Brothers Union
Brothers Union is a football club based in Gopibag, Dhaka. The club was founded in 1949 and the regal business tycoon Kazi Ghiyasuddin Ahmed, better known as K. G. Ahmed served as the founder chairman of the club. At the beginning it was a well-known cultural organization. In 1973, the club started their football activities. They played 3rd Division Football League in 1973 and in 1974 and were promoted to 2nd Division in 1975. Brothers also won the title in the same year and as a result this club was promoted to 1st Division. Brothers won their first major title in the year 2004. After they were relegated from BPL in 2021-22 season the club withdrew their name from participating in the BCL. They will return in the BCL for 2022-23 season.
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| Full name | Brothers Union Limited |
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| Nickname(s) | The Oranges |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Ground | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Capacity | 36,000 |
| Director | Mohiuddin Ahmed Mohi |
| Head Coach |  Zahidur Rahman Milon |
| League | Bangladesh Championship League |
| 2021 | 13th of 13 (Relegated) |
History
On 17 August 2021 Brothers Union lost by 4–0 goals against Muktijoddha Sangsad KC and result of the match confirmed relegation of the club from Bangladesh Premier League. Its their first ever relegation after formation of the club.[1]
Current squad
Brothers Union Ltd. squad for 2022–23 season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff
- As of 25 January 2023
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | Sheikh Zahidur Rahman Milon |
| Team Manager | Amer Khan |
| Team Leader | Syed Masum Ali |
| Assistant manager | Hashem Mollah |
| Assistant coach | Md Khalid Shaifullah |
| Trainer | Md Aolid Khan |
| Equipment Manager | Tapan Talukdar |
| Masseur | Nur Hossain Sohel |
Head coach's record
- As of 19 April 2023
| Coach | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Abdul Gafur Baloch |
1972 | 1983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Mohammed Mohsin |
1984 | 1984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Ali Imam |
1985 | 1985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Abdul Gafur Baloch |
1986 | 1986 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Enayetur Rahman Khan |
1987 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Kazi Salahuddin |
1988 | 1989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Shahiduddin Ahmed Selim |
1991 | 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| S M Abu Noman Nannu |
January 2003 | —2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
 Syed Nayeemuddin |
December 2003 | October 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Wazed Gazi |
December 2005 | September 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Syed Nayeemuddin |
18 November 2011[2][3] | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
 Bal Gopal Maharjan |
1 June 2016[4] | 20 August 2016 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 22.22 |
| Syed Nayeemuddin |
3 September 2016 | 31 December 2016 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 43.75 |
| Subrata Bhattacharya Jr. |
11 May 2017[5] | 10 June 2017 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.00 |
 Giovanni Scanu |
12 July 2017[6] | 5 August 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Nicolas Vitorović |
20 August 2017[7] | 27 January 2018 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 28.57 |
 Gregory Farfan |
October 2018 | November 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0.00 |
| Syed Nayeemuddin |
15 November 2018 | 30 April 2019 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 18.75 |
| Mohidur Rahman Miraz |
1 May 2019 | 22 December 2019 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 32 | 21.43 |
  Reza Parkas |
28 December 2019[8] | 27 December 2020 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.00 |
| Abdul Qaium Sentu |
28 December 2020 | 16 February 2021 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 0.00 |
| Reza Parkas |
10 March 2021 | 20 September 2021 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 35 | 5.88 |
| Sheikh Zahidur Rahman Milon |
2 November 2022 | Present | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 80.00 |
Honours
League
- Bangladesh Championship League
- Champions (1): 2022–23
- Dhaka Premier Division League
- Champions (2): 2003–04, 2005
- Dhaka Second Division Football League
- Champions (1): 1974
- Dhaka Third Division Football League
- Champions (1): 1973
Cup
- Bangladesh Federation Cup
- Champions (2): 1980*, 1991, 2005
- National Championship
- Champions (1): 2004
- Aga Khan Gold Cup[note 1]
- Champions (1): 1981(shared)[9]
Invitational
- Bordoloi Trophy
- Champions (1): 2004[10]
Notes
- The competition is widely regarded as the predecessor of AFC Champions League (held for the first time in 1967), since it was the first organized international competition that involved club teams around Asia, organized by the football authorities of East Pakistan, in collaboration with Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
References
- "৪৬ বছর পর লীগ থেকে ব্রাদার্সের অবনমন". Daily Dhaka Times (in Bengali). 17 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- "নইমুদ্দিন সংবর্ধিত" [Naeemuddin felicitated]. www.jugantor.com. Daily Jugantor. 25 April 2022. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- "Brothers bring back Naeemuddin as coach". archive.dhakatribune.com. The Dhaka Tribune. 16 November 2013. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- Balgopal Maharjan to coach Bangladesh's Brothers Union The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 1 September 2021
- Reporter, Sports (11 May 2017). "Brothers rope in Subrata". The Daily Star. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- Reporter, Sports (12 July 2017). "Scanu promises good football". The Daily Star. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- Reporter, Sports (20 August 2017). "Brothers fly in Serbian coach". The Daily Star. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- "Brothers appoint Parkas as head coach". Dhaka Tribune. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- Tom Lewis, Neil Morrison, Novan Herfiyana, Karel Stokkermans (2003). "Aga Khan Gold Cup (Dhaka, Bangladesh)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link) - Arunava, Chaudhuri. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Bordoloi Trophy". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
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