capacity close to 55,000, but with a new capacity of 36,000 it is still the largest stadium in Bangladesh. Ever since the inception of the Bangladesh Premier League, in 2007, the stadium has been used to host majority of the league games. It has hosted the SAFF Championship on three occasions, in 2003, 2009 and most recently in 2018. In 2021, the Bangabandhu Stadium, again underwent renovation, which has been scheduled to last for over a year. The new refurbishments will see addition of chairs in galleries and installation of LED giant screens. The renovation is part of Bangladesh Football Federation's plan of giving the nation a modernized stadium more suited for football. Occasionally home matches are also played at Sheikh Kamal Stadium in Nilphamari, Sylhet District Stadium in Sylhet, Rajshahi District Stadium in Rajshahi and Shamsul Huda Stadium in Jessore. Results and fixtures Matches in the last 12 months, and future scheduled matches 2022 2023 Coaching staff Coaching history Interim coaches are listed in italics. Sheikh Shaheb Ali (1972–1973) Abdur Rahim (1975) Anjam Hossain (1976) Werner Bickelhaupt (1978) Anwar Hossain (1979) Sheikh Shaheb Ali (1979) Abdur Rahim (1980) Abdul Gafur Baloch (1981–1982) Abdur Rahim (1982) Gerd Schmidt (1982) Abdur Rahim (1983) Golam Sarwar Tipu (1984) Ali Imam (1984) Abdur Rahim (1985) Golam Sarwar Tipu (1985) Kazi Salahuddin (1985–1986) Abdul Hakim (1986) Golam Sarwar Tipu (1986) Mohammad Kaikobad (1987) Wazed Gazi (1987) Abdur Rahim (1987) Kazi Salahuddin (1988) Abdus Sadek (1989) Pran Govinda Kundu (1989) Nasser Hejazi (1989) Abdur Rahim (1990) Shahid Uddin Ahmed Selim (1991) Mohammad Kaikobad (1992–1993) Kazi Salahuddin (1993) Oldrich Swab (1993) Kazi Salahuddin (1994) Kang Man-young (1995) Otto Pfister (1995–1997) Abu Yusuf (1998) Samir Shaker (1999) Mark Harrison (2000) Hasanuzzaman Bablu (2000) György Kottán (2000–2003) Golam Sarwar Tipu (2003) Hasanuzzaman Bablu (2003) Andres Cruciani (2005–2006) Hasanuzzaman Bablu (2006) Syed Nayeemuddin (2007–2008) Hasanuzzaman Bablu (2007) Abu Yusuf (2008) Shafiqul Islam Manik (2008) Dido (2009) Shahidur Rahman Shantoo (2009) Zoran Đorđević (2010) Saiful Bari Titu (2010) Robert Rubčić (2010–2011) Nikola Ilievski (2011) Saiful Bari Titu (2012) Lodewijk de Kruif (2013–2014) Saiful Bari Titu (2014–2015) Lodewijk de Kruif (2015) Fabio Lopez (2015) Maruful Haque (2015–2016) Gonzalo Sanchez Moreno (2016) Lodewijk de Kruif (2016) Tom Saintfiet (2016) Andrew Ord (2017–2018) Jamie Day (2018–2022) Óscar Bruzón (2021) Mário Lemos (2021) Javier Cabrera (2022–present) Coaching record Players Current squad The following 23 players were selected for the friendly match against and .