2023–24 Brothers Union season

Brothers Union
2023–24 season
President	Mohiuddin Ahmed Mohi
Head coach	Faisal Mahmud; (until 30 December 2023); Omar Sisse; (until 31 January 2024); Ali Asgar Nasir; (until 8 February 2024)); Azmol Hossain Biddyut; (from 9 February 2024)
Stadium	Muktijuddho Sriti Stadium
Bangladesh Premier League	TBD
Federation Cup	Group stage
Independence Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Md Rabby Hossen Rahul (5 goals); All: Md Rabby Hossen Rahul (5 goals)
Biggest win	None
Biggest defeat	0–6 v Abahani Limited Dhaka; (Neutral); 16 January 2023; (Federation Cup)
	2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season is Brothers Union's 14th season in the Bangladesh Premier League and its 1st since suffering relegation in 2020–21. It is also their 41st overall season in the top flight of Bangladeshi football, since debuting in 1975. In addition to domestic league, the club is participating Federation Cup, Independence Cup. The season covers the period from 1 August 2023 until July 2024.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

Current squad[edit]

As of 12 November 2023

No.	Player	Position(s)	Date Of Birth	Year Signed	Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1	Md Mohiuddin Ranu	GK	(2001-05-11) 11 May 2001 (age 23)	2018
13	Sobuj Das Raghu	GK	(1991-05-12) 12 May 1991 (age 33)	2023	Sheikh Russel KC
22	Mithun Khalifa	GK		2022	Gopalganj SC
35	Mojnu Miah	GK	(1997-05-25) 25 May 1997 (age 26)	2023	Muktijodda Sangsad
Defenders
2	Md Munno Mia	RB/CB	(1996-12-31) 31 December 1996 (age 27)	2022	AFC Uttara
3	Md Golam Rabby	RB/DM/RW	(2005-06-05) 5 June 2005 (age 18)	2023	Muktijodda Sangsad
4	Essa Jallow	CB	(2000-08-14) 14 August 2000 (age 23)	2023	Real de Banjul FC
5	Monir Hossain	RB/CB	(1999-12-12) 12 December 1999 (age 24)	2023	Sheikh Russel KC
12	Md Sabbir Hossain	RB		2022	AFC Uttara
25	Khalekurzaman Sabuj	LB	(1995-12-22) 22 December 1995 (age 28)	2023	Sheikh Russel KC
26	Md Ibrahim Khalil	CB/DM		2022	Agrani Bank Ltd. SC
Midfielders
6	Fazlay Rabbi	DM	(1996-05-16) 16 May 1996 (age 28)	2023	Muktijodda Sangsad
8	Otabek Valizhonov	AM/RW/LW	(1989-04-08) 8 April 1989 (age 35)	2023	Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi
8	Mostafa Kahraba	AM	(1987-11-10) 10 November 1987 (age 36)	2023	Chittagong Abahani
16	Mohsin Ahmed	CM/AM		2023	Gopalganj SC
17	Md Elias	CM/AM		2023	NoFeL SC
21	Md Jewel Mollik	DM		2022	Wari Club
23	Shaharier Bappy	RM	(1999-11-24) 24 November 1999 (age 24)	2023	AFC Uttara
28	Md Shoybur Rahman	CM		2023
30	Md Foysal	AM		2022	Saif SC Jr.
50	Md Rabbi Hossain	AM		2023
63	Bunyod Shodiev	DM	(1997-06-07) 7 June 1997 (age 26)	2023	Rahmatganj MFS
Forwards
10	Hossain Mohammad Arian	RW		2022	Bashundhara Kings Youth
14	Bishal Das	CF/LW	(1994-02-13) 13 February 1994 (age 30)	2023	Muktijoddha Sangsad
15	Mahbubur Rahman Sufil	CF	(1999-09-10) 10 September 1999 (age 24)	2023	Mohammedan SC
20	Rubel Miya	RW/CF	(1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 29)	2023	Muktijoddha Sangsad
32	Md Sohag Hossain	CF/AM		2022	Fakirerpool YMC
Players on loan
7	Akmol Hossain Noyon	DM		2022	Bashundhara Kings
9	Mirajul Islam	CF	(2006-10-01) 1 October 2006 (age 17)	2023	BFF Elite Academy
18	Md Rubel Shaikh	RWB/RB/RW	(2006-06-10) 10 June 2006 (age 17)	2023	BFF Elite Academy
19	Sirajul Islam Rana	LB/DM	(2006-11-21) 21 November 2006 (age 17)	2023	BFF Elite Academy
24	Md Imran Khan	CB	(2006-02-12) 12 February 2006 (age 18)	2023	BFF Elite Academy
27	Md Azizul Hoque Ananto	LB	(2005-07-19) 19 July 2005 (age 18)	2023	BFF Elite Academy
29	Md Insan Hossain	RW		2023	Bashundhara Kings
31	Sree Sumon Soren	RW	(2007-06-11) 11 June 2007 (age 16)	2023	BFF Elite Academy
33	Md Rabby Hossen Rahul	LW/RW	(2006-12-30) 30 December 2006 (age 17)	2023	Bashundhara Kings

Transfer[edit]

In[edit]

No.	Pos	Player	Previous club	Fee	Date
15	FW	Mahbubur Rahman Sufil	Mohammedan SC	Free	1 October 2023
6	MF	Fazlay Rabbi	Muktijoddha Sangsad	Free	1 October 2023
20	FW	Rubel Miya	Muktijoddha Sangsad	Free	1 October 2023
35	GK	Mojnu Miah	Muktijoddha Sangsad	Free	1 October 2023
3	DF	Md Golam Rabby	Muktijoddha Sangsad	Free	1 October 2023
25	DF	Khalekurzaman Sabuj	Sheikh Russel KC	Free	1 October 2023
5	DF	Monir Hossain	Sheikh Russel KC	Free	1 October 2023
16	MF	Mohsin Ahmed	Gopalganj SC	Free	1 October 2023
13	GK	Sobuj Das Raghu	Sheikh Russel KC	Free	1 October 2023
23	MF	Shaharier Bappy	AFC Uttara	Free	1 October 2023
63	MF	Bunyod Shodiev	Rahmatganj MFS	Free	1 October 2023
10	MF	Mostafa Kahraba	Chittagong Abahani	Free	1 October 2023
8	MF	Otabek Valizhonov	Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi	Free	1 October 2023
14	FW	Bishal Das	Free Agent	Free	1 October 2023

Loans in[edit]

No.	Pos	Player	From	Fee	Date	On loan until	Source
24	DF	Md Imran Khan	BFF Elite Academy	Tk 4 lakh	26 August 2023	23 July 2024	^[10]
27	DF	Azizul Haque Anonto	BFF Elite Academy	Tk 10 lakh	26 August 2023	23 July 2024	^[10]
31	FW	Sree Sumon Soren	BFF Elite Academy	Tk 4 lakh	26 August 2023	23 July 2024	^[10]
19	DF	Sirajul Islam Rana	BFF Elite Academy	Tk 4 lakh	26 August 2023	23 July 2024	^[10]
9	FW	Mirajul Islam	BFF Elite Academy	Tk 6.5 lakh	26 August 2023	23 July 2024	^[10]
18	DF	Md Rubel Shaikh	BFF Elite Academy	Tk 4 lakh	26 August 2023	23 July 2024	^[10]
33	FW	Md Rabby Hossen Rahul	Bashundhara Kings	Free	1 October 2023	23 July 2024	^[11]
7	FW	Akmol Hossain Noyon	Bashundhara Kings	Free	1 October 2023	23 July 2024	^[12]

Out[edit]

No.	Pos	Player	Moved to	Fee	Date
9	FW	Md Jakir Hossain Ziku	Free Agent	Released	1 May 2023
10	MF	Md Sayedul Morsalin	Free Agent	Released	1 May 2023
7	DF	Krishno Mali	Free Agent	Released	1 May 2023
40	FW	Afroz Ali	Free Agent	Released	1 May 2023
39	DF	Md Moshrur Rahman	Free Agent	Released	1 May 2023
33	FW	Mohon Akondo	Free Agent	Released	1 May 2023
22	GK	Jafor Sardar	Free Agent	Released	1 May 2023
23	DF	Rubel Mia	Free Agent	Released	1 May 2023
26	MF	Md Ripon Hossain	Free Agent	Released	1 May 2023
37	FW	Md Prince	Free Agent	Released	1 May 2023
8	MF	Md Saiful Islam	Free Agent	Released	1 May 2023
18	MF	Md Shoriful Islam	Free Agent	Released	1 May 2023
6	MF	Md Saddam Hossain	Free Agent	Released	1 May 2023
19	FW	Imran Hossain	Free Agent	Released	1 May 2023

Competitions[edit]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Overall[edit]

Competition	First match	Last match	Final Position
BPL	23 December 2023	TBD
Federation Cup	25 December 2023	13 February 2023	Group stage
Independence Cup	27 October 2023	30 October 2023	Group stage

Overview[edit]

Competition	Record
Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
BPL	9	0	3	6	13	29	−16	000.00
Federation Cup	3	0	0	3	1	11	−10	000.00
Independence Cup	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	000.00
Total	14	0	3	11	14	46	−32	000.00

Last updated: 24 February 2024
Source: Soccerway

Premier League[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Chittagong Abahani	16	4	7	5	20	24	−4	19
7	Sheikh Jamal DC	16	4	5	7	13	19	−6	17
8	Sheikh Russel KC	16	3	7	6	17	20	−3	16
9	Rahmatganj MFS	17	1	10	6	17	26	−9	13
10	Brothers Union (R)	16	1	4	11	19	61	−42	7	Relegation to Championship League

Updated to match(es) played on 24 May 2024. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results by round[edit]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Ground	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	L	D	L	D	L	L	L
Position	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2024. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
9	0	3	6	13	29	−16	3	0	0	4	4	14	−10	0	3	2	9	15	−6

Last updated: 24 February 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Matches[edit]

22 December 2023 (2023-12-22) 1	Bashundhara Kings	5–2	Brothers Union	Dhaka
16:30 BST (UTC+6)	Rakib 8' Dorielton 51' 58', 61' Gafurov 79' Robinho 89' Ibrahim 90+4'	Report	Khalil 66' Rahul 69' Otabek 90+2'	Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena Referee: Bituraj Barua

29 December 2023 (2023-12-29) 2	Brothers Union	2–2	Rahmatganj MFS	Munshigonj
14:30 BST (UTC+6)	Otabek 18' (pen.) Insan 31' Sufil 67' Kahraba 72'	Report	Boateng 25' 34' Juel 89'	Stadium: Shaheed Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium Referee: Golam Mourshed Chowdhury Nayan

12 January 2024 (2024-01-12) 3	Brothers Union	1–5	Mohammedan SC	Rajshahi
14:45 BST (UTC+6)	Shoybur 14' Otabek 22' Noyon 78'	Report	Minhajul 10' Diabate 28' (pen.), 68' Jafar 45+5' Muzaffarov 49' Sunday 60', 66' Kamrul 90'	Stadium: Muktijuddho Sriti Stadium Referee: Jasim Akhter

20 January 2023 (2023-01-20) 4	Chittagong Abahani	2–2	Brothers Union	Munshigonj
14:45 BST (UTC+6)	Faysal 15' Jahedul 45' Rabby 80' Nasir 81'	Report	Sufil 12', 53' Shodiev 45' Kahraba 67'	Stadium: Shaheed Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium Referee: Bituraj Barua

26 January 2023 (2023-01-26) 5	Brothers Union	0–2	Sheikh Jamal DC	Rajshahi
14:45 BST (UTC+6)	Shoybur 38' Otabek 39' Noyon 67' Ranu 89'	Report	Shaeid 20' Barua 28' Sazzad 73', 90+3' Fahim 90+5'	Stadium: Muktijuddho Sriti Stadium Referee: MZF Nahid

3 February 2023 (2023-02-03) 6	Fortis FC	2–2	Brothers Union	Rajshahi
15:00 BST (UTC+6)	Babou 41' (pen.) Roman 53' Valeriy 78'	Report	Rahul 8' Monir 52' Otabek 63' Sufil 69'	Stadium: Muktijuddho Sriti Stadium Referee: Bhubon Mohon Tarafder

9 February 2023 (2023-02-09) 7	Brothers Union	2–3	Abahani Limited Dhaka	Rajshahi
:1500 BST (UTC+6)	Ranu 45' Insan 59' Rahul 90+3' Otabek 64' 90+5'	Report	Fernandes 7' Brandão 36' Cornelius 48' Papon 90+4'	Stadium: Muktijuddho Sriti Stadium Referee: Sabuj Das

17 February 2023 (2023-02-17) 8	Sheikh Russel KC	4–1	Brothers Union	Dhaka
15:00 BST (UTC+6)	Reza 5' Landry 37', 39', 59' Shahin 89'	Report	Noyon 43' Insan 45+1' Rahul 70' Shoybur 90+3'	Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena Referee: Md Mizanur Rahman

24 February 2023 (2023-02-24) 9	Brothers Union	1–4	Police FC	Rajshahi
15:00 BST (UTC+6)	Rahul 43' Insan 73'	Report	Quazem 45+2' García 52', 72', 79' Mithu 75' 87'	Stadium: Muktijuddho Sriti Stadium Referee: MZF Nahid

2023 (2023) 10		v
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2023 (2023) 11		v
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2023 (2023) 12		v
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2023 (2023) 13		v
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2023 (2023) 14		v
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2023 (2023) 15		v
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2023 (2023) 16		v
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2023 (2023) 17		v
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2023 (2023) 18		v
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Independence Cup[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bangladesh Police FC	2	2	0	3	0	+3	6	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Sheikh Jamal DC	2	1	1	4	1	+3	3	Advance to Knockout stage
3	Brothers Union	2	0	2	0	6	−6	0

Source: GSA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

27 October 2023 (2023-10-27) 1	Bangladesh Police FC	2–0	Brothers Union	Munshiganj
14:30 BST (UTC+6)	Karipov 23' Ibargüen García 67'	Report		Stadium: Shaheed Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium Referee: Saymoon Hasan Sany

30 October 2023 (2023-10-30) 2	Brothers Union	0–4	Sheikh Jamal DC	Dhaka
14:30 BST (UTC+6)	Sabuj 34' Rabby 85'	Report	Leite 11', 36' Díaz 59' Sazzad 73'	Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena Referee: Md Alamgir Sarker

Federation Cup[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mohammedan SC	3	3	0	6	3	+3	9	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Abahani Limited Dhaka	3	2	1	10	2	+8	6	Advance to Knockout stage
3	Chittagong Abahani	3	1	2	4	5	−1	3
4	Brothers Union	3	0	3	1	11	−10	0

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stages tiebreakers

16 January 2023 (2023-01-16) 1	Abahani Limited Dhaka	6–0	Brothers Union	Dhaka
14:45 BST (UTC+6)	Jibon 17' Brandāo 31', 72', 73' Alomgir 79' Stewart 83', 86'	Report	Otabek 69' Kahraba 79'	Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena Referee: Sabuj Das

30 January 2023 (2023-01-30) 2	Mohammedan SC	2–1	Brothers Union	Gopalganj
14:45 BST (UTC+6)	Diabate 57' Sourav 66' Jafar 85'	Report	Otabek 33' Kahraba 69'	Stadium: Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium Referee: Md Anisur Rahman Sagor

13 February 2023 (2023-02-13) 2	Brothers Union	0–3	Chittagong Abahani	Munshigonj
14:45 BST (UTC+6)	A. Noyon 45+3'	Report	Shakil 8', 20' Emtiyaz 62' Saymon 72'	Stadium: Shaheed Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium Referee: Md Jalal Uddin

Statistics[edit]

Goalscorers[edit]

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	BPL	Federation Cup	Total
1	33	FW	Md Rabby Hossen Rahul	5	0	5
2	15	FW	Mahbubur Rahman Sufil	4	0	4
3	8	MF	Otabek Valizhonov	2	0	2
4	7	MF	Akmol Hossain Noyon	1	0	1
	29	FW	Md Insan Hossain	1	0	1
	10	MF	Mostafa Kahraba	0	1	1
Total				13	1	14

Last updated: 24 February 2024
Source: Matches

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