East End Club (Bengali: ইস্ট এন্ড ক্লাব) is a Bangladeshi football club based in the Gendaria, Dhaka. It currently competes in the Dhaka Senior Division League, the third-tier of Bangladeshi football.
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Full name | East End Club | ||
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Short name | EEC | ||
Founded | 1933[1] | ||
Ground | Dhupkhola field, Gendaria[2] | ||
President | Md Hasan Askari | ||
Head Coach | Md Shahadat Hossain | ||
League | Dhaka Senior Division League | ||
2023–24 | Senior Division League 9th of 14 | ||
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History
editThe East End Welfare Association was established in 1886 in Gendaria, Dhaka. The association inaugurated its own sports club, the East End Club, in 1933.[1]The Dhaka Sporting Association's 42nd annual report for 1937–38 mentions the club's participation in the Dhaka Third Division Football League prior to the Partition of India.[3]
In 1952, the club won the Dhaka Second Division Football League under the captaincy of Abdul Hamid and entered the First Division Football League the following year.[4]
The club's most notable achievement following the Independence of Bangladesh was finishing as runners-up in the inaugural Independence Cup, where they lost to Mohammedan SC in the final.[5]
In 1975, the club pushed for a title charge, defeating the likes of Mohammedan and Brothers Union. However, they missed out on the league title due to alleged political influences affecting their form in the league's second-leg.[6] The club faced its initial relegation from the top-tier in 1986.[7]
Current squad
edit- As of 18 July 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Personnel
editCurrent technical staff
edit- As of 18 July 2024
Managerial statistics
edit- As of 27 July 2024
Head Coach | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W |
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Md Shahdat Hossain | 1 April 2024 | Present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Other departments
editVolleyball
editEast End Club volleyball team currently participates in the Dhaka First Division Volleyball League under the Bangladesh Volleyball Federation.[8] Prior to their relegation, they had participated in the Dhaka Premier Division Volleyball League.[9]
Cricket
editThe club's cricket team is now defunct and most recently participated in the Dhaka Second Division Cricket League in 2008.[10]
Honours
edit- Dhaka First Division League
- Champions (1): 1995
- Dhaka Second Division League
- Champions (2): 1952, 1967
Notable players
edit- The players below had senior international cap(s) for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed, represented their countries before or after playing for East End Club.
Asia
- Raju Kaji Shakya (1995–97)[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Dulal, Mahmud (2020). খেলার মাঠে মুক্তিযুদ্ধ (transl. Liberation war in the playground) (in Bengali). Bishhoshahitto Bhobon. ISBN 978-984-8218-31-0.
- ^ "ধূপখোলা মাঠে বাণিজ্যিক শিশুপার্ক হচ্ছে না, তবে মার্কেট হচ্ছে!" [Dhupkhola field is not a commercial children's park, but there is a market!]. Prothomalo (in Bengali). 16 November 2017. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024.
- ^ "ব্রাজিলিয়ানদেরও আগে বাঙালিরা!" [Bengalis before the Brazilians!]. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 23 May 2014. Archived from the original on 15 February 2024.
- ^ "হামিদ ভাই: বর্ণাঢ্য এক ক্রীড়াব্যক্তিত্ব" [Hamid Bhai: A brilliant sportsman]. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 4 August 2012. Archived from the original on 19 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "৪৪ বছর আগে প্রথম স্বাধীনতা কাপে মোহামেডানের চ্যাম্পিয়নের নায়ক সালাউদ্দিন" [Salahuddin was the hero of Mohammedan's triumph in the first Independence Cup 44 years ago]. Kiron's Sports Desk (in Bengali). 7 May 2016. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023.
- ^ Rehan, Rubel (7 April 2024). "ইস্ট এন্ডের 'অন্তিম দশা'" [East End's 'Final State']. Protidiner Bangladesh (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Bangladesh 1986". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "BPDB, BWDB seal easy wins in Premier Div Volleyball". Daily Sun. 9 November 2017. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Premier div volleyball results". Bdnews24.com. 15 April 2006. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Local Snippets". The Daily Star. 20 April 2008. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT Player – National Team & Club Appearances: Shakya, Raju Kaji". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
Further reading
edit- Dulal, Mahmud (2014). পাকিস্তান জাতীয় দল বাঙালি খেলোয়াড় (transl. Bengali players in the Pakistan national team) (in Bengali). Bishhoshahitto Bhobon.
- 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.