Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
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Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Logo | |||
| Full name | Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited. | ||
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Yellow Fear (Bengali : হলুদ আতঙ্ক) | ||
| Founded | Dhanmondi Club renamed as Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited in 2010 | ||
| Ground | Bangabandhu National Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 36,000 | ||
| Chairman | Manzur Kader | ||
| Manager | Anwarul Karim Helal | ||
| League | Bangladesh Football Premier League | ||
| 2014–15 | 1st (3rd title) | ||
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Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club is a sports club in Dhaka, Bangladesh based in the Dhanmondi area. 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 clubs in Bangladesh.[2]
History
The club 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.[3] The club was champion of the 2010–11 Bangladesh League.
Shirt sponsors
| Period | Shirt sponsor |
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| 2010–14 | United Commercial Bank (UCB) |
| 2015 | Bashundhara Group |
| 2016–Present | YELLOW |
Stadium
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.
International Friendlies
Squad
Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited Squad for 2015–16 season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching Staff
| Position | Name |
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| Head Coach |  Shafiqul Islam Manik |
| Assistant Coach | Md. Masud Parvez Kaisar |
| Goalkeeping Coach |  Christian Schweichler |
| Physio | Hossain Mohammad Syfuzzaman |
| Trainer | Brazil} Ariel Colman |
Coaches
Zoran Kraljevic (2010)
Pakir Ali (2010–11)- Saiful Bari Titu (2011)
- Mohammad Abu Yousuf (2011)
Joseph Afusi (2012–14)- Maruful Haque (2014–2015)
- Joseph Afusi (2015)
- Shafiqul Islam Manik (2016–Present)
Honours
Winners
- Federation Cup (3)
- 2002
- 2011[4]
Runners-up
- Federation Cup (2)
- 2010–11, 2012–13
- Independence Cup (1)
- 2012–13
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 fro the third-tier AFC President's Cup. However, before the tournament started they withdrew,[7] citing security concern of playing in Pakistan.[8]
2016 AFC Cup
Four years later, having won the 2013–14 Bangladesh Football Premier League, they qualified for the 2016 AFC Cup.[9] In the qualifying round, they were drawn in Group A along with hosts Alga Bishkek from Kyrgyzstan and Benfica de Macau.[10] They beat Benfica de Macau 4-1[11] in their opening game and then drew with hosts Alga[12] 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.[13]
Club records
- Transfer Record (paid): $75 thousand to Sheikh Russel KC for Sony Norde in 2013.
- Local Highest Transfer Record : Monthly 350,000 Tk to Jamal Bhuyan for 2014–15 season.
References
- ↑ "Limited company writes to DCC, cricket and football bodies...".
- ↑ "Bangladesh - Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ↑ "Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club to play quality football in upcoming season". Archived from the original on 8 March 2012.
- ↑ "MYREPUBLICA.com - News in English from Nepal: Fast, Full & Factual News". Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ↑ kolkata football,kolkata football news,kolkata football @friends. "kolkatafootball.com-king's cup bhutan 2014, king's cup 2014 live score,king's cup 2014 results, fixtures". Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ↑ <meta itemprop='name' content='Bhargab Sarmah' />. "IFA Shield – Mohammedan Sporting Win Historic Title". Thehardtackle.com. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ↑ "President's Cup schedule changed". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 17 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- ↑ Staff Correspondent (5 April 2012). "Sheikh Jamal won't send football team to Pakistan". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ↑ "Stage set for 2016 AFC Cup draw". AFC. 4 December 2015.
- ↑ "Stage set for 2016 AFC Cup play-off qualifiers". AFC. 29 June 2015.
- ↑ "Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club 4-1 Benfica de Macau". the-afc.com. AFC. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ "Alga Bishkek 1-1 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club". the-afc.com. AFC. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ "AFC Cup 2016: Official Draw". AFC.