# Mohammedan SC (Dhaka)

Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited is a Bangladeshi professional football club based in Dhaka. Founded in 1936, it is one of the oldest and the most successful football club in the country, with a support base in all parts of the country. The club currently competes in the Bangladesh Premier League.
The football section of Mohammedan Sporting Club began soon after the club's establishment in 1936. In its early years, the team quickly established itself as one of the top clubs in the country. During the 1940s and 1950s, Mohammedan's football team enjoyed a golden era, winning numerous local championships and establishing a dominant presence in domestic football.
In the 1950s and 1960s, the club achieved significant success in national tournaments, including the First Division and various regional competitions, becoming a symbol of football excellence in Bangladesh. The club's passionate fanbase, known for their unwavering support, has played an essential role in Mohammedan’s success over the years.
Throughout the decades, Mohammedan Sporting Club has been one of the top contenders in the Bangladesh Premier League, regularly competing for titles and enjoying memorable victories. The team has also been a major force in the historic Dhaka Derby, the intense rivalry with Abahani Limited Dhaka, which remains one of the most anticipated football matches in the country.
Today, Mohammedan Sporting Club continues to be one of the most respected football clubs in Bangladesh, with a rich legacy and a strong competitive spirit.

## History

The club began in Hazaribagh. Members of the famed Nawab family of Dhaka wanted to establish a local club for the youth. As a result, Muslim Sports Club came into being in 1927. Nine years later, with Khwaja M. Ajmal as its president, it was renamed Mohammedan Sporting Club, after its more renowned predecessor the Kolkata Mohammedan.
Though it was established to create enthusiasm for sports amongst the local Muslim community, the club later broke the race, class and ethnic barrier and became a crowd favorite.
In the late 40s, MSC started to flourish with Mohammad Shahjahan at the helm. Shahjahan left Kolkata Mohammedan and came to Bangladesh after the partition. The 1950s was a time for Dhaka Wanderers. They were the top dog in the sporting arena. In 1956, some of their star players and senior officials joined MSC and started restructuring the club. The results were evident as MSC secured their first league title in 1957. The same year they won the Independence Cup, thus ensuring their domestic double. The trophies kept coming over the next two decades.
Before independence, Mohammedan also clinched the First Division title in the year of 1959, '61, '63, '66 and '69. It was not easy to find success against teams like Dhaka Wanderers and Victoria SC. Yet, Mohammedan did not yield to failure, they pursued their way. Mohammedan won the Aga Khan Gold Cup for the first time in 1959. They repeated the feat twice, in 1964 and 1968.
On 11 May 1972, Mohammedan played against Indian club Mohun Bagan under captaincy of Zakaria Pintoo, which was the first visit of a foreign team in independent Bangladesh. Dhaka Abahani adds a new dimension to domestic football in the post-independent era. And it begins a new rivalry involving Dhaka Abahani and Dhaka Mohammedan termed Dhaka Derby which took no time to spread the passion and madness throughout the country. Abahani won the league in 1974 and 1977 but the decade, however, belonged to Mohammedan as they got the better of their hardcore rival to win the league in 1975, 1976, 1978 and 1980.
They were unbeaten in the first division league from 8 September 1985 to 15 March 1990. They played 76 league games during those one thousand six hundred and fifty days winning 63 of them and drawing 13 times. They scored 160 and conceded 24 goals. The Black and Whites took the league title three times in a row from 1986 to 1988. The last time Mohammedan won the league was back in 2002 and with all these years gone, they are still the most number of league winners in Bangladesh- 19 times.
Mohammedan won the Federation Cup ten times, beating Abahani six times in the final. They won their last Federation Cup title back in 2009. Mohammedan also won the most expensive domestic football tournament of the country, Super Cup twice by taking the inaugural edition in 2009 and then the one in 2013. Their record attendance for a football game is nearly 45,000 which took place in 2009.
They had their touch on Independence Cup title three times in 1972, 1991 and 2014 with the latest triumph being their last title in any domestic competition thus far.
Dhaka Mohammedan was the most dominating force in continental competitions among Bangladeshi clubs as well. They made it to the Asian Club Championship (the then Asian Champions League) semi-final round in 1988 thus becoming the first-ever Bangladeshi club to do so. They participated in this tournament a record six times making it to the finals thrice, a record yet to be matched by any South Asian club.

## Rivalries
### Dhaka Derby

The Dhaka Derby is a football rivalry between Abahani and Dhaka Mohammedan, although the rivalry was bigger in the past. Dhaka Mohammedan and Dhaka Abahani first met each other during 1973 First Division League. Before Abahani's arrival, Mohammedan were the most dominant force in the country, and overthrew their previous rivals Dhaka Wanderers Club, by becoming the team with most league titles won.

## Crest and colours

* Club crest, with Bengali alphabet

## Stadium

From the 2019–2020 season the club started playing their matches at the 18,000 capacity Shaheed Dhirendranath Stadium. On 7 March 2020, Mohammedan Sporting Club hogging the spotlight with a 1–0 win over defending champions Bashundhara Kings in their home debut.
Currently the club is using Mymensingh Stadium as its home venue.

## Shirt sponsors

| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| 2005 | None | Tibet |
| 2008 | None | Fresh Cement |
| 2009–10 | None | NTV |
| 2011–17 | None | Orion Group |
| 2018–19 | Cosco | K–Sports |
| 2020–2021 | Cosco | Orion Group |
| 2022 | Sports Apparel Design | Fresh Drinking Water |
| 2022–2023 | Sports Apparel Design | Max Group |
| 2023–2024 | Wings Sportswear | Max Group |
| 2024–2025 | Wings Sportswear | Max Group |

## Current squad

    As of 22 August 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | BAN | Sujon Hossain |
| 2 | DF | BAN | Sazal Hasan Kalin |
| 3 | DF | BFA | Mounzir Coulidiati |
| 4 | DF | BAN | Mehedi Hasan Mithu |
| 5 | DF | NGA | Emmanuel Tony Agbaji |
| 6 | DF | BAN | Jahid Hasan Shanto |
| 7 | MF | BAN | Minhajul Abedin Ballu |
| 8 | MF | BAN | Sanowar Hossain Lal |
| 10 | FW | MLI | Souleymane Diabate (Captain) |
| 11 | FW | BAN | Arif Hossain |
| 12 | FW | BAN | Jewel Rana |
| 14 | MF | GHA | Ernest Boateng |
| 15 | MF | BAN | Alamgir Kabir Rana |
| 16 | MF | BAN | Md Jewel |
| 17 | MF | UZB | Muzaffar Muzaffarov |
| 18 | FW | BAN | Sourav Dewan |
| 19 | FW | BAN | Emtiyaz Raihan |
| 20 | MF | BAN | Moinul Islam Moin |
| 21 | MF | BAN | Omar Faruk Babu |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | GK | BAN | Shakib Al Hasan |
| 23 | MF | BAN | Md Rakibul Islam |
| 24 | MF | BAN | Ashraful Haque Asif |
| 25 | DF | BAN | Apu Ahmed |
| 26 | DF | BAN | Azizul Haque Ananto |
| 27 | DF | BAN | Joynal Abedin Dipu |
| 28 | DF | BAN | Hafizur Rahman Babu |
| 29 | DF | BAN | Shakil Ahad Topu |
| 30 | GK | BAN | Md Alamgir Hossen |
| 31 | DF | BAN | Mahbub Alam |
| 32 | DF | BAN | Rajib Hossain |
| 33 | GK | BAN | Md Ismail Hossain Mahin |
| 37 | FW | NGA | Sunday Emmanuel |
| 38 | MF | BAN | Raju Ahmed Zisan |
| 39 | MF | BAN | Rahim Uddin |
| 40 | GK | BAN | Maksudur Rahman Mostak |
| 44 | GK | BAN | Md Ibrahim Hossain |
| 55 | DF | BAN | Riyadul Hasan Rafi |

## Personnel
### Current technical staff

    As of 29 November 2024
| Role | Name |
| Head coach | Alfaz Ahmed |
| Assistant coach | Abdul Kayum Sentu |
| Goalkeeping coach | Sayeed Hassan Kanan |
| Team Manager | Imtiaz Ahmed Nakib |
| Assistant manager | Sayed Mohammad Abdul Kabbar Siddique |
| Physiotherapist | Md Nurul Islam |
| Masseur | Md Ubadullah |
| Masseur | Md Arman Hosen |

### Board of directors

    As of March 2023.
| Role | Name |
| President | Md Abdul Mubeen |
| Director in charge | Kazi Firoz Rashid |
| Chairman | Ghulam Mohammed Alamgir |
| Head of Technical Committee | Imtiaz Sultan Johnny |
| Technical Committee | Hasanuzzaman Khan Bablu |
| Technical Committee | Rumman Bin Wali Sabbir |
| Technical Committee | Elias Hossain |
| Technical Committee | Jasimuddin Ahmed Joshi |
| Technical Committee | Fazlur Rahman Babul |

## Coaching records
### Managerial history

* Ashraf Chowdhury (1975–1977)
* Ashraf Chowdhury (1978–1979)
* Golam Sarwar Tipu (1980–1984)
* Enayetur Rahman (1985)
* Ali Imam (1986)
* Pratap Shankar Hazra (1987)
* Nasser Hejazi (1987–1992)
* Mohammed Kaikobad (1992)
* Golam Sarwar Tipu (1993–1994)
* Abu Yusuf (1995)
* Kadiri Ikhana (1995)
* Abu Yusuf (1995, interim)
* Kang Man-young (1996, interim)
* Samir Shaker (1997–1998)
* Abul Hossain (1998, interim)
* Hasanuzzaman Bablu (1999–2000)
* Pakir Ali (2001)
* Abul Hossain (2001–2004)
* Kang Man-young (2004–2005)
* Saiful Bari Titu and Mohammed Ponir (2005, interim)
* Jasimuddin Ahmed Joshi (2005)
* Shafiqul Islam Manik (2005–2008)
* Maruful Haque (2008–2010)
* Mohammed Ponir (2010, interim)
* Shafiqul Islam Manik (2010–2011)
* Emeka Ezeugo (2011–2012)
* Saiful Bari Titu (2012–2013)
* Rui Capela (2013–2014)
* Alfaz Ahmed (2014, interim)
* Mohammed Jewel Rana (2014, interim)
* Jasimuddin Ahmed Joshi (2014–2016)
* Mizanur Rahman Dawn (2016, interim)
* Abdul Qaium Sentu (2017)
* Syed Nayeemuddin (2017)
* Rashed Ahmed Pappu (2017–2018)
* Christopher Evans (2018–2019)
* Ali Asgar Nasir (2019, interim)
* Shahidul Islam Jewel (2019, interim)
* Sean Lane (2019–2022)
* Shafiqul Islam Manik (2022–2023)
* Alfaz Ahmed (2023–present)

### Managerial statistics

    As of 21 February 2025
| Head coach | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W |
| Maruful Haque | July 2008 | 13 May 2010 | 61 | 48 | 11 | 2 | 150 | 33 | 078.69 |
| Rui Capela | 31 December 2013 | July 2014 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 044.83 |
| Alfaz Ahmed^ | May 2014 | May 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Mohammed Jewel Rana^ | May 2014 | June 2014 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 100.00 |
| Jasimuddin Ahmed Joshi | 24 November 2014 | 7 October 2016 | 44 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 73 | 52 | 038.64 |
| Mizanur Rahman Dawn^ | 14 October 2016 | 29 December 2016 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 023.08 |
| Abdul Qaium Sentu | 10 January 2017 | 24 February 2017 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 033.33 |
| Syed Nayeemuddin | 9 May 2017 | 31 October 2017 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 042.86 |
| Rashed Ahmed Pappu^ | November 2017 | February 2018 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 030.77 |
| Christopher Evans | 19 September 2018 | 3 January 2019 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 016.67 |
| Ali Asgar Nasir^ | 3 January 2019 | 16 February 2019 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 020.00 |
| Shahidul Islam Jewel^ | 18 February 2019 | 4 March 2019 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 000.00 |
| Sean Lane | 4 April 2019 | 28 May 2022 | 75 | 32 | 23 | 20 | 112 | 89 | 042.67 |
| Shafiqul Islam Manik | 5 June 2022 | 24 February 2023 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 29 | 041.67 |
| Alfaz Ahmed | 25 February 2023 | Present | 57 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 124 | 54 | 061.40 |
^– Interim P – Total of played matches W – Won matches D – Drawn matches L – Lost matches GS – Goal scored GA – Goals against %W – Percentage of matches won

## Season by season record
### Professional league (2007–present)

Record as Bangladesh Premier League member :
| Season | Division | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | Federation Cup | Independence Cup | Asian club competition | Asian club competition | Top league scorer(s) | Top league scorer(s) |
| Season | Division | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Position | Federation Cup | Independence Cup | Asian club competition | Asian club competition | Player | Goals |
| 2007 | B.League | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 13 | 40 | Runners-up | — | — | — | — | Paul Nwakuchu | 14 |
| 2008/09 | B.League | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 12 | 44 | Runners-up | Champions | — | — | — | Alamu Bukola Olaken | 18 |
| 2009/10 | B.League | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 63 | 12 | 62 | Runners-up | Champions | — | — | — | Zahid Hasan Ameli | 19 |
| 2010/11 | BPL | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 6th | Group Stage | Semi-finals | — | — | Sunday Chizoba | 12 |
| 2012 | BPL | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 34 | 3rd | Group Stage | — | — | — | Bazden Wilcox | 7 |
| 2012/13 | BPL | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 5th | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | — | — | Osei Morrison | 12 |
| 2013/14 | BPL | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 25 | 45 | 4th | Quarter-finals | Champions | — | — | Wahed Ahmed | 15 |
| 2014/15 | BPL | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 17 | 38 | 3rd | Semi-finals | — | — | — | Ismael Bangoura | 17 |
| 2016 | BPL | 22 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 20 | 10th | Group Stage | Group Stage | — | — | Tawhidul Alam Sabuz | 8 |
| 2017/18 | BPL | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 32 | 5th | Quarter-finals | Group Stage | — | — | Nkwocha Kingsley Chigozie | 13 |
| 2018/19 | BPL | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 40 | 25 | 9th | Group Stage | Group Stage | — | — | Souleymane Diabate | 8 |
| 2019/20 | BPL | Abandoned | Abandoned | Abandoned | Abandoned | Abandoned | Abandoned | Abandoned | Abandoned | Semi-finals | — | — | — | Ugochukwu Obi Moneke | 3 |
| 2020/21 | BPL | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 25 | 43 | 6th | Quarter-finals | — | — | — | Souleymane Diabate | 13 |
| 2021/22 | BPL | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 39 | 26 | 33 | 5th | Semi-finals | Group Stage | — | — | Souleymane Diabate | 21 |
| 2022/23 | BPL | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 21 | 32 | 4th | Champion | Quarter-finals | — | — | Souleymane Diabate | 16 |
| 2023/24 | BPL | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 40 | 17 | 35 | Runners-up | Runners-up | Runners-up | — | — | Souleymane Diabate | 17 |
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |

## Club rankings
### AFC club ranking

    As of 11 June 2023
| Ranking | Team | Points |
| 324 | Meizhou Hakka FC | 59.0 |
| 325 | Club Eagles | 59.0 |
| 326 | Mohammedan SC Dhaka | 59.0 |
| 327 | Nongbua Pitchaya FC | 58.0 |
| 328 | Song Lam Nghe An FC | 58.0 |

### World club ranking

    As of 11 June 2023
| Ranking | Team | Points |
| 1843 | Meizhou Hakka F.C. | 58.80 |
| 1844 | Club Eagles | 58.77 |
| 1845 | Mohammedan SC Dhaka | 58.74 |
| 1846 | Dynamos FC | 58.62 |
| 1846 | Nongbua Pitchaya F.C. | 58.49 |

## Honours
### League

* Dhaka First Division/Premier Division League
** Winners (19): 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988–89, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2002
* National League
** Winners (2): 2001–02, 2005–06

### Cup

* Federation Cup
** Winners (11): 1980*, 1981, 1982*, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1995, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2022–23
* Independence Cup
** Winners (3): 1972, 1991, 2014
* Super Cup
** Winners (2): 2009, 2013
* Ma-O-Moni Gold Cup
** Winners (1): 1990
* DMFA Cup
** Winners (3): 1984*, 1993, 1995
* Independence Day Cup
** Winners (6): 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1965 1966*
* All Pakistan Mohammad Ali Bogra Shield
** Winners (1): 1966
** Runners-up (1): 1968

### Invitational

* Aga Khan Gold Cup
** Winners (3): 1959, 1964*, 1968
* All Airlines Gold Cup
** Winners (1): 1999
* Ashis-Jabbar Shield Tournament
** Winners (1): 1982
* Bordoloi Trophy
** Runners-up (1): 1989
* J.C. Guha Memorial Trophy
** Runners-up (1): 1988
* IFA Shield
** Runners-up (1): 1995

## Performance in AFC competitions

    Asian Club Championship/AFC Champions League: 6 appearances
* 1987 : Qualifying Round
* 1988–89 : Semi Final League
* 1989–90 : Qualifying Round
* 1990–91 : Quarter-finals
* 1991 : Group Stage
* 1997–98 : First Round
    Asian Cup Winners' Cup: 4 appearances
* 1990–91 : Second Round
* 1992–93 : Intermediate Round
* 1993–94 : Second Round
* 1996–97 : Second Round
    AFC Cup: 1 appearance
* 2006 : Group Stage

## Notable players

* The players below had senior international cap(s) for their respective countries. Players listed represented their countries before or after playing for Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka).
Asia
* Sheikh Shaheb Ali (1936–38)
* Ashraf Chowdhury (1950; 1956–63)
* Amir Jang Ghaznavi (1956–63)
* Kabir Ahmed (1956–58; 1960–66)
* Mari Chowdhury (1957–58; 1961–62)
* Nabi Chowdhury (1958)
* Debinash Sangma (1958–59; 1961–65; 1968–69)
* Abid Ghazi (1959–66)
* Abdul Jabbar (1960s)
* Zahirul Haque (1960–76)
* Turab Ali (1961–68)
* Ghulam Abbas Baloch (1961)
* Abdul Ghafoor (1961; 1965–68)
* Balai Dey (1962; 1963–64)
* Qayyum Changezi (1963)
* Abdullah Rahi (1964–70)
* Moosa Ghazi (1964–67)
* Khandoker Mohammad Nurunnabi (1965–70)
* Qadir Bakhsh (1967)
* Hafizuddin Ahmed (1967–78)
* Golam Sarwar Tipu (1968–72; 1975–79)
* Ali Nawaz Baloch (1969)
* Ayub Dar (1970)
* Mohammed Rahmatullah (1963–64)
* Khare Basnet (1980)
* Ganesh Thapa (1981–82; 1985–86)
* Nasser Hejazi (1987)
* Morteza Yekkeh (1987)
* Bijan Taheri (1988–89)
* Reza Naalchegar (1987–89)
* Ronnachai Sayomchai (1988)
* Azamat Abduraimov (1991–92)
* Wangay Dorji (2000)
Africa
* Emeka Ezeugo (1987–89)
* Ousmane Berthé (2019–20)
* Yassan Ouatching (2021)
* Sunday Emmanuel (2023–present)