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Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society (Bengali : রহমতগঞ্জ মুসলিম ফ্রেন্ডস সোসাইটি) is a Bangladeshi football club^[1]^[2] based in Old Dhaka. It was founded in 1933. It is currently playing in the Bangladesh Premier League. It was also a team of Bangladesh Championship League,^[3] until it got promotion in 2014 season. Haji Md. Salim MP is the current president and Imteaz Hamid Sabuj is the general secretary. Tiger Cement is the main sponsor of the club since 2014.

History

Shirt sponsors

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
2014–2022		Tiger Cement^[4]
2022–present		None

Players

Current squad

As of 18 May 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	BAN	Mohammed Mamun Alif
2	DF	UZB	Iskandar Siddikzhonov
3	DF	BAN	Md Rokey
4	DF	BAN	Istekharul Alam Shakil
5	DF	BAN	Md Tarek
6	MF	BAN	Arafat Hossain
7	MF	BAN	Md Sayde
8	MF	BAN	Anik Hossain
10	FW	GHA	Samuel Mensah Konney
11	FW	BAN	Khondoker Ashraful Islam
12	FW	BAN	Md Nahian
13	MF	BAN	Md Arabi
14	MF	BAN	Md Al Amin
15	DF	BAN	Sushanto Tripura (vice-captain)
16	MF	BAN	Nazmul Islam Rasel
17	DF	BAN	Md Soeb Mia
18	MF	GAM	Dawda Ceesay (captain)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	BAN	Md Rajon Howleder
20	FW	BAN	Samin Yasir Juel
21	DF	BAN	Nurul Naium Faisal
22	GK	BAN	Shimul Kumar Das
23	FW	GHA	Ernest Boateng
24	MF	BAN	Rofiqul Islam Sumon
25	GK	BAN	Md Arman Hossain
26	FW	BAN	Murad Hossain Chowdhury
27	FW	BAN	Jewel Rana
28	FW	BAN	Mohammed Fahim Nur Toha
29	DF	BAN	Md Sagor Sarkar
30	GK	BAN	Md Nayem
31	FW	BAN	Md Emon Hossain
32	MF	BAN	Ridaynul Islam Sagor
33	MF	BAN	Tonmoy Das
77	MF	UZB	Ikhtiyor Tashpulatov
98	MF	EGY	Mostafa Kahraba

Coaching staff

As of 29 May 2024

Position	Name
Head Coach	Kamal Babu
Team Manager	Haji Shafi Mahmud
Assistant Coach	Sheikh Zahidur Raman Milon
Team Leader	Imteaz Hamid Shobuj
Assistant Manager	Md Jamal Uddin
Goalkeeping Coach	Humayun Kabir
Equipment Manager	Mohammad Ali
Media Officer	Md Iqbal Uddin
Security Officer	Md Mahmud Chand Raju
Physiotherapist	Md Mahfuzur Rahman

Team records

Managerial record

As of 29 May 2024

Head Coach	From	To	P	W	D	L	GS	GA	%/W
Syed Golam Jilani	10 February 2017	2 August 2022	80	18	25	37	106	146	022.50
Kamal Babu	1 October 2022	15 November 2023	30	8	9	13	30	44	026.67
Humayun Kabir ‡	2 December 2023	30 December 2023	5	1	3	1	7	7	020.00
Sheikh Zahidur Raman Milon	2 January 2024^[5]	22 March 2024	8	0	5	3	7	14	000.00
Erol Akbay	22 March 2024^[6]	5 May 2024	7	1	1	5	5	12	014.29
Kamal Babu	10 May 2024	Present	4	1	3	0	6	4	025.00

Season by season record

Record as Professional Football League member
Season	Division	League								Federation Cup	Independence Cup	Top league scorer(s)
Season	Division	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Position	Federation Cup	Independence Cup	Player	Goals
2007	BPL	20	3	4	13	15	48	13	11th	—	—	Ashraful Awal Apu Nche Francis	3
2008–09	BPL	20	6	3	11	24	32	21	7th	Group-stages		Idris Kasirye	13
2009–10	BPL	24	7	5	12	28	36	26	8th	Quarter-finals		Idris Kasirye	9
2010–11	BPL	22	7	3	12	29	48	24	8th	Group-stages	Group-stages	Idris Kasirye	13
2012	BPL	20	2	3	15	13	46	9	11th	Quarter-finals	—	Idris Kasirye	6
2012–13	BCL	14	4	7	3	16	13	19	3rd	Group-stages	Qual. round 2	Nurul Afsar	6
2013–14	BCL	18	13	5	0	36	8	44	Champions	Group-stages	Group-stages	Nurul Absar	11
2014–15	BPL	20	3	5	12	21	39	14	10th	Group-stages	—	Gideon Solomon	7
2016	BPL	22	7	6	9	37	34	27	7th	Quarter-finals	Group-stages	Siyo Zunapio	12
2017–18	BPL	22	3	9	10	19	30	18	10th	Semi-finals	Semi-finals	Ismael Bangoura	4
2018–19	BPL	24	4	10	10	34	53	22	10th	Group-stages	Quarter-finals	Siyo Zunapio	13
2019–20	BPL	Abandoned								Runners-up	—	Momodou Bah Akobir Turaev	2
2020–21	BPL	24	6	7	11	23	31	25	8th	Group-stages	—	Christ Remi	8
2021–22	BPL	22	4	6	12	33	46	18	10th	Runners-up	Group-stages	Sunday Chizoba	12
2022–23	BPL	20	4	7	9	15	31	19	9th	Quarter-finals	Group-stages	Peter Ebimobowei	4
2023–24	BPL	18	2	10	6	19	26	16	9th	Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Ernest Boateng	9

P – Total of played matches W – Won matches D – Drawn matches L – Lost matches GF – Goals for the team GA – Goals against
Pts- Points

AFC club ranking

As of 11 June 2023^[7]

Ranking	Team	Points
429	Indian Arrows	35.0
430	Al-Orobah FC	35.0
431	Rahmatganj MFS	35.0
432	Druk Lhayul FC	34.0
433	Al-Mussanah Club	34.0

Honours

League

Bangladesh Championship League
- Champions (1): 2014
Dhaka First Division League (level 2)
- Champions (2): 1994, 2004–05
- Runners-up (1): 1996
Dhaka First Division League (level 1)
- Runners-up (1): 1977
Dhaka Second Division League
- Champions (1): 1964
Dhaka Third Division League
- Champions (1): 1963

Cup

Federation Cup
- Runners-up (2): 2019–20, 2021–22
Liberation Cup
- Runners-up (1): 1977

References

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^ "BFF". BFF. Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
^ "Tiger cement boost for Rahmatganj". Dhaka Tribune. 2014-04-17. Archived from the original on 2019-12-31. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
^ "দুই ক্লাবকে সাফল্য এনে দেওয়া মিলন এখন রহমতগঞ্জে". www.banglatribune.com (in Bengali). 2 January 2024. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
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[2] "Bangladesh - Rahmatgonj Muslim Friends Society - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 2019-06-26. Retrieved 2019-12-31.

[3] "BFF". BFF. Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2019-12-31.

[4] "Tiger cement boost for Rahmatganj". Dhaka Tribune. 2014-04-17. Archived from the original on 2019-12-31. Retrieved 2019-12-31.

[5] "দুই ক্লাবকে সাফল্য এনে দেওয়া মিলন এখন রহমতগঞ্জে". www.banglatribune.com (in Bengali). 2 January 2024. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.

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Rahmatganj MFS
Asia Clubs Current season
Home stadium	Bangabandhu National Stadium (2018–2021) Sylhet District Stadium (2022–2023) Munshiganj Stadium (2023–present)
Seasons	2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Related	Old Dhaka

Bangladesh Premier League
2023–24 clubs	Abahani Limited Dhaka Bangladesh Police Bashundhara Kings Brothers Union Chittagong Abahani Fortis Mohammedan SC Rahmatganj MFS Sheikh Jamal DC Sheikh Russel KC
Former clubs	Arambagh Chittagong Mohammedan Farashganj Khulna Abahani SC Narayanganj Suktara Sangsad NoFeL Swadhinata Uttar Baridhara Azampur Uttara Muktijoddha Sangsad
Dissolved clubs	Beanibazar Team BJMC Feni Saif Sporting
Seasons	2007 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2012 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2017–18 2018–19 ~~2019–20~~ 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
2023–24 Venues	Muktijuddho Sriti Stadium Bashundhara Kings Arena Munshigonj Stadium Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium
Organisations	Bangladesh Football Federation
Winners Managers Performance in Asian competition Top level Leagues