Nickname(s) | Bengal Tigers, Red and Greens, Junior Tigers | ||
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Association | Bangladesh Football Federation | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | SAFF (South Asia) | ||
Head coach | Saiful Bari Titu | ||
Captain | Nzamul Huda Faysal | ||
Home stadium | Bangabandhu National Stadium Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium | ||
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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-16 Championship | |||
Appearances | 9 (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 Championship, SAFF U-16 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 Championship 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.