Wikipedia - Fortis FC Reserves and Academy
Fortis FC Reserves and Academy are the reserve team and youth system of the Dhaka based Bangladesh Premier League club Fortis FC. The youth team consists of an under-18 men's team that currently competes in the BFF U18 Football League, the highest level of youth football in Bangladesh organised by the Bangladesh Football Federation. A combination of the youth and reserve team players compete in the country's second-tier professional league, the Bangladesh Championship League, under the name Fortis Football Academy.
History
History
On July 29, 2022, Fortis FC posted on social media that they will select players from three categories (U-16, 18 & 20) for their academy through open trials. The post with the headlines "ফুটবলার হতে চাও?" (lit. 'Want to be a footballer?') got massive responses from all over the country. The first trials in Dhaka, were held for three days straight starting from 5 August 2022. About 6,000 players from all over the country participated at the trials, from which 250 people were initially selected, a number which was further reduced by the selection committee consisting of former Bangladesh national team players Mamunul Islam and Atiqur Rahman Meshu. It was also reported that numerous players who travelled to the capital in order to partake in the trial spent the night at railway stations. The trial's at the M. A. Aziz Stadium in Chittagong later on that month, saw another 160 players from 4,000 participants being selected. After witnessing the success of the countrywide trial, the club president Shahin Hassan expressed his desire to have their Academy and Reserve players take part in the second tier, the Bangladesh Championship League.
On 30 November 2022, it was confirmed that the Fortis Football Academy will take part in the 2022–23 Bangladesh Championship League, making Fortis FC only the second top-tier club after Saif Sporting Club (Youth Team) to have their Academy and Reserve team play in a professional football league.
A academia tem sido um grande sucesso, produzindo vários jogadores que passaram a jogar pela seleção nacional de Bangladesh. O Fortis FC Academy também é conhecido por seu forte programa de responsabilidade social, que inclui iniciativas como a promoção da educação e a saúde entre os jovens da comunidade.
O Fortis FC Academy é um modelo de excelência no futebol de Bangladesh. A academia está comprometida em desenvolver jovens jogadores talentosos e ajudá-los a alcançar o seu pleno potencial. O Fortis FC Academy é uma inspiração para outras academias de futebol no país e está ajudando a elevar o nível do futebol de Bangladesh.