# 2022–23 Fortis FC season

The 2022–23 season was Fortis FC's 3rd season since its establishment in 2020 and their 1st season in the Bangladesh Premier League. They achieved promotion to the Bangladesh Premier league after being crowned the 2021–22 Bangladesh Championship League title. In addition to domestic league, Fortis FC was participated on this season's edition of Federation Cup and Independence Cup. The season covered the period from 8 October 2022 until 22 July 2023.

## Players

    As of 28 March 2023
| No. | Player | Position(s) | Date Of Birth | Year Signed | Previous Club |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Uttam Barua | GK | (1988-06-03) 3 June 1988 (age 36) | 2020 | Arambagh KS |
| 22 | Shanto Kumar Roy | GK | (2003-09-02) 2 September 2003 (age 21) | 2022 | Saif Sporting Club |
| 25 | Azad Hossain | GK | (1999-02-15) 15 February 1999 (age 25) | 2022 | Chittagong Abahani Limited |
| 30 | Mitul Marma | GK | (2003-12-11) 11 December 2003 (age 21) | 2022 | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Shahin Ahammad | RB | (2003-10-15) 15 October 2003 (age 21) | 2022 | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi |
| 3 | Ariful Islam Jitu | CB | (1993-11-15) 15 November 1993 (age 31) | 2022 | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi |
| 4 | Danilo Quipapá | CB | (1994-02-15) 15 February 1994 (age 30) | 2022 | Bangladesh Police FC |
| 6 | Mojammel Hossain Nira | RB | (1998-10-15) 15 October 1998 (age 26) | 2022 | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi |
| 13 | Joynal Abedin Dipu | LB | (2001-12-12) 12 December 2001 (age 23) | 2022 | Swadhinata KS |
| 44 | Sabuz Hossain | CB | (2002-07-23) 23 July 2002 (age 22) | 2022 | Saif Sporting Club |
| 66 | Abdullah Omar Sajib | CB | (1994-10-17) 17 October 1994 (age 30) | 2020 | |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 8 | Mamunul Islam | CM | (1988-12-12) 12 December 1988 (age 36) | 2022 | Rahmatganj MFS |
| 16 | Shahidul Islam Sumon | DM/CM | (2004-06-07) 7 June 2004 (age 20) | 2021 | BKSP |
| 17 | Mojibur Rahman Jony | DM/CM | (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 20) | 2022 | Gopalganj SC |
| 19 | Tariqul Islam | CM | (2001-11-19) 19 November 2001 (age 23) | 2022 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC |
| 20 | Mazharul Islam Sourav | DM | (1990-01-01) 1 January 1990 (age 35) | 2022 | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi |
| 23 | Didarul Alam | AM/LM | (1996-01-05) 5 January 1996 (age 29) | 2022 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC |
| 88 | Mostajeb Khan | CM | (2000-04-04) 4 April 2000 (age 24) | 2020 | Chittagong Abahani Limited |
| Forwards |||||||
| 7 | Kawser Ali Rabbi | LW | (1996-08-08) 8 August 1996 (age 28) | 2022 | Saif SC |
| 9 | Amredin Sharifi | CF | (1992-03-23) 23 March 1992 (age 32) | 2022 | Bangladesh Police FC |
| 11 | Shakhawat Hossain Rony | CF | (1991-10-08) 8 October 1991 (age 33) | 2022 | Chittagong Abahani Limited |
| 15 | Jabed Khan | LW | (1995-01-25) 25 January 1995 (age 29) | 2022 | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi |
| 18 | Md Rafiqul Islam | RW | (2004-02-12) 12 February 2004 (age 20) | 2022 | NoFeL SC |
| 21 | Mohammed Jahedul Alam | RW | (1993-11-18) 18 November 1993 (age 31) | 2022 | Swadhinata KS |
| 27 | Borhan Uddin | RW | (2001-05-01) 1 May 2001 (age 23) | 2020 | Tongi Krira Chakra |
| 70 | Pa Omar Babou | FW | (1998-10-01) 1 October 1998 (age 26) | 2023 | SCC Mohammédia |
| 77 | Garcia Joof | FW | (1998-12-13) 13 December 1998 (age 26) | 2023 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm F.C. |
| Left during the season |||||||
| 5 | Thiago Bonafim | DM | (1992-07-12) 12 July 1992 (age 32) | 2022 | Żejtun C. |
| 10 | Luiz Júnior | CF | (1990-04-23) 23 April 1990 (age 34) | 2022 | C.D. Águila |
| 12 | Sajon Mia | RB | (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 29) | 2022 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC |
| 14 | Shahadat Hossain | CM | (1994-08-15) 15 August 1994 (age 30) | 2020 | |
| 24 | Prokash Das | CB/RB/LB | (2003-05-17) 17 May 2003 (age 21) | 2021 | Brothers Union |
| 26 | Mohamed Didarul Islam | CF | (1989-04-18) 18 April 1989 (age 35) | 2022 | Sheikh Russel KC |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | No. | Player | From | Fee |
| 4 August 2022 | DF | 4 | Danilo Quipapá | Bangladesh Police FC | Free |
| 7 August 2022 | FW | 11 | Shakhawat Rony | Chittagong Abahani Limited | Free |
| 7 August 2022 | MF | 8 | Mamunul Islam | Rahmatganj MFS | Free |
| 7 August 2022 | DF | 6 | Mojammel Hossain Nira | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi | Free |
| 7 August 2022 | GK | 30 | Mitul Marma | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi | Free |
| 9 August 2022 | DF | 44 | Sabuz Hossain | Saif Sporting Club | Free |
| 9 August 2022 | FW | 7 | Kawsar Ali Rabbi | Saif Sporting Club | Free |
| 10 August 2022 | DF | 2 | Shahin Ahammad | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi | Free |
| 22 August 2022 | DF | 3 | Ariful Islam Jitu | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi | Free |
| 13 October 2022 | MF | 17 | Mojibur Rahman Jony | Gopalganj Sporting Club | Free |
| 13 October 2022 | GK | 22 | Shanto Kumar Roy | Saif Sporting Club | Free |
| 21 October 2022 | FW | 9 | Amredin Sharifi | Bangladesh Police FC | Free |
| 2 November 2022 | FW | 10 | Luiz Júnior | C.D. Águila | Free |
| 1 November 2022 | MF | 5 | Thiago Bonfim | Zejtun C. | Free |
| 7 November 2022 | MF | 20 | Mazharul Islam Sourav | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi | Free |
| 7 November 2022 | GK | 25 | Azad Hossain | Chittagong Abahani | Free |
| 7 November 2022 | MF | 23 | Mohamed Didarul Islam | Sheikh Russel KC | Free |
| 7 November 2022 | FW | 21 | Jahedul Alam | Swadhinata KS | Free |
| 17 March 2023 | FW | 77 | Gaira Joof | Fasil Kenema S.C. | Free |
| 17 March 2023 | FW | 70 | Pa Omar Babou | SCC Mohammédia | Free |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | No. | Player | Moved to | Fee |
| 8 October 2022 | GK | 25 | Md Ishaque Akondo | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi | Free |
| 8 October 2022 | DF | 6 | Mohammad Salauddin | Muktijoddha Sangsad | Free |
| 7 November 2022 | DF | 21 | Khorshed Alam | AFC Uttara | Free |
| March 2023 | FW | 26 | Mohamed Didarul Islam | Free Agent | Released |
| March 2023 | MF | 14 | Shahadat Hossain | Free Agent | Released |
| March 2023 | MF | 24 | Prokash Das | Free Agent | Released |
| March 2023 | DF | 12 | Sajon Mia | AFC Uttara | Free |
| March 2023 | MF | 5 | Thiago Bonafim | Free Agent | Released |
| March 2023 | FW | 10 | Luiz Júnior | Persiba Balikpapan | Free |

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### Overall

| Competition | First match | Last match | Final Position |
| BPL | 9 December 2022 | 22 July 2023 | 7th |
| Federation Cup | 27 December 2022 | 7 February 2023 | Group stages |
| Independence Cup | 13 November 2022 | 21 November 2022 | Group stages |

### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| BPL | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 025.00 |
| Independence Cup | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | +0 | 033.33 |
| Federation Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Total | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 025.00 |
Source: Competitions

### Premier League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 5 | Sheikh Russel KC | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 30 |
| 6 | Sheikh Jamal DC | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 24 |
| 7 | Fortis FC | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 23 |
| 8 | Chittagong Abahani | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 21 |
| 9 | Rahmatganj MFS | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 31 | −16 | 19 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Soccerway

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Ground | A | H | A | | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | L | W | – | D | D | D | D | L | W | D | L | L | W | – | D | W | L | D | L | L | W |
| Position | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
* ↑ No Fortis FC matchday in this round.
* ↑ No Fortis FC matchday in this round.

### Federation Cup
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bashundhara Kings | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Chittagong Abahani | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 4 | Fortis FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | |

### Independence Cup
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sheikh Russel KC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Mohammedan SC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 3 | Fortis FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Bangladesh Navy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | |

## Statistics
### Squad statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | BPL | BPL | Federation Cup | Federation Cup | Independence Cup | Independence Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | Uttam Barua | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Shahin Ahammad | 25 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Ariful Islam Jitu | 23 | 0 | 13+4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Danilo Quipapá | 22 | 3 | 16+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | | Mojammel Hossain Nira | 8 | 1 | 5+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | | Kawser Ali Rabbi | 14 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Mamunul Islam | 8 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Amredin Sharifi | 20 | 6 | 15+1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | | Shakhawat Hossain Rony | 20 | 4 | 6+11 | 4 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | | Joynal Abedin Dipu | 11 | 1 | 4+3 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | | Jabed Khan | 10 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | Shahidul Islam Sumon | 23 | 0 | 6+11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | Mojibur Rahman Jony | 19 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | | Md Rafiqul Islam | 20 | 0 | 9+5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | Tariqul Islam | 7 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | | Mazharul Islam Sourav | 20 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | | Mohammed Jahedul Alam | 6 | 1 | 0+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | | Shanto Kumar Roy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | | Didarul Alam | 13 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | | Azad Hossain | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | | Borhan Uddin | 13 | 1 | 2+6 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | | Mitul Marma | 19 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | | Sabuz Hossain | 18 | 1 | 15+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | DF | | Abdullah Omar Sajib | 14 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 70 | FW | | Pa Omar Babou | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | | Gaira Joof | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | | Mostajeb Khan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left during the season ||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | | Thiago Bonafim | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | | Luiz Júnior | 13 | 3 | 6+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | | Sajon Mia | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | | Shahadat Hossain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | | Prokash Das | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | | Mohamed Didarul Islam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Soccerway

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Position | Total | BPL | Independence Cup | Federation Cup |
| 1 | Amredin Sharifi | FW | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Garcia Joof | FW | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Shakhawat Hossain Rony | FW | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Danilo Quipapá | CB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Luiz Júnior | FW | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Shahin Ahammad | DF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Mojibur Rahman Jony | MF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Sabuz Hossain | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Borhan Uddin | MF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Pa Omar Babou | FW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Mojammel Hossain Nira | DF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Mohammed Jahedul Alam | MF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Joynal Abedin Dipu | DF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 29 | 23 | 5 | 1 |
Source: Matches