Bangladesh national under-20 football team
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.
| Nickname(s) | Bengal Tigers | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Bangladesh Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | SAFF (South Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Rashed Ahmed Pappu | ||
| Captain | Moinul Islam Moin | ||
| Home stadium | Bangabandhu National Stadium | ||
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| 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) | |||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| AFC U-19 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1975) | ||
| Best result | 5th (1980) | ||
| SAFF U-20 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2015) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2017, 2019, 2022) | ||
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, however, is yet to win the trophy. Since 2022, Bangladesh U-20 began taking part in all stages of the AFC Championship. Previously, the U-19 team participated in the tournament.
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