Bangladeshi clubs in the AFC Cup explained

Bangladeshi clubs' history of playing in the AFC Club Competitions. Muktijoddha Sangsad KC were the first side to take part in AFC Cup since the competition started in 2004. During the 2019 AFC Cup, Dhaka Abahani became the first Bangladeshi club to reach the knockout phase of the tournament.^[1] Bashundhara Kings became the first Bangladeshi club to take part in Preliminary Round of AFC Champions League in 23–24 season against Sharjah FC.

AFC Cup Participations (2004–2024)

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		2 Times	GS	GS		No Participation
		2 Times		GS	GS
		1 Time			GS
		2 Times					QS		QS
		1 Time						QS+GS						W/D
		6 Times							GS	GS	SF1	QS		QS	QS
		1 Time								QS
		4 Times										GS	GS	GS	GS

Winners

Runners-Up

Semifinals

Quarterfinals

• GS: Group Stage
• QS: Qualifying Stage
• TBA: To be Announced

Withdraw¹ Inter-zone play-off semi-finals

Bangladeshi Clubs in AFC Competitions (2024–)

Year	Competition	Team	Progress	Score	Opponent	Venue
2023–24	AFC Champions League	Bashundhara Kings	Preliminary Round	0–2	Sharjah FC	Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah
2024–25	AFC Challenge League	Bashundhara Kings	Preliminary Round

Statistics by club

Muktijoddha Sangsad

	Team	GP	W	D	L	F	A	GD
	12	1	2	9	5	18	−13

Results

Season	Round	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Venue
2004	Group Stage	Nisa Aşgabat		Muktijoddha Sangsad KC	Nisa Stadium, Asgabat, Turkmenistan
2004	Group Stage	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC		Al-Nejmeh Beirut	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman
2004	Group Stage	Al Sha'ab Ibb	3–0 1	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC	King Abdullah Stadium, Amman, jordan
2004	Group Stage	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC		Al Sha'ab Ibb	Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon
2004	Group Stage	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC		Nisa Aşgabat	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman
2004	Group Stage	Al-Nejmeh Beirut		Muktijoddha Sangsad KC	Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon
2005	Group Stage	East Bengal F.C.		Muktijoddha Sangsad KC	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India
2005	Group Stage	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC		Al-Faisaly (Amman)	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2005	Group Stage	Nebitçi Balkanabat		Muktijoddha Sangsad KC	Balkanabat Stadium, Balkanabat, Turkmenistan
2005	Group Stage	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC		Nebitçi Balkanabat	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2005	Group Stage	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC		East Bengal F.C.	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2005	Group Stage	Al-Faisaly (Amman)		Muktijoddha Sangsad KC	Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan

¹Al Sha'ab Ibb were awarded a 3–0 win as Muktijoddha Sangsad KC did not show up for the match.

Brothers Union

	Team	GP	W	D	L	F	A	GD
	10	0	4	6	7	21	−14

Results

Season	Round	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Venue
2005	Group Stage	Brothers Union		Nisa Aşgabat	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2005	Group Stage	Al-Nejmeh Beirut		Brothers Union	Al Manara Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon
2005	Group Stage	Nisa Aşgabat		Brothers Union	Nisa Stadium, Asgabat, Turkmenistan
2005	Group Stage	Brothers Union		Al-Nejmeh Beirut	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2006	Group Stage	Al-Muharraq		Brothers Union	Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Turkmenistan
2006	Group Stage	Brothers Union		Mahindra United	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2006	Group Stage	Brothers Union		Al Ahed	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2006	Group Stage	Al Ahed		Brothers Union	Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon
2006	Group Stage	Brothers Union		Al-Muharraq	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2006	Group Stage	Mahindra United		Brothers Union

Dhaka Mohammedan

	Team	GP	W	D	L	F	A	GD
	2	0	0	2	1	9	−8

Results

Season	Round	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Venue
2006	Group Stage	Al-Wahdat		Dhaka Mohammedan	Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan
2006	Group Stage	Dhaka Mohammedan		Al-Wahdat	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Sheikh Russel

	Team	GP	W	D	L	F	A	GD
	3	0	1	2	4	6	−2

Results

Season	Round	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Venue
2015	Qualifying Stage	Khayr Vahdat FK		Sheikh Russel KC	Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
2017	Qualifying Stage	Sheikh Russel KC		Tatung F.C.	Changlimithang Stadium, Thimpu, Bhutan
2017	Qualifying Stage	F.C. Tertons		Sheikh Russel KC	Changlimithang Stadium, Thimpu, Bhutan

Sheikh Jamal DC

	Team	GP	W	D	L	F	A	GD
	8	2	1	5	12	21	−9

Results

Season	Round	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Venue
2016	Qualifying Stage	Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club		Benfica de Macau	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
2016	Qualifying Stage	FC Alga Bishkek		Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
2016	Group Stage	Tampines Rovers FC		Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club	Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore
2016	Group Stage	Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club		Ceres F.C.	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2016	Group Stage	Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club		Selangor FA	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2016	Group Stage	Selangor FA		Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club	Selayang Municipal Council Stadium, Selayang, Malaysia
2016	Group Stage	Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club		Tampines Rovers FC	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2016	Group Stage	Ceres F.C.		Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club	Panaad Park and Stadium, Bacolod, Philippines

Dhaka Abahani

	Team	GP	W	D	L	F	A	GD
	22	7	5	10	27	34	−7

Results

Season	Round	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Venue
2017	Group Stage	Dhaka Abahani		Maziya S&RC	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2017	Group Stage	Mohun Bagan		Dhaka Abahani	Rabindra Sarobar Stadium, Kolkata, India
2017	Group Stage	Bengaluru FC		Dhaka Abahani	Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, India
2017	Group Stage	Dhaka Abahani		Bengaluru FC	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2017	Group Stage	Maziya S&RC		Dhaka Abahani	Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé, Maldives
2017	Group Stage	Dhaka Abahani		Mohun Bagan	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2018	Group Stage	Dhaka Abahani		New Radiant S.C.	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2018	Group Stage	Bengaluru FC		Dhaka Abahani	Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, India
2018	Group Stage	Aizawl F.C.		Dhaka Abahani	Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati, India
2018	Group Stage	Dhaka Abahani		Aizawl F.C.	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2018	Group Stage	New Radiant S.C.		Dhaka Abahani	Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé, Maldives
2018	Group Stage	Dhaka Abahani		Bengaluru FC	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2019	Group Stage	Manang Marshyangdi Club		Dhaka Abahani	ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Nepal
2019	Group Stage	Dhaka Abahani		Minerva Punjab F.C.	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2019	Group Stage	Chennaiyin FC		Dhaka Abahani	The Arena, Ahmedabad, India
2019	Group Stage	Dhaka Abahani		Chennaiyin FC	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2019	Group Stage	Dhaka Abahani		Manang Marshyangdi Club	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2019	Group Stage	Minerva Punjab F.C.		Dhaka Abahani	Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati, India
2019	Inter-zone Semi-final	Dhaka Abahani		4.25 SC	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2019	Inter-zone Semi-final	4.25 SC		Dhaka Abahani	Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea
2020	Group Stage	Dhaka Abahani		Maziya S&RC	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2020	Group Stage	Maziya S&RC		Dhaka Abahani	National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives
2022	Qualifying Play-off	Mohun Bagan SG		Dhaka Abahani	Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata, India

Saif SC

	Team	GP	W	D	L	F	A	GD
	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3

Results

Season	Round	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Venue
2018	Qualifying Stage	Saif Sporting Club		TC Sports Club	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2018	Qualifying Stage	TC Sports Club		Saif Sporting Club	Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé, Maldives

Bashundhara Kings

	Team	GP	W	D	L	F	A	GD
	7	4	2	1	11	7	+4

Results

Season	Round	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Venue	Source
2020	Group Stage	Bashundhara Kings		T.C. Sports Club	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	[4]
2021	Group Stage	Bashundhara Kings		Maziya	National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives	[5]
2021	Group Stage	Bengaluru FC		Bashundhara Kings	National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives	[6]
2021	Group Stage	Bashundhara Kings		Mohun Bagan SG	National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives	[7]
2022	Group Stage	Bashundhara Kings		Maziya	Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata, India	[8]
2022	Group Stage	Bashundhara Kings		Mohun Bagan SG	Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata, India	[9]
2022	Group Stage	Bashundhara Kings		Gokulam Kerala FC	Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata, India	[10]

Opponents

Head-to-head records against clubs form 31 nations whom they have played to date only in AFC Competitions.

Against	Region								%Win
	WAFF
	SAFF
	AFF
	EAFF
	EAFF
	SAFF
	CAFF
	WAFF
	WAFF
	CAFF
	AFF
	WAFF
	EAFF
	AFF
	SAFF
	EAFF
	SAFF
	EAFF
	SAFF
	AFF
	WAFF
	WAFF
	AFF
	EAFF
	SAFF
	CAFF
	AFF
	CAFF
	WAFF
	AFF
	WAFF
Total	31 nations

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• Last Updated on 11 December, 2023

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Goal scorers

As of 24 May 2022

See also

• Bangladeshi football clubs in the Asian Club Championship
• Football in Bangladesh
• Sport in Bangladesh

Notes and References

1. Web site: Abahani reach AFC Cup knock out phase. The Independent (Bangladesh). 2022-02-09. 2022-02-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20220207130917/https://m.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/204947. live.
2. Web site: Asian Club Competitions 2004. RSSSF. 2023-02-04. 2022-10-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20221009000041/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup04.html. live.
3. Web site: Asian Club Competitions 2005. RSSSF. 2023-02-04. 2020-09-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20200926162025/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/ascup05.html. live.
4. Web site: AFC Cup: Bashundhara Kings crush TC Sports 5–1. 2022-01-21. 2022-01-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20220121104246/https://unb.com.bd/category/Sports/afc-cup-bashundhara-kings-crush-tc-sports-5-1/46758. live.
5. Web site: Group D: Bashundhara Kings defeat Maziya to signal AFC Cup intent. the-AFC. 2022-01-21. 2022-01-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20220121104244/https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_cup/news/group_d_bashundhara_kings_defeat_maziya_to_signal_afc_cup_intent.html. live.
6. Web site: Group D: Bashundhara Kings stay on course with draw, Bengaluru's AFC Cup hopes dashed. the-AFC. 2022-01-21. 2022-01-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20220121143004/https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_cup/news/group_d_bashundhara_kings_stay_on_course_with_draw_bengalurus_afc_cup_hopes_dashed.html. live.
7. Web site: 2021 AFC Cup: ATK Mohun Bagan FC 1–1 Bashundhara Kings. the-AFC. 2022-01-21. 2022-01-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20220121104244/https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_cup/video/2021_afc_cup_atk_mohun_bagan_fc_1-1_bashundhara_kings.html. live.
8. Web site: Group D: Marong stars for Bashundhara Kings. AFC. 2022-11-27. 2022-11-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20221127082837/https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_cup/news/group_d_bashundhara_kings_ban_v_maziya_sports__recreation_mdv_1.html. live.
9. Web site: Group D: ATK Mohun Bagan bounce back with win over Bashundhara Kings. the-AFC. 2022-11-27. 2022-11-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20221127083525/https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_cup/news/group_d_atk_mohun_bagan_ind_v_bashundhara_kings_ban_1.html. live.
10. Web site: Group D: No joy for Bashundhara Kings despite win over Gokulam Kerala. the-AFC. 2022-11-27. 2022-11-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20221127090747/https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_cup/news/group_d_bashundhara_kings_defeat_gokulam_kerala_to_stay_in_race.html. live.