Team BJMC explained

Team Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (Team BJMC) was a football club in Bangladesh that was mainly located in the city of Dhaka. The club was formerly known as East Pakistan IDC prior to 1971 and Bangladesh JIC from 1971 until 1975, from which point onward the club had been renamed to 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. In 2019, Team BJMC was relegated from the Bangladesh Premier League, the top-tier association football league in Bangladesh and postponed its football activities the same year.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

The Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC), the football club's owner, said the team was being closed 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.

Honours

• Dhaka 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
• All-Pakistan Ismail Gold Shield
  • Champions (3): 1967, 1968, 1969
• Independence Day Cup
  • Champions (1): 1967

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)^[7]
• Mari Chowdhury (1966–67)^[8]
• Ayub Dar (1968–69)^[9]
• Ali Nawaz Baloch (1970)^[9]
• Qadir Bakhsh (1968)^[10]

Further reading

• Web site: ফুটবলার আসলামের আসলাম হয়ে ওঠার গল্প. The story of footballer Aslam's journey of becoming Aslam. 20 September 2020. 5 February 2023. 28 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220828133922/https://khulnagazette.com/%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%9F/. khulnagazette.com. খুলনা গেজেট. bn. Khulna, Bangladesh. Dulal. Mahmud.
• Book: Mahmud, Dulal . bn:পাকিস্তান জাতীয় দল বাঙালি খেলোয়াড় . Bishhoshahitto Bhobon . 2014 . bn.
• Book: Alam, Masud . bn:ফুটবলের গল্প ফুটবলারদের গল্প . Bishhoshahitto Bhobon . 2017 . bn . 9789849134688.
• Book: Mahmud, Noman . bn:ফুটবল পায়ে মুক্তির যুদ্ধ . . 2018 . bn . 978-984-8218-31-0.
• Web site: আকাশি-নীলের উত্থান. bn. The rise of ski-blue. utpalshuvro.com. Utpal Shuvro. 10 April 2021. Dulal. Mahmud. Dhaka. 29 December 2022. 28 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220928184752/https://www.utpalshuvro.com/special-article/news/347.

External links

• Team BJMC Official page
• Team BJMC on Mycujoo
• Team BJMC at Global Sports Archive
• Team BJMC at Soccerway

Notes and References

1. News: Team BJMC taste first win . The Financial Express . Dhaka . 2016-10-12 . 12 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012151806/http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2016/09/19/46417/Team-BJMC-taste-first-win . live .
2. News: Sk Jamal grab solo lead . The Daily Star . 2016-09-20 . 2016-10-12 . 12 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012225707/http://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/sk-jamal-grab-solo-lead-1286530 . live .
3. News: BPL Football: Team BJMC relegated conceding 0-2 goals defeat to Brothers Union. Daily Sun. en. 2019-12-29. 2 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200102093146/https://www.daily-sun.com/post/411887/BPL-Football:-Team-BJMC-relegated-conceding-02-goals-defeat-to-Brothers-Union. live.
4. News: https://m.priyo.com/e/1022257. bn:বিলুপ্তির পথে বিজেএমসি’র ফুটবল!. Priyo.com. bn. 2019-12-29. 29 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191229202424/https://m.priyo.com/e/1022257. live.
5. News: 24 February 2020 . BJMC closes football team . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200225052959/https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/football/2020/02/24/bjmc-closes-football-team . 25 February 2020 . 5 July 2024 . Dhaka Tribune.
6. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bangchamp.html Bangladesh – List of Champions: Dhaka League
7. Web site: মুক্তিযুদ্ধে বাংলাদেশের পক্ষে থাকা এক পাকিস্তানির গল্প. bn. Rashedul. Islam. December 16, 2021. 11 March 2024. Prothomalo. 11 March 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240311210728/https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA. live.
8. Web site: Shamim. Hossain. চিহ্লা মং মারী: এক ফুটবল যোদ্ধা. bn. Pavilion. 2023-01-03. 2023-01-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20230103074728/http://pavilion.com.bd:9000/user/feeds/4817/details. live.
9. Book: Mahmud, Dulal . bn:খেলার মাঠে মুক্তিযুদ্ধ . Bishhoshahitto Bhobon . 2020 . bn . 978-984-8218-31-0.
10. Web site: Hasan. Shazia. 2023-03-05. REVIVING FOOTBALL IN LYARI. 2023-08-14. DAWN.COM. en. 2023-08-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20230804201358/https://www.dawn.com/news/1740465. live.