BFF Elite Football Academy is a

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youth development football academy based on

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. Established in 2021, it is operated by the

Bangladesh Football Federation Bangladesh Football Federation (, ''Bānlādēśa phuṭabala phēḍārēśana'') 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 tea ...

, with the goal of developing young players for the future and nurturing young Bangladeshi talents. The academy team participates in

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, country’s second tier football league. However, they will not be subject to promotion or relegation regardless of their position in the points table of the league.

History

The academy started with 51 under-15 footballers in September, 2021. The players were selected through nationwide trial. The current age level of the academy is under-18. The academy is situated at

Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium, (বীরশ্রেষ্ঠ শহিদ সিপাহি মোস্তফা কামাল ফুটবল স্টেডিয়াম) known as Kamalapur Stadium, is a Association ...

. BFF Elite Football Academy has officially started their journey 12 September, 2021. On 29 December 2021,

has announced the academy team will be part of upcoming

to give the academy players regular playing time in competitive football and monitor their improvement and. They have started preparation for the league. Former assistant coach of Bangladesh U-19 and Bangladesh U-16, Rashed Ahmed Pappu, was appointed as the head coach of the academy for their league debut. On 20 February 2022, the BFF Elite Academy team played their first ever professional game. They defeated previous years runners up

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by 2–1 in the opening match of the

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. Both goals were scored by

Mirajul Islam Mirajul Islam ( bn, মিরাজুল ইসলাম; born 1 October 2006) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bangladesh Premier League club Brothers Union, on loan from BFF Elite Academy. Early life Miraju ...

. On 12 April 2022, the BFF Elite Academy produced their first

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player, as the club's top scorer during the first leg of the Championship season, Mirajul Islam, joined Mohammedan SC on a loan deal worth Tk 10 lakh.

Current squad

BFF Elite Football Academy squad for 2022–23 season.

Team records

Academy head coach records

Personnel

Current technical staff

References

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