Bangladesh Football Federation
Encyclopedia
The Bangladesh Football Federation or BFF is the governing body of football in Bangladesh
. It controls the country's men's
, women's
and youth national teams and oversees all aspects of the country's football.
The BFF is based at BFF Bhaban Motijheel, Dhaka near Bangabandhu National Stadium
.
It became affiliated with AFC
and FIFA
in 1973 and 1976 respectively. Bangladesh was elected as member in the AFC Executive Committee 1982-86 and 1998-02. Major (Rtd) Hafizuddin Ahmed was elected vice president of AFC
for 1990-94.
The BFF continued the Dhaka Football League
that started in 1948, after the independence of Bangladesh. It gained huge fanship and support and continued with premier, first, second and third divisions in the process.
In 1980, the Federation started top the Federation Cup, which grew to be the country's top national cup competition.
In 1992,
In 2009 it launched the Super Cup tournament, the highest budgeted football tournament organised by BFF, which kicked-off in 2009 for the first time and it was won by club Dhaka Mohammedan SC beating arch-rivals Abahani Ltd.
.
(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.
Football in Bangladesh
Despite the dominance of Cricket as a national pastime, football is a very popular sport in Bangladesh, although it is under neglect from both the government and authorities including the country’s football federation Bangladesh Football Federation ....
. It controls the country's men's
Bangladesh national football team
The Bangladesh national football team is the national team of Bangladesh controlled by the Bangladesh Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation and has yet to qualify for the World Cup finals...
, women's
Bangladesh women's national football team
The Bangladesh women's national football team is the women's national association football team of Bangladesh controlled by the Bangladesh Football Federation under the supervision of the women's football committee...
and youth national teams and oversees all aspects of the country's football.
The BFF is based at BFF Bhaban Motijheel, Dhaka near Bangabandhu National Stadium
Bangabandhu National Stadium
Bangabandhu National Stadium, also known as Dhaka Stadium, and formerly known as Dacca Stadium is the national stadium and a multipurpose sports arena in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is located in the Motijheel area in the heart of the city...
.
History
BFF was founded on 15 July 1972, by Prof. Md. Yousuf Ali (former Education, Culture and Sports Minister). Prof. Yousuf Ali presided the association with Abul Hashem of Wari Club as general secretary.It became affiliated with AFC
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...
and FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
in 1973 and 1976 respectively. Bangladesh was elected as member in the AFC Executive Committee 1982-86 and 1998-02. Major (Rtd) Hafizuddin Ahmed was elected vice president of AFC
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...
for 1990-94.
The BFF continued the Dhaka Football League
Dhaka League
Dhaka League is the premier regional football league in Bangladesh played by clubs in Dhaka. Until 2000, it was the top-tier league of the country.-History:...
that started in 1948, after the independence of Bangladesh. It gained huge fanship and support and continued with premier, first, second and third divisions in the process.
In 1980, the Federation started top the Federation Cup, which grew to be the country's top national cup competition.
In 1992,
In 2009 it launched the Super Cup tournament, the highest budgeted football tournament organised by BFF, which kicked-off in 2009 for the first time and it was won by club Dhaka Mohammedan SC beating arch-rivals Abahani Ltd.
Abahani Limited (Dhaka)
Abahani Limited is a sports club in Bangladesh. It was established at Dhaka in 1972 through reorganisation of Iqbal Sporting Club. Within a short time, the club gained fame through commendable performances in hockey, cricket and football tournaments.Abahani introduced junior coaching camps on its...
.
Competitions
Competitions currently run by BFF include:- Bangladesh League, the country's professional football league
- National Football Championship (Bangladesh)National Football Championship (Bangladesh)The National Football Championship was the premier professional Association football division of Bangladesh until it was replaced by the Bangladesh League in 2007.-Winners:Winners were:-Statistics by club:...
, the country's national semi-pro league that had its last season in 2005-06 - Federation Cup
- Super Cup
- Senior Division Football League, the new name for the Dhaka League
- Club Cup (Dhaka)
Official partners
In April 2008, the BFF secured BDT 16,00,00,000 (equivalent to USD 22,85,714 appx) for three years from a multinational mobile operator company, CitycellCitycell
Citycell is the first mobile communications company of Bangladesh. It is the only CDMA network operator in the country. As of 1 March 2008, Citycell's total mobile subscriber base is 1.56 million, up 137 per cent or 680,000 from two years ago, giving it the best growth rate of the company till date...
(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.
External links
- Bangladesh on FIFA.com
- Bangladesh at AFC site