The BFF U-18 Football Tournament was a youth club football tournament in Bangladesh which was managed, organized and controlled by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).
History The tournament was established in 2014, in order for Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) clubs to develop young players. With each team playing in the BPL during that specific season fielded their U18 players. The first three editions saw clubs split into a group of four, while the top two out of the three teams in the group advancing to the Quarter-Finals. After the first edition of the league in 2014, the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) did not arrange the tournament again until 2018.
Tournament's summaries YearFinalChampionScoreRunner Up2014 BFF U-18 Football TournamentDhaka Mohammedan2–0Brothers Union2018 BFF U-18 Football TournamentDhaka Abahani1–0Farashganj SC2019 BFF U-18 Football TournamentNoFeL Sporting Club1–0Saif Sporting Club
Top goalscorers by edition YearsPlayersClubsGoals2014 Masud RanaSheikh Russel KC U-1832018 Apon Chandra Abu Raihan Shakil AhmedDhaka Abahani U-18Brothers Union U-18Arambagh KS U-1832019 Rahul Jamal Iqbal Mohammed Sabbir Arman Hossain Abir Arambagh KS U-18Chittagong Abahani U-18Dhaka Abahani U-18 Bashundhara Kings U-18NoFeL Sporting Club U-183
Controversies During the 2019 BFF U-18 Football Tournament, Saidu Alias Ramiz from Chittagong Abahani Limited U-18 team w was found guilty of age fraud, his team was therefore disqualified. Age fraud has been a constant issue during the tenure of the tournament, the federation thus made it mandatory for clubs to provide MRI test results before participating.
See also BFF U-18 Football League
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