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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.
Echipa a câștigat două titluri de campionat, în 2014 și 2015, și o Cupă Bangladeș în 2014. A participat, de asemenea, la AFC Cup, principala competiție intercluburi din Asia, în 2015 și 2016.
SK Jamal Dhanmondi are un stadion de acasă cu o capacitate de 15.000 de locuri, Stadionul Bir Shrestha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal. Echipa este cunoscută pentru stilul său ofensiv și pentru abilitățile sale tehnice.
Unii dintre cei mai cunoscuți jucători ai echipei includ pe atacantul Mohammad Atikuzzaman, mijlocașul Mamunul Islam și portarul Mazharul Mishu. Antrenorul actual al echipei este Maruful Haque.