Nickname(s) | Bengal Tigers | |||||||||||||||||
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Association | Bangladesh Football Federation | |||||||||||||||||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | |||||||||||||||||
Sub-confederation | SAFF (South Asia) | |||||||||||||||||
Head coach | Javier Cabrera | |||||||||||||||||
Captain | Rahmat Mia | |||||||||||||||||
Top scorer | Imtiaz Ahmed Nakib (8) | |||||||||||||||||
Home stadium | Bangabandhu National Stadium | |||||||||||||||||
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First international | ||||||||||||||||||
Bangladesh 2–3 Thailand (Kuala Lampur, Malaysia; 18 May 1991) | ||||||||||||||||||
Biggest win | ||||||||||||||||||
Bangladesh 8–0 Philippines (Kuala Lampur, Malaysia; 5 July 1991) | ||||||||||||||||||
Biggest defeat | ||||||||||||||||||
Bangladesh 0–7 Jordan (Hebron, Palestine; 19 July 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||
Asian Games | ||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 5 (first in 2002) | |||||||||||||||||
Best result | Round of 16 (2018) | |||||||||||||||||
South Asian Games | ||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 5 (first in 2004) | |||||||||||||||||
Best result | Gold medalist (2010) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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The Bangladesh U-23 national football team (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ অনূর্ধ্ব-২৩ জাতীয় ফুটবল দল), also known as the Bangladesh Olympic football team is a youth football team operated under the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF). The team represents Bangladesh in international youth football competitions in the Summer Olympics, South Asian Games and the Asian Games, as well as any other under-23 and under-22 international football tournaments, such as the AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[1]