Bangladesh Football Federation (, ''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

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. Its office is based at the BFF Bhaban, in

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of the country's capital,

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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. It became affiliated with the

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(AFC) in 1973, and

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in 1976. It is also a founding member of

. 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. After Bangladesh gained independence in the early 1970s, the BFF assumed responsibility for the Dhaka League including its First Division, which had begun in 1948. The league resumed for the 1973 season. It was eventually replaced by a Premier Division in 1993, but has since been superseded by the professional football league, the Bangladesh Premier League (founded in 2007 as the B.League) and the Bangladesh Championship League (in 2012), and now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. On 10 April 2005, AFC President

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inaugurated the BFF Bhaban, the Federation's FIFA-financed office. In 2009, it launched the

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tournament, which ran in 2009, 2011 and 2013. In 2013, the prize money for winning the competition was Tk10 million. In the inaugural competition, Mohammedan SC beat arch-rivals

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Executive committee

Board of directors

Presidents

Technical director

Competitions

Men's club competitions

Competitions currently run by BFF:

Other competitions

Competitions currently run by BFF:

Defunct

Competitions previously run by BFF:

Stadiums

* National Stadium, Dhaka * BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium,

* MA Aziz Stadium,

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* Shamsul Huda Stadium'

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* Rajshahi District Stadium,

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* Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium,

* Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium, Gopalgonj * Shaheed Salam Stadium, Feni * Mymensingh Stadium,

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* Shaheed Dhirendranath Stadium,

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* Shaheed Bulu Stadium,

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* Sheikh Kamal Stadium, Nilphamari * Bangladesh Army Stadium,

* Munshigonj Stadium,

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* Shaheed Ahsan Ullah Master Stadium,

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* Bashundhara Kings Arena,

Official partners

Nitol-Tata the sole distributor of Tata vehicles in Bangladesh was the official sponsor between 2000 till 2005. In April 2008, BFF secured BDT 165 million (approximately US$22,85,714) in sponsorship from Citycell (Pacific Bangladesh Telecom Limited) for a three-year period. This was a record-breaking amount in the history of football sponsorship in Bangladesh. Later in 2010, it made contract with

Grameenphone Grameenphone LTD, widely abbreviated as ( d/b/a) GP, is a telecommunications service provider in Bangladesh. As of December 2023, its subscribers span over 82.20 million. It is a joint venture between Telenor and Grameen Telecom. Where Telen ...

– 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.

Notes

References

External links

Bangladesh Football Federation
(official website)
Bangladesh Football Federation
on YouTube

on

.com (archived)
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