Rupayan City Cumilla

Rupayan City Cumilla (Bengali: রুপায়ন সিটি কুমিল্লা) is a professional franchise field hockey team based in Cumilla, which competes in Hockey Champions Trophy Bangladesh. Founded in 2022, the team is owned by Rupayan Group. It's one of the six founding teams of the league. Kim Young Kyu serves as the teams head coach.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Rupayan City Cumilla
Short nameRCC
SportField Hockey
Founded2022
First season2022
LeagueHockey Champions Trophy
Based inComilla
Home groundMaulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium(10,000)
OwnerRupayan Group
Head coachSouth Korea Kim Young Kyu[1]
Main sponsorRupayan Group

History

Established in 2022 by the Rupayan Group, as one of the founding members of the Hockey Champions Trophy, the team announed that Kim Young Kyu, the former South Korea national team head coach from 2001 till 2004, would serve as their first foreign coach. While former Bangladesh national team captain, Mosiur Rahman Biplob was appointed as the assistant coach.[10][1]

During the player draft, Rupayan Group Cumilla snapped up national team players Sohanur Rahman Sabuj (icon player), Sarower Hossain and Puskar Khisa Mimo, while also attaining the services of Jasjit Singh Kular, who was part of the Indian team at the 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup.[11]

Roster

As of October 2022.[12]
No. Player Position Country Note
1 Shohanur Rahman Sobuj Bangladesh captain
2 Pradeep Mor India Overseas
3 Sarower Hossain Bangladesh
4 Puskar Khisa Mimo Bangladesh
5 Kim Sung Yeob South Korea Overseas
6 Mohamed Fathur Indonesia Overseas
7 Milon Hossain Bangladesh
8 Obaidul Hossain Joy Bangladesh
9 Ripon Kumar Mondo Bangladesh
10 Jasjit Singh Kular India Overseas
11 Shahidur Rahman Saju Bangladesh
12 Ukkohin Rakhain Bangladesh
13 Jahid Hossain Bangladesh
14 Belal Hossain Bangladesh
15 Shimul Islam Bangladesh
16 Tanvir Rahman Siam Bangladesh
17 Mehedi Hasan Limon Bangladesh
18 Darshan Gawkar India Overseas

Personnel

Current technical staff

As of 1 October 2022.
Position Name
Head Coach South Korea Kim Young Kyu
Assistant Coach Bangladesh Mosiur Rahman Biplob

Seasons

Year League Table Standing Final Standing
2022 2nd out of 6 3rd

References

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