Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club

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 of Bangladesh 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, Dhanmondi Club was renamed to Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club after Sheikh Jamal, the brother of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Its occupation of the playground has been protested by Bangladesh Poribesh Abndolon, Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association, and Institute of Architects, Bangladesh.^[7] Sheikh Jamal promised to play quality football when called up to the Bangladesh Premier League in 2010–11 season directly from the Dhaka Second Division League.^[8]The club was crowned champions in their inaugural season in the professional league.^[9]

Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club wanted to use Faridpur Stadium as a their home Stadium for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier Leaguehowever they had to play all of their 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.^[10]

As of 29 March 2024

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Squad for 2023–24 season.

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	DF	BAN	Shakil Ahmed
22	GK	BAN	Md Billal Hossain
23	DF	BAN	Joynal Abedin Dipu
24	DF	BAN	Md Alfaj Mia
27	MF	BAN	Md Arifur Rahman Shemanto
29	FW	SEN	Abou Touré
33	DF	BAN	Md Sumon Ahmed
36	GK	BAN	Hamidur Rahman Remon
37	FW	BAN	Mehedi Hasan Hridoy
44	MF	BAN	Md Alamgir
50	FW	GHA	Philip Adjah
55	FW	BAN	Al Amin
66	DF	BAN	Mahamudul Hasan Kiron
77	FW	BAN	Fayed Azim Ifty
88	MF	BAN	Md Afnan Ishraq
93	DF	UZB	Shokhrukhbek Kholmatov
99	GK	BAN	Mahfuz Hasan Pritom

As of 30 January 2024

Position	Name
Head coach	Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu
Assistant coach	Francisco Bruto Da Costa
Goalkeeping coach	Nazmul Karim Badal
Team Manager	Anwarul Karim Helal
Trainer	Ariel Colman
Physio	Goljer Ahmed
Video Analyst	Nasif Islam

Coaches

• 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)
• Joshimuddin Joshi (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 – 23 July 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 – present)

Football Committee Chairman

Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu^[23]

• 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

• Emmanuel Ariwachukwu (2012–2013)^[24]
• Pa Omar Jobe (2017–2022)
• Ebou Kanteh (2018–2019)
• Stanley Dimgba (2023–present)

North America

• Sony Norde (2013–2014)
• Wedson Anselme (2013–2016)
• Cornelius Stewart (2022–2023)^[25]

Head coach's record

As of 25 May 2024

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	Present	13	2	6	5	10	18	015.38

‡– Caretaker^– InterimP – Total of played matchesW – Won matchesD – Drawn matchesL – Lost matchesGS – Goal scoredGA – Goals against
%W – Percentage of matches won

As of 11 June 2023^[30]

Ranking	Team	Points
345	Aizawl FC	54.0
346	Al-Fotuwa SC	54.0
347	Sheikh Jamal DC Club Limited	54.0
348	FC Kuktosh Rudaki	54.0
349	Persipura Jayapura FC	54.0

As of 11 June 2023^[31]

Ranking	Team	Points
1918	FC Samgurali Tsqaltubo	54.18
1919	Al-Fotuwa SC	54.18
1920	Sheikh Jamal DC Club Limited	54.16
1921	AS Police de Bamako	54.16
1922	FC Kuktosh Rudaki	54.15

Winners

• Bangladesh Premier League (3)

2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15

• Dhaka Second Division League

1978

• Federation Cup (3)

2011–12, 2013–14,^[32] 2014–15

• Budha Subba Gold Cup

2002

• Pokhara Cup

2011^[33]

• Kings Cup

2014^[34]

Runners-up

• Dhaka First Division League

1999

• Bangladesh Premier League (2)

2012–13, 2020–21

• Federation Cup (2)

2010–11, 2012–13

• Independence Cup (1)

2012–13

• IFA Shield^[a]

2014^[35]

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 AFC President's Cup. However, before the tournament started they withdrew,^[36] citing security concern of playing in Pakistan.^[37]

2016 AFC Cup

Four years later, having won the 2013–14 Bangladesh Football Premier League, they qualified for the 2016 AFC Cup.^[38] In the qualifying round, they were drawn in Group A along with hosts Alga Bishkek from Kyrgyzstan and Benfica de Macau.^[39] They beat Benfica de Macau 4–1^[40] in their opening game and then drew with hosts Alga^[41] 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.^[42]

• Transfer Record (paid): $175k to air force for Solomon King Kanform in 2017
• $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.