Fortis FC Reserves and Academy are the reserve team and youth system of the

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Fortis FC Fortis Football Club (Bengali: ফর্টিস ফুটবল ক্লাব) is a Bangladeshi professional football club based in Badda, Dhaka. They compete in the Bangladesh Premier League, the top flight of Bangladesh football, having g ...

. The youth team consists of an under-18 men's team that currently competes in the BFF U18 Football League, the highest level of youth football in Bangladesh organised by the

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. A combination of the youth and reserve team players compete in the country's second-tier professional league, the

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, under the name Fortis Football Academy.

Facilities

Since its inception in 2020, Fortis FC built an academy which accommodates prospects in three age categories: Under 10,Under-16, Under- 18 and Under-20. The academy is located at Fortis Ground in Badda, Dhaka. The Fortis Ground in Badda,

and the BKSP football ground are the two main training centers/pitches used by the academy and reserves team. The Fortis Ground currently boasts a resort, consisting of a gym and a swimming pool, open to both senior and junior players.

Under-20 and Reserves

History

On July 29, 2022, Fortis FC posted on social media that they will select players from three categories (U-16, 18 & 20) for their academy through open trials. The post with the headlines "ফুটবলার হতে চাও?" () got massive responses from all over the country. The first trials in

, were held for three days straight starting from 5 August 2022. About 6,000 players from all over the country participated at the trials, from which 250 people were initially selected, a number which was further reduced by the selection committee consisting of former Bangladesh national team players

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and Atiqur Rahman Meshu. It was also reported that numerous players who travelled to the capital in order to partake in the trial spent the night at railway stations. The trial's at the M. A. Aziz Stadium in

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later on that month, saw another 160 players from 4,000 participants being selected. After witnessing the success of the countrywide trial, the club president Shahin Hassan expressed his desire to have their Academy and Reserve players take part in the second tier, the

. On 30 November 2022, it was confirmed that the Fortis Football Academy will take part in the

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, making

only the second top-tier club after

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) to have their Academy and Reserve team play in a professional football league.

Current squad

Competitive record

Head coach records

Team management

Youth and academy

Under-16

In November 2022, Fortis FC Under-16 team took part in the inaugural edition of the BFF U-16 Football Tournament. They were knocked out of the semi-final of the tournament by Wari Club U-16.

Competitive record

Team management

Head coach records

References

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External links

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