Bangladesh national under-17 football team

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.

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)

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

Bangladesh  v    Nepal

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)

Bangladesh  v  Sri Lanka

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)

Bangladesh  v  Pakistan

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)

Bangladesh  v  India

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

Bangladesh  v  Timor-Leste

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

Bangladesh  v  Brunei

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

Bangladesh  v  Sri Lanka

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

Bangladesh  v  Bahrain

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

Bangladesh  v  China

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.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	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	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	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
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											3	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											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											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

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• Last Updated on 30 November, 2025

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Honours

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

See also

• Bangladesh national football team
• Bangladesh national under-23 football team
• Bangladesh national under-20 football team
• Bangladesh women's national football team
• Bangladesh women's national under-17 football team
• Bangladesh women's national under-20 football team