{{short description|Bangladeshi association football club}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020 }} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Swadhinata KS<br />স্বাধীনতা ক্রীড়া সংঘ | fullname = Swadhinata Krira Shangha | nickname = | founded = {{Start date and years ago|2005}} | chrtitle = General secretary | image = SKS new.png | chairman = Syed Saifur Rahman Tulu | mgrtitle = Head coach | manager = Md Ashraful Haque | ground = [[Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium|BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium]] | capacity = 25,000 | owntitle = | owner = Rubayeet E Ferdous | league = [[Dhaka Senior Division Football League]] | season = [[2025–26 Dhaka Senior Division League|2025–26]] | position = 12th of 17 | website = | current = | pattern_la1 = | pattern_b1 = | pattern_ra1 = | leftarm1 = | body1 = | rightarm1 = | shorts1 = | socks1 = | pattern_la2 = | pattern_b2 = | pattern_ra2 = | leftarm2 = | body2 = | rightarm2 = | shorts2 = | socks2 = }} '''Swadhinata Krira Sangha''' ({{langx|bn|স্বাধীনতা ক্রীড়া সংঘ}}) is a [[Bangladesh|Bangladeshi]] [[association football]] club based in [[Dhaka]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bff.com.bd/joomsport_team/swadhinata-ks/|title=Swadhinata KS|website=BFF|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-29|archive-date=6 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106005206/http://www.bff.com.bd/joomsport_team/swadhinata-ks/|url-status=dead}}</ref> They currently compete in the [[Dhaka Senior Division Football League]], the third tier of [[Football in Bangladesh|Bangladeshi football]], following relegation from the [[2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League (football)|2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scorebing.com/team/34750|website=scorebing.COM|title=Swadhinata KS|accessdate=29 February 2020|archive-date=5 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205084906/https://www.scorebing.com/team/34750|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/459585/BCL-Football-to-begin-from-March-28|website=Dailysun.COM|title=BCL begin from March 28|accessdate=29 February 2020|archive-date=19 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419161728/https://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/459585/BCL-Football-to-begin-from-March-28|url-status=live}}</ref>
==History== {| class="wikitable" !Season !League !Performance !Note |- |[[2018–19 Bangladesh Championship League|2018–19]] |rowspan="2" |[[Bangladesh Championship League|BCL]] |11/11 |Bottom-placed Swadhinata KS was relegated to First Division League from BCL. |- |[[2020–21 Bangladesh Championship League|2020–21]] |Champion |BFF decided to keep Swadhinata KS in BCL, despite the club being relegated in the previous season with a bottom-ranked finish.<ref>{{cite news|title=Swadhinata KS return to BCL Football|date=29 February 2020|work=Dhaka Tribune|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/2020/02/05/swadhinata-ks-to-return-to-bcl-football|access-date=5 February 2020|archive-date=4 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204185404/https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/2020/02/05/swadhinata-ks-to-return-to-bcl-football|url-status=live}}</ref> On 18 July 2021, Swadhinata clinched the 12-team second-tier league title after a goalless draw against Agrani Bank in their last match of the league and got their first-ever promotion in BPL.<ref>{{cite news|title=Swadhinata KS promoted to BPL|date=18 July 2021|work=New Age|url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/144118/swadhinata-ks-promoted-to-bpl|access-date=19 July 2021|archive-date=19 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719041007/https://www.newagebd.net/article/144118/swadhinata-ks-promoted-to-bpl|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[2021–22 Swadhinata KS season|2021–22]] |[[Bangladesh Premier League (football)|BPL]] |12th of 12 (relegated) | |}
==Current squad== {{updated|26 October 2025}} {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=1|nat=Bangladesh|pos=GK|name=Mohammad Jahidul Karim}} {{Fs player|no=3|nat=Bangladesh|pos=DF|name=Md Abdullah Al Mamun Salman}} {{Fs player|no=4|nat=Bangladesh|pos=DF|name=Mohammad Ekramul Hosen}} {{Fs player|no=5|nat=Bangladesh|pos=DF|name=Firoz Ahammad}} {{Fs player|no=7|nat=Bangladesh|pos=MF|name=Md Mir Habib Hossan Sojib}} {{Fs player|no=8|nat=Bangladesh|pos=MF|name=Badhon}} {{Fs player|no=9|nat=Bangladesh|pos=FW|name=Md Saifullah}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=Bangladesh|pos=FW|name=Rimon Babu}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=Bangladesh|pos=FW|name=Md Alif Nur|other=[[Captain (association football)|Captain]]}} {{Fs player|no=12|nat=Bangladesh|pos=FW|name=Md Seyam Hossain}} {{Fs player|no=13|nat=Bangladesh|pos=FW|name=Safat Shikder}} {{Fs player|no=14|nat=Bangladesh|pos=DF|name=Fahim Uddin}} {{Fs player|no=15|nat=Bangladesh|pos=DF|name=Md Monabirul Islam}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=Bangladesh|pos=DF|name=Md Mostakim Ali}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=Bangladesh|pos=DF|name=Md Forhadul Islam Jobaer}} {{Fs player|no=18|nat=Bangladesh|pos=DF|name=Bayazid Mustofa}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=Bangladesh|pos=DF|name=Md Shagor Mia}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=Bangladesh|pos=MF|name=Nur Uddin Shazal}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=Bangladesh|pos=FW|name=Saydul Hasan Sahed}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=Bangladesh|pos=MF|name=Alhaz Uddin}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=23|nat=Bangladesh|pos=FW|name=Toaha Shikder Nadim}} {{Fs player|no=24|nat=Bangladesh|pos=DF|name=Md Juel Rahman}} {{Fs player|no=25|nat=Bangladesh|pos=GK|name=Abdul Kader Munna}} {{Fs player|no=26|nat=Bangladesh|pos=FW|name=Ikbal Khan}} {{Fs player|no=27|nat=Bangladesh|pos=DF|name=Abdullah Al Jobayer Mahi}} {{Fs player|no=28|nat=Bangladesh|pos=GK|name=Md Jannatul Nayeem Parvege}} {{Fs player|no=29|nat=Bangladesh|pos=FW|name=Md Mehedi Hasan}} {{Fs player|no=30|nat=Bangladesh|pos=GK|name=Roni Basfor}} {{Fs player|no=31|nat=Bangladesh|pos=MF|name=Md Munna Mia}} {{Fs player|no=32|nat=Bangladesh|pos=MF|name=Chandan Shil}} {{Fs player|no=33|nat=Bangladesh|pos=MF|name=Samimul Islam Babu}} {{Fs player|no=34|nat=Bangladesh|pos=MF|name=Abdullah Mohammad Babu}} {{Fs player|no=35|nat=Bangladesh|pos=MF|name=Raton Mia}} {{Fs end}}
==Personnel== ===Current coaching staff=== ''As of 27 July 2024'' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Position ! Name |- | Team Manager | {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} Mohammad Sohel Mia |- | Team Leader | {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} Md Mizan Uddin |- |Assistant Manager |{{Flagicon|Bangladesh}} Humayun Kabir |- |Head Coach |{{Flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[Kamal Babu]] |- |Assistant Coach |{{flagicon|BAN}} Forhad Hossain |- |Goalkeeping Coach |{{flagicon|BAN}} Kazi Rajoyan Hossain |- |- |Fitness Trainer |{{Flagicon|Bangladesh}} Arif Chowdhury |- |Physio |{{flagicon|BAN}} Md Mahmudur Rahman |- |Ball Boy |{{flagicon|BAN}} Sumon Chandra Das |}
==Team records== ===Head coaches' record=== {{updated|18 January 2026}} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |- !Coach !class="unsortable"|From !class="unsortable"|To !abbr="1"|P !abbr="1"|W !abbr="0"|D !abbr="1"|L !abbr="2"|GS !abbr="4"|GA !abbr="50"|%W |- |align=left|{{flagicon|BAN}} Masud Alam Jahangir |align=left|1 February 2021 |align=left|30 September 2022 {{WDL|62|21|13|28|for=72|against=81}} |- |align=left|{{flagicon|BAN}} [[Kamal Babu]] |align=left|10 May 2024 |align=left|30 September 2025 {{WDL|6|1|2|3|for=3|against=9}} |- |align=left|{{flagicon|BAN}} Md Ashraful Haque |align=left|1 July 2025 |align=left|Present {{WDL|16|4|5|7|for=15|against=23}} |} {{small|'''P''' – Total of played matches '''W''' – Won matches '''D''' – Drawn matches '''L''' – Lost matches '''GS''' – Goals scored '''GA''' – Goals against<br/> '''%W''' – Percentage of matches won }}
==Honours== ===League=== * '''[[Bangladesh Championship League]]''' **'''Winners (1):''' [[2020-21 Bangladesh Championship League|2020–21]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.jagonews24.com/m/sports/football/684928|date=18 July 2021|title=স্বাধীনতা ক্রীড়া সংঘ চ্যাম্পিয়ন (In Bengali)|work=Daily Jagonews|access-date=19 July 2021|archive-date=18 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718190138/https://www.jagonews24.com/m/sports/football/684928|url-status=live}}</ref> *'''[[Dhaka Senior Division Football League|Senior Division League]]''' **'''Winners (1):''' [[2017 Dhaka Senior Division League|2017]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/swadhinata-ks-sr-div-champs-1409323|date=23 May 2017|title=Swadhinata KS Sr Div Champs|work=The Daily Star|access-date=24 May 2017|archive-date=28 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128112457/https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/swadhinata-ks-sr-div-champs-1409323|url-status=live}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
[[Category:Football clubs in Bangladesh]] [[Category:2005 establishments in Bangladesh]] [[Category:Sport in Dhaka]] [[Category:Bangladesh Championship League]] [[Category:Association football clubs established in 2005]] ==External links== * [https://bdleague.com/club/swadhinata-ks/ Swadhinata KS] at BD League