Bangladesh Police Football Club (also known as Bangladesh Police Athletic Club) is an

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team based in

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...

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. The club was founded by

Bangladesh Police The Bangladesh Police ( bn, বাংলাদেশ পুলিশ) of the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a law enforcement agency, operating under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It plays a crucial role in maintaining peace, and enforcement ...

. 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 to get promotions to the First Division before making their debut in the

Bangladesh Championship League Bangladesh Championship League (BCL) is the second-tier football league of Bangladesh run by the Bangladesh Football Federation. It was founded in 2012. The league is also known as TVS Championship League for sponsorship agreements from 2018–1 ...

in 2015. Police FC gained the promotion to

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 ...

for the very first time in the club's history by becoming champion of the 2018-19 Bangladesh Championship League.

History

BCL era

Nicolas Vitorović era

On 4 August 2019, Police FC appointed Cypriot

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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

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for the first time, after beating a shaky

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3–1 in the third quarter-final.

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Current squad

Bangladesh Police FC squad for 2021–22 season.

Current technical staff

Team records

Head coach's record

Honours

League

**Winners (1): 2018–19 * Second Division Football League **Winners (1): 2013–14

Controversy

On 24 May 2019, The police constable, Shamim, assaulted BFF's competition manager Zaber Bin Ansari after being denied entry into the ground during that match against

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. Later, four more players joined him in the assault, just after the completion of the prize-giving ceremony at the

Bangabandhu National Stadium Bangabandhu National Stadium ( bn, বঙ্গবন্ধু জাতীয় স্টেডিয়াম, ''romanised: Bongobondhu jateeyo stediyaam''), also known as Dhaka Stadium, and formerly known as Dacca Stadium, is the national s ...

. All four police players – Amirul Islam, Tarek Aziz, Azmi Omar, and Sarwar Hossain – have been given Tk one lakh fine for their involvement. Islam and Aziz have been suspended for two matches while Omar and Hossain have been handed nine-match bans each. Physiotherapist of the team, Santanu Mallik, too, has been banned for nine matches and fined Tk 2 lakh. Constable Shamim has been given life-time stadium ban across the country.

Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries whilst playing for Bangladesh Police FC. Asia * Amredin Sharifi (2021–) North America *

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(2019–20)

References

External links

* https://mycujoo.tv/team/bangladesh-police-football-club-cjs6zf2s5001e0ku3i711zcpt Football clubs in Bangladesh {{Bangladesh-footyclub-stub