The Bangladesh U-17 national football team (), 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.
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
PositionName Position Name Head coach Lodewijk de Kruif Assistant coach Atiqur Rahman Meshu Dragos Alin Hogea Fitness trainer Dragos Alin Hogea Team manager Sameed Quasem Goalkeeping coach Jose Maria Moreno Martinez 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 2025–2026 Golam Robbani Choton 2026 Gerard Jones 2026– Lodewijk de Kruif
Recent fixtures and results
2025
2026
Squad Current squad The following 23 players are named in the squad for 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification.
Recent call-ups The following players were called up to the squad in the past 12 months.
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 records Host/YearResultPosition 1985 to 2019 Did not qualify 2021Cancelled 2023Did not qualify 2025Total0/200 Title000000
AFC U-17 Asian Cup records YearResultPosition Squad 1985Withdrew Withdrew 19867/8310238 N/A 210136 1988 Did not qualify 401325 1990 312173 19928/83003213 N/A 4400150 1994Did not qualify N/A 1996 210132 19988/10402249 N/A 3300160 20006/10420247 N/A 320142 2002Banned from participation Banned from participation 200415/163012310 N/A 220030 200615/153003014 N/A 210131 2008 Did not qualify51041419 2010 411228 2012 4004016 2014 Withdrew Withdrew 2016 Did not qualify2002211 2018 210122 2020 Cancelled 310235 2023Did not qualify320145 2025Did not qualify4202104 2026Did not qualify5401201TotalGroup stage6/202033141659—572742711394
SAFF U-17 Championship records Hosts/YearResultPosition 20114/6411276 20133/7420258 2015Champions1/6440082 20173/64301174 2018Champions1/64400133 2019Third3/542021311 2022Semi-finals3/63201113 2023Runner-up2/6420234 2024Runner-up2/7411236 2025Runners-up2/74301122Total10/102 Titles39242139249
Head-to-head record The following table shows Bangladesh's known head-to-head record in the Asian and regional competitions. OpponentWin %Total
Last Updated on 30 November 2025
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 under-23 football team Bangladesh under-20 football team Bangladesh women's national football team Bangladesh women's under-20 football team Bangladesh women's under-17 football team
References
External links Bangladesh Football Federation