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 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]

Sheikh Russel KC
Full nameSheikh Russel Krira Chakra Limited
Nickname(s)Bengal Blues
Founded1995 (1995)
GroundBashundhara Kings Arena
Capacity14,000[1]
OwnerBashundhara Group
ChairmanSayem Sobhan Anvir
ManagerZulfiker Mahmud Mintu
LeagueBangladesh Premier League
2021BPL, 7th of 13

History

Emergence

Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra was established in 1995 and named after Sheikh Russel, son of former President of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[3] The founder was Shahjahan Kabir. The club started its journey in 1996 with Pioneer Football. Then in 1998 the team became runners-up in the Dhaka Third Division, under the coaching of Wazed Gazi.

In 2002, Sheikh Russel KC became runners-up in the Dhaka first division league (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 now defunct Premier Division Football League. Since then, despite playing in the Bangladesh Premier League regularly, Sheikh Russel did not get the expected success until the start of the next decade.

Treble win and drought

In the 2012–13 season, Sheikh Russel KC got their highest success by winning the domestic treble. Sheikh Russel defeated Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club 2–1 in extra time in the 2012 Bangladesh Federation Cup Final to win a title for the first time ever in their club history. They then won the 2013 Independence Cup 3–2 against Sheikh Jamal. Then again, they left behind a strong team like Sheikh Jamal DC and won the 2012–13 Bangladesh Premier League. Bangladeshi Maruful Haque was the coach of the treble winning team.[4] 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.[5][6][7] However, the team did manage to reach the semi-finals of the 2014 AFC President's Cup.[8]

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.[9]

On 20 April 2017, Sheikh Russel KC were fined 2000 Swiss Francs by FIFA over contract disputes with a player and a coach.[10]

Attempt to rebuild

On October 2018, veteran coach Saiful Bari Titu was appointed as the clubs head coach. In his first season Sheikh Russel finished 3rd, Nigerian striker Raphael Odovin Onwrebe scored 22 league goals, earning the leagues golden boot award. After finishing at a disappointing 7th place the following year, Sheikh Russel KC again spent heavily before the start of the 2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League season, which was Saiful Bari Titu's third year in charge. The club signed big names like the Brazilian duo Thiago Amaral and Ailton.[11]

Current squad

Sheikh Russel KC squad for 2021–22 season.

As of 22 April 2022

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  BAN Ashraful Islam Rana (Captain)
3 DF  BAN Rahmat Mia
4 DF  BAN Asaduzzaman Bablu
5 DF  BAN Nasiruddin Chowdhury
6 DF  BAN Habibur Rahman Sohag
7 DF  BAN Khalekurzaman Sabuj
8 MF  BAN Mohammad Abdullah
— MF  CIV Kpehi Didier Brossou
10 MF  BAN Hemanta Vincent Biswas
11 FW  BAN Mannaf Rabby
12 MF  BAN Fahim Ahmed
13 GK  BAN Ibrahim Hossain
14 MF  BAN Manik Hossain Molla
15 DF  BAN Apurbo Mali
16 MF  BAN Emon Islam Babu
17 MF  BAN Salman Khan
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF  BAN Rabiul Alam
19 FW  BAN Mohammad Jewel
21 DF  BAN Mohammad Emon
22 FW  BAN Md Saad Uddin
23 DF  BAN Rostam Islam Dukhu Mia
22 GK  BAN Sabuj Das Raghu
24 MF  BAN Dipok Roy
25 GK  BAN Russel Mahmud Liton
26 MF  BAN MD Didarul Islam
27 MF  BAN Golam Rabby
29 DF  BAN Rashedul Islam Rashed
30 GK  BAN Sabuj Das Roghu
34 DF  KGZ Aizar Akmatov
— FW  NGA Ismahil Akinade
— FW  GHA Richard Gadze

Coaching staff
As of November 2021
Position Name
Manager Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu
Assistant Coach
Goalkeeping Coach Abdul Iddi Salim
Team Manager
Physio Yusuf Ali

Team records

Head coach's record
As of 9 April 2022
Head Coach Nat. From To P W D L GS GA %W
Wazed Gazi 18 January 2007[12] — 0 0 0 0 0 0 !—
Kamal Babu 27 August 2009[13] — 0 0 0 0 0 0 !—
Mahmudul Haq Liton December 2010[14] June 2011 0 0 0 0 0 0 !—
Maruful Haque September 2011 15 April 2014 73 45 12 16 130 61 061.64
Dragan Đukanović 21 April 2014[15] 20 May 2015 40 16 10 14 60 44 040.00
Maruful Haque 3 June 2015 26 August 2016 28 12 5 11 46 40 042.86
Shafiqul Islam Manik 27 August 2016[16] 3 February 2018 44 14 15 15 46 42 031.82
Saiful Bari Titu October 2018[17] 13 March 2022 84 41 16 27 118 85 048.81
Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu 14 March 2022[18] Present 3 1 2 0 4 3 033.33

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2018–present Cosco Bashundhara Cement

Honours

Winners
2012–13
2012
2012–13

Runners-up
2014–15
2003–04
  • Dhaka First Division League:
2002
2012–13
2011, 2018–19

Performance in AFC competitions
Season Competition Round Club Score
2014 AFC President's Cup Group stage KRL 0–0
Air Force 5–0
Ugyen Academy 4–0
Final stage Erchim 1–0
Rimyongsu 0–4
2015 AFC Cup Preliminary stage Khayr Vahdat 0–1
2017 AFC Cup Qualifying round Tatung 1–1
F.C. Terton 3–4

Affiliated clubs

The following club is currently affiliated with Sheikh Russel KC:

References
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  4. পাতানো ম্যাচের কলঙ্কমুক্ত লিগ. Prothom Alo (in Bengali).
  5. Rahman, Anisur (27 December 2018). "Kings still unsatisfied after lifting Independence Cup". The Daily Star.
  6. "Sheikh Russel KC lose 0-1 to FC Khayr of Tajikistan". The New Nation.
  7. "Sheikh Russel held by Tatung". The Daily Star. 24 August 2016.
  8. "Russel creates history in AFC President's Cup". Dhaka Tribune. 11 May 2014.
  9. "Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra starts new journey". Daily Sun.
  10. "Sheikh Russel to clear FIFA fine". The Daily Star. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  11. "তারকাবহুল দল নিয়েও কেন সাফল্য পাচ্ছে না শেখ রাসেল?". 19 January 2022.
  12. "Gazi belongs to Russel". The Daily Star. 18 January 2007.
  13. "Russel stick to youth". The Daily Star. 27 August 2009.
  14. কষ্টে জিতল শেখ রাসেল. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 31 December 2010. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019.
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  16. "Manik all set for Sk Russel post". Dhaka Tribune. 27 August 2016.
  17. "Sheikh Russel register heavyweight team". Daily Sun.
  18. "বরখাস্ত হলেন শেখ রাসেলের কোচ ও ম্যানেজার!". Daily Offside Bangladesh (in Bengali). 13 March 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  19. "East Bengal: ফুটবলের উন্নয়নে শেখ রাসেল ক্রীড়াচক্রের সঙ্গে কাজ করবে ইস্টবেঙ্গল". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Anandabazar Patrika. 16 March 2022. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
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