BRTC Sports Club

BRTC Sports Club (Bengali: বিআরটিসি স্পোর্টস ক্লাব), also referred to as BRTC SC, is a professional football club based in RAJUK Avenue in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The club currently competes in the Bangladesh Championship League, the second tier of Bangladeshi football, after completing professional league licensing for the 2024–25 season.

BRTC Sports Club
বিআরটিসি স্পোর্টস ক্লাব

Full name	Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation Sports Club
Short name	BRTCSC
Founded	1966; 59 years ago (1966)
Owner	Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation
President	Dr. Anupam Saha[1]
Head Coach	Md Anowar Hosan
League	Bangladesh Championship League
2024–25	7th of 10
Home colours Away colours
Current season

History

Established as EPRTC Sports Club in Dhaka in 1966 by the East Pakistan Road Transport Corporation (now Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation), the club was renamed to BRTC Sports Club following the Independence of Bangladesh. The club entered domestic football through the Fourth Division and earned promotion as champions in 1967.^[2] The club were eventually crowned champions of the Third Division in 1969, resulting in their promotion to the Second Division. On 16 October 1973, the BRTC defeated Arambagh KS 3–2 on penalties in the Second Division title decider to secure their promotion to the First Division.^[3]

In 1974, the club completed its first season in the 16 team top-tier in 14th position, six points clear of relegation. Nevertheless, in 1975, BRTC finished bottom of the league table, with 19 points from 30 games, resulting in their relegation. In 1982, the team led by star-striker, Monir Hossain Manu, won the Second Division title decider 2–0 against Muktijoddha Sangsad KC at the Dhaka Stadium, completing their return to the First Division after eight years. Following the game, the BRTC clubhouse was vandalised by the Muktijoddha fans, who also injured a few of the club's players.^[4][5]

Nevertheless, the club's second stint in the top-tier was much more successfull, as they reached the Super League round in 1984, under coach Mari Chowdhury, and again in 1988-89 under coach Ashraf Chowdhury. The club also finished in the top-half of the table regularly, for the half a decade. In 1985 and 1987, the club reached the semi-finals of the Federation Cup, before eventually being defeated by Dhaka Abahani and Mohammedan, respectively.^[6]

In the 1992 First Division, the club finished 15th in what was the league's final season as top-tier, due to the introduction of the Premier Division league in 1993.^[7] BRTC along with the bottom ten club's from the 1992 top-tier remained in the second-tier First Division following its resumption, ending their decade-long status as a top-tier club. In 2005, the club were relegated from the First Division, finishing in 8th place with 10 points from 14 games.^[8] The club also opted out of the Second Division, which was held in 2008 after a two year absence, resulting in automatic relegation to the Third Division. The club began participating in the Third Division from 2011^[9] and were eventually relegated in 2015. Their third relegation in a span of a decade meant that the club would now have to participate in the amateur Pioneer League. However, due to financial constraints faced by the Road Transport Corporation, the club eventually went on decade-long hiatus.^[10]

In 2025, encouraged by BRTC Chairman Md Tazul Islam and club president Dr. Anupam Saha, the club confirmed its return to domestic football by meeting the professional licensing criteria required to participate in the country's second-tier league, the Bangladesh Championship League. The club president also stated that they would aim to form a team capable of qualifying for the Bangladesh Premier League and would seek potential players from among their 5,000 employees. This marks the first time the club will participate in a professional league since the introduction of the Premier League in 2007 and the Championship League in 2012.^[1][11]

Current squad

As of 22 May 2025

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  BAN Md Sagor Sarkar 4 DF  BAN Shakil Hossain 5 DF  BAN Rifat Hossain (Captain) 7 MF  BAN Sheikh Galibe Newaz 13 MF  BAN Md A Sattar Razu 19 MF  BAN Md Miraj Sarkar 20 MF  BAN Nayan Miah 21 MF  BAN Rubuyeat Hossain 22 GK  BAN Joy Chakraborty 23 MF  BAN Al-Amin 26 FW  BAN Rashichandra Tripura 28 FW  BAN Md Arif Hawlader 29 MF  BAN Sanjid Zaman Peash 31 MF  BAN Md Monir Hossain 33 FW  BAN Mohon Aknd 36 MF  BAN Md Al Imran 37 DF  BAN Md Ibrahim Khalil 38 MF  BAN Md Atikor Rahman

No. Pos. Nation Player 39 MF  BAN Md Ashik Sharkar 40 GK  BAN Sakib Kumar Bala 41 GK  BAN Md Mahbub Sharkar 42 GK  BAN Md Saiful Islam 43 MF  BAN Md Sabbir Hossain 44 DF  BAN Kazi Nazrul Islam 45 FW  BAN Rakibul Haque Emon 55 DF  BAN Anowarul Azim Rana 56 DF  BAN Md Nur Jahan 66 DF  BAN Md Foysal 70 MF  BAN Md Emon Islam Babu 71 DF  BAN Sahidul Islam 75 FW  BAN Md Atiqur Rahman Atik 77 FW  BAN Md Golam Rabby 80 MF  BAN Sadman Sakib Riyad 88 MF  BAN Mohiuddin 99 FW  BAN Md Asad Bhuiyan

Team records

Head coach record

As of 22 May 2025

Head Coach	From	To	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	%W
Md Murad Ahamed Milon	2 January 2025	14 April 2025	9	1	4	4	6	16	011.11
Md Anowar Hosan	15 April 2025	Present	9	2	6	1	9	9	022.22

Personnel

Current technical staff

As of 22 May 2025

Position	Name
Team Manager	Saikul Islam
Assistant Manager	Md Moniruzzaman Babu
Team Leader	Md Amjad Hossain
Head Coach	Md Anowar Hosan
Assistant Coach	Md Kabir Hossen
Goalkeeper Coach	Kyapruechai Marma
Trainer	Md Sharif Bhuiyan
Media Officer	Md Masud Talukder
Physiotherapist	Md Sheak Mahabubur Rakonan
Equipment Officer	Mohammad Jahangir Hossain Azad

Management

Board of directors

As of 2 March 2025^[11]

Position	Name
President	Dr. Anupam Saha
Chairman	Mohammad Tajul Islam
General Secretary	Md Moniruzzaman Babu

Honours

• Dhaka Second Division League
  • Champions (2): 1973, 1982
• Dhaka Third Division League
  • Champions (1): 1969
• Dhaka Fourth Division League
  • Champions (1): 1967

See also

• List of football clubs in Bangladesh
• History of football in Bangladesh