Sheikh Russel KC

Full name	Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra
Nickname(s)	Bengal Blues
Ground	Sylhet District Stadium ; Sylhet, Bangladesh
Capacity	25,000
Owner	Bashundhara Group
Chairman	Sayem Sobhan Anvir
Manager	Saiful Bari Titu
League	Bangladesh Premier League
2017-18	6th of 12
Home colours	Away colours

Sheikh Russel KC is a football club from Dhaka, Bangladesh playing in the Bangladesh Premier League. It has won Federation Cup (Bangladesh) 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.^[1]

History[edit]

Sheikh Russel KC was established in 1995 and named after Sheikh Russel, son of former President of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.^[2] On 20 April 2017, Sheikh Russel KC was fined 2000 Swiss Francs by FIFA over contract disputes with a player and a coach.^[3]

Honours[edit]

Winners[edit]

Bangladesh Premier League:^[2]

2012–13

Federation Cup:^[2]

2012

Independence Cup:^[2]

2012–13

Runner-up[edit]

Bangladesh Premier League

2014–15

National Football Championship

2004

Super Cup

2012–13

Independence Cup

2018-19

Current squad[edit]

Sheikh Russel KC squad for 2018–19 season.

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Ashraful Islam Rana
2	DF	Ariful Islam
3	DF	Rashedul Alam Moni
4	DF	Yeasin Khan
5	DF	Uttam Kumar Banik
6	DF	Alison Udoka
7	DF	Khalekurzaman Sabuj
8	MF	Sohel Rana
9	FW	Alex Rafael
10	FW	Alisher Azizov
11	MF	Biplu Ahmed
12	DF	Sohel Rana
13	DF	Nahidul Islam Nahid
14	FW	Torikul Islam Julfekar
15	DF	Yeamin Munna

No.	Position	Player
16	MF	Fazlay Rabbi
17	FW	Raphael Odovin Onwrebe
18	MF	Rummon Hossain
19	FW	Aminur Rahman Sajib
21	MF	Shahedul Alam Jr.
22	GK	Mamun Khan
23	MF	Mohammad Elias
24	DF	Bishwanath Ghosh
25	GK	Sobuj Das Raghu
26	MF	Mezbah Uddin
27	FW	Sajidur Rahman
28	MF	Mohammad Abdullah
29	MF	Jamal Hossain
31	MF	Farhaduzzaman Babu
32	MF	Saikat Mahmud Munna

Coaching staff[edit]

As of August 2018

Position	Name
Head Coach	Saiful Bari Titu
Assistant Coach	Francisco Bruto da Costa
Goalkeeping Coach	Abdul Iddi Salim

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors[edit]

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
2018-	Cosco	Bashundhara Cement

Performance in AFC competitions[edit]

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
		Final stage	Rimyongsu	0–4
2015	AFC Cup	Preliminary stage	Khayr Vahdat	0–1
2017	AFC Cup	Qualifying round	Tatung	1–1
2017	AFC Cup	Qualifying round	F.C. Terton	3–4