[10] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.

[36] Four years later, having won the 2013–14 Bangladesh Football Premier League, they qualified for the 2016 AFC Cup.

[37] In the qualifying round, they were drawn in Group A along with hosts Alga Bishkek from Kyrgyzstan and Benfica de Macau.

[38] They beat Benfica de Macau 4–1[39] in their opening game and then drew with hosts Alga[40] to qualify for the group stage without having to go through the playoff round due to a lack of teams in the east region.

They were drawn against Tampines Rovers from Singapore, Ceres from the Philippines and Selangor from Malaysia.