- Trying to move forward
- BFF banned BKSP this year
- From beginning, Federation was in trouble with Sohag issue
- First time, BD go to main round of FIFA World Cup qualifiers
- Martinez-Ronaldinho arrived in BD
- Punishment of Morsalin, Tapu, Ziko in drug cases
Bangladesh football is coming back to life again. There was a time when football had an awakening. Even in the nineties, the stadium was crowded with visitors. Nowadays, the traffic of visitors to the stadium has increased. Now there are spectators at club matches too. Bangladesh's men's football team in form entire year. The national team has no more matches before next March. Meanwhile, the national team's performance was not good. People were afraid to dream about Bangladesh football then.
But now that awakening has returned to local football. The boys in red and green have done a great job this year. Bangladesh team played well in the last SAFF Championship. After 2009, this time after 14 long years, Bangladesh played the semi-final in SAFF. The team lost 1-0 after fighting with Kuwait. Against Maldives-Bhutan, Bangladesh won the match with a big margin despite falling behind in the beginning.
In total, the Bangladesh team won five out of 13 matches this year. Despite four losses, they stopped the opponent in four matches. Bangladesh has played six matches in the country this year. Bangladesh team has lost only one out of six matches in the country. Bangladesh has also stopped a strong team like Lebanon on the ground of the last country, that too on a big stage like the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers! Bangladesh football is coming back to life again. Maybe everyone knows how the time is going in Bangladesh football recently. There was a time when football had an awakening. Even in the nineties, the stadium was crowded with spectators. What can be seen in the crowd now?
Yes, there is an increase in the number of visitors to the stadium these days. This is a scene from the past. Now there are spectators at club matches too. Bangladesh's men's football team has spread the light this year. The national team has no more matches before next March. Meanwhile, the national team was completely off-form.People were afraid to dream about Bangladesh football then. But now that awakening has returned to Bengal football.
This year, the Bangladesh team has performed very well. The Bangladesh team played well in the last SAFF Championship. After 2009, this time after 14 long years, Bangladesh played the semi-final in SAFF. Bangladesh has played six matches on the country's soil this year. Bangladesh team has lost only one out of six matches on the country's soil. Bangladesh has also stopped a strong team like Lebanon on the ground of the last country, that too on a big stage like the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers!
On the other hand, at the end of the year, the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) football team was banned from domestic football for the next year by the disciplinary committee of BFF. The fact that BKSP players are playing under two identities in the lower two leagues came to the attention of BFF. Then they discuss with the concerned players, coaches, and officials and find the fault. Given that, the BFF Disciplinary Committee took some decisions. On the other hand, the most discussed topic of the country's football is that Bangladesh has made it to the group stage of the 2026 FIFA Football World Cup. Bangladesh team beat Maldives in pre-qualifiers. Bangladesh team won the two legs by 3-2.
Through this, for the first time in their history, the red-green jersey holders passed the main stage of World Cup selection. Although there was no involvement of the BFF and the Ministry of Sports, two personalities of world football came to Bangladesh this year. Brazil's Ronaldinho came after Argentina's World Cup-winning goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez. On a personal level, there has been more criticism than discussion during the two visits. 2023 is also a year of history for the Kings in domestic football.
No one has achieved four consecutive league titles since independence. Bashundhara Kings, who came to the Premier League in 2018, achieved this feat in a short period. In addition to the Premier League title in the middle of the year, the Kings also kept the championship title intact in the Independence Cup held at the end of the new season. Bashundhara Kings were in the race to surpass the country's excellence and become the best in South Asia as well. If they could draw against Odisha in India, the Kings would play in the next round as the South Asian group in the AFC Cup.
In that match, a controversial decision by the referee ruined the dreams of the Kings. However, in the AFC Cup, the Kings created a stir by defeating India's traditional and mighty Mohun Bagan. No club in Bangladesh has a record of defeating Mohun Bagan in the AFC Cup before this. In the history-making AFC Cup, a remarkable event has also happened to the Kings. Kings footballers carry booze on their way back from Maldives. The club authorities investigated and punished Zico, Tapu, Morsalin, Rimon, and Sabuj for different periods. Apart from Sabuj, the remaining four are now with the team as their punishments have been lifted.
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