Bashundhara Kings' bid to progress to the knockout stage of newly introduced AFC Challenge League was dashed when the five-time Bangladesh Premier League Champions suffered a humiliating 4-0 defeat to India’s East Bengal FC in their second match in Bhutan on Tuesday.
Five-time Bangladesh Premier League champions Bashundhara Kings have flown to Thimphu, Bhutan on Monday for the AFC Challenge League, the new third-tier club competition of Asia, after having participated in the now-defunct AFC Cup in three previous editions.
It was also reported that Robson is all set to sign with East Bengal FC -- Kings' opponent of in the Challenge League
Spanish football manager Oscar Bruzon, renowned for leading Bangladeshi outfit Bashundhara Kings to five consecutive league titles, has been appointed as the head coach of East Bengal FC, the club announced on Tuesday.
Five-time Bangladesh Premier League champions Bashundhara Kings have roped in Romanian coach Valeriu Tita for the upcoming season, hoping to produce good results on both the domestic and international stages.
The Spaniard was successful in the domestic circuit, winning a total of 11 trophies since the Kings started their journey in the professional football league in the 2018-19 season.
Mohammedan Sporting Club finished the season as runners-up in the Bangladesh Premier League for the first time in 14 years after finishing runners-up in two club competitions. Alfaz Ahmed, the man behind the resurgence of the Motijheel outfit, spoke with The Daily Star's Anisur Rahman about the process of rebuilding Mohammedan and many other aspects.
Mohammedan Sporting Club finished runners-up in the Bangladesh Premier League with a 2-1 win against Abahani as the domestic football season came to an end on Wednesday.
Jahid first-ever goal in top flight became a memorable one.
Favourites Bashundhara Kings will look to add a new feather to their burgeoning cap when they take on defending champions Mohammedan in the final of the Federation Cup at the Rafique Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium in Mymensingh today.
Bangladesh Premier League football champions Bashundhara Kings will take on Mohammedan in the final of the Federation Cup in Mymensingh today, while in Dublin, German champions Bayer Leverkusen will face Atalanta in the grand finale of the UEFA Europa League.
Bashundhara Kings played their last match of the season at their home venue and celebrated their fifth Bangladesh Premier League title on the trot with the trophy following a 2-2 draw against Bangladesh Police FC at the Bashundhara Kings Arena on Saturday.
Kings are now aiming to win a treble -- a feat only achieved by Sheikh Russell in the 2012-13 season.
As Bashundhara Kings celebrated their historic fifth consecutive top-tier league title on Saturday, their closes rivals Mohammedan and Abahani – two of the most illustrious football clubs of the country – were left to rue the disparaging financial stability between the champions and the rest of the teams in the Bangladesh Premier League.
Bashundhara Kings set a unique landmark in Bangladesh's domestic football on Saturday, winning the top-tier football league for a fifth consecutive time.
After referee Symoon Hasan Sunny blew the final whistle following Bashundhara Kings’ 2-1 win against Mohammedan in Mymensingh yesterday, ensuring the Kings’ historic fifth consecutive title of the Bangladesh Premier League, two-goal hero Dorielton Gomes sunk to his knees before laying on the ground, thanking the heavens for what they had just achieved.
Bashundhara Kings today created a piece of history in Bangladesh’s domestic football by winning a fifth-consecutive Bangladesh Premier League title with a 2-1 win against title-rivals Mohammedan Sporting Club at the Rafique Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium in Mymensingh.
Kings' imminent milestone will be unprecedented in the history of Bangladesh football.
Bashundhara Kings moved ever so closer to a fifth consecutive Bangladesh Premier League title with a thrilling 2-1 win against Abahani at the Bashundhara Kings Arena on Saturday.