The team coached by Abdul Hakim consisted of: Lahol, Bijon, Mohamed Mohsin Jr., Arif Hossain Moon, Aman, Masoud Rana, Barun Bikash Dewan (vice-captain), Mohammed Jewel Rana, Sohel, Jamrul, Rumman Bin Wali Sabbir (captain), Mahabub Hossain Roksy, Alamgir Hasan, Sadekul Islam Uttam, Shafiqul Quader Munna, Zakir Hossain, Golam Gauss, Ekramur Rana, Mamun Joarder and Imtiaz Ahmed Nakib.

[2] On 24 May 1991, the team registered their first victory by thrashing the Philippines 8–0 as, Imtiaz Ahmed Nakib scored a national record of five goals in one match.

Under Austrian coach György Kottán they failed to win a single game while conceding nine goals and scoring only once in the process.

[9] The 2004 South Asian Games saw Bangladesh produce another disappointing campaign as they failed to advance past the group-stages after suffering a surprise 0–1 defeat to Pakistan.

[11][12] On 14 February, Zahid Hasan Ameli lone strike against hosts Hong Kong earned the team only their second victory of the decade, however, Bangladesh crashed out of the 2008 Summer Olympics qualifiers preliminary round 1, suffering a 1–3 aggregate defeat.

[17] In the semi-final against tournament favourites, India, who fielded an U-20 team, Tawhidul Alam Sabuz scored the lone goal in front of 20,000 fans present in the Bangabandhu National Stadium and sent the hosts to the final.

[18] In the gold medal match against Afghanistan, the team outplayed their opponents 4–0 and set a new tournament record of not conceding a single goal for five consecutive games.

[22] Eventually, the team which was branded as the Golden generation were unable replicate the same form during the 2010 Asian Games and also as senior internationals.

On 3 August 2014, the Bangladesh Football Federation president, Kazi Salahuddin, held a press conference to motivate the selected players for the national team's camp.

[35] In the following game, Mahbubur Rahman Sufil scored to earn the team a point against Thailand and kept Bangladesh's hopes of advancing past the group stages alive.

[36] On 19 August 2018, captain Jamal Bhuyan made history with his goal against Qatar which confirmed the Bangladesh's spot in the round of 16.