Brothers Union

Brothers Union
Full name	Brothers Union Limited
Founded	1949; 73 years ago
Ground	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Capacity	36,000
Director	Mohiuddin Ahmed Mohi
Head Coach	Abdul Qaium Sentu
League	Bangladesh Championship League
2021	13th of 13 (Relegated)

Brothers Union is a football club based in Gopibag, Dhaka. The club was founded in 1949 and the regal business tycoon , better known as served as the founder chairman of the club. At the beginning it was a well-known cultural organization. In 1973, the club started their football activities. They played 3rd Division Football League in 1973 and in 1974 and were promoted to 2nd Division in 1975. Brothers also won the title in the same year and as a result this club was promoted to 1st Division. Brothers won their first major title in the year 2004. Now they are playing in the top professional football league of Bangladesh which is called Bangladesh Premier League.

History[]

On 17 August 2021 Brothers Union lost by 4–0 goals against Muktijoddha Sangsad KC and result of the match confirmed relegation of the club from Bangladesh Premier League. Its their first ever relegation after formation of the club.^[1]

Current squad[]

Brothers Union Ltd. squad for 2020–21 season.

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	BAN	Titumir Chowdhury
2	DF	BAN	Krishna Pada Biswas
3	DF	BAN	Prakas Das
4	DF	BAN	Uttam Chandra Roy
6	DF	BAN	Arup Kumar Baidya
7	MF	BAN	Shofiqul Islam Shafi
8	MF	BAN	Mezbah Uddin
9	MF	BAN	Jamal Hossain
11	FW	BAN	Ariful Islam Santo
12	MF	BAN	Mohammad Sujon
13	DF	BAN	Mokarram Hossain
14	DF	BAN	Mohammad Sajol
15	MF	BAN	Faisal Mahmud
16	MF	BAN	Sabuj Kumar Biswas
18	MF	BAN	Omitab Proshad
19	MF	BAN	Mobarak Hossain
20	DF	UZB
21	DF	BAN	Sumon Kumar Das


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	GK	BAN	Mohidduin Ranu
23	FW	BAN	Mohammad Sarowar
24	FW	NGA	Samson Iliasu
25	GK	BAN	Jafor Sardar
26	MF	BAN	Sazzad Hossain Shakil
27	FW	BAN	SM Ahsanur Rahman
28	DF	BAN	Munna Mia
29	DF	BAN	Ebrahim Hossain Rana
30	MF	BAN	Jewel Mollik
31	MF	BAN	Mohammad Roman
32	MF	BAN	Chamir Ullah
33	GK	BAN	Ragib Al-Anzum
34	FW	BAN	Nayem Hossain
42	MF	BAN	Atiqur Rahman Meshu
70	FW	GAM	Mamadou Bah
80	MF	NGA	Magalan Ugochukwu Awala
85	DF	NGA

Coaching staff[]

As of November 2020

Position	Name
Head Coach	Abdul Qaium Sentu
Goalkeeping Coach	Arifur Rahman Pannu
Physio	Shanko Dey

Head coach's record[]

As of 27 August 2021

Coach	From	To	P	W	D	L	GS	GA	%W
	January 2003	—2004	0	0	0	0	0	0	!—
Syed Nayeemuddin	18 November 2011	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	!—
Bal Gopal Maharjan	1 June 2016^[2]	20 August 2016	9	2	5	2	11	12	022.22
Syed Nayeemuddin	3 September 2016	31 December 2016	16	7	4	5	30	25	043.75
Subrata Bhattacharya Jr.	11 May 2017^[3]	10 June 2017	3	0	2	1	2	3	000.00
Giovanni Scanu	12 July 2017^[4]	5 August 2017	2	0	2	0	0	0	000.00
Nicolas Vitorović	20 August 2017^[5]	27 January 2018	21	6	5	10	21	31	028.57
Gregory Farfan	October 2018	November 2018	2	0	0	2	2	8	000.00
Syed Nayeemuddin	15 November 2018	30 April 2019	16	3	4	9	11	26	018.75
Mohidur Rahman Miraz	1 May 2019	22 December 2019	14	3	4	7	21	32	021.43
Reza Parkas	28 December 2019^[6]	March 2020	5	0	4	1	6	7	000.00
Abdul Qaium Sentu	January 2021	Present	24	1	4	19	16	51	004.17

Achievements[]

League[]

National Championship
- Champions (1): 2004
Premier Division League (Dhaka)
- Champions (2): 2003–04, 2005

Cup[]

Bangladesh Federation Cup
- Winners (2): 1991, 2005
Aga Khan Gold Cup
- Winners (1): 1981–82*

Invitational[]

Bordoloi Trophy
- Winners (1): 2004^[7]

Performance in AFC competitions[]

AFC Cup: 2 appearances

2005: Group Stage

2006: Group Stage

References[]

^ "৪৬ বছর পর লীগ থেকে ব্রাদার্সের অবনমন". Daily Dhaka Times (in Bengali). 17 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
^ Balgopal Maharjan to coach Bangladesh's Brothers Union The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 1 September 2021
^ Reporter, Sports (11 May 2017). "Brothers rope in Subrata". The Daily Star. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ Reporter, Sports (12 July 2017). "Scanu promises good football". The Daily Star. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ Reporter, Sports (20 August 2017). "Brothers fly in Serbian coach". The Daily Star. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ "Brothers appoint Parkas as head coach". Dhaka Tribune. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ Arunava, Chaudhuri. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Bordoloi Trophy". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

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[1] "৪৬ বছর পর লীগ থেকে ব্রাদার্সের অবনমন". Daily Dhaka Times (in Bengali). 17 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

[2] Balgopal Maharjan to coach Bangladesh's Brothers Union The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 1 September 2021

[3] Reporter, Sports (11 May 2017). "Brothers rope in Subrata". The Daily Star. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

[4] Reporter, Sports (12 July 2017). "Scanu promises good football". The Daily Star. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

[5] Reporter, Sports (20 August 2017). "Brothers fly in Serbian coach". The Daily Star. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

[6] "Brothers appoint Parkas as head coach". Dhaka Tribune. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

[7] Arunava, Chaudhuri. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Bordoloi Trophy". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

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