2023–24 Fortis FC season

The 2023–24 season was the Fortis FC's 4th season since its establishment in 2020 and their 2nd season in the Bangladesh Premier League.[1][2][3] They achieved promotion to the Bangladesh Premier league after being crowned the 2021–22 Bangladesh Championship League title.[4][5] In addition to domestic league, Fortis FC was participated on this season's edition of Federation Cup and Independence Cup. The season covered the period from 1 August 2023 to 31 May 2024.[6]

Fortis FC
2023–24 season
OwnerFortis Group
PresidentMd Shahin Hasan
Head coachMasud Parvez Kaisar
StadiumMuktijuddho Sriti Stadium
Bangladesh Premier League5th of 10
Federation CupQuarter-finals
Independence CupGroup stages
Top goalscorerLeague: Pa Omar Babou
Valeriy Gryshyn
(6 goals)

All: Pa Omar Babou (8 goals)
Biggest win3–1 v Sheikh Russel KC
(Neutral)
23 January 2023
(Federation Cup)

3–1 v Chittagong Abahani
(Home)
29 May 2024
(Premier League)
Biggest defeat0–4 v Mohammedan SC
(Away)
29 March 2024
(Premier League)

Players

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As of 24 March 2023
No. Player Nat. Position(s) Date Of Birth Year Signed Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1 Azad Hossain   GK (1999-02-15)15 February 1999 (aged 24) 2022 Chittagong Abahani
22 Shanto Kumar Roy   GK (2003-09-02)2 September 2003 (aged 20) 2022 Saif Sporting Club
25 Omar Faruk Linkon   GK (1997-01-25)25 January 1997 (aged 26) 2023 Rahmatganj MFS
30 Md Antor Ali   GK (2006-11-23)23 November 2006 (aged 16) 2023 Fortis Academy
32 Md Sarwar Jahan   GK (1986-08-05)5 August 1986 (aged 37) 2024 Sheikh Russel KC
Defenders
2 Abdullah Omar Sajib   CB (1994-10-17)17 October 1994 (aged 29) 2020
3 Saddam Hossain Anny   LB (1991-01-21)21 January 1991 (aged 32) 2023 Rahmatganj MFS
4 Sabuz Hossain   CB (2002-07-23)23 July 2002 (aged 21) 2022 Saif Sporting Club
5 Jasur Jumaev   CB (2000-01-16)16 January 2000 (aged 23) 2023   Xorazm Urganch
6 Mojammel Hossain Nira   RB (1998-10-15)15 October 1998 (aged 25) 2022 Sheikh Jamal DC
12 Noyon Mia   RB (1999-02-06)6 February 1999 (aged 24) 2023 Rahmatganj MFS
16 Rashedul Islam Rashed   LB (1990-01-15)15 January 1990 (aged 33) 2023 Muktijoddha Sangsad
24 Kamacai Marma Aky   CB 2023 Fortis Academy
75 Md Shajahan Ali   CB 2024
Midfielders
8 Mamunul Islam   CM (1988-12-12)12 December 1988 (aged 34) 2022 Rahmatganj MFS
14 Imtiaz Sultan Jitu   CM (1990-02-10)10 February 1990 (aged 33) 2023 Dhaka Abahani
15 Md Roman   AM (1996-05-06)6 May 1996 (aged 27) 2023 Muktijoddha Sangsad
20 Mazharul Islam Sourav   DM (1990-01-01)1 January 1990 (aged 33) 2022 Sheikh Jamal DC
21 Farhad Mona   DM (2002-06-24)24 June 2002 (aged 21) 2023 Chittagong Abahani
23 Didarul Alam   AM/LM (1996-01-05)5 January 1996 (aged 27) 2022 Muktijoddha Sangsad
28 Mostajeb Khan   CM (2000-04-04)4 April 2000 (aged 23) 2020 Chittagong Abahani
29 Shantu Das   DM 2023 Uttara FC
33 Soma Otani   AM (1990-07-25)25 July 1990 (aged 33) 2024 Muktijoddha Sangsad
Forwards
7 Borhan Uddin   RW (2001-05-01)1 May 2001 (aged 22) 2020 Tongi Krira Chakra
9 Amir Hakim Bappy   RW (2001-03-11)11 March 2001 (aged 22) 2023 Mohammedan SC
10 Pa Omar Babou   FW (1998-10-01)1 October 1998 (aged 25) 2023   SCC Mohammédia
11 Shakhawat Hossain Rony   CF (1991-10-08)8 October 1991 (aged 32) 2022 Chittagong Abahani
17 Valeriy Gryshyn   RW/LW/AM (1994-05-12)12 May 1994 (aged 29) 2023   Phnom Penh Crown FC
19 Arman Foysal Akash   CF/AM (2004-01-13)13 January 2004 (aged 19) 2023 AFC Uttara
26 Rahmat Ullah Jisan   CF (2005-06-03)3 June 2005 (aged 18) 2023 Fortis Academy
27 Joseph Nur Rahman   CF/RW (1986-12-25)25 December 1986 (aged 36) 2023 Fortis FC
31 Omar Sarr   CF (1994-09-02)2 September 1994 (aged 29) 2023
Players on loan
18 Sajed Hasan Jummon Nijum   AM/RW (2004-01-05)5 January 2004 (aged 19) 2023 BFF Elite Academy
Left during the season
13 Salim Reza   CB (1993-08-10)10 August 1993 (aged 30) 2023 Sheikh Russel KC

Friendlies

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Pre-season

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10 October 2023 (2023-10-10) Fortis FC 4–1 Bangladesh Navy Badda, Dhaka
19:00 UTC+6 Stadium: Frotis Sports Ground

Mid-season

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26 November 2023 (2023-11-26) Fortis FC 1–4 Sheikh Jamal DC Dhaka
14:30 BST (UTC+6)
  • Gryshyn   41'
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Stadium: Fortis Training Ground

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Position No. Player From Fee Source
29 July 2023 FW 12 Amir Hakim Bappy Mohammedan SC Free [6]
October 2023 FW 19 Arman Foysal Akash AFC Uttara Free
October 2023 MF 29 Shantu Das Uttara FC Free
October 2023 DF 16 Rashedul Islam Rashed Muktijoddha Sangsad Free
October 2023 GK 25 Omar Faruk Linkon Rahmatganj MFS Free
October 2023 DF 13 Salim Reza Sheikh Russel KC Free
October 2023 MF 14 Imtiaz Sultan Jitu Dhaka Abahani Free
October 2023 MF 15 Md Roman Muktijoddha Sangsad Free
October 2023 MF 21 Farhad Mona Chittagong Abahani Free
October 2023 DF 3 Saddam Hossain Anny Rahmatganj MFS Free
October 2023 FW 29 Joseph Nur Rahman Free Agent Free
October 2023 DF 5   Jasur Jumaev   Xorazm Urganch Free
October 2023 FW 17   Valeriy Gryshyn   Phnom Penh Crown Free
October 2023 FW 31   Omar Sarr Free Agent Free
October 2023 FW 26 Rahmat Ullah Jisan Fortis FC Academy Promoted
October 2023 GK 30 Md Antor Ali Fortis FC Academy Promoted
October 2023 DF 24 Kamacai Marma Aky Fortis FC Academy Promoted
March 2024 GK 37 Md Sarwar Jahan Free Agent Free
March 2024 DF 75 Md Shajahan Ali Free Agent Free
March 2024 MF 33   Soma Otani Free Agent Free [7]
March 2024 FW   Anjan Bista   Jhapa FC Free [8]

Loans in

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No. Pos Player From Fee Date On loan until Source
18 MF Sajed Hasan Jummon Nijum BFF Elite Academy Tk 7.25 lakh 26 August 2023 23 July 2024 [9]

Transfers out

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Date Position No. Player Moved to Fee Source
June 2024 GK 17 Uttam Barua Retired N/A
July 2024 MF 17 Mojibur Rahman Jony Bashundhara Kings Free [10]
July 2024 FW 18 Rafiqul Islam Bashundhara Kings Free [10]
August 2023 GK 30 Mitul Marma Sheikh Russel KC Free [11]
August 2023 DF 2 Shahin Mia Sheikh Russel KC Free [11]
August 2023 DF 3 Ariful Islam Jitu Sheikh Russel KC Free [12]
August 2023 MF 16 Shahidul Islam Sumon Sheikh Russel KC Free [12]
September 2023 FW 77   Garcia Joof Free Agent Released
May 2023 FW 9   Amredin Sharifi Free Agent Released
October 2024 MF 7 Kawsar Ali Rabbi Chittagong Abahani Free [13]
October 2024 DF 13 Joynal Abedin Dipu Sheikh Jamal DC Free
October 2024 FW 21 Md Jahedul Alam Chittagong Abahani Free
March 2024 DF 13 Salim Reza Uttara FC Free
March 2024 FW   Anjan Bista Free Agent Released [7]

Loans out

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No. Position Player Loaned to Fee Date On loan until Ref.
4 MF   Danilo Quipapá Dhaka Abahani Free 1 August 2023 31 August 2023 [14]

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Overall

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Competition First match Last match Final Position
BPL 22 December 2023 29 May 2024 5th
Federation Cup 26 December 2023 30 March 2024 Quarter-final
Independence Cup 31 October 2023 4 November 2023 Group stage

Overview

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Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
BPL 18 6 6 6 21 23 −2 033.33
Independence Cup 2 0 0 2 1 1 +0 000.00
Federation Cup 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 033.33
Total 23 7 6 10 26 29 −3 030.43

Source: Competitions

Premier League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
7 Chittagong Abahani 18 4 7 7 22 29 −7 19
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.


Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
18 6 6 6 21 23  −2 24 3 2 3 12 11  +1 3 4 3 9 12  −3

Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundHHAHAHAHAAAHAHAHAH
ResultLWLDDDLWWLDLWLDDWW
Position758676875666666655
Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

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22 December 2023 (2023-12-22) 1 Fortis FC 1–2 Mohammedan SC Rajshahi
14:30 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Muktijuddho Sriti Stadium
Referee: Sabuj Kumar Das
30 December 2023 (2023-12-30) 2 Fortis FC 1–0 Dhaka Abahani Rajshahi
14:30 BST (UTC+6)
Report Stadium: Muktijuddho Sriti Stadium
Referee: Bhubon Mohon Tarafder
12 January 2024 (2024-01-12) 3 Bashundhara Kings 3–1 Fortis FC Dhaka
17:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena
Referee: Mohammed Jalal Uddin
19 January 2023 (2023-01-19) 4 Fortis FC 2–2 Rahmatganj MFS Rajshahi
14:45 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Muktijuddho Sriti Stadium
Referee: Md Mizanur Rahman
27 January 2023 (2023-01-27) 5 Sheikh Russel KC 0–0 Fortis FC Dhaka
14:45 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena
Referee: Sobus Kumar Das
3 February 2023 (2023-02-03) 6 Fortis FC 2–2 Brothers Union Rajshahi
15:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Muktijuddho Sriti Stadium
Referee: Bhubon Mohon Tarafder
10 February 2023 (2023-02-10) 7 Sheikh Jamal DC 1–0 Fortis FC Gopalganj
15:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium
Referee: Md Mizanur Rahman
16 February 2023 (2023-02-16) 8 Fortis FC 2–1 Bangladesh Police Rajshahi
15:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Muktijuddho Sriti Stadium
Referee: Md Nasir Uddin
24 February 2024 (2024-02-24) 9 Chittagong Abahani 0–2 Fortis FC Munshigonj
15:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Bir Sreshtho Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Jalal Uddin
29 March 2024 (2024-03-29) 10 Mohammedan SC 4–0 Fortis FC Mymensingh
15:15 BST (UTC+6)
Report Stadium: Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium
Referee: Md Alamgir Sarker
5 April 2024 (2024-04-05) 11 Dhaka Abahani 1–1 Fortis FC Gopalganj
15:15 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium
Referee: Arisur Rahman Sagor
20 April 2024 (2024-04-20) 12 Fortis FC 0–1 Bashundhara Kings Rajshahi
15:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Muktijuddho Sriti Stadium
Referee: Bhubon Mohon Torafder
26 April 2024 (2024-04-26) 13 Rahmatganj MFS 1–2 Fortis FC Munshigonj
15:45 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Shaheed Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium
Referee: Md Mizanur Rahman
4 May 2024 (2024-05-04) 14 Fortis FC 1–2 Sheikh Russel KC Rajshahi
16:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Muktijuddho Sriti Stadium
Referee: Joshim Uddin
11 May 2024 (2024-05-11) 15 Brothers Union 1–1 Fortis FC Rajshahi
16:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Muktijuddho Sriti Stadium
Referee: Alomgir Sarker
18 May 2024 (2024-05-18) 16 Fortis FC 0–0 Sheikh Jamal DC Rajshahi
16:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Muktijuddho Sriti Stadium
Referee: MZF Nahid
24 May 2024 (2024-05-24) 17 Bangladesh Police 1–2 Fortis FC Mymensingh
16:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium
Referee: Md Mizanur Rahman
29 May 2024 (2024-05-29) 18 Fortis FC 3–1 Chittagong Abahani Rajshahi
16:00 BST (UTC+6)
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Stadium: Muktijuddho Sriti Stadium
Referee: MZF Nahid

Independence Cup

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mohammedan SC 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2 Advance to Knockout stage
2 Bangladesh Army 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
3 Fortis FC 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
Source: GSA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
31 October 2023 (2023-10-31) 1 Fortis FC 0–0 Bangladesh Army Dhaka
14:30 BST (UTC+6) Report
Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena
Referee: Bituraj Barua
4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) 2 Fortis FC 1–1 Mohammedan SC Munshiganj
14:30 BST (UTC+6)
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Stadium: Shaheed Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium
Referee: Bhubon Mohon Torafder

Federation Cup

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bashundhara Kings 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6 Advance to Knockout stage
2 Fortis FC 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
3 Sheikh Russel KC 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0 Qualified as a best third place team to knockout stage
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stages tiebreakers
26 December 2023 (2023-12-26) 1 Bashundhara Kings 1–0 Fortis FC Gopalganj
14:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report Stadium: Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium
Referee: Md Anisur Rahman Sagor
23 January 2024 (2024-01-23) 2 Sheikh Russel KC 1–3 Fortis FC Munshigonj
14:45 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Shaheed Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium
Referee: Md Alamgir Sarker

Knockout stages

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Quarter-final
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30 March 2024 (2024-03-30) 3 Fortis FC 1–3 Dhaka Abahani Dhaka
15:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Bashundhara Kings
Referee: Md Mizanur Rahman

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player BPL Federation Cup Independence Cup Total
1 10 FW   Pa Omar Babou 6 2 0 8
2 17 FW   Valeriy Gryshyn 6 0 1 7
3 31 FW   Omar Sarr 4 0 0 4
4 12 FW   Amir Hakim Bappy 0 1 0 1
5 DF   Jasur Jumaev 1 0 0 1
16 DF   Rashedul Islam Rashed 1 0 0 1
18 MF   Sajed Hasan Jummon Nijum 0 1 0 1
4 DF   Sabuz Hossain 1 0 0 1
Own goals (from the opponents) 2 0 0 2
Total 21 4 1 26

Source: Matches

References

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