The 2020–21 season is the
Saif SC
Saif Sporting Club is an association football club based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It currently competes in the Bangladesh Football Premier League, the top flight of Bangladeshi football.
The club is owned by Saif Powertec Limited. The main goal of ...
's 5th season since its establishment in 2016 and their 4th consecutive season in the
Bangladesh Premier League
The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) ( bn, বাংলাদেশ প্রিমিয়ার লীগ) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league consisting of seven franchises. The BPL is one of the three professional cricket leagues in ...
after promoting in 2017.
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
Coronaviruses are a group of related RNA viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds. In humans and birds, they cause respiratory tract infections that can range from mild to lethal. Mild illnesses in humans include some cases of the com ...
in the country, according to a press release issued by the
Ministry of Youth and Sports. So beginning of this season was delayed.
Season review
Pre-season
Before beginning of the season, Saif Sporting Club was looking forward to replace their head coach
Drago Mamic & renew contract with team captain
Jamal Bhuyan. Saif was also interested to replace foreign players & some local youths.
Jahongir Ergashev
Jahongir Ergashev ,( fa, جهانگیر ارگاشف),(born 6 March 1994) is a Tajik professional footballer who plays as a striker for Khujand and the Tajikistan national team.
Career Club
In March 2015, Ergashev moved to FK Khujand on a ...
and
Murolimzhon Akhmedov
Murolimzhon Murodilzhonovich Akhmedov ( ky, Муролимжон Ахмедов; russian: Муролимжон Муродилжонович Ахмедов; born 5 January 1992 in Uch-Korgon, Batken Province, Kyrgyzstan) is an international profe ...
already left the club to join
FK Khujand
FC Khujand ( tg, Клуби футболи «Хуҷанд»), ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال خجند), is a Tajik professional football club based in Khujand, currently playing in the Ligai Olii Tojikiston, the top division in the country.
...
and
FC Neftchi
FC Neftchi Fergana ( uz, Neftchi Fargʻona futbol klubi, Cyrillic, Uzbek Cyrillic: Нефтчи Фарғона футбол клуби) is an Uzbekistan, Uzbek association football, football club based in Fergana. They play in the top division i ...
respectively. On 24 September, it was announced that
Emery Bayisenge joining Rwandan club
AS Kigali
A.S. Kigali Football Club is a Rwandan football club from Kigali. They play their home games at Kigali Stadium located in Nyamirambo. Established in 1999, the team plays in the Rwandan Premier League
The Rwanda Premier League is the highes ...
on a one-year loan deal from Saif SC. As of a Rwandan news publisher, the transfer fee was 12 millions
Rwandan franc.
On 29 October, managing director Nasiruddin Chowdhury confirmed that they’re bringing belgian coach
Paul Put
Paul Put (born 26 May 1956) is a Belgian football coach who manages Congo.
Career
Put was manager of the Gambian national team between 2008 and 2011, before being appointed as manager of Burkina Faso in March 2012. He had previously managed Be ...
to replace Mamic.
On 31 October, Saif SC sent names of three players they want to let go for the 2020-21 season to BFF. The players were forward Mehebub Hasan Nayan & Kafsut Taius along with defender Nazmul Hossain Akondo.
On 11 November, the club officially announced the signing of
Emmanuel Ariwachukwu
Emmanuel Ariwachukwu (born 27 December 1993) is a Nigerian international footballer who last played for Saif SC in the Bangladesh Football Premier League, as a defender.
Club career
Born in Owerri, he has played club football for Gateway U ...
,
John Okoli,
Kenneth Ikechukwu
Kenneth Ikechukwu Ngwoke (born 29 March 1993) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bangladesh Premier League club Sheikh Russel KC.
Career Saif SC
On 11 November 2020, Ngwoke signed with Saif SC for the 2020–21 sea ...
and Sirozhiddin Rakhmatullaev.
On 29 November, Saif SC played a pre-season friendly with
Bangladesh Police FC
Bangladesh Police Football Club (also known as Bangladesh Police Athletic Club) is an association football team based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The club was founded by Bangladesh Police. The services team had previously played in the Senior Divisio ...
. The match was won by 2-0 as
Kenneth &
John found the net.
Players
Saif Sporting Club Limited squad for 2020–21 season.
Transfers
In
Out
Loans out
:Note :
''Italic names'' refer to the players who have transferred from the youth team.
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overview
Federation Cup
Group stage
Group B
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Knockout phase
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Statistics
Goals
References
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