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based in the

Dhanmondi Dhanmondi ( bn, ধানমন্ডি) is a residential area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, known for its central location, cultural vibrancy and being home to the country's founder, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The origins of Dhanmondi can be traced back to t ...

area,

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. The club competes in the

, the top-flight of

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. Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club is one of the most successful football clubs in Bangladesh.

History

Dhanmondi Club took control of its current ground in Dhanmondi since 1962 when it was established. In 2004, the President of Dhanmondi Club and vice-president of

Bangladesh Football Federation Bangladesh Football Federation (, ''Bānlādēśa phuṭabala phēḍārēśana'') is the governing body that administrates the sport of association football in Bangladesh. It is in charge of running the country's men's and women's national tea ...

, Khairul Anwar Piaru was shot dead inside the club premises. In 2007, a court in Dhaka sentenced five people to death for his murder. In 2009, Dhanmondi Club was renamed to Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club after

Sheikh Jamal Sheikh Jamal (28 April 1954 – 15 August 1975) was the second son of Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first president of Bangladesh. Early life Jamal was born at Tungipara, Gopalganj on 28 April 1954. His father was Shei ...

, the brother of Prime Minister

Sheikh Hasina Sheikh Hasina Wazed (''née'' Sheikh Hasina ; ; bn, শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ, Shēkh Hasinā, , born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Prime Minister ...

. Its occupation of the playground has been protested by

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Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association The Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association ( bn, বাংলাদেশ পরিবেশ আইনজীবি সমিতি), or BELA (বেলা), is a nonprofit legal organization established in 1992 to assist efforts to protect th ...

, and Institute of Architects, Bangladesh. Sheikh Jamal promised to play quality football when called up for the

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in 2010–11 season over two other clubs playing in the Dhaka Second Division League. The club was champion of the 2010–11 Bangladesh League.

Shirt sponsors

Stadium

Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club wanted to use

Faridpur Stadium Sheikh Jamal Stadium is a cricket and football stadium in Faridpur, Bangladesh. It has hosted first class and list A cricket since 2000. See also * Stadiums in Bangladesh * Tangail Stadium * List of cricket grounds in Bangladesh This is a ...

as a their home Stadium for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League however they had to play all of their matches at the

Bangabandhu National Stadium Bangabandhu National Stadium ( bn, বঙ্গবন্ধু জাতীয় স্টেডিয়াম, ''romanised: Bongobondhu jateeyo stediyaam''), also known as Dhaka Stadium, and formerly known as Dacca Stadium, is the national s ...

which is in the

Motijheel Motijheel ( bn, মতিঝিল) is a ''thana'' (administrative division) of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is at the heart of the city (the General Post Office is considered the zero point of Dhaka). Motijheel is the major business and commercial hub ...

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

Sheikh Jamal DC Squad for 2022–23 season.

Coaching staff

''As of 20 December 2022''

Coaches

* Zoran Kraljevic (17 September 2010 – 28 December 2010) *

Pakir Ali Pakir Ali is a Sri Lankan retired professional footballer and football coach, who currently manages Bangladesh Premier League side Bangladesh Police FC. His last success was leading the Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club to the Bangladesh League 201 ...

(18 January 2011 – 2011) *

Saiful Bari Titu Saiful Bari Titu (Bengali: সাইফুল বারী টিটু) is a Bangladeshi football coach and former football player, who was most recently the head coach of Bangladesh Premier League side Chittagong Abahani. He is the former head ...

(15 August 2011 – February 2012) * Mohammad Abu Yousuf (17 February 2012 – 2012) * Joseph Afusi (2012 – 28 May 2014) * Omar Sisse^ (25 May 2013 – June 2013) *

(14 June 2014 – 27 May 2015) * Joseph Afusi (20 June 2015 – ) * Shafiqul Islam Manik (9 February – 19 July 2016) * Stefan Hansson (19 September 2016 – 2016) * Joshimuddin Joshi (2016) * Joseph Afusi (12 April 2017 – 14 November 2017) * Mahabub Hossain Roksy (15 November 2017 – 5 February 2018) * Joseph Afusi (7 May 2018 – 18 April 2019) * Shafiqul Islam Manik (2 May 2019 – 9 August 2021) * Mosharraf Hossain Badal (9 August 2021 – 27 August 2021) * Juan Manuel Martínez Sáez (November 2021 – 9 April 2022) * Joseph Afusi (10 April 2021 –10 October 2022) *

(14 October 2022– Present)

Football Committee Chairman

Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu played for the Bangladesh national football team for 10 years between 1975 and 1985. The left-winger represented Bangladesh in 50 international matches in which he scored 17 official goals during his 10-year long natio ...

Notable Players

* The players below had senior international cap(s) for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed, represented their countries before or after playing for ''Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club''.

Africa

Emmanuel Ariwachukwu Emmanuel Ariwachukwu (born 27 December 1993) is a Nigerian international footballer who last played for Saif SC in the Bangladesh Football Premier League, as a defender. Club career Born in Owerri, he has played club football for Gateway U ...

(2012–2013) * Pa Omar Jobe (2017–2022) *

Ebou Kanteh Ebou Kanteh (born 12 February 1995) is a Gambian international footballer who plays as a midfielder. Career Born in Brikama, he has played club football for Brikama United and Real de Banjul. He spent time in 2019 with Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Clu ...

(2018–2019)

North America

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(2013–2014) *

Wedson Anselme Wedson Anselme (born 4 April 1986 in Haiti) is a Haitian professional footballer, played for Haiti national football team alongside clubs in India, Bangladesh and Dominican Republic. Club career Early career Wedson started his professional ca ...

(2013–2016) *

Cornelius Stewart Cornelius Stewart (born 7 October 1989) is a Saint Vincentian professional footballer who currently plays as a forward or winger for Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in the Bangladesh Football Premier League. Club career Stewart attended Kingstown ...

(2022–)

Team records

Head coach's record

AFC club ranking

Honours

Winners

(3) :

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, 2013–14, 2014–15 *

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(3) : 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15 *

Budha Subba Gold Cup Budha Subba Gold Cup is an annual international club-level knockout association football tournament in Nepal. The competition is held yearly in Dharan, Province No. 1 by Dharan Football Club every year in Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेप ...

:2002 *

Pokhara Cup The Pokhara Cup, currently known as the Manakamana Cable Car Pokhara Cup, is an annual international football knockout tournament held in Pokhara, Nepal and is organized by ANFA Kaski. For sponsorship reasons, it was formerly also known as Safal ...

:2011 *

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Runners-up

(2) :

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(2) :2010–11,

* Independence Cup (1) :2012–13 *

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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

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. However, before the tournament started they withdrew, citing security concern of playing in Pakistan.

2016 AFC Cup

Four years later, having won the 2013–14 Bangladesh Football Premier League, they qualified for the 2016 AFC Cup. In the qualifying round, they were drawn in Group A along with hosts Alga Bishkek from

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and

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. They beat Benfica de Macau 4–1 in their opening game and then drew with hosts Alga to qualify for the

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without having to go through the playoff round due to a lack of teams in the east region. They were drawn against

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from Singapore,

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from the Philippines and

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from Malaysia.

Club records

* Transfer Record (paid): $175k to

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for Solomon King Kanform in 2017 * $75 thousand to

Sheikh Russel KC 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 Banglad ...

for

in 2013. * Local Highest Transfer Record : Monthly 350,000 Tk to

Jamal Bhuyan Jamal Harris Bhuyan ( bn, জামাল হ্যারিস ভূইয়া; born 10 April 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bangladesh Premier League club Sheikh Russel KC. Born in Denmark, he represents a ...

for 2014–15 season.

Notes

References

{{reflist, 2 * Sport in Dhaka Dhanmondi Football clubs in Bangladesh