Beanibazar Sporting Club is a Bangladeshi
football
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club from
Beanibazar,
Sylhet
Sylhet (; ) is a Metropolis, metropolitan city in the north eastern region of Bangladesh. It serves as the administrative center for both the Sylhet District and the Sylhet Division. The city is situated on the banks of the Surma River and, as o ...
.
History
Beanibazar Sporting Club was formed in 2009 as a professional football club to take part in the
Bangladesh League
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world and among the most densely populated with a population of over 171 million within an area of . Bangl ...
. In the 2009–10 season, however, they were relegated along with
Sukhtara Sangsad, a football club from
Narayanganj
Narayanganj () is a city in central Bangladesh in the Greater Dhaka area. It is in the Narayanganj District, about southeast of the capital city of Dhaka. With a population of almost 1 million, it is the 6th largest city in Bangladesh. It is als ...
, joining the
Bangladesh Championship League
Bangladesh Championship League (), simply known as the BCL and officially Bashundhara Group, ABG Bashundhara Bangladesh Championship League since 2023 for sponsorship reasons, is the second-tier professional association football, football league ...
, the 2nd division in
Bangladesh
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. Despite this, It is one of the most powerful football clubs in Sylhet. During their short stay in the top flight, they were coached by former national team player
Jasimuddin Ahmed Joshi and also former
Mohammedan SC player Ekramur Hossain Rana.
The club's name
There is much confusion with the club's name in the Bangladeshi media. Various channels and websites mention various spellings of the club's name, e.g. Beanibazar, Biyanibazar, Biyanibazar FC, Biyanibazar Sporting Club. Although the club's website names it "Beanibazar Sporting Club"
it provides no information on it.
References
Football clubs in Bangladesh
2009 establishments in Bangladesh
Association football clubs established in 2009
Beanibazar Upazila
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