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Saif Sporting Club Youth Team is the under-19 team of Bangladeshi football club Saif Sporting Club. It currently competes in the Dhaka Second Division Football League, the fourth-tier of Bangladeshi football. The team plays all their league games at the BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium, in Dhaka.[1][2]
| Full name | Saif sporting club limited Youth Team | ||
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| Founded | August 2016 | ||
| Ground | BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 25,000 | ||
| Owner | Saif Powertec Limited | ||
| Managing Director |  Sheikh Maruf Hasan | ||
| Head coach | Saifur Rahman Moni | ||
| Website | http://saifsportingclubltd.com/ | ||
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They made their domestic league debut by taking part in the 2017–18 Dhaka Third Division League. The team will also participate in the BFF U-18 Football Tournament.[3]
in 2016, Saif Sporting Club tied up with BKSP and selected twenty players for two years training.[4][5] On August 3, 2017, the club announced the name of Spanish coach Andrés Vargas Fuentes as their U18 head coach.[6] On August 24, 2017, the club announced the name of local renowned coach Kamal Babu as their U16 head coach.[7]
On 18 October 2017, Vargas and Co. clinched the title of One Day Football Festival Tournament in memory of Sheikh Russel, beating Kashaituli Samaj Kalyan Parishad in a penalty shoot-out by 4–3 goals.[8]
Domestic league era
In 2018, the U16 team qualified for the Dhaka Second Division League after winning their Dhaka Third Division League play-off game against Jatrabari Jhatika Sangsad.[9]
Saif Sporting Club U18 took part in the 2019 BFF U-18 Football Tournament, after topping their group, Saif faced Sheikh Jamal DC U-18 in the quarter-final, winning 2–1. In the semi-final the U18 team trashed Dhaka Abahani U-18 5–0. However, in the finals NoFeL SC U-18 caused a major upset, defeating Saif by a solitary goal.[10] The teams joint top goal scorers during the tournament were Sakib Bepari and Sujon Mahat, with three goals.
In June 2022, Saif Sporting Club held a talent hunt in order to select players for the 2021–22 Dhaka Second Division Football League, about 150 footballers participated, and a total of 37 players including 4 goalkeepers were initially selected as the preliminary squad, but was later shorten down to 30 players due to league laws.[11][12] The players who were not selected were sent to the Saif Sporting Club Academy, as the club would also be participating in the BFF U-18 Football Tournament. Former Bangladesh national football team duo Saifur Rahman Moni and Shahedul Alam Shahed were appointed as head coach and senior team manager respectively.[3]
Although Saif Sporting Club decided not to take part in the 2022-23 domestic football season, Saif SC Youth Team was permitted by the Bangladesh Football Federation and the Metropolitan Football League to take part in the Dhaka Second Division Football League.[3][13][14] On 19 August 2022, Saif Youth Team opened the league season by defeating Alamgir Somaj Kollayan 2–1, captain Noor Alam Siddik scored the opener, while Mahmadul added the second goal.[15][16]
Current technical staff
- As of June 2022.[3]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Team manager | Shahedul Alam Shahed |
| Head coach | Saifur Rahman Moni |
| Goalkeeping coach | Arifur Rahman Pannu |
| Technical director | Md. Maruf Hasan |
- As of 19 August 2022.
| Season | Division | League | BFF U-18 Football Tournament | Other | Top league scorer(s) | ||||||||
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| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Position | Player | Goals | ||||
| 2018 | Dhaka Third Division League | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 4th (Promoted through play-off) | Group Stage | — | — | — |
| 2019 | Second Division Not Held | Runners-up | — | Sakib Bepari Sujon Mahat |
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| 2021–22 | Dhaka Second Division League | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | TBD | TBD | — | — | — |
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