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Wikipedia - Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club (Bengali: শেখ জামাল ধানমন্ডি ক্লাব) is a professional football club based in the Dhanmondi area, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The club competes in the Bangladesh Premier League, the top-flight of football in Bangladesh. It was known as Dhanmondi Club before adding the founder's name after turning into a limited company. Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club is one of the most successful football clubs in Bangladesh.
History
Dhanmondi Club took control of its current ground in Dhanmondi in 1962 when it was established. In 2004, the President of Dhanmondi Club and vice-president of Bangladesh Football Federation, Khairul Anwar Piaru was shot dead inside the club premises. In 2007, a court in Dhaka sentenced five people to death for his murder. 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. 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. The club was crowned champions in their inaugural season in the professional league.
Sheikh Jamal este una dintre cele mai de succes echipe din Bangladesh, câștigând Bangladesh Premier League de trei ori, în 2014, 2015 și 2017. Clubul a câștigat și Bangladesh Federation Cup de două ori, în 2014 și 2015.
Echipa este deținută de Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Group, un conglomerat bangladeshian. Stadionul echipei este Stadionul Bangabandhu Național, cu o capacitate de 36.000 de locuri.
Antrenorul actual al lui Sheikh Jamal este Maruful Haque. Printre cei mai notabili jucători care au jucat pentru club se numără Mamunul Islam, Al-Amin și Mithun Chowdhury.
În sezonul 2022-23, Sheikh Jamal joacă în Cupa AFC, a doua competiție ca importanță a cluburilor de fotbal din Asia. Clubul a ajuns în faza grupelor competiției, unde se confruntă cu Gokulam Kerala FC din India, Bashundhara Kings din Bangladesh și Kuala Lumpur City FC din Malaezia.