| Clubname | Team BJMC |
|---|---|
| Fullname | Team Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation |
| Owner | Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation |
| Chairman | TD Mitra |
| Founded | 1963 |
| Dissolved | 2019 |
| Ground | BJMC Club Field Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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| Pattern b 2 | _thin5stripeWhitetransparenthoops |
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Team Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (Team BJMC) was a football club in Bangladesh that was mainly located in the city of Dhaka.
History
The club was formerly known as East Pakistan IDC prior to 1971 and Bangladesh JIC from 1971 until 1975, when the club was renamed as Team BJMC. In 1981, the club had stopped all their football related activities. However, after 29 years, in 2010, they restarted playing professional football under new manager Arif Khan Joy, a former captain of the Bangladesh national team. In 2019, Team BJMC was relegated from the Bangladesh Premier League, the top-tier association football league in Bangladesh and discontinued its football activities the same year.[1][2][3][4][5]
The Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC), the football club's owner, said the club was being dissolved due to a lack of funds. “Around Tk5-6 crores is required to run a football team. We couldn’t even pay the dues for the players from last season. When we are having trouble paying wages to workers, how can we run [a] football team?” said the BJMC chairman, mentioning that around 1,800 BJMC workers had lost their jobs including athletes from different sports.[5]
Honours
- Dhaka First Division League
- Champions (5): 1967, 1968, 1970, 1973, 1979[6]
- Dhaka Second Division League
- Champions (2): 1965, 1988–89
- Dhaka Third Division League
- Champions (1): 1964
- Independence Cup
- Champions (1): 1975[7]
- All-Pakistan Ismail Gold Shield
- Champions (3): 1967, 1968, 1969
- Independence Day Tournament
- Champions (3): 1967, 1968, 1969[8]
Notable players
- 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 Team BJMC.
Asia
- Abdul Gafur Baloch (1966–68; 1972–73)[9]
- Mari Chowdhury (1966–67)[10]
- Abdul Jabbar (1966; 1969)[11]
- Ayub Dar (1968–69)[12]
- Ali Nawaz Baloch (1970)[12]
- Qadir Bakhsh (1970)[13]
- Maula Bakhsh (1970)[14]
- Abdul Ghafoor (1970)[15]
References
- ^ "Team BJMC taste first win". The Financial Express. Archived 12 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ^ "Sk Jamal grab solo lead". The Daily Star. 2016-09-20. Archived 12 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ^ "BPL Football: Team BJMC relegated conceding 0-2 goals defeat to Brothers Union". Daily Sun. Archived 2 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
- ^ "bn:বিলুপ্তির পথে বিজেএমসি’র ফুটবল!" (in Bengali). Priyo.com. Archived 29 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
- ^ "BJMC closes football team". Dhaka Tribune. 24 February 2020. Archived 25 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ Bangladesh – List of Champions: Dhaka League Archived 15 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine Rsssf. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "Bangladesh 1975". RSSSF. Archived 2025-03-24 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
- ^ "Independence Day Football Tournament". RSSSF. Archived 2025-04-25 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
- ^ Islam, Rashedul (December 16, 2021). "মুক্তিযুদ্ধে বাংলাদেশের পক্ষে থাকা এক পাকিস্তানির গল্প" (in Bengali). Prothomalo. Archived 11 March 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ Hossain, Shamim. "চিহ্লা মং মারী: এক ফুটবল যোদ্ধা" (in Bengali). Pavilion. Archived 2023-01-03 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
- ^ "فٹبالر عبدالجبار اورکیپٹن عباس کی یادیں" [Memories of Footballer Abdul Jabbar and Captain Abbas]. express.pk. 2014-05-10. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ Mahmud, Dulal (2020). bn:খেলার মাঠে মুক্তিযুদ্ধ () (in Bengali). Bishhoshahitto Bhobon. ISBN 978-984-8218-31-0.
- ^ Hasan, Shazia (2023-03-05). "REVIVING FOOTBALL IN LYARI". DAWN.COM. Archived 2023-08-04 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Pakistan Observer 1970.09.14 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Archived 2025-04-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
- ^ "Pakistan Observer 1970.05.23 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Archived 2025-04-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
Further reading
- Mahmud, Dulal (20 September 2020). "ফুটবলার আসলামের আসলাম হয়ে ওঠার গল্প" [The story of footballer Aslam's journey of becoming Aslam] (in Bengali). khulnagazette.com. Khulna, Bangladesh: খুলনা গেজেট. Archived 28 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- Mahmud, Dulal (2014). bn:পাকিস্তান জাতীয় দল বাঙালি খেলোয়াড় () (in Bengali). Bishhoshahitto Bhobon.
- Alam, Masud (2017). bn:ফুটবলের গল্প ফুটবলারদের গল্প () (in Bengali). Bishhoshahitto Bhobon. ISBN 9789849134688.
- Mahmud, Noman (2018). bn:ফুটবল পায়ে মুক্তির যুদ্ধ () (in Bengali). Agamee Prakashani. ISBN 978-984-8218-31-0.
- Mahmud, Dulal (10 April 2021). "আকাশি-নীলের উত্থান" [The rise of ski-blue] (in Bengali). utpalshuvro.com. Dhaka: Utpal Shuvro. Archived 28 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 29 December 2022.