{{Infobox football club | clubname = WAPDA Sports Club<br>ওয়াপদা স্পোর্টস ক্লাব | current = | image = WAPDA_Sports_Club_logo.png | fullname = WAPDA Sports Club | upright = 1.2 | short name = | nickname = | founded = | chrtitle = | chairman = | Precedent = | mgrtitle = | manager = | website = | ground = | capacity = | owntitle = Owner | owner = BPDB | league = | season = | position = | pattern_la1 = | pattern_b1 = | pattern_ra1 = | leftarm1 = | body1 = | rightarm1 = | pattern_sh1 = | shorts1 = | socks1 = | pattern_la2 = | pattern_b2 = | pattern_sh2 = | pattern_ra2 = | leftarm2 = | body2 = | rightarm2 = | shorts2 = | socks2 = }} '''WAPDA Sports Club''' ({{langx|bn|ওয়াপদা স্পোর্টস ক্লাব}}) is a multi-sports club based mainly in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The club is owned by the Bangladesh Power Development Board. The club was well known for its football team which participated in domestic football prior to the turn of the century.
==Club name== * 1966–1970: East Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (EPWAPDA) * 1971–present: Bangladesh Water and Power Development Authority (BPWAPDA)
==History== WAPDA entered the First Division Football League of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) in 1970 as East Pakistan WAPDA. The club coached by former Pakistan national team captain, Abid Hussain Ghazi, mainly consisted of player who were employed at the Bangladesh Power Development Board (then East Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority). The club also had a wing established in both Chittagong and Khulna, which saw them produce new talents each season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kironsportsdesk.com/?p=3633|language=bn|date=29 October 2015|access-date=25 January 2024|title=প্রথম জাতীয় ফুটবল দলের খ্যাতিমান ব্যাক দীলিপ বড়ুয়ার চীর বিদায়|website=Kiron's Sports Desk|archive-date=8 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208172257/https://kironsportsdesk.com/2015/10/29/%e0%a6%aa%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%a5%e0%a6%ae-%e0%a6%9c%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%a4%e0%a7%80%e0%a7%9f-%e0%a6%ab%e0%a7%81%e0%a6%9f%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%b2-%e0%a6%a6%e0%a6%b2%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%96%e0%a7%8d/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://khulnagazette.com/%e0%a6%ab%e0%a7%81%e0%a6%9f%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%86%e0%a6%b8%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%ae%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%86%e0%a6%b8%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%ae-%e0%a6%b9%e0%a7%9f/ |script-title=bn:ফুটবলার আসলামের আসলাম হয়ে ওঠার গল্প |language=bn |access-date=2 September 2022 |archive-date=28 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028224213/https://khulnagazette.com/%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
Following the Independence of Bangladesh, the club was renamed as Bangladesh WAPDA. During the first-leg of the 1973 Dhaka League, WAPDA, led by brothers; Nowsheruzzaman and Sharifuzzaman, were league leaders before internal conflict saw them eventually finish mid-table.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/feature/khalar-ghor/2016/06/10/368016 |script-title=bn:আমার চেয়ে ভাল স্কোরার কেউ ছিল না|date=June 9, 2016 |work=Kaler Kantho |language=bn |access-date=December 15, 2022 |archive-date=December 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215121017/https://www.kalerkantho.com/feature/khalar-ghor/2016/06/10/368016 |url-status=live}}</ref> In the same year, the first Bangladesh national football team was announced, which included four players from the club – Nowsheruzzaman, Sharifuzzaman, Dilip Barua and Sunil Krishna Dey Chowdhury.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://kironsportsdesk.com/?p=4903 |script-title=bn:১৯৭৩ সালে যাদের হাত ধরে বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় ফুটবল দলের পথ চলা শুরু হয়েছিলো |language=bn |website=Kiron Sports Desk |access-date=16 August 2022 |archive-date=27 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727075458/https://kironsportsdesk.com/?p=4903 |url-status=live}}</ref>
WAPDA suffered relegation to the Dhaka Second Division Football League in the 1984 season, and failed to return to the top-flight ever since.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang84.html|title=Bangladesh 1984|website=RSSSF|access-date=8 February 2024|archive-date=8 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208172137/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang84.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In the early 2000s, the club's football department, along with many other of its sports departments, stopped functioning.
==Honours== *'''Dhaka Second Division League''' **'''Champions (1):''' 1969<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Observer, 1969.12.22 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/newspapers/paob19691222-01.1.10|access-date=2025-04-03|website=gpa.eastview.com|archive-date=2025-04-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250403061957/https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19691222-01.1.10|url-status=live}}</ref> *'''Dhaka Third Division League''' **'''Champions (1):''' 1967<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Observer, 1968.06.13 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/newspapers/paob19680613-01.1.8|access-date=2025-04-03|website=gpa.eastview.com|archive-date=2025-04-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250403143052/https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19680613-01.1.8|url-status=live}}</ref> *'''Dhaka Fourth Division League''' **'''Champions (1):''' 1966<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Observer, 1967.01.05 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/newspapers/paob19670105-01.1.8|access-date=2025-04-03|website=gpa.eastview.com|archive-date=2025-04-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250403073158/https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19670105-01.1.8|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Notable players== *{{flagicon|PAK}} Abid Hussain Ghazi (1970)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pakistan Observer 1970.05.01 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/newspapers/paob19700501-01.1.10|access-date=2025-04-11|website=gpa.eastview.com|archive-date=2025-04-11|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/OsMjD|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Pakistan Observer 1970.05.12 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/newspapers/paob19700512-01.1.8|access-date=2025-04-11|website=gpa.eastview.com|archive-date=2025-04-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250411103643/https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19700512-01.1.8|url-status=live}}</ref>
== See also ==
==References== {{reflist}}
==Further reading== *{{Cite web|url=https://khulnagazette.com/%e0%a6%ab%e0%a7%81%e0%a6%9f%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%86%e0%a6%b8%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%ae%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%86%e0%a6%b8%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%ae-%e0%a6%b9%e0%a7%9f/|title=ফুটবলার আসলামের আসলাম হয়ে ওঠার গল্প|trans-title=The story of footballer Aslam's journey of becoming Aslam|date=20 September 2020|access-date=5 February 2023|archive-date=28 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828133922/https://khulnagazette.com/%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%9F/|website=khulnagazette.com|publisher=খুলনা গেজেট|language=bn|location=Khulna, Bangladesh|first=Dulal|last=Mahmud}} *{{cite book |last=Mahmud |first=Dulal |script-title=bn:পাকিস্তান জাতীয় দল বাঙালি খেলোয়াড় ({{Translation|Bengali players in the Pakistan national team}})|publisher=Bishhoshahitto Bhobon |year=2014 |language=bn}} * {{cite book |last=Mahmud |first=Dulal |script-title=bn:খেলার মাঠে মুক্তিযুদ্ধ ({{Translation|Liberation war in the playground}}) |publisher=Bishhoshahitto Bhobon |year=2020 |language=bn |isbn=978-984-8218-31-0}} * {{cite book |last=Alam |first=Masud |script-title=bn:ফুটবলের গল্প ফুটবলারদের গল্প ({{Translation|The story of football the story of footballers}}) |publisher=Bishhoshahitto Bhobon |year=2017 |language=bn |isbn=9789849134688}} * {{cite book |last=Mahmud |first=Noman |script-title=bn:ফুটবল পায়ে মুক্তির যুদ্ধ ({{Translation|Liberation war fought by football}}) |publisher=Agamee Prakashani |year=2018 |language=bn |isbn=978-984-8218-31-0}}
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