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| Full name | Lieutenant Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited | ||
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| Nicknames | Yellow Fear (Bengali:হলুদ আতঙ্ক) | ||
| Founded |
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| Ground | Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| President | Safwan Sobhan | ||
| Head Coach | Vacant | ||
| League | Bangladesh Premier League | ||
| 2023–24 | Bangladesh Premier League, 8th of 10 | ||
| Website | bashundharagroup.com | ||
 Current season | |||
| Active departments of Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | ||
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 Football (Men's) | Football (Women's) |  Cricket (Men's) |
 Badminton | _pictogram.svg) Volleyball | |
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club (Bengali: শেখ জামাল ধানমন্ডি ক্লাব) is a professionalfootball club based in theDhanmondi area,Dhaka,Bangladesh. The club competes in theBangladesh Premier League, the top-flight offootball in Bangladesh. It was known as Dhanmondi Club before adding thefounder's name after turning into alimited company.[1] Sheikh Jamal Club is one of the most successful football clubs in Bangladesh.[2]
Dhanmondi Club took control of its current ground in Dhanmondi in 1962 when it was established.[3][4] In 2004, the President of Dhanmondi Club and vice-president ofBangladesh Football Federation,Khairul Anwar Piaru was shot dead inside the club premises.[5] In 2007, a court in Dhaka sentenced five people to death for his murder.[6] In 2009, the club was renamed Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club afterSheikh Jamal, a brother of Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina. The club's occupation of the playground has been protested byBangladesh Poribesh Abndolon,Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association, andInstitute of Architects, Bangladesh.[7] The club promised to play quality football when called up to theBangladesh Premier League in2010–11 season directly from theDhaka Second Division League.[8]The club was crowned champions in their inaugural season in the professional league.[9]
| Period | Shirt sponsor |
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| 2010–2014 | United Commercial Bank (UCB) |
| 2015 | Bashundhara Group |
| 2016 | Yellow |
| 2018– | Bashundhara A4 Paper |
Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club wanted to useFaridpur Stadium as a their home Stadium for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier Leaguehowever they had to play all of their matches at theBangabandhu National Stadium which is in theMotijheel 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.[10]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | Vacant |
| Assistant coach | Vacant |
| Goalkeeping coach |  Nazmul Karim Badal |
| Team Manager | Faraz Hossain |
| Trainer | Vacant |
| Physio | Goljer Ahmed |
| Video Analyst | Nasif Islam |
| Media Manager | Mehady Hasan Redoy |
Zoran Kraljevic (17 September 2010[11] – 28 December 2010)
Pakir Ali (18 January 2011[12] – 2011)Saiful Bari Titu (15 August 2011[13] – February 2012) Mohammad Abu Yousuf (17 February 2012[14] – 2012)
Joseph Afusi (2012 – 28 May 2014)
Omar Sisse^ (25 May 2013[15] – June 2013)Maruful Haque (14 June 2014 – 27 May 2015)Joseph Afusi (18 June 2015[16] – 23 August 2015)Shafiqul Islam Manik (9 February 2016[17] – 19 July 2016)
Stefan Hansson (19 September 2016[18] – 2016)Kazi Jasimuddin Ahmed Joshi (November 2016– 31 December 2016)Joseph Afusi (12 April 2017 – 14 November 2017)Mahabub Hossain Roksy (15 November 2017[19] – 5 February 2018)Joseph Afusi (7 May 2018[20] – 18 April 2019)Shafiqul Islam Manik (2 May 2019[21] – 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)Maruful Haque (14 October 2022 – 1 August 2023)
Marjan Sekulovski (31 August 2023 – 30 January 2024[22])
Francisco Bruto Da Costa (‡) (4 December 2023 – 14 January 2024)Saifur Rahman Moni (‡) (15 January 2024 – 30 January 2024)Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu (30 January 2024 – 30 May 2024)Emmanuel Ariwachukwu (2012–2013)[24]Pa Omar Jobe (2017–2022)Ebou Kanteh (2018–2019)Stanley Dimgba (2023–present)
Sony Norde (2013–2014)Wedson Anselme (2013–2016)
Cornelius Stewart (2022–2023)[25]| Coach | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakir Ali | 18 January 2011 | 2011 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 10 | 077.78 |
| Maruful Haque | 14 June 2014 | 27 May 2015 | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 81 | 31 | 076.67 |
| Shafiqul Islam Manik | 9 February 2016 | 19 July 2016 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 040.00 |
| Mahabub Hossain Roksy | 15 November 2017 | 5 February 2018 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 050.00 |
| Joseph Afusi | 7 May 2018 | 18 April 2019 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 026.32 |
| Shafiqul Islam Manik | 2 May 2019 | 8 August 2021 | 40 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 77 | 63 | 047.50 |
| Mosharraf Hossain Badal | 9 August 2021 | 27 August 2021 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 066.67 |
| Juan Manuel Martínez Sáez | November 2021 | 9 April 2022 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 24 | 044.44 |
| Joseph Afusi[26] | 13 April 2022 | 2 August 2022 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 036.36 |
| Maruful Haque[27] | 25 October 2022 | August 2023 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 46 | 025.00 |
| Marjan Sekulovski[28] | 31 August 2023 | 30 January 2024 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 033.33 |
| Francisco Bruto Da Costa ‡ | 4 December 2023 | 14 January 2024 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 033.33 |
| Saifur Rahman Moni[29] ‡ | 15 January 2024 | 30 January 2024 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 066.67 |
| Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu | 30 January 2024 | 30 May 2024 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 014.29 |
‡– Caretaker^– InterimP – Total of played matchesW – Won matchesD – Drawn matchesL – Lost matchesGS – Goal scoredGA – Goals against
%W – Percentage of matches won
| Ranking | Name | Years | Goals |
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| 1 | Solomon King Kanform | 2018-22 | 48 |
| 2 | Pa Omar Jobe | 2017-22 | 25 |
| 3 |  Otabek Valizhonov | 2020-23 | 20 |
| 4 | Suleiman Sillah | 2020-23 | 17 |
| 5 | Raphael Odovin Onwrebe | 2017-18 | 15 |
Independence Cup(1)Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club have qualified for continental competition on two occasions.
The first was in 2012 when they qualified for the third-tierAFC President's Cup. However, before the tournament started they withdrew,[34] citing security concern of playing in Pakistan.[35]
Four years later, having won the2013–14 Bangladesh Football Premier League, they qualified for the2016 AFC Cup.[36] In the qualifying round, they were drawn in Group A along with hostsAlga Bishkek fromKyrgyzstan andBenfica de Macau.[37] They beat Benfica de Macau 4–1[38] in their opening game and then drew with hosts Alga[39] to qualify for thegroup stage without having to go through the playoff round due to a lack of teams in the east region. They were drawn againstTampines Rovers from Singapore,Ceres from the Philippines andSelangor from Malaysia.[40]
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