Gopalganj Sporting Club () is a Bangladeshi professional

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club based in Gopalganj. The club was set to compete in the

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, the top tier of

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, after being promoted from the

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in the 2022–23 season. However, on 18 October 2023, the club announced its withdrawal from the league due to financial shortages.

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

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, 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. In 2021, the

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gave the club permission to play in the professional second-tier league, the

from the 2021–22 season, 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. On 20 February 2022, the club played its first league game, which ended in a goalless draw with

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. On 11 March 2022, Mohammed Nahian scored the clubs first goal, coming in a 1–1 draw with

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. On 18 March 2022, the club registered its first victory by defeating

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, 2–1. 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

for the first time in history from 2023 to 2024 season.

Home venue

While playing in the

from 2022 till 2023 they used the 25,000 capacity

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in Kamalapur,

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, which was the central venue used by all second-tier clubs. Following, promotion to

, the team manager, SM Mamunur Rashid, confirmed that they would be using the 5,000 capacity

Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium Gopalganj Old Stadium is an association football stadium which is located by the ''Court Mosque'', Gopalganj, Bangladesh. History The stadium was used as a home ground by Bangladesh Premier League club Muktijoddha Sangsad KS for a decade from ...

in Gopalganj as their home venue.

Players

Gopalganj Sporting Club squad for 2022–23 season.

Coaching staff

Coaches

* Abdur Razzaque (January 2022 – June 2022) *

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(December 2022 – October 2023)

Managerial statistics

Personnel

Current technical staff

Club officials

Competitive record

References

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External links

Gopalganj Sporting Club
on Global Sports Archive
Gopalganj Sporting Club
on Sofascore Football clubs in Bangladesh 2021 establishments in Bangladesh Gopalganj District, Bangladesh