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B.G. Sports Club
Association football club in Maldives
Association football club in Maldives
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|---|---|
| clubname | BG Sports Club |
| image | B.G. Sports Club.png |
| image_size | 215px |
| fullname | B.G Sports Club |
| founded | |
| ground | National Football Stadium, Malé |
| capacity | 4,000 |
| manager | Ahmed Nashid |
| mgrtitle | Head coach |
| league | Second Division |
| season | 2023–24 |
| position | Second Division, 7th of 15 |
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B.G. Sports Club (commonly known as BG Sports, or simply as BG) is a multi-sports organization based in Maafannu, Malé, Maldives. It is best known for its football team which currently competes in the Maldivian Second Division Football Tournament.
Founded in 1996, BG Sports is also regarded as the most successful Baibalaa clubs in the country.
History
Formation and early years (1996–2010)
BG Sports Club was established in 1996 by a group of neighbours in Maafannu, originally to participate in the traditional Maldivian sport Baibalaa. Later that year itself the club board quickly decided to expanded into other sports, including football, basketball, athletics, swimming, netball, cricket and more.
Rise to national football prominence (2011–2013)
BG Sports entered competitive football and rose through the lower divisions. In 2011, the club finished runner-up in the Third Division, losing the final to Club Zefrol on penalties, but still gained promotion to the Second Division.
The following year, BG Sports became 2012 Second Division champions, defeating United Victory 8–0 in the final — their biggest recorded win — and earned promotion to the First Division for the first time in their history.
In the 2013 Dhivehi League, BG Sports signed several high-profile players and finished third, qualifying for the President’s Cup for the first time. They were eliminated in the semi-final after a narrow 2–1 loss to Maziya.
Top-flight struggles and survival (2014–2016)
During the 2014 Dhivehi League, BG Sports managed only one win from 14 matches, finishing at the bottom. However, avoiding relegation by winning all three matches in the play-offs.
In 2015, when the Maldives top division was rebranded as the Dhivehi Premier League, BG Sports became one of the eight founding clubs. They finished 7th, entering another relegation play-off. BG defeated Club Green Streets 4–1 in the first leg, and after Green Streets failed to appear for the second leg, BG retained their top-flight status.
The following season, BG Sports finished bottom of the Premier League, with just 3 wins from 21 matches, resulting in relegation to the Second Division.
Recent years (2017–present)
Between 2017 and 2020, BG Sports endured difficult campaigns in the Second Division, failing to win a single group-stage match across three seasons. In 2022, they recorded their first competitive win after five years but did not progress beyond the group stage. During the 2023–24 Second Division, BG Sports advanced to the quarter-finals before being eliminated 5–0 by eventual champions Masodi Sports Club.
Season-by-season records
| Season | League | FA Cup | President's Cup | Top goalscorer | Head coach | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | Name | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Div 3 (3) | 2nd | DNE | ||||||||||||
| 2012 | Div 2 (2) | 1st | DNE | ||||||||||||
| 2013 | DL (1) | 3rd | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 23 | QF | SF | |||||
| 2014 | DL (1) | 8th | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 39 | QF | n/a | Nigeria Atapa Kazeem Adeolu | 6 | Maldives Mohamed Iqbal | ||
| 2015 | DPL (1) | 7th | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 26 | cancelled | Grp | Spain David Carmona | 7 | Maldives Mohamed Shazly | ||
| 2016 | DPL (1) | 8th | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 30 | QF | n/a | Nigeria Kingsley Elechi | 8 | Maldives Mohamed Shazly | ||
| 2017 | Div 2 (2) | 8th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | DNE | – | – | ||||
| 2018 | Div 2 (2) | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | cancelled | Maldives Ahmed Waheed | 1 | ||||
| 2020 | Div 2 (2) | 8th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | cancelled | Maldives Hussain Suhail | |||||
| Maldives Ibrahim Jaah Ziyad | 1 | Maldives Muaviyath Ilham | |||||||||||||
| 2022 | Div 2 (2) | 10th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | DNE | ||||||
| 2023–24 | Div 2 (2) | 7th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | cancelled | Maldives Muzdhan Hassan | 4 | Maldives Ahmed Nashid |
Key to league record:
- Pld = Matches played
- W = Matches won
- D = Matches drawn
- L = Matches lost
- GF = Goals for
- GA = Goals against
- Pos = Final position Key to divisions:
- DPL = Dhivehi Premier League
- DL = Dhivehi League
- Div 2 = Third Division
- Div 3 = Third Division
- n/a = Not applicable Key to rounds:
- DNE = Did not enter
- Grp = Group stage
- QF = Quarter-finals
- SF = Semi-finals
- RU = Runners-up
- W = Winners
| Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
|---|
Division shown in bold to indicate a change in division.
Honours
Domestic
References
References
- "Baibalaa Kings BG Sports Club with a strong return". [[Mihaaru]] (in Dhivehi).
- "BG Sports Club Futsal Ground". [[State Trading Organization.
- (22 December 2014). "DPL introduced, sponsored by Qatar". Haveeru Online (in Dhivehi).
- (15 December 2011). "Third division: Zefrol claims Third division title". Haveeru Online.
- (6 July 2012). "BG claims second division title". maldivesoccer.
- (8 July 2012). "BG are the champions". Sun Online (in Dhivehi).
- (5 July 2011). "BG and United Victory to the Final". Haveeru Online.
- "Dhiraagu Dhivehi League 2013". [[RSSSF]].
- "Maziya overcomes BG to face New Radiant in the final". Sun Online (in Dhivehi).
- (27 October 2014). "Dhivehi League Qualification: BG 3-2 TC". Vaguthu (in Dhivehi).
- (6 November 2014). "Dhivehi League Qualification: AYL 2-4 BG". Vaguthu (in Dhivehi).
- (6 November 2014). "AYL Relegates". maldivesoccer.
- (2 December 2015). "Victory survives, BG to play-offs". Sun Online (in Dhivehi).
- (1 December 2015). "Victory to 5th, BG to play-off". Haveeru Online (in Dhivehi).
- (13 December 2015). "BG at first division!". Sun Online (in Dhivehi).
- (18 October 2016). "BG Sports Club relegated to second division". [[Public Service Media (Maldives).
- (18 October 2016). "BG Sports Club relegated to second division after 4 years". [[Mihaaru]] (in Dhivehi).
- (2 August 2022). "BG wins after 5 years". [[Mihaaru]] (in Dhivehi).
- (5 February 2024). "Masodi to semi final after second half show". [[Mihaaru]] (in Dhivehi).
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