Sheikh Russel KC

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Sheikh Russel KC

Sheikh Russel KC (Bengali: শেখ রাসেল ক্রীড়া চক্র) is a professional football club based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1] Founded in 1995, the club currently competes in the Bangladesh Premier League. They won Federation Cup in 2012, which is club's first major title. The club also won their maiden Bangladesh Premier League title in the season 2012–13. Sayem Sobhan Anvir, managing director of Bashundhara Group, is the chairman of Sheikh Russel KC.[2] The club was based at the Sylhet District Stadium until 2021 when they moved to their present home venue, the Bashundhara Kings Arena.[3]

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Full nameSheikh Russel Krira Chakra
Founded1995; 30 years ago (1995)
GroundBashundhara Kings Arena
Capacity6,000
PresidentSayem Sobhan Anvir
Head coachJugoslav Trenchovski
LeagueBangladesh Premier League
2023–24BPL, 6th of 10
Websitewww.sheikhrussel.club
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History

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Emergence

Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra was established in 1995 and named after Sheikh Russel, son of former President of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[4] The founder was Shahjahan Kabir, and striker Shofiqur Rahman Titu was appointed as the team's first ever captain in 1996. The club started its journey in 1996 with the Pioneer Football League. Then in 1998 the team became runners-up in the Dhaka Third Division and were promoted to the Dhaka Second Division, under the coaching of Wazed Gazi.

In 2002, Sheikh Russel KC became runners-up in the Dhaka First Division (second Tier). In their first appearance in top-flight football in 2003–04 season, Sheikh Russel stunned traditional powerhouses like Abahani, Mohammedan and Muktijoddha Sangsad to finish second in the top-tier at the time, the Premier Division Football League. Since then, despite playing in the country's first professional top-tier league, the Bangladesh Premier League regularly, Sheikh Russel did not get the expected success until the start of the next decade.[5]

Treble win and drought

In the 2012–13 season, Sheikh Russel KC got its highest success by winning the domestic treble, under the guidance of local coach Maruful Haque. Sheikh Russel defeated Sheikh Jamal DC 2–1 in extra time of the Federation Cup final to win a title for the first time its history. They then went on to win the 2013 Independence Cup final, 3–2 against Sheikh Jamal. They completed the treble by again edging Sheikh Jamal DC, this time to the 2012–13 Bangladesh Premier League. The team captained by goalkeeper Biplob Bhattacharjee, only conceded 14 goals in league, while Haitian playmaker Sony Norde, was the lethal, scoring 16 league goals.[6]

Since their treble winning season, the club has failed to win another trophy finishing runners-up in multiple tournaments and were also knocked out of the AFC Cup qualifiers twice.[7][8][9] They were also defeated by Mohammedan SC in the 2013 Super Cup final.[10] However, the team did manage to reach the semi-finals of the 2014 AFC President's Cup.[11]

On 9 January 2015, the managing director of Bashundhara Group, Sayem Sobhan Anvir was appointed as the club's new chairman. He assured that the club would be back challenging for titles once more.[12] However, the club's further investment all went in vain as they failed to produce results on the pitch the following seasons.

On 20 April 2017, Sheikh Russel KC were fined 2000 Swiss Francs by FIFA over contract disputes with a player and a coach.[13]

Attempt to rebuild

In October 2018, veteran coach Saiful Bari Titu was appointed as the club's head coach. In 2020, Sheikh Russel were one of the four clubs from Bangladesh to attain AFC Cup licensing.[14] Russel spent heavily the next three years signing several national team players alongside expensive foreign recruits, however, the club found themselves fighting for relegation, leading to Titu's dismissal after three and a half years of service to the club, in March 2022.[15][16]

Current squad

As of 29 March 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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Coaching staff

As of 7 November 2023
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Head coach North Macedonia Jugoslav Trenchovski
Team Manager Bangladesh Shahedul Alam Shahed
Assistant manager Bangladesh Md Ifthekar Rahman Khan
Team Leader Bangladesh Md Fakhruddin
Trainer Bangladesh Abdul Baten Komol
Goalkeeping coach Bangladesh Masud Ahamad
Interpreter Bangladesh Md Maruf Kazi
Physiotherapist Bangladesh Nujaim Khan Pranto
Head of delegation Bangladesh Md Habibur Rahman Khan
Masseur Bangladesh Md Shamim
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Management

Board of directors

As of March 2022.[17][18][19]

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President Sayem Sobhan Anvir
Vice-president Naem Nizam

Imdadul Haque Milon

Senior vice-president Liaquat Ali Khan
Sporting director Saleh Jaman Selim
Directo In Charge Ismat Jamil Akhond
Director of Finance Md. Fakhruddin
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Team records

Head coach's record

As of 29 May 2024
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Head Coach Nat. From To P W D L GS GA %W
Wazed Gazi Bangladesh 18 January 2007[20] 000000!
Kamal Babu Bangladesh 27 August 2009[21] 000000!
Mahmudul Haque Liton Bangladesh December 2010[22] June 2011 000000!
Maruful Haque Bangladesh September 2011 15 April 2014 7345121613061061.64
Dragan Đukanović Montenegro 21 April 2014[23] 20 May 2015 401610146044040.00
Maruful Haque Bangladesh 3 June 2015 26 August 2016 28125114640042.86
Shafiqul Islam Manik Bangladesh 27 August 2016[24] 3 February 2018 441415154642031.82
Saiful Bari Titu Bangladesh October 2018[25] 13 March 2022 8441162711885048.81
Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu Bangladesh 14 March 2022[26] 19 August 2023 452112128061046.67
Jugoslav Trenchovski North Macedonia 20 August 2023[27] Present 2357112332021.74
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AFC club ranking

As of 11 June 2023[28]
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RankingTeamPoints
356Macau SL Benfica de Macau52.0
357Singapore Balestier Khalsa FC52.0
358Bangladesh Sheikh Russel KC54.0
359Vietnam Nam Dinh FC52.0
360Oman Oman Club FC51.0
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World club ranking

As of 11 June 2023[29]
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RankingTeamPoints
1960Uruguay Racing Club de Montevideo51.75
1961The Gambia Brikama United FC51.70
1962Bangladesh Sheikh Russel KC51.68
1963Seychelles Light Stars FC51.65
1964Greece Levadiakos FC51.62
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Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

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Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2018–present Cosco Bashundhara Cement
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Honours

Winners

2012–13
2012
2012–13
2001–02
1996–97

Runners-up

2014–15
2003–04
2002
1997
2012–13
2011, 2018–19

Performance in AFC competitions

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Season Competition Round Club Score
2014 AFC President's Cup Group stage Pakistan KRL 0–0
Sri Lanka Air Force 5–0
Bhutan Ugyen Academy 4–0
Final stage Mongolia Erchim 1–0
North Korea Rimyongsu 0–4
2015 AFC Cup Preliminary stage Tajikistan Khayr Vahdat 0–1
2017 AFC Cup Qualifying round Taiwan Tatung 1–1
Bhutan F.C. Terton 3–4
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Affiliated clubs

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