Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club (

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: শেখ জামাল ধানমন্ডি ক্লাব) is a professional

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club based in the

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area,

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. The club competes in the

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, the top-flight of

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. It was known as Dhanmondi Club before adding the

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's name after turning into a

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

History

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

Bangladesh Football Federation Bangladesh Football Federation (, ''Bānglādesh fūṭbôl fēḍārēshôn'') is the governing body that administers the sport of association football in Bangladesh. It is in charge of running the country's men's and women's national teams, ...

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

Sheikh Jamal Sheikh Jamal (28 April 1954 – 15 August 1975) was a Bangladeshi military personnel and athlete. He was the second son of Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding president of Bangladesh. Early life Jamal was born at T ...

, a brother of Prime Minister

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. The club's occupation of the playground has been protested by Bangladesh Poribesh Abndolon,

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, and Institute of Architects, Bangladesh. The club promised to play quality football when called up to the

in 2010–11 season directly from the Dhaka Second Division League. The club was crowned champions in their inaugural season in the professional league.

Shirt sponsors

Stadium

Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club wanted to use

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

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which is in the

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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

Current Technical Staff

Coaches

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

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(18 January 2011 – 2011) *

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(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) *

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(14 June 2014 – 27 May 2015) * Joseph Afusi (18 June 2015 – 23 August 2015) *

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(9 February 2016 – 19 July 2016) *

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(19 September 2016 – 2016) *

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(November 2016– 31 December 2016) * Joseph Afusi (12 April 2017 – 14 November 2017) *

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(15 November 2017 – 5 February 2018) * Joseph Afusi (7 May 2018 – 18 April 2019) *

(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 – 1 August 2023) *

Marjan Sekulovski Marjan Sekulovski (; born 13 March 1973) is a Macedonian football manager and former player, who was most recently the head coach of Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in the Bangladesh Premier League. Playing career Marjan Sekulovski played for Pelis ...

(31 August 2023 – 30 January 2024) *

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(

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) (4 December 2023 – 14 January 2024) *

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(

) (15 January 2024 – 30 January 2024) *

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(30 January 2024 – 30 May 2024)

Football Committee Chairman

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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

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(2012–2013) * Pa Omar Jobe (2017–2022) * Ebou Kanteh (2018–2019) * Stanley Dimgba (2023–present)

North America

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(2013–2014) *

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(2013–2016) *

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(2022–2023)

Team records

Head coach's record

All time top scorer

Honours

Winners

(3) :

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, 2013–14, 2014–15 * Dhaka Second Division League :1978 * Dhaka Third Division League :1968 * Federation Cup (3) : 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15 *

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:2002 *

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:2011 *

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Runners-up

* Dhaka First Division League :1999 *

(2) :

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* Federation Cup (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

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, they qualified for the

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. In the qualifying round, they were drawn in Group A along with hosts

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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 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 ( Bengali: শেখ রাসেল ক্রীড়া চক্র) is a professional football club based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Founded in 1995, the club currently competes in the Bangladesh Premier League. They won Feder ...

for

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

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for 2014–15 season.

Notes

References

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