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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.
Klubben är uppkallad efter Sheikh Jamal, son till Bangladeshs grundare Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Sheikh Jamal var en framstående idrottsman som spelade fotboll för Bangladesh landslag. Han tragiskt mördades 1975 i samband med mordet på sin far.
Sheikh Jamal DC är en av de mest framgångsrika klubbarna i Bangladesh. De har vunnit Bangladesh Premier League tio gånger, senast 2021. Klubben har också vunnit Bangladesh Federation Cup fem gånger och Bangladesh Independence Cup fyra gånger.
På den internationella scenen har Sheikh Jamal DC representerat Bangladesh i AFC Cup vid ett antal tillfällen. Deras bästa resultat kom 2015 när de nådde kvartsfinalen.
Sheikh Jamal DC:s hemmaarena är Bangabandhu National Stadium i Dhaka. Arenan har en kapacitet på 36 000 och är hemmaplan för Bangladesh landslag.