.45
North Korea	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Oman	2	0	1	1	2	4	−2	000.00
Pakistan	7	3	3	1	10	8	+2	042.86
Palestine	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Philippines	2	2	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Qatar	5	1	0	4	4	18	−14	020.00
Saudi Arabia	3	0	0	3	1	10	−9	000.00
Singapore	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
South Korea	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1	000.00
Sri Lanka	12	11	0	1	46	6	+40	091.67
Syria	1	0	0	1	0	7	−7	000.00
Thailand	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	033.33
Timor-Leste	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00
Arab Emirates	1	0	0	1	1	6	−5	000.00
Uzbekistan	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Vietnam	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Yemen	3	0	0	3	0	9	−9	000.00
Total	107	47	15	45	201	175	+26	043.93

Last Updated on 30 November, 2025

Honours

SAFF U-17 Championship
- Winners (2): 2015, 2018
UEFA Assist U-16 Development Tournament
- Winners (1): 2019

References

^ "Bangladesh U16". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
^ Iqbal, Niar. "'এভাবে চলে যেতে নেই বন্ধু'". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2022.

External links

Bangladesh Football Federation

[1] "Bangladesh U16". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2015.

[2] Iqbal, Niar. "'এভাবে চলে যেতে নেই বন্ধু'". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2022.

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v t e National under-17 football teams of Asia (AFC)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
East Asia (EAFF)	China Chinese Taipei¹ Guam Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia North Korea Northern Mariana Islands² South Korea
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam
¹ Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, competes as "Chinese Taipei" ² Not a member of FIFA

v t e SAFF U-17 Championship
Tournaments	Nepal 2011 Nepal 2013 Bangladesh 2015 Nepal 2017 Nepal 2018 India 2019 Sri Lanka 2022 Bhutan 2023 Bhutan 2024 Sri Lanka 2025
Participating nations	Bangladesh Bhutan India Nepal Maldives Pakistan Sri Lanka Afghanistan (Former member)

v t e South Asian Football Federation (SAFF)
International competitions	SAFF Championship SAFF Women's Championship
Club competitions	SAFF Club Championship SAFF Women's Club Championship
Youth competitions	U-23 Championship U-20 Championship U-17 Championship U-20 Women's Championship U-17 Women's Championship
Member associations	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
National teams	Bangladesh M W Bhutan M W India M W Maldives M W Nepal M W Pakistan M W Sri Lanka M W
Domestic leagues	Bangladesh M W Bhutan M W India M W Maldives M W Nepal M W Pakistan M W Sri Lanka M
Football in South Asia	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
Related competitions	South Asian Games
FIFA AFC