Monarch Padma
Appearance
Full name | Monarch Mart Padma |
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Nickname | Monarchies |
Short name | MP |
Sport | Field Hockey |
Founded | 2022 |
First season | 2022 |
League | Hockey Champions Trophy Bangladesh |
Based in | Faridpur |
Home ground | Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium (10,000) |
Owner | Shakib Al Hasan |
Head coach | Yu Seung-jin[1] |
Captain | Imran Hasan Pintu |
Main sponsor | Monarch Mart |
Monarch Padma (Bengali: মনার্ক পদ্মা) is a professional franchise field hockey team based in Faridpur, representing the Padma Division. It participates in the Hockey Champions Trophy Bangladesh. Founded in 2022, the team is owned by Shakib Al Hasan. They are one of the six founding members of the country's first ever franchise hockey league. Yu Seung-jin is the current head coach of the team.[2][3][4]
History
On 5 September 2022, cricketer Shakib Al Hasan, bought the Faridpur based club, through his company Monarch Mart. Before the league season started, the club announced former South Korean international Yu Seung-jin as the head coach. Ex-Bangladesh national hockey team player, Shahidullah Titu was appointed as the assistant coach.[5][6]
Roster
- As of October 2022.[7]
No. | Player | Position | Country | Note |
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1 | Imran Hasan Pintu | Captain | ||
2 | Chinglensana Singh | Halfback | Overseas | |
3 | Russel Mahmood Jimmy | |||
4 | Nayeem Uddin | |||
5 | Saif Khan | Overseas | ||
6 | Woohyeong Seo | Overseas | ||
7 | Al Nahiyan Shuvo | |||
8 | Khaled Mahmud Rakin | |||
9 | Azim Uddin | |||
10 | Miyu Tanimitsu | Overseas | ||
11 | Ashraful Islam Saad | |||
12 | Ramim Hossain | |||
13 | Ashik Mahmud Sagor | |||
14 | Krishna Kumar Das | |||
15 | Rahit Hossain | |||
16 | Raiful Islam | |||
17 | Rakibul Hasan | |||
18 | Kieran Ian Govers | Overseas |
Personnel
Current technical staff
- As of 1 October 2022
Role | Name |
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Head coach | Yu Seung-jin |
Assistant coach | Shahidullah Titu |
Mentor | Shahbaz Ahmed[8][9] |
Seasons
Year | League Table Standing | Final Standing |
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2022 | 4th out of 6 | Runners-up |
References
- ^ "ফ্র্যাঞ্চাইজি হকির কোচেজ ড্রাফট সম্পন্ন". www.globalsportsbd.com (in Bengali). 26 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "ফ্রাঞ্চাইজি হকিতে নিশ্চিত হলো ষষ্ঠ দল". Daily Dhaka Post (in Bengali). 8 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "হকিতে নতুন যুগের সূচনা". Hockey Bangladesh (in Bengali). 5 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Hockey's maiden franchise-based tournament in October". Hockey Bangladesh. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Shakib buys hockey team". The Daily Star. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Shakib buys hockey team in franchise tournament". Daily Dhaka Tribune. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Players' draft of franchise hockey held". New Age | The Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in Bangladesh.
- ^ "'হকির ম্যারাডোনা হয়েছি, এর চেয়ে বেশি গর্বের কিছু নেই'". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 8 September 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "মোনার্ক পদ্মায় শাহবাজ". Inqilab (in Bengali). 8 September 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.