Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan football team

Bangladeshi association football club

Football club

Full name| Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan football team

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Nickname(s)| BKSP
Founded| 1986; 38 years ago (1986)
Ground| Various
Director General| Brigadier General A. K. M. Majharul Haq
League| Dhaka Second Division Football League
Website| Club website
Current season

Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan football team (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ক্রীড়া শিক্ষা প্রতিষ্ঠান ফুটবল দল) is a football team from Bangladesh, which represents the national sports academy, Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan, and began playing professional football in Bangladesh in the mid 2000s. They currently participate in the Dhaka Second Division Football League, which is the fourth tier of Bangladeshi football.[1] The team consists of players under the age of 18, and has produced many professional footballers that have gone on to play for the Bangladesh national football team and youth national teams.[2][3]

## History[edit]

BKSP's football a activities started from 1986 with only 30 trainees and 2 coaches. In 2016, BKSP's Football Trainee Admission Program started, and the institution has set up training centers in Khulna, Dinajpur, Barisal and Sylhet. Former national team captains Mamunul Islam and Hassan Al-Mamun, along with many other notable football players have spent their youth careers at the institution.[4] Some of the institutions early success was found through the BKSP U-14 team, which won the Dana Cup in Denmark in 1990 and also the Gothia Cup in Sweden.[5]

During the 2013 Bangladesh Games, BKSP were crowned champions in football, after defeating Barisal District 2-1 in the final at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.[6] Both goals came from forward Rohit Sarkar, who was later called up for the Bangladesh U20 team.[7] In 2016, BKSP U14 team won the Subroto Cup sub-junior football tournament, and two years later they won the U-17 football tournament, both of which were held in India.[8][9]

BKSP were crowned champions of the 2017 Walton U-18 National Football Championship, defeating Dhaka District team on penalties.[10] In 2020, BKSP achieved one of their most notable victories by defeating Bangladesh Army in the services-zone final of the 2020 Bangabandhu National Football Championship.[11]

In 2022, BKSP partook in the Dhaka Second Division Football League, which started after a two year gap. On 10 August 2022, BKSP defeated Bikrampur Kings 2-1, in the first game of the 2021–22 Dhaka Second Division Football League season.[12][13] Muhammad Imon and Al-Mirad scored the goals for the team.[14][15]

## Competitive record[edit]

BKSP has started their professional football campaign from the mid 2000s.

Season  | Division | League  | Federation Cup | Independence Cup | Top league scorer(s)

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P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Position | Player  | Goals
2021–22 | Dhaka Second Division Football League | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 3  | TBD  | —  | —  | —  | —

## Honours[edit]

### Youth tournaments[edit]

* U-14 Gothia Cup
* Winner (1): 1990
* U-14 Dana Cup
* Winner (1): 1990
* U-18 National Football Championship
* Winner (1): 2017
* Bangladesh Games
* Winner (1): 2013
* U-17 Subroto Cup
* Winner (1): 2018
* Runners-up (1): 2019
* U-14 Subroto Cup
* Winner (1): 2016
* Runners-up (2): 2008, 2003

## See also[edit]

* Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan

## References[edit]

1. ^ মাঠে গড়াল সিনিয়র ও দ্বিতীয় বিভাগ. alokitobangladesh (in Bengali).
2. ^ "Bangladesh U-15 squad named for Saff Championship". Dhaka Tribune. 13 August 2017.
3. ^ যেন এক টুকরো বিকেএসপি!. Samakal (in Bengali).
4. ^ "বাংলাদেশ ক্রীড়া শিক্ষা প্রতিষ্ঠান". bksp.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
5. ^ Iqbal, Nair. 'এভাবে চলে যেতে নেই বন্ধু'. Prothom Alo (in Bengali).
6. ^ "Games corner". The Daily Star. 28 April 2013.
7. ^ "SAFF U-19: Bangladesh romp into the semis". The Daily Star. 22 August 2015.
8. ^ "BKSP continue love affair with Subrata Cup as both boys, girls prevail". Dhaka Tribune. 25 December 2018.
9. ^ "The under-14 football team of Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan (BKSP) - Sports". The Daily Observer.
10. ^ "BKSP clinch U-18 National Football title". Daily Sun.
11. ^ "National Football: BKSP emerge Seba Zone champions beating Army". UNB.
12. ^ একদিনে মাঠে গড়ালো দুটি লিগ. jagonews24.com (in Bengali).
13. ^ বিকেএসপি ও ভিক্টোরিয়া জয়ী. Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali).
14. ^ জয় দিয়ে বিকেএসপির শুভ সূচনা. offsidebangladesh.com (in Bengali). 10 August 2022.
15. ^ শুরু হল প্রথম ও দ্বিতীয় বিভাগ ফুটবল লিগ. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 10 August 2022.