Shadhin Bangla football team

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Shadhin Bangla football team
AssociationBangladesh Krira Samity
Head coachNani Bashak
CaptainZakaria Pintoo
First international
Shadhin Bangla Bangladesh 2–2 India Nadia XI
Khishnanagar Stadium,
Nadia district, West Bengal, India
26 July 1971

The Shadhin Bangla 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.[1][2][3]

The Shadhin Bangla football team captain Zakaria Pintoo, was the first person to hoist the Bangladesh flag outside the territorial Bangladesh.[4] By the end of the 16th match the team had contributed Tk 5 lac to Muktijuddho Fund in 1971.[5]

Players[edit]

Name[6] Home Town
Bangladesh Saidur Rahman Patel (Organizer) Dhaka
Bangladesh Zakaria Pintoo (captain) Naogaon
Bangladesh Protap Shankar Hazra (vice-captain) Khulna
Bangladesh Kazi Salahuddin Dhaka
Bangladesh late AKM Nowsheruzzaman Chandpur
Bangladesh late Lt Khandoker M.Nurunnabi (Retired as Major General) Kishoreganj
Bangladesh Mohammed Sheikh Taslim Uddin Dhaka
Bangladesh late Ainul Haque Faridpur
Bangladesh Khokon Rajshahi
Bangladesh Lutfor Jessore
Bangladesh Sheikh Ashraf Ali Comilla
Bangladesh late Amalesh Sen Bogra
Bangladesh late Abdul Hakim Jessore
Bangladesh Aminul Islam Suruz Barisal
Bangladesh Bimal Kar Chittagong
Bangladesh Shuvash Chandra Shaha Narsingdi
Bangladesh Mujibur Rahman Chittagong
Bangladesh Mohamed Kaikobad Chittagong
Bangladesh Siru Narayanganj.
Bangladesh Sattar Naogaon
Bangladesh Sanjit Gazipur
Bangladesh Momen Joarder Chuadanga
Bangladesh Piara Kushtia
Bangladesh Enayetur Rahman Khan Kaliganj
Bangladesh Shahjahan Faridpur
Bangladesh Aniruddha Cox's Bazar
Bangladesh Nihar Narayanganj
Bangladesh Pran Govinda Kundu Dhaka
Bangladesh late Ali Imam Faridpur
Bangladesh late Mahmud Satkhira
Bangladesh late Lalu Narail

Officials[edit]

Position Name
Organizer Bangladesh Saidur Rahman Patel
Manager Bangladesh Tanveer Mazhar Islam Tanna
Coach Bangladesh late Nani Bashak
Secretary, Bangladesh Krira Samity Bangladesh late Lutfor Rahman

In popular culture[edit]

  • The 2010 Bengali-language film titled Jaago is inspired by Shadin Bangla football team.[7]
  • Based on the football team, 2022 Bengali-language film Damal is produced by Impress Telefilm.[8]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Shadhin Bangla Football Team: The underappreciated heroes". The Business Standard. December 16, 2020. Archived from the original on March 19, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  2. ^ মুক্তিযুদ্ধ জাদুঘরে স্বাধীন বাংলা ফুটবল দলের জার্সি. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  3. ^ স্বাধীন বাংলা ফুটবল. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  4. ^ "Shadhin Bangla Football Team". Plaantik.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014.
  5. ^ Preetha, Sushmita S. (23 March 2012). "They Call Me Freedom". Star Weekend Magazine. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  6. ^ "'Shadhin Bangla Football Dal': A team like no other". The Business Standard. December 16, 2019. Archived from the original on August 15, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  7. ^ "'Jaago' wins big at Film Award Bangla 2010". The Daily Star. 25 June 2010.
  8. ^ "Damal: Reliving the legacy of the Shadhin Bangla Football Team". The Daily Star. 23 November 2020. Archived from the original on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.

Further reading[edit]

  • Dulal, Mahmud (2020). খেলার মাঠে মুক্তিযুদ্ধ (transl. Liberation war in the playground). Bishhoshahitto Bhobon. ISBN 978-984-8218-31-0.

External links[edit]

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