The Shadhin Bangla football team (Bengali : স্বাধীন বাংলা ফুটবল দল; lit. Independent Bengal football team) was formed by Bangladesh Krira Samity of the Bangladeshi government in exile shortly after the start of liberation war in 1971. This is the first instance of a Bangladesh national football team in any form. The team toured throughout India playing a total of 16 friendly matches to raise international awareness and economic support for the liberation war.
The Shadhin Bangla football team captain Zakaria Pintoo, was the first person to hoist the Bangladesh flag outside the territorial Bangladesh. By the end of the 16th match the team had contributed Tk 5 lac to Muktijuddho Fund in 1971.
Players
NameHome Town late Zakaria Pintoo (captain)Naogaon Pratap Shankar Hazra (vice-captain)Sreenagar Kazi SalahuddinDhaka late AKM NowsheruzzamanChandpur late Lt Khandoker M.Nurunnabi (Retired as Major General)Kishoreganj late Ali ImamFaridpur Mohammed Sheikh Taslim UddinDhaka late Ainul HaqueGopalganj late Fazle Sadain KhokonRajshahi Late Lutfor RahmanJessore Sheikh Ashraf AliJessore late Amalesh SenBogra late Abdul HakimJessore late Aminul Islam SuruzBarisal late Bimal KarChittagong Shuvash Chandra ShahaNarsingdi Mujibur RahmanChittagong Mohammed KaikobadBrahmanbaria Late Dewan Mohammad Sirajuddin SiruNarayanganj. Abdus SattarNaogaon Sanjit Kumar DeyGazipur Abdul Momen JoarderChuadanga Late Moniruzzaman PearaKushtia Enayetur Rahman KhanKaliganj Shahjahan AlamDhaka Aniruddha ChatterjeeCox's Bazar Nihar Ranjan DasNarayanganj Pran Govinda KunduDhaka late Mahmud RashidSatkhira late Sheikh Monsur Ali LaluNarail
Officials PositionNameOrganizer late Saidur Rahman PatelManager Tanveer Mazhar Islam TannaCoach late Nani BashakSecretary, Bangladesh Krira Samity late Lutfor Rahman
In popular culture The 2010 Bengali-language film titled Jaago is inspired by Shadin Bangla football team. Based on the football team, 2022 Bengali-language film Damal is produced by Impress Telefilm.
See also Bangladesh Liberation War Football in Bangladesh Bangladesh Football Federation Bangladesh national football team East Pakistan football team
References
Further reading
External links Bangladesh Football Federation (official website) History of the Masses at The Daily Star Shadhin Bangla Football Team: The underappreciated heroes at The Business Standard