Bangladesh men's national field hockey team
| Association | Bangladesh Hockey Federation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | AHF (Asia) | ||
| Head Coach | Mamun Ur Rashid | ||
| Assistant coach(es) | Moshiur Rahman Biplob | ||
| Manager | Syed Bayazid Haider | ||
| Captain | Puskar Khisa | ||
| Most caps | Puskar Khisa (83) | ||
| Top scorer | Puskar Khisa (39) | ||
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| FIH ranking | |||
| Current | 29 (18 June 2025)[1] | ||
| Highest | 6 (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007) | ||
| Lowest | 40 (2011, 2012) | ||
| First international | |||
| Thailand 2–2 (Bangkok, Thailand; 10 December 1978) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| 13–0 Thailand (2007) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Pakistan 17–0 (Bangkok, Thailand; 15 December 1978) | |||
| Asian Games | |||
| Appearances | 11 (first in 1978) | ||
| Best result | 6th (1978, 2018) | ||
| Asia Cup | |||
| Appearances | 11 (first in 1982) | ||
| Best result | 5th (1982) | ||
Medal record | |||
The Bangladesh men's national field hockey team represents Bangladesh in men's international field hockey, and has won the bronze medal three times in the South Asian Games. It is administered by the Bangladesh Hockey Federation.
History
In India and Pakistan
Hockey was introduced in Bengal during the British period. The game was introduced in Dhaka around 1905 under the patronage of Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah (1866–1915), when it was confined to the Nawab's family circle. At that time, football was more popular in Bengal. The game made great progress due to the efforts of some sports patrons and organizers. During World War II, a team of the hockey wizard Dhyan Chand, a member of the Gurkha Regiment, played an exhibition match at Armanitola in Dhaka.
With the Partition of Bengal in 1947, the growth of hockey was impeded. Many of the people who played and loved hockey migrated to India. As a result, hockey in East Pakistan turned into a seasonal game. Hockey was played only for two or three months in the year also due to the inadequacy of grounds and unfavorable weather conditions in other months of the year. The East Pakistan hockey team took part in a number of tournaments including the All Pakistan National Hockey Championship. In 1969, Dhaka successfully hosted the final round of the Pakistan National Hockey Championship.
In Bangladesh
The Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) was founded in 1972. The federation acquired full membership of the International Hockey Federation and of the Asian Hockey Federation in 1975. In 1987, a hockey stadium was built in Dhaka, which is now known as the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium. Since then it has been the home of hockey in Bangladesh and the office of the BHF. The Federation arranges hockey leagues, tournaments, and the National Youth and Senior Championships. At the home level, hockey matches including Premier Division Hockey League, First Division Hockey League, Second Division Hockey League, National Hockey League, National Youth Hockey League, Independence Day Hockey Tournament, National Hockey Championship, National Youth Hockey Championship, Victory Day Hockey Tournament, and School Tournaments. Bangladesh has hosted various international tournaments with distinction.
Bangladesh started taking part in international hockey tournaments by participating in the 1st Junior World Cup for Asia/Oceania zone qualifying round in Kuala Lumpur in 1977. The country also played in the Asian Games in Bangkok in 1978. Bangladesh took part in the 1st Asia Cup in Karachi in 1982. In 1985, Dhaka hosted the Second Asia Hockey Cup, when captained by Chaklader, Bangladesh performed superbly in front of large crowds. India, Pakistan, Korea, Malaysia, China, Japan, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Iran, and Bangladesh took part in this tournament. Bangladesh also hosted an international invitational hockey tournament in 1997, when India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka were the participants.
Honours
Tournaments
Players
Current squad
The following players were named for the 2025 Men's AHF Cup.
Caps updated as of 27 April 2025, after the match against Kazakhstan.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Abu Sayed Nikson | 15 November 1994 | 39 | Walton Dhaka | |
| 22 | GK | Biplob Kujur | 22 January 2001 | 4 | Mohammedan SC | |
| 2 | DF | Ashraful Islam | 5 January 1999 | 23 | Walton Dhaka | |
| 3 | DF | Farhad Shetul | 9 December 1995 | 44 | ACME Chattogram | |
| 13 | DF | Rezaul Karim Babu | 24 November 1997 | ? | ACME Chattogram | |
| 21 | DF | Shohanur Sobuj | 2 October 2000 | 46 | Rupayan Group Cumilla | |
| 6 | MF | Roman Sarkar | 1 January 1998 | 62 | Metro Express Barishal | |
| 7 | MF | Naim Uddin | 22 April 1999 | 25 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | |
| 8 | MF | Fazla Rabby (Vice-Captain) | 6 April 1999 | 18 | Metro Express Barishal | |
| 9 | MF | Al Nahian Shuvo | — | 6 | Monarch Mart Padma | |
| 15 | MF | Amirul Islam | — | 7 | Mohammedan SC | |
| 17 | MF | Huzaifa Hossain | — | 20 | Walton Dhaka | |
| 20 | MF | Abed Uddin | — | 21 | Walton Dhaka | |
| 10 | FW | Puskar Khisa (Captain) | 30 June 1993 | 83 | Rupayan Group Cumilla | |
| 11 | FW | Rakibul Hasan | 2 September 2004 | 1 | Monarch Mart Padma | |
| 14 | FW | Mahbub Hossain | 22 April 1999 | 9 | Metro Express Barishal | |
| 16 | FW | Obaidul Hossain Joy | 14 September 2002 | 5 | Rupayan Group Cumilla | |
| 19 | FW | Arshad Hossain | 1 July 2001 | 46 | ACME Chattogram | |
Coaching staff
Competitive record
World Cup
| Hockey World Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1971 | Part of Pakistan | ||||||||
| 1973 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1975 | |||||||||
| 1978 | |||||||||
| 1982 | |||||||||
| 1986 | |||||||||
| 1990 | |||||||||
| 1994 | |||||||||
| 1998 | |||||||||
| 2002 | |||||||||
| 2006 | |||||||||
| 2010 | |||||||||
| 2014 | |||||||||
| 2018 | |||||||||
| 2023 | |||||||||
2026 |
To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 0/15 | 0 Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Asian Games
| Asian Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1958 to 1970 | Part of Pakistan | ||||||||
| 1974 | Did not participate | ||||||||
| 1978 | Preliminary Round | 6th place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | |
| 1982 | Preliminary Round | 9th place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 23 | |
| 1986 | Preliminary Round | 7th place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| 1990 | Did not participate | ||||||||
| 1994 | Preliminary Round | 7th place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | |
| 1998 | Preliminary Round | 9th place | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 27 | |
| 2002 | Preliminary Round | 7th place | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 26 | |
| 2006 | Preliminary Round | 7th place | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 29 | |
| 2010 | Preliminary Round | 8th place | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 24 | |
| 2014 | Preliminary Round | 8th place | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 24 | |
| 2018 | Preliminary Round | 6th place | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 22 | |
| 2022 | Preliminary Round | 8th place | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 33 | |
| Total | 11/12 | 0 Titles | 53 | 14 | 2 | 37 | 74 | 256 | |
Asia Cup
| Asia Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1982 | Preliminary Round | 5th place | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 22 |
| 1985 | Group stage | 6th place | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 1989 | Group stage | 7th place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 |
| 1994 | Group stage | 6th place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 1999 | Group stage | 6th place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2003 | Group stage | 8th place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
| 2007 | Group stage | 7th place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 22 |
| 2009 | Group stage | 7th place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
| 2013 | Group stage | 7th place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 |
| 2017 | Group stage | 6th place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| 2022 | Group stage | 6th place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 2025 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | 11/11 | 0 Titles | 41 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 46 | 185 |
Asian Champions Trophy
| Men's Asian Champions Trophy record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2011 | Did not participate | |||||||
| 2012 | ||||||||
| 2013 | ||||||||
| 2016 | ||||||||
| 2018 | ||||||||
| 2021 | Preliminary Round | 5th-place | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 23 |
| 2023 | Did not participate | |||||||
| 2024 | ||||||||
| Total | 1/8 | 0 Titles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 23 |
Hockey World League
| Men's FIH Hockey World League record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2012–13 | Second Round | 19th place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 17 |
| 2014–15 | Second Round | 28th place | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 17 |
| 2016–17 | Second Round | 27th place | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 15 |
| Total | 3/3 | 0 Titles | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 49 |
AHF Cup
| Men's AHF Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2008 | Champion | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 9 |
| 2012 | Champion | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 |
| 2016 | Champion | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 |
| 2022 | Champion | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 8 |
| 2025 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9 |
| Total | 5/7 | 4 Titles | 25 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 128 | 39 |
South Asian Games
| No | Year | Host | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1995 | Madras, India | 3rd
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| 2 | 2004 | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 4th
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| 3 | 2010 | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 3rd
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| 4 | 2016 | Guwahati, India | 3rd
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| 5 | 2025 | Lahore, Pakistan | To be determined |
International grounds
| Stadium | City | Division | Capacity | Matches hosted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium | Dhaka | Dhaka Division | 10,000 | International & domestic matches, AHF Cup | National hockey stadium; venue for Asian Games qualifiers, World League, and FIH events |
| Shaheed Smriti Stadium | Rajshahi | Rajshahi Division | 5,000 | National championships | Multi-sport venue; occasionally used for domestic and junior-level hockey tournaments |
Results and fixtures
2025
2025 AHF Cup
| 18 April 2025 2025 Men's AHF Cup Pool B | 4–1 | Kazakhstan | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 18:00 BST (UTC+6) | Islam 24' Uddin 38' Hasan 39' Sobuj 44' |
Report | Duisengazy 30' | Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex |
| 20 April 2025 2025 Men's AHF Cup Pool B | Indonesia | 2–3 | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 18:00 BST (UTC+6) | Prastyo 30' Akmal 34' |
Report | Joy 25' Sobuj 28' Rabby 60' |
Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex |
| 22 April 2025 2025 Men's AHF Cup Pool B | 2–1 | Thailand | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 16:00 BST (UTC+6) | Islam 23' Arshad 34' |
Report | Thawichat 29' | Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex |
| 23 April 2025 2025 Men's AHF Cup Pool B | Sri Lanka | 0–5 | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 16:00 BST (UTC+6) | Report | Hasan 39', 42' Rabby 43' Arshad 49' Uddin 50' |
Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex |
| 25 April 2025 2025 Men's AHF Cup Semi-finals | 4–5 | Oman | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 18:00 BST (UTC+6) | Sobuj 13', 54' Islam 24' Joy 38' |
Report | Al-Noufali 8', 31' Al-Fazari 27', 44' Al-Lawati 30' |
Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex |
Third and fourth place
| 27 April 2025 2025 Men's AHF Cup Third place match | Kazakhstan | 0–3 | ||
| 13:30 BST (UTC+6) | Report | Hossain 3' Islam 37' Hasan 47' |
2023
2023 Asian games
| 24 September 2023 Pool stage | 2-7 | Japan | Hangzhou,China | |
| Report | Stadium: Gonshu canal sports park |
| 26 September 2023 Pool stage | Pakistan | 5-2 | Hangzhou,China | |
| Report | Stadium: Gonshu canal sports park |
| 28 September 2023 Pool stage | 7-3 | Singapore | Hangzhou,China | |
| Report | Stadium: Gonshu canal sports park |
| 30 September 2023 Pool stage | 4-2 | Uzbekistan | Hangzhou,China | |
| Report | Stadium: Gonshu canal sports park |
| 2 October 2023 Pool stage | India | 12-0 | Hangzhou,China | |
| Report | Stadium: Gonshu canal sports park |
| 2 October 2023 Seventh Place | Oman | 4-3 | Hangzhou,China | |
| Report | Stadium: Gonshu canal sports park |
See also
- Bangladesh women's national field hockey team
- Bangladesh men's national under-21 field hockey team
- Bangladesh women's national under-21 field hockey team
References
- ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.