Football

Bangladesh U-17 football team’s impressive run in the 51st Subrata Mukherjee Cup ended in the quarterfinals when they suffered a 5-4 defeat to Army Boys in tiebreaker at the Ambedkar Stadium in Indian capital of Delhi yesterday. The game rolled into shootout after the regulation time produced no goal. Bangladesh’s

Bangladesh under-17 footballers moved into the quarterfinals of the 51st Subrata Mukherjee Cup beating their Nepalese counterparts 4-3 in tiebreaker at the Ambedkar Stadium in Delhi yesterday. The regulation time had ended goalless. The BFF Under-17 will face Army Boys School of India in the quarterfinals today

The Dhaka Metropolis School Football Tournament, sponsored by Ashiyan Lands Development Limited, will get under way on Monday. ATN Bangla is the media partner of this tournament. A contract signing ceremony was held at the BFF House on Saturday between the Bangladesh Football Federation and the Ashiyan Lands Development Limited. Around 48 schools from the ... Read more

The first ever South Asian Women’s Football tournament, scheduled to be held in December in Cox’s Bazar, has been deferred by a week, said the Bangladesh Football Federation on Tuesday. The decision was taken on the sideline of an Asian Football Confederation meeting in Kuala Lumpur on Monday. The tournament, originally scheduled for December 4-12, ... Read more

Bangladesh finished their Asian Games football campaign with consecutive three defeats after a 4-1 drubbing by Hong Kong at the Haudu Stadium in Guanzhou on Thursday. Bangladesh, who failed to earn any point, were placed fourth in the four-team group while Hong Kong finished second with seven points and moved into the second

Smarting from two successive defeats, an injury-hit Bangladesh U23 football team will take on Hong Kong in their Group E last match of the 16th Asian Games at Huadu Stadium today. Bangladesh’s bid to qualify for the 16-team second round was all but shattered after losing to Uzbekistan and United Arab Emirates by identical 3-0 ... Read more

Bangladesh crashed out of the Asian Games football conceding an identical 3-0 defeat against UAE in the second Group E match at the Ying Dong stadium in Guangzhou, China on Tuesday. Young UAE striker Aljenaiby Ahmed opened the account for his team and his attacking partner Abadallah Mohamed scored a

Bangla-desh will be looking to hold UAE to a draw in their second Group E game to keep alive their dreams of reaching the second round in the Asian Games football. The match will be played at the Ying Dong Stadium, Guangzhou, today. A draw against the UAE and a win against Hong Kong in ... Read more

United International University (UIU) reached the semifinals of the Mentors’ Inter-Private University Football Tournament beating East West University 2-0 at the Bir Shreshtha Mostafa Kamal Stadium yesterday. Shafiqul scored the opening goal for the winners in the 14th minute before Bakkar netted the second four minutes later.

International University of Business Agriculture and Technology and Independent University reached the semi-finals of the Mentors’ Inter-Private University Football tournament beating their respective quarter-final rivals at the Kamalapur stadium on Sunday. In the first quarter-final, IUBAT thrashed University of Liberal Arts, Bangladesh

Bangladesh will have to rely on a makeshift left-back due to the unavailability of Wali Faisal and Mishu when they play their Group E opener against Uzbekistan in the Asian Games football in Guangzhou today. Skipper and goalkeeper Aminul may also miss the match as he skipped the final training session due to viral fever

The first South Asian Football Federation Women’s Championship will begin on December 4 in Cox’s Bazar instead of Dec 3 as was announced earlier. Monjur Hossain Malu, chairman of the organising committee, explained the cause. ‘It will be tough to hold the opening ceremony and the opening match on Friday, Dec 3, as we have ... Read more

16th Asian Games – Guangzhou2010 Bangladesh dream of second round With only a four-day preparation and despite an unsatisfactory record against their scheduled opponents, the Bangladesh U23 football team is dreaming big and hoping for qualification for the second round of the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. The desire of playing the 16-team second round ... Read more

Independent University blanked University of Liberal Arts 2-0 in the Mentors’ Inter-Private University Football Tournament at the Kamalapur stadium on Thursday. Hashmi broke the deadlock in the 35th minute while Hameem made it 2-0 on the hour mark. In the other match of the day, Northern University and IUBAT shared the spoils in

Asian Games bound-Bangladesh U-23 football team aimed for a better performance than the previous edition in 2006 on the eve of their departure for Guangzhou on Wednesday night. Bangladesh took part in the Asian Games football for the first time in 1978 in Bangkok and apart from 1994 and 1998 Games they participated in all ... Read more

Northern University made a good start in Mentors’ Inter-Private University Football Tournament beating University of Liberal Arts-Bangladesh (ULAB) 1-0 in the opening match at the Bir Shreshtha Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamlapur yesterday. Rubel scored the winning goal in the 12th minute for Northern University. He was adjudged

After a five-week break for the Federation Cup, the national camp for the upcoming Asian Games resumed yesterday but coach Robert Rubcic was left sweating over injuries and fever to some of his players. Both left-backs Atiqur Rahman Meshu and Wali Faisal are suffering from hamstring injuries, while midfielder Shahedul Alam is suffering from tendon ... Read more

Dhaka City Corporation agreed to sponsor the Pioneer Football League for the next 10 years and signed a deal with the Bangladesh Football Federation at the BFF House on Sunday. DCC mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka handed over a cheque for Tk 25 lakh to BFF president Kazi Salahuddin during the deal signing ceremony. The DCC ... Read more

The Mentors Inter-Private University Football Tournament, organised by Auritro and assisted by the Bangladesh Football Federation, kicks off at the Kamalapur stadium on Tuesday. In the opening match of the 10- team meet, Northern University take on University of Liberal Arts. The teams splitting into three groups – four in Group A and three each ... Read more

Abahani emerged champions of the season’s curtain-raising Grameenphone Federation Cup when they beat Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club 5-3 after extra-time in a thrilling encounter at the Birshreshtha Mostafa Kamal Stadium yesterday. Abahani rode on their Ghanaian contingent with striker Awudu Ibrahim leading the way with