Uttar Baridhara Club (Bengali: উত্তর বারিধারা ক্লাব) is a Bangladeshi football club, established in 1995, based in Kalachandpur, Baridhara, Dhaka.[1][2] They currently compete in the Dhaka Second Division Football League, the fourth tier of Bangladeshi football, following relegation from the 2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League and then punishment for match fixing.[3][4]

Uttar Baridhara Club
উত্তর বারিধারা ক্লাব
Nickname(s)Baridhara
Founded1995; 29 years ago (1995)
GroundBSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium
Capacity25,000
PresidentZakir Hossain Babul
LeagueDhaka Second Division Football League
2021–22BPL, 11th of 12 (relegated)

History edit

Journey to the top flight (1995–2013) edit

The Baridhara-based team started its journey in 1995 with the help of some enthusiastic locals. Jahangir Alam was named the clubs general secretary. The club were promoted to the second division, now known as the Bangladesh Championship League, in the 2007 season after clinching the third division title. They were unlucky not to be promoted to the top-tier in their first season in the Championship league, where they finished league runners-up.[5]

After six years fighting for promotion, Baridhara finally succeeded to do so, during the 2013 Bangladesh Championship League season. The club finished runners up behind Chittagong Abahani Limited, with 6 wins from 14 league games. The teams start striker Nabib Newaj Jibon caught the eyes of top-tier teams, with 12 goals in 13 games, he was the most prolific player for Uttar Baridhara during their promotion to the Bangladesh Premier League.[6][7]

2014–present edit

Since 2013, the club has been promoted to Bangladesh Premiere League twice and also relegated twice. Here is the professional league records of the club:

Season League Performance Note Reference
2013-14 BPL 10/10 Relegated to BCL after one season.
2014-15 BCL 1/8, Champion The club was promoted to BPL for second time. [8][9]
2016 BPL 12/12 Relegated to BCL again. [10][11][12]
2017 BCL 6/10
2018-19 2/11, Runners-up Promoted to BPL after two seasons [13]

Sponsors edit

Period Kit Manufacturer Shirt Sponsor
2014–2015 - BSB Cambrian
2015–2018 - -
2019–present - Saif Power Tech Limited[14]

Stadium edit

During 2013–14 BPL season, the club used Bangabandhu National Stadium as their home venue.

Current squad edit

Uttar Baridhara SC squad for 2021–22 season.

As of 5 February 2022

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   BAN Saiful Islam Khan
2 DF   BAN Md Sohel Rana
3 DF   BAN Arif Khan Joy
4 DF   BAN Asif Hossain Rimon
5 DF   UZB Saiddoston Fozilov
6 MF   BAN Sagor Hossain
7 FW   BAN Sujon Biswas
9 MF   UZB Evgeniy Kochnev
10 FW   BAN Samin Yasir Juel
11 MF   BAN Arif Hossain
12 MF   BAN Papon Singh
13 MF   BAN Rakib Sarkar
14 DF   BAN Arshad Habib Bishal
15 MF   BAN Maruf Ahamed
16 DF   BAN Rashed Hossain Biplob
17 MF   BAN Omar Faruq
18 DF   BAN Riyaz Choiyal
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW   BAN Ali Akbor
20 DF   BAN Foayej Ahammed
21 MF   BAN Rumnon Hossain
22 GK   BAN Azad Hossain
23 MF   BAN Asadul Islam Sakib
24 DF   BAN Uttam Kumar Banik
25 MF   BAN Mubinur Rashid
27 MF   BAN Md Mithu
28 DF   BAN Jubayer Rahman
29 DF   BAN Abdul Salam Sohel
30 GK   BAN Shahin Mollah
31 MF   BAN Md Jewel
33 GK   BAN Shaharia Rahman Emon
35 GK   BAN Mamun Alif
44 DF   EGY Mahmoud Sayed
55 DF   CIV Youssouf Mory Bamba
99 MF   EGY Mostafa Kahraba

Coaching staff edit

As of November 2021

Position Name
Head coach   Shohel Rahman
Assistant coach   Mohammed Ali Ashgar Nasir
Goalkeeping coach   Muhammad Shawkat


Team records edit

Head coach records edit

As of 31 July 2022
Head Coach Nat From To P W D L GS GA %W
Alfaz Ahmed   11 November 2019 14 March 2020 8 0 1 7 5 15 000.00
Jahidur Rahman Milon   April 2020 March 2021 15 3 6 6 24 29 020.00
Kamal Babu   March 2021 November 2021 13 3 1 9 15 40 023.08
Shohel Rahman   November 2021 Present 28 3 7 18 25 68 010.71

P-Total of played matches W-Won matches D-Draw matches L-Lost matches GS-Goals scored GA-Goals against
%W- Percentage of matches won

AFC club ranking edit

As of 11 June 2023[15]
Ranking Team Points
540   Attack Energy FC 16.0
541   Al-Hussein SC 16.0
542   Uttar Baridhara Club 16.0
543   Electricite du Cambodge FC 16.0
544   Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority F.C. 16.0

Honours edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Brothers bring back Naeemuddin as coach". Dhaka Tribune. 16 November 2013. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Baridhara stun BJMC, exact sweet revenge". Dhaka Tribune. 5 May 2014. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Match fixing, online betting: BFF punishes Uttar Baridhara Club, Kawran Bazar Pragoti Sangha". UNB. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  4. ^ "BFF punishes two clubs heavily for match-fixing and online betting". The Business Standard. 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  5. ^ Alam, Md. Masud. রূপকথার বারিধারা, বারিধারার রূপকথা. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2022-03-17. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  6. ^ "Uttar Baridhara on brink of promotion". The Daily Star. 2 June 2013. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Chittagong Abahani and Uttar Baridhara reach top flight". Dhaka Tribune. 7 June 2013. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Uttar Baridhara Club emerge champions in BCL". The New Nation. Archived from the original on 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  9. ^ "Uttar Baridhara Club emerges champions in BCL". Jago News 24. Archived from the original on 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  10. ^ "Baridhara relegated". The Daily Star. 2014-07-21. Archived from the original on 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  11. ^ "Uttar Baridhara relegated". Dhaka Tribune. 2014-07-20. Archived from the original on 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  12. ^ "Summary - Premier League - Bangladesh - Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 2017-08-11. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  13. ^ a b c "Bangladesh Police lift BCL trophy, Uttar Baridhara runners up". BFF. Archived from the original on 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
  14. ^ Ruposhi Bangla TV (2019-01-10), বাংলাদেশ চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ লিগ ক্লাব উত্তর বারিধারার পৃষ্ঠপোষক হলো সাইফ পাওয়ারটেক লি: (in Bengali), archived from the original on 2021-07-09, retrieved 2019-06-01
  15. ^ "AFC club rankings". footballalphabet.com. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

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