# 2022–23 Sheikh Russel KC season

The 2022–23 season was Sheikh Russel KC's 28th overall since its establishment in 1995 and their 16th season in the Bangladesh Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, Sheikh Russel participated in the season's edition of the Federation Cup and Independence Cup. The season covered a period from 8 October 2022 to 22 July 2023.

## Players

    As of 26 March 2023
| No. | Player | Position(s) | Date Of Birth | Year Signed | Previous Club |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Ashraful Islam Rana | GK | | 2018 | Saif SC |
| 22 | Sarower Jahan | GK | | 2022 | Swadhinata KS |
| 28 | Ibrahim Hossain | GK | | 2021 | Victoria SC |
| 30 | Sabuj Das Roghu | GK | | 2019 | Chittagong Abahani Limited |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Monir Hossain | RB | | 2022 | Abahani Limited Dhaka |
| 3 | Abid Ahmed | LB | | 2022 | Saif SC |
| 4 | Yeasin Khan | CB/LB | | 2022 | Sheikh Jamal DC |
| 5 | Shawkat Russel | CB | | 2022 | Chittagong Abahani Limited |
| 7 | Khalekurzaman Sabuj | LB/RB | | 2017 | Uttar Baridhara |
| 18 | Salim Reza | CB | | 2022 | Swadhinata KS |
| 23 | Monir Alam | RB | | 2022 | Chittagong Abahani Limited |
| 26 | Rabiul Alam | CB | | 2021 | BKSP |
| 91 | Timur Talipov | CB | | 2022 | FC Dordoi Bishkek |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 6 | Jamal Bhuyan | CM/DM | | 2022 | Saif SC |
| 9 | Hemanta Vincent Biswas | CM/AM | | 2019 | Bashundhara Kings |
| 11 | Andrew Marveggio | MF | 22 April 1992 | 2023 | FK Jezero |
| 13 | Sujon Biswas | AM/LM | | 2022 | Uttar Baridhara |
| 12 | Md Jewel | DM | | 2022 | Uttar Baridhara |
| 14 | Maruf Ahamed | DM | | 2022 | Uttar Baridhara |
| 16 | Mohamed Sohel Rana | DM | | 2022 | Abahani Limited Dhaka |
| 21 | Mohiudeen Mahi | DM/CM | | 2022 | Muktijoddha SKC |
| 8 | Kpehi Didier Brossou | CM | | 2022 | Chittagong Abahani Limited |
| Forwards |||||||
| 10 | Junior Mapuku | CF | | 2022 | Slavia Sofia |
| 19 | Mohammad Ibrahim | LW | | 2022 | Bashundhara Kings |
| 24 | Dipok Roy | RW/LW | | 2021 | Abahani Limited Dhaka |
| 32 | Kenneth Ikechukwu | FW | 29 March 1993 | 2023 | Al-Nahada Club |
| 90 | Mfon Udoh | CF | | 2022 | Saif SC |
| 99 | Nihat Jaman Ucchash | CF/RW/LW | | 2022 | Saif SC |

## Transfer
### In

| No. | Pos | Player | Previous club | Fee | Date |
| 90 | FW | Mfon Udoh | Saif Sporting Club | Free transfer | 3 August 2022 |
| 99 | FW | Nihat Jaman Ucchash | Saif Sporting Club | Free transfer | 5 August 2022 |
| 2 | DF | Monir Hossain | Abahani Limited Dhaka | Free transfer | 9 August 2022 |
| 3 | DF | Abid Ahmed | Saif Sporting Club | Free transfer | 10 August 2022 |
| 23 | DF | Monir Alam | Chittagong Abahani Limited | Free transfer | 18 August 2022 |
| 6 | MF | Jamal Bhuyan | Saif Sporting Club | Free transfer | 19 October 2022 |
| 19 | FW | Mohammad Ibrahim | Bashundhara Kings | Free transfer | 25 October 2022 |
| 4 | DF | Yeasin Khan | Sheikh Jamal DC | Free transfer | 26 October 2022 |
| 91 | DF | Timur Talipov | FC Dordoi Bishkek | Free transfer | 30 October 2022 |
| 5 | DF | Shawkat Russel | Chittagong Abahani Limited | Free transfer | 7 November 2022 |
| 14 | MF | Md Jewel | Uttar Baridhara | Free transfer | 7 November 2022 |
| 13 | MF | Sujon Biswas | Uttar Baridhara | Free transfer | 7 November 2022 |
| 22 | GK | Sarower Jahan | Swadhinata KS | Free transfer | 7 November 2022 |
| 18 | DF | Salim Reza | Swadhinata KS | Free transfer | 7 November 2022 |
| 21 | MF | Mohiudeen Mahi | Muktijoddha SKC | Free transfer | 7 November 2022 |
| 16 | MF | Mohamed Sohel Rana | Abahani Limited Dhaka | Free transfer | 7 November 2022 |
| 32 | FW | Kenneth Ikechukwu | Al- Nahada Club | Free transfer | 5 March 2023 |
| – | DF | Andrew Marveggio | FK Mornar | Free transfer | 15 March 2023 |

### Out

| No. | Pos | Player | Moved to | Fee | Date |
| 34 | DF | Ayzar Akmatov | FC Abdysh-Ata Kant | Free transfer | 11 August 2022 |
| 14 | MF | Manik Hossain Molla | Dhaka Mohammedan | Free transfer | 15 August 2022 |
| 3 | DF | Rahmat Mia | Dhaka Mohammedan | Free transfer | 14 August 2022 |
| 8 | MF | Mohammad Abdullah | Sheikh Russel KC | Free transfer | 26 August 2022 |
| 22 | DF | Md Saad Uddin | Bashundhara Kings | Free transfer | 26 August 2022 |
| 4 | DF | Assaduzzaman Bablu | Abahani Limited Dhaka | Free transfer | 11 October 2022 |
| 19 | FW | Mohammad Jewel | Sheikh Jamal DC | Free transfer | 15 October 2022 |
| 12 | MF | Fahim Ahmed | AFC Uttara | Free transfer | 18 October 2022 |
| 21 | DF | Mohammad Emon | Sheikh Jamal DC | Free transfer | 18 October 2022 |
| 43 | FW | Richard Gadze | Sumgayit FK | Free transfer | 27 October 2022 |
| 23 | DF | Rostam Islam Dukhu Mia | Chittagong Abahani | Free transfer | 29 October 2022 |
| 5 | DF | Nasiruddin Chowdhury | Chittagong Abahani | Free transfer | 2 November 2022 |
| 27 | MF | Md Golam Rabby | Sheikh Russel KC | Free transfer | 7 November 2022 |
| 11 | FW | Mannaf Rabby | Sheikh Jamal DC | Free transfer | 7 November 2022 |
| 26 | MF | Mohamed Didarul Islam | Fortis FC | Free transfer | 7 November 2022 |
| 6 | DF | Habibur Rahman Sohag | Unattached | Released | 7 November 2022 |
| 17 | MF | Salman Khan | Unattached | Released | 7 November 2022 |
| 15 | DF | Apurbo Mali | Unattached | Released | 7 November 2022 |
| 16 | DF | Emon Islam Babu | Unattached | Released | 7 November 2022 |
| 20 | FW | Ismahil Akinade | Unattached | Released | 7 November 2022 |
| 10 | FW | Junior Mapuku | Unattached | Released | 6 March 2023 |

### Retained

| No. | Pos | Player | Fee | Date |
| 24 | FW | Dipok Roy | Not disclosed | 8 August 2022 |
| 9 | MF | Hemanta Vincent Biswas | Not disclosed | 11 August 2022 |
| 1 | GK | Ashraful Islam Rana | Not disclosed | 7 November 2022 |
| 7 | DF | Khalekurzaman Sabuj | Not disclosed | 7 November 2022 |
| 28 | GK | Ibrahim Hossain | Not disclosed | 7 November 2022 |
| 26 | DF | Rabiul Alam | Not disclosed | 7 November 2022 |
| 30 | GK | Sabuj Das Roghu | Not disclosed | 7 November 2022 |
| 88 | MF | Kpehi Didier Brossou | Not disclosed | 7 November 2022 |

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### Overall

| Competition | First match | Last match | Final Position |
| BPL | 10 December 2022 | 22 July 2023 | 5th |
| Federation Cup | 24 January 2023 | 23 May 2023 | Fourth-place |
| Independence Cup | 13 November 2022 | 5 December 2022 | Runners-up |

### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| BPL | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 040.00 |
| Independence Cup | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 066.67 |
| Federation Cup | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 040.00 |
| Total | 31 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 045.16 |
Source: Competitions

### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 3 | Bangladesh Police FC | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 35 |
| 4 | Mohammedan SC | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 32 |
| 5 | Sheikh Russel KC | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 30 |
| 6 | Sheikh Jamal DC | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 24 |
| 7 | Fortis FC | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 23 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Soccerway

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Ground | H | A | | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | – | W | L | D | L | W | W | D | L | W | D | – | W | D | L | L | D | W | D | W |
| Position | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
* ↑ No Sheikh Russel KC matchday in this round.
* ↑ No Sheikh Russel KC matchday in this round.

### Federation Cup
#### Group stages

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Sheikh Russel KC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 | Bangladesh Police FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 | |

#### Knockout stages
### Independence Cup
#### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sheikh Russel KC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Mohammedan SC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 3 | Fortis FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Bangladesh Navy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | |

#### Knockout stages
## Statistics
### Goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Position | Total | BPL | Independence Cup | Federation Cup |
| 1 | Mfon Udoh | FW | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Kpehi Didier Brossou | MF | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Kenneth Ikechukwu | FW | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Mohammad Ibrahim | LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Deepok Roy | MF | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Junior Mapuku | CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Timur Talipov | DF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Nihat Jaman Ucchash | FW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Faisal Ahmed Shitol | FW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Yeasin Khan | DF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Khalekuzzaman Sabuj | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Sujon Biswas | MF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 50 | 32 | 12 | 6 |
Source: Matches