# 2023–24 Fortis FC season

The 2023–24 season was the Fortis FC's 4th season since its establishment in 2020 and their 2nd 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 1 August 2023 to 31 May 2024.

## Players

    As of 24 March 2023
| No. | Player | Position(s) | Date Of Birth | Year Signed | Previous Club |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Azad Hossain | GK | (1999-02-15)15 February 1999 (aged 24) | 2022 | Chittagong Abahani |
| 22 | Shanto Kumar Roy | GK | (2003-09-02)2 September 2003 (aged 20) | 2022 | Saif Sporting Club |
| 25 | Omar Faruk Linkon | GK | (1997-01-25)25 January 1997 (aged 26) | 2023 | Rahmatganj MFS |
| 30 | Md Antor Ali | GK | (2006-11-23)23 November 2006 (aged 16) | 2023 | Fortis Academy |
| 32 | Md Sarwar Jahan | GK | (1986-08-05)5 August 1986 (aged 37) | 2024 | Sheikh Russel KC |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Abdullah Omar Sajib | CB | (1994-10-17)17 October 1994 (aged 29) | 2020 | |
| 3 | Saddam Hossain Anny | LB | (1991-01-21)21 January 1991 (aged 32) | 2023 | Rahmatganj MFS |
| 4 | Sabuz Hossain | CB | (2002-07-23)23 July 2002 (aged 21) | 2022 | Saif Sporting Club |
| 5 | Jasur Jumaev | CB | (2000-01-16)16 January 2000 (aged 23) | 2023 | Xorazm Urganch |
| 6 | Mojammel Hossain Nira | RB | (1998-10-15)15 October 1998 (aged 25) | 2022 | Sheikh Jamal DC |
| 12 | Noyon Mia | RB | (1999-02-06)6 February 1999 (aged 24) | 2023 | Rahmatganj MFS |
| 16 | Rashedul Islam Rashed | LB | (1990-01-15)15 January 1990 (aged 33) | 2023 | Muktijoddha Sangsad |
| 24 | Kamacai Marma Aky | CB | | 2023 | Fortis Academy |
| 75 | Md Shajahan Ali | CB | | 2024 | |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 8 | Mamunul Islam | CM | (1988-12-12)12 December 1988 (aged 34) | 2022 | Rahmatganj MFS |
| 14 | Imtiaz Sultan Jitu | CM | (1990-02-10)10 February 1990 (aged 33) | 2023 | Dhaka Abahani |
| 15 | Md Roman | AM | (1996-05-06)6 May 1996 (aged 27) | 2023 | Muktijoddha Sangsad |
| 20 | Mazharul Islam Sourav | DM | (1990-01-01)1 January 1990 (aged 33) | 2022 | Sheikh Jamal DC |
| 21 | Farhad Mona | DM | (2002-06-24)24 June 2002 (aged 21) | 2023 | Chittagong Abahani |
| 23 | Didarul Alam | AM/LM | (1996-01-05)5 January 1996 (aged 27) | 2022 | Muktijoddha Sangsad |
| 28 | Mostajeb Khan | CM | (2000-04-04)4 April 2000 (aged 23) | 2020 | Chittagong Abahani |
| 29 | Shantu Das | DM | | 2023 | Uttara FC |
| 33 | Soma Otani | AM | (1990-07-25)25 July 1990 (aged 33) | 2024 | Muktijoddha Sangsad |
| Forwards |||||||
| 7 | Borhan Uddin | RW | (2001-05-01)1 May 2001 (aged 22) | 2020 | Tongi Krira Chakra |
| 9 | Amir Hakim Bappy | RW | (2001-03-11)11 March 2001 (aged 22) | 2023 | Mohammedan SC |
| 10 | Pa Omar Babou | FW | (1998-10-01)1 October 1998 (aged 25) | 2023 | SCC Mohammédia |
| 11 | Shakhawat Hossain Rony | CF | (1991-10-08)8 October 1991 (aged 32) | 2022 | Chittagong Abahani |
| 17 | Valeriy Gryshyn | RW/LW/AM | (1994-05-12)12 May 1994 (aged 29) | 2023 | Phnom Penh Crown FC |
| 19 | Arman Foysal Akash | CF/AM | (2004-01-13)13 January 2004 (aged 19) | 2023 | AFC Uttara |
| 26 | Rahmat Ullah Jisan | CF | (2005-06-03)3 June 2005 (aged 18) | 2023 | Fortis Academy |
| 27 | Joseph Nur Rahman | CF/RW | (1986-12-25)25 December 1986 (aged 36) | 2023 | Fortis FC |
| 31 | Omar Sarr | CF | (1994-09-02)2 September 1994 (aged 29) | 2023 | |
| Players on loan |||||||
| 18 | Sajed Hasan Jummon Nijum | AM/RW | (2004-01-05)5 January 2004 (aged 19) | 2023 | BFF Elite Academy |
| Left during the season |||||||
| 13 | Salim Reza | CB | (1993-08-10)10 August 1993 (aged 30) | 2023 | Sheikh Russel KC |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | No. | Player | From | Fee |
| 29 July 2023 | FW | 12 | Amir Hakim Bappy | Mohammedan SC | Free |
| October 2023 | FW | 19 | Arman Foysal Akash | AFC Uttara | Free |
| October 2023 | MF | 29 | Shantu Das | Uttara FC | Free |
| October 2023 | DF | 16 | Rashedul Islam Rashed | Muktijoddha Sangsad | Free |
| October 2023 | GK | 25 | Omar Faruk Linkon | Rahmatganj MFS | Free |
| October 2023 | DF | 13 | Salim Reza | Sheikh Russel KC | Free |
| October 2023 | MF | 14 | Imtiaz Sultan Jitu | Dhaka Abahani | Free |
| October 2023 | MF | 15 | Md Roman | Muktijoddha Sangsad | Free |
| October 2023 | MF | 21 | Farhad Mona | Chittagong Abahani | Free |
| October 2023 | DF | 3 | Saddam Hossain Anny | Rahmatganj MFS | Free |
| October 2023 | FW | 29 | Joseph Nur Rahman | Free Agent | Free |
| October 2023 | DF | 5 | Jasur Jumaev | Xorazm Urganch | Free |
| October 2023 | FW | 17 | Valeriy Gryshyn | Phnom Penh Crown | Free |
| October 2023 | FW | 31 | Omar Sarr | Free Agent | Free |
| October 2023 | FW | 26 | Rahmat Ullah Jisan | Fortis FC Academy | Promoted |
| October 2023 | GK | 30 | Md Antor Ali | Fortis FC Academy | Promoted |
| October 2023 | DF | 24 | Kamacai Marma Aky | Fortis FC Academy | Promoted |
| March 2024 | GK | 37 | Md Sarwar Jahan | Free Agent | Free |
| March 2024 | DF | 75 | Md Shajahan Ali | Free Agent | Free |
| March 2024 | MF | 33 | Soma Otani | Free Agent | Free |
| March 2024 | FW | | Anjan Bista | Jhapa FC | Free |

### Loans in

| No. | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date | On loan until | Source |
| 18 | MF | Sajed Hasan Jummon Nijum | BFF Elite Academy | Tk 7.25 lakh | 26 August 2023 | 23 July 2024 | |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | No. | Player | Moved to | Fee |
| June 2024 | GK | 17 | Uttam Barua | Retired | N/A |
| July 2024 | MF | 17 | Mojibur Rahman Jony | Bashundhara Kings | Free |
| July 2024 | FW | 18 | Rafiqul Islam | Bashundhara Kings | Free |
| August 2023 | GK | 30 | Mitul Marma | Sheikh Russel KC | Free |
| August 2023 | DF | 2 | Shahin Mia | Sheikh Russel KC | Free |
| August 2023 | DF | 3 | Ariful Islam Jitu | Sheikh Russel KC | Free |
| August 2023 | MF | 16 | Shahidul Islam Sumon | Sheikh Russel KC | Free |
| September 2023 | FW | 77 | Garcia Joof | Free Agent | Released |
| May 2023 | FW | 9 | Amredin Sharifi | Free Agent | Released |
| October 2024 | MF | 7 | Kawsar Ali Rabbi | Chittagong Abahani | Free |
| October 2024 | DF | 13 | Joynal Abedin Dipu | Sheikh Jamal DC | Free |
| October 2024 | FW | 21 | Md Jahedul Alam | Chittagong Abahani | Free |
| March 2024 | DF | 13 | Salim Reza | Uttara FC | Free |
| March 2024 | FW | | Anjan Bista | Free Agent | Released |

### Loans out

| No. | Position | Player | Loaned to | Fee | Date | On loan until | Ref. |
| 4 | MF | Danilo Quipapá | Dhaka Abahani | Free | 1 August 2023 | 31 August 2023 | |

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### Overall

| Competition | First match | Last match | Final Position |
| BPL | 22 December 2023 | 29 May 2024 | 5th |
| Federation Cup | 26 December 2023 | 30 March 2024 | Quarter-final |
| Independence Cup | 31 October 2023 | 4 November 2023 | Group stage |

### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| BPL | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 033.33 |
| Independence Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Federation Cup | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 033.33 |
| Total | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 030.43 |
Source: Competitions

### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 3 | Abahani Ltd. Dhaka | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 32 |
| 4 | Bangladesh Police FC | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 26 |
| 5 | Fortis FC | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 24 |
| 6 | Sheikh Russel KC | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 19 |
| 7 | Chittagong Abahani | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 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 |
| Ground | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | L | D | D | D | L | W | W | L | D | L | W | L | D | D | W | W |
| Position | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |

### Independence Cup

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mohammedan SC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Bangladesh Army | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 3 | Fortis FC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |

### Federation Cup

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bashundhara Kings | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Fortis FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 3 | Sheikh Russel KC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | Qualified as a best third place team to knockout stage |

#### Knockout stages
##### Quarter-final
## Statistics
### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | BPL | Federation Cup | Independence Cup | Total |
| 1 | 10 | FW | | Pa Omar Babou | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | 17 | FW | | Valeriy Gryshyn | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | 31 | FW | | Omar Sarr | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 12 | FW | | Amir Hakim Bappy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 5 | DF | | Jasur Jumaev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 16 | DF | | Rashedul Islam Rashed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 18 | MF | | Sajed Hasan Jummon Nijum | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | DF | | Sabuz Hossain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals (from the opponents) | Own goals (from the opponents) | Own goals (from the opponents) | Own goals (from the opponents) | Own goals (from the opponents) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 21 | 4 | 1 | 26 |
Source: Matches