The Bangladesh men's national field hockey team represents Bangladesh in men's international field hockey, and has won the bronze medal three times in the South Asian Games. It is administered by the Bangladesh Hockey Federation.
History In India and Pakistan Hockey was introduced in Bengal during the British period. The game was introduced in Dhaka around 1905 under the patronage of Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah (1866–1915), when it was confined to the Nawab's family circle. At that time, football was more popular in Bengal. The game made great progress due to the efforts of some sports patrons and organizers. During World War II, a team of the hockey wizard Dhyan Chand, a member of the Gurkha Regiment, played an exhibition match at Armanitola in Dhaka.
With the Partition of Bengal in 1947, the growth of hockey was impeded. Many of the people who played and loved hockey migrated to India. As a result, hockey in East Pakistan turned into a seasonal game. Hockey was played only for two or three months in the year also due to the inadequacy of grounds and unfavorable weather conditions in other months of the year. The East Pakistan hockey team took part in a number of tournaments including the All Pakistan National Hockey Championship. In 1969, Dhaka successfully hosted the final round of the Pakistan National Hockey Championship.
In Bangladesh The Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) was founded in 1972. The federation acquired full membership of the International Hockey Federation and of the Asian Hockey Federation in 1975. In 1987, a hockey stadium was built in Dhaka, which is now known as the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium. Since then it has been the home of hockey in Bangladesh and the office of the BHF. The Federation arranges hockey leagues, tournaments, and the National Youth and Senior Championships. At the home level, hockey matches including Premier Division Hockey League, First Division Hockey League, Second Division Hockey League, National Hockey League, National Youth Hockey League, Independence Day Hockey Tournament, National Hockey Championship, National Youth Hockey Championship, Victory Day Hockey Tournament, and School Tournaments. Bangladesh has hosted various international tournaments with distinction.
Bangladesh started taking part in international hockey tournaments by participating in the 1st Junior World Cup for Asia/Oceania zone qualifying round in Kuala Lumpur in 1977. The country also played in the Asian Games in Bangkok in 1978. Bangladesh took part in the 1st Asia Cup in Karachi in 1982. In 1985, Dhaka hosted the Second Asia Hockey Cup, when captained by Chaklader, Bangladesh performed superbly in front of large crowds. India, Pakistan, Korea, Malaysia, China, Japan, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Iran, and Bangladesh took part in this tournament. Bangladesh also hosted an international invitational hockey tournament in 1997, when India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka were the participants.
Honours Tournaments Men's AHF Cup: Champions: 2008, 2012, 2016, 2022 Third Place: 2025 South Asian Games: Bronze Medal: 1995, 2010, 2016
Players Current squad The following players were named for the 2025 Men's Hockey Asia Cup.
Caps updated as of 7 September 2025, after the match against .
Coaching staff
PositionNameHead coach Mamun Ur RashidAssistant coaches Moshiur Rahman BiplobTrainer Alamgir IslamManager Syed Bayazid Haider Assistant manager Kazi Abu Zafar TapanTeam physio Saifuddin AhmedVideo analyst Taposh Barman
Competitive record World Cup Record YearRoundPositionGPWDLGFGA 1971Part of 1973Did not qualify 1975 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2023 2026Total0/150 Titles000000
World Cup Qualifiers YearRoundPositionGPWDLGFGA 2001DNQ8000637Total1/10 Title8008637
Asian Games YearRoundPositionGPWDLGFGA 1958 to 1970Part of 1974Did not participate 1978Preliminary Round6th place3102224 1982Preliminary Round9th place4103423 19863102311 1990Did not participate 1994Preliminary Round7th place4103213 1998Preliminary Round9th place5113427 2002Preliminary Round7th place5104726 2006Preliminary Round7th place62041329 2010Preliminary Round8th place6105524 2014Preliminary Round8th place5104524 2018Preliminary Round6th place63031122 2022Preliminary Round8th place62041833 2026Preliminary Round7th place73041330Total12/120 Titles601724187286
Asian Games Qualifiers YearRoundPositionGPWDLGFGA 2006QualifiedChampion1/76510145 2010Qualified5th place5/762222215 2014QualifiedChampion1/85410185 2018QualifiedRunners-up2/85401385 20222/95401139 20265/952211413Total6/62 Titles32216511952
Asia Cup YearRoundPositionGPWDLGFGA 19826204822 1985Group stage6th place412165 1989Group stage7th place3003119 1994Group stage6th place411248 1999Group stage6th place411228 2003Group stage8th place3003026 2007Group stage7th place52031622 2009Group stage7th place3003121 2013Group stage7th place3003322 2017Group stage6th place3003117 2022Group stage6th place3102415 2025Group stage6th place52031619Total11/110 Titles41842946185
Asian Champions Trophy YearRoundPositionGPWDLGFGA 2011Did not participate 2012 2013 2016 2018 20214004423 2023 Did not participate 2024Total1/80 Titles4004423
Hockey World League YearRoundPositionGPWDLGFGA 2012–13Second Round19th place53021817 2014–15Second Round28th place62041417Second Round27th place63032015Total3/30 Titles178095249
AHF Cup YearRoundPositionGPWDLGFGA 2008Champion1st5410269 2012Champion1st5500289 2016Champion1st3300284 2022Champion1st6600328 2025Third place3rd6501219Total5/74 Titles25231112839
South Asian Games No Year Host Position1 1995 Madras, India 2 2006 Colombo, Sri Lanka 3 2010 Dhaka, Bangladesh 4 2016 Guwahati, India 5 2027 Lahore, Pakistan
International grounds
Stadium City Division Capacity Matches hosted Notes Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium Dhaka Dhaka Division 10,000 International & domestic matches, AHF Cup National hockey stadium; venue for Asian Games qualifiers, World League, and FIH events Shaheed Smriti Stadium Rajshahi Rajshahi Division 5,000 National championships Multi-sport venue; occasionally used for domestic and junior-level hockey tournaments
Results and fixtures 2025 2025 AHF Cup
Third and fourth place
2025 Asia Cup
5–8th place Semi-finals
Fifth and sixth place
2025 Asia Play-offs
2026 2026 Asian Games Qualifier
2026 Asian Games
Head-to-head record
Against Region %WinAHFPAHFEHFAHFAHFAHFAfHFOHFEHFAfHFAHFAHFAHFAHFEHFAHFAHFAHFAHFPAHFAHFAHFAHFEHFEHFEHFAHFAHFAHFAHFEHFAHFEHFTotal 33 Nations 242 99 19 124 613 851 -238 40.91
See also Bangladesh women's national field hockey team Bangladesh men's national under-21 field hockey team Bangladesh women's national under-21 field hockey team
References
External links Official website FIH profile