Arambagh KS
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| Full name | Arambagh Krira Sangha Dhaka |
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| Nickname(s) | The Rising Strength |
| Founded | 1958 |
| Ground | Bangabandhu National Stadium |
| Capacity | 36,000 |
| President |  Mominul Haque Shaeed |
| Coach | Sheikh Zahidur Rahman |
| League | Bangladesh Premier League |
| 2019–20 | BPL, 8th of 13 |
Arambagh Krira Sangha is a sports club, based in Dhaka and Mymensingh, Bangladesh.[1]
History
Arambagh Krira Sangha were formed in Dhaka way back in 1958. Originally established as a football club, Arambagh later added handball, basketball and volleyball in their roster.
However, they became the first club from Bangladesh who played in final in an international club tournament during 1981 ANFA Cup, hosted by Nepal. They also finished runners-up twice in the Sikkim Gold Cup. In 1997, the club took part in a football tournament at Agartala that marked the golden jubilee of the independence of India. They used to be a top-five finisher prior to 1990, but failed to continue their form later and during 2012–13 season, the club experienced one of its lowest points when it was relegated from the Bangladesh Football Premier League. Since their return to the top flight again in 2016, their performance graph only shows upward movement.[2]
However, after being appointed as the club president in 2015, Mominul Haque Shaeed made a link-up with Dilkusha and Arambagh Football Academy to collect footballers from grassroots for his club, and those players are now delivering results.
As far as domestic football is concerned, Arambagh emerged as the runners-up three times in the prestigious season-opening Bangladesh Federation Cup, in 1997, 2001 and 2016. International or domestic football, Arambagh's crowning moment came in the 2017–18 Independence Cup where they defeated established powerhouses on their way to the title.[3]
Saiful Bari Titu era
Arambagh KS appointed Saiful Bari Titu as head coach on 19 March 2016.[4]
Arambagh finished at sixth position in 2016 Bangladesh Football Premier League which is their best performance after 2009–10 Bangladesh League. They also played the final of Bangladesh Federation Cup after 15 long years where they lost the game to Dhaka Abahani by Lee Tuck's solitary goal.
Maruful Haque era
On 8 April 2017, Arambagh KS appointed former Bangladesh national football team head coach Maruful Haque as their new head coach.[5]
A few days later Arambagh also became the first club ever to introduce GPS system in Bangladesh football.
On 10 February 2018, Arambagh KS celebrated their first ever domestic silverware[6] in the club's history of about 60 years by defeating defending champion Chittagong Abahani in the final of 2017–18 Independence Cup by 2-0 margin at Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka.
The champions received taka 500,000 and the runners-up received taka 300,000 as prize money. Besides, Arambagh club management also announced taka 10,00,000 for the entire team.
Arambagh defender Arif was named the man of the final and also the man of the tournament. Arambagh striker Mohammad Jewel was adjudged the top scorer netting three goals.[7]
Current squad
Arambagh KS squad for 2018-19 season.
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 November 2019
| Position | Name |
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| Head Coach | Sheikh Zahidur Rahman
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| Assistant Coach |
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| Goalkeeping Coach |
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Team records
Head Coach's record
- As of 12 March 2020
| Head Coach | Nat. | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saiful Bari Titu |
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19 March 2016 | 3 January 2017 | 32 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 25.00 |
| Maruful Haque |
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8 April 2017 | 18 July 2019 | 59 | 22 | 11 | 26 | 82 | 83 | 37.29 |
| Sheikh Zahidur Rahman |
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29 October 2019 | Present | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 12.50 |
P – Total of played matches
W – Won matches
D – Drawn matches
L – Lost matches
GS – Goal scored
GA – Goals against
%W – Percentage of matches won
Honours
Cup
- Independence Cup
- Winners (1): 2017–18
References
- ^ "Arambagh Krira Sangha football club information at Football Ground Map". www.footballgroundmap.com. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
- ^ "Arambagh: Glory brick by brick". BFF. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
- ^ "Arambagh, from underdog to giant-killer". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-03-31. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
- ^ "আরামবাগের নতুন কোচ সাইফুল বারি টিটু". somoynews.tv. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Coach Maruf to start with a fresh Arambagh team | Independent". m.theindependentbd.com. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
- ^ https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/youth-policy-brings-success-arambagh-1533148?amp
- ^ "Arambagh celebrate first ever local title". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
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