Kingstar Sporting Club (Bengali: কিংস্টার স্পোর্টিং ক্লাব), also referred as Kingstar SC, is a Bangladeshi football club based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The club currently competes in the Dhaka Second Division League, the overall fourth-tier of Bangladeshi Football.
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| Full name | Kingstar Sporting Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2015 | ||
| President | Md Kamrul Hasan Pintu | ||
| Head Coach | Anwar Hossain | ||
| League | Dhaka Second Division League | ||
History
Foundation
The club was founded in 2015 as ARK Sporting Club. In 2016, they were quarter-finalists in the Pioneer Football League. On 5 May 2017, the club announced through their official Facebook page that they would be participating in the 2017 Pioneer Football League as Kingstar Sporting Club.[1]
Early years
The same season the club were unbeaten Pioneer Football League champions, winning all four games in the Super League round and scoring 27 goals in process, they eventually ended their campaign by defeating Mirpur Sports & Physical Culture Center 2–1 in the final.[2][3] The title triumph earned them promotion to the Dhaka Third Division Football League.[4] The club's midfielder Maraz Hossain scored 52 goals out of the club's 94 goals scored that season.[5]
Dhaka Football League
The club were set to start their semi-professional league journey, with the Third Division League opener against Chawkbazar United. However, their opponents forfeited after players from Kingstar entered the field. Nonetheless, the club won their group and eventually earned promtoion to the Dhaka Second Division Football League as unbeaten runners-up in the Super League.[6] The club's striker Mirajul Islam was their main threat, scoring 10 goals from 16 games.[7] On 12 September 2022, the club defeated Jatrabari Jhotika Sangshad 3–0, in a Second Division League fixture. This meant the club were now unbeaten for 38 games in Dhaka domestic football.[8] On 20 September, their unbeaten run came to an end after Purbachal Parishad defeated them 0–2. This was also the club's first defeat since entering the semi-professional football league.[9] The club managed to reach the Super League round and eventually missed out on promotion after finishing in sixth place.
On 22 January 2023, former national footballer and the club's assistant coach Hanif Dablu died.[10]
Personnel
Current technical staff
- As of May 2023.
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Anwar Hossain |
| General Manager | Tipu Sultan |
| Assistant coach | Vacant |
Board of directors
- As of May 2023.
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| President | Md Kamrul Hasan Pintu |
| Senior Vice President | Hanif Rashid W |
| Vice President | Noor Alam Siddiqui |
| Chairman | Santosh Sharma |
| General Secretary | Tarik Bin Firoj |
| Ashraful Haque | |
| Dewan Jahangir Hossain | |
| Harun Khan | |
| Media Officer | Hasan Shiplu |
| Treasurer | Shariful Hasan Titu |
| Organizing Secretary | Amanullah Aman |
| Communication Secretary | Tipu Sultan |
Team records
Head coaches' record
- As of 13 May 2023
| Coach | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashraful Haque Apple | January 2019 | September 2021 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 58.82 |
| Anwar Hossain | August 2021 | present | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 37.50 |
P – Total of played matchesW – Won matchesD – Drawn matchesL – Lost matchesGS – Goals scoredGA – Goals against
%W – Percentage of matches won
Competitive record
| Season | Division | League | Federation Cup | Independence Cup | Top league scorer(s) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Position | Player | Goals | ||||
| 2019–20 | Third Division | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 37 | 2nd | — | — | Mirajul Islam | 10 |
| 2021–22 | Second Division | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 6th | — | — | Iftsham Rahman Zidan | 12 |
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |