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| Full name | Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra | ||
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| Founded | 1995 | ||
| Ground | Bashundhara Kings Arena | ||
| Capacity | 14,000[1] | ||
| President | Sayem Sobhan Anvir | ||
| Head coach | Jugoslav Trenchovski | ||
| League | Bangladesh Premier League | ||
| 2023–24 | BPL, 6th of 10 | ||
| Website | https://www.sheikhrussel.club/ | ||
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Sheikh Russel KC (Bengali: শেখ রাসেল ক্রীড়া চক্র) is a professional football club based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[2] Founded in 1995, the club currently competes in the Bangladesh Premier League. They won Federation Cup in 2012, which is club's first major title. The club also won their maiden Bangladesh Premier League title in the season 2012–13. Sayem Sobhan Anvir, managing director of Bashundhara Group, is the chairman of Sheikh Russel KC.[3] The club was based at the Sylhet District Stadium until 2021 when they moved to their present home venue, the Bashundhara Kings Arena.[4]
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- ^ "Grand reception for Sheikh Russel KC". Bashundhara Group. 18 August 2015. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Venue". Sheikh Russel KC. 2021.