Bangladesh Navy Football Team (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনী ফুটবল দল) represents the Bangladesh Navy in football and competes in the National Football Championship, which is the main national district tournament in the country.[1] They also participate in the Independence Cup[2][3][4][5][6] and previously played in the Federation Cup.[7][8]
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| Full name | Bangladesh Navy Football Team | ||
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| Short name | BNFT | ||
| Founded | 1971 | ||
| Head coach | Md Mamun Mollah | ||
| League | National Football Championship | ||
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The Navy team consists of players who play professionally in the Bangladesh Premier League, Championship League and semi-professionally in the Dhaka League and its lower tiers, while still being a employed in the Bangladesh Navy.
History edit
In May 2015, Navy hired 6 national team footballers, marking the first time in the history of Bangladesh that footballers from the national team had joined a services team.[9]
Notable players edit
The players below have senior international cap(s) for the Bangladesh national football team.
- Jewel Rana (2020–present)
- Shakhawat Hossain Rony (2020–present)
- Rahmat Mia (2020–present)
- Mamunul Islam (2015–present)
- Zahid Hasan Ameli (2015)
- Shakil Ahmed (2015–present)
- Shahidul Alam Sohel (2015–present)
- Mohamed Zahid Hossain (2015–present)
Honours edit
- Inter-Service Football Tournament
- Runners up (1): 2018
- National Football Championship
- Runners Up (1): 2020
References edit
- ^ "Bangladesh Navy post win in Bangabandhu Nat'l Football C'ship". Daily Sun. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ "Independence Cup Football: Holders Bashundhara Kings manage 1-0 victory over Bangladesh Navy". unb.com.bd.
- ^ "নৌবাহিনীকে বিদায় করে অপেক্ষায় পুলিশ". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali).
- ^ "এবার নৌবাহিনীর কাছে পয়েন্ট খোয়াল চট্টগ্রাম আবাহনী". Newsbangla24 (in Bengali).
- ^ "নৌবাহিনীকে বিদায় করল পুলিশ". Prothomalo (in Bengali). December 8, 2021.
- ^ "কষ্টের জয়ে স্বাধীনতা কাপ শুরু কিংসের". bdnews24 (in Bengali).
- ^ "Football season from Dec 23". The Daily Star. December 16, 2011.
- ^ "Cox's City into finals". The Daily Star. December 24, 2011.
- ^ "নৌবাহিনীতে যোগ দিলেন জাতীয় দলের ৬ ফুটবলার". Jagonews24 (in Bengali).
External links edit
- Bangladesh Navy FT at Global Sports Archive