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Full name | Brothers Union Limited | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Oranges | ||
Founded | 1949 | ||
Ground | Muktijuddho Sriti Stadium | ||
Capacity | 15,000 | ||
Director | Mohiuddin Ahmed Mohi | ||
Head coach | Azmol Hossain Biddyut | ||
League | Bangladesh Premier League | ||
2023–24 | 2023–24, 10 of 10 (Relegated) | ||
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Brothers Union ( Bengali: ব্রাদার্স ইউনিয়ন) is a professional football club based in Gopibagh, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It currently competes in the Bangladesh Premier League, the top flight of Bangladeshi Football.
The club was founded in 1949, patroned by local Gopibagh businessmen. Nicknamed the Oranges, Brothers Union spent the late 70s and early 80s as one of the pioneers of Bangladeshi football, behind Abahani Limited Dhaka and Dhaka Mohammedan. Throughout their history, Brothers Union has built a reputation for spotting and developing young talent, especially during the club's legendary coach Abdul Gafur Baloch's regime from 1972 to 1986. [1]
The club earned promotions from the Dhaka Third Division Football League and Dhaka Second Division Football League in 1973 and 1974, respectively. They entered the first division at the time, the Dhaka League in 1975, however, had to wait till the 2003–04 season to win their first league title. Their second league triumph came in the following season, in 2005. The club has also found success at continental level, jointly winning the 1981–82 edition of the Aga Khan Gold Cup, becoming the first and only local club to win the tournament since the Independence of Bangladesh. [2]
Brothers Union were one of the founding members of the Bangladesh Premier League in 2007. They remained in the professional league, until facing relegation at the end of 2021–22 Premier League. The club withdrew from the second-tier, the Championship League in the following season and eventually gained promotion back to the top-flight as champions of the 2022–23 Championship League. [3] [4]
Originally, the club was a well-known cultural organization founded 1949 with business tycoon K. G. Ahmed serving as its first chairman. Brothers Union formed its football team in 1973 and they began playing in the Dhaka Third Division Football League that year. Next year, they were promoted to the Second Division Football League. In 1975, Brothers won the Second Division title and the club was promoted to the top tier. Brothers won their first major title, the Dhaka League in 2004.
Brothers Union Ltd. squad for the 2023–24 season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Head coach |
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Team manager |
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Assistant coach |
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Team leader |
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Assistant manager |
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Assistant coach |
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Trainer |
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Equipment Manager |
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Physiotherapist |
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Masseur |
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Coach | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W |
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1972 | 1983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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1984 | 1984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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1985 | 1985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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1986 | 1986 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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1987 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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1988 | 1989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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1991 | 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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2001 | —2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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December 2003 | October 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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December 2005 | September 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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18 November 2011 [5] [6] | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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1 June 2016 [7] | 20 August 2016 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 22.22 |
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3 September 2016 | 31 December 2016 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 43.75 |
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11 May 2017 [8] | 10 June 2017 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.00 |
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12 July 2017 [9] | 5 August 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
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20 August 2017 [10] | 27 January 2018 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 28.57 |
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October 2018 | November 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0.00 |
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15 November 2018 | 30 April 2019 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 18.75 |
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1 May 2019 | 22 December 2019 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 32 | 21.43 |
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28 December 2019 [11] | 27 December 2020 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.00 |
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28 December 2020 | 16 February 2021 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 0.00 |
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10 March 2021 | 20 September 2021 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 35 | 5.88 |
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2 November 2022 | 20 April 2023 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 80.00 |
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20 October 2023 [12] | 30 December 2023 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0.00 |
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10 January 2024 | 1 February 2024 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 0.00 |
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1 February 2024 | 8 February 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.00 |
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9 February 2024 | 30 May 2024 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 54 | 7.14 |
Record as Professional Football League member | |||||||||||||||
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Season | Division | League | Federation Cup | Independence Cup | Asian club competition | Top league scorer(s) | |||||||||
P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Position | Player | Goals | ||||||
2007 | B.League | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 19 | 29 | 5th | — | — | — |
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16 | |
2008/09 | B.League | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 23 | 37 | 4th | Group-stage |
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6 | |||
2009/10 | B.League | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 7th | Group-stage |
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10 | |||
2010/11 | B.League | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 5th | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals |
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8 | ||
2012 | BPL | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 35 | 24 | 7th | Group-stage | — |
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9 | ||
2012/13 | BPL | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 11 | 8th | Quarter-finals | Group-stage |
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6 | ||
2013/14 | BPL | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 33 | 38 | 5th | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals |
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8 | ||
2014/15 | BPL | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 35 | 5th | Quarter-finals | — |
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15 | ||
2016 | BPL | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 34 | 30 | 4th | Quarter-finals | Group-stage |
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13 | ||
2017/18 | BPL | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 22 | 7th | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
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10 | ||
2018/19 | BPL | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 49 | 21 | 11th | Group-stage | Semi-finals |
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8 | ||
2019/20 | BPL | Abandoned | Group-stage | — |
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3 | |||||||||
2020/21 | BPL | 24 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 51 | 7 | 13th | Group-stage |
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3 | |||
2021/22 | BCL | Did not participate | — | — | |||||||||||
2022/23 | BCL | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 51 | Champions |
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6 |
Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
Ranking | Team | Points |
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622 |
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11.0 |
623 |
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11.0 |
624 |
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11.0 |
625 |
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11.0 |
626 |
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11.0 |
Ranking | Team | Points |
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3430 |
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10.72 |
3431 |
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10.72 |
3432 |
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10.68 |
3433 |
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10.60 |
3434 |
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10.60 |
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Full name | Brothers Union Limited | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Oranges | ||
Founded | 1949 | ||
Ground | Muktijuddho Sriti Stadium | ||
Capacity | 15,000 | ||
Director | Mohiuddin Ahmed Mohi | ||
Head coach | Azmol Hossain Biddyut | ||
League | Bangladesh Premier League | ||
2023–24 | 2023–24, 10 of 10 (Relegated) | ||
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Brothers Union ( Bengali: ব্রাদার্স ইউনিয়ন) is a professional football club based in Gopibagh, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It currently competes in the Bangladesh Premier League, the top flight of Bangladeshi Football.
The club was founded in 1949, patroned by local Gopibagh businessmen. Nicknamed the Oranges, Brothers Union spent the late 70s and early 80s as one of the pioneers of Bangladeshi football, behind Abahani Limited Dhaka and Dhaka Mohammedan. Throughout their history, Brothers Union has built a reputation for spotting and developing young talent, especially during the club's legendary coach Abdul Gafur Baloch's regime from 1972 to 1986. [1]
The club earned promotions from the Dhaka Third Division Football League and Dhaka Second Division Football League in 1973 and 1974, respectively. They entered the first division at the time, the Dhaka League in 1975, however, had to wait till the 2003–04 season to win their first league title. Their second league triumph came in the following season, in 2005. The club has also found success at continental level, jointly winning the 1981–82 edition of the Aga Khan Gold Cup, becoming the first and only local club to win the tournament since the Independence of Bangladesh. [2]
Brothers Union were one of the founding members of the Bangladesh Premier League in 2007. They remained in the professional league, until facing relegation at the end of 2021–22 Premier League. The club withdrew from the second-tier, the Championship League in the following season and eventually gained promotion back to the top-flight as champions of the 2022–23 Championship League. [3] [4]
Originally, the club was a well-known cultural organization founded 1949 with business tycoon K. G. Ahmed serving as its first chairman. Brothers Union formed its football team in 1973 and they began playing in the Dhaka Third Division Football League that year. Next year, they were promoted to the Second Division Football League. In 1975, Brothers won the Second Division title and the club was promoted to the top tier. Brothers won their first major title, the Dhaka League in 2004.
Brothers Union Ltd. squad for the 2023–24 season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Position | Name |
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Head coach |
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Team manager |
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Assistant coach |
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Team leader |
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Assistant manager |
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Assistant coach |
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Trainer |
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Equipment Manager |
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Physiotherapist |
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Masseur |
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Coach | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W |
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1972 | 1983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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1984 | 1984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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1985 | 1985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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1986 | 1986 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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1987 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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1988 | 1989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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1991 | 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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2001 | —2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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December 2003 | October 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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December 2005 | September 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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18 November 2011 [5] [6] | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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1 June 2016 [7] | 20 August 2016 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 22.22 |
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3 September 2016 | 31 December 2016 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 43.75 |
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11 May 2017 [8] | 10 June 2017 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.00 |
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12 July 2017 [9] | 5 August 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
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20 August 2017 [10] | 27 January 2018 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 28.57 |
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October 2018 | November 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0.00 |
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15 November 2018 | 30 April 2019 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 18.75 |
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1 May 2019 | 22 December 2019 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 32 | 21.43 |
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28 December 2019 [11] | 27 December 2020 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.00 |
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28 December 2020 | 16 February 2021 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 0.00 |
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10 March 2021 | 20 September 2021 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 35 | 5.88 |
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2 November 2022 | 20 April 2023 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 80.00 |
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20 October 2023 [12] | 30 December 2023 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0.00 |
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10 January 2024 | 1 February 2024 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 0.00 |
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1 February 2024 | 8 February 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.00 |
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9 February 2024 | 30 May 2024 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 54 | 7.14 |
Record as Professional Football League member | |||||||||||||||
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Season | Division | League | Federation Cup | Independence Cup | Asian club competition | Top league scorer(s) | |||||||||
P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Position | Player | Goals | ||||||
2007 | B.League | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 19 | 29 | 5th | — | — | — |
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16 | |
2008/09 | B.League | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 23 | 37 | 4th | Group-stage |
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6 | |||
2009/10 | B.League | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 7th | Group-stage |
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10 | |||
2010/11 | B.League | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 5th | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals |
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8 | ||
2012 | BPL | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 35 | 24 | 7th | Group-stage | — |
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9 | ||
2012/13 | BPL | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 11 | 8th | Quarter-finals | Group-stage |
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6 | ||
2013/14 | BPL | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 33 | 38 | 5th | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals |
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8 | ||
2014/15 | BPL | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 35 | 5th | Quarter-finals | — |
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15 | ||
2016 | BPL | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 34 | 30 | 4th | Quarter-finals | Group-stage |
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13 | ||
2017/18 | BPL | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 22 | 7th | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
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10 | ||
2018/19 | BPL | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 49 | 21 | 11th | Group-stage | Semi-finals |
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8 | ||
2019/20 | BPL | Abandoned | Group-stage | — |
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3 | |||||||||
2020/21 | BPL | 24 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 51 | 7 | 13th | Group-stage |
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3 | |||
2021/22 | BCL | Did not participate | — | — | |||||||||||
2022/23 | BCL | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 51 | Champions |
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6 |
Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
Ranking | Team | Points |
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622 |
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11.0 |
623 |
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11.0 |
624 |
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11.0 |
625 |
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11.0 |
626 |
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11.0 |
Ranking | Team | Points |
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3430 |
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10.72 |
3431 |
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10.72 |
3432 |
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10.68 |
3433 |
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10.60 |
3434 |
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10.60 |