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Dhaka Giants Register Wins 2007-04-28 20:36:00 Nigerian Paul Mwachhukwu struck twice as Mohammedan Sporting Club came from one goal down to secure a 3-1 victory against Farashganj Sporting Club in a B. League match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.But their Chittagong namesake suffered a 1-0 defeat against another Dhaka giant, Brothers Union, at the MA Aziz Stadium in their home game.Mehdi Hasan Tapu netted the all-important goal for the traditional all orange in the 55th minute. The victory took the Brothers tally to 12 points in eight matches while Chittagong Mohammedan remained on eleven points from same number of outings.On the other hand the day's success improved Dhaka Mohammedan tally to14 points and Farashganj stayed on nine points from eight outings.In Dhaka, spirited Farashganj drew the early blood when Mohammad Robin capitalised a one-to-one move with Mohammad Ali in the 19th minute with a stunning right-footer from the middle of the box.The same duo was close in the 39th minute to double the margin but Moh Read more:Giants
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Chittagong Abahani's Second Win 2007-04-28 14:29:00 Rahmatganj paid for numerous misses as Chittagong Abahani came from a goal down to beat the old Dhaka outfit 2-1 in an entertaining B. League match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.Milon put the home side ahead on the half hour in the clash of the two bottom-table sides but Rahmatganj failed to hold on to the first-half advantage as goals by Khokon Das and Jitu gave the visitors their second win in nine games.Chittagong Abahani remained second from bottom with six points while Rahmatganj stuck to the base of the 11-team table with just one point following their seventh loss in eight outings.Rahmatganj dominated most of the show in the first match of the ninth week and came close to score after four minutes. But Apu, who dribbled past the rival goalkeeper, saw his weak effort clear by an Abahani defender.Narayan made a goalline clearance for the port city side before home defender Shipon helped veteran striker Milon break the deadlock. Shipon raced past a number of oppositi Read more:Second
Thrilling Win for Jamalpur 2007-04-28 14:28:00 A brace each by Milon and Shamsul helped Jamalpur win a seven-goal thriller against Manikganj at Sherpur yesterday in the first stage of the Western Union National Youth Football Championship.Goals by Rafiq and Pintu put Manikganj 2-0 ahead before man-of-the-match Milon scored two goals inside one minute to draw level on the hour. Shamsul netted his first three minutes later but Babu equalised for Manikganj as the last ten minutes came alive.Shamusl finally made it 4-3 in the 90th minute to ensure Manikganj's second defeat in the group.In other matches, ten-man Madaripur held Munshiganj 2-2, Chuadanga and Rajbari failed to score in 90 minutes, Magura edged Gopalganj 1-0, Narshingdi beat Kishoreganj 2-1, Jhalokathi crushed Barisal 3-0, Nilphamari defeated Panchagarh 1-0 and Rangpur shared points with Naogaon in a goalless draw.At Feni, Rangamati received walkover after Cox's Bazar failed to turn out. Read more:Thrilling
Russel's Regrets 2007-04-27 22:02:00 Sheikh Russel
Krira Chakra regretted the incidents following their 1-0 loss to Arambagh in last week's B. League match.Two Russel officials and a ball-boy assaulted referee Munaf Sarker as soon as Wednesday's match ended at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.The league committee is expected to take stern action against the trio in its meeting due to be held with the next 48 hours.The club also decided to investigate the matter and punish the guilty.A press release issued by the club yesterday condemned the acts by their officials but also mentioned that an erroneous decision by the referee denied the club from a certain penalty, which sparked the violence.The club, which have already apologised to the referee, match commissioner and the league committee chairman, expected fair refereeing in the rest of the matches. Read more:Regrets
Gazipur and Comilla Win Comfortably 2007-04-27 18:39:00 Gazipur thrashed Sherpur 5-0 in the most one-sided match on the second day of the Western Union National Youth Football Championship yesterday.Asad and Shahid each struck twice to help Gazipur take control at the Sherpur Stadium after Mymenisngh's 2-0 win over Netrokona earlier at the same venue.In other matches, Narayanganj beat Chandpur 3-1, Kushtia blanked Meherpur 2-0, Jhenaidah edged Sirajganj 2-1 and Jessore defeated Faridpur by an identical margin.At Habiganj, Moulvibazar held the hosts 1-1 but Comilla romped to a 4-0 win over Brahmanbaria with a brace from Russel. Feni comfortably won 3-0 over Laxmipur, Bagerhat won a five-goal thriller against Barguna 3-2, Kurigram beat Dinajpur 2-1 and hosts Lalmonirhat shared points with Thakurgaon in a 1-1 draw.
Minnows Meet Today 2007-04-27 00:01:00 The B. League enters the ninth week today with bottom-table sides Rahmatganj and Chittagong Abahani pitted against each other at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.There would be no so-called big matches in the round but a rapidly improving Arambagh, who put an end to Sheikh Russel's unbeaten streak on Wednesday, could pose a challenge for title contenders Muktijoddha in an interesting Dhaka derby on May 1.Tomorrow, struggling Brothers Union have a difficult trip to Chittagong where they play the local Mohammedan - the league's surprise package - while Dhaka Mohammedan will be up against a stubborn Farashganj, who have snatched points from big guns like Brothers, Muktijoddha and Russel.In the last match, Abahani who share the lead with Sheikh Russel and Muktijoddha with one match in hand, have a golden chance to post solo lead as they host their less illustrious Khulna namesake in the capital.FixturesApr 27: Rahmatganj v Chittagong Abahani (BNS)Apr 28: Chittagong Mohammedan v Brothers Read more:Today
B. League Top Scorers 2007-04-26 21:18:00 7 goals: Paul (MSC)5 goals: Nicodemus (Arambagh)4 goals: Junior (Brothers), Moni, Alfaz (Muktijoddha), Robin (Farashganj)3 goals: Younes (Russel), Prashanta (Khulna Abahani)2 goals: Yusuf (Ctg MSC), Enock (Brothers), Emily, Ibrahim (Abahani), Ighir (Russel), Brahim (Muktijoddha), Ali Hossain (FSC), Mamun (Khulna Abahani) Read more:League
Arambagh Pricks Russel Pride 2007-04-25 21:12:00 Iddi Badambuze's early strike helped Arambagh put an end to leaders Sheikh Russel
's seven-match undefeated run in the B. League with an impressive 1-0 win yesterday.The Ugandan slotted the ball into the net after six minutes when a corner by Kenyan midfielder Nicodemus was backheeled towards him by Ritu to catch the rival defence napping.The last match of the eighth week, however, brought the worst out of team officials as Russel's Habibur Rahman Manu and Mosharraf Hossain Dewan came out of the bench to physically assault referee Munaf Sarker after the final whistle.The police had to separate the two Russel officials and a ball boy who now face punishment. Perhaps, they got furious after the match official had turned down a second-half appeal for penalty.Russel still shared lead with Muktijoddha and Abahani -- all three level on 15 points -- but the latter have the advantage of playing one game less.Arambagh's fourth win in seven games pushed them just behind the leaders with 13 po Read more:Pride
5 Hattricks on Opening Day 2007-04-25 21:06:00 Jibon, Rubel and Hasan slammed hattricks as Lalmonirhat recorded the biggest win on the opening day of the Western Union National Youth Football Championship qualifiers yesterday.All three players notched three goals at the Lalmonirhat Stadium each as the hosts Lalmonirhat brushed aside Panchagarh 9-0.Ghafur and Jewel also slotted trebles in Dhaka's 7-1 thrashing of Madaripur at Shariatpur. Pabna blanked Rajbari 3-0, Khulna edged Gopalganj 2-1, Tangail beat Manikganj by a solitary goal and BKSP defeated Barisal 2-0.In other matches, Sylhet shared points with Kishoreganj in a 1-1 draw while Rangamati held home side Noakhali 2-2. Read more:Opening Day
Brothers Hold Abahani, Muktijoddha Draw at Khulna 2007-04-24 20:19:00 Abahani and Brothers
Union spent 90 scoreless minutes on the pitch to share points in yesterday's heavyweight B. League clash at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.Abahani's third draw in seven games pushed Diego Cruciani's unbeaten side to 15 points, level with Sheikh Russel and Muktijoddha atop of the table with the latter playing one game more.Muktijoddha failed to grab solo lead as they were held 1-1 at Khulna Abahani also yesterday.Alfaz Ahmed's fourth league goal put the visitors ahead on the half hour at the Khulna Stadium but the Red's lead was short lived as GM Mamun fired the equaliser ten minutes later for Khulna Abahani.The hosts increased their collection to seven points after as many games as Muktijoddha remained winless outside Dhaka in the competition having earlier lost away at Chittagong Mohammedan.In Dhaka, the two sides produced a dull first period before a poor crowd but the game came alive after the break with forays and counter forays.After an equal exchange,
Farashganj 3-0 Chittagong Mohammedan 2007-04-23 19:57:00 Farashganj defeated Chittagong Mohammedan by 3 goals to nil, at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.The first half ended goalless but Farashganj pushed and were eventually rewarded after Md Ali scored, at 57 minutes. Md Ali then struck again, to effectively kill the game off, with 15 minutes remaining. Md Robin then completed the rout, scoring at 86 minutes.However, Chittagong Mohammedan are still ahead of Farashganj, despite the defeat, having taken 11 points from 7 matches. Farashganj have 9 points from the same number of matches.
Mohammedan Tame Chittagong Abahani 2007-04-21 11:58:00 Mohammedan's second trip to Chittagong was fruitful when the Dhaka giants recorded a 3-1 victory against local Abahani in yesterday's B. League clash at the MA Aziz Stadium.Nigerians Peter Odafe and Mwach Ukwu Paul and Rezaul Karim Biplab struck one goal apiece in the black and whites' second consecutive win and overall third that pushed them to fourth place with 11 points from seven games.Liberian recruit Abraham reduced the arrears for the home side, who stuck to second from bottom with three points after seven defeats in eight rounds.Mohammedan, who shared a goalless draw with their Chittagong namesake in their first visit to the port city, went ahead after 26 minutes through a controversial goal.Centre-back Odafe fired the ball from a goalmouth melee after a corner and the ball apparently crossed the line after hitting the crossbar. The referee did not notice it as the game continued but the official awarded a goal after his assistant's signal drew his attention about half a mi
Sheikh Russel Top Again 2007-04-18 17:36:00 Sheikh Russel
beat Khulna Abahani 2-0 today, to regain the top spot in the B. League. The match was a restart of yesterday's match, which was abandoned ten minutes from time due to floodlight failure.Khoubbache Mohamad scored once again for Russel after only five minutes. Igir Mohamed sealed the win after 81 minutes with a spot kick. The win leaves Russel with 15 points from 7 games and sitting on top. Read more:Again
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Russel Kept Waiting 2007-04-17 23:55:00 Sheikh Russel
will have to wait for another day to regain the lead in the B. League table after their match against Khulna Abahani was abandoned ten minutes from time due to lack of floodlight.The home side were leading 3-0 with first half goals from Moroccan midfielder Khoubbache Mohamad (who is pictured above, kissing the ground after scoring) and striker Maksudul Islam Bulbul and Mahmudul Hasan's second half strike as the last 15 minutes of the game was played in semi darkness at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, leading referee Abdul Hannan to stop the game after repeated requests from the Abahani booters.The referee, however, had ignored earlier pleas of the visitors, who conceded the third goal under bad light due to lack of power supply for technical fault at the Bangabandhu Stadium sub-station.After waiting regulation 40 minutes in vain, the match officials called off the day.A fresh match will be held today at 4pm according to the bylaws although the league committee, who sat Read more:Waiting
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Abahani Secure Top Position 2007-04-16 16:39:00 Abahani Ltd Dhaka secured their position at the top of the B. League table 2007, after beating Farashganj 3-1 today. Zahid Hasan Ameli opened the scoring after 19 minutes and Abahani held this lead through to the end of the first half.Nine minutes into the second half, Ghanaian Awudu Ibrahim doubled the lead for Abahani. Ameli then got his second of the match, and Abahani's third, after scoring at 71 minutes.Farashganj rallied and finally scored a consolation goal in injury time, through Md Robin. Read more:Secure
Mohammedan SC Dhaka 2007-04-10 17:48:00 HistoryDhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club was formed in 1933. According to some people, however, the year of establishment of Dhaka Mohammedan is 1938. Although apparently, Dhaka Mohammedan was a branch of the Calcutta Mohammedan, the former was a club created through reorganisation of the Muslim Sporting Club formed at Hazaribag, Dhaka in 1927. After the Partition of Bengal in 1947, a vacuum was created in the sports arena of Dhaka. At that time, Mohammad Shahjahan, a famous football player of Calcutta Mohammedan came to Dhaka and took charge of the Dhaka Mohammedan. He reorganised it and also developed its football team as a very strong one.The achievements of the team, however, were not significant until 1955. Dhaka's football was dominated at the time by Dhaka Wanderers' Club. Some star players and an official of the Wanderers had joined Dhaka Mohammedan in 1956. Later, the players themselves took initiatives of organising the team for increasingly better performance. In 1961, Dhaka
About 2007-04-08 12:49:00 How it all began... I first took an interest in Bangladesh football, when I visited the country during the summer of 2004. I watched a lot of club matches on TV in Bangladesh during my stay. When I got back to the UK, I decided to look on the internet for sites related to Bangladesh football. The best I found at the time (number 1 rank for keywords 'bangladesh' + 'football' in Google) was banglafootball.com. I looked around the site for a while when I realised that the site was last updated in 2002! That was two years at the time, God knows how it stayed number 1 in Google for so long. (It still has not been updated and it is now 2007)Anyways, I thought that this was not right. I even tried the official Bangladesh Football Federation site but that was no good either. The option of creating my own site at that time was not in my head, frankly because I had no idea how to do so! Therefore, I had to settle for the official Asian Football Confederation Site as source for Bangladesh foo
Oldham Athletic CEO in Town 2007-04-05 12:07:00 The CEO of Oldham Athletic, Alan Hardy, Tony Philliskirk (Oldham Youth Coach), Brian O'Hehir (Business Development Consultant of ABA Marketing Group), Mr Kenny (ABA Marketing Group) was present in front of the Electronic & Print Media of Bangladesh at BFF House. Oldham Athletic AFC will send its U-20 team to play three matches against Abahani, Mohammedan & the national U-23 team in May 2007.Two days ago, the Oldham Delegate came to visit Bangladesh's hotel facilities, security, ground (match & training) & stadium facilities. President of BFF, Mr S.A. Sultan said, "To find the prosporous future of Bangladeshi players, we want long term realtionships with Oldham. This will help both of us develop good relationships between Bangladesh & the UK."Alan Hardy, who can be seen below handing over Oldham's club jersey to S.A. Sultan, said, "We have recieved very good hospitality from the BFF officials with a warm reception. We are the first ever professional football club from the UK
New Domain Name 2007-04-04 16:48:00 I am pleased to announce that I have (finally) bought a top level domain for this site. You can now find us at www.banglafootball.net.Meanwhile, you can still find this site by using old addresses such as banglafootball.co.nr, bangladeshfootball.tk and of course, banglafootball.blogspot.com.
BFF Info 2007-03-21 20:25:00 Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) was formed on 15th July, 1972. The then Education, Culture and Sports Minister Prof Md. Yousuf Ali headed the 25-member maiden Adhoc Executive Committee. The late Abul Hashem of Wari Club was the General Secretary. Foundation year 1972Affiliated since 1976ContactBFF House, MotijheelDHAKA 1000Tel:+880-2/716 1582Fax:+880-2/716 0270bffbd@citechco.netPresident: SULTAN S.A.Vice President: AHMED MonirGeneral Secretary: HUQ AnwarulTreasurer: ALAM CHOWDHURY ShahMen's Coach:Women's Coach: MOSHARAF Badal (BAN)Referee Coordinator: MANIRUL IslamFutsal Coordinator: CHOWDHURY DastagirPlease note that BanglaFootball.net is not affiliated with the BFF.
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 2007-03-21 20:03:00 President : Kabir Ahamed KhanVice President : SK Ataur RahmanGeneral Secretary : Shah Alam ChowdhuryTreasurer : Mohammed AliMedia Officer : Akm Nurul AminContact393, New Easkaton Road,Maghbazar-1207 DhakaBangladeshTelephone : 8802 9348143 / 8313870Fax : 8802 9348144Other InfoFounded : 1981Stadium : Bangabandhu National StadiumCapacity : 36000Jerseys : Red / WhiteShorts : Red / WhiteSocks : Red / White
Munna Puts Reds Atop 2007-05-01 19:27:00 Matiur Munna
's first-half strike lifted Muktijoddha to the top of the B. League table with a hard fought 1-0 win over Arambagh yesterday.Arambagh, also contenders to become the table-toppers after upsetting Sheikh Russel in the previous round, were undone by the national midfielder's first-time volley in the 38th minute before almost empty stands of the Bangabandhu National Stadium.After equal exchange of possession, a counter attack inspired by Arman unsettled the rival defence when he found Moni at the right flank. The Reds skipper finally passed the ball to Brahim and the Moroccan's pinpoint square pass across the pitch fell to Munna who made no mistake to glide the ball into the left hand post of Arambagh goalkeeper Mitul.In a match that could have gone either way, both sides tested the opposition goalies with long-range shots before Moni's 12th minute overhead pass set Alfaz with the first real chance. But the veteran striker, who did well to beat an offside trap, ran too wide
Russel Officials Punished Heavily 2007-05-01 19:25:00 The B. League committee suspended Sheikh Russel
Krira Chakra's official in-charge of team affairs Mosharraf Dewan and assistant manager Habibur Rahman Manu for three and two years respectively for assaulting referee Munaf Sarker after last week's match against Arambagh.This comes after the club's decision to suspend both the officials for lesser periods.The two officials would be persona-non-grata at all stadiums during tournaments of the Bangladesh Football Federation.Russel's ball-boys Sayeed and Kamal have been banned at all venues for life for same reason. The BFF has also recommended the club to sack the pair.The committee, which fined the club Tk 50,000 for failing to control the situation, hailed their players including Moroccan midfielder Ighir Mohamed for trying to stop the assault and save the referee.
Abahani Looking to Secure Mid-Season Transfers 2007-05-01 19:22:00 With the B. League mid-season transfer window opening in two weeks, Abahani might go for new foreign players to strengthen their attack.The top-budgeted club remained near the top spot throughout the league but have yet to satisfy their fans despite having Argentine coach Diego Cruciani and three Argentine players.Only defender Mariano Caporale's performance has been outstanding while his fellow midfielder Mariano Sanchez and striker Hector Parodi have had been mediocre.The sky-blues relied heavily on Parodi to end the side's striking problem but he has scored only once as the whole team have struggled to find the opposition net.With national striker Emily also scoring both his goals in just one match, Abahani have dropped vital points. They have netted just seven goals in as many matches.In a latest development, two Africa-based players -- Enock Bentil of Ghana and Odoch James of Uganda -- released by Brothers were seen training with Abahani for the past two days.Both the players ha Read more:Season
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Seven More in Zonal Finals 2007-05-01 19:20:00 Seven more teams Kurigram, Narayanganj, Jhenaidah, Gazipur, Comilla, Feni and Patuakhali - reached the zonal finals of the Western Union National Youth (Under-18) Football Championship yesterday.Apple slammed four goals to inspire Kurigram trounce Lalmonirhat 7-1, Narayanganj beat Shariatpur 2-0, Jhenaidah thrashed Meherpur 4-0, Gazipur blanked Mymensingh 3-0, Feni brushed aside Bandarban 4-0 and Patuakhali defeated Bagerhat 2-0.Comilla also advanced to the zonal final despite a 1-1 draw with Moulvibazar.In other matches, Kushtia drew 2-2 with Sirajganj, Narail beat Jessore 2-0, Netrokona held Sherpur 2-2, Thakurgaon and Dinajpur shared an identical draw while Habiganj dumped Brahmanbaria 5-1 with a hattrick from Noman. Read more:Seven
Sheikh Russel Scalp Muktijoddha 2007-05-05 21:48:00 Sheikh Russel
Krira Chakra bounced back into the title race in style when they handed a 2-1 defeat to start-studded Muktijoddha Sangsad in their B. League encounter at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.Smarting from their 1-0 reverse against Arambagh last week, Russel rode on their Moroccan recruits to snatch full points from the on paper formidable all-Reds.Ighir Mohamed and Touati Youness struck in the first half with strikes that finally separated the teams as Muktijoddha only managed to grab themselves a consolation via an effort by the ageing Matiur Munna in the second half.With the outcome Russel improved their tally to 18 points to share the top slot with Muktijoddha, who finished the first-leg campaign remaining at same 18 points from ten games, although they have played one match less than their opponents.Russel will play their last first-leg match against Dhaka Abahani.Moroccan midfielder Ighir drew first blood to put Russel ahead in the 30th minute when he dodged pa Read more:Scalp
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