Sheikh Russel KC

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Sheikh Russel KC
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Full nameSheikh Russel Krira Chakra Limited
Nickname(s)Bengal Blues
Founded1995; 27 years ago (1995)
GroundBashundhara Kings Arena
Capacity10,000
OwnerBashundhara Group
ChairmanBangladesh Sayem Sobhan Anvir
ManagerBangladesh Saiful Bari Titu
LeagueBangladesh Premier League
2021BPL, 7th of 13
Current season

Sheikh Russel KC is a professional football club based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, currently playing in the Bangladesh Premier League. The club has won the Federation Cup in 2012, which was their first major title. They also won their maiden Bangladesh Premier League title in the season 2012–13. , managing director of Bashundhara Group, is the chairman of Sheikh Russel KC.[1]

History[]

Emergence[]

Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra was established in 1995 and named after Sheikh Russel, son of former President of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[2] The founder was Shahjahan Kabir. The club started its journey in 1996 with Pioneer Football. Then in 1998 the team became runners-up in the Dhaka Third Division, under the coaching of Wazed Gazi.

In 2002, Sheikh Russel KC became runners-up in the Dhaka first division league (second Tier). In their first appearance in top-flight football in 2003–04 season, Sheikh Russel stunned traditional powerhouses like Abahani, Mohammedan and Muktijoddha Sangsad to finish second in the now defunct Premier Division Football League. Since then, despite playing in the Bangladesh Premier League regularly, Sheikh Russel did not get the expected success until the start of the next decade.

2010s[]

In the 2012–13 season, Sheikh Russel KC got their highest success by winning the domestic treble. Sheikh Russel defeated Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club 2–1 in extra time in the 2012 Bangladesh Federation Cup Final to win a title for the first time ever in their club history. They then won the 2013 Independence Cup 3–2 against Sheikh Jamal. Then again, they left behind a strong team like Sheikh Jamal DC and won the 2012-13 Bangladesh Premier League. Bangladeshi Maruful Haque was the coach of the treble winning team.[3] Since their treble winning season, the club has failed to win another trophy finishing runners-up in multiple tournaments and were also knocked out of the AFC Cup qualifiers twice.[4][5][6] However, the team did manage to reach the semi-finals of the 2014 AFC President's Cup.[7]

On 20 April 2017, Sheikh Russel KC were fined 2000 Swiss Francs by FIFA over contract disputes with a player and a coach.[8]

2020s[]

Sheikh Russel KC spent heavily before the start of the 2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League season. The club signed big names like the Brazilian duo Thiago Amaral and Ailton. Nevertheless, their massive investment could not help them win either of the domestic cup competitions, as they were knocked out from the Quarter-finals during the Federation Cup and Independence Cup respectively.[9]

Current squad[]

Sheikh Russel KC squad for 2021–22 season.

As of 28 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 Ashraful Islam Rana (Captain)
3 DF Bangladesh BAN Rahmat Mia
4 DF Bangladesh BAN Asaduzzaman Bablu
5 DF Bangladesh BAN Nasiruddin Chowdhury
6 DF Bangladesh BAN Habibur Rahman Sohag
7 DF Bangladesh BAN Khalekurzaman Sabuj
8 MF Bangladesh BAN Mohammad Abdullah
9 MF Brazil BRA Thiago Amaral
10 MF Bangladesh BAN Hemanta Vincent Biswas
11 FW Bangladesh BAN Mannaf Rabby
12 MF Bangladesh BAN Fahim Ahmed
15 GK Bangladesh BAN Ibrahim Hossain
14 MF Bangladesh BAN Manik Hossain Molla
15 DF Bangladesh BAN Apurbo Mali
18 DF Bangladesh BAN Rabiul Alam
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Bangladesh BAN Mohammad Jewel
21 DF Bangladesh BAN Mohammad Emon
22 FW Bangladesh BAN Md Saad Uddin
23 DF Bangladesh BAN Rostam Islam Dukhu Mia
22 GK Bangladesh BAN Sabuj Das Raghu
24 MF Bangladesh BAN Dipok Roy
25 GK Bangladesh BAN Russel Mahmud Liton
26 MF Bangladesh BAN MD Didarul Islam
27 MF Bangladesh BAN Golam Rabby
29 DF Bangladesh BAN Rashedul Islam Rashed
30 GK Bangladesh BAN Sabuj Das Roghu
34 DF Kyrgyzstan KGZ Aizar Akmatov
77 FW Guinea-Bissau GNB Esmaël Gonçalves
94 FW Brazil BRA Ailton Machado

Coaching staff[]

As of November 2021
Position Name
Head Coach Bangladesh Saiful Bari Titu
Assistant Coach Bangladesh Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu
Goalkeeping Coach Kenya Abdul Iddi Salim
Team Manager Bangladesh Khandoker Wasim Iqbal
Physio Bangladesh Yusuf Ali

Team records[]

Head Coach's record[]

As of 9 February 2022
Head Coach Nat. From To P W D L GS GA %W
Wazed Gazi Bangladesh 18 January 2007[10] — 0 0 0 0 0 0 !—
Kamal Babu Bangladesh 27 August 2009[11] — 0 0 0 0 0 0 !—
Mahmudul Haq Liton Bangladesh December 2010[12] June 2011 0 0 0 0 0 0 !—
Maruful Haque Bangladesh September 2011 15 April 2014 73 45 12 16 130 61 061.64
Dragan Đukanović Montenegro 21 April 2014[13] 20 May 2015 40 16 10 14 60 44 040.00
Maruful Haque Bangladesh 3 June 2015 26 August 2016 28 12 5 11 46 40 042.86
Shafiqul Islam Manik Bangladesh 27 August 2016[14] 3 February 2018 44 14 15 15 46 42 031.82
Saiful Bari Titu Bangladesh October 2018[15] Present 78 40 16 22 114 74 051.28

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors[]

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2018- Cosco Bashundhara Cement

Honours[]

Winners[]

2012–13
2012
2012–13

Runners-up[]

2014–15
2003-04
  • Bangladesh Dhaka First Division League:
2002
  • Bangladesh Super Cup
2012–13
2011, 2018-19

Performance in AFC competitions[]

Season Competition Round Club Score
2014 AFC President's Cup Group stage Pakistan KRL 0–0
Sri Lanka Air Force 5–0
Bhutan Ugyen Academy 4–0
Final stage Mongolia Erchim 1–0
North Korea Rimyongsu 0–4
2015 AFC Cup Preliminary stage Tajikistan Khayr Vahdat 0–1
2017 AFC Cup Qualifying round Taiwan Tatung 1–1
Bhutan F.C. Terton 3–4

References[]

  1. ^ "Grand reception for Sheikh Russel KC - Bashundhara Group". Bashundhara Group. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra pays tribute to Bangabandhu". theindependentbd.com. The Independent. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  3. ^ প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব. "���াতানো ম্যাচের কলঙ্কমুক্ত লিগ". Prothomalo.
  4. ^ Rahman, Anisur (27 December 2018). "Kings still unsatisfied after lifting Independence Cup". The Daily Star.
  5. ^ Nation, The New. "Sheikh Russel KC lose 0-1 to FC Khayr of Tajikistan". The New Nation.
  6. ^ Reporter, Sports (24 August 2016). "Sheikh Russel held by Tatung". The Daily Star.
  7. ^ "Russel creates history in AFC President's Cup". Dhaka Tribune. 11 May 2014.
  8. ^ "Sheikh Russel to clear FIFA fine". The Daily Star. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  9. ^ Desk, Offside (19 January 2022). "তারকাবহুল দল নিয়েও কেন সাফল্য পাচ্ছে না শেখ রাসেল?".
  10. ^ "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 938".
  11. ^ "Russel stick to youth". 27 August 2009.
  12. ^ http://archive.prothom-alo.com/detail/news/119700
  13. ^ "প্রেসিডেন���ট কাপ মিশনে দেশ ছাড়ছে রাসেল". 3 May 2014.
  14. ^ "Manik all set for Sk Russel post". 27 August 2016.
  15. ^ sun, daily. "Sheikh Russel register heavyweight team | Daily Sun |". daily sun.

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