2024–25 in Bangladeshi football

Football in Bangladesh
Season	2024–25
Men's football
BPL	TBD
BCL	TBD
1st Division	TBD
2nd Division	TBD
5th Division	TBD
Federation Cup	TBD
Challenge Cup	Bashundhara Kings
Women's football
BWFL	TBD

The 2024–25 season is the 53rd competitive association football season in Bangladesh. The domestic season were begun on 1 June 2024, while the national team season commences on 12 June 2024 to TBC 2025.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Men's national teams

Bangladesh national football team

Friendlies

5 September 2024 (2024-09-05) Friendly	Bhutan	0–1	Bangladesh	Thimphu, Bhutan
18:00 UTC+6		Report	Morsalin 5'	Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Referee: Prajwol Chhetri (Nepal)

8 September 2024 (2024-09-08) Friendly	Bhutan	1–0	Bangladesh	Thimphu, Bhutan
18:00 UTC+6	Wangchuk 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Referee: Prajwol Chhetri (Nepal)

5 November 2024 (2024-11-05) Hybrid friendly¹	Bangladesh	1–0	Fortis FC	Dhaka, Bangladesh
18:00 UTC+6	Piash 48'			Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena

8 November 2024 (2024-11-08) Hybrid friendly¹	Bangladesh	3–2	Fortis FC	Dhaka, Bangladesh
18:00 UTC+6	Morsalin 17' Piash 25' Emon 67'			Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena

13 November 2024 (2024-11-13) Friendly	Bangladesh	0–1	Maldives	Dhaka, Bangladesh
BST (UTC+6)		Report	Fasir 18'	Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena Referee: Virendha Rai (Bhutan)

16 November 2024 (2024-11-16) Friendly	Bangladesh	2–1	Maldives	Dhaka, Bangladesh
BST (UTC+6)	Jony 43' Papon 90+4'	Report	Fasir 23'	Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena Referee: Virendha Rai (Bhutan)

Under-20 team

2024 SAFF U-20 Championship

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nepal (H)	2	2	0	3	1	+2	6	Qualified for Knockout stage
2	Bangladesh	2	1	1	3	2	+1	3	Qualified for Knockout stage
3	Sri Lanka	2	0	2	0	3	−3	0
4	Pakistan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

Source: GSA
(H) Hosts

20 August 2024 (2024-08-20) 2024 SAFF U-20 Championship GS	Bangladesh	2–1	Sri Lanka	Kathmandu, Nepal
15:15 BST (UTC+6)	Mirajul 17' Nova 85'	Report		Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Stadium Referee: Senthil Nathan (India)

22 August 2024 (2024-08-22) 2024 SAFF U-20 Championship GS	Bangladesh	1–2	Nepal	Kathmandu, Nepal
15:15 BST (UTC+6)	Mirajul 43'	Report	Samir Tamang 17' Niranjan Shamim 19'	Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Stadium Attendance: 483 Referee: Afsheen Naseer

26 August 2024 (2024-August-26) 2024 SAFF U-20 SF	India	1–1 (3–4 p)	Bangladesh	Lalitpur, Nepal
15:15 BST (UTC+6)	Rickey Meetei 75'	Report	Asadul Molla 36'	Stadium: ANFA Complex Attendance: 3,243 Referee: Shyamlal Danuwar (Nepal)
	Penalties
	Thanglalsoun Gangte Pramveer Gwgwmsar Goyary Manjot Singh Parmar Akash Tirkey		Piash Ahmed Nova Moinul Islam Moin Shakil Ahad Topu Ashraful Haque Asif

28 August 2024 (2024-August-28) 2024 SAFF U-20 Final	Nepal	1–4	Bangladesh	Lalitpur, Nepal
15:15 BST (UTC+6)	Samir Tamang 80'	Report	Mirajul 45+1', 55' Rahul 71' Nova 90+6'	Stadium: ANFA Complex Attendance: 3,425 Referee: Mohamed Jafran Athambawa (Sri Lanka)

2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Syria	4	4	0	0	16	1	+15	12	Final tournament
2	Vietnam (H)	4	3	0	1	12	2	+10	9
3	Bangladesh	4	1	1	2	5	11	−6	4
4	Guam	4	0	2	2	4	16	−12	2
5	Bhutan	4	0	1	3	2	9	−7	1

Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

21 September 2024 (2024-09-21) 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification GS	Bangladesh	0–4	Syria	Lạch Tray Stadium, Haiphong
20:45 BST (UTC+6)		Report	Kawa Issa 5' Youshaa Knaj 12' Wessam Dukhan 73' Anas Dahhan 79'	Attendance: 198 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

23 September 2024 (2024-09-23) 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification GS	Guam	2–2	Bangladesh	Lạch Tray Stadium, Haiphong
17:00 BST (UTC+6)	Shuntaro Suzuki 75' (pen.) Curtis Harmon 90+1'	Report	Mirajul Islam 6' Moinul Islam Moin 87'	Attendance: 325 Referee: Adam Kersey (Australia)

27 September 2024 (2024-09-27) 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification GS	Bangladesh	1–4	Vietnam	Lạch Tray Stadium, Haiphong
20:00 BST (UTC+6)	Nova 41'	Report	Hoàng Minh Tiến 3', 30' Lê Văn Quang Duyệt 42' Nguyễn Công Phương 81'	Attendance: 4,156 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

29 September 2024 (2024-09-29) 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification GS	Bhutan	1–2	Bangladesh	Lạch Tray Stadium, Haiphong
17:00 BST (UTC+6)	Asadul Islam Sakib 70' (o.g.)	Report	Asadul Molla 4' Moin 87'	Attendance: 185 Referee: Tam Ping Wun (Hong Kong)

Under-17 teams

SAFF U-17 Championship

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	India	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4	6	Qualified for Knockout stage
2	Bangladesh	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1	Qualified for Knockout stage
3	Maldives	2	0	1	1	1	4	−3	1

Source: GSA

20 September 2024 (2024-September-20) 2024 SAFF U-20 Championship GS	Bangladesh	0–1	India	Thimphu, Bhutan
18:00 BST (UTC+6)		Report	Sumit Sharma Brahmacharimayum 90+1'	Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Thimphu Attendance: 300 Referee: Pema Tshewang (Bhutan)

22 September 2024 (2024-September-22) 2024 SAFF U-20 Championship GS	Bangladesh	1–1	Maldives	Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu
18:00 BST (UTC+6)	Md Mursed Ali 49'	Report	Mohamed Ilan Imran 79'	Attendance: 150 Referee: Nabindra Maharjan (Nepal)

28 September 2024 (2024-September-28) 2024 SAFF U-20 Championship SF	Pakistan	2–2 (7–8 p)	Bangladesh	Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu
18:00 BST (UTC+6)	M Shahab Ahmed 32' Abdul Rehman 62' (pen.)	Report	Md Manik 74', 90+4'	Attendance: 40 Referee: Pema Tshewang (Bhutan)
	Penalties
	Abdul Rehman Abdul Samad Syed Muhammad Aabis Reza kazmi Khobaib Khan Ubaid Ullah Khan Majid Ali Sharaf Khan Abdul Ghaani		Md Murshed Ali Md Joy Ahmed Md Kamal Merdha Md Siam Omit Md Manik Akash Ahamad Md Mithu Chowdhury Ashikur Rahman

30 September 2024 (2024-September-30) 2024 SAFF U-20 Championship Final	India	2–0	Bangladesh	Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu
18:00 BST (UTC+6)	Mohammed Kaif 58' Mohammed Arbash 90+5'	Report		Attendance: 1230 Referee: Sashanka Madushanka (Sri Lanka)

AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Afghanistan	4	4	0	23	3	+20	12	Final tournament
2	Bangladesh	4	2	2	10	4	+6	6
3	Philippines	4	2	2	9	9	0	6
4	Cambodia (H)	4	2	2	3	5	−2	6
5	Macau	4	0	4	0	24	−24	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

19 October 2024 (2024-10-19) 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qual.	Cambodia	1–0	Bangladesh	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
18:00 BST (UTC+6)	Thach Daro 85'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Ali Alachkar (Lebanon)

23 October 2024 (2024-10-23) 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qual.	Bangladesh	1–0	Philippines	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
18:00 BST (UTC+6)	Mohammad Shofiq Rahman 18'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Tsoi Ramina (Kyrgyzstan)

25 October 2024 (2024-10-25) 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qual.	Bangladesh	7–0	Macau	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
17:00 BST (UTC+6)	Nazmul Huda Faysal 40', 74', 81', 83' Md Manik 65' Md Rifat Kazi 71' Tang Tin 73' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Ali Alachkar (Lebanon)

27 October 2024 (2024-10-27) 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qual.	Bangladesh	2–3	Afghanistan	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
17:00 BST (UTC+6)	Yaser Safi 30' Milad Noori 62' Arash Ahmadi 69'	Report	Mithu Chowdhury 6' Mursed Ali 45+1'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Ali Alachkar (Lebanon)

Men's clubs football

League season

Bangladesh Premier League (football)

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Mohammedan	3	3	0	0	8	0	+8	9	Qualification for the AFC Challenge League play-off round
2	Brothers Union	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7
3	Bashundhara Kings	3	2	0	1	11	2	+9	6
4	Bangladesh Police	3	2	0	1	9	3	+6	6
5	Dhaka Abahani	3	2	0	1	3	1	+2	6
6	Rahmatganj	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	6
7	Fortis	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1	4
8	Fakirerpool	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8	0
9	Dhaka Wanderers	3	0	0	3	0	11	−11	0	Relegation to Championship League
10	Chittagong Abahani	3	0	0	3	0	11	−11	0	Relegation to Championship League

Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2024. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Cup competitions

Bangladesh Challenge Cup

Match

22 November 2024

17:00 BST (UTC+6)

Bashundhara Kings	3–1	Mohammedan SC
Topu 73' Fahim 81' Miguel 90+7'	Report	Diabate 7'

Bashundhara Kings Arena, Dhaka

Referee: Virendra Rai (Bhutan)

Women's national teams

Bangladesh women's national football team

SAFF Women's Championship

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	India	2	1	0	1	6	5	+1	3	Qualified for Knockout stage
2	Bangladesh	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	4	Qualified for Knockout stage
3	Pakistan	2	0	1	1	3	6	−3	1

Source: Soccerway

20 October 2024 (2024-10-20) 2024 SAFF Women's Championship GS	Bangladesh	1–1	Pakistan	Kathmandu, Nepal
17:45 BST (UTC+6)	Shamsunnahar Jr. 90+1'	Report	Malik 32'	Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Attendance: 307 Referee: Om Choki (Bhutan)

23 October 2024 (2024-10-23) 2024 SAFF Women's Championship GS	India	1–3	Bangladesh	Kathmandu, Nepal
17:45 BST (UTC+6)	Bala Devi 43'	Report	Afeida Khandaker 19' Tohura 29', 42'	Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Attendance: 251 Referee: Om Choki (Bhutan)

27 October 2024 (2024-10-27) 2024 SAFF Women's Championship SF	Bangladesh	7–1	Bhutan	Kathmandu, Nepal
13:45 BST (UTC+6)	Ritu 7' Tohura 15', 35', 58' Sabina 26', 37' Masura 72'	Report	Lhazom 41'	Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Attendance: 486 Referee: Y.A. Pabasara Minisaraniyapa (Sri Lanka)

30 October 2024 (2024-10-30) 2024 SAFF W Final	Bangladesh	2–1	Nepal	Kathmandu, Nepal
17:45 BST (UTC+6)	Monika 52' Ritu 81'	Report	Amisha Karki 56'	Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Attendance: 15,373 Referee: Kanika Barman (India)

AFC competitions

Groups stage

The detailed schedule was announced on 22 August 2024 after the draw ceremony.^[4]

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	EAB	NJM	PAR	BSK
1	East Bengal	3	2	1	0	9	4	+5	7	Advance to Quarter-finals		3–2	2–2
2	Nejmeh	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	6					1–0
3	Paro (H)	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4			1–2
4	Bashundhara Kings	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6	0		0–4		1–2

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

26 October 2024 (2024-10-26) 2024–25 AFC Challenge League GS	Nejmeh	1–0	Bashundhara Kings	Thimphu, Bhutan
21:00 BST (UTC+6)	Saad 49' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Jin Jingyuan (China)

29 October 2024 (2024-10-29) 2024–25 AFC Challenge League GS	Bashundhara Kings	0–4	East Bengal	Thimphu, Bhutan
21:00 BST (UTC+6)	Diamantakos 1' Souvik 20' Nandhakumar 26' Anwar 33'	Report		Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Mohammad Deham (Bahrain)

1 November 2024 (2024-11-01) 2024–25 AFC Challenge League GS	Bashundhara Kings	2–1	Paro	Thimphu, Bhutan
21:00 BST (UTC+6)	Gryshyn 12'	Report	Wangdi 23' Jasur Jumayev 55' (o.g.)	Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Attendance: 869 Referee: Mohammad Mofeed Naser Ghabayen (Jordan)

References

^ "দলবদলের আগাম ঘোষণা". www.kalerkantho.com (in Bengali). 3 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
^ "ফুটবলে দলবদল: যে সিদ্ধান্ত নিল বাফুফে". www.jugantor.com (in Bengali). 3 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
^ "নতুন মৌসুমের দলবদলের তারিখ প্রকাশ". www.offsidebangladesh.com (in Bengali). 3 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
^ "2024–25 AFC Challenge League Group Stage Draw Results & Match Schedule" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.

[1] "দলবদলের আগাম ঘোষণা". www.kalerkantho.com (in Bengali). 3 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.

[2] "ফুটবলে দলবদল: যে সিদ্ধান্ত নিল বাফুফে". www.jugantor.com (in Bengali). 3 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.

[3] "নতুন মৌসুমের দলবদলের তারিখ প্রকাশ". www.offsidebangladesh.com (in Bengali). 3 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.

[4] "2024–25 AFC Challenge League Group Stage Draw Results & Match Schedule" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.

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