Kawran Bazar Pragati Sangha (Bengali: কাওরান বাজার প্রগতি সংঘ) is a football team from Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is currently a team of Bangladesh Championship League (BCL).[1] Kawran Bazar gained promotion from the Dhaka League in 2020.[2]
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| Full name | Kawran Bazar Pragati Sangha |
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| Nickname(s) | Kawran Bazar PS |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Chairman | Md Morshed Alam |
| Head Coach | Md Rezaul Haque Jamal |
| League | Bangladesh Championship League |
| 2020-21 | 4th |
History
editKawran Bazar Pragti Sangh, which was established around 1985, and carries out their club activities at the Kawran Bazar Panchstara Sahandya Artaddar Bahumukhi Cooperative association clubhouse, under president Mosharraf Hossain.[3] The club were crowned champions of the 2018–19 Dhaka Senior Division League, thus gaining promotion to the Bangladesh Championship League, which is the country's second-tier.[4]
Match-fixing allegation
editIn March 2022, investigations revealed that the club involved in match fixing, as evidence was found against coaches, managers and footballers of the team. The club's authorities and staff were involved in an online gambling event, and according to reports the players were given a reward of 50,000 TK if they played according to the bettor's instructions, during the 2021–22 Bangladesh Championship League season. The prices were fixed in separate categories from footballers to coaches-managers and others.[3]
Mosharraf Hossain, the club's president, responded to the accusations, "I do not know anything about this. If something like this happened, action will definitely be taken". Within a few days after the allegations, the club sacked coach Rezaul Haque Jamal.[3] During the same league season, many other Championship League clubs were accused of Spot-fixing.[5]
Bangladesh Football Federation announced that they would start their own investigation about the match fixing allegations imposed on the Bangladesh Championship League clubs, as soon as the league season ended, In June 2022.[6][7]
Current players
editKawran Bazar PS squad for 2021–22 season.[8]
- As of 20 January 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Head coach
edit- As of 30 April 2022
| Head Coach | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W |
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 Faraz Hossain
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1 January 2021 | 30 August 2021 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 17 | 54.55 |
| Md Rezaul Haque Jamal
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5 January 2022 | present | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 14.29 |
Honours
editLeague
edit- Dhaka Senior Division Football League
- Winners (1): 2018–19
References
edit- ^ "BCL begin from March 28". Daily Sun. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ বিসিএল পয়েন্ট টেবিলে দ্বিতীয় স্থানে কাওরান বাজার প্রগতি সংঘ. Torun Kantho (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ a b c দেশের ফুটবলে পাতানো ম্যাচ, জড়িত কাওরান বাজার প্রগতি সংঘ. Jamuna Television (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ সিনিয়র ডিভিশন ফুটবল লীগ: কাওরান বাজার প্রগতি সংঘ চ্যাম্পিয়ন. Torun Kantho (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ Rahman, Anisur (16 April 2022). "'This is something beyond our control'". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ গড়াপেটা রুখতে সক্রিয় বাফুফে. Desh Rupantor (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ বিসিএলে ম্যাচ ফিক্সিং: কঠিন পদক্ষেপ নেওয়ার হুঁশিয়ারি বাফুফের | খেলা. Somoy News (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Kawran Bazar PS - Soccer - Team Profile - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics - Global Sports Archive". Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.