Sheikh Russel KC

Full name	Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra
Nickname(s)	Bengal Blues
Ground	Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium ; Gopalganj, Bangladesh
Capacity	5,000
Chairman	Sayem Sobhan Anvir
Manager	Habibur Rahman Khan
League	Bangladesh Premier League
2017-18	6th
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 (football) 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

Current squad[edit]

Squad for 2014–15 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	Russel Mahmud
2	DF	Nasirul Islam
3	DF	Rashedul Alam Moni
4	DF	Jamal Bhuyan
5	DF	Mintu Sheikh
6	DF	Atiqur Rahman Meshu
7	MF	Sébastien Thurière
8	MF	Shahedul Alam Shahed Sr.
9	FW	Mithun Chowdhury
10	FW	Jahid Hasan Ameli
11	MF	Monaem Khan Raju
13	DF	Md Sohel Rana
15	MF	Fazle Rabbi
16	DF	Nazrul Islam
17	MF	Rummon Hossain
19	MF	Sabuj Kumar Biswas

No.	Position	Player
20	FW	Shakhawat Hossain Rony
21	GK	Biplob Bhattacharjee
22	GK	Ziaur Rahman
23	DF	Arup Kumar Baidya
27	DF	Murad Hasan
	GK	Rakibul Islam
	DF	Abdul Hamid Sheikh Bhashani
	DF	Massamba Sambou
	DF	Asaduzzaman Babul
	DF	Jean Jules Ikanga
	MF	Hamanta Vincent Biswas
	MF	Rumman Hossain
	MF	Md. Rocky

Coaching staff[edit]

As of August 2018

Position	Name
Head Coach	Saiful Bari Titu
Assistant Coach
Goalkeeping Coach	Abdul Iddi Salim

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