Bangladesh Navy Football Team

Bangladesh Navy Football Team (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনী ফুটবল দল) represents the Bangladesh Navy in football and competes in the National Football Championship, which is the main national district tournament in the country.[1] They also participate in the Independence Cup[2][3][4][5][6] and previously played in the Federation Cup.[7][8]

Bangladesh Navy FT
Full nameBangladesh Navy Football Team
Short nameBNFT
Founded1971 (1971)
Head coachMd Mamun Mollah
LeagueNational Football Championship

The Navy team consists of players who play professionally in the Bangladesh Premier League, Championship League and semi-professionally in the Dhaka League and its lower tiers, while still being employed in the Bangladesh Navy.

History

In May 2015, Navy hired 6 national team footballers, marking the first time in the history of Bangladesh that footballers from the national team had joined a services team.[9]

Notable players

The players below have senior international cap(s) for the Bangladesh national football team.

Honours

References
  1. "Bangladesh Navy post win in Bangabandhu Nat'l Football C'ship". Daily Sun. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  2. "Independence Cup Football: Holders Bashundhara Kings manage 1-0 victory over Bangladesh Navy". unb.com.bd.
  3. "নৌবাহিনীকে বিদায় করে অপেক্ষায় পুলিশ". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali).
  4. "এবার নৌবাহিনীর কাছে পয়েন্ট খোয়াল চট্টগ্রাম আবাহনী". Newsbangla24 (in Bengali).
  5. "নৌবাহিনীকে বিদায় করল পুলিশ". Prothomalo (in Bengali). December 8, 2021.
  6. "কষ্টের জয়ে স্বাধীনতা কাপ শুরু কিংসের". bdnews24 (in Bengali).
  7. "Football season from Dec 23". The Daily Star. December 16, 2011.
  8. "Cox's City into finals". The Daily Star. December 24, 2011.
  9. "নৌবাহিনীতে যোগ দিলেন জাতীয় দলের ৬ ফুটবলার". Jagonews24 (in Bengali).
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