Metro Express Barishal

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Metro Express Barishal
Full nameMetro Express Barishal
Short nameMEB
SportField Hockey
Founded2022
First season2022
LeagueHockey Champions Trophy
Based inBarisal
Home groundMaulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium(10,000)
OwnerMetro Group
Head coachSouth Korea Song Seung-tae[1]
Main sponsor Metro Express
Seasons

2022

Metro Express Barishal (Bengali: মেট্রো এক্সপ্রেস বরিশাল) is a franchise field hockey team based in Barisal, Barisal Division, that takes part in the Hockey Champions Trophy. Founded in 2022, the team is owned by Metro Group. Ex-South Korean international Song Seung-tae serves as the head coach for the team.[2][3][4]

History

Metro Express Barishal are one of the founding teams of the Hockey Champions Trophy, which is the country's first franchise hockey league. The club was established on 8 September 2022, by the Metro Group, a conglomerate which has been present in Bangladesh since independence.[5]

Personnel

Current technical staff

As of 1 October 2022
Position Name
Head Coach South Korea Song Seung-tae
Assistant Coach Bangladesh Moududur Rahman Shuvo

Roster

As of October 2022[6]
Player Position Shirt Number Country
Roman Sarkar 1 Bangladesh
Juan Martin Lopez Defender 2 Argentina
Asim Gope Goalkeeper 3 Bangladesh
Fazle Hossain Rabbi 4 Bangladesh
Woo Sung Ho 5 South Korea
Akhimullah Isuk 6 Malaysia
Sarwar Murshed 7 Bangladesh
Mahbub Hossain 8 Bangladesh
Deen Islam Emon 9 Bangladesh
Fitri Saari Midfielder 10 Malaysia
Md Nuruzzaman 11 Bangladesh
Shahidul Haque Soikat 12 Bangladesh
Azizar Rahman 13 Bangladesh
Mamunur Rahman Chayan 14 Bangladesh
Md Asaduzzaman 15 Bangladesh
Sajedul Islam 16 Bangladesh
Shamim Mia 17 Bangladesh

References

  1. ^ "ফ্র‍্যাঞ্চাইজি হকির কোচেজ ড্রাফট সম্পন্ন". www.globalsportsbd.com (in Bengali). 26 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  2. ^ "ফ্রাঞ্চাইজি হকিতে নিশ্চিত হলো ষষ্ঠ দল". Daily Dhaka Post (in Bengali). 8 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  3. ^ "হকিতে নতুন যুগের সূচনা". Hockey Bangladesh (in Bengali). 5 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Hockey's maiden franchise-based tournament in October". Hockey Bangladesh. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  5. ^ বাংলাদেশ, Daily Bangladesh :: ডেইলি. "জানা গেল ষষ্ঠ দলের নাম-মেট্রো এক্সপ্রেস". Daily Bangladesh.
  6. ^ "Players' draft of franchise hockey held". New Age | The Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in Bangladesh.


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