Bangladesh men's national under-21 field hockey team
| Association | Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Confederation | Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) | |||||||||||||||||
| Head Coach | Siegfried Aikman | |||||||||||||||||
| Captain | Tanvir Rahman Siyam | |||||||||||||||||
| Most caps | Ashraful Islam (24) | |||||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Amirul Islam (36) | |||||||||||||||||
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| First international | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bangladesh 0–0 China (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 11 September 1992) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Biggest win | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bangladesh 14–0 Iran (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 6 May 2000) Sri Lanka 0–14 Bangladesh (Muscat, Oman; 7 January 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bangladesh 0–10 India (Karachi, Pakistan; 24 April 2004) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Junior World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2025) | |||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 17th (2025) | |||||||||||||||||
| Junior Asia Cup | ||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1992) | |||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 5th (1992, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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The Bangladesh men's national under-21 field hockey team represents Bangladesh in men's international field hockey and is controlled by the Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF).[1][2][3][4] The team participates in the Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup and Men's Junior AHF Cup.
History
Bangladesh men's national under-21 field hockey team represents Bangladesh in the world hockey tournaments. The team mostly participate in Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup and they have finished 5th place in 1992.[5]
Home stadium
The Bangladesh national under-21 field hockey team played their home games at Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium, Dhaka in Bangladesh.
Current squad
The team qualified for the Men's FIH hockey Junior World Cup jointly hosted by Madurai and Chennai in Tamil Nadu from 1 to 10 December 2025. The players in the current squad who took part in the Junior World Cup 2025 are:
The following squad played the 2023 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup.[6]
- As of 28 May 2023
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Md Noyon | 8 April 2002 | ||
| 2 | DF | Sabadur Mithu | 18 September 2002 | ||
| 3 | DF | Md Shaikat | 8 February 2002 | ||
| 4 | MF | Md Hasan | 5 December 2002 | ||
| 5 | MF | Aman Sharif | 13 September 2002 | ||
| 6 | DF | Mehrab Hossain Samin | 6 September 2002 | ||
| 7 | DF | Md Joy | 20 March 2002 | ||
| 8 | FW | Prince Samundo (Captain) | 4 August 2002 | ||
| 9 | DF | Md Ali | 22 February 2002 | ||
| 10 | MF | Md Hasan | 18 September 2002 | ||
| 11 | MF | Md Uddin | 8 March 2002 | ||
| 12 | FW | Md Abdullah | 13 May 2002 | ||
| 13 | DF | Md Rahad Jibon | 8 January 2002 | ||
| 14 | FW | Md Saju | 6 February 2002 | ||
| 15 | MF | Md Hossain | 30 June 2002 | ||
| 16 | FW | Md Rahim | 14 November 2002 | ||
| 17 | MF | Amirul Islam | 5 April 2002 | ||
| 18 | MF | Md Saijuddin | 8 July 2002 |
Results and fixtures
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Win Draw Lose Fixture
2023
| 6 January 2023 2023 Men's Junior AHF Cup Preliminary round Pool B | Bangladesh | 4–0 | Hong Kong | Muscat, Oman |
| 14:00 BST (UTC+6) | Ali 2', 57' Hasan 14' Islam 21' |
Report | Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex |
| 7 January 2023 2023 Men's Junior AHF Cup Preliminary round Pool B | Sri Lanka | 0–14 | Bangladesh | Muscat, Oman |
| 18:00 BST (UTC+6) | Report | Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex |
| 9 January 2023 2023 Men's Junior AHF Cup Preliminary round Pool B | Bangladesh | 6–1 | Uzbekistan | Muscat, Oman |
| 14:00 BST (UTC+6) | Report | Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex |
| 11 January 2023 2023 Men's Junior AHF Cup Semi-finals | Bangladesh | 3–0 | Thailand | Muscat, Oman |
| 20:30 BST (UTC+6) | Report | Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex |
| 12 January 2023 2023 Men's Junior AHF Cup Final | Bangladesh | 1–1 (7–6 p) | Oman | Muscat, Oman |
| 21:15 BST (UTC+6) | Report | Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex |
| 23 May 2023 2023 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup Preliminary round | Oman | 0–2 | Bangladesh | Salala, Oman |
| 22:00 BST (UTC+6) | Report | Ali 22' Hossain 24' |
Stadium: Salalah Sports Complex |
| 25 May 2023 2023 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup Preliminary round | Malaysia | 5–1 | Bangladesh | Salalah, Oman |
| 17:30 BST (UTC+6) | Shafiq Ikhmal 8' Shahmie Irfan 13', 43', 59' Syamim 14' |
Report | Abdullah 37' | Stadium: Salalah Sports Complex |
| 26 May 2023 2023 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup Preliminary round | Bangladesh | 3–1 | Uzbekistan | Salalah, Oman |
| 22:00 BST (UTC+6) | Islam 15', 22' Uddin 34' |
Report | Husanov 51' | Stadium: Salalah Sports Complex |
| 28 May 2023 2023 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup Preliminary round | South Korea | 3–1 | Bangladesh | Salalah, Oman |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+6) | Lim 11' Park G. 36' Kim M. 54' |
Report | Hasan 58' | Stadium: Salalah Sports Complex |
| 30 May 2023 2023 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup 5–8th place Semi-finals | Bangladesh | 4–1 | Thailand | Salalah, Oman |
| 22:00 BST (UTC+6) | Ali 1' Islam 10' Hasan 18' Hossain 57' |
Report | Phumee 17' | Stadium: Salalah Sports Complex |
| 1 June 2023 2023 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup Fifth and sixth place | Japan | 5–1 | Bangladesh | Salalah, Oman |
| 17:00 BST (UTC+6) | Tanaka 6', 12' Shigeyama 8' I. Saeki 26' Matsuzaki 55' |
Report | Ali 47' | Stadium: Salalah Sports Complex |
2024
| 16 June 2024 2024 Men's Junior AHF Cup Preliminary round | Bangladesh | 7–0 | Singapore | Singapore City, Singapore |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+6) |
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Report | Stadium: Sengkang Sports Centre |
| 17 June 2024 2024 Men's Junior AHF Cup Preliminary round | Sri Lanka | 0–5 | Bangladesh | Singapore City, Singapore |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+6) | Report |
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Stadium: Sengkang Sports Centre |
| 19 June 2024 2024 Men's Junior AHF Cup Preliminary round | Thailand | 2–4 | Bangladesh | Singapore City, Singapore |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+6) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sengkang Sports Centre |
| 20 June 2024 2024 Men's Junior AHF Cup Preliminary round | Bangladesh | 7–0 | Indonesia | Singapore City, Singapore |
| 15:30 BST (UTC+6) |
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Report | Stadium: Sengkang Sports Centre |
| 22 June 2024 2024 Men's Junior AHF Cup Semi-finals | Bangladesh | 5–1 | Chinese Taipei | Singapore City, Singapore |
| 14:30 BST (UTC+6) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sengkang Sports Centre |
| 23 June 2024 2024 Men's Junior AHF Cup Final | Bangladesh | 4–2 | China | Singapore City, Singapore |
| 16:30 BST (UTC+6) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sengkang Sports Centre |
| 26 November 2024 2024 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup Pool B | Bangladesh | 3–1 | Oman | Muscat, Oman |
| 21:00 BST (UTC+6) | Hassan 7' Hasan 37', 38' |
Report | Al Wahaibi 55' | Stadium: Hockey Stadium Oman |
| 28 November 2024 2024 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup Pool B | Bangladesh | 0–6 | Pakistan | Muscat, Oman |
| 18:45 BST (UTC+6) | Report | Khan 23', 32', 43' Ammad 23' Rana 51' Hayat 60' |
Stadium: Hockey Stadium Oman |
| 30 November 2024 2024 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup Pool B | Bangladesh | 2–2 | Malaysia | Muscat, Oman |
| 16:30 BST (UTC+6) | Islam 27' Hasan 36' |
Report | Danial 2' Norizam 40' |
Stadium: Hockey Stadium Oman |
| 1 December 2024 2024 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup Pool B | China | 1–1 | Bangladesh | Muscat, Oman |
| 16:30 BST (UTC+6) | Wang Y. 45' | Report | Ali 41' | Stadium: Hockey Stadium Oman |
| 3 December 2024 2024 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup Semi-finals | Bangladesh | 7–2 | Thailand | Muscat, Oman |
| 13:30 BST (UTC+6) | Joy 3', 39' Islam 6' Abdullah 16', 49' Hasan 34' Khan 36' |
Report | Chueamkaew 30+' Phumee 35' |
Stadium: Hockey Stadium Oman |
| 4 December 2024 2024 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup 5–6 place match | Bangladesh | 6–3 | China | Muscat, Oman |
| 16:00 BST (UTC+6) | Hasan 1', 52', 60' Islam 21', 26', 30+' |
Report | Chen Z. 11' Zhang J. 19', 42' |
Stadium: Hockey Stadium Oman |
2025
| 29 November 2025 2025 Hockey Junior World Cup Pool F | Australia | 5–3 | Bangladesh | Tamil Nadu, India |
| 16:30 BST (UTC+6) | Will 1' Grobbelaar 18' Brick 22' Jackson 24' Stanger 48' |
Report | Islam 14', 42', 59' | Stadium: Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium |
| 30 November 2025 2025 Hockey Junior World Cup Pool F | South Korea | 3–3 | Bangladesh | Tamil Nadu, India |
| 18:15 BST (UTC+6) | Lee M. 8', 17' Son 13' |
Report | Islam 36', 46', 56' | Stadium: Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium |
| 2 December 2025 2025 Hockey Junior World Cup Pool F | France | 3–2 | Bangladesh | Tamil Nadu, India |
| 16:15 BST (UTC+6) | Gaillard 7' Lorrazuri 32' Liddiard 38' |
Report | Abdullah 28' Islam 55' |
Stadium: Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium |
| 4 December 2025 2025 Hockey Junior World Cup 17th/24th Quarter-final | Bangladesh | 13–0 | Oman | Tamil Nadu, India |
| 11:00 BST (UTC+6) | Islam 11', 15', 15', 34', 53' Hasan 19', 25', 47' Abdullah 33', 47' Joy 40' Saju 51', 60' |
Report | Stadium: Madurai International Hockey Stadium |
| 6 December 2025 2025 Hockey Junior World Cup 17th/20th classification | Bangladesh | 5–3 | South Korea | Tamil Nadu, India |
| 16:00 BST (UTC+6) | Islam 21', 24', 35' Joy 52' Hasan 60' |
Report | Lee M. 10', 20', 53' | Stadium: Madurai International Hockey Stadium |
| 8 December 2025 2025 Hockey Junior World Cup 17th & 18th place match | Austria | 4–5 | Bangladesh | Tamil Nadu, India |
| 16:00 BST (UTC+6) | Losonci 44' Kelner 51' Kaiser 57' Nyckowiak 59' |
Report | Islam 15', 50', 52' Hossain 27' Hasan 35' |
Stadium: Madurai International Hockey Stadium |
Competitive records
Junior World Cup
| Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup records | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1979 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1982 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1985 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1989 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1993 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1997 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2001 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2005 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2009 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2016 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2021 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2023 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2025 | 17th-place | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 18 | |
| Total | Best results: 17th place | 17/24 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 18 |
Junior Asia Cup
| Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup records | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1988 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1992 | Group stage | 5th-place | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 |
| 1996 | Semi-finals | 6th-place | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 |
| 2000 | Group stage | 7th-place | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 20 |
| 2004 | Group stage | 6th-place | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 2008 | Quarter-finals | 6th-place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 19 |
| 2012 | Did not participate | |||||||
| 2015 | Quarter-finals | 6th-place | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic | |||||||
| 2023 | Quarter-finals | 6th-place | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| 2024 | Quarter-finals | 5th-place | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 15 |
| Total | Best results: 5th | 7/8 | 48 | 19 | 8 | 21 | 115 | 130 |
Junior AHF Cup
| Men's Junior AHF Cup records | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 2003 | Semi-finals | 3rd-place | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 11 |
| 2008 | Did not participate | |||||||
| 2011 | Did not participate | |||||||
| 2014 | Champion | 1st-place | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 2019 | Did not participate | |||||||
| 2023 | Champion | 1st-place | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| 2024 | Champion | 1st-place | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 |
| Total | 4/6 | 3 Titles | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 113 | 18 |
Head-to-head record
- As of 8 December 2025
| Against | Region | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | %Win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | OHF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Austria | EHF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Chile | PAHF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| China | AHF | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 37.50 |
| Chinese Taipei | AHF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 100.00 |
| France | EHF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Hong Kong | AHF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 100.00 |
| India | AHF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 25.00 |
| Indonesia | AHF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 100.00 |
| Iran | AHF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | +22 | 100.00 |
| Japan | AHF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0.00 |
| Malaysia | AHF | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 25 | −18 | 0.00 |
| Oman | AHF | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 10 | +37 | 100.00 |
| Pakistan | AHF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 24 | −20 | 0.00 |
| Singapore | AHF | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 5 | +26 | 100.00 |
| South Korea | AHF | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 33.33 |
| Sri Lanka | AHF | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | +28 | 80.00 |
| Switzerland | EHF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Thailand | AHF | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 | +22 | 100.00 |
| Uzbekistan | AHF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 100.00 |
| Total | 20 Nations | 77 | 46 | 8 | 23 | 267 | 160 | +107 | 59.74 |
See also
- Bangladesh women's national field hockey team
- Bangladesh men's national field hockey team
- Bangladesh men's national indoor hockey team
- Bangladesh women's national under-21 field hockey team
References
- ^ "Youth hockey team eye semis". www.thedailystar.net. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "U-21 squad finalised for Junior AHF Cup Hockey". www.daily-sun.com. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Bangladesh team for Men's Jr AHF Cup Hockey announced". www.unb.com.bd. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "ওমানকে হারিয়ে শুভ সূচনা বাংলাদেশের". www.dhakapost.com (in Bengali). 24 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "দ. কোরিয়ার বিপক্ষে হেরে বাংলাদেশের স্বপ্নভঙ্গ". www.dhakapost.com (in Bengali). 28 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Bangladesh team for Men's Jr AHF Cup Hockey announced". www.unb.com.bd. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2023.