Bangladesh Police FC
Bangladesh Police Football Club (also known as Bangladesh Police Athletic Club) is an association football team based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1] The club was founded by Bangladesh Police. The services team had previously played in the Senior Division Football League in 1998 – then the second tier of football. In recent times, Police FC became champions of the Second Division Football League in 2014[2] to get promotions to the First Division before making their debut in the Bangladesh Championship League in 2015.[3] Police FC gained the promotion to Bangladesh Premier League for the very first time in the club's history by becoming champion of the 2018-19 Bangladesh Championship League.
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| Full name | Bangladesh Police Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Policemen | ||
| Short name | BPFC | ||
| Founded | 1972 (as Bangladesh Police FC) | ||
| Ground | Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 25,000 | ||
| President |  Benazir Ahmed | ||
| Head Coach |  Aristică Cioabă | ||
| League | Bangladesh Premier League | ||
| 2022–23 | BPL, 3rd of 11 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History
BCL era
After being crowned champions of the Second Division League in 2014, Police applied to play in the Bangladesh Championship League (BCL). On 14 October 2015, the club registered to play in the BCL.[4] They finished fourth in their first season.
Police FC got promoted to the Bangladesh Premier League from the Bangladesh Championship League with three games still remaining to the end of the season.[5][6] This is the first time, the club has returned to the top-tier league after 2002.[7][8][9][10] Forward Amirul Islam of the club was the highest scorer in the league with 18 goals.
Premier League era
On 4 August 2019, Police FC appointed Cypriot Nicolas Vitorović as their first-ever foreign head coach for the upcoming season. On 31 December 2019, Bangladesh Police Football Club reached the semi-final of the Federation Cup for the first time, after beating a shaky Saif Sporting Club 3–1 in the third quarter-final.[11]
Shirt sponsors
| Period | Shirt sponsor |
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| 2015–16 | Popular Life Insurance Limited[12][13][14] |
| 2017–18 | Runner Group[15] |
| 2018–19 | Nirman |
| 2019–present | Nasir Group |
Current squad
Bangladesh Police FC squad for 2023–24 season.
- As of 23 October 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Current technical staff
- As of 17 October 2021
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | Aristică Cioabă |
| Assistant coach | Mahbubul Haque Jewel Jahan E Alam Nury |
| Goalkeeping coach | Essam Saber Atris |
| Fitness coach | Ashraful Islam |
| Manager | Mohammad Abutaher |
| Event Manager | Mahbub Ahemd Choudhury |
Team records
Head coach's record
- As of 22 July 2023
| Head Coach | Nat. | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. M. Asifuzzaman | |
February 2019 | May 2019 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 13 | 55.00 |
| Nicolas Vitorović |  |
4 August 2019[16] | 31 August 2020 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 33.33 |
| Pakir Ali |  |
October 2020 | August 2021 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 42 | 23.08 |
P – Total of played matches
W – Won matches
D – Drawn matches
L – Lost matches
GS – Goal scored
GA – Goals against
%W – Percentage of matches won
AFC club ranking
- As of 11 June 2023[17]
| Ranking | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 454 |  Al Urooba Club | 30.24 |
| 455 |  Negeri Sembilan FC | 30.18 |
| 456 | Bangladesh Police FC | 30.18 |
| 457 |  Machhindra FC | 30.10 |
| 458 |  Chabab Ghazieh SC | 29.75 |
World club ranking
- As of 11 June 2023[18]
| Ranking | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 2547 |  Elite United FC | 30.20 |
| 2548 | Negeri Sembilan FC | 30.18 |
| 2549 | Bangladesh Police FC | 30.18 |
| 2550 |  ASC Agouado FC | 30.15 |
| 2551 | Machhindra F.C. | 30.10 |
Honours
League
- Bangladesh Championship League
- Winners (1): 2018–19
- Dhaka Second Division League
- Winners (2): 1994–95, 2013–14
Controversy
On 24 May 2019, police constable, Mohammad Shamim, assaulted BFF's competition manager Zaber Bin Ansari after being denied entry into the ground during that match against Feni Soccer Club.[19] Later, four more players joined him in the assault, just after the completion of the prize-giving ceremony at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. All four police players – Amirul Islam, Tarek Aziz, Azmi Omar, and Sarwar Hossain – were given Tk one lakh fine for their involvement. Amirul and Aziz were suspended for two matches while Omar and Sarwar were handed nine-match bans each. Physiotherapist of the team, Santanu Mallik, was also banned for nine matches and fined Tk 2 lakh.
Constable Shamim was handed a life-time stadium ban across the country.[20][21]
Notable players
- The players below had senior international cap(s) for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed, represented their countries before or after playing for Bangladesh Police FC.
Asia
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Amredin Sharifi (2021–22)
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References
- "Bangladesh Police FC". Soccerway.
- প্রথম বিভাগে উত্তীর্ণ হলো পুলিশ অ্যাথলেটিক্স. Risingbd.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- "Police take Championship League crown". The Daily Star. 21 May 2019. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- পেশাদার ফুটবল লীগে পুলিশ. Jugantor (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- "Police FC promoted to BPL". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- প্রিমিয়ার লিগ ফুটবলে জায়গা করে নিল পুলিশ ফুটবল ক্লাব, Jamuna TV (in Bengali), 15 May 2019, archived from the original on 24 September 2022, retrieved 1 June 2019
- আবারও ফুটবলের সর্বোচ্চ পর্যায়ে পুলিশ. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- "Police secure BPL promotion". The Daily Star. 16 May 2019. Archived from the original on 20 June 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- "Bangladesh Police lift BCL trophy, Uttar Baridhara runners up". BFF. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- "BCL Football league final: Police FC beat Feni Soccer Club by 5-1 goals". The Independent. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- Hoque, Shishir (31 December 2019). "Police reach Fed Cup semis for first time". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- "Popular Life Insurance sponsors Bangladesh Police Football Team". Daily Sun. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- পুলিশ ফুটবল দল স্পন্সর পেল. Jugantor (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- "Popular boost for Police AC". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- বাংলাদেশ পুলিশ ফুটবল ক্লাবের স্পন্সর রানার গ্রুপ. dmpnews.org (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- সাইপ্রাসের ফুটবল কোচ নিয়োগ দিয়েছে পুলিশ. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 4 August 2019. Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- "AFC club rankings". footballalphabet.com. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- "World club rankings". footballalphabet.com. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- Independent Television (24 May 2019), মাঠে ঢোকা নিয়ে পুলিশ-বাফুফে কর্মকর্তাদের মারপিট, আহত ৫ ।। BFF-Police (in Bengali), archived from the original on 24 September 2022, retrieved 1 June 2019
- "BFF fines Police; bans four players". The Daily Star. 28 May 2019. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- "Police FC penalized for breaching code of conduct". BFF. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.