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Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club

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Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
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Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club (Bengali: শেখ জামাল ধানমন্ডি ক্লাব) is a professional football club based in the Dhanmondi area, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The club competes in the Bangladesh Premier League, the top-flight of football in Bangladesh. It was known as Dhanmondi Club before adding the founder's name after turning into a limited company.[1] Sheikh Jamal Club is one of the most successful football clubs in Bangladesh.[2]

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History

Dhanmondi Club took control of its current ground in Dhanmondi in 1962 when it was established.[3][4] In 2004, the President of Dhanmondi Club and vice-president of Bangladesh Football Federation, Khairul Anwar Piaru was shot dead inside the club premises.[5] In 2007, a court in Dhaka sentenced five people to death for his murder.[6] In 2009, the club was renamed Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club after Sheikh Jamal, a brother of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The club's occupation of the playground has been protested by Bangladesh Poribesh Abndolon, Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association, and Institute of Architects, Bangladesh.[7] The club promised to play quality football when called up to the Bangladesh Premier League in 2010–11 season directly from the Dhaka Second Division League.[8] The club was crowned champions in their inaugural season in the professional league.[9]

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Stadium

Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club wanted to use Faridpur Stadium as a their home Stadium for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League however they had to play all of their matches at the Bangabandhu National Stadium which is in the Motijheel area in the heart of the city. The stadium had a capacity of close to 55,000 before the work of renovation, making it then the largest stadium of the country. After the renovation, it still remains the largest stadium of the country.[10]

Current squad

As of 29 March 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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Current Technical Staff

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As of 30 January 2024
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Coaches

Football Committee Chairman

Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu[23]

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Notable players

  • The players below had senior international cap(s) for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed, represented their countries before or after playing for Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club.

Africa

North America

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Team records

Head coach's record

As of 29 May 2024
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– Caretaker ^– Interim P – Total of played matches W – Won matches D – Drawn matches L – Lost matches GS – Goal scored GA – Goals against
%W – Percentage of matches won

All time top scorer

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Honours

Winners

2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15
1978
1968[30]
2011–12, 2013–14,[31] 2014–15
2002
2011[32]
2014[33]

Runners-up

1999
2012–13, 2020–21
2010–11, 2012–13
  • Bangladesh Independence Cup (1)
2012–13
2014
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Performance in AFC competitions

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club have qualified for continental competition on two occasions.

2012 AFC President's Cup

The first was in 2012 when they qualified for the third-tier AFC President's Cup. However, before the tournament started they withdrew,[34] citing security concern of playing in Pakistan.[35]

2016 AFC Cup

Four years later, having won the 2013–14 Bangladesh Football Premier League, they qualified for the 2016 AFC Cup.[36] In the qualifying round, they were drawn in Group A along with hosts Alga Bishkek from Kyrgyzstan and Benfica de Macau.[37] They beat Benfica de Macau 4–1[38] in their opening game and then drew with hosts Alga[39] to qualify for the group stage without having to go through the playoff round due to a lack of teams in the east region. They were drawn against Tampines Rovers from Singapore, Ceres from the Philippines and Selangor from Malaysia.[40]

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Notes

  1. Fourth oldest club competition, organized by the IFA (W.B.) and played between local clubs of West Bengal and other invited ones.

References

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