Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club

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Sheikh Jamal DC
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Full nameLt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited
Nickname(s)Yellow Fear
(Bengali: হলুদ আতঙ্ক)
FoundedDhanmondi Club renamed as Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited in 2010
GroundSheikh Jamal Stadium
Capacity30,000
OwnerBashundhara Group
ChairmanSafwan Sobhan Tanvir
CoachSpain Juan Manuel Martínez Sáez
LeagueBangladesh Premier League
2021BPL, 2nd of 13
Current season

Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club, nicknamed Yellow Fear, is a multi-sports 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] Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club is one of the most successful football clubs in Bangladesh.[2] In 2017, they have over 16,000 followers on their two most popular social media pages.[3][4]

History[]

Dhanmondi Club took controlled its current ground in Dhanmondi since 1962 when it was established.[5][6] In 2004, the President of Dhanomondi Club and vice-president of Bangladesh Football Federation, was shot dead inside the club premises.[7] In 2007, a court in Dhaka sentenced five people to death for his murder.[8] In 2009, Dhanmondi Club was renamed to Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club after Sheikh Jamal, the brother of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Its occupation of the playground has been protested by , Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association, and Institute of Architects, Bangladesh.[9] Sheikh Jamal promised to play quality football when called up for the Bangladesh Football Premier League in 2010–11 season over two other clubs playing in the Dhaka League second division.[10] The club was champion of the 2010–11 Bangladesh League.

Shirt sponsors[]

Period Shirt sponsor
2010–2014 United Commercial Bank (UCB)
2015 Bashundhara Group
2016 Yellow
2018– Bashundhara A4 Paper

Stadium[]

Faridpur Stadium Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club want use as a their home Staium of 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club plays all its 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[]

Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited Squad for 2021–22 season.

As of 18 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 Mitul Marma
2 DF Bangladesh BAN Raihan Hasan
3 DF Bangladesh BAN Ariful Islam
4 DF Bangladesh BAN Yeasin Khan
5 DF Bangladesh BAN Mohammad Atikuzzaman
6 DF Bangladesh BAN Mojammel Hossain Nira
7 MF Bangladesh BAN Rahbar Wahed Khan
8 FW Uzbekistan UZB Otabek Valijonov
9 FW Nigeria NGA Matthew Chinedu
10 FW The Gambia GAM Solomon King Kanform
11 FW The Gambia GAM Sulayman Sillah
12 FW Bangladesh BAN Jabed Khan
13 MF Bangladesh BAN Mazharul Islam Sourav
14 MF Bangladesh BAN Sohanur Rahman
15 MF Bangladesh BAN Mohammad Shagor
16 DF Bangladesh BAN Sohel Rana
17 MF Bangladesh BAN Faysal Ahmed
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Bangladesh BAN Omar Faruk Babu
19 FW Bangladesh BAN Rashedul Islam Shuvo
20 FW Bangladesh BAN Nurul Absar
21 DF Bangladesh BAN Shakil Ahamed
22 GK Bangladesh BAN Samiul Islam Masum
23 GK Bangladesh BAN Miraj Hawlader
24 DF Bangladesh BAN Rofiqur Rahman Mamun
25 MF Bangladesh BAN Shafiqul Islam Bipul
26 MF Bangladesh BAN Ali Hossain
27 DF Bangladesh BAN Shamol Miah
28 DF Bangladesh BAN Arman Sadi
29 DF Bangladesh BAN Shahin Mia
30 GK Bangladesh BAN Mohammad Nayem
31 DF Bangladesh BAN Rifat Hasan Sarthok
32 MF Bangladesh BAN Tawhid Hasan
33 FW Bangladesh BAN Mehedi Hasan Hridoy

Coaching staff[]

As of November 2021

Position Name
Head Coach Spain Juan Manuel Martínez Sáez
Assistant Coach Bangladesh Mosharaf Badal
Goalkeeping Coach Fabio Juniour Cordeiro Rocha
Team Manager Bangladesh Anwarul Karim Helal
Trainer Argentina Ariel Colman
Physio Bangladesh Hossain Md. Syfuzzaman

Coaches[]

^ − Interim coach

Football Committee Chairman[]

Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu[22]

Team records[]

Head coach's record[]

As of 26 December 2021
Coach From To P W D L GS GA %W
Sri Lanka Pakir Ali 18 January 2011 2011 18 14 4 0 39 10 077.78
Bangladesh Maruful Haque 14 June 2014 27 May 2015 30 23 4 3 81 31 076.67
Bangladesh Shafiqul Islam Manik 9 February 2016 19 July 2016 15 6 1 8 28 33 040.00
Bangladesh Mahabub Hossain Roksy 15 November 2017 5 February 2018 14 7 4 3 28 20 050.00
Nigeria Joseph Afusi 7 May 2018 18 April 2019 19 5 8 6 19 24 026.32
Bangladesh Shafiqul Islam Manik 2 May 2019 8 August 2021 40 19 10 11 77 63 047.50
Bangladesh Mosharraf Hossain Badal 9 August 2021 27 August 2021 6 4 1 1 10 4 066.67
Spain Juan Manuel Martínez Sáez November 2021 Present 5 2 2 1 7 5 040.00

AFC club ranking[]

Honours[]

Winners[]

2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15
2011–12, 2013–14,[23] 2014–15
2002
2011[24]
2014[25]

Runners-up[]

  • Bangladesh Bangladesh Premier League (2)
2012–13, 2020–21
2010–11, 2012–13
  • Bangladesh Independence Cup (1)
2012–13
2014[26]

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,[27] citing security concern of playing in Pakistan.[28]

2016 AFC Cup[]

Four years later, having won the 2013–14 Bangladesh Football Premier League, they qualified for the 2016 AFC Cup.[29] In the qualifying round, they were drawn in Group A along with hosts Alga Bishkek from Kyrgyzstan and Benfica de Macau.[30] They beat Benfica de Macau 4–1[31] in their opening game and then drew with hosts Alga[32] 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.[33]

Club records[]

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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