2019–20 Bangladesh Police FC season
2019–20 season | |
---|---|
President | Benazir Ahmed |
Head coach | Nicolas Vitorovic |
Stadium | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh[1] |
Bangladesh Premier League | 9th of 13 |
Federation Cup | Semi-finals |
Top goalscorer | League: MS Bablu (2 Goals) All: Sidney Rivera (5 Goals) |
Biggest win | Bangladesh Police 3–1 Saif SC Bangladesh Police 3–1 Arambagh KS |
Biggest defeat | Dhaka Abahani 4–0 Bangladesh Police |
The 2019–20 season was Bangladesh Police Football Club's first-ever[2] season in the top flight, the Bangladesh Premier League.[3][4]
On 16 March 2020, all sorts of sports activities in Bangladesh were postponed until 31 March as a precaution to combat the spread of coronavirus in the country, according to a press release issued by the Ministry of Youth and Sports. Following that, the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) postponed all Bangladesh Premier League matches until 31 March.[5]
On 17 May 2020, the BFF executive committee, following an emergency meeting, declared the 12th edition of the league abandoned, scrapping promotion and relegation while cancelling the Independence Cup from the calendar.[6]
Summary
[edit]Pre-season
[edit]After promoting to the top-tier league, Police FC announced Nicolas Vitorovic as their head coach for the upcoming season in August.[7][8] They signed Antonio Laskov, Luka Rotkovic, Aidar Mambetaliev, former Kyrgyzstan international Artur Muladjanov, and Victor Onyilo to fill up the foreign quota. However, Victor was replaced by Puerto Rico national team captain Sidney Rivera.[9] They also signed Bangladesh-origin American footballer Sanjay Karim, which made headlines.[10][11] He practiced with the team for 2 months but couldn't play in domestic leagues and cups as he doesn't have an International Transfer Certificate (ITC).[12] So his contract was terminated in January 2019.
Police FC played 4 friendlies in October and November. Police FC participated in a pre-season tournament, the Mymensingh DFA Challenge Cup, along with Saif SC and Chittagong Abahani. The first game was won in a tie-breaker against Chittagong Abahani.[13][14] The second game also won against Saif SC in a tie-breaker, and Police FC qualified for the final.[15] The final match was lost by 1–0 against Chittagong Abahani and ended the pre-season with the runners-up medal.[16]
December
[edit]Police FC started the 2019–20 season on 18 December. They played their first Federation Cup game in 30 years. The match was lost by 4–0 against Dhaka Abahani.[17] However, the second game was won 3–1 against Arambagh KS on 21 December, and they qualified for the quarterfinal.[18] Sidney scored a brace, and Shadin scored in added time.[19][20] In the quarterfinal, Police FC faced Saif SC on 31 December. The match was also won by 3–1.[21] Bablu scored a goal and Sidney scored a back-to-back brace.[22] Police FC qualified for the first-ever semi-final in their history.[23]
January
[edit]On 3 January, the Federation Cup semi-final was lost by 3–0 against defending runners-up Bashundhara Kings.[24][25] Thus, the Federation Cup campaign of Police FC ended.[26]
February
[edit]On 16 February, Police FC started their first BPL season against defending runners-up Dhaka Abahani.[27] The match was lost by 2–0.[28] On 20 February, Police FC held defending champion Bashundhara Kings to 1-1.[29][30] Nurul Faisal of Bashundhara scored an own goal.[31] Police faced another newly promoted team, Uttar Baridhara, on 24 February.[32] Police FC won the match by 2-1 and grabbed their first victory as Sidney and Laskov found the net.[33]
March
[edit]Police FC were held by Brother Union on 6 March. Bablu scored the goal[34] for Police, and the match ended in 1-1.[35][36] On 13 March, Police FC suffered their second defeat against Rahmatganj MFS by 2–0.[37][38][39]
The other matches of the month were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[40]
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]12 October 2019 Friendly | Bangladesh Police FC | 0–3 | Chittagong Abahani | Dhaka |
|
Stadium: APBN Ground |
17 October 2019 Friendly | Bangladesh Police FC | 2–1 | Saif SC | Dhaka |
3:30PM BST |
|
Report | Stadium: APBN Ground |
7 November 2019 Friendly | Bangladesh Police FC | 2–0 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Dhaka |
3:30PM BST |
|
Report |
28 November 2019 Friendly Match | Sheikh Russel KC | 1-1 | Bangladesh Police FC | Dhaka |
14:30 BST |
|
Stadium: Bashundhara Ground |
4 December 2019 Mymensingh DFA Challenge Cup | Chittagong Abahani | 2-2 (3-4 p) | Bangladesh Police FC | Mymensingh |
|
Report | Rotkovic ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Mymensingh Stadium |
6 December 2019 Friendly Match | Saif SC | 2-4 (2-3 p) | Bangladesh Police FC | Mymensingh |
14:30 BST | Stadium: Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium |
8 December 2019 Mymensingh DFA Challenge Cup Final | Chittagong Abahani | 1-0 | Bangladesh Police FC | Mymensingh |
|
Report | Stadium: Mymensingh Stadium |
Current squad
[edit]Bangladesh Police FC squad for 2019–20 season.
- As of 22 March 2020
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
|
Competition
[edit]Overview
[edit]Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
BPL | 16 February 2020 | TBD 2020 | Matchday 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 20.00 | |
Federation Cup | 18 December 2019 | 1 January 2020 | Group Stage | Semi-final | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 50.00 |
Independence Cup | 2020 | Group Stage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
Total | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 33.33 |
Federation Cup
[edit]Group A
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dhaka Abahani | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
2 | Bangladesh Police FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
3 | Arambagh KS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
18 December 2019 Match 1 | Dhaka Abahani | 4–0 | Bangladesh Police FC | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka |
16:00 BST | Report | Referee: Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh) |
21 December 2019 Match 1 | Bangladesh Police FC | 3-1 | Arambagh KS | Dhaka |
4:00PM BST |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Mohammad Jalaluddin |
Knockout stage
[edit]31 December 2019 Quarterfinal | Saif SC | 1-3 | Bangladesh Police FC | Dhaka |
15:30 UTC+6:00 |
|
Report | Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Mizanur Rahman |
3 January 2020 Semi-finals | Bangladesh Police FC | 0-3 | Bashundhara Kings | Dhaka |
18:30 BST | Report | Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Saymoon Hasan Sany (Bangladesh) |
Premier League
[edit]League table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | Rahmatganj MFS | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 |
8 | Arambagh KS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 5 |
9 | Bangladesh Police FC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 |
10 | Sheikh Russel KC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 |
11 | Brothers Union | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
Last updated: 22 March 2020.
Source: Soccerway
Results by round
[edit]A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Matches
[edit]16 February 2020 1 | Dhaka Abahani | 2-0 | Bangladesh Police FC | Dhaka |
18:30 BST | Report | Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh) |
20 February 2020 2 | Bangladesh Police FC | 1-1 | Bashundhara Kings | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
16:00 BST | Report |
|
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Shohrab Hossain (Bangladesh) |
24 February 2020 3 | Bangladesh Police FC | 2–1 | Uttar Baridhara | Dhaka |
6:30PM BST |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Bhuvon Torofder |
6 March 2020 4 | Brothers Union | 1–1 | Bangladesh Police FC | Dhaka |
6:30PM BST |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Mahmud Zamal Farouqee Nahid |
13 March 2020 5 | Bangladesh Police FC | 0–2 | Rahmatganj MFS | Dhaka |
6:30PM BST | Report |
|
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: GM Chowdhury |
References
[edit]- ^ কুমিল্লায় বসত গড়ছে মোহামেডান. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 29 December 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Police FC promoted to BPL". Dhaka Tribune. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Bangladesh - Bangladesh Police FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Police secure BPL promotion". The Daily Star. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Timeline: How coronavirus affected Bangladesh sports". Dhaka Tribune. 16 March 2020.
- ^ "BFF cancels football season". The Daily Star. 17 May 2020.
- ^ সাইপ্রাসের ফুটবল কোচ নিয়োগ দিয়েছে পুলিশ. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 4 August 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ পুলিশে আসছে সাইপ্রাসের কোচ. Odhikar (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Police FC announce grand arrival". Dhaka Tribune. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ বাংলাদেশের জার্সির স্বপ্ন দেখেন যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের এই ফুটবলার. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 26 November 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ সঞ্জয় করিম Archives. Sports Castle (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ বাংলাদেশের নাগরিকত্ব থাকলেও খেলতে পারছেন না সঞ্জয় করিম!. Sarabangla.net (in Bengali). 21 December 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ ময়মনসিংহ ডিএফএ চ্যালেঞ্জ কাপ ফুটবল টুর্ণামেন্ট উদ্বোধনী খেলায় বাংলাদেশ পুলিশ এফসি বিজয়ী. bdbulletin.com (in Bengali). 4 December 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ ময়মনসিংহে ডিএফএ চ্যালেঞ্জ কাপ ফুটবল টুর্নামেন্টে ফাইনালে ১-০ গোলে চট্টগ্রাম আবাহনী জয়ী. durjoybangla.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ ময়মনসিংহ ডিএফএ কাপ. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ ময়মনসিংহ ডিএফএ চ্যালেঞ্জ কাপ ফুটবল টুর্নামেন্টের ফাইনাল অনুষ্ঠিত. Sarabangla.net (in Bengali). 9 December 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ পুলিশকে হারাল আবাহনী. Somoy News (in Bengali).
- ^ পুলিশের হাতে বিধ্বস্ত আরামবাগ. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ আরামবাগ ক্রীড়া সংঘকে হারিয়ে পুলিশের দুর্দান্ত জয়. dmpnews.org (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ আরামবাগকে হারিয়ে পুলিশের হাসি || খেলা |. Janakantha (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ সাইফ স্পোর্টিংকে উড়িয়ে সেমিফাইনালে পুলিশ এফসি | দেশ রূপান্তর. Desh Rupantor (in Bengali). 31 December 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ পুলিশের ইতিহাস, অঘটনের শিকার সাইফ. risingbd.com (in Bengali). 31 December 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ সাইফ-মুক্তিযোদ্ধার বিদায়ে সেমিতে পুলিশ-বসুন্ধরা. Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ পুলিশের স্বপ্ন ভেঙে ফাইনালে বসুন্ধরা. Priyo.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ তিন দেশের তিনজনের গোলে ফাইনালে বসুন্ধরা কিংস. Jago News 24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ পুলিশকে উড়িয়ে ফাইনালে বসুন্ধরা কিংস. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ পুলিশকে হারিয়ে অভিযান শুরু আবাহনীর. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ পুলিশকে হারিয়ে দারুণ শুরু আবাহনীর. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 16 February 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ পুলিশের বিপক্ষে বসুন্ধরা কিংসের হোঁচট. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ পুলিশের কাছেই ধরা খেল বসুন্ধরা. sahos24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ পুলিশের কাছে হোঁচট বসুন্ধরার. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ উত্তর বারিধারাকে হারিয়ে লিগে প্রথম জয় পেল পুলিশ. Sarabangla.net (in Bengali). 24 February 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Premier League Bangladesh Police AC vs Uttar Baridhara". Football365. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ Galla (31 May 2025). শীর্ষ ৫ ফুটবলের সর্বকালের সর্বশ্রেষ্ঠ গোলরক্ষকগণ (in Bengali). Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ পুলিশে 'আটক' ব্রাদার্স. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 6 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ পুলিশ-ব্রাদার্স পয়েন্ট ভাগাভাগি. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Bangladesh Police vs. Rahmatgonj MFS - 13 March 2020". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ পুলিশ এফসিকে হারাল রহমতগঞ্জ. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ পুলিশকে হারিয়ে দিল রহমতগঞ্জ. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 13 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ প্রিমিয়ার ফুটবল লিগ বন্ধ অনির্দিষ্ট কালের জন্য. Priyo.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 March 2020.