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 employed in the Bangladesh Navy.
History
editIn May 2015, Navy hired six 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
editThe 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
See also
editReferences
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". United News of Bangladesh (UNB). 2023-10-28. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ^ রিপোর্ট, বাংলা ট্রিবিউন (2021-12-08). নৌবাহিনীকে বিদায় করে অপেক্ষায় পুলিশ. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Retrieved 2024-07-28.
কোয়ার্টার ফাইনালে জায়গা করে নিতে হলে বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনীর ৩ পয়েন্ট খুব দরকার ছিল। জাতীয় দলের একঝাঁক খেলোয়াড় নিয়েও কাজটি করতে পারেনি সার্ভিসেস দলটি। পুলিশ এফসির সঙ্গে ১-১ গোলে ড্র করায় স্বাধীনতা কাপের গ্রুপ পর্ব থেকে বিদায় নিতে হলো তাদের।
- ^ 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