Bangladesh Football Federation
Bangladesh Football Federation (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ফুটবল ফেডারেশন, Bānglādesh fūṭbôl fēḍārēshôn) is the governing body that administrates 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 | |
|---|---|
| Short name | BFF |
| Founded | 15 July 1972 |
| Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| FIFA affiliation | 1976 |
| AFC affiliation | 1974[1] |
| SAFF affiliation | 1997 |
| President | Kazi Salahuddin |
| Vice-President | Abdus Salam Murshedy |
| Website | bff |
History
The 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 The league resumed for the 1973 season, but has since been superseded by the Bangladesh Premier League (founded in 2007 as the B.League) and the Bangladesh Championship League (in 2012), and now exists only as a regional league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, Dhaka Mohammedan SC beat arch-rivals Dhaka Abahani SC.[5]
Executive committee
Board of directors
| Name | Position | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Kazi Salahuddin | President | [6][7] |
| Abdus Salam Murshedy | Senior Vice-president | [6][7] |
| Imrul Hasan | 2nd Vice-president | [6][7] |
| Kazi Nabil Ahmed | 3rd Vice-president | [6][7] |
| Ataur Rahman Bhuiyan Manik | 4th Vice-president | [6][7] |
| Mohiuudin Ahmed Mohi | 5th Vice-president | [6][7] |
| Md. Abu Nayeem Shohag | General Secretary | [6][7] |
| Md. Abu Hossain | Tresurer | |
| Paul Smalley | Technical Director | [6] |
| Javier Cabrera | Team Coach (Men's) | [6][7] |
| Golam Robbani Choton | Team Coach (Women's) | [6] |
| Md. Tanvir Ahmed Siddiqe | Manager-Project | [6] |
| Md. Emran Hossain Tushar | Manager-Protocol | |
| Azad Rahman | Referee Coordinator | [6] |
Competitions
Active
- As of October 2022
Competitions currently run by BFF include:
| Competition | First Season | Current Champion | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| BPL | 2007 | Bashundhara Kings | The country's top tier professional football league. |
| BCL | 2012 | Fortis FC | The country's 2nd tier professional football league. |
| Senior Division League | 1948 | Kawran Bazar Pragati Sangha | The country's 3rd tier professional football league. |
| Federation Cup | 1980 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | The country's top clubs cup football competition. |
| Super Cup | 2009 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | The country's highest budgeted cup football competition. |
| Independence Cup | 1972 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | The Country's top clubs cup football competition. |
| Bangabandhu Cup | 1996-97 | Palestine | International football tournament. |
| Bangamata U-19 Women's International Gold Cup | 2019 | Bangladesh/Laos joint champions | International U-19 Women's football tournament. |
| Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup | 2015 | Terengganu F.C. | International clubs football tournament. |
| BFF U-18 Football Tournament | 2014 | NoFeL Sporting Club U-18 | The country's youth U-18 club football tournament. |
| BFF U-18 Football League | 2021–22 | Sheikh Jamal DC U-18 | The country's top tier club youth U-18 football league. |
| BFF U-16 Football Tournament | 2021–22 | Kawran Bazar PS U-16 | The country's 2nd tier club youth U-16 football tournament. |
| Sheikh Russel U-18 Gold Cup | 2021–22 | Wari Thana | The country's Metropolis Thanas football competition |
| Bangladesh Women's Football League | 2011 | Bashundhara Kings | The country's women's professional clubs football league. |
| National Football Championship (Bangladesh) | 2000 | Bangladesh Army | The country's national Semi-professional football league. |
| Dhaka Second Division Football League | 1948 | Samaj Kallyan KS | The country's 4th tier professional clubs football league. |
| Dhaka Third Division Football League | 1948 | Alamgir Shomaj Kollyan KS | The country's 5th tier professional clubs football league. |
| Pioneer Football League (Bangladesh) | 1981 | Barishal Football Academy | The country's 6th tier and grass root level football league. |
Defunct
- As of December 2022
Competitions previously run by BFF include:
| Competition | First Season | Last Season | Last Champion | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aga Khan Cup | 1958 | 1981/1982 | Bangkok Bank F.C. and Brothers Union [Shared after 1–1 draw] | Multinational club competition last held in 1982. |
| Sher-e-Bangla Cup | 1975 | 1994 | Bhola | Semi-pro cup that had its last season in 1994. |
| Dhaka First Division Football League | 1993 | 2004–05 | Rahmatganj MFS | 2nd tier professional clubs football league last held in 2005. |
Stadiums
- 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
Official partners
Nitol-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.[8]
See also
References
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- ^ a b . bangladeshdir.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ . FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2007.
- ^ Mahmood, Raihan (7 May 2013). "Super Cup prize money remain unchanged". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Bangladesh: Mohammedan SC Clinch Citycell Super Cup". goal.com. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l . www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ Report, Star Sports (13 March 2022). "Pusti for Bangladesh footballers". The Daily Star.