Bangladesh national football team results (unofficial matches)

This is a list of the Bangladesh national football team results from 1972 to the present day that, for various reasons, are not accorded the status of official International A Matches.

1970s

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1972

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The Dhaka XI served as the unofficial Bangladesh national team throughout 1972, as the Bangladesh Football Federation would only attain AFC and FIFA recognition in 1973 and 1976, respectively.[1][2][3]

13 May 1972 Non-FIFA friendly Dhaka XI Bangladesh 1–0 India Mohun Bagan Dhaka, Bangladesh
16:30 BST
Report Stadium: Dhaka Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Zed Alam (Bangladesh)
23 August 1972 1972 Bordoloi Trophy G.S Assam Railways India 1–4 Bangladesh Dhaka XI Guwahati, India
Stadium: Nehru Stadium
25 August 1972 1972 Bordoloi Trophy S.F 1 Kolkata Mohammedan India Abandoned Bangladesh Dhaka XI Guwahati, India
Stadium: Nehru Stadium
Note: Match abandoned with the score 0-0 after 70 minutes due to heavy rain
29 August 1972 1972 Bordoloi Trophy S.F 2 Kolkata Mohammedan India 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–5 p)
Bangladesh Dhaka XI Guwahati, India
Stadium: Nehru Stadium
Note: Kolkata Mohammedan were disqualified after refusing to continue the penalty shoot-out
31 August 1972 1972 Bordoloi Trophy Final 1 East Bengal India 0–0 Bangladesh Dhaka XI Guwahati, India
Stadium: Nehru Stadium
1 September 1972 1972 Bordoloi Trophy Final 2 East Bengal India 5–1 Bangladesh Dhaka XI Guwahati, India
Stadium: Nehru Stadium
4 September 1972 Non-FIFA friendly Shillong XI India 1–1 Bangladesh Dhaka XI Guwahati, India
Stadium: Nehru Stadium
5 September 1972 Non-FIFA friendly DC Shillong XI India 1–2 Bangladesh Dhaka XI Guwahati, India
Stadium: Nehru Stadium
4 November 1972 Non-FIFA friendly[4] Dhaka XI Bangladesh 0–0 India East Bengal Dhaka, Bangladesh
Stadium: Dhaka Stadium
11 November 1972 Non-FIFA friendly[4] Dhaka XI Bangladesh 0–0 India East Bengal Dhaka, Bangladesh
Stadium: Dhaka Stadium

1973

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Dinamo Minsk from the Soviet Union arrived in Dhaka on 5 November 1973 to play four exhibition matches. The 23-member team consisted of 3 players from the Soviet Union Olympic team. They played against the unofficial national team, Dhaka XI, on 6 November 1973.[5][6] Aside from that game, they defeated Comilla XI 7–0 on 9 November, Jessore XI 9–0 on 11 November and Dhaka Metropolis XI 3–0 in their final game in Dhaka on 14 November.[7][8]

6 November 1973 Non-FIFA friendly Dinamo Minsk Soviet Union 7–0 Bangladesh Dhaka XI Dhaka, Bangladesh
18:30 UTC+8 Stadium: Dhaka Stadium
Attendance: 34,000

1976

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20 December 1976 1976 King's Cup Thailand  B 2–0  Bangladesh Bangkok, Thailand
Report Stadium: 5,000

1979

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1980s

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1981

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4 April 1981 1981 President's Gold Cup G.S Bangladesh Green Bangladesh 1–1 North Korea North Korea XI Dhaka, Bangladesh
Stadium: Dhaka Stadium
6 April 1981 1981 President's Gold Cup S.F Bangladesh Green Bangladesh 2–5 South Korea City Hall Club Dhaka, Bangladesh
Report Stadium: Dhaka Stadium

1982

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21 August 1982 1982 President's Gold Cup G.S Bangladesh Red Bangladesh 0–0 Iran Iran Youth Dhaka, Bangladesh
Report Stadium: Dhaka Stadium
24 October 1982 Non-FIFA friendly Bangladesh  3–0 Bangladesh Dhaka XI Dhaka, Bangladesh
Stadium: Dhaka Stadium

1983

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1985

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1986

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7 March 1986 1986 Karachi President's Gold Cup Sind XI Pakistan 4–1  Bangladesh Karachi, Pakistan
Report
Stadium: National Stadium
11 March 1986 1986 Karachi President's Gold Cup Pakistan Customs Pakistan 1–1  Bangladesh Karachi, Pakistan
Report
Stadium: National Stadium

1987

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22 February 1987 Non-FIFA friendly BFF XI Bangladesh 0–5 Soviet Union Fakel Voronezh Dhaka, Bangladesh
Report Stadium: Dhaka Stadium
September 1987 1987 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup G.S Nepal XI Nepal 0–2 Bangladesh BFF XI Lahore, Pakistan
Report
24 September 1987 1987 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup Third Place Pakistan Green Pakistan Cancelled
Walkover
Bangladesh BFF XI Lahore, Pakistan
Report
Note: Cancelled by request of the Bangladesh delegation - Pakistan Green won the third place by default

1989

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21 May 1989 1989 President's Gold Cup G.S Bangladesh Red  1–1 Thailand Thailand B Dhaka, Bangladesh
Report
Stadium: Mirpur Stadium
June 1989 Non-FIFA friendly Bangladesh National Sports Council XI Bangladesh 2–0 United States Seahorses Dhaka, Bangladesh
Stadium: Dhaka Stadium

1990s

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1990

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September 1990 Non-FIFA friendly Bangladesh  6–1 Bangladesh BKSP Dhaka, Bangladesh

1993

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28 October 1993 Non-FIFA friendly Jessore District Bangladesh 1–1  Bangladesh Jessore, Bangladesh
Stadium: Shamsul Huda Stadium
Referee: Shahidur Rahman (Bangladesh)

1995

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1997

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August 1997 Non-FIFA friendly Bangladesh  2–1 Bangladesh BFF President's XI Dhaka, Bangladesh

1998

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1999

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2000s

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2003

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25 December 2002 Jigme Dorji Wangchuk Memorial Trophy G.S Sikkim India 0–7  Bangladesh Phuentsholing, Bhutan
27 December 2002 Jigme Dorji Wangchuk Memorial Trophy G.S Thimphu XI Bhutan 0–5  Bangladesh Phuentsholing, Bhutan
30 December 2002 Jigme Dorji Wangchuk Memorial Trophy S.F Oil India India 2–4  Bangladesh Phuentsholing, Bhutan
  • Unknown 3'
  • Unknown 44'

2005

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27 October 2005 2005 Myanmar Challenge Cup G.S[11] China U20  1–3 Bangladesh BFF XI Yangon, Bangladesh
  • Unknown 16'
Report
Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
31 October 2005 2005 Myanmar Challenge Cup G.S[13] India U20  0–2 Bangladesh BFF XI Yangon, Bangladesh
Report
Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
2 November 2005 2005 Myanmar Challenge Cup Final[14] Myanmar U23  2–1 (a.e.t.) Bangladesh BFF XI Yangon, Bangladesh
  • Unknown 61'
  • Unknown 110'
Report
Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium

2008

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24 May 2008 Non-FIFA friendly Bangladesh  1–0 Bangladesh Sporting Independent Dhaka, Bangladesh
Report Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium

2009

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23 November 2009 Non-FIFA friendly Bangladesh  2–0 Bangladesh BFF XI Dhaka, Bangladesh
Report Stadium: BKSP football field

2014

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18 December 2014 Non-FIFA friendly[16]  Bangladesh 0–3  Japan U21 Dhaka, Bangladesh
Report
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Attendance: 15,000

2015

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6 February 2015 2015 Bangabandhu Cup S.F  Bangladesh 1–0  Thailand U23 Dhaka, Bangladesh
17:00 UTC+6 Report Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)
9 February 2015 2015 Bangabandhu Cup S.F  Bangladesh 2–3  Malaysia U23 Dhaka, Bangladesh
17:00 UTC+6
Report
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)

2016

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13 January 2016 2015 Bangabandhu Cup G.S  Bangladesh 1–1 Malaysia Felda United Dhaka, Bangladesh
18:00 UTC+6
Report
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Attendance: 6,400
Referee: Hien Triet Nguyen (Vietnam)
18 January 2016 2015 Bangabandhu Cup G.S  Bangladesh 0–1  Bahrain U-21 Dhaka, Bangladesh
17:30 UTC+6 Report Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-Udom (Thailand)

2018

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23 March 2018 Non-FIFA friendly BG Pathum United Thailand 3–4  Bangladesh Bangkok, Thailand
  • Unknown ?'
  • Unknown ?'
  • Unknown ?'
Report
Stadium: Leo Stadium

2019

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28 May 2019 Non-FIFA friendly Air Force United Thailand 1–1  Bangladesh Bangkok, Thailand
  • Chuiideh 16'
Report
Stadium: Air Force Ground
7 November 2019 Non-FIFA friendly Muscat Club Oman 1–3  Bangladesh Muscat, Oman
Report

2021

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23 March 2021 2021 Three Nations Cup Kyrgyzstan U23  0–1  Bangladesh Kathmandu, Nepal
16:45 UTC+6