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Final Charity Encounter Today
2007-12-07 22:21:00 Warm-up over, Abahani and Mohammedan gear up for the third and final match of the Teletalk Series hoping that the decider will put an end to the scarcity of crowd.With the charity series - organised by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) to raise fund for the victims of Cyclone Sidr that ripped through the southern part of the country last month - locked 1-1, today's match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium will separate the winners.The match will kick off at 4.30pm.The two perennial foes' failure to attract fans in the last two matches was not totally unexpected as people have already turned their faces from the game. Even during competitive matches between the city rivals, the stadium remained half-full.A total of 14,000 tickets worth just over Tk four lakh have been sold so far but the organisers are still hoping for a boost by the holiday crowd.Mohammedan won the first encounter 5-4 on penalties after a goalless draw in regulation 90 minutes but Abahani bounced back with... More About: Charity , Today , Final , Encounter
BFF Lures Teletalk
2007-12-01 12:04:00 The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has roped in government cellular phone operator Teletalk as the title sponsor of the three-match charity series for the victims of cyclone Sidr.Teletalk is expected to provide Tk 3 lakh in addition to giving support to publicity and ticket selling of the three matches between Abahani and Mohammedan, confirmed BFF acting general secretary Manzoor Hossain Malu yesterday.The matches of the two city rivals will be played at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on December 3, 5 and 7 to raise fund for the victims of Cyclone Sidr.As party of publicity, the BFF will hold a rally from the Bangabandhu Stadium to the Jatiya Press Club tomorrow at 11am involving players, organisers, officials and fans.
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BFF Eye Big Crowds for Charity Series
2007-11-28 11:09:00 The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has decided go for a full-fledged drive by involving ex-players, organisers and the clubs of the capital to make its fund raising charity matches successful.Abahani and Mohammedan will be involved in a charity series of three-matches in Dhaka on December 3rd, 5th and 7th, to raise funds for the victims of cyclone Sidr. Both the clubs have extended their full support to the BFF for this cause.The first meeting of the 21-member committee formed for the series was held yesterday at the BFF Bhaban with co-chairman and Mohammedan secretary Lokman Hossain Bhuiyan in chair."We have agreed to work hard to make it a success," said BFF acting general secretary and member-secretary of the committee Manzoor Hossain Malu."We want every match to be a full-house and want to involve players, organisers and the other clubs apart from Abahani and Mohammedan to work with us."We will emphasise on ticket sales and our target is to make some pushing-sell," Malu ad... More About: Charity , Series , Hari
Farewell to Nayeemuddin
2007-11-26 20:10:00 For the first time in the history of Bangladesh football, an outgoing foreign coach received a farewell party when footballers bade Syed Nayeemuddin goodbye yesterday.The Indian coach, who joined the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) last August, saw his contract terminated after just three months at the start of November.The 60-year-old Nayeemuddin, who has yet to leave for home, also set an example by giving wristwatches to 30 players - who belonged to his camp for the Merdeka Cup and Nehru Cup tournaments as well as the World Cup pre-qualifiers.Nayeemuddin had earlier wanted to give some cash out of his remuneration from the BFF to the players, who refused to take any money.He finally had his way by handing over the expensive gifts at a party at a local hotel. Although it seemed that Brothers Union were organising the farewell, sources said that it was an effort of BFF president SA Sultan.Nayeemuddin coached Brothers Union last season - his second stint at the Gopibagh club in... More About: Farewell
Abahani Suffer in Sudden Death
2007-11-24 21:11:00 Abahani's dreams to end the season with an international football title shattered yesterday when this year's Bangladesh professional league champions bowed out of Assam's 56th Bharat Ratna Lokapriya Bordoloi Trophy on penalties.The Dhaka heavyweights paid for numerous missing chances against ten-man ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation) of Mumbai, who won 5-4 in sudden death tiebreakers after the 120-minute second semifinal ended goalless at the Nehru Stadium in Guwahati. ONGC, who will take on Thailand's Bangkok Port Authority in tomorrow's final at the same venue, were reduced to ten men in the first minute of the second half. But Abahani's firepower was not enough to beat rival goalkeeper Bilifung Narzary, who pulled off a series of saves.Abahani manager Satyajit Das Rupu told The Daily Star over phone from the biggest city of India's northeast that Abahani fluffed so many chances that they should have won the semifinal by a big margin. "Officially we are unbeaten but we ... More About: Death
BFF Defer Polls Again, Sidr Fund Raising Plans
2007-11-22 23:52:00 The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has decided to defer its polls once again, this time for the sake of the cyclone-hit people of the country's southwest region.The decision came in today's emergency meeting of the executive committee at the BFF House, called after the distressed southern district officials had appealed for extending the deadline of the DFA (district and divisional football associations) elections.BFF president SA Sultan told after the meeting that the football governing body of the country has decided to put back the DFA polls by ten days upon requests by organisers of 16 districts that suffered the worst affects of Cyclone Sidr.According to the new schedule, polls for the districts will have to be held by December 15 instead of December 5 while the divisional voting by December 24 instead of 14.The BFF polls will be held in the first week of January 2008.BFF's acting general secretary Manzoor Hossain Malu said that the main election had to be shifted due ... More About: Plans , Polls , Fund
Abahani Into Bordoloi Trophy Semi Finals
2007-11-20 19:19:00 Abahani strolled into the semifinals of the 56th Bordoloi Trophy as Group A champions when they drew goalless with defending champions Assam Electricity Board today in Guwahati. Playing on a cold November afternoon at the Nehru Stadium, the Dhaka heavyweights who rested a few key players wasted a number of chances with Moni, Joy, Pranotosh and Emily fluffing sitters in the last quarterfinals group match. Bangladesh's B League champions Abahani, who won their opener against fellow semifinalsts Oil India Ltd 2-0, finished with four points while the local powermen bowed out with just one point.Abahani will take on Group A runners-up Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) of Mumbai in the second semifinal on Thursday while Oil India face Thailand's Bangkok Port Authority in Wednesday's first semifinal.The final is slated for November 24.Abahani team: Biplab, Obaidur, Nazrul, Ghansah, Mintu, Ujjal (Zahed), Joy, Pranotosh, Robin (Abdullah Parvez), Moni and Emily. More About: Finals , Semi , Ordo
Abahani Meet AEB Today
2007-11-20 18:19:00 Abahani will look to seal their place in the semifinals of the 56th Bordoloi Trophy when the Dhaka giants meet defending champions Assam Electricity Board (AEB) in the last quarterfinal league match today.The Group-B match will be held at the Nehru Stadium in Guwahati, Assam.The holders, in a must win situation, are on the verge of elimination after losing their opening match 1-0 to Oil India Limited.Abahani's 2-0 win over Oil India on Sunday, thanks to goals either side of the half by striker Saifur Rahman Moni, has put the Bangladesh professional league champions on top of the table and all but confirm their place in the last four with a better goal difference.Having ended their two group matches, the Oilmen have three points with an inferior goal difference that can only come handy if Abahani lose 4-0 to the pointless powermen.A message from Guwahati last night, however, confirmed that Abahani would not relax and go for a win when a draw will suffice for them to emerge group cha... More About: Today , Meet
Latest Bangladesh Football Jerseys
2007-11-19 18:49:00 On a visit to Bangladesh last month and expecting to find only cricket shirts, I was happily shocked and surprised to find the latest Bangladesh football jerseys on sale, both home and away complete with BFF logo. We sadly still do not have any renowed sports company manufacturing our kit. Below is a team pic of the Bangladesh national team before their home Pre-World Cup Qualifer against Tajiskistan on 8th October 2007. Below that is the actual shirts that I purchased.Bangladesh National Team - 08/10/07Home ShirtAway ShirtHopefully very soon, BanglaFootball .net will be the first website in the world to sell the Bangladesh national team jersey!!! More About: Glad
Abahani off to Winning Start in India
2007-11-19 11:59:00 Abahani brightened their chances to reach the semifinals of the 56th Bordoloi Trophy when the Dhaka giants blanked inform Oil India Limited 2-0 in their first quarterfinals league match in Guwahati yesterday.Guest striker Saifur Rahman Moni struck either side of the half at the Nehru Stadium to mark the Bangladesh professional league champions' return to the prestigious tournament in Assam after 15 years, according to a message received in Dhaka. Moni, on loan from Muktijoddha Sangsad, put the sky-blues ahead after 36 minutes and sealed the victory on the hour-mark.Oil India had eliminated Goa heavyweights Vasco in the pre-quarterfinals before edging defending champions Assam State Electric Board 1-0 two days earlier in the Group B opening match. Abahani will need just one point against Assam State Electric Board in their next match to reach the last four.Thailand's Bangkok Port Authority, the other foreign team in the tournament, are pitted against Food Corporation of India and M... More About: Start , Winning
Friendship Cup Postponed
2007-11-19 11:56:00 Organisers yesterday postponed the Friendship Cup football tournament due to the devastation created by Cyclone Sidr in the coastal areas of the country.With the death toll already rising above 2,000 and millions becoming homeless after the storm tore through the south and southwest region of the country, National Sports Council (NSC) chairman and Army Chief General Moeen U Ahmed, who is also the chief patron of the international tournament, has directed the organising committee to temporarily put off the meet. The 5-team tournament was scheduled to be held in Dhaka from November 28-December 10.General Moeen has also asked the football fraternity of the country to stand beside the destitute.A five-member delegation yesterday met the NSC chairman at the Kurmitola Golf Club with reports of the preparation when general Moeen directed them to call off the event for the sake of the millions of distressed people.However, he has assured the organisers that he will extend his full support t...
First Guest Contributor and Google Page Rank
2007-11-17 21:50:00 As some of you may have noticed, there are times (e.g. last month) that I am not able to update the site. This is due to me being too busy with other things in life. So, to make sure that this does not happen again, I have hired the help of someone else. This person is Anamul Hassan. He is a huge fan of Bangladesh football and I'm sure he will do a great job. He has already begun posting news and features, which you may already be aware of.This is a big step forward for BanglaFootball.net, and I would like to officially welcome Anamul as our first ever Guest Contributor.Also, I am pleased to announce that Google have finally updated their page rankings, and this site has deservedly moved from Page Rank 0 to PageRank 4. We are also steadily moving up the search pages (mostly in the top 5) in all major search engines, for the keywords "Bangladesh football".Lastly, to celebrate all the good news, I have finally designed a site banner that I am quite proud of. I hope you all like it too... More About: Page Rank
Bangladesh Football Stadium Pics
2007-11-17 10:59:00 With the rise of cricket in Bangladesh , there has been a flurry of stadiums built all over Bangladesh. In 2004, Bangladesh hosted the Under 19 Cricket World Cup where many new Divisional Cricket stadiums were created but to be used for cricket.However, there are still a few stadiums in Bangladesh, which are still exclusive to football:Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) in Dhaka, built in the 1950's with a capacity of 36,000, and only FIFA approved international football venue in the country.M.A. Aziz stadium in Chittagong, built in the 1950's with a capacity of 20,000.Kamlapur Stadium in Dhaka, built in 2003 with a capacity of 20,000 which plays host to league matches which are not played at the BNS.Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) - DhakaM.A. Aziz Stadium - ChittagongLocal to Sylheti's, which are used for football (jointly with cricket), are the following stadiums:M.A.G Osmani Stadium in Sylhet, built in the 1960's with a capacity of 20,000.M. Safiur Rahman Stadium in Moulvib... More About: Football , Adium , Glad
Manilal Promises More Funds
2007-11-16 14:54:00 Manilal Fernando, the FIFA development officer for Asia, promised another $6.5 lakh (Tk 4.5 crore) for construction of a football training centre Cox’s Bazar and an academy at Savar. He also has assured that the fund of $2.5 allocated earlier for the construction of a training centre in Barisal would not be cancelled. Manilal who came to Dhaka on a one-day visit on Wednesday night, revealed these at a press briefing at BFF House on Thursday after a meeting with the BFF officials in the morning. Manilal, also the vice-president of the Asian Football Confederation, also had a meeting with the chairman of the National Sports Council and Chief of Army Staff, General Moeen U Ahmed, at his Dhaka cantonment office in the afternoon which in his words was ‘fruitful and productive’. He said, ‘I have to say the meeting with General Moeen was very fruitful and productive, I was impressed by his sporting spirit, we had a threadbare discussion on various issues and the meting ended w... More About: Promises , Funds , Nila
Abahani off to India Today
2007-11-16 14:50:00 Abahani return to Bordoloi Trophy after 15 years when the Bangladesh professional league champions take part in the 56th edition of Assam's premier football tournament.This time, the sky-blues will aim a better performance after finishing runners-up in 1992 when they lost to Kolkata giants East Bengal in the final. Weather permitting, a 30-member Abahani squad including 20 footballers will leave Dhaka this morning by air for Kolkata en route to Guwahati, the largest north-eastern city of India , where the preliminary rounds of the tournament begun on November 8 with 16 teams.The final is slated for November 24. Abahani will play in the second stage where two groups of three teams each vie for the semifinals. The Dhaka heavyweights are scheduled to play their first match on Sunday but manager Satyajit Das Rupu could not confirm their opponents.Bangkok Port Authority Club of Thailand, the 1979 and 1993 winners, are the other foreign team to play directly into the second stage where th... More About: Today
Nepal Friends Club Send Squad List
2007-11-16 14:47:00 Nepal Investment Bank Ltd Friends Club was the first team to send its squad list for the Friendship Cup football tournament on Thursday. Most of the 18-member squad have played in Dhaka before. Rakesh Shreshta, Pradip Mahajan, Raju Tamaang, Santosh Sakhaul, Ukesh Shreshta all played for different Dhaka clubs as well as the Nepal national team. Kolkata Mohammedan, Parek Football Association are the other two overseas clubs who will play in the five-team tournament scheduled to start from November 28. More About: Nepal , List , Send
FCOC Forms 18 Sub-Committees
2007-11-14 12:05:00 The Friendship Cup Organising Committee (FCOC) yesterday finalised its 18 sub-committees for the five-team invitational football tournament to begin in Dhaka this month.Malaysia's Perak FA, Friends Club of Nepal and Kolkata Mohammedan from India will join local giants Abahani and Mohammedan in the November 28-December 10 meet.Friends Club are expected to be the first foreign team to arrive in Dhaka although the FCOC has yet to confirm flight schedules.With Abahani due to participate in the Barduloi Trophy in Assam this month, Mohammedan would be the only local team available on the opening day, which may lead the Dhaka heavyweights to face Friends Club in the opening match.Mohammedan have already started preparation with three guest players - national booters Hassan Al Mamun and Arman Aziz and goalkeeper Aminul Islam of Muktijoddha - training with them under assistant coach Mohammed Panir.The ex-national custodian took charge in absence of black and whites coach Shafiqul Islam Mani... More About: Forms
FCOC Asks BFF to Defer Polls
2007-11-13 18:49:00 The Friendship Cup Organising Committee (FCOC) yesterday requested the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) to delay the elections of the district and divisional football associations (DFAs) for the sake of the tournament.The polls at the districts are due to be held by December 5 and the divisions by December 14."We have appealed to the BFF to defer the DFA elections to make the Friendship Cup successful," told organising committee joint secretary Fazlur Rahman Babul yesterday."We have sought the help of BFF, Bangladesh Olympic Association and the National Sports Council to make the international football tournament a success. We are also involving organisers from the districts. The recent schedule of the polls, however, will deny them from coming to Dhaka and help us," Babul added."The district organisers will be busy from November 28 to December 10 for the tournament. So it would be difficult for them to get involved in the election procedures. That's why we have requested the B... More About: Polls
Mission Statement
2007-11-12 20:46:00 To become the best Bangladesh football related site on the Internet.To promote a positive image of the beautiful game in Bangladesh. More About: Mission , Mission Statement , Statement , Temen , Missi
BFF Polls Announced
2007-11-06 11:47:00 The election of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) will be held on January 19, the football's governing body of the country announced yesterday.The decision was taken at an emergency meeting of the executive committee, which has been running the show under FIFA instructions despite its tenure expired last April. FIFA has given the executive committee a maximum of one year to make amendments to its constitution according to FIFA statutes.BFF acting general secretary Manzoor Hossain Malu informed that the polls for the football associations of districts and divisions will have be completed by December 5 and 14 respectively."We have agreed to follow all FIFA directives regarding the election. We have decided that no government officials will have voting rights at the district and divisional associations according to their recent instructions," Malu said. More About: Polls , Anno
BFF Parts With Nayeemuddin
2007-11-01 22:33:00 The Bangladesh Football Federation's (BFF) acting general secretary Manzoor Hossain Malu confirmed yesterday that the federation has decided to terminate Syed Nayeemuddin's contract.Although Malu did not mention anything straight, he said diplomatically that the BFF will 'not take services' of Syed Nayeemuddin in near future."We have talked with Nayeemuddin (on Wednesday night) and told him that we will not take his services from November as the national team do not have any commitment for a long time," Malu said."He will be on vacation but we will contact him as soon as we call the national camp. We have also requested him to join us if he is free," he added.The BFF will not pay the veteran Indian any salary after October, which ensures Nayeemuddin's exit as Bangladesh coach.The contract runs till December and it is the BFF's duty to fulfil the agreements by paying the coach in full but Malu said if Nayeem wants salary beyond the month of October, he will have to make an appe... More About: Parts
Footballers in Cox's Bazar
2007-09-08 12:29:00 The national football team reached Cox's Bazar last night to begin the first leg of their three-month preparation for the SAFF Championship in December.The booters, who left the BFF Bhaban yesterday at 9.30 am by bus, halted at Noakhali for lunch during a long journey.The team will train for one month at the tourist resort near the country's southern tip before returning to the capital for the World Cup 2010 pre-qualifiers against Tajikistan in October.The coaches will then select an under-23 squad for the Grand Royal Cup to be held in Myanmar in November before resuming training for the regional football festival, which will be jointly hosted by Sri Lanka and Maldives.Although 33 footballers were named for the preliminary camp, some seniors, alarmingly, did not accompany the team.Midfielders Abul Hossain and key striker Zahid Hassan Emily both requested the Bangladesh Foot ball Federation (BFF) to allow them join the team a day later due to personal reasons while Mehdi Hassan Ujja...
No Place For Alfaz
2007-09-06 19:06:00 Alfaz Ahmed's return from retirement was short-lived as the veteran striker was dropped from the national team's preparatory camp for two tournaments this year and the World Cup pre-qualifiers.The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) yesterday called 33 footballers to join camp for this October's World Cup home and away pre-qualifiers against Tajikistan, the Grand Royal Cup in Myanmar where the Under-23 team will participate in November and the SAFF Championship in December.Alfaz, who had announced his retirement from international football after the Asia Cup qualifiers in 2006, joined the camp for the Nehru Cup - which concluded in India last month - when he was picked by new coach Syed Nayeemuddin.Alfaz, the fulcrum of the country's SAF Games (1999) and SAFF Championship (2003) winning teams, did not get a chance in the starting line-up of the first two games in the Nehru Cup in New Delhi but got back into the first eleven in the latter matches after the Bangladesh striking du... More About: Place , Alfa
U-23s To Play in Grand Royal Challenge Cup
2007-08-29 12:09:00 Bangladesh will take part in the third Grand Royal Challenge Cup to be held in Myanmar from November 1.The Under-23 booters will represent Bangladesh in the tournament, said Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) acting general secretary Manjur Hossain Malu.He mentioned that a letter from the BFF confirming Bangladesh's participation in the tournament would be sent later on Tuesday night to the Myanmar Football Federation.“We will pick a preliminary squad in the first week of September after the return of national coach Syed Nayeemuddin, who is now vacationing in India,” Malu said.Earlier on August 18, the Myanmar Football Federation (MFF) invited BFF to participate in the tournament.The MFF also invited four other countries - Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam - to take part in the tourney.In 2005, Bangladesh finished runners-up in the same tournament. More About: Play , Halle
Bangladesh 'B' 1-2 Zimbabwe
2007-08-26 12:08:00 The second-string Bangladesh football team completed their Merdeka Cup campaign with a 2-1 defeat against Zimbabwe at the Shah Alam Stadium in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.Bangladesh will return home today with empty-handed as they lost their two previous group matches against Indonesia 1-0 and against Singapore 2-1.Zimbabwe, who brought their select team, took a 1-0 lead in the first half with a 36th minute strike and then doubled the margin in the 57th minute following a Bangladeshi defense lapse, according to a message received here from the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).Bangladesh pulled back a goal with three minutes to go before the final whistle when striker Saifur Rahman Moni headed home a Sharif ball.Meanwhile, the senior side returned home yesterday after a disappointing performance in the Nehru Cup in India where they suffered a 0-2 defeat to top-ranked Syria, 0-1 defeat to hosts India and 0-3 defeat to Kyrgyztan and managed only a 1-1 draw with Cambodia. More About: Glad
Bangladesh 'B' Play Last Match Against Zimbabwe
2007-08-25 12:45:00 After their senior colleagues bowed out of the Nehru Cup without making any impact, Bangladesh 's second-string footballers play their last match in the Merdeka Cup in Malaysia today.Bangladesh's last group match against Zimbabwe will begin at 4.30 pm (Bangladesh time) at the Shah Alam Stadium in Kuala Lumpur.The game, however, will not be treated as a full international as Zimbabwe brought their Select team with coach Sunday Chidzambwa choosing a squad of some veterans, who have always been on the fringe of breaking into the national team, and some up-and-coming players eager to make an impression.Bangladesh have lost both their games, 1-0 to Indonesia and 2-1 to Singapore but the Zimbabwe Select bounced back after a 4-2 loss to Singapore when the Africans downed Indonesia 2-1 on Thursday.Singapore, who meet Indonesia in the today's other match, have already confirmed a place in the semifinals after first-half goals by Ridhuan Muhammad and Fazrul Nawaz had sealed a win over Bangl... More About: Play , Match , Glad
Kyrgyzstan 3-0 Bangladesh
2007-08-25 12:43:00 Kyrgyzstan tore apart an exhausted Bangladesh 3-0 yesterday to stay alive for a final berth in the Nehru Cup.Vadim Herchenko was unstoppable and the winger exploited the tired legs of the Bangladesh defenders to set up a brace for Hurshid Lutfullaev and one goal for Ruslan Djamshidov, the striking duo who toured Bangladesh during the AFC Challenge Cup in April last year.With two wins from three matches, Kyrgyzstan now face a must win situation against hosts India, who also have six points but enjoy a better goal difference.Ruslan wasted an early chance against Bangladesh, who ended their campaign with three defeats in four games inside just seven days, retained the same line-up from their 1-1 draw against Cambodia two days earlier.After the wake-up call, Syed Nayeemuddin's boys took brief control with strings of passes and Zahid Hossain hammered the ball inches wide from 30 yards in the 26th minute.Two minutes later, makeshift rightback Ariful unnecessarily lingered with the ball a... More About: Kyrgyzstan , Glad
Singapore U-23 2-1 Bangladesh 'B'
More articles from this author:2007-08-23 21:26:00 Bangladesh's second-string national football team went down to Singapore U-23s 2-1 in the Merdeka Cup.Singapore, who led the first half 2-0 with goals in the 41 and 44 minutes at the Shah Alam Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, all but confirmed a semifinal berth with their second successive win following a 4-2 victory against Zimbabwe Select.Bangladesh defended well before captain Hassan Al Mamun limped off the ground just before conceding the first goal and his replacement Arup Baidya set a consolation goal for substitute Jumratul Islam Mithu, who struck his first international goal in the 85th minute.Bangladesh meet Zimbabwe Select in their last group match. More About: Bangladesh , Glad 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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