Uttar Baridhara Club

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
Founded	1995; 29 years ago (1995)
Ground	BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium
Capacity	25,000
President	Zakir Hossain Babul
League	Dhaka Second Division Football League
2021–22	BPL, 11th of 12 (relegated)

History

Journey to the top flight (1995–2013)

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

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

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

Stadium

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

Current squad

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

As of November 2021

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

Team records

Head coach records

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

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

• Bangladesh Championship League
  • Champions (1): 2014–15^[13]
  • Runners-up (3): 2012, 2013, 2018–19^[13]

References

1. . Dhaka Tribune. 16 November 2013. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
2. . 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). from the original on 2022-03-17. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
6. "Uttar Baridhara on brink of promotion". The Daily Star. 2 June 2013. 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. from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
8. "Uttar Baridhara Club emerge champions in BCL". The New Nation. from the original on 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
9. "Uttar Baridhara Club emerges champions in BCL". Jago News 24. from the original on 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
10. "Baridhara relegated". The Daily Star. 2014-07-21. from the original on 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
11. "Uttar Baridhara relegated". Dhaka Tribune. 2014-07-20. from the original on 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
12. "Summary - Premier League - Bangladesh - Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway. from the original on 2017-08-11. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
13. . 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), from the original on 2021-07-09, retrieved 2019-06-01
15. "AFC club rankings". footballalphabet.com. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

External links

• BFF page
• Uttar Baridhara SC on Mycujoo