Muktijoddha Sangsad KC

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Muktijoddha SKC
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Full nameMuktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra
Nickname(s)The Freedom Fighters
Short nameMSC
Founded1981; 41 years ago (1981)
GroundSheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium
Capacity5,000
ChairmanBangladesh Zahurul Islam Rhohel
Head coachMalaysia Raja Isa
LeagueBangladesh Premier League
202110 of 13
Current season

Muktijoddha Sangsad KC (Bengali: মুক্তিযোদ্ধা সংসদ ক্রীড়া চক্র) is a Bangladeshi professional football club based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. [1]The club is nicknamed The Freedom Fighters. It competes in the country's premier competition, Bangladesh Premier League.

History[]

Early Years[]

Founded in 1981, by the Muktijoddha Sangsad welfare association, in remembrance of the Freedom Fighters that died in Bangladesh during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, the club has a been prominent member of football in Bangladesh ever since its inception. Apart from winning the Federation Cup in 1994, 2001 and 2003, Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra also won the National Football Championship in 2003.[2] From 1983 till 1985, during their time in the Dhaka Second Divison, Muktijoddha developed one of the greatest defenders in south-asian football, in Monem Munna.[3] Muktijoddha first made a name for itself in 1990, when all the footballers from Dhaka Abahani joined the club at a comparatively high price. However, they failed to re-sign Monem Munna, who by then had established himself as the country's best player.[4] Unfortunately for the club, their heavy investment would not help them stop Abahani from winning the league title that year. Although the league failure, Muktijoddha started to build a team for the future and the following years saw the club spend a hefty sum of money on established domestic players, earning them huge success in the process. From 1994 to 1999 Muktijoddha had the service of Imtiaz Ahmed Nakib, who was seen as one of the most lethal marksman in the South Asian continent, back in the 90s. Nakib scored 57 Dhaka League goals for the club, making him their all-time top scorer, during the clubs rise to prominence at the end of the 20th century.[5]

Red and Black generation[]

The freedom fighters have left their mark not only in domestic competitions but also in International cup competition. Muktijoddha became the champion of the McDowell's Cup held in India in 1996 and brought the title to Bangladesh. In the same year, Muktijoddha were runners up in the Independence Day Cup in India. Earlier, Muktijoddha were also runners up in the Sikkim Gold Cup in 1992, where they were defeated by Mohun Bagan. The club also represented Bangladesh in the AFC Club Champions League, AFC Cup and Asian Winners' Cup. Muktijoddha made their debut in Asia during the 1999-2000 Asian Club Champions league first round, after winning their first Dhaka League in 1998. They were knocked out of the tournament by Mohun Bagan, with a 2-1 aggregate score. The club won the league title once again in 2000 and this time managed to reach the second round of the Asian Club Champions league in 2001. In the first round they defeated New Radiant from Maldives, with a 3-1 aggregate score. However, the team was dismantled 11-1 by Korean side FC Seoul during the second-round. In 2004 Muktijoddha became the first club from Bangladesh to participate in the AFC Cup. On 20 April 2004, the clubs striker became the first Bangladeshi player to score in the AFC Cup, during a 3-2 defeat against Al Sha'ab Ibb from Yemen. Muktijoddha also qualified for the 2005 AFC Cup by winning the 2003 National Championship. On 6 April 2005, the club won its first match in the AFC Cup, by defeating Turkmen club Nebitçi Balkanabat 1-0, thanks to a 93rd minute goal from Enamul Haque. During the early 2000s the club produced numerous talented domestic player with most of the players from the Bangladesh that won the 2003 SAFF Cup were playing at Muktijoddha, with the clubs players Rajani Kanta Barman and Hassan Al-Mamun both captaining Bangladesh during the competition.[6] Muktijoddha also finished thrid in the innaugral season of Bangladesh Premier League, under coach Abu Yusuf, the club had 9 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses during the entirety of the season. The first B League match took place on 2 March 2007 between Dhaka Abahani and Muktijoddha Sangsad. The match, which took place at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, ended in a goalless draw.[7] On 27 March 2007, Alfaz Ahmed netted the first hat-trick in BPL history to give Muktijoddha a 4–1 win over Rahmatganj MFS.[8]

Undoing of the Freedom Fighters[]

In 2008, after numerous financial difficulties the club had to let go of some of their star players, leading them to fight for survival, which was something very uncommon in the clubs esteemed history.[9] The clubs financial complications did not stop and in 2013, After not receiving payment from Muktijoddha Sangsad KC even though they were contracted to the club, 7 footballers demanded arrears of money from Muktijoddha and criticized the club officials, stating that the club's officials misappropriated their money and they should be punished. The players were Rokonuzzaman Kanchan, Firoj Mahmud Titu, , Faisal Mahmud, Mustafa Parevz, and .[10][11] However, despite the off the field issues, the club managed to finish as runners-up during both 2011 and 2012. Nonetheless, trophies were hard to come by, with the team losing both the 2013 and 2015 Federation Cup finals. Ever since 2017 the team has been seen as consistent relegation contenders, managing to avoid the drop narrowly each season.[12]

Japanese Investment (2020–21 season)[]

Club's high-ups had decided not to participate in the 2021 Bangladesh Premier League citing to a lack of finance. Club captain Yusuke Kato, sought financial help from the Japanese community and businessmen in a video that was posted on his Facebook profile. Japanese institution A-WING TAGUCHI CO. LTD. (ATC), which is located in Chattogram had come forward to help out. The company paid 10 thousand US dollars during the 2020–21 Bangladesh Federation Cup to Muktijoddha.[13] On 12 January 2021, Technology-based service provider Hishab became the title sponsor of the club for 2020–21 season.[14] The donations allowed the club to take part in the Bangladesh Premier League and they ended the season finishing in tenth place out of 13 teams which was safe from relegation.[15]

2021–22 season[]

On 28 November 2021, Mutijoddha started their new football season journey with losing by 1–2 goals against Dhaka Mohammedan, in the 2021–22 Federation Cup. The goal was scored by Japanese forward but it couldn't help them salvage a point.[16] Muktijoddha ended their Federation Cup campaign by finishing bottom of their group, with only 1 point out of the three games.[17]

Stadiums[]

After five successive seasons at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Muktijoddha officially moved into Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium on 16 November 2012 with a Premier League match against Arambagh KS which Muktijoddha won 1–0.[18] However, as a home stadium, this ground has never been regular for the club. After that season, the club has used Gopalganj as its home stadium for only two seasons, 2016 and 2018–19.[19][20] During 2020–21 Bangladesh Premier League season, Muktijoddha played all their league games at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.

Current squad[]

Muktijoddha Sangsad KC squad for 2021–22 season.

As of November 2021

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 Bangladesh BAN Mamun Khan
2 DF Bangladesh BAN Khalil Bhuiya
3 DF Bangladesh BAN MD Tareq Miah
4 DF Bangladesh BAN Habibur Rahman Nolok
5 DF Guinea GUI Younoussa Camara
6 MF Bangladesh BAN Tariqul Islam
7 MF Bangladesh BAN Didarul Alam
8 MF Japan JPN Soma Otani
9 FW Japan JPN Tetsuaki Misawa (captain)
10 FW Egypt EGY Ahmed Shamsaldin
11 MF Bangladesh BAN Sohel Rana
12 DF Bangladesh BAN Sajon Mia
13 DF Bangladesh BAN Sumon Ahmed
14 MF Bangladesh BAN Salauddin Ruhel
15 FW Bangladesh BAN Sarower Zaman Nipu
16 DF Bangladesh BAN Istekharul Alam Shakil
17 MF Bangladesh BAN Mohiudeen Mahi
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Bangladesh BAN Somriddha Nokrek
19 MF Bangladesh BAN Md Roman
20 MF Bangladesh BAN Nayeemuddin
21 MF Bangladesh BAN Mohammad Abdullah Tofel
22 GK Bangladesh BAN Mohamed Razib
23 MF Bangladesh BAN Mohamed Elias
25 GK Bangladesh BAN Maksudur Rahman Mostak
28 MF Bangladesh BAN Shuvo Raj Bongshi
29 FW Bangladesh BAN Muhammad Iqbal
31 MF Bangladesh BAN Shakil Kishur
32 DF Bangladesh BAN Mahadud Hossain Fahim
33 DF Bangladesh BAN Rifath Hossain
36 GK Bangladesh BAN Limon Hosen
55 DF Bangladesh BAN Yeamin Munna
77 MF Bangladesh BAN Rohit Sarkar
99 FW Bangladesh BAN Aminur Rahman Sajib

Coaching staff[]

As of January 2022
Position Name
Head Coach Malaysia Raja Isa
Assistant Coach Bangladesh Dastagir Hossain Neera
Goalkeeping Coach Bangladesh Arifur Rahman Pannu
Team Manager Bangladesh Md. Ariful Islam
Physio Bangladesh Mohsin Kabir Limon

Team records[]

Head Coach's record[]

As of 12 February 2022
Head Coach Nat. From To P W D L GS GA %W
Shafiqul Islam Manik Bangladesh 5 October 2012 25 July 2014 63 28 14 21 98 60 044.44
Flavio Raffo[21] Italy 28 December 2014 31 January 2015 0 0 0 0 0 0 !—
Abu Yousuf[22] Bangladesh 1 February 2015 17 August 2015 25 11 5 9 41 38 044.00
Abdul Qaium Sentu[23] Bangladesh 17 February 2016 31 December 2016 30 12 6 12 36 38 040.00
Masud Parvez Kaiser[24] Bangladesh 10 April 2017 20 January 2018 27 6 4 17 21 39 022.22
Abdul Qaium Sentu[25] Bangladesh 27 February 2018 14 November 2020 37 7 12 18 37 60 018.92
Raja Isa[26] Malaysia December 2020 Present 34 4 8 22 24 60 011.76

Continental record[]

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1999 Asian Club Championship First round India Mohun Bagan AC 2–1 0–0 2–1
2001 Asian Club Championship First round Maldives New Radiant SC 1–2 0–1 1–3
Second round South Korea Anyang LG Cheetahs 8–0 3–0 11–0
2004 AFC Cup Group A Turkmenistan Nisa Aşgabat 1–0 0–0 4th out of 4
Lebanon Nejmeh SC 1–0 2–0
Yemen Al-Sha'ab Ibb 3–0 [a] 2–3
2005 AFC Cup Group A India East Bengal 0–0 1–0 4th out of 4
Jordan Al-Faisaly SC 3–0 2–1
Turkmenistan Nebitçi Balkanabat 0–1 2–1
  1. ^ Al Sha'ab Ibb were awarded a 3–0 win as Muktijoddha Sangsad KS did not show up for the match.

Performance in AFC competitions[]

See also: Bangladeshi football clubs in the Asian Club Championship
2000: First Round
2002: Second Round
See also: Bangladeshi clubs in the AFC Cup
2004: Group Stage
2005: Group Stage

Honours[]

Domestic[]

International[]

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