The Shadhin Bangla football team (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.[1][2][3]
| Association | Bangladesh Krira Samity |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Nani Bashak |
| Captain | Zakaria Pintoo |
| First international | |
Shadhin Bangla  2–2  Nadia XIKhishnanagar Stadium, Nadia district, West Bengal, India 25 July 1971 | |
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 |
|---|---|
| late Zakaria Pintoo (captain)
|
Naogaon |
| Pratap Shankar Hazra (vice-captain)
|
Sreenagar |
| Kazi Salahuddin
|
Dhaka |
| late AKM Nowsheruzzaman
|
Chandpur |
| late Lt Khandoker M.Nurunnabi (Retired as Major General)
|
Kishoreganj |
| late Ali Imam
|
Faridpur |
| Mohammed Sheikh Taslim Uddin
|
Dhaka |
| late Ainul Haque
|
Faridpur |
| Fazle Sadain Khokon
|
Rajshahi |
| Lutfor Rahman
|
Jessore |
| Sheikh Ashraf Ali
|
Jessore |
| late Amalesh Sen
|
Bogra |
| late Abdul Hakim
|
Jessore |
| late Aminul Islam Suruz
|
Barisal |
| late Bimal Kar
|
Chittagong |
| Shuvash Chandra Shaha
|
Narsingdi |
| Mujibur Rahman
|
Chittagong |
| Mohammed Kaikobad
|
Brahmanbaria |
| Dewan Mohammad Sirajuddin Siru
|
Narayanganj. |
| Abdus Sattar
|
Naogaon |
| Sanjit Kumar Dey
|
Gazipur |
| Abdul Momen Joarder
|
Chuadanga |
| Muniruzzaman Piara
|
Kushtia |
| Enayetur Rahman Khan
|
Kaliganj |
| Shahjahan Alam
|
Faridpur |
| Aniruddha Chatterjee
|
Cox's Bazar |
| Nihar Ranjan Das
|
Narayanganj |
| Pran Govinda Kundu
|
Dhaka |
| late Mahmud Rashid
|
Satkhira |
| late Sheikh Monsur Ali Lalu
|
Narail |
Officials
edit| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Organizer | late Saidur Rahman Patel
|
| Manager | Tanveer Mazhar Islam Tanna
|
| Coach | late Nani Bashak
|
| Secretary, Bangladesh Krira Samity | 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ মুক্তিযুদ্ধ জাদুঘরে স্বাধীন বাংলা ফুটবল দলের জার্সি. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ স্বাধীন বাংলা ফুটবল. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ "Shadhin Bangla Football Team". Plaantik.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "'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.
- ^ "'Jaago' wins big at Film Award Bangla 2010". The Daily Star. 25 June 2010.
- ^ "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.
- Alam, Masud (2017). ফুটবলের গল্প ফুটবলারদের গল্প (transl. The story of football the story of footballers) (in Bengali). Bishhoshahitto Bhobon. ISBN 9789849134688.
- Mahmud, Noman (2018). ফুটবল পায়ে মুক্তির যুদ্ধ (transl. Liberation war fought by football) (in Bengali). Agamee Prakashani. ISBN 978-984-8218-31-0.
External links
edit- Bangladesh Football Federation (official website)
- History of the Masses at The Daily Star
- Shadhin Bangla Football Team: The underappreciated heroes at The Business Standard