Bangladesh national under-20 football team

 Bangladesh U-20
Nickname(s)Bengal Tigers
AssociationBangladesh Football Federation
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationSAFF (South Asia)
Head coachMaruful Haque
CaptainAshraful Haque Asif
Home stadiumBangabandhu National Stadium
First colours
Second colours
First international
Bangladesh  0–2  Philippines
(Kuwait City, Kuwait; 5 April 1975)
Biggest win
Bangladesh  5–0  Maldives
(Malé, Maldives; 29 July 1996)
Biggest defeat
Bangladesh  0–6  India
(Doha, Qatar; 16 October 2002)
Bangladesh  0–6  Iraq
(Dhaka, Bangladesh; 27 October 2011)
Bangladesh  0–6  Iraq
(Abril, Iraq; 8 October 2013)
AFC U-20 Championship
Appearances6 (first in 1975)
Best result5th (1980)
SAFF U-20 Championship
Appearances6 (first in 2015)
Best resultChampions (2024)

The Bangladesh national under-20 football team represents Bangladesh in international youth football competitions in SAFF U-20 Championship, AFC U-20 Championship and FIFA U-20 World Cup, as well as any other under-20, under-19 & under-18 international football tournaments. The team is operated under the Bangladesh Football Federation.

They have qualified for the AFC U-20 Championship six previous times and is yet to qualify for FIFA U-20 World Cup. The team taken part in four editions of the SAFF U-20 Championship, and won their maiden title in 2024.[1][2] Since 2022, Bangladesh U-20 began taking part in all stages of the AFC Championship. Previously, the U-19 team participated in the tournament.[3]

  1. ^ "Bangladesh U-20 football team". International Soccerway. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh U-20 football team". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  3. ^ "AFC rebrands age group championships to AFC Asian Cups". the-afc.com. AFC. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2024.