Kingstar Sporting Club (Bengali: কিংস্টার স্পোর্টিং ক্লাব), also referred as Kingstar SC, is a Bangladeshi football club based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The club currently competes in the Dhaka Second Division League, the overall fourth-tier of Bangladeshi Football.
History
Foundation
The club was founded in 2015 as ARK Sporting Club. In 2016, they were quarter-finalists in the Pioneer Football League. On 5 May 2017, the club announced through their official Facebook page that they would be participating in the 2017 Pioneer Football League as Kingstar Sporting Club.
Early years
The same season the club were unbeaten Pioneer Football League champions, winning all four games in the Super League round and scoring 27 goals in process, they eventually ended their campaign by defeating Mirpur Sports & Physical Culture Center 2–1 in the final. The title triumph earned them promotion to the Dhaka Third Division Football League. The club's midfielder Maraz Hossain scored 52 goals out of the club's 94 goals scored that season.
Dhaka Football League
The club were set to start their semi-professional league journey, with the Third Division League opener against Chawkbazar United. However, their opponents forfeited after players from Kingstar entered the field. Nonetheless, the club won their group and eventually earned promotion to the Dhaka Second Division Football League as unbeaten runners-up in the Super League. The club's striker Mirajul Islam was their main threat, scoring 10 goals from 16 games. On 12 September 2022, the club defeated Jatrabari Jhotika Sangshad 3–0, in a Second Division League fixture. This meant the club were now unbeaten for 38 games in Dhaka domestic football. On 20 September, their unbeaten run came to an end after Purbachal Parishad defeated them 0–2. This was also the club's first defeat since entering the semi-professional football league. The club managed to reach the Super League round and eventually missed out on promotion after finishing in sixth place.
On 22 January 2023, former national footballer and the club's assistant coach Hanif Dablu died.
Personnel
Current technical staff
- As of May 2023.
Board of directors
- As of May 2023.
Team records
Head coaches' record
- As of 13 May 2023
P – Total of played matches
W – Won matches
D – Drawn matches
L – Lost matches
GS – Goals scored
GA – Goals against
%W – Percentage of matches won
Competitive record
References
External links
- Kingstar Sporting Club on Facebook
