2022–23 AFC Uttara season

AFC Uttara
2022–23 season
Owner	Atiqul Islam
President	Saidur Rahman Manik
Head coach	Monwar Hossain Moyna
Stadium	Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium
Bangladesh Premier League	11th of 11
Federation Cup	Group stages
Independence Cup	Group stages
Top goalscorer	League: Sakib Bepari; (2 goals); All: Sakib Bepari; (3 goals)
Biggest defeat	0–7 Dhaka Mohammedan; (10 January 2023); 0–7 Dhaka Abahani; (24 February 2023)
	2023–24 →

The 2022–23 season was AFC Uttara's 14th season since its establishment in 2009 and their 1st season in the Bangladesh Premier League.^[1]^[2] They achieved promotion to the Bangladesh Premier league after being second of the 2021–22 Bangladesh Championship League. In addition to domestic league, AFC Uttara was participated on this season's edition of Federation Cup and Independence Cup. The season covered period was 8 November 2022 to 22 July 2023.^[3]^[4]

Current squad[edit]

AFC Uttara squad for 2022–23 season.

As of 7 November 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	BAN	Jahaid Hasan Rabbi
2	DF	BAN	Ashik Ahmed
3	DF	BAN	Jintu Mia
4	DF	BAN	Istekharul Alam Sakil
6	MF	BAN	Anik Ghosh
7	MF	BAN	Alamgir Hosen Anik
8	MF	BAN	Abdullah
9	FW	NGA	Lukman Adefemi
10	FW	BAN	Sarowar Zaman Nipu
11	FW	BAN	Md. Sohel
12	FW	BAN	Fahim Ahmed
13	DF	BAN	Rakib Sarkar
14	MF	BAN	Salauddin Rubel
15	FW	BAN	Mehebub Hasan Noyon
17	FW	BAN	Mujahid Hossain Joy
18	MF	BAN	Jayed Ahmed
19	FW	BAN	Arman Foysal Akash
20	FW	BAN	Naim Uddin
21	MF	KGZ	Sultanbek Momunov
22	GK	BAN	Azad Hossain
23	FW	BAN	Masum Mia
24	DF	BAN	Zahidul Islam Babu
25	GK	BAN	Kamal Hossain Titu
26	DF	BAN	Khorshed Alam
27	DF	BAN	Sagar Mia
28	DF	BAN	Arman Sadi
29	MF	BAN	Hridoy Hossain
30	GK	BAN	Mohammad Razib
33	DF	GUI	Younoussa Camara
66	DF	BAN	Rayhan Ahmed
70	MF	BAN	Rohit Sarkar
77	FW	BAN	Shariar Bappi
88	FW	BAN	Sakib Bepari
98	FW	COL	Richard Maturana
99	FW	RUS	Alan Koroev

Transfer[edit]

In[edit]

No.	Pos	Player	Previous club	Fee	Date
	MF	Maruf Ahmed	Uttar Baridhara Club	Free transfer	6 August 2022
	DF	Jintu Mia	Uttar Baridhara Club	Free transfer	10 October 2022
	MF	Jayed Ahmed	Saif Sporting Club	Free transfer	18 October 2022
	MF	Fahim Ahmed	Sheikh Russel KC	Free transfer	18 October 2022
	GK	Mohamed Razib	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC	Free transfer	5 November 2022
	FW	Masum Mia	Chittagong Abahani	Free transfer	7 November 2022
	FW	José Luis Mosquera	FC Hegelmann	Free transfer	3 November 2022
	DF	Khorshed Alam	Fortis FC	Free transfer	7 November 2022
	DF	Sakib Bepari	Wari Club Dhaka	Free transfer	11 November 2023
	DF	Sultanbek Momunov	FC Nur-Batken	Free transfer	1 January 2023
–	FW	Younoussa Camara	Unattached	Free transfer	16 March 2023

Competitions[edit]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Overall[edit]

Competition	First match	Last match	Final Position
BPL	9 December 2022	21 July 2023	11th
Federation Cup	20 December 2022	31 January 2023	Group stages
Independence Cup	14 November 2022	22 November 2022	Group stages

Overview[edit]

Competition	Record
Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
BPL	20	0	5	15	10	56	−46	000.00
Independence Cup	3	0	0	3	2	8	−6	000.00
Federation Cup	3	0	0	3	1	12	−11	000.00
Total	26	0	5	21	13	76	−63	000.00

Source: Competitions

Premier League[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
7	Fortis FC	20	5	8	7	23	25	−2	23
8	Chittagong Abahani	20	4	9	7	26	35	−9	21
9	Rahmatganj MFS	20	4	7	9	15	31	−16	19
10	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC (R)	20	4	3	13	19	42	−23	15	Relegation to Championship League
11	AFC Uttara (R)	20	0	5	15	10	56	−46	5	Relegation to Championship League

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
20	0	5	15	10	58	−48	5	0	3	7	6	31	−25	0	2	8	4	27	−23

Source: Soccerway

Results by round[edit]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	A	^[a]	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	^[b]	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	–	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	D	L	D	–	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	L
Position	11	11	11	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

^ No AFC Uttara matchday in this round.
^ No AFC Uttara matchday in this round.

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

Matches[edit]

9 December 2022 (2022-12-09) 1	Bashundhara Kings	3–0	AFC Uttara	Dhaka
14:30 BST (UTC+6)	Robinho 4' Dorielton 19' Rakib 38' Rimon 38' Morsalin 90+5'	Report	S. Bepari 36'	Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena Referee: Md Alamgir Sarkar

31 December 2022 3	AFC Uttara	0–1	Fortis FC	Mymensingh
14:30 BST (UTC+6)		Report	Mojibor Rahman Jony 5' Shakhawat 29'	Stadium: Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium Referee: Rimon Mahmud

7 January 2023 4	Rahmatganj MFS	1–0	AFC Uttara	Munshigonj
14:45 BST (UTC+6)	Jhoaho Hinestroza 78' Mohammed Al Amin 88'	Report	Zahidul Islam Babu 42' Sakib Bepari 62'	Stadium: Shaheed Bir Sreshtho Flight Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium Referee: Sabuj Das

13 January 2023 5	AFC Uttara	0–1	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC	Mymensingh
14:45 BST (UTC+6)	Jayed Ahmed 46'	Report	Adeyinka Najeem 59' Mohammad Rashedul Islam Rashed 64' Sajib 90+1'	Stadium: Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium Referee: Sabuj Das

20 January 2023 6	Bangladesh Police FC	4–0	AFC Uttara	Mymensingh
15:00 BST (UTC+6)	Robiul 15', 59' 44' José Alexander Hernández 23' Monaem 47' Mateo Palacios 75'	Report	Zahidul Islam Babu 43' Jayed Ahmed 52'	Stadium: Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium Referee: Anisur Rahman

27 January 2023 7	AFC Uttara	1–1	Chittagong Abahani	Mymensingh
15:00 BST (UTC+6)	Sultanbek Momunov 7' Rayhan Ahmed 20' Sakib Bepari 37' Mohammad Rajib 43' Md Ganto 90+2'	Report	Ojukwu David Ifegwu 58' (pen.) 90+4' Jamir Uddin 76'	Stadium: Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium Referee: Sowmik Paul

4 February 2023 8	Sheikh Russel KC	1–0	AFC Uttara	Dhaka
15:15 BST (UTC+6)	Shawkat Russel 35' Brossou 55' (pen.)	Report	Rayhan Ahmed 50' Salauddin Rubel 51' Sarower Zaman Nipu 80'	Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena Referee: Jasim Akhter

10 February 2023 9	AFC Uttara	0–6	Dhaka Mohammedan	Mymensingh
15:45 BST (UTC+6)	Jintu Mia 45' Sarower Zaman Nipu 49'	Report	Souleymane 21' (pen.), 35', 70' Manik 37' Febles 63' Arif Hossain 80' Sazzad 87'	Stadium: Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium Referee: Md Mizanur Rahman

17 February 2023 10	Sheikh Jamal DC	3–3	AFC Uttara	Gopalganj
15:45 BST (UTC+6)	Obidur 13' Stewart 62' (pen.), 79' Mohamed Abu Shaied 69' Otabek Valizhonov 88'	Report	Sarower Zaman Nipu 34' Sultanbek Momunov 43' Jintu Mia 78' Rohit Sarkar 59' 66' Salauddin Ruhel 78' Mohamed Razib 78'	Stadium: Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium Referee: Sabuj Das

24 February 2023 11	AFC Uttara	0–7	Dhaka Abahani	Mymensingh
15:45 BST (UTC+6)	Rayhan Ahmed 18'	Report	Fahim 35', 57', 79' Eleta 53', 61', 90+4' Jibon 64'	Stadium: Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium Referee: Jasim Akther

7 April 2023 12	AFC Uttara	1–1	Bashundhara Kings	Mymensingh
15:45 BST (UTC+6)	Sarower Zaman Nipu 8' Sajon Mia 45+5' Rayhan Ahmed 56' Mohammad Abdullah Tofel 56' Sakib Bepari 90+6' 90+7'	Report	Masuk 48' Robinho 57' Tariq 63' Saad 67'	Stadium: Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium Referee: Md Saymoon Hasan Sany

29 April 2023 13	Fortis FC	4–0	AFC Uttara	Rajshahi
15:45 BST (UTC+6)	Amredin 3' Gaira Joof 72' Pa Omar 78' Shakhawat 90+4'	Report	Istekharul Alam Shakil 90+3'	Stadium: Muktijuddho Sriti Stadium Referee: Bhubon Mohon Tarafder

6 May 2023 15	AFC Uttara	2–3	Rahmatganj MFS	Mymensingh
16:00 BST (UTC+6)	Richard Maturana 24' Sakib Bepari 54'	Report	Ebimobowei 32' Diallo 55' Samim Yasir Juel 73'	Stadium: Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium Referee: Bituraj Barua

13 May 2023 16	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC	1–1	AFC Uttara	Gopalganj
16:00 BST (UTC+6)	Emmanuel 51'	Report	Richard Maturana 16' Salauddin Rubel 61' Jayed Ahmed 85'	Stadium: Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium Referee: Golam Murshed Chowdhury Nayon

20 May 2023 17	AFC Uttara	0–7	Bangladesh Police FC	Mymensingh
16:00 BST (UTC+6)		Report	Aarango 5' 19', 82' (pen.) Robiul 32' Quazem 48' Mohammed Abdallah 55', 62' Edward Morillo 79' Shamol Bepari 81'	Stadium: Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium Referee: Md Jalal Uddin

26 May 2023 18	Chittagong Abahani	1–0	AFC Uttara	Munshigonj
16:00 BST (UTC+6)	Emtiyaz Raihan 86'	Report		Stadium: Shaheed Bir Sreshtho Flight Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium Referee: Mohammed Jalal Uddin

2 June 2023 19	AFC Uttara	1–1	Sheikh Russel KC	Mymensingh
16:00 BST (UTC+6)	Richard Maturana 22' 45+1'	Report	Brossou 45+8' Faisal Ahmed Shitol 85'	Stadium: Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium Referee: Golam Mourshed Chowdhury Nayon

7 June 2023 20	Dhaka Mohammedan	6–0	AFC Uttara	Comilla
16:00 BST (UTC+6)	Diabate 10', 68', 89' Emmanuel 49' Sanowar Hossain Lal 54' Emon 83'	Report	Younoussa Camara 45+2'	Stadium: Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium Referee: Bituraj Barua

14 July 2023 (2023-07-14) 21	AFC Uttara	1–3	Sheikh Jamal DC	Mymensingh
16:00 BST (UTC+6)	Naim Uddin Noyon 69' Rohit Sarkar 74'	Report	Stewart 59' Mannaf Rabby 63' Nodir Mavlynaov 56'	Stadium: Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium Referee: Jashim Akhter

21 July 2023 (2023-07-21) 22	Dhaka Abahani	1–0	AFC Uttara	Comilla
16:00 BST (UTC+6)	Papon 55' Jibon 70'	Report	Istekharul Alam Shakil 4' Richard Maturana 35'	Stadium: Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium Referee: Sabuj Das

Federation Cup[edit]

Group stages[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mohammedan SC	3	2	1	0	10	2	+8	7	Advance to knockout phase
2	Rahmatganj MFS	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	6
3	Sheikh Jamal DC	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
4	AFC Uttara	3	0	0	3	1	12	−11	0

Source: Footystats
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

20 December 2022	AFC Uttara	0–3	Sheikh Jamal DC	Munshigonj
14:30 BST (UTC+6)	Mohammed Rajib 47'	Report	Otabek Valizhonov 1' (pen.) Kawshik Barua 75' Mannaf Rabby 78'	Stadium: Munshigonj District Stadium Referee: Sabuj Das

10 January 2023	Dhaka Mohammedan	7–0	AFC Uttara	Comilla
14:45 BST (UTC+6)	Muzaffar Muzaffarov 5', 52' 90' Roger 7' Febles 39' Sazzad 49' (pen.), 60' Shahriar Emon 51' 65'	Report	Rakib Sarker 13' Mohammad Rajib 76'	Stadium: Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium Referee: Rimon Mahmud

31 January 2023	AFC Uttara	1–2	Rahmatganj MFS	Cumilla
15:00 BST (UTC+6)	Rohit Sarkar 6' Ashik Ahmed 18' Arman Sadi 54'	Report	Jhoaho Hinestroza 71' (pen.) Khondoker Ashraful Islam 74'	Stadium: Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium Referee: Rimon Mahmud

Independence Cup[edit]

Group stage[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bashundhara Kings (C)	3	3	0	19	0	+19	9	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Chittagong Abahani	3	2	1	6	3	+3	6	Advance to Knockout stage
3	Fakirerpool YMC	3	1	2	3	19	−16	3
4	AFC Uttara	3	0	3	2	8	−6	0

Source: GSA
(C) Champions

14 November 2022 (2022-11-14)	AFC Uttara	1–2	Chittagong Abahani	Gopalganj
14:00 BST (UTC+6)	Niam 73'	Report	Bamba 16' Ojukwu 76'	Stadium: Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium Referee: Golam Mourshed Chowdhury Nayan

18 November 2022 (2022-11-18)	AFC Uttara	0–3	Bashundhara Kings	Gopalganj
14:00		Report	Rakib 11' Dorielton 57' (pen.), 90+1'	Stadium: Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium Referee: Md Anisur Rahman Sagor

22 November 2022 (2022-11-22)	AFC Uttara	1–3	Fakirerpool YMC	Comilla
13:00	Sakib 42'	Report	Rezzatul 15' Afzal 31' Dalim 76'	Stadium: Comilla District Stadium Referee: Md Nasiruddin

Super Cup[edit]

Qualifying round[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Goalscorers[edit]

As of match played till 21 July 2023

Rank	Player	Position	Total	BPL	Independence Cup	Federation Cup
1	Shakib Bepari	FW	3	2	1	0
1	Richard Maturana	FW	3	3	0	0
2	Niam Uddin	FW	2	1	1	0
	Rohit Sarkar	MF	2	1	0	1
	Sultanbek Momunov	MF	2	2	0	0
3	Sarower Zaman Nipu	FW	1	1	0	0
Total			13	10	2	1

Source: Matches

References[edit]

^ "'বেকসুর খালাস' পেল সেই আজমপুর!". Daily Dhaka Post (in Bengali). 8 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
^ "প্রিমিয়ার লিগ খেলতে পারবে আজমপুর ফুটবল ক্লাব". Daily Jagonews (in Bengali). 8 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
^ "AFC Uttara news, squad, fixtures, results". Global Sports Archive. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
^ "ইউরোপের আদলে বাংলাদেশের ফুটবলের সূচি". Daily Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 22 August 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

[note1_rnd_2-5] No AFC Uttara matchday in this round.

[note1_rnd_13-6] No AFC Uttara matchday in this round.

[1] "'বেকসুর খালাস' পেল সেই আজমপুর!". Daily Dhaka Post (in Bengali). 8 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

[2] "প্রিমিয়ার লিগ খেলতে পারবে আজমপুর ফুটবল ক্লাব". Daily Jagonews (in Bengali). 8 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

[3] "AFC Uttara news, squad, fixtures, results". Global Sports Archive. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

[4] "ইউরোপের আদলে বাংলাদেশের ফুটবলের সূচি". Daily Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 22 August 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

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v t e Uttara, suburb of Dhaka
Sectors	Phase 1 (Sector 1-10) Phase 2 (Sector 11-14) Phase 3 (Sector 15-18)
Thanas	East Thana West Thana Turag Thana
Populated places	Azampur House Building Diabari Rupayan City
Shopping mall	Rajlokkhi Complex
Transport	Dhaka Airport railway station Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Uttara North Uttara Center Uttara South Sonargaon Janapath Road
Hospital	Kuwait Bangladesh Friendship Government Hospital Medical College for Women and Hospital
Schools & Colleges	Aeronautical Institute of Bangladesh Aga Khan School, Dhaka Armed Police Battalion School & College Bangladesh International Tutorial International Hope School Bangladesh Milestone College RAJUK Uttara Model College Scholastica South Breeze School Sunbeams School Uttara High School and College Uttara Town College
Universities	Asian University of Bangladesh Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology BGMEA University of Fashion & Technology International University of Business Agriculture and Technology Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology Tagore University of Creative Arts Uttara University World University of Bangladesh
Medical colleges	Medical College for Women and Hospital Shaheed Monsur Ali Medical College
Sports	AFC Uttara Uttara FC Uttara FC Women
Business	Air Astra