Dilkusha SC

Dilkusha Sporting Club (Bengali: দিলকুশা স্পোর্টিং ক্লাব), also referred as Dilkusha SC, is an association football club based in the Dilkusha area of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1] The club currently competes in the Dhaka Second Division League, the fourth-tier of Bangladeshi Football.

Dilkusha SC
দিলকুশা স্পোর্টিং ক্লাব
Full nameDilkusha Sporting Club
Founded1964 (1964)
PresidentSyed Riazul Karim
Head CoachRinku Chakma
LeagueDhaka Second Division League
2022–23TBD

History

Dilkusha Sporting Club was founded in 1964, by an organiser who left Mohammedan Sporting Club. In 1968, a young Kazi Salahuddin scored 14 goals in the Dhaka Second Division League to confirm the club's place at the 1969 edition of the Dhaka League, which was the country's top-tier at the time.[2]

In 1974, the club achieved their highest position in the top-tier as runners-up behind Abahani Krira Chakra. However, there was controversy surrounding the champions, as in the last match of the league Dilkusha faced Abahani's arch-rivals Mohammedan, who planned to lose willingly to deny Abahani the championship. Mohammedan needed to lose by a four-goal margin to hand Dilkusha the trophy, and they were succeeding in their goal. But one of their foreign recruits, not knowing Mohammedan's intentions, scored a long-ranger. Nonetheless, Dilkusha still went on to win the match 5–1. The result meant that Dilkusha were still champions, but FIFA rules were not followed as instead of using goal difference to differentiate positions, the league used average goal scored, thus denying Dilkusha their first league trophy.[3]

Throughout the seventies, the club produced many talented players such as, Golam Shahid Neelu who was the 1974 Dhaka League top scorer with 16 goals, while Bangladesh's leading goalscorer Ashrafuddin Ahmed Chunnu also represented the club in 1973, before moving to Rahmatganj MFS.[4]

In September 2019, Dilkusha were one of the clubs from the Motijheel area of Dhaka, who were found guilty of having an illegal casino inside of their clubhouse.[1]

Honours

References
  1. "Casino busted at Arambagh, Dilkusha clubs". banglanews24.com. September 22, 2019. Archived from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  2. "কাজী সালাউদ্দিন: বাংলাদেশের প্রথম সুপারস্টার". উৎপল শুভ্র :: Utp al Shuvro. Archived from the original on 2022-08-15. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  3. "Dilkusha Sporting Club: Never very good". The Business Standard. October 1, 2019. Archived from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  4. Reporter, Senior. "সালাউদ্দিন-চুন্নুর 'আতুরঘড়' দিলকুশার নতুন চ্যালেঞ্জ". dhakapost.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-18. Retrieved 2022-12-22.

Further reading
  • Mahmud, Dulal (2020). খেলার মাঠে মুক্তিযুদ্ধ (transl. Liberation war in the playground) (in Bengali). Bishhoshahitto Bhobon. ISBN 978-984-8218-31-0.
  • Alam, Masud (2017). ফুটবলের গল্প ফুটবলারদের গল্প (transl. The story of football the story of footballers) (in Bengali). Bishhoshahitto Bhobon. ISBN 9789849134688.
  • Mahmud, Noman (2018). ফুটবল পায়ে মুক্তির যুদ্ধ (transl. Liberation war fought by football) (in Bengali). Agamee Prakashani. ISBN 978-984-8218-31-0.
  • "Kazi Salahuddin: Bangladesh football's first superstar". fifa.com. 31 March 2023. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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