Feni SC
Shahid Salam Stadium | |||
Capacity | 5,000 | ||
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Chairman | Tabith Awal | ||
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Feni Soccer Club (
History
Feni Soccer Club was established in Feni in 1988. Unlike most Bangladeshi professional football clubs, they were watched over and operated by a group of local businessmen: Mohammed Tabith Awal, Nizam Uddin, Abdul Awal Mintoo, and Abdul Kuddus.[5][4] The club has won a record eleven Feni First Division Football League titles, along with many local tournaments in Feni.
Following the introduction of the National Football League in 2000, the club participated in the tournament on multiple ocsassions. During the 2005–06 edition, Feni were the winners of the Feni District Zone, defeating Kararchar KC 1–0 in the final.
After finishing runners-up to
In 2008, Feni Soccer played in the
In the
During their seven-years stay in the top-tier professional league, forward Akbor Hossain Ridon remained at the club as their longest-serving captain. Other notable players during their stint in the top-tier includes: Abu Sufian Jahid, Choumrin Rakhaine, Sohel Rana, Mohamed Mintu Sheikh, Shahedul Alam Shahed, Sushanto Tripura and Monjurur Rahman Manik.[17]
In 2019, Feni Soccer Club was dissolved, ending their 31 years of football activities after facing relegation from the second-tier professional league, the Bangladesh Championship League in 2018–19. A couple of years before their disbandment, former Bangladesh Football Federation vice-president Tabith Awal along with Feni Soccer's football manager Sakhwat Hossain Bhuiyan Shaheen resigned from the club. They both again joined forces to establish NoFeL SC, a club representing Noakhali, Feni and Lakhsmipur.[4]
Season by season record
Record as Professional Football League member | |||||||||||||||
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Season | Division | League | Federation Cup
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Independence Cup | Asian club competition | Top league scorer(s) | |||||||||
P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Player | Goals | ||||||
2009/10 | BPL | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 22 | 30 | 4th | Semi-final | – | – | – | ||
2010/11 | BPL | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 21 | 9th | Group-stage | Quarter-final | – | – | Abakporo Rowland | 6 |
2012 | BPL | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 19 | 9th | Group-stage | – | – | – | Abakporo Rowland | 8 |
2012/13 | BPL | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 12 | 7th | Quarter-finals | Group-stage | – | – | Anthony Pole Doe | 4 |
2013/14 | BPL | 27 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 30 | 48 | 18 | 9th | Quarter-finals | Runners-up | – | – | Chuka Charles | 6 |
2014/15 | BPL | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 42 | 18 | 8th | Quarter-finals | – | – | – | Momodou Lamin Jatta | 5 |
2016 | BPL | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 35 | 18 | 11th | Group-stage | Group-stage | – | – | Choumrin Rakhain | 6 |
2017 | BCL | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 8th | – | – | – | – | ||
2018–19 | BCL | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 19 | 10th | – | – | – | – |
Honours
Senior
- Independence Cup
- Bashundhara Club Cup Championship
- Runners-up (1): 2009[20]
Youth
- Sailor-BFF U-15 National Football Championship
- Runners-up (1): 2015[21]
References
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- ^ Dhaka Tribune | Feni Soccer Club
- ^ "BCL Football league final: Police FC beat Feni Soccer Club by 5-1 goals". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d ভাঙলো ফেনী সকার, নতুন ক্লাব নফেল. banglanews24.com. 9 April 2017.
- ^ "NOFEL from Noakhali to hit Dhaka Football". New Age. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Shuktara Club Cup champs". The Daily Star. 23 June 2009.
- ^ "Feni in final". The Daily Star. 20 June 2009.
- ^ "Feni take relegation fight to playoff". The Daily Star. 1 January 2017.
- ^ Rahman, Anisur (12 April 2014). "Dream takes on expectation". The Daily Star.
- ^ "Feni's first final". The Daily Star. 9 April 2014.
- ^ "Feni dream ends in shootout". The Daily Star. 13 April 2014.
- ^ "Rejuvenated Feni eye historic win". Dhaka Tribune. 11 April 2014.
- ^ "A Feni fairytale". The Daily Star. 11 April 2014.
- ^ "MSC clinch season's first trophy beating Feni Soccer Club in tie breaker". The New Nation.
- ^ "Baridhara, Feni relegated". The Daily Star. 11 January 2017.
- ^ "Feni, Baridhara AWOL". The Daily Star. 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Ridon hangs up boots after 22yr long career". New Age.
- ^ Soccer Club Feni reached the final of the Independence Cup Football. southasiafootball.com.
- ^ "soccer livescore".. goalgol.com. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Renamed League kicks off Sunday". The Daily Star. 22 October 2009.
- ^ "Feni champions". The Daily Star. 14 September 2015.