BFF U-16 Football Tournament explained

The BFF U-16 Football Tournament is a youth football competition of the Bangladeshi football league system for youth players under 16 years old where youth teams of Bangladesh Championship League teams compete in.^{[1] [2]} Founded in 2022, it is administered by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).^{[3] [4]}

History

On 20 September 2022, the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) decided to launch the BFF U-16 Football Tournament for the U-16 players of clubs participating in Bangladeshi football's second-tier, the Bangladesh Championship League (BCL). The tournament was founded alongside the BFF U-18 Football League for Bangladesh Premier League clubs, however, due to the lack of finance available to the BCL teams the competition would be held in a tournament format instead of a league.^[5]

Format

As per 2021–22 season, all the participant teams will be divided into two groups. Every team will play once against the other teams of their group in group phase. The champion and runners-up of both groups will qualify for semi-final.

Current teams

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Team	Location
Agrani Bank Ltd. SC U-16	Dhaka
Azampur Football Club U-16	Dhaka (Uttara)
Gopalganj Sporting Club U-16	Gopalganj
Dhaka Wanderers Club U-16	Dhaka (Motijheel)
Farashganj SC U-16	Dhaka (Farashganj)
Fakirerpool YMC U-16	Dhaka (Motijheel)
Fortis FC U-16	Dhaka (Badda)
Kawran Bazar PS U-16	Dhaka (Kawran Bazar)
NoFeL Sporting Club U-16	Noakhali
Uttara FC U-16	Dhaka (Uttara)
Wari Club U-16	Dhaka (Motijheel)

Cup winners and finalists

Year	Winners	Score	Runners-up
2021-22	Kawran Bazar PS U-16	3–0	Wari Club U-16	[6]
2023–24	Wari Club U-16	League format	Fakirerpool YMC U-16	[7]

Statistics by club

Team	Winner	Runners-up	Years won	Years runners-up
	1		2021–22
	1	1	2023–24	2021–22
		1		2021–22

Top goalscorers by edition

Years	Players	Clubs	Goals
2021–22	Abu Bokkor Siddik	Fortis FC U-16	6
	Arif Hosen Sobuj	Kawran Bazar PS U-16
2023–24	Md Minarul Islam Milon	Wari Club U-16	4

Awards

Player of the Tournament

Year	Player	Team	Ref
2021–22	Mawardy Rahman	Kawran Bazar PS U-16
2023–24	Farharn Ahmed Hridoy	PWD Sports U-16	[8]

Media coverage

28 matches of season 2021–2022 were broadcast live at Bangladesh Football Federation on Facebook and YouTube.

See also

• BFF U-18 Football League

Notes and References

1. News: BFF U-16 Football tournament's draw held - Sports . 2022-09-23 . The Daily Observer.
2. Web site: bn:বিসিএল টুর্নামেন্টের আলোচনায় মাঠ . https://www.dhakapost.com/sports/football/142432 . 2022-09-23 . dhakapost.com . bn.
3. Web site: https://www.dhakapost.com/sports/football/137945. bn:বয়সভিত্তিক ফুটবলের ২ আয়োজন নিয়ে আসছে বাফুফে. dhakapost.com. bn.
4. Web site: https://www.offsidebangladesh.com/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%83%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AD/. bn:বৃদ্ধি পেলো বাফুফের বয়সভিত্তিক টুর্ণামেন্টের খেলোয়াড় নিবন্ধন কার্যক্রম. August 27, 2022 . bn.
5. News: https://www.jagonews24.com/sports/football/732426. bn:টুর্নামেন্ট নয়, অনূর্ধ্ব-১৮ লিগ হচ্ছে এবার. jagonews24.com. bn.
6. News: https://www.kalerkantho.com/online/sport/2022/10/11/1192120. 11 October 2022. bn:অনূর্ধ্ব-১৬ ফুটবল টুর্নামেন্টে চ্যাম্পিয়ন কারওয়ান বাজার. bn. Kaler Kantho. 12 October 2022.
7. Web site: শতবর্ষী ক্লাবের আরেকটি ট্রফি. 7 July 2024. bn. www.dhakapost.com. 9 July 2024.
8. Web site: টুর্ণামেন্টের সেরা খেলোয়াড় হয়েছে পিডাব্লিউডি স্পোর্টস ক্লাবের ফারহান আহমেদ হৃদয়।. 7 July 2024. bn. www.offsidebangladesh. 9 July 2024.