BFF U-18 Football Tournament
The BFF U-18 Football Tournament is a youth club football tournament in Bangladesh founded in 2014 that are managed, organized and controlled by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF). [1]
| Founded | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Current champions | NoFeL Sporting Club (1st title) |
| Most successful team(s) | Dhaka Abahani Dhaka Mohammedan NoFeL Sporting Club |
| 2019 | |
History edit
The tournament was established in 2014, in order for Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) clubs to develop young players. With each team playing in the BPL during that specific season fielded their U18 players.[2] The first three editions saw clubs split into a group of four, while the top two out of the three teams in the group advancing to the Quarter-Finals. After the first edition of the league in 2014, the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) did not arrange the tournament again until 2018.[3]
Tournament's summaries edit
| Year | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Runner Up | ||
| 2014 BFF U-18 Football Tournament | Dhaka Mohammedan[4] | 2–0 | Brothers Union | |
| 2018 BFF U-18 Football Tournament | Dhaka Abahani[5] | 1–0 | Farashganj SC | |
| 2019 BFF U-18 Football Tournament | NoFeL Sporting Club | 1–0 | Saif Sporting Club | |
Top goalscorers by edition edit
| Years | Players | Clubs | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Masud Rana | Sheikh Russel KC U-18 | 3 |
| 2018 | Apon Chandra Abu Raihan Shakil Ahmed | Dhaka Abahani U-18 Brothers Union U-18 Arambagh KS U-18 | 3 |
| 2019 | Arambagh KS U-18 | 3 |
Controversies edit
During the 2019 BFF U-18 Football Tournament, Saidu Alias Ramiz from Chittagong Abahani Limited U-18 team w was found guilty of age fraud, his team was therefore disqualified. Age fraud has been a constant issue during the tenure of the tournament, the federation thus made it mandatory for clubs to provide MRI test results before participating.[7]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Walton BFF U-18 Football: Abahani, MSC, Kings in group of death". DhakaTribune.com.
- ^ "Airtel U-18 football tournament 2014". archive.bff.com.bd.
- ^ "বয়সভিত্তিক ফুটবলের ২ আয়োজন নিয়ে আসছে বাফুফে". dhakapost.com.
- ^ "এয়ারটেল অনূর্ধ্ব-১৮ ফুটবলের শিরোপা মোহামেডানের". priyo.com.
- ^ . protidinerkatha.com. Archived from the original on 2019-09-01. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
- ^ "Underdog NoFeL beat favorite Saif to lift title". Dhaka Tribune.
- ^ Anam, Atique (October 4, 2019). "An age-old issue". The Daily Star.