Brothers Union ( bn, ব্রাদার্স ইউনিয়ন) is a professional
football
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club based in Gopibagh, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It currently competes in the
Bangladesh Premier League
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, the top flight of Bangladeshi Football.
The club was founded in 1949, patroned by local Gopibagh businessmen. Nicknamed the Oranges, Brothers Union spent the late 70s and early 80s as one of the pioneers of Bangladeshi football, behind Abahani Limited Dhaka and Dhaka Mohammedan. Throughout their history, Brothers Union has built a reputation for spotting and developing young talent, especially during the club's legendary coach
Abdul Gafur Baloch
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's regime from 1972 to 1986.
The club earned promotions from the Dhaka Third Division Football League and Dhaka Second Division Football League in 1973 and 1974, respectively. They entered the First Division in 1975, however, had to wait till the 2003–04 season to win their first league title. Their second league triumph came in the following season, in 2005. The club has also found success at continental level, jointly winning the 1981–82 edition of the Aga Khan Gold Cup, becoming the first and only local club to win the tournament since the
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.
Brothers Union were one of the founding members of the
Bangladesh Premier League
The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) ( bn, বাংলাদেশ প্রিমিয়ার লীগ) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league consisting of seven franchises. The BPL is one of the three professional cricket leagues in ...
in 2007. They remained in the professional league, until facing relegation at the end of
2021–22 Premier League
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. The club withdrew from the second-tier, the Championship League in the following season and eventually gained promotion back to the top-flight as champions of the 2022–23 Championship League.
History
Originally, the club was a well-known cultural organization founded 1949 with business tycoon
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serving as its first chairman. Brothers Union formed its football team in 1973 and they began playing in the Dhaka Third Division Football League that year. Next year, they were promoted to the Second Division Football League. In 1975, Brothers won the Second Division title and the club was promoted to the top tier. Brothers won their first major title, the Dhaka League in 2004.
Current squad
Current technical staff
Coaching staff
Board of directors
Coaching records
Coaching history
:Interim or caretaker coaches are listed in ''italics''.
* Gafur Baloch (1972–83)
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Mohammed Mohsin
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(1984)
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Ali Imam
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(2005–06)
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(2007–11)
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Nicolas Vitorović
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(2017–18)
* Gregory Farfan (2018)
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Syed Nayeemuddin
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(2019–20)
* Abdul Qaium Sentu (2020–21)
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1992–93
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: First Round
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AFC Cup
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: 2 appearances
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2005
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2006
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2022–23
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2004
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**Champions (2): 1980 (shared), 1991, 2005
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DMFA Cup
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**Champions (1): 1984 (shared)
* Aga Khan Gold CupThe competition is widely regarded as the predecessor of
AFC Champions League
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(held for the first time in 1967), since it was the first organized international competition that involved club teams around Asia, organized by the football authorities of East Pakistan, in collaboration with Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
** Champions (1): 1981–82 (shared)
Invitational
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Bordoloi Trophy
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**Champions (1): 2004
Performance in AFC competitions
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AFC Cup
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: 2 appearances
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2005
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: Group Stage
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2006
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Bangladesh Premier League
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