# 2023–24 Sheikh Russel KC season

The 2023–24 season is Sheikh Russel KC's 29th overall since its establishment in 1995 and their 17th season in the Bangladesh Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, Sheikh Russel will participate in this season's edition of the Federation Cup and Independence Cup. The season covers a period from 1 August 2023 to 31 May 2024.

## Players

    As of 24 March 2024
| No. | Player | Position(s) | Date Of Birth | Year Signed | Previous Club |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Mitul Marma | GK | (2003-12-11)11 December 2003 (aged 19) | 2023 | Fortis FC |
| 22 | Rakibul Islam Tushar | GK | (1997-02-08)8 February 1997 (aged 26) | 2023 | Bangladesh Police FC |
| 29 | Mehedi Islam Rabbani | GK | (2005-02-12)12 February 2005 (aged 18) | 2023 | GWC Munshigonj |
| 30 | Nayeem Mia | GK | (1994-01-12)12 January 1994 (aged 29) | 2023 | Chittagong Abahani Limited |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Shahin Ahammad | RB | (2003-10-15)15 October 2003 (aged 20) | 2023 | Fortis FC |
| 3 | Abid Ahmed | LB | (2001-01-10)10 January 2001 (aged 22) | 2022 | Saif SC |
| 4 | Shawkat Russel | CB | (1991-02-04)4 February 1991 (aged 32) | 2022 | Chittagong Abahani Limited |
| 5 | Ganiu Ogungbe | CB | (1992-12-01)1 December 1992 (aged 30) | 2022 | Pietà Hotspurs |
| 13 | Ariful Islam Jitu | CB | (1993-11-15)15 November 1993 (aged 29) | 2023 | Fortis FC |
| 14 | Tanvir Hossain | CB | (2003-12-13)13 December 2003 (aged 19) | 2023 | Rahmatganj MFS |
| 15 | Jintu Mia | LB | (1998-02-01)1 February 1998 (aged 25) | 2023 | AFC Uttara |
| 23 | Monir Alam | CB | (2000-03-24)24 March 2000 (aged 23) | 2022 | Chittagong Abahani Limited |
| 27 | Apon Sarkar | CB | (2007-03-29)29 March 2007 (aged 16) | 2023 | |
| 31 | Mohammad Sagor Miah | CB | (2005-02-04)4 February 2005 (aged 18) | 2023 | AFC Uttara |
| 44 | Valeriy Stepanenko | CB | (1998-10-19)19 October 1998 (aged 25) | 2024 | FK Bregalnica Štip |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 6 | Emon Mahmud Babu | CM/AM | (1991-06-03)3 June 1991 (aged 32) | 2023 | Abahani Limited Dhaka |
| 7 | Shahidul Islam Sumon | CM/AM | (2004-06-07)7 June 2004 (aged 19) | 2023 | Fortis FC |
| 8 | Kodai Iida | CM | (1994-12-06)6 December 1994 (aged 28) | 2023 | Preston Lions FC |
| 67 | Akhror Umarjonov | CM | (1993-09-26)26 September 1993 (aged 30) | 2024 | New Radiant SC |
| 95 | Vojislav Balabanovic | CM | (1995-12-15)15 December 1995 (aged 27) | 2024 | Maziya S&RC |
| Forwards |||||||
| 16 | Mohamed Munna | CF | (1999-08-10)10 August 1999 (aged 24) | 2023 | Rahmatganj MFS |
| 17 | Nihat Jaman Ucchash | CF/RW/LW | (2003-09-24)24 September 2003 (aged 20) | 2022 | Saif SC |
| 18 | Ekbal Hussain | RW/LW/CF | (1995-08-14)14 August 1995 (aged 28) | 2023 | Chittagong Abahani Limited |
| 19 | Sarower Zaman Nipu | RW/LW/CF | (2000-06-05)5 June 2000 (aged 23) | 2023 | AFC Uttara |
| 20 | Sumon Reza | ST | (1995-06-15)15 June 1995 (aged 28) | 2023 | Bashundhara Kings |
| 24 | Dipok Roy | RW/LW | (2002-08-12)12 August 2002 (aged 21) | 2021 | Abahani Limited Dhaka |
| 45 | Sekou Sylla | ST | (1992-01-01)1 January 1992 (aged 31) | 2024 | Persikab Bandung |
| Players on loan |||||||
| 26 | Chandon Roy | CM/AM | (2007-05-04)4 May 2007 (aged 16) | 2023 | BFF Elite Academy |
| Left during the season |||||||
| 9 | Frantzety Herard | CF | (2002-03-10)10 March 2002 (aged 21) | 2023 | Atlético Pantoja |
| 10 | Landry Ndikumana | CF | (1992-10-05)5 October 1992 (aged 31) | 2023 | Muktijoddha Sangsad |
| 11 | Abdurakhmon Abdulkhakov | LW | (2002-08-12)12 August 2002 (aged 21) | 2023 | FC Aldiyer Kurshab |
| 12 | Sujon Biswas | AM/LM | (1995-01-11)11 January 1995 (aged 28) | 2022 | Uttar Baridhara |
| 21 | Almazbek Malikov | CB | (1996-05-19)19 May 1996 (aged 27) | 2023 | Muras United |
| 25 | Mahadud Hossain Fahim | CM | (2003-12-12)12 December 2003 (aged 19) | 2022 | Muktijoddha Sangsad |
| 28 | Abu Bokor | CM | (1996-12-31)31 December 1996 (aged 26) | 2023 | Muktijoddha Sangsad |

## Transfer
### In

| No. | Pos | Player | Previous club | Fee | Date |
| 1 | GK | Mitul Marma | Fortis FC | Free | 1 August 2023 |
| 2 | DF | Shahin Mia | Fortis FC | Free | 1 August 2023 |
| 22 | GK | Rakibul Islam Tushar | Rahmatganj MFS | Free | 1 August 2023 |
| 18 | FW | Ekbal Hussain | Chittagong Abahani Limited | Free | 1 August 2023 |
| 30 | GK | Nayeem Mia | Chittagong Abahani Limited | Free | 1 August 2023 |
| 13 | DF | Ariful Islam Jitu | Fortis FC | Free | 1 August 2023 |
| 7 | MF | Shahidul Islam Sumon | Fortis FC | Free | 1 August 2023 |
| 20 | FW | Sumon Reza | Bashundhara Kings | Free | 1 August 2023 |
| 31 | DF | Mohammad Sagor Miah | AFC Uttara | Free | 1 August 2023 |
| 16 | FW | Mohamed Munna | Rahmatganj MFS | Free | 1 August 2023 |
| 14 | DF | Tanvir Hossain | Rahmatganj MFS | Free | 1 August 2023 |
| 15 | DF | Jintu Mia | AFC Uttara | Free | 1 August 2023 |
| 19 | FW | Sarower Zaman Nipu | AFC Uttara | Free | 1 August 2023 |
| 27 | DF | Apon Sarkar | | Free | 1 August 2023 |
| 25 | MF | Mahadud Hossain Fahim | Muktijoddha Sangsad | Free | 1 August 2023 |
| 28 | MF | Abu Bokor | Muktijoddha Sangsad | Free | 1 August 2023 |
| 8 | MF | Kodai Iida | Preston Lions FC | Free | 11 August 2023 |
| 10 | FW | Landry Ndikumana | Muktijoddha Sangsad | Free | 11 August 2023 |
| 11 | FW | Abdurakhmon Abdulkhakov | FC Aldiyer Kurshab | Free | 12 August 2023 |
| 9 | FW | Frantzety Herard | Atlético Pantoja | Free | 30 August 2023 |
| 21 | DF | Almazbek Malikov | Muras United | Free | 1 October 2023 |
| 5 | DF | Ganiu Ogungbe | Pietà Hotspurs | Free | 18 October 2023 |
| 6 | MF | Emon Mahmud Babu | Abahani Limited Dhaka | Free | 18 October 2023 |
| 44 | DF | Valeriy Stepanenko | FK Bregalnica Štip | Free | 1 March 2024 |
| 67 | MF | Akhror Umarjonov | New Radiant SC | Free | 1 March 2024 |
| 95 | MF | Vojislav Balabanovic | Maziya S&RC | Free | 1 March 2024 |
| 45 | FW | Sekou Sylla | Persikab Bandung | Free | 1 March 2024 |

### Loans in

| No. | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date | On loan until | Source |
| 26 | MF | Chandon Roy | BFF Elite Academy | Tk 9 lakh | 26 August 2023 | 23 July 2024 | |

### Out

| No. | Pos | Player | Moved to | Fee | Date |
| 19 | FW | Mohammad Ibrahim | Bashundhara Kings | Free | 1 August 2023 |
| 18 | DF | Salim Reza | Fortis FC | Free | 1 August 2023 |
| 12 | MF | Md Jewel | Mohammedan SC | Free | 1 August 2023 |
| 14 | MF | Maruf Ahamed | Free Agent | Released | 1 August 2023 |
| 91 | DF | Timur Talipov | FC Neftchi Fergana | Free | 5 August 2023 |
| 8 | MF | Kpehi Didier Brossou | Bashundhara Kings | Free | 14 August 2023 |
| 6 | MF | Jamal Bhuyan | Club Sol de Mayo | Free | 16 August 2023 |
| 32 | FW | Kenneth Ikechukwu | Semen Padang | Free | 30 August 2023 |
| 7 | DF | Khalekurzaman Sabuj | Brothers Union | Free | 1 October 2023 |
| 30 | GK | Sabuj Das Raghu | Brothers Union | Free | 1 October 2023 |
| 2 | DF | Monir Hossain | Brothers Union | Free | 1 October 2023 |
| 9 | MF | Hemanta Vincent Biswas | Chittagong Abahani Limited | Free | 1 October 2023 |
| 4 | DF | Yeasin Khan | Chittagong Abahani Limited | Free | 1 October 2023 |
| 16 | MF | Mohamed Sohel Rana | Chittagong Abahani Limited | Free | 1 October 2023 |
| 1 | GK | Ashraful Islam Rana | Chittagong Abahani Limited | Free | 1 October 2023 |
| 28 | GK | Ibrahim Hossain | Free Agent | Released | 1 October 2023 |
| 22 | GK | Md Sarower Jahan | Fortis FC | Released | 1 October 2023 |
| 21 | MF | Mohiudeen Mahi | Uttara FC | Released | 1 October 2023 |
| 26 | DF | Rabiul Alam | NoFeL SC | Released | 1 October 2023 |
| 12 | MF | Sujon Biswas | Free Agent | Released | 25 February 2024 |
| 25 | MF | Mahadud Hossain Fahim | Free Agent | Released | 25 February 2024 |
| 28 | MF | Abu Bokor | Free Agent | Released | 25 February 2024 |
| 21 | DF | Almazbek Malikov | Free Agent | Released | 25 February 2024 |
| 10 | FW | Landry Ndikumana | Free Agent | Released | 25 February 2024 |
| 11 | FW | Abdurakhmon Abdulkhakov | Free Agent | Released | 25 February 2024 |
| 9 | FW | Frantzety Herard | Free Agent | Released | 25 February 2024 |

### Retained

| No. | Pos | Player | Date |
| 3 | DF | Abid Ahmed | 5 August 2023 |
| 23 | DF | Monir Alam | 1 October 2023 |
| 24 | FW | Dipok Roy | 1 October 2023 |
| 17 | FW | Nihat Jaman Ucchash | 1 October 2023 |
| 12 | MF | Sujon Biswas | 1 October 2023 |
| 4 | DF | Shawkat Russel | 1 October 2023 |

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### Overall

| Competition | First match | Last match | Final Position |
| BPL | 23 December 2023 | 29 May 2024 | 6th |
| Federation Cup | 23 January 2024 | 2 April 2024 | Quarter-finals |
| Independence Cup | 27 October 2023 | 2 November 2023 | Group stage |

### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| BPL | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 022.22 |
| Federation Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 000.00 |
| Independence Cup | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Total | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 021.74 |
Source: Soccerway

### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 4 | Bangladesh Police FC | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 26 |
| 5 | Fortis FC | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 24 |
| 6 | Sheikh Russel KC | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 19 |
| 7 | Chittagong Abahani | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 19 |
| 8 | Sheikh Jamal DC | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 17 |

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | L | L | D | D | L | W | D | D | L | L | L | W | D | D | W | L |
| Position | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |

#### Results summary

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

### Independence Cup

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Rahmatganj MFS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 3 | Sheikh Russel KC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Bangladesh Air Force | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | |

### Federation Cup

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bashundhara Kings | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Fortis FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 3 | Sheikh Russel KC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | Qualified as a best third place team to knockout stage |

#### Knockout phase
##### Quarter-final
## Statistics
### Squad statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | BPL | BPL | Federation Cup | Federation Cup | Independence Cup | Independence Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | Mitul Marma | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | | Rakibul Islam Tushar | 6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | | Mehedi Islam Rabbani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | | Nayeem Mia | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Shahin Ahammad | 19 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Abid Ahmed | 7 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Shawkat Russel | 11 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Ganiu Ogungbe | 24 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | | Ariful Islam Jitu | 6 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | | Tanvir Hossain | 14 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | | Jintu Mia | 13 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | | Monir Alam | 17 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | | Apon Sarkar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | | Mohammad Sagor Miah | 9 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | | Valeriy Stepanenko | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | Emon Mahmud Babu | 20 | 0 | 14+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Shahidul Islam Sumon | 17 | 0 | 2+10 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Kodai Iida | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | | Chandon Roy | 24 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 67 | MF | | Akhror Umarjonov | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | MF | | Vojislav Balabanovic | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | | Mohamed Munna | 6 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | | Nihat Jaman Ucchash | 13 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | | Ekbal Hussain | 11 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | | Sarower Zaman Nipu | 21 | 0 | 12+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | | Sumon Reza | 21 | 3 | 15+3 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | | Dipok Roy | 23 | 1 | 3+14 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 45 | FW | | Sekou Sylla | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left during the season ||||||||||||
| 21 | DF | | Almazbek Malikov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | | Sujon Biswas | 5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | | Mahadud Hossain Fahim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | | Abu Bokor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Frantzety Herard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | | Landry Ndikumana | 13 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | | Abdurakhmon Abdulkhakov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
Source: Soccerway

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | BPL | Federation Cup | Independence Cup | Total |
| 1 | 10 | FW | | Landry Ndikumana | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | 20 | FW | | Sumon Reza | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 5 | DF | | Ganiu Ogungbe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 95 | MF | | Vojislav Balabanovic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 45 | FW | | Sekou Sylla | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |
| 6 | 24 | FW | | Dipok Roy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 6 | MF | | Kodai Iida | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 26 | MF | | Chandon Roy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 67 | MF | | Akhror Umarjonov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals (from the opponents) | Own goals (from the opponents) | Own goals (from the opponents) | Own goals (from the opponents) | Own goals (from the opponents) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 20 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
Source: Matches

### Assists

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | BPL | Federation Cup | Independence Cup | Total |
| 1 | 8 | MF | | Kodai Iida | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 20 | FW | | Sumon Reza | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 23 | DF | | Monir Alam | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 16 | FW | | Mohamed Munna | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 26 | MF | | Chandon Roy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 6 | MF | | Emon Mahmud Babu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 15 | DF | | Jintu Mia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 24 | FW | | Dipok Roy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 44 | DF | | Valeriy Stepanenko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 95 | MF | | Vojislav Balabanovic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 19 | FW | | Sarower Zaman Nipu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 67 | MF | | Akhror Umarjonov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 15 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
Source: Matches