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| Full name | Brothers Union Limited | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Oranges | ||
| Founded | 1949 | ||
| Ground | Shaheed Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||
| Director | Mohiuddin Ahmed Mohi | ||
| Head coach |  Omar Sisse | ||
| League | Bangladesh Premier League | ||
| 2022–23 | Championship League, 1st of 11 (promoted) | ||
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Brothers Union (Bengali: ব্রাদার্স ইউনিয়ন) is a professional football club based in Gopibagh, a suburb of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The club plays in the Bangladesh Premier League, the top tier of Bangladeshi football, having gained promotion as 2022–23 Championship League champion. They were relegated at the end of 2021–22 Premier League and then withdrew from the Championship League in the following season. However, they returned to play in the 2022–23 season and won promotion back into the top tier league.
Originally, the club was a well-known cultural organization founded 1949 with business tycoon K. G. Ahmed serving as its first chairman. Brothers Union formed its football team in 1973 and they began playing in the Dhaka Third Division Football League that year. Next year, they were promoted to the Second Division Football League. In 1975, Brothers won the Second Division title and the club was promoted to the top tier. Brothers won their first major title, the Dhaka League in 2004.
Current squad
- As of 29 October 2023
Brothers Union Ltd. squad for the 2023–24 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 15 October 2023
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Omar Sisse |
| 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 12 January 2024
| 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[1][2] | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
 Bal Gopal Maharjan |
1 June 2016[3] | 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[4] | 10 June 2017 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.00 |
 Giovanni Scanu |
12 July 2017[5] | 5 August 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Nicolas Vitorović |
20 August 2017[6] | 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[7] | 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 | 20 April 2023 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 80.00 |
| Faisal Mahmud (caretaker) |
20 October 2023[8] | 30 December 2023 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0.00 |
| Omar Sisse |
10 January 2024 | Present | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.00 |
Season by season record
| Record as Professional Football League member | |||||||||||||||
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| Season | Division | League | Federation Cup | Independence Cup | Asian club competition | Top league scorer(s) | |||||||||
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Position | Player | Goals | ||||||
| 2007 | B.League | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 19 | 29 | 5th | — | — | — |  Junior Obagbemiro |
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| 2008/09 | B.League | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 23 | 37 | 4th | Group-stage | Henry Quae |
6 | |||
| 2009/10 | B.League | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 7th | Group-stage |  Enock Bentil |
10 | |||
| 2010/11 | B.League | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 5th | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Kingsley Chigozie |
8 | ||
| 2012 | BPL | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 35 | 24 | 7th | Group-stage | — | Kingsley Chigozie |
9 | ||
| 2012/13 | BPL | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 11 | 8th | Quarter-finals | Group-stage | Kingsley Chigozie |
6 | ||
| 2013/14 | BPL | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 33 | 38 | 5th | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals |  Walson Augustin |
8 | ||
| 2014/15 | BPL | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 35 | 5 | Quarter-finals | — | Walson Augustin |
15 | ||
| 2016 | BPL | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 34 | 30 | 4th | Quarter-finals | Group-stage | Walson Augustin |
13 | ||
| 2017/18 | BPL | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 22 | 7th | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |  Siyo Zunapio |
10 | ||
| 2018/19 | BPL | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 49 | 21 | 11th | Group-stage | Semi-finals | Mannaf Rabby |
8 | ||
| 2019/20 | BPL | Abandoned | Group-stage | — |  Otabek Valizhonov |
3 | |||||||||
| 2020/21 | BPL | 24 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 51 | 7 | 13th | Group-stage | Faisal Mahmud Siyo Zunapio |
3 | |||
| 2021/22 | BCL | Did not participate | — | — | |||||||||||
| 2022/23 | BCL | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 51 | Champions | Md Sohag Hossain |
6 | ||||
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
AFC club ranking
- As of 11 June 2023[9]
| Ranking | Team | Points |
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| 622 |  Druk United FC | 11.0 |
| 623 |  Persiraja Banda Aceh | 11.0 |
| 624 | Brothers Union | 11.0 |
| 625 | Chyasal Youth Club | 11.0 |
| 626 |  Quality Distributors FC | 11.0 |
World club ranking
- As of 11 June 2023[10]
| Ranking | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 3430 | Persiraja Banda Aceh | 10.72 |
| 3431 |  AS Komorozine de Domoni | 10.72 |
| 3432 | Brothers Union | 10.68 |
| 3433 | Chyasal Youth Club | 10.60 |
| 3434 | Quality Distributors FC | 10.60 |
Honours
League
- Bangladesh Championship League
- Champions (1): 2022–23
- Dhaka Premier Division League
- Champions (2): 2003–04,[11] 2005
- National Football League
- Dhaka Second Division League
- Champions (1): 1974
- Dhaka Third Division League
- Champions (1): 1973
Cup
- Federation Cup
- Champions (2): 1980 (shared), 1991, 2005
- DMFA Cup
- Champions (1): 1984 (shared)
- Aga Khan Gold Cup[note 1]
- Champions (1): 1981 (shared)[12]
Invitational
- Bordoloi Trophy
- Champions (1): 2004[13]
Performance in AFC competitions
- AFC Cup: 2 appearances
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
- ↑ "নইমুদ্দিন সংবর্ধিত" [Naeemuddin felicitated]. www.jugantor.com. Daily Jugantor. 25 April 2022. Archived from the original on 25 April 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 Archived 2019-12-16 at the Wayback Machine The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 1 September 2021
- ↑ Reporter, Sports (11 May 2017). "Brothers rope in Subrata". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ↑ Reporter, Sports (12 July 2017). "Scanu promises good football". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ↑ Reporter, Sports (20 August 2017). "Brothers fly in Serbian coach". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ↑ "Brothers appoint Parkas as head coach". Dhaka Tribune. 31 December 2019. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ↑ "ব্রাদার্সের শীর্ষ ফুটবলে ফেরার দিন". Prothom Alo. 27 October 2023. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ↑ "AFC club rankings". footballalphabet.com. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ↑ "World club rankings". footballalphabet.com. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- 1 2 Schöggl, Hans (2004). "Bangladesh 2004: Fourth National Football League". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Arunava, Chaudhuri. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Bordoloi Trophy". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
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