Bangladesh Police Football Club (also known as Bangladesh Police Athletic Club) is an association football team based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1] The club was founded by Bangladesh Police. 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[2] to get promotions to the First Division before making their debut in the Bangladesh Championship League in 2015.[3] Police FC gained the promotion to Bangladesh Premier League for the very first time in the club's history by becoming champion of the 2018-19 Bangladesh Championship League.
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Full name | Bangladesh Police Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Policemen | ||
Short name | BPFC | ||
Founded | 1972 | ||
Ground | Rajshahi District Stadium | ||
Capacity | 15,000 | ||
President | ![]() | ||
Head Coach | ![]() | ||
League | Bangladesh Premier League | ||
2021–22 | BPL, 8th of 12 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Season | League | Performance | Note |
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2015–16 | BCL | 4/8 | After being champion in the Second Division League in 2014, the police team applied to play in the Bangladesh Championship League. On 14 October 2015, the club registered to play in BCL.[4] They finished fourth in their first season at BCL. |
2016 | 4/8 | Like the first season, the second season, they finished the league in fourth place. | |
2017 | 7/10 | The club finished their worst season by finishing seventh in this edition. | |
2018–19 | 1/11
Champion |
Police FC got promoted to the Bangladesh Premier League from the Bangladesh Championship League with three games still remaining to the end of the season.[5][6] This is the first time, the club has returned to the top-tier league after 2002.[7][8][9][10] Forward Amirul Islam of the club was the highest scorer in the league with 18 goals. |
On 4 August 2019, Police FC appointed Cypriot Nicolas Vitorović 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 Federation Cup for the first time, after beating a shaky Saif Sporting Club 3–1 in the third quarter-final.[11]
Period | Shirt sponsor |
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2015–16 | Popular Life Insurance Limited[12][13][14] |
2017–18 | Runner Group[15] |
2018–19 | Nirman |
2019–Present | Nasir Group |
Bangladesh Police FC squad for 2021–22 season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Position | Name |
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Goalkeeping Coach | ![]() |
Fitness Coach | ![]() |
Manager | ![]() |
Event Manager | ![]() |
Head Coach | Nat. | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W |
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S. M. Asifuzzaman | ![]() |
February 2019 | May 2019 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 13 | 055.00 |
Nicolas Vitorović | ![]() |
4 August 2019[16] | 31 August 2020 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 033.33 |
Pakir Ali | ![]() |
October 2020 | August 2021 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 42 | 023.08 |
Aristică Cioabă | ![]() |
October 2021 | Present | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 37 | 40 | 034.48 |
P – Total of played matches
W – Won matches
D – Drawn matches
L – Lost matches
GS – Goal scored
GA – Goals against
%W – Percentage of matches won
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 Feni Soccer Club.[17] Later, four more players joined him in the assault, just after the completion of the prize-giving ceremony at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. 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.[18][19]
Had international caps for their respective countries whilst playing for Bangladesh Police FC.
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