Bangladesh women's national football team

Bangladesh women's national football team
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)
  • Bengal Tigresses (বাংলার বাঘিনী)
  • Red and Green (লাল-সবুজ)
AssociationBangladesh Football Federation
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationSAFF (South Asia)
Head coach(vacant)
CaptainSabina Khatun
Most capsSabina Khatun (56)
Top scorerSabina Khatun (36)
Home stadiumBangabandhu National Stadium
(Dhaka)
BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium
(Dhaka)
FIFA codeBAN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 139 Increase 1 (16 August 2024)[1]
Highest100 (December 2013; December 2017)
Lowest147 (August 2022)
First international
 Bangladesh 0–1 Nepal   
(Dhaka, Bangladesh; 29 January 2010)
Biggest win
 Bangladesh 9–0 Bhutan 
(Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh; 15 December 2010)
Biggest defeat
 Bangladesh 0–9 Thailand 
(Dhaka, Bangladesh; 21 May 2013)
SAFF Championship
Appearances6 (first in 2010)
Best resultChampion (2022, 2024)

The Bangladesh women's national football team is the women's national association football team of Bangladesh controlled by the Bangladesh Football Federation under the supervision of the women's football committee. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation and has yet to qualify for the World Cup or an AFC Women's Asian Cup finals.

Bangladesh are the defending champion at the SAFF Women's Championship, after clinching their maiden title in 2022.[2] They also secured a bronze medal in the South Asian Federation Games 2010 and a silver medal at the SAFF Women's Championship 2016.[3]

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  2. ^ "History made – Bangladesh girls win maiden Saff football championship". The Business Standard. 19 September 2022.
  3. ^ "India keep unbeaten SAFF record". shekicks.net. 5 January 2017. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.