Swadhinata KS

Swadhinata Krira Sangha (Bengali: স্বাধীনতা ক্রীড়া সংঘ) is a Bangladeshi association football club based in Dhaka.[1] They currently compete in the Bangladesh Championship League, the second tier of Bangladeshi football, following relegation from the 2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League.[2][3]

Swadhinata KS
স্বাধীনতা ক্রীড়া সংঘ
Full nameSwadhinata Krira Shangha
Founded2005 (2005)
GroundBSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium
Capacity25,000
OwnerRubayeet E Ferdous
General SecretarySyed Saifur Rahman Tulu
Head CoachMasud Alam Jahangir
LeagueBangladesh Championship League
2022–23BPL, 10th of 11 (Relegated)

History
Season League Performance Note
2018–19 BCL 11/11 Bottom-placed Swadhinata KS was relegated to First Division League from BCL.
2020–21 Champion BFF decided to keep Swadhinata KS in BCL, despite the club being relegated in the previous season with a bottom-ranked finish.[4] On 18 July 2021, Swadhinata clinched the 12-team second-tier league title after a goalless draw against Agrani Bank in their last match of the league and got their first-ever promotion in BPL.[5]
2021–22 BPL 12th of 12 (relegated)

Current squad

Swadhinata KS squad for 2021–22 season.

As of 25 November 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Bangladesh BAN Sarwar Jahan
2 DF Bangladesh BAN Sazal Islam Kolin
3 DF Bangladesh BAN Hasan Murad
4 DF Bangladesh BAN Humayun Kabir Khan
5 DF Iran IRN Siamak Kouroshi
6 MF Uzbekistan UZB Nodir Mavlonov
7 MF Bangladesh BAN Abu Bokor
8 FW Bangladesh BAN Shakil Hosen
9 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Nedo Turković
10 MF Poland POL Rafał Zaborowski
11 FW Bangladesh BAN Rasel Ahmed
12 MF Bangladesh BAN Joynal Abedin Dipu
13 DF Bangladesh BAN Rajon Howaladar
14 MF Bangladesh BAN Jamal Hossain
15 FW Bangladesh BAN Ekbal Hussain
16 MF Bangladesh BAN Mahmudul Hasan
17 FW Bangladesh BAN Emon Ali
18 MF Bangladesh BAN Salim Reza
19 FW Bangladesh BAN Bishal Das
20 FW Bangladesh BAN Jahedul Alam
21 FW Bangladesh BAN Samrat Ahmed
22 GK Bangladesh BAN Razu Ahmed
23 MF Bangladesh BAN Mohammad Monayem
24 MF Bangladesh BAN Ashiqur Rahman
28 DF Bangladesh BAN Ashik Ahmed
29 MF Bangladesh BAN Sabbir Hossen
30 GK Bangladesh BAN Nasrul Islam Hero
32 MF Bangladesh BAN Abir Hossain
44 MF Bangladesh BAN Samimul Haque
55 DF Bangladesh BAN Murshed Ali
70 FW Bangladesh BAN Naim Uddin
77 FW Bangladesh BAN Zillur Rahman
90 GK Bangladesh BAN Rayhan Ali

Team records

Head coaches' record
As of 15 April 2023
Coach From To P W D L GS GA %W
Bangladesh Masud Alam Jahangir February 2021 Present 62 21 13 28 72 81 033.87

P – Total of played matches W – Won matches D – Drawn matches L – Lost matches GS – Goals scored GA – Goals against
%W – Percentage of matches won

AFC club ranking
As of 11 June 2023[6]
RankingTeamPoints
692South Korea Hwaseong FC6.0
693Sri Lanka Saunders SC6.0
694Bangladesh Swadhinata KS6.0
695Macau CFB Macau FC6.0
696India Shillong Lajong FC6.0

World club ranking
As of 11 June 2023[7]
RankingTeamPoints
3760Somalia Sahafi FC5.60
3761Central African Republic Rèal Comboni FC5.60
3762Bangladesh Swadhinata KS5.60
3763Macau CFB Macau5.60
3764São Tomé and Príncipe União Desportiva Aeroporto, Picão e Belo Monte5.55

Honours

League

References
  1. "Swadhinata KS". BFF. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  2. "Swadhinata KS". scorebing.COM. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  3. "BCL begin from March 28". Dailysun.COM. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  4. "Swadhinata KS return to BCL Football". Dhaka Tribune. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  5. "Swadhinata KS promoted to BPL". New Age. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  6. "AFC club rankings". footballalphabet.com. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  7. "World club rankings". footballalphabet.com. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  8. "স্বাধীনতা ক্রীড়া সংঘ চ্যাম্পিয়ন (In Bengali)". Daily Jagonews. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  9. "Swadhinata KS Sr Div Champs". The Daily Star. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
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