Gopalganj Sporting Club

Gopalganj Sporting Club (Bengali: গোপালগঞ্জ স্পোর্টিং ক্লাব) is a Bangladeshi professional football club based in Gopalganj. It will compete in the Bangladesh Premier League, the top tier of Bangladeshi football league system, after being promoted from the Bangladesh Championship League in the 2022–23 season.

Gopalganj SC
গোপালগঞ্জ স্পোর্টিং ক্লাব
Full nameGopalganj Sporting Club
Short nameGSC
Founded2021 (2021)
GroundSheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium
Capacity5,000
PresidentGazi Hafizur Rahman Liku
Head CoachSaifur Rahman Moni
LeagueBangladesh Premier League
2022–23Championship League, 3rd of 11 (Promoted)
WebsiteClub website

History

Gopalganj Sporting Club was established in 2021, and the club's first president, Gazi Hafizur Rahman Liku is also the assistant private secretary of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and both of their families reside from Gopalganj District. Former Bangladesh national team captain, Elias Hossain, who is the first and only international player originating from the district, also played an integral part in the club's formation.[1]

In 2021, the Bangladesh Football Federation gave the club permission to play in the professional second-tier league, the Bangladesh Championship League from the 2021–22 season,[2] without having to play in the semi-professional lower divisions, despite reports of the club not having the proper accommodation required to play in country's the professional league.[3] On 20 February 2022, the club played its first league game, which ended in a goalless draw with Fortis FC.[4] On 11 March 2022, Mohammed Nahian scored the clubs first goal, coming in a 1–1 draw with Wari Club.[5] On 18 March 2022, the club registered its first victory by defeating Farashganj SC, 2–1.[6] Eventually, their first domestic league season ended with a 5th place finish.

The club began the 2022–23 season with three straight victories. On 11 April 2023, the club guaranteed a minimum 3rd place finish in the league table and due to second place BFF Elite Academy being non eligible for either promotion or relegation, Gopalganj were promoted to the Bangladesh Premier League for the first time in history from 2023–24 season.[1][7]

Home venue

While playing in the Bangladesh Championship League from 2022 till 2023 they used the 25,000 capacity BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur, Dhaka, which was the central venue used by all second-tier clubs. Following, promotion to Bangladesh Premier League, the team manager, SM Mamunur Rashid, confirmed that they would be using the 5,000 capacity Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium in Gopalganj as their home venue.[1]

Players

Gopalganj Sporting Club squad for 2022–23 season.

As of 16 January 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Bangladesh BAN Mohammed Salim
2 DF Bangladesh BAN Mohammed Muntasir Rahman
3 DF Bangladesh BAN Mohammed Shaharul Islam
4 DF Bangladesh BAN Manik Molla
5 DF Bangladesh BAN Mohammed Golam Rabbani
6 DF Bangladesh BAN Mohammed Zahid Hossen
7 MF Bangladesh BAN Mohammed Faizullah
8 MF Bangladesh BAN Farhad Mia
9 FW Bangladesh BAN Md Noor Alam Siddik
10 MF Bangladesh BAN Safin Ahmed
11 MF Bangladesh BAN Md Shakil Ali
12 DF Bangladesh BAN Md Hasibul Hasan Shanto
13 DF Bangladesh BAN Apurbo Mali
14 DF Bangladesh BAN Mohammed Rasel Munshi
15 DF Bangladesh BAN Mohammed Saimon
16 MF Bangladesh BAN Mohammed Tanin Sarker
17 FW Bangladesh BAN Fahim Uddin
18 FW Bangladesh BAN Iftsham Rahman Zidan
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Bangladesh BAN Mohammed Mahmudul Hasan
20 MF Bangladesh BAN Mohsin Ahmed
21 MF Bangladesh BAN Mohammed Shawon
22 DF Bangladesh BAN Mohammed Riaz
23 DF Bangladesh BAN Md Rakibul Islam
24 DF Bangladesh BAN Gausul Akbar Sabin
25 DF Bangladesh BAN Md Yusuf Ali
26 MF Bangladesh BAN Md Emon Islam Babu
27 MF Bangladesh BAN Shaporan Pranto
28 FW Bangladesh BAN Mohammed Abdul Halim
29 MF Bangladesh BAN Md Salman Khan
30 MF Bangladesh BAN Raju Ahmed Zisan
31 MF Bangladesh BAN Md Siful Islam
32 FW Bangladesh BAN Aswad Bin Walid Khan
33 GK Bangladesh BAN Md Sabbir Gazi
34 GK Bangladesh BAN Md Anik Ahmed
35 GK Bangladesh BAN Md Shohug Hossain

Coaching staff

Coaches

  • Bangladesh Abdur Razzaque (January 2022 – June 2022)
  • Bangladesh Saifur Rahman Moni (December 2022 – present)

Managerial statistics

As of 19 April 2023
Head Coach From To P W D L GF GA %W
Bangladesh Abdur Razzaque 20 January 2022 13 June 2022 22 8 7 7 20 20 036.36
Bangladesh Saifur Rahman Moni 21 December 2022 Present 20 11 1 8 33 27 055.00

Personnel

Current technical staff

As of 21 December 2022
Position Name
Head coach Bangladesh Saifur Rahman Moni
Team leader Bangladesh Md Mashinur Rahman Khan
Team manager Bangladesh SM Mamun Or Rashid
Assistant manager Bangladesh Abul Hossain Pappu
Assistant coach Bangladesh A.B.M. Meheid Habib
Goalkeeping coach Bangladesh Shamsuzzaman Yusuf
Fitness trainer Bangladesh Jewel Mahmud
Masseur Bangladesh Sohel
Bangladesh Sumon

Club officials

As of 6 June 2023
Position Name
President Bangladesh Gazi Hafizur Rahman Liku
General Secretary Bangladesh Mohammed Hira

Competitive record

Record as Professional Football League member
Season Division League Federation Cup Independence Cup Top league scorer(s)
P W D L GF GA Pts Position Player Goals
2021–22 BCL 22 8 7 7 20 20 31 5th
2022–23 BCL 20 11 1 8 33 27 34 3rd Bangladesh Safin Ahmed
Bangladesh Iftsham Rahman Zidan
8
2023–24 BPL
Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated

References

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