Uttara FC (Bengali: উত্তরা এফসি) is a football team from Dhaka, Bangladesh. The team is currently one of Bangladesh Championship League (BCL).[1][2][3]
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| Full name | Uttara Football Club |
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| Short name | UFC |
| Founded | 2020 |
| President | Qantara Khaleda Khan |
| Coach | Jacob M J Joseph |
| League | Bangladesh Championship League |
| 2022–23 | 9th of 11 |
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| Football (Men's) | Football (Women's) | |
History edit
On 5 February 2020, Bangladesh Football Federation gave the green signal to the club to participate in 2019–20 Bangladesh Championship League.[4] The prime purpose of the club to bring back professionalism in Bangladesh football arena.[5][6]
Uttara FC played there first match at 2021 Bangladesh Championship League 7 February 2021 and won against NoFeL SC[7][8][9][10]
Current squad edit
- As of 6 March 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Current technical staff edit
- As of 6 March 2024
| Role | Name |
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| Team manager |
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| Head coach |  Jacob M J Joseph
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| Assistant manager |  Md Taslim Sarkar
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| Assistant coach | Md Jaman Ahmed
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| Goalkeeper coach | Md Emran Hasan Emon
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| Technical director | Md Anowar Hosan
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| General secretary | Md Raisul Islam
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| Equipment manager | Sharif Uddin Bhuiyan
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| Security officer | Md Raseduzzaman Shamim
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| Physio | Santhono Mollik
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| Media Officer | Jahirul Islam Rony
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| Masseur | Md Faisal Ahmed Fahim
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Head coaches edit
- As of 24 April 2024
| Head Coach | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W |
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| Abdur Razzak
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5 January 2021 | 10 November 2021 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 27.27 |
| Md Mahbub Ali Manik
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8 February 2022 | 13 June 2022 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 40 | 31.82 |
| Rokonuzzaman Kanchan
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21 December 2022 | 19 April 2023 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 25.00 |
| Jacob M J Joseph
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19 February 2024 | Present | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 35 | 7.14 |
References edit
- ^ "Uttara FC". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "BCL Football to begin from March 28". Daily Sun. 5 February 2020.
- ^ "Uttara FC". sofascore.com. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ পেশাদার ফুটবলে নতুন দল ফর্টিস একাডেমি ও উত্তরা ক্লাব. jagonews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-02-09.
- ^ পেশাদার ফুটবলে নতুন দল ফর্টিস একাডেমি ও উত্তরা ক্লাব. Jagonews24.com (in Bengali). 4 February 2020.
- ^ বিসিএলে ফর্টিস একাডেমি ও উত্তরা ক্লাব. Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). 4 February 2020.
- ^ "BCL Football: Uttara FC beat NoFel 1-0 in league opener". The Independent. 7 February 2021.
- ^ "Uttara shock Nofel in BCL opener". Daily Sun. 7 February 2021.
- ^ "Uttara boys shine in opener". The Daily Observer. 8 February 2021.
- ^ চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ লিগে জয়ে শুরু উত্তরা এফসির. Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali). 7 February 2021.