Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club

History

Dhanmondi Club took control of its current ground in Dhanmondi in 1962 when it was established. In 2004, the President of Dhanmondi Club and vice-president of Bangladesh Football Federation, Khairul Anwar Piaru was shot dead inside the club premises. In 2007, a court in Dhaka sentenced five people to death for his murder. 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. 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. The club was crowned champions in their inaugural season in the professional league.

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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.

Current squad

Current Technical Staff

Coaches

• Serbia Zoran Kraljevic (17 September 2010 – 28 December 2010)
• Sri Lanka Pakir Ali (18 January 2011 – 2011)
• Bangladesh Saiful Bari Titu (15 August 2011 – February 2012)
• Bangladesh Mohammad Abu Yousuf (17 February 2012 – 2012)
• Nigeria Joseph Afusi (2012 – 28 May 2014)
• Gambia Omar Sisse^ (25 May 2013 – June 2013)
• Bangladesh Maruful Haque (14 June 2014 – 27 May 2015)
• Nigeria Joseph Afusi (18 June 2015 – 23 August 2015)
• Bangladesh Shafiqul Islam Manik (9 February 2016 – 19 July 2016)
• Sweden Stefan Hansson (19 September 2016 – 2016)
• Bangladesh Kazi Jasimuddin Ahmed Joshi (November 2016– 31 December 2016)
• Nigeria Joseph Afusi (12 April 2017 – 14 November 2017)
• Bangladesh Mahabub Hossain Roksy (15 November 2017 – 5 February 2018)
• Nigeria Joseph Afusi (7 May 2018 – 18 April 2019)
• BAN Shafiqul Islam Manik (2 May 2019 – 9 August 2021)
• BAN Mosharraf Hossain Badal (9 August 2021 – 27 August 2021)
• ESP Juan Manuel Martínez Sáez (November 2021 – 9 April 2022)
• Nigeria Joseph Afusi (10 April 2021 –10 October 2022)
• BAN Maruful Haque (14 October 2022 – 1 August 2023)
• North Macedonia Marjan Sekulovski (31 August 2023 – 30 January 2024)
• India Francisco Bruto Da Costa (‡) (4 December 2023 – 14 January 2024)
• BAN Saifur Rahman Moni (‡) (15 January 2024 – 30 January 2024)
• BAN Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu (30 January 2024 – 30 May 2024)

Football Committee Chairman

Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu

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

• NGA Emmanuel Ariwachukwu (2012–2013)
• GAM Pa Omar Jobe (2017–2022)
• GAM Ebou Kanteh (2018–2019)
• NGR Stanley Dimgba (2023–present)

North America

• HAI Sony Norde (2013–2014)
• HAI Wedson Anselme (2013–2016)
• VIN Cornelius Stewart (2022–2023)

Team records

Head coach's record

^– 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

Honours

Winners

• Bangladesh Bangladesh Premier League (3) :2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15
• Bangladesh Dhaka Second Division League :1978
• Bangladesh Dhaka Third Division League :1968
• Bangladesh Federation Cup (3) :2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15
• Nepal Budha Subba Gold Cup :2002
• Nepal Pokhara Cup :2011
• Bhutan Kings Cup :2014

Runners-up

• Bangladesh Dhaka First Division League :1999
• Bangladesh Bangladesh Premier League (2) :2012–13, 2020–21
• Bangladesh Federation Cup (2) :2010–11, 2012–13
• Bangladesh Independence Cup (1) :2012–13
• India IFA Shield :2014

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, citing security concern of playing in Pakistan.

2016 AFC Cup

Four years later, having won the 2013–14 Bangladesh Football Premier League, they qualified for the 2016 AFC Cup. In the qualifying round, they were drawn in Group A along with hosts Alga Bishkek from Kyrgyzstan and Benfica de Macau. They beat Benfica de Macau 4–1 in their opening game and then drew with hosts Alga 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.

Club records

• Transfer Record (paid): $175k to air force for Solomon King Kanform in 2017
• $75 thousand to Sheikh Russel KC for Sony Norde in 2013.
• Local Highest Transfer Record : Monthly 350,000 Tk to Jamal Bhuyan for 2014–15 season.

Notes

References

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