NoFeL SC

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NoFeL Sporting Club
Nofel SC green logo.png
Full nameNoakhali Feni Laxmipur Sporting Club
Nickname(s)Green white forces Amra nofel bahini
FoundedApril 2017; 4 years ago (April 2017)
GroundShaheed Bulu Stadium
Capacity7,000
PresidentBangladesh Tabith Awal
Head CoachBangladesh Md Akbar Hossen Ridon
LeagueBangladesh Championship League
2020-212nd

Nofel Sporting Club (Stylizes as NoFeL, Bengali: নোফেল ���্পোর্টিং ক্লাব) is a football team of Bangladesh, based on Noakhali. It has played Bangladesh Premier League, country's top tier association football league, for first time in 2018-2019 season after being runners-up of 2017 Bangladesh Championship League . However, they suffered relegation in the same season . The main goal of the club is to produce some talented footballers who can serve the national team in future.[1]

Performance under coaches[]

Mohidur Rahman era[]

The club appointed Mohidur Rahman as their head coach for their first season. Former Feni Soccer Club striker, Akbor Hossain Ridon was named captain of the club for the inaugural season.

On 6 August 2017, in the opening match of 2017 Bangladesh Championship League the club played their first official game where they were victorious by 2-0 margin against Feni Soccer Club.[2] Ariful Islam scored the first ever goal for the club.

On 14 October 2017, Ariful Islam scored first ever hat-trick for the club where his team was victorious by 5-1 margin against Bashundhara Kings.[3] 9 days later on 23 October 2017, Ariful Islam scored his second hat-trick of the season and lead his team to a destructive 7–2 win over Kawran Bazar Progoti Sangha.[4]

NofeL, who needed a single point from the last two matches to ensure their top-tier berth,On 5 November 2017 they not only secured all three points against Uttar Baridhara SC but also confirmed the runners-up trophy in their debut appearance after Bashundhara Kings confirmed the title a day before. Sazzad Zaman struck the all-important goal for the club.[5]

Ariful Islam was the highest goal scorer of the tournament with 12 goals.[6]

Kamal Babu era[]

On 6 December 2018, NofeL tested their maiden victory in top-tier football against local giant Dhaka Mohammedan by 2-0 margin during 2018 Independence Cup.[7]

Professional league history[]

The club has started their professional football campaign since 2017. Here is their professional league history as on December, 2019.

Season League Performance Note Reference
2017 BCL 2/10, Runners-up Promoted to BPL 2018-19 [5][8]
2018-2019 BPL 12/13, Relegated Relegated to BCL 2019-20 [9][10][11]

Sponsors[]

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2017 None
2018–present SAIF Power Battery

Home venue[]

From 2018-2019 season, NoFeL Sporting Club is sharing their home venue with Team BJMC at Shaheed Bulu Stadium of Noakhali District.[12]

Coaching staff[]

Coaches[]

  • Bangladesh Mohidur Rahman (August 2017 – September 2018)
  • Bangladesh Kamal Babu (October 2018 – August 2019)

Managerial Statistics[]

As of 14 July 2021

Coach From To P W D L GS GA %W
Bangladesh Mohidur Rahman August 2017 October 2018 18 8 8 2 26 12 044.44
Bangladesh Kamal Babu October 2018 February 2020 16 3 3 10 10 23 018.75
Spain Miguel Martinez Gonzalez March 2020 Present 22 13 5 4 34 9 059.09

P – Total of played matches W – Won matches D – Drawn matches L – Lost matches GS – Goal scored GA – Goals against
%W – Percentage of matches won

Honors[]

  • Bangladesh Championship League

References[]

  1. ^ "NOFEL from Noakhali to hit Dhaka Football". New Age. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Oops! Sorry".
  3. ^ আরিফুলের হ্যাটট্রিকে বসুন্ধরা কিংসকে উড়িয়ে দিল নোফেল. risingbd.com (in Bengali).
  4. ^ বসুন্ধরা কিংসের জয়ের দিন নোফেলের বড় জয়. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  5. ^ a b "NoFeL SC ensure promotion". The Daily Star. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  6. ^ মার্সেল বাংলাদেশ চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ লিগের পুরস্কার বিতরণ. risingbd.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Nofel beat Mohammedan in Independence Cup". Dhaka Tribune. 6 December 2018.
  8. ^ SOMOY TV (12 November 2017), প্রিমিয়ার লিগ নিশ্চিত করা বসুন্ধরা কিংস এবং নোফেল স্পোর্টিং ক্লাবের, retrieved 1 June 2019
  9. ^ "BPL 2018-19 Standings". BFF. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Nofel relegated from BPL". Dhaka Tribune. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  11. ^ "NoFeL join BJMC in relegation". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  12. ^ DaruL, FaysaL Bin (25 February 2019). "Shaheed Bulu Stadium on Stadium Series". @FaysaLBinDaruL. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  13. ^ "BCL Football league final: Police FC beat Feni Soccer Club by 5-1 goals". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 27 May 2019.

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