Wari Club Dhaka

Wari Club Dhaka (Bengali: ওয়ারী ক্লাব ঢাকা) is an association football club from Dhaka, Bangladesh.[2][3][4] It is currently a team of Bangladesh Championship League (BCL).[5][6] Wari Club is one of the oldest football clubs of Bangladesh, established in 1898.[7] The club's motto is One heart one mind.

Wari Club
ওয়ারী ক্লাব
Full nameWari Club Dhaka[1]
Short nameWari
Founded1898 (1898)
PresidentMd Shahidul Islam
Head CoachKamal Ahmed Babu
LeagueBangladesh Championship League
2020–2110th

History

In 1898, after the discontinuation of Wellington Club, a few of its sports-loving members decided to form the Wari Club.[7] During the British rule in India, Rai Bahadur Suredranath Rai played a key role in forming the club.[7] After gaining popularity, the club in 1930, found their playing field at Paltan ground in Dacca. The first success came in 1910 at Cooch Behar, when Wari defeated the British Kings' House club at a tournament.[7]

In the prestigious IFA Shield tournament,[note 1] they had moderate success till 1945. One of their most noteworthy achievements came in 1917, when they defeated defending champions Lincoln Club in Calcutta.[7]

Since its establishment, the D.C. of Dhaka District becomes president of this club without competition.[8] Wari Club gained popularity in 1978, as they defeated Dhaka Abahani in the Dhaka League.[8] The team is currently competing in the Bangladesh Championship League.[9][10]

Other departments

The club also has cricket, hockey, volleyball, and table tennis departments. The hockey team also started to do well as it became Dhaka Hockey League runners-up in 1953 and then champions in 1964.[7]

Success also followed the table tennis team, when Wari won the "Akhtar Memorial Table Tennis Tournament" in 1976 and 1977.[7] Its volleyball team also achieved success as they became the dominant team in the 1970s and 80s, winning leagues on numerous occasions.

Team record

Head coach record
As of 30 April 2022
Head Coach From To P W D L GS GA %W
Imtiaz Khan Labu 20 March 2020 5 December 2021 22 5 10 7 20 24 022.73
Kamal Ahmed Babu 20 December 2021 Present 14 5 4 5 14 11 035.71

Honours
  • Nar Narayan Shield
    • Winners (1): 1948[7]

See also

Notes
  1. Fourth oldest football tournament, organized by the IFA (W.B.), and played between the local clubs of West Bengal and other invited ones.

References
  1. "Football in Bangladesh - Azam Mahmood". Bdsportsvision.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  2. "Wari Club". BFF. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  3. "Wari Club vs T&T Club, Motijheel". BFF. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  4. "Tarapada Ray of East Bengal Club – East Bengal Samachar". Facebook.com (East Bengal Samachar). Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021. Arif, Mahbub (17 November 2015). "বাঙালির ফুটবল-সাফল্য এখন কেবলই স্মৃতি [Bengali football success is now just a memory]". u71news.com (in Bengali). উত্তরাধিকার৭১ নিউজ. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  5. "BCL begin from March 28". Daily Sun. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  6. mycujoo.tv. "Wari Club". mycujoo.tv. Archived from the original on 14 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  7. "Wari Club's glorious history tarnished by gambling". tbsnews.net. The Business Standard. 30 September 2019. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  8. ওয়ারী আসছে নতুন রূপে. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 3 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  9. "BCL 2014 points table". BFF. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  10. "Marcel Bangladesh Championship League 2017 Standings". BFF. Archived from the original on 6 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
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