2023–24 Bangladesh Police FC season

Bangladesh Police FC

2023–24 season
President	Habibur Rahman[1]
Head coach	Aristică Cioabă
Stadium	Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium
Bangladesh Premier League	4th of 10
Federation Cup	Semi-finals
Independence Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Edis Ibargüen García Edward Morillo (5 goals each) All: Edis Ibargüen García (9 goals)
Biggest win	3–0 Vs Sheikh Jamal DC (Neutral) 23 April 2024 (Federation Cup)
Biggest defeat	0–3 Vs Bashundhara Kings (Home) 10 February 2024 (Premier League)
Home colours Away colours

The 2023–24 season was Bangladesh Police Football Club's 5th season in the top flight, Bangladesh Premier League. In addition to domestic league, Bangladesh Police FC were participated on this season's edition of Federation Cup and Independence Cup. The season covers the period from 1 August 2023 until 31 May 2024.[2][3][4]

Current squad

Bangladesh Police FC squad for 2023–24 season.

As of 23 October 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  BAN Russel Mahmud Liton 2 DF  KGZ Mustafa Yusupov 3 FW  BAN Arifur Rahman Raju 4 DF  BAN Mohammad Emon 5 DF  BAN Rabiul Islam 6 MF  BAN Monaem Khan Raju (vice-captain) 7 FW  BAN M S Bablu 8 MF  BAN Md Mithu 9 FW  BAN Zillur Rahman 10 FW  BAN Jabed Khan 11 FW  BAN Sahed Miah 12 MF  COL Mateo Palacios 14 FW  BAN Faisal Ahmed 15 FW  BAN Abu Sufian Sifat 16 MF  BAN Noman Ahmed Rubel 17 DF  BAN Isa Faysal (captain) 18 FW  COL Edis Ibargüen García 19 FW  VEN Edward Morillo

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 FW  BAN Miraz Molla 22 MF  KGZ Manas Karipov 23 MF  BAN Syed Shah Quazem Kirmane 24 GK  BAN Md Faysal Mia 25 DF  BAN Ismail Hossain 28 FW  BAN Md Al Amin 31 GK  BAN Dinaj Hosen Jubed 33 DF  BAN Akibur Rahman 35 MF  BAN Razuan Kabir 36 GK  BAN Ahsan Habib Bipu 37 DF  BAN Esanur Rahman 38 DF  BAN Rasel Hossain 75 FW  BAN Din Islam 76 FW  BAN Md Robel 77 DF  BAN Joyonto Kumer Roy 88 MF  BAN Fahim Morshed 99 FW  BAN Amir Ali

Transfer

In

No.	Pos	Player	Previous club	Fee	Date	Source
18	FW	Edis Ibargüen	C.D. Marathón	Free	1 September 2023	[5]
1	GK	Russel Mahmud Liton	Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi	Free	1 October 2023
36	GK	Ahsan Habib Bipu	Mohammedan SC	Free	1 October 2023	[6]
20	MF	Maraj Mollah	Mohammedan SC	Free	1 October 2023
10	FW	Jabed Khan	Fortis FC	Free	1 October 2023
4	DF	Mohammad Emon	Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi	Free	1 October 2023
16	MF	Noman Ahmed Rubel	Unattached	Free	1 October 2023
5	DF	Rabiul Islam	Unattached	Free	1 October 2023
14	MF	Faisal Ahmed	Unattached	Free	1 October 2023
75	FW	Din Islam	Unattached	Free	1 October 2023
15	FW	Abu Sufian Yousuf Sifat	Unattached	Free	1 October 2023
22	MF	Manas Karipov	Muras United	Free	18 October 2023	[5]
2	DF	Mustafa Yusupov	Muras United	Free	18 October 2023	[5]

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Moved to	Fee	Date	Source
21	DF	Almazbek Malikov	Muras United	Free transfer	28 July 2023
14	MF	Mohammad Abdullah	Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi	Free transfer	15 September 2023	[7]
8	MF	Rabiul Hasan	Abahani Limited Dhaka	Free transfer	1 October 2023
22	GK	Rakibul Hasan Tushar	Sheikh Russel KC	Free transfer	1 October 2023
5	DF	Monjurur Rahman Manik	Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi	Free transfer	1 October 2023
16	FW	Johan Arango	Unattached	Released	1 October 2023
32	GK	Mohammad Nehal	Unattached	Released	1 October 2023
70	MF	Mohammad Afsaruzzaman Choton	Unattached	Released	1 October 2023
75	FW	Morshed Islam	Unattached	Released	1 October 2023
40	FW	Rashedul Islam Jihan	Unattached	Released	1 October 2023
60	GK	Saiful Islam Khan	Unattached	Released	1 October 2023
87	MF	Ashraful Chowdhury	Unattached	Released	1 October 2023
29	FW	Akikul Islam	Unattached	Released	1 October 2023
20	MF	Komol Barua	Unattached	Released	1 October 2023
15	MF	Mohammed Shamim Ahmed	Unattached	Released	1 October 2023
13	GK	Limon Islam Badhon	Unattached	Released	1 October 2023
3	DF	Shamol Bepari	Unattached	Released	1 October 2023
2	DF	Solibek Korimov	Unattached	Released	1 October 2023

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Overall

Competition	First match	Last match	Final Position
BPL	22 December 2023	29 May 2024	4th
Federation Cup	26 December 2023	7 May 2024	Semi-finals
Independence Cup	27 October 2023	3 December 2023	Quarter-finals

Overview

Competition	Record
	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
BPL	18	7	5	6	23	19	+4	038.89
Independence Cup	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	066.67
Federation Cup	4	1	2	1	8	6	+2	025.00
Total	25	10	7	8	35	27	+8	040.00

Source: Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2023–24 Bangladesh Premier League (football)

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
2	Mohammedan SC	18	9	8	1	40	17	+23	35
3	Abahani Ltd. Dhaka	18	9	5	4	34	22	+12	32
4	Bangladesh Police FC	18	7	5	6	23	19	+4	26
5	Fortis FC	18	6	6	6	21	23	−2	24
6	Sheikh Russel KC	18	4	7	7	20	24	−4	19

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
18	7	5	6	23	19	+4	26	4	0	5	11	11	0	3	5	1	12	8	+4

Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Ground	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H
Result	W	L	W	L	D	L	L	L	W	W	D	W	D	W	D	D	L	W
Position	2	4	3	4	3	4	7	9	7	5	5	6	4	4	4	4	4	4

Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

Bangladesh Police FC v Chittagong Abahani

22 December 2023 (2023-12-22) 1	Bangladesh Police FC	2–1	Chittagong Abahani	Mymensingh
14:30 BST (UTC+6)	Edis Ibargüen García 22', 43' Syed Shah Quazem Kirmane  56'	Report	Imran Hassan Remon  45+9'	Stadium: Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium Referee: Md Jalal Uddin

Bangladesh Police FC v Sheikh Jamal DC

30 December 2023 (2023-12-30) 2	Bangladesh Police FC	0–1	Sheikh Jamal DC	Mymensingh
14:30 BST (UTC+6)	Faysal 55' (o.g.) Edis Ibargüen García  52' Edward Morillo  85'	Report	Shokhrukhbek Kholmatov  44' Akkas Ali  85'	Stadium: Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium Referee: Bituraj Barua

Sheikh Russel KC v Bangladesh Police FC

13 January 2024 (2024-01-13) 3	Sheikh Russel KC	0–1	Bangladesh Police FC	Dhaka
14:45 BST (UTC+6)	Shahin  75'	Report	Manas Karipov  18' Edis Ibargüen García  53' Edward Morillo 65'	Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena Referee: Bituraj Barua

Bangladesh Police FC v Mohammedan SC

20 January 2024 (2024-01-20) 4	Bangladesh Police FC	2–3	Mohammedan SC	Mymensingh
14:45 BST (UTC+6)	Mateo Palacio 34' Edward Morillo  45+3' Sahed Miah 84'	Report	Ashraful Haque Asif  3' Jafar 27' Muzaffarov 70' Diabate 78'	Stadium: Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium Referee: Md Alamgir Sarker

Rahmatganj MFS v Bangladesh Police FC

27 January 2024 (2024-01-27) 5	Rahmatganj MFS	0–0	Bangladesh Police FC	Munshigonj
14:45 BST (UTC+6)	Samuel Mensah Konney  17' Md Rokey  33' Md Al Amin  72' Ceesay  77'	Report	Emon  58' Mateo Palacios  66'	Stadium: Shaheed Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium Referee: Bituraj Barua

Bangladesh Police FC v Abahani Limited Dhaka

2 February 2024 (2024-02-02) 6	Bangladesh Police FC	1–2	Abahani Limited Dhaka	Mymensingh
15:00 BST (UTC+6)	Manas Karipov  53' Ismail Hossain  58' Bablu 65' (o.g.)	Report	Fernandes 12' Mehedi  30' Ridoy 51' Soleimani  87'	Stadium: Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium Referee: Md Mizanur Rahman

Bangladesh Police FC v Bashundhara Kings

10 February 2024 (2024-02-10) 7	Bangladesh Police FC	0–3	Bashundhara Kings	Mymensingh
15:00 BST (UTC+6)	Ismail Hossain  88'	Report	Figueira 7' Rakib 21' Robinho  35' Asror Gafurov 28'	Stadium: Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium Referee: Md Nasir Uddin

Fortis FC v Bangladesh Police FC

16 February 2024 (2024-02-16) 8	Fortis FC	2–1	Bangladesh Police FC	Rajshahi
15:00 BST (UTC+6)	Abdullah Omar  45+1' Pa Omar 51' Mazharul Islam Sourav  61' Gryshyn 90+4'	Report	Edward Morillo 80'	Stadium: Muktijuddho Sriti Stadium Referee: Md Nasir Uddin

Brothers Union v Bangladesh Police FC

24 February 2024 (2024-02-24) 9	Brothers Union	1–4	Bangladesh Police FC	Rajshahi
15:00 BST (UTC+6)	Md Rabby Hossen Rahul 43' Md Insan Hossain  73' Sufil 90+2'	Report	Kirmane 45+2' Edis Ibargüen García 52', 72', 79' Md Mithu  75'  87'	Stadium: Muktijuddho Sriti Stadium Referee: Mahmud Zamal Farouqee Nahid

Chittagong Abahani v Bangladesh Police FC

29 March 2024 (2024-03-29) 10	Chittagong Abahani	0–1	Bangladesh Police FC	Munshigonj
15:15 BST (UTC+6)	Rabby  59' Ojukwu  90' Paul Komolafe  90+5'	Report	Joyonto Kumar Roy  51' Md Al Amin 79'	Stadium: Shaheed Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium Referee: Saymoon Hasan Sany

Sheikh Jamal DC v Bangladesh Police FC

6 April 2024 (2024-04-06) 11	Sheikh Jamal DC	2–2	Bangladesh Police FC	Gopalganj
15:15 BST (UTC+6)	Shokhrukhbek Kholmatov  38' Touré 44', 60'	Report	Edward Morillo 11' Mateo Palacios  50' Md Al Amin 75'	Stadium: Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium Referee: Mizanur Rahman

Bangladesh Police FC v Sheikh Russel KC

19 April 2024 (2024-04-19) 12	Bangladesh Police FC	1–0	Sheikh Russel KC	Mymensingh
15:45 BST (UTC+6)	Kirmane 26' Zillur Rahman  51'  58' Sokhibov  75' Ahsan  80'	Report		Stadium: Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium Referee: Md Nasir Uddin

Mohammedan SC v Bangladesh Police FC

27 April 2024 (2024-04-27) 13	Mohammedan SC	0–0	Bangladesh Police FC	Mymensingh
15:45 BST (UTC+6)	Manik  42' Diabate  87' Tipu  90+4'	Report		Stadium: Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium Referee: Bituraj Barua

Bangladesh Police FC v Rahmatganj MFS

4 May 2024 (2024-05-04) 14	Bangladesh Police FC	2–0	Rahmatganj MFS	Mymensingh
15:45 BST (UTC+6)	Sahed Hosaain Miah 72' Edward Morillo 83' Sokhibov  86' Emon  90+1'	Report	Iskandar Siddikzhonov  45'	Stadium: Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium Referee: Bituraj Barua

Abahani Limited Dhaka v Bangladesh Police FC

10 May 2024 (2024-05-10) 15	Abahani Limited Dhaka	1–1	Bangladesh Police FC	Gopalganj
16:00 BST (UTC+6)	Stewart 8' Washington  68'	Report	Bablu 87'	Stadium: Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium Referee: Md Jalaluddin

Bashundhara Kings v Bangladesh Police FC

17 May 2024 (2024-05-17) 16	Bashundhara Kings	2–2	Bangladesh Police FC	Dhaka
17:45 BST (UTC+6)	Udoh 43' Dori 71'	Report	Mahdi Yusuf Khan 50' Edward Morillo 69' Faysal  90+5'	Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena Referee: Golam Mourshed Chowdhury Nayon

Bangladesh Police FC v Fortis FC

24 May 2024 (2024-05-24) 17	Bangladesh Police FC	1–2	Fortis FC	Mymensingh
16:00 BST (UTC+6)	Edward Morillo  36' Mateo Palacios 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Omar 22'  31' Gryshyn 58'	Stadium: Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium Referee: Md Mizanur Rahman

Bangladesh Police FC v Brothers Union

29 May 2024 (2024-05-29) 18	Bangladesh Police FC	2–0	Brothers Union	Mymensingh
16:00 BST (UTC+6)	Abdullaev Azamat 32' Ismail Hossain  36' Sokhibov  43' Din Islam 48'	Report		Stadium: Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium Referee: SM Jashim Akhter

Independence Cup

Main article: 2023–24 Independence Cup (Bangladesh)

Group stages

Main article: 2023–24 Independence Cup (Bangladesh) § Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bangladesh Police FC	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	6	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Sheikh Jamal DC	2	1	0	1	4	1	+3	3
3	Brothers Union	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	0

Source: GSA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Bangladesh Police FC v Brothers Union

27 October 2023 (2023-10-27)	Bangladesh Police FC	2–0	Brothers Union	Munshiganj
14:30 BST (UTC+6)	Manas Karipov 23' Edis Ibargüen García 67'	Report		Stadium: Shaheed Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium Referee: Saymoon Hasan Sany

Sheikh Jamal DC v Bangladesh Police FC

2 November 2023 (2023-11-02)	Sheikh Jamal DC	0–1	Bangladesh Police FC	Dhaka
14:30 BST (UTC+6)		Report	Manas Karipov 26'	Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena Referee: Md Jalal Uddin

Knockout stages

Main article: 2023–24 Independence Cup (Bangladesh) § Knockout stage

Bangladesh Police FC v Rahmatganj MFS

3 December 2023 (2023-12-03) Quarter-finals	Bangladesh Police FC	1–2	Rahmatganj MFS	Dhaka
14:30 BST (UTC+6)	Edis Ibargüen García (pen.), 23'	Report	Samuel Mensah Konney 29', 31'	Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena Referee: Md Jalal Uddin

Federation Cup

Main article: 2023–24 Federation Cup (Bangladesh)

Group stages

Main article: 2023–24 Federation Cup (Bangladesh) § Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sheikh Jamal DC	2	1	1	0	6	3	+3	4	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Bangladesh Police FC	2	0	2	0	4	4	0	2
3	Rahmatganj MFS	2	0	1	1	3	6	−3	1	Qualified as a best third place team to Knockout stage

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stages tiebreakers

Rahmatganj MFS v Bangladesh Police FC

26 December 2023	Rahmatganj MFS	2–2	Bangladesh Police FC	Munshigonj
14:00 BST (UTC+6)	Samuel Mensah Konney 41' Boateng 77' (pen.)	Report	Sahed Miah 19' Edis Ibargüen García 68' (pen.)	Stadium: Shaheed Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium Referee: Md Mizanur Rahman

Sheikh Jamal DC v Bangladesh Police FC

6 February 2024	Sheikh Jamal DC	2–2	Bangladesh Police FC	Gopalganj
15:00 BST (UTC+6)	Abdullah 23' Dimgba 39' (pen.)	Report	Edis Ibargüen García 25' Kirmane 31'	Stadium: Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium Referee: Md Nasiruddin

Knockout stages

Main article: 2023–24 Federation Cup (Bangladesh) § Knockout stage

Sheikh Jamal DC v Bangladesh Police FC

23 April 2024 Quarter-finals	Sheikh Jamal DC	0–3	Bangladesh Police FC	Gopalganj
15:00 BST (UTC+6)	Fahad  14' Touré  45+4'	Report	Sokhibov 2' Kirmane 8' Abdullaev Azamat 23' Ismail Hossain  28'	Stadium: Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium Referee: Md Jalal Uddin

Mohammedan SC v Bangladesh Police FC

7 May 2024 Semi-finals	Mohammedan SC	2–1	Bangladesh Police FC	Munshigonj
15:00 BST (UTC+6)	Emmanuel 68' Emon 79'	Report	Akhrorbek Uktamov 47'	Stadium: Shaheed Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium Referee: Saymoon Hasan Sany

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of 29 May 2024

Rank	Player	Position	Total	BPL	Independence Cup	Federation Cup
1	Edis Ibargüen García	FW	9	5	2	2
2	Edward Morillo	FW	5	5	0	0
3	Syed Shah Quazem Kirmane	MF	4	2	0	2
4	Sahed Miah	FW	3	2	0	1
5	Md Al Amin	FW	2	2	0	0
	Mateo Palacios	MF	2	2	0	0
	Manas Karipov	MF	2	0	2	0
	Abdullaev Azamat	DF	2	1	0	1
6	M S Bablu	FW	1	1	0	0
	Mahdi Yusuf Khan	MF	1	1	0	0
	Javokhir Sokhibov	MF	1	0	0	1
	Din Islam	FW	1	1	0	0
	Uktamov Akhrorbek	DF	1	0	0	1
Own goal			1	1	0	0
Total			35	23	4	8

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