# PWD Sports Club

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Football club

PWD Sports Club Full name Public Works Department Sports Club Short name PWDSC Founded 1954; 72 years ago (1954) Ground Shaheed Barkat Stadium Capacity 5,000 Owner Public Works Department President Md Shamim Akhter Head Coach Md Anwar Hossain League Bangladesh Football League 2025–26 Bangladesh Football League, 8th of 10 Home colours Away colours Current season

**PWD Sports Club** ([Bengali](/source/Bengali_language): পিডব্লিউডি স্পোর্টস ক্লাব), also referred to as **PWD SC**, is a professional [football](/source/Association_football) club based in [Segunbagicha](/source/Segunbagicha) area of [Dhaka](/source/Dhaka), [Bangladesh](/source/Bangladesh). The club currently competes in the [Bangladesh Football League](/source/Bangladesh_Football_League), the first tier of [Bangladeshi football](/source/Football_in_Bangladesh), after being promoted from the second-tier [Bangladesh Championship League](/source/Bangladesh_Championship_League) in the [2024–25 season](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_Bangladesh_Championship_League).

## History

### Early years (1954–1979)

PWD Sporting Club was founded in 1954 as a recreational program by some sports-loving engineers of the [Public Works Department](/source/Public_Works_Department_(Bangladesh)). Some of the founding members of the club included its first president and chief engineer Eyaz Khan, Alhaj Uddin, Abdul Rahim, Fazlur Rahman, Fayyaz Ahmed, and Kazi Abdul Qader. The club tent was constructed on land owned by the Public Works Department in [Segunbagicha](/source/Segunbagicha) of [Dhaka](/source/Dhaka).[1]

In 1956, the club entered domestic football in Dhaka through the [Third Division](/source/Dhaka_Third_Division_Football_League) and became league champions in their first season. The following year, in 1957, the club became champions of the [Second Division](/source/Dhaka_Second_Division_Football_League) and gained promotion to the top-tier. The club entered the [First Division](/source/Dhaka_First_Division_Football_League) in 1958 and under the captaincy of Anjam Hossain, they finished in third-place.[1] In the same year, PWD, led by the [Pakistan national team](/source/Pakistan_national_football_team)'s central defender, [Nabi Chowdhury](/source/Nabi_Chowdhury), participated in the [Aga Khan Gold Cup](/source/Aga_Khan_Gold_Cup). They defeated Central Jail and Sindh Youngmen's Club by 8–0 and 5–1, respectively,[2][3] before losing 2–5 to [Keamari Muhammadan](/source/Keamari_Muhammadan_FC) prior to the quarter-final.[4]

In 1965, PWD ended [Victoria Sporting Club](/source/Victoria_Sporting_Club)'s 67-game unbeaten streak in the league's sixth round. However, following the [Independence of Bangladesh](/source/Independence_of_Bangladesh), they elected a new club committee led by two of their previous members, Abdul Rahim and Fazlur Rahman. This change saw them battling relegation almost every season, with the exception of reaching the Super League round in 1974, 1976, and 1977. The club was relegated from the top-flight after finishing bottom of the league in 1979.

### Yo-yo years (1980–2013)

The club decided against participating in the [Dhaka Second Division League](/source/Dhaka_Second_Division_Football_League) in 1980 and began their hunt for promotion from 1981. PWD earned promotion back to the top-flight as the 1984 Second Division champion, with the help of their 16-goal striker, Mostafizur Rahman Mostak. In 1985, Mostak helped PWD remain in the top-flight by scoring 9 goals as the club finished sixth, 13 points clear of relegation.[5]

During the 1989–90 season, the club coached by former [Sri Lanka national team](/source/Sri_Lanka_national_football_team) captain, [Pakir Ali](/source/Pakir_Ali), finished fourth in the league. PWD was also one of the initial members of the Dhaka Premier Division League in 1993;[6] however in 1994, they were relegated to the [First Division](/source/Dhaka_First_Division_Football_League_(1993%E2%80%932006)) – then the second-tier of football.[7]

In 1996, PWD were relegated to the Second Division after finishing bottom of the table in the First Division. In 1999, the club were promoted back to the First Division as unbeaten league champions with 39 points from 11 games, however, their stay only lasted a season, and were once again relegated to the Second Division.

The club kept dropping down divisions, and were relegated to the [Dhaka Third Division League](/source/Dhaka_Third_Division_Football_League) in 2005. The club returned to the Second Division as champions in 2009, determining their promotion before their final game of the season as group champions by defeating Tongi KC 1–0.[8] In 2014, after a gap of 20-years, the club returned to Dhaka's top-flight football league, the [Dhaka Senior Division League](/source/Dhaka_Senior_Division_Football_League) – now serving as the country's third-tier. In their promotion campaign, the club coached by Arman Hossain, were runners-up in the Second Division, behind champions [Bangladesh Police](/source/Bangladesh_Police_FC).[9][10]

### Progression (2014–present)

Although PWD guaranteed their return to the top-flight of [Dhaka](/source/Dhaka) in 2014, the Senior Division League was not held again until three years later, in 2017. Following their initial promotion, the league was held only three times, meaning the club would be inactive in domestic football for much of the decade.[11] The club finished in third place in the [2021–22 Dhaka Senior Division League](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_Dhaka_Senior_Division_League), behind [Somaj Kallyan KS Mugda](/source/Somaj_Kallyan_KS_Mugda) and [Jatrabari KC](/source/Jatrabari_KC), which initially meant they missed out on promotion to the professional second-tier league, the [Bangladesh Championship League](/source/Bangladesh_Championship_League), by only two points. The club were also awarded with the *Fair Play Trophy*.[12]

In November 2023, PWD announced that they would be participating in the [2023–24 Bangladesh Championship League](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_Bangladesh_Championship_League), as the champions and runners-up of the [2021–22 Dhaka Senior Division League](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_Dhaka_Senior_Division_League) were unable to attain professional league club licensing, which opened the path to the third-place team, PWD, who successfully applied for the license.[13]

## Current squad

- *As of 10 April 2026*

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under [FIFA eligibility rules](/source/FIFA_eligibility_rules); some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK BAN Md Sarwar Jahan 2 DF BAN Md Sazal Islam Kalin 3 DF BAN Md Rashedul Islam Rashed 4 DF BAN Sumon Kumar Das 5 DF BAN Ashikur Rahman 6 MF BAN Md Abdullah Tofel 7 MF BAN Md Rumon Hossain 8 MF BAN Md Sohanur Rahman Sohan 9 FW BAN Arman Foysal Akash 10 MF BAN Mohammad Abdullah 11 FW BAN Md Minhazul Karim Shadin 12 DF BAN Md Hasibul Islam Shanto 13 DF BAN Md Ratul 14 MF BAN Md Sharif 15 FW BAN Md Jamir Uddin 16 DF BAN Md Tanvir Rana 18 MF BAN Sohel Hassan Rana 19 DF BHU Sangay Yoezer No. Pos. Nation Player 20 MF BAN Md Mazharul Islam Sourav 21 FW BAN Md Abu Sayed 22 GK BAN Md Anik Ahamed 23 MF BAN Md Rakibul Islam 24 DF BAN Md Imran Khan 25 DF BAN Md Saimon 26 DF BAN Md Sabbir Hossen 27 DF GHA Kofi Junior Dabanka 28 GK BAN Md Rahul Hossain 30 GK BAN Md Tahsin Saheb 32 FW UZB Akobir Turaev 34 FW BAN Said Rakib Khan Evan 35 DF BAN Jayanto Lal 36 MF BAN Md Mahin Sheikh 37 MF GHA Anthony Amoh 44 DF BAN Md Rostom Islam Dukhu Mia 45 MF BAN Md Salahuddin 99 FW RUS Marat Devessa Tareck

## Personnel

### Current technical staff

- *As of 11 April 2025*

Position Name Head Coach Md Anwar Hossain Team Manager Md Iftekharul Islam Assistant Manager Md Shafiqur Rahman Wahid Murad Azam Abrar Jahin Shrestha Assistant Coach Md Shahanur Rahman Assistant Manager Md Shafiqur Rahman Team Leader ANM Mazaharul Islam Goalkeeping Coach Md Meraz Media Officer Md Apel Mahmud Masseur Md Saiful Islam

### Club officials

- *As of 15 August 2025*

Position Name President Md Shamim Akhter General Secretary Moshiur Rahman Akondo

### Head coach

- *As of 23 May 2026*

Head Coach From To P W D L GS GA %W Md Anwar Hossain 21 February 2024 Present 53 24 13 16 69 53 045.28

## Honours

- **[Bangladesh Championship League](/source/Bangladesh_Championship_League)** - **Champions (1)**: [2024–25](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_Bangladesh_Championship_League)

- **[Dhaka Second Division League](/source/Dhaka_Second_Division_Football_League)** - **Champions (3)**: 1957, 1984, 1999 - Runners-up (1): 2013

- **[Dhaka Third Division League](/source/Dhaka_Third_Division_Football_League)** - **Champions (2)**: 1956, 2009

## Notable players

- The players below had senior international cap(s) for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed, represented their countries before or after playing for *PWD Sports Club*.

**Asia**

- [Nabi Chowdhury](/source/Nabi_Chowdhury) (1958)[14]

- [Abdul Jabbar](/source/Abdul_Jabbar_(footballer)) (1964)[15]

- [Abid Hussain Ghazi](/source/Abid_Hussain_Ghazi) (1967–68)[16][17]

- [Qadir Bakhsh](/source/Qadir_Bakhsh) (1971)[18]

- [Ratnayaka Premalal](/source/Ratnayaka_Premalal) (1991–92)[19]

- [Ali Uzair](/source/Ali_Uzair) (2026–present)

## Other departments

### Field Hockey

PWD Sports Club has a [field hockey](/source/Field_hockey) team, which currently participates in the First Division Hockey League, the country's second-tier hockey league. The club gained promotion to the league in 2014 as champions of the Second Division Hockey League.[20]

### Cricket

The club's [cricket](/source/Cricket) team competed in the [Dhaka First Division Cricket League](/source/Dhaka_First_Division_Cricket_League) until the turn of the century. Most recently, in 2021, the team competed in the Summer Classic Cricket Tournament, where they reached the Super League round.[21]

## See also

- [List of football clubs in Bangladesh](/source/List_of_football_clubs_in_Bangladesh)

- [History of football in Bangladesh](/source/Football_in_Bangladesh)

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## Further reading

- Mahmud, Dulal (2020). খেলার মাঠে মুক্তিযুদ্ধ (transl. Liberation war in the playground) (in Bengali). Bishhoshahitto Bhobon. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-984-8218-31-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-984-8218-31-0).

- Alam, Masud (2017). ফুটবলের গল্প ফুটবলারদের গল্প (transl. The story of football the story of footballers) (in Bengali). Bishhoshahitto Bhobon. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9789849134688](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9789849134688).

- Mahmud, Noman (2018). ফুটবল পায়ে মুক্তির যুদ্ধ (transl. Liberation war fought by football) (in Bengali). [Agamee Prakashani](/source/Agamee_Prakashani). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-984-8218-31-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-984-8218-31-0).

## External links

- [PWD Sports Club](https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/pwd-sc/49942/) at Global Sports Archive

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