The academy started with 51 under-15 footballers in September, 2021. The players were selected through nationwide trial. The current age level of the academy is under-18. The academy is situated at
Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium of
Dhaka,
Bangladesh. BFF Elite Football Academy has officially started their journey 12 September 2021. On 29 December 2021,
Bangladesh Football Federation has announced the academy team will be part of upcoming
Bangladesh Championship League to give the academy players regular playing time in competitive football and monitor their improvement and. They have started preparation for the league. Former assistant coach of
Bangladesh U-19 and
Bangladesh U-16, Rashed Ahmed Pappu, was appointed as the head coach of the academy for their league debut. On 20 February 2022, the BFF Elite Academy team played their first ever professional game. They defeated previous years runners up
NoFeL SC by 2–1 in the opening match of the
2021–22 Bangladesh Championship League. Both goals were scored by
Mirajul Islam. On 12 April 2022, the BFF Elite Academy produced their first
Bangladesh Premier League player, as the club's top scorer during the first leg of the Championship season, Mirajul Islam, joined
Mohammedan SC on a loan deal worth Tk 10 lakh. ==Current squad==