Bangladesh national kabaddi team won the bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games. In 1980, Bangladesh became the runners-up in the first Asian Kabaddi Championship and India emerged as the champion. Bangladesh became runners-up again in the next Asian Kabaddi Championship held in 1988 at Jaipur, India. Kabaddi is the national sport of Bangladesh.
Tournament history
Standard kabaddi
World Cup
World CupYearRankMWDLPFPAPD 2004 3rd 5 3 0 2 192 158 +34 2007 3rd 5 3 0 2 185 166 +19 2016 Group stage 5 3 0 2 210 188 +22 2025 To be determinedTotal 3/4 16 10 0 6 587 512 +75
Asian Games Asian GamesYearRankMWDLPFPAPD 1990 2nd6411135139-4 1994 2nd 430110091+9 1998 3rd632116997+72 2002 2nd530217491+83 2006 3rd5203166191-25 20105th31027689-13 20147th30036291-29 20185th4202102135-33 20225th4202133132+1Total9/9402031711171056+61
Asian Kabaddi Championship
Asian Kabaddi Championship Year Host country Position1980 India 2nd1988 India 2nd2000 Sri Lanka Group Stage2001 Thailand2002 Malaysia2003 Malaysia2005 Iran Didn’t Participate2017 Iran2023 South Korea
South Asian Games South Asian GamesYearRankMWDLPFPAPD 1985 2nd 3 2 0 1 67 78 –11 1987 2nd 4 3 0 1 85 92 –7 1989 3rd 3 1 0 2 61 78 –17 1993 3rd 4 2 0 2 74 86 –12 1995 2nd 4 3 0 1 88 82 +6 1999 Didn’t Participate 2004 3rd 4 2 0 2 79 91 –12 2006 3rd 4 2 0 2 84 89 –5 2010 3rd 4 2 0 2 92 97 –5 2016 3rd 5 3 0 2 103 111 –8 2019 3rd 5 3 0 2 96 106 –10Total 10/11 40 23 0 17 829 910 –81
Beach kabaddi
Asian Beach Games Asian Beach GamesYearRankMWDLPFPAPD 2008 3rd 4 2 0 2 89 76 +13 2010 Didn’t Participate 2012 2014 Group stage 3 1 0 2 64 72 –8 2016 Didn’t ParticipateTotal 2/5 7 3 0 4 153 148 +5
Indoor Kabaddi
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Asian Indoor and Martial Arts GamesYearRankMWDLPFPAPD 2007 3rd 4 2 0 2 102 89 +13 2009 3rd 4 2 0 2 97 90 +7 2013 Didn’t Participate 2017 Not HeldTotal 2/3 8 4 0 4 199 179 +20
International Kabaddi tournament Bangabandhu Kabaddi Cup Bangabandhu CupYearRankMWDLPPAPD 2021 Champions 5 5 0 0 220 90 +130 2022 Champions 5 5 0 0 210 85 +125 2023 Champions 6 6 0 0 250 100 +150 2024 Champions 6 6 0 0 260 110 +150Total 4/4 22 22 0 0 940 385 +555
Current squad Name Role Franchise Md Nasir Uddin All-rounder Bangladesh Police Md Liton Ali All-rounder Bangladesh Army Razu Sheikh All-rounder Bangladesh Police Mizanur Rahman (Captain) Raider Kathmandu Mavericks Md Al Amin Raider Bangladesh Army Md Roman Raider Kathmandu Mavericks Razib Ahmed Raider Bangladesh Ansar Md Monirul Chowdhury Raider Pokhara Lakers Nesar Howlader Raider Bangladesh Police Md Fardous Sheikh Left-cover (Defender) Border Guard Bangladesh Md Rasel Hossen Right-corner (Defender) Border Guard Bangladesh Md Sabuz Mia Right-cover (Defender) Pokhara Lakers Amol Chanddar Roy Left-corner (Defender) Bangladesh Ansar Md Assaduzzaman Right-corner (Defender) Bangladesh Ansar Md Sazidul Chaklader Right-cover (Defender) Bangladesh Army Dipayon Golder Left-cover (Defender) Bangladesh Police
Coaching staff Position Name Head coach Subimal Chandra Das Assistant coach Md Abdul Jalil Coaching staff Md Badsha Mia Md Ahsraful Alam Md Bazlur Rashid Md Aruduzzaman Munshi Shahnaj Parvin
International grounds
Stadium City Division Capacity Matches hosted Notes Bangladesh Kabaddi Stadium Dhaka Dhaka Division Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium Dhaka Dhaka Division 3,000 Asian Games qualifiers, Bangabandhu Cup Main indoor venue for Bangladesh national kabaddi team; hosted multiple international events Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium Dhaka Dhaka Division 2,500 Bangabandhu Cup Kabaddi Alternate indoor venue for international and national kabaddi events MA Aziz Stadium Chattogram Chattogram Division 30,000 Exhibition matches, national finals Occasionally used for outdoor kabaddi matches and national sports festivals
List of National Awardee in Bangladesh 1. Abdul Jalil-2001 2. Badshah Mia-2002 3. Ziaur Rahaman-2005 4. Amir Hossiin Patwari-2007 5. Jahangir Alom-2009
Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation
Bangladesh Amateur Kabadi Federation was formed in 1973. It framed rules and regulations for the game. For more information visit Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation. Kabaddi is the national sport of Bangladesh
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