Bangladesh Football Federation (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ফুটবল ফেডারেশন, Bānglādesh fūṭbôl fēḍārēshôn) is the governing body that administers the sport of association football in Bangladesh. It is in charge of running the country's men's and women's national teams, as well as the Bangladesh Premier League and various other competitions and tournaments. The BFF was one of founding members of the South Asian Football Federation. It is based at BFF Bhaban, in the Motijheel Thana of the country's capital, Dhaka.
| AFC | |
|---|---|
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| Short name | BFF |
| Founded | 15 July 1972 |
| Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| FIFA affiliation | 1976 |
| AFC affiliation | 1974[1] |
| SAFF affiliation | 1997 |
| President | Tabith Awal |
| Vice-President | Imrul Hasan |
| General Secretary | Imran Hossain Tushar |
| Website | bff |
History
editThe Bangladesh Football Federation was founded on 15 July 1972 by Md. Yousuf Ali, the country's former Minister for Education, Culture and Sport; the general secretary under Ali was Abul Hashem of Wari Club.[2]
It became affiliated with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in 1973, and FIFA in 1976.[3] It is also a founding member of South Asian Football Federation. Bangladesh has been elected to be part of the AFC Executive Committee for two four-year terms: in 1982–1986 and 1998–2002. Hafizuddin Ahmed was elected vice-president of the AFC for the term from 1990 to 1994.[2]
After Bangladesh gained independence in the early 1970s, the BFF assumed responsibility for the Dhaka League, which had begun in 1948. The league resumed for the 1973 season, but has since been superseded by the Bangladesh Premier League (founded in 2007 as the B.League) and the Bangladesh Championship League (in 2012), and now exists only as a regional league at the third tier of the nation's football league pyramid.
In 1980, the Federation started the Federation Cup, which grew to be the country's top national cup competition.
In 2009, it launched the Super Cup tournament, which ran in 2009, 2011 and 2013. In 2013, the prize money for winning the competition was Tk10 million.[4] In the inaugural competition, Mohammedan SC beat arch-rivals Abahani Limited Dhaka.[5]
Executive committee
editBoard of directors
edit- As of November 2024
| Name | Position | Source |
|---|---|---|
 Tabith Mohammed Awal
|
President | [6][7] |
| Imrul Hasan
|
Senior Vice-president | [8][9] |
| Nasser Shahrear Zahedee[10]
|
2nd Vice-president | [8][9] |
| Wahid Uddin Chowdhury Happy[10]
|
3rd Vice-president | [8][9] |
| Sabbir Ahmed Aref[10]
|
4th Vice-president | [8][9] |
| Fahad Karim[10]
|
5th Vice-president | [8][9] |
| Imran Hossain Tushar
|
General Secretary | [11] |
| Saiful Bari Titu
|
Technical Director | [8][12] |
| Muhammad Sarfaraz Siddiqui
|
Chief Financial Officer | |
 Javier Cabrera
|
Team Coach (Men's) | [8][9] |
 Peter Butler
|
Team Coach (Women's) | |
| Shabbir Hossain
|
Manager-Procurement & Admin | |
| Azad Rahman
|
Head of Referees | [8] |
| Md. Tanvir Ahmed Siddiqe
|
Assistant Manager-Project | |
| Niaz Mohammad Bhuiyan Rakib
|
Assistant Manager- Procurement & Store |
Competitions
editMan's club competitions
edit- As of August 2023
Competitions currently run by BFF:
| Competition | First season | Current champion | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh Premier League | 2007 | Bashundhara Kings | The country's top tier football league. |
| Federation Cup | 1980 | Mohammedan SC | The country's top tier leagues cup competition. |
| Independence Cup | 1972 | Bashundhara Kings | The country's national cup competition. |
| Challenge Cup | 2024 | TBD | The country's super cup competition. |
| Bangladesh Championship League | 2012 | Brothers Union | The country's 2nd tier football league. |
| Senior Division League | 1948 | Somaj Kallyan KS Mugda | The country's 3rd tier football league. |
| Second Division League | 1948 | Saif SC Youth Team | The country's 4th tier football league. |
| Third Division League | 1948 | Chawkbazar Kings | The country's 5th tier football league. |
| Pioneer Football League | 1981 | Barishal Football Academy | The country's 6th tier football league. |
| BFF U-18 Football Tournament | 2014 | NoFeL Sporting Club U-18 | The country's U-18 club football tournament. |
| BFF U-18 Football League | 2021–22 | Sheikh Jamal DC U-18 | The country's top tier U-18 football league. |
| BFF U-16 Football Tournament | 2021–22 | Kawran Bazar PS U-16 | The country's U-16 football tournament. |
Other competitions
edit- As of October 2022
Competitions currently run by BFF:
| Competition | First Season | Current Champion | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangabandhu Cup | 1996–97 | Palestine | International football tournament. |
| Bangamata U-19 Women's International Gold Cup | 2019 | Bangladesh & Laos | International U-19 Women's football tournament. |
| Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup | 2015 | Terengganu F.C. | International clubs football tournament. |
| Sheikh Russel U-18 Gold Cup | 2021–22 | Wari Thana | The country's Metropolis Thanas football competition |
| National Football Championship | 1973 | Bangladesh Army | District and institutional cup tournament. |
| Bangladesh Women's Football League | 2011 | Bashundhara Kings | The country's women's professional clubs football league. |
Defunct
edit- As of June 2023
Competitions previously run by BFF:
| Competition | First Season | Last Season | Last Champion | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aga Khan Cup | 1958 | 1981–82 | Bangkok Bank F.C. and Brothers Union [Shared after 1–1 draw] |
Continental club competition last held in 1982. |
| President's Gold Cup | 1981 | 1993 | Petrolul Ploiești | International football tournament. |
| First Division League | 1993 | 2004–05 | Rahmatganj MFS | 2nd tier semi-professional football league last held in 2005. |
| National Football League | 2000 | 2006 | Mohammedan SC | The country's first semi-professional national league last held in 2006. |
| Super Cup | 2009 | 2013 | Mohammedan SC | The country's highest budgeted cup football competition. |
Stadiums
edit- Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
- BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka
- MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong
- Sylhet District Stadium, Sylhet
- Shamsul Huda Stadium' Jessore
- Rajshahi District Stadium, Rajshahi
- Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium, Rajshahi
- Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium, Gopalgonj
- Shaheed Salam Stadium, Feni
- Mymensingh Stadium, Mymensingh
- Shaheed Dhirendranath Stadium, Comilla
- Shaheed Bulu Stadium, Noakhali
- Sheikh Kamal Stadium, Nilphamari
- Bangladesh Army Stadium, Dhaka
- Munshigonj Stadium, Munshiganj
- Shaheed Ahsan Ullah Master Stadium, Gazipur
- Bashundhara Kings Arena, Dhaka
Official partners
editNitol-Tata the sole distributor of Tata vehicles in Bangladesh was the official sponsor between 2000 till 2005.
In April 2008, the BFF secured BDT 16,00,00,000 (equivalent to US$22,85,714 appx) for three years from a multinational mobile operator company, Citycell (Pacific Bangladesh Telecom Limited) for three years as sponsorship for Bangladesh Football Federation, which is a record in the football sponsorship money securing in the history of Bangladesh football.
Later in 2010, it made contract with Grameenphone - country's leading mobile phone operator, for the sponsorship of BFF's tournaments.
BFF secured US$70,000 for one year when Nitol-Tata again became the official sponsor for the 2013–14 season.
On 13 March 2022, Pusti became the beverage partner of Bangladesh Football Federation following a two-year agreement.[13]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "AFC Bars Israel from All Its Competitions". The Straits Times. Reuters. 16 September 1974. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ a b "BFF info". bangladeshdir.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "Bangladesh". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2007.
- ^ Mahmood, Raihan (7 May 2013). "Super Cup prize money remain unchanged". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 14 September 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Bangladesh: Mohammedan SC Clinch Citycell Super Cup". goal.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ^ "Tabith Awal elected new BFF president". The Daily Star. 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Tabith Awal new BFF president". Prothom Alo. 26 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Member Association – Bangladesh – FIFA.com". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "The AFC.com – The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d Report, Star Sports (26 October 2024). "Tabith Awal elected new BFF president". The Daily Star. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "বাফুফের ভারপ্রাপ্ত সেক্রেটারি ইমরান". www.samakal.com (in Bengali). 17 April 2023. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Titu made technical director of BFF". The Daily Sar. 28 March 2024. Archived from the original on 12 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Pusti for Bangladesh footballers". The Daily Star. 13 March 2022. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
External links
edit- Bangladesh Football Federation (official website)
- Bangladesh Football Federation on YouTube
- Bangladesh on FIFA.com (archived)
- Bangladesh at AFC site (archived)