Muktijoddha Sangsad KC

Early years

Founded in 1978, by the Muktijoddha Sangsad welfare association, in remembrance of the Freedom Fighters that died in Bangladesh during the 1971 Liberation War. In 1982, during their time in the Dhaka Second Division, Muktijoddha formed a fierce rivalry with BRTC FC. The two clubs fought head on for promotion and during the league ending game, Muktijoddha's forward Pran Govinda Kundu, nicknamed "lucky" Govinda, who was lethal throughout the season was not able to prevent the club's defeat. After the game concluded, the agitated fans attacked and vandalized the BRTC clubhouse, injuring many BRTC players and coaching staff. In 1983, Muktijoddha were finally crowned the Dhaka Second Division champions, earning promotion to the Dhaka First Division League. In 1984, central defender Monem Munna was exceptional during the clubs first year at the top-flight, earning them a place in the Super Eight, who fought for the league title.

The club first made a name for itself during the mid-1990s, when all the top players from the country's Dhaka trio of Dhaka Abahani, Mohammedan SC and Brothers Union started joining Muktijoddha over the next few years, after the three clubs made a gentleman's agreement to lower player salaries. The club's director Manzur Quader, took this as an opening and roped in 11 national team stars who all had disputes with their respective clubs due to the reduction in salary. Muktijoddha became the target of many angry local fans of the much…

Domestic

National Football League Champions (1): 2003 Bangladesh Federation Cup Champions (3): 1994, 2001, 2003 Dhaka Premier League Champions (2): 1997–98, 2000 Dhaka Second Division League Champions (1): 1983 Independence Day Gold Cup Champions (1): 2005 Mahanagari Cup Champions (1): 1997

International

Sikkim Gold Cup Runners-up (1): 1992 Independence Day Cup Runners-up (1): 1998 McDowell Cup Champions (1): 1998