2023–24 in Bangladeshi football

Football in Bangladesh
Season2023–24
Men's football
BPLTBD
BCLTBD
1st DivisionTBD
2nd DivisionTBD
5th DivisionChawkbazar Kings
Federation CupTBD
Independence CupBashundhara Kings
TBD
Women's football
BWFLTBD

The 2023–24 season is the 52nd competitive association football season in Bangladesh. The domestic season begins on 1 August 2023, while the national team season commences on 15 June 2023.

Men's national teams

Bangladesh national football team

Friendlies

15 June 2023 Friendly Cambodia 0–1 Bangladesh Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Report
  • Mojibur 24'
Stadium: National Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Wiwat Jumpaoon (Thailand)
4 September Friendly Bangladesh 0–0 Afghanistan Dhaka, Bangladesh
17:00 BST (UTC+6) Report Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena
Referee: Prakash Nath Shrestha (Nepal)
7 September Friendly Bangladesh 1–1 Afghanistan Dhaka, Bangladesh
17:00 BST (UTC+6) Report
Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena
Referee: Prajwol Chhetri (Nepal)

2023 SAFF Championship

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Lebanon 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Qualified for Semi-finals
2 Bangladesh 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3 Maldives 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4 Bhutan 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
22 June 2023 2023 SAFF Championship Group B Lebanon 2–0 Bangladesh Bengaluru, India
16:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 50
Referee: Crystal John (India)
25 June 2023 2023 SAFF Championship Group B Bangladesh 3–1 Maldives Bengaluru, India
16:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Prajwol Chhetri (Nepal)
28 June 2023 2023 SAFF Championship Group B Bhutan 1–3 Bangladesh Bengaluru, India
20:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Referee: Crystal John (India)
1 July 2023 2023 SAFF Championship SF Kuwait 1–0 (a.e.t.) Bangladesh Bangalore, India
15:30 BST (UTC+6)
  • Al-Buloushi 105+2'
Report Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Crystal John (India)

2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying Round 1

12 October 2023 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round Maldives 1–1 Bangladesh Malé, Maldives
17:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: National Football Stadium
Attendance: 2,555
Referee: Seyed Vahid Kazemi (Iran)
17 October 2023 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round Bangladesh 2-1
(3-2 agg.)
Maldives Dhaka
17:45 UTC+6
Report
Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena, Dhaka
Attendance: 6,729
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round

Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Australia 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8 6 World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup 21 Mar 11 Jun 7–0
2 Lebanon 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 26 Mar 0–0 11 Jun
3 Palestine 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–1 6 Jun 26 Mar
4 Bangladesh 2 0 1 1 1 8 −7 1 6 Jun 1–1 21 Mar
Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2023. Source: FIFA AFC
16 November 2023 2026 WCQ R2 / 2027 ACQ Australia 7–0 Bangladesh Melbourne, Australia
15:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 20,876
Referee: Ahrol Risqullaev (Uzbekistan)
21 November 2023 2026 WCQ R2 / 2027 ACQ Bangladesh 1–1 Lebanon Dhaka, Bangladesh
17:45 BST (UTC+6) Report
Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
21 March 2024 Bangladesh v Palestine
--:-- UTC+6 Report
26 March 2024 Palestine v Bangladesh
--:--  Report
6 June 2024 Bangladesh v Australia
--:-- UTC+6 Report
11 June 2024 Lebanon v Bangladesh
--:--  Report

Under-23 team

AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Thailand (H) 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9 Final tournament
2 Malaysia 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 6 Possible final tournament
3 Philippines 3 1 0 2 1 9 −8 3
4 Bangladesh 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
6 September 2023 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Group H Malaysia 2–0 Bangladesh Chonburi, Thailand
15:30 BST (UTC+6)
Report Stadium: Chonburi Stadium
Attendance: 750
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)
9 September 2023 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Group H Bangladesh 0–3 Thailand Chonburi, Thailand
19:30 BST (UTC+6) Report
Stadium: Chonburi Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Yusuf Atef MA Al-Shamari (Qatar)
12 September 2023 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Group H Bangladesh 0–1 Philippines Chonburi, Thailand
15:30 BST (UTC+6)
  • Gavin Muens 56' (pen.)
Stadium: Chonburi Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Faisal Sulaiman A Albawali (Saudi Arabia)

Asian Games

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 China (H) 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 7 Knockout stage
2 India 3 1 1 1 3 6 −3 4
3 Myanmar 3 1 1 1 2 5 −3 4
4 Bangladesh 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2 1
Source: Football – Men – Groups
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
19 September 2023 Bangladesh 0–1 Myanmar Hangzhou, China
18:00 BST (UTC+6) Report
Stadium: Yellow Dragon Sports Center
Attendance: 3,087
Referee: Daiyrbek Abdyldaev (Kyrgyzstan)
21 September 2023 India 1–0 Bangladesh Hangzhou, China
18:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report Stadium: Yellow Dragon Sports Center
Attendance: 1,150
Referee: Clifford Postanes Daypuyat (Philipines)
24 September 2023 China 0–0 Bangladesh Hangzhou, China
21:30 BST (UTC+6) Report Stadium: Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium
Attendance: 36,918
Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)

Under-19

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 India 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 Qualified for Knockout stage
2 Bhutan 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 3
3 Bangladesh 2 0 0 2 3 7 −4 0
Source: GSA
21 September 2023 2023 SAFF U-19 Championship Group stage Bangladesh 0–3 India Kathmandu, Nepal
13:45 BST (UTC+6) Report
  • Gwgmsar Goyary 1'
  • Naoba Meitei Pangabam 45+5'
  • Arjun Singh Oinam 90'
Stadium: Dashrath Stadium
Attendance: 201
Referee: Nadheem Ali (Maldives)
23 September 2023 2023 SAFF U-19 Championship Group stage Bhutan 4–3 Bangladesh Kathmandu, Nepal
17:45 BST (UTC+6)
  • Jigme Namgyel 32', 68'
  • Kingzang Tenzi 45+3'
  • Rinzin Dorji 84'
Report
  • Md Rubel Shaikh 3'
  • Asadul Molla 30'
  • Razu Ahmed Zisan 55'
Stadium: Dashrath Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Adnan Anjum (Pakistan)

Under-16

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 India 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6 Qualified for Knockout stage
2 Bangladesh 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
3 Nepal 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 0
Source: GSA
2 September 2023 2023 SAFF U-16 Championship Group A Bangladesh 0–1 India Thimphu, Bhutan
15:00 BST (UTC+6) Report
  • Thoungamba Singh 75'
Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium
Attendance: 720
Referee: Penjor Ugyen (Bhutan)

4 September 2023 2023 SAFF U-16 Championship Group A Bangladesh 1–0 Nepal Thimphu, Bhutan
19:00 BST (UTC+6)
  • Md Ashikur Rahman 47'
Report Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium
Referee: Zaheer Hussain (Maldives)

Semi-finals

8 September 2023 2023 SAFF U-16 Championship Semi-finals Pakistan 1–2 Bangladesh Thimphu, Bhutan
17:30 BST (UTC+6)
  • Abdul Ghani 6'
Report
  • Md Mursed Ali 14'
  • Md Abu Sayed 29'
Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium
Attendance: 450
Referee: Penjor Ugyen (Bhutan)

Final

10 September 2023 2023 SAFF U-16 Championship Final India 2–0 Bangladesh Thimphu, Bhutan
17:30 BST (UTC+6)
  • Bharat Lairenjam 9'
  • Levis Zangminlun 74'
Report Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium
Attendance: 4,700

Women's national teams

Bangladesh women's national football team

Friendlies

13 July 2023 Friendly Bangladesh 1–1 Nepal Dhaka, Bangladesh
17:30 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium
Referee: Om Choki (Bhutan)
16 July 2023 Friendly Bangladesh 0–0
(2–4 p)
Nepal Dhaka, Bangladesh
17:30 BST (UTC+6) Report Stadium: Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium
Referee: Kanika Barman (India)
October 2023 Friendly Lebanon v Bangladesh Lebanon
: BST (UTC+6) Stadium: TBD
October 2023 Friendly Lebanon v Bangladesh Lebanon
: BST (UTC+6) Stadium: TBD
1 December 2023 Friendly Bangladesh 3–0 Singapore Dhaka, Bangladesh
16:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report (BFF) Stadium: Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium
Referee: Appuhamila Pabasara Minisarani (Sri Lanka)
4 December 2023 Friendly Bangladesh 8–0 Singapore Dhaka, Bangladesh
15:00 BST (UTC+6) Report Stadium: Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium
Referee: Om Choki (Bhutan)

Asian Games

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Japan 3 3 0 0 23 0 +23 9 Knockout stage
2 Vietnam 3 2 0 1 8 8 0 6 Possible knockout stage
3 Nepal 3 0 1 2 1 11 −10 1
4 Bangladesh 3 0 1 2 2 15 −13 1
22 September 2023 Football at the 2023 Asian Games Group D Japan 8–0 Bangladesh Wenzhou, China
17:30 BST (UTC+6) Chiba 7', 29'
Tanikawa 8' (p), 80'
Shiokoshi 45'
Hijikata 49'
Sakakibara 58', 85'
Report Stadium: Wenzhou Sports Centre
Attendance: 2,744
Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)
28 September 2023 Football at the 2023 Asian Games Group D Nepal 1–1 Bangladesh Wenzhou, China
14:00 BST (UTC+6)
  • Rekha Poudel 82'
Report
Stadium: Wenzhou Sports Centre
Attendance: 3,304
Referee: Yu Hong (China)

Under-20

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1 Bangladesh (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to the Final
2 Bhutan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 India 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Nepal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 2 February 2023. Source:
(H) Hosts

Under-17

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Australia 3 3 0 0 12 3 +9 9 Final tournament
2 Philippines 3 2 0 1 6 7 −1 6
3 Vietnam (H) 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
4 Bangladesh 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
20 September 2023 2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification Group B Bangladesh 0–2 Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
18:00 BST (UTC+6) Report
  • Nguyễn Ngô Thảo Nguyên 41'
  • Ngân Thị Thanh Hiếu 64'
Stadium: Vietnam Youth Football Training Center
Referee: Sabin Ramos (Philippine)
22 September 2023 2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification Group B Philippines 2–0 Bangladesh Hanoi, Vietnam
15:00 BST (UTC+6)
  • Nguyễn Ngô Thảo Nguyên 41'
  • Ngân Thị Thanh Hiếu 64'
Report Stadium: Vietnam Youth Football Training Center
Referee: Sugino Azusa (Japan)
24 September 2023 2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification Group B Australia 4–0 Bangladesh Hanoi, Vietnam
15:00 BST (UTC+6)
  • Sienna Dale 2', 57', 61', 74'
Report Stadium: Vietnam Youth Football Training Center
Referee: Supiree Testhomya (Cambodia)

AFC competitions

AFC Champions League

Preliminary round

15 August 2023 Sharjah 2–0 Bashundhara Kings Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah
19:35 UTC+4
Report Attendance: 1,426
Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)


AFC Cup

Preliminary round

16 August 2023 Dhaka Abahani 2–1 Club Eagles Sylhet
15:15 UTC+6
Report
Stadium: Sylhet District Stadium
Attendance: 1,823
Referee: Zainiddinov Sayyodjon (Tajikistan)

Play-off round

22 August 2023 Mohun Bagan SG 3–1 Dhaka Abahani Kolkata, India
19:00 UTC+5:30
Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 10,625
Referee: Bijan Heydari (Iran)

Group Stage

The draw for the 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage was held on 24 August 2023 at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The first group matches will be played on 18 September 2023.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ODI BDK MBSG MAZ
1 Odisha 6 4 0 2 17 12 +5 12 Inter-zone play-off semi-finals 1–0 0–4 6–1
2 Bashundhara Kings 6 3 1 2 10 10 0 10 3–2 2–1 2–1
3 Mohun Bagan SG 6 2 1 3 11 11 0 7 2–5 2–2 2–1
4 Maziya 6 2 0 4 9 14 −5 6 2–3 3–1 1–0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
19 September 2023 1 Maziya 3–1 Bashundhara Kings Malé, Maldives
16:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: National Football Stadium
Attendance: 874
Referee: Razlan Joffri bin Ali (Malaysia)
2 October 2023 2 Bashundhara Kings 3–2 Odisha FC Dhaka, Bangladesh
18:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena
Attendance: 7,137
Referee: Mohammad Hasan Mahmoud Arafah (Jordan)
24 October 2023 3 Mohun Bagan SG 2–2 Bashundhara Kings Odisha, India
22:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Clifford Postanes Daypuyat (Philippines)
6 November 2023 4 Bashundhara Kings 2–1 Mohun Bagan SG Dhaka, Bangladesh
20:00 BST (UTC+6) Report
Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena
Attendance: 7,137
Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)
27 November 2023 5 Bashundhara Kings 2–1 Maziya Dhaka, Bangladesh
18:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena
Attendance: 6,552
Referee: Mohammad Hasan Mahmoud Arafah (Jordan)
11 December 2023 6 Odisha 1–0 Bashundhara Kings Bhubaneswar, India
Report Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Attendance: 5,132
Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)

Men's club football

League season

Bangladesh Premier League (football)

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bashundhara Kings 6 5 0 1 17 5 +12 15 Qualification for the AFC Challenge League play-off round
2 Mohammedan SC 6 4 2 0 12 5 +7 14
3 Abahani Ltd. Dhaka 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10
4 Bangladesh Police FC 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 7
5 Rahmatganj MFS 6 0 6 0 6 6 0 6
6 Fortis FC 6 1 3 2 7 9 −2 6
7 Sheikh Russel KC 6 1 3 2 4 6 −2 6
8 Chittagong Abahani 6 1 3 2 6 9 −3 6
9 Sheikh Jamal DC 6 2 0 4 4 8 −4 6 Relegation to Championship League
10 Brothers Union 6 0 3 3 9 18 −9 3
Updated to match(es) played on 3 February 2024. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.



Bangladesh Championship League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts BPL
1 BFF Elite Academy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to 2024–25 Bangladesh Premier League
2 Dhaka Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Farashganj SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Fakirerpool YMC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 NoFeL Sporting Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 PWD SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Uttara FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2024–25 Dhaka Senior Division League
8 Wari Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;


Cup competitions

2023–24 Independence Cup (Bangladesh)

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 December–Dhaka
 
 
Bangladesh Police FC1
 
15 December –Gopalganj
 
Rahmatganj MFS2
 
Rahmatganj MFS0
 
5 December –Munshigonj
 
Dhaka Mohammedan1
 
Dhaka Mohammedan1
 
18 December–Gopalganj
 
Chittagong Abahani 0
 
Bashundhara Kings2
 
3 December –Dhaka
 
Dhaka Mohammedan1
 
Dhaka Abahani1 (p)(3)
 
15 December–Dhaka
 
Sheikh Jamal DC1 (2)
 
Dhaka Abahani0
 
5 December –Dhaka
 
Bashundhara Kings4
 
Bashundhara Kings2
 
 
Bangladesh Army1
 

Final

Final
Mohammedan SC1–2Bashundhara Kings
Report

2023–24 Federation Cup (Bangladesh)

Final

Women's club football

League season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bashundhara Kings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Champion
2 ARB College SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Runner-up
3 Uttara FC Women 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Siraj Srity Songsod 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Barishal Football Academy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Nasrin Sporting Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Cumilla United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Suddopuskorini Jubo SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Jamalpur Kacharipara Akadas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FC Brahmanbaria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Dhaka Rangers FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Farashganj SC Women 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:

Youth football

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chawkbazar Kings (C, P) 14 12 1 1 46 8 +38 37 Qualification for the Dhaka Second Division Football League
2 Elias Ahmed Chowdhury SS (P) 14 9 3 2 24 7 +17 30
3 Skylark FC 14 9 2 3 25 8 +17 29
4 FC Uttar Bongo 14 7 6 1 23 8 +15 27
5 Green Welfare Center Munshigonj 14 6 4 4 21 14 +7 22
6 FC Brahmanbaria 14 5 7 2 21 16 +5 22
7 Asaduzzaman FA 14 6 3 5 27 18 +9 21
8 Dipali Jubo Sangha 14 4 6 4 13 13 0 18
9 Lalbagh SC 14 4 5 5 13 12 +1 17
10 Shantinagar Club 14 4 5 5 13 19 −6 17
11 Rainbow AC 14 3 7 4 13 20 −7 16
12 The Muslims Institute 14 4 3 7 15 23 −8 15
13 Tangail FA 14 2 2 10 17 37 −20 8
14 Uttara Friends Club (R) 14 1 3 10 9 31 −22 6 Relegation to Pioneer Football League
15 Wazed Miah KC (D, R) 14 0 1 13 3 49 −46 1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Score7
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Wazed Miah were disqualified and placed at the bottom of the league table by BFF after they didn't come to field in 10th round. Their opponents from 10th and remaining rounds were awarded 3-0 win each.