Feni SC

{{Infobox football club

| clubname = Feni SC
ফেনী এস.সি

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| fullname = Feni Soccer Club
ফেনী সকার ক্লাব

| nickname = Feni Soccer
ফেনী সকার

| founded = {{Start date and age|1988}}

| dissolved = 2019

| ground = Shahid Salam Stadium

| capacity = 5,000

| chairman = Tabith Awal

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Feni Soccer Club ({{langx|bn|ফেনী সকার ক্লাব}}) commonly referred to as Feni SC, was a Bangladeshi football club based in Feni.{{Cite web|url=http://www.weltfussballarchiv.com/club-profile/bangladesh/feni-sc/14010/|title=Feni SC – Bangladesh – Feni Soccer Club}}[http://www.dhakatribune.com/tags/Feni%20Soccer%20Club Dhaka Tribune | Feni Soccer Club] The club exited the professional football league, after suffering relegation from the Bangladesh Championship League, the second-tier, in 2018–19.{{Cite news |url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/post/200914|title=BCL Football league final: Police FC beat Feni Soccer Club by 5-1 goals|work=The Independent |location=Dhaka |access-date=2019-05-27}} With the further formation of NoFeL SC in the same district, the club was dissolved in 2019.{{Cite news|url=https://www.banglanews24.com/sports/news/bd/566514.details|script-title=bn:ভাঙলো ফেনী সকার, নতুন ক্লাব নফেল|date=9 April 2017|work=banglanews24.com}} The 5,000 capacity Shahid Salam Stadium was their home ground.

History

Feni Soccer Club was established in Feni in 1988. Unlike most Bangladeshi professional football clubs, they were watched over and operated by a group of local businessmen: Tabith Awal, Nizam Uddin, Abdul Awal Mintoo, and Abdul Kuddus.{{cite news |url=http://www.newagebd.net/article/13146/nofel-from-noakhali-to-hit-dhaka-|title=NOFEL from Noakhali to hit Dhaka Football|work=New Age|access-date=12 November 2018}} The club has won a record eleven Feni First Division Football League titles, along with many local tournaments in Feni.

Following the introduction of the National Football League in 2000, the club participated in the tournament on multiple ocsassions. During the 2005–06 edition, Feni were the winners of the Feni District Zone, defeating Kararchar KC 1–0 in the final.

After finishing runners-up to Narayanganj Suktara Sangsad in the 2009 Bashundhara Club Cup Championship Football, they were given entry to the country's professional top-tier football league, the Bangladesh Premier League from the 2009–10 season.{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-93929|title=Shuktara Club Cup champs|date=23 June 2009|work=The Daily Star|archive-date=14 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250214120220/https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-93929|url-status=live}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-93300|title=Feni in final|date=20 June 2009|work=The Daily Star}} In their debut season in the professional league, they finished in fourth place, their highest ever league standing Until their controversial relegation in 2016, Feni was the only club situated outside of Dhaka to have not tasted relegation from the top-tier professional league.{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/feni-take-relegation-fight-playoff-1338466|title=Feni take relegation fight to playoff|date=1 January 2017|work=The Daily Star}}

In 2008, Feni Soccer played in the Federation Cup for first time, and reached the semi-finals. The club also played the final of the 2014 Modhumoti Bank Independence Cup, coming out short in the penalty shoot out to Mohammedan SC.{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/dream-takes-on-expectation-19742|title=Dream takes on expectation|first=Anisur|last=Rahman|date=12 April 2014|work=The Daily Star}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/fenis-first-final-19316|title=Feni's first final|date=9 April 2014|work=The Daily Star}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/feni-dream-ends-in-shootout-19888|title=Feni dream ends in shootout|date=13 April 2014|work=The Daily Star}}{{Cite news |url=https://archive.dhakatribune.com/uncategorized/2014/04/11/rejuvenated-feni-eye-historic-win-2|title=Rejuvenated Feni eye historic win|date=11 April 2014|work=Dhaka Tribune}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/a-feni-fairytale-19624|title=A Feni fairytale|date=11 April 2014|work=The Daily Star}} Feni's lineup in the final consisted of: Mohammad Nehal, Landing Darboe, Akramuzzaman Liton, Ramzan Ali Mollah, Mathews Mendy, Abu Sufian Jahid, Shahihnur Rahman Shahin, Azamal Hossain Biddyut, Akbar Hossain Ridon, Kabba Jobe and Chuka Charles.{{Cite news|url=http://thedailynewnation.com/news/9369/MSC-clinch-season/%27s-first-trophy-beating-Feni-Soccer-Club-in-tie-breaker|title=MSC clinch season's first trophy beating Feni Soccer Club in tie breaker|work=The New Nation}}

In the 2016 Bangladesh Premier League, Feni SC were matched up with Uttar Baridhara SC for the relegation play-offs. However, both teams did not show up for the game, and as a result, the Bangladesh Football Federation relegated both teams from the top-flight. Feni was later fined Tk 5 lakh by the federation.{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/baridhara-feni-relegated-1343521|title=Baridhara, Feni relegated|date=11 January 2017|work=The Daily Star}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/feni-baridhara-awol-1340587|title=Feni, Baridhara AWOL|date=5 January 2017|work=The Daily Star}}

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During their seven-years stay in the top-tier professional league, forward Akbor Hossain Ridon remained at the club as their longest-serving captain. Other notable players during their stint in the top-tier includes: Abu Sufian Jahid, Choumrin Rakhaine, Sohel Rana, Mohamed Mintu Sheikh, Shahedul Alam Shahed, Sushanto Tripura and Monjurur Rahman Manik.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/66485/ridon-hangs-up-boots-after-22yr-long-career|title=Ridon hangs up boots after 22yr long career|work=New Age}}

In 2019, Feni Soccer Club was dissolved, ending their 31 years of football activities after facing relegation from the second-tier professional league, the Bangladesh Championship League in 2018–19. A couple of years before their disbandment, former Bangladesh Football Federation vice-president Tabith Awal along with Feni Soccer's football manager Sakhwat Hossain Bhuiyan Shaheen resigned from the club. They both again joined forces to establish NoFeL SC, a club representing Noakhali, Feni and Lakhsmipur.

Season by season record

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
colspan=16 style="background-color:#f52f2f;color: #FFFFFF;"\|Record as Professional Football League member
rowspan="2" \|Season ! rowspan="2" \|Division ! colspan="8" \| League ! rowspan="2" \|Federation Cup ! rowspan="2" \|Independence Cup ! colspan="2" rowspan="2"\|Asian club competition ! colspan="2" \|Top league scorer(s)
{{tooltip\|P\|Games played}} !{{tooltip\|W\|Games won}} !{{tooltip\|D\|Games drawn}} !{{tooltip\|L\|Games lossed}} !{{tooltip\|GF\|Goals for}} !{{tooltip\|GA\|Goals against}} !{{tooltip\|Pts\|Points}} !{{tooltip\|Pos\|Position}} !Player !Goals
2009/10 \|BPL \|20 \|14 \|5 \|1 \|16 \|22 \|30 \|4th \| Semi-final \| – \| – \| – \| \|
2010/11 \|BPL \|22 \|4 \|9 \|9 \|22 \|30 \|21 \| 9th \| Group-stage \| Quarter-final \| – \| – \| {{flagicon\|NGR}} Abakporo Rowland \| 6
2012 \|BPL \|20 \|5 \|4 \|11 \|15 \|32 \|19 \| 9th \|Group-stage \| – \| – \| – \| {{flagicon\|NGR}} Abakporo Rowland \| 8
2012/13 \|BPL \|16 \|3 \|3 \|10 \|13 \|23 \|12 \| 7th \|Quarter-finals \| Group-stage \| – \| – \| {{flagicon\|LIB}} Anthony Pole Doe \| 4
2013/14 \|BPL \|27 \|2 \|12 \|13 \|30 \|48 \|18 \| 9th \|Quarter-finals \| bgcolor="silver" align="center" \|Runners-up \| – \| – \| {{flagicon\|NGR}} Chuka Charles \| 6
2014/15 \|BPL \|20 \|5 \|3 \|12 \|26 \|42 \|18 \| 8th \|Quarter-finals \| – \| – \| – \| {{flagicon\|GAM}} Momodou Lamin Jatta \| 5
2016 \|BPL \|22 \|4 \|6 \|12 \|21 \|35 \|18 \| bgcolor="red" align="center" \|11th \|Group-stage \|Group-stage \| – \| – \| {{flagicon\|BAN}} Choumrin Rakhain \| 6
2017 \|BCL \|18 \|4 \|6 \|8 \|13 \|18 \|20 \| 8th \| – \| – \| – \| – \| \|
2018–19 \|BCL \|20 \|5 \|4 \|11 \|16 \|27 \|19 \| bgcolor="red" align="center" \| 10th \| – \| – \| – \| – \| \|

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colspan=16 style="background-color:#f52f2f;color: #FFFFFF;"|Record as Professional Football League member

rowspan="2" |Season

! rowspan="2" |Division

! colspan="8" | League

! rowspan="2" |Federation Cup

! rowspan="2" |Independence Cup

! colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Asian club competition

! colspan="2" |Top league scorer(s)

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!{{tooltip|D|Games drawn}}

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!Player

!Goals

2009/10

|BPL

|20

|14

|16

|22

|30

|4th

| Semi-final

| –

2010/11

|BPL

|22

|30

|21

| 9th

| Group-stage

| Quarter-final

| –

| {{flagicon|NGR}} Abakporo Rowland

| 6

2012

|BPL

|20

|11

|15

|32

|19

| 9th

|Group-stage

| –

| {{flagicon|NGR}} Abakporo Rowland

| 8

2012/13

|BPL

|16

|10

|13

|23

|12

| 7th

|Quarter-finals

| Group-stage

| –

| {{flagicon|LIB}} Anthony Pole Doe

| 4

2013/14

|BPL

|27

|12

|13

|30

|48

|18

| 9th

|Quarter-finals

| bgcolor="silver" align="center" |Runners-up

| –

| {{flagicon|NGR}} Chuka Charles

| 6

2014/15

|BPL

|20

|12

|26

|42

|18

| 8th

|Quarter-finals

| –

| {{flagicon|GAM}} Momodou Lamin Jatta

| 5

2016

|BPL

|22

|12

|21

|35

|18

| bgcolor="red" align="center" |11th

|Group-stage

| –

| {{flagicon|BAN}} Choumrin Rakhain

| 6

2017

|BCL

|18

|13

|18

|20

| 8th

| –

2018–19

|BCL

|20

|11

|16

|27

|19

| bgcolor="red" align="center" | 10th

| –

Honours

=Senior=

Independence Cup
Runners-up (1): 2013–14[http://southasiafootball.com/soccer-club-feni-reached-the-final-of-the-independence-cup-football/ Soccer Club Feni reached the final of the Independence Cup Football]. southasiafootball.com.{{cite web| url= http://www.goalgol.com/| title= soccer livescore }}. goalgol.com. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
Bashundhara Club Cup Championship
Runners-up (1): 2009{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-110922|title=Renamed League kicks off Sunday|date=22 October 2009|work=The Daily Star}}

=Youth=

Sailor-BFF U-15 National Football Championship
Runners-up (1): 2015{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/feni-champions-142690|title=Feni champions|date=14 September 2015|work=The Daily Star}}

References

Category:Feni SC

Category:Football clubs in Bangladesh

Category:Association football clubs established in 1988

Category:1988 establishments in Bangladesh

Category:Association football clubs disestablished in 2019