WAPDA Sports Club explained

Clubname:WAPDA Sports Club
ওয়াপদা স্পোর্টস ক্লাব
Fullname:WAPDA Sports Club
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Owntitle:Owner
Owner:BPDB

WAPDA Sports Club (Bengali: ওয়াপদা স্পোর্টস ক্লাব) is a multi-sports club based mainly in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The club is owned by the Bangladesh Power Development Board. The club was well known for its football team which participated in domestic football prior to the turn of the century.

Club name

History

WAPDA entered the First Division Football League of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) in 1969 as East Pakistan WAPDA. The club coached by former Pakistan national team captain, Abid Hossain, mainly consisted of player who were employed at the Bangladesh Power Development Board (then East Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority). The club also had a wing established in both Chittagong and Khulna, which saw them produce new talents each season.[1] [2]

Following the Independence of Bangladesh, the club was renamed as Bangladesh WAPDA. During the first-leg of the 1973 Dhaka League, WAPDA, led by brothers; Nowsheruzzaman and Sharifuzzaman, were league leaders before internal conflict saw them eventually finish mid-table.[3] In the same year, the first Bangladesh national football team was announced, which included four players from the club – Nowsheruzzaman, Sharifuzzaman, Dilip Barua and Sunil Krishna Dey Chowdhury.[4]

WAPDA suffered relegation to the Dhaka Second Division Football League in the 1984 season, and failed to return to the top-flight ever since.[5] In the early 2000s, the club's football department, along with many other of its sports departments, stopped functioning.

Honours

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: প্রথম জাতীয় ফুটবল দলের খ্যাতিমান ব্যাক দীলিপ বড়ুয়ার চীর বিদায়. bn. 29 October 2015. 25 January 2024. Kiron's Sports Desk. 8 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240208172257/https://kironsportsdesk.com/2015/10/29/%e0%a6%aa%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%a5%e0%a6%ae-%e0%a6%9c%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%a4%e0%a7%80%e0%a7%9f-%e0%a6%ab%e0%a7%81%e0%a6%9f%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%b2-%e0%a6%a6%e0%a6%b2%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%96%e0%a7%8d/. live.
  2. Web site: https://khulnagazette.com/%e0%a6%ab%e0%a7%81%e0%a6%9f%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%86%e0%a6%b8%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%ae%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%86%e0%a6%b8%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%ae-%e0%a6%b9%e0%a7%9f/ . bn:ফুটবলার আসলামের আসলাম হয়ে ওঠার গল্প . bn . 2 September 2022 . 28 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221028224213/https://khulnagazette.com/%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC/ . live.
  3. News: https://www.kalerkantho.com/feature/khalar-ghor/2016/06/10/368016 . bn:আমার চেয়ে ভাল স্কোরার কেউ ছিল না. June 9, 2016 . Kaler Kantho . bn . December 15, 2022 . December 15, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221215121017/https://www.kalerkantho.com/feature/khalar-ghor/2016/06/10/368016 . live.
  4. Web site: https://kironsportsdesk.com/?p=4903 . bn:১৯৭৩ সালে যাদের হাত ধরে বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় ফুটবল দলের পথ চলা শুরু হয়েছিলো . bn . Kiron Sports Desk . 16 August 2022 . 27 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220727075458/https://kironsportsdesk.com/?p=4903 . live.
  5. Web site: Bangladesh 1984. RSSSF. 8 February 2024. 8 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240208172137/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang84.html. live.