Rupayan City Cumilla

Rupayan City Cumilla
Short nameRCC
SportField Hockey
Founded2022
First season2022
LeagueHockey Champions Trophy
Based inComilla
Home groundMaulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium(10,000)
OwnerRupayan Group
Head coach Kim Young Kyu[1]
Main sponsorRupayan Group

Rupayan City Cumilla (Bengali: রুপায়ন সিটি কুমিল্লা) is a professional franchise field hockey team based in Cumilla, which competes in Hockey Champions Trophy Bangladesh. Founded in 2022, the team is owned by Rupayan Group. It's one of the six founding teams of the league. Kim Young Kyu serves as the team's head coach.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

History

Established in 2022 by the Rupayan Group, as one of the founding members of the Hockey Champions Trophy, the team announced that Kim Young Kyu, the former South Korea national team head coach from 2001 till 2004, would serve as their first foreign coach. While former Bangladesh national team captain, Mosiur Rahman Biplob was appointed as the assistant coach.[10][1]

During the player draft, Rupayan Group Cumilla snapped up national team players Sohanur Rahman Sabuj (icon player), Sarower Hossain and Puskar Khisa Mimo, while also attaining the services of Jasjit Singh Kular, who was part of the Indian team at the 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup.[11]

Roster

As of October 2022.[12]
No. Player Position Country Note
1 Shohanur Rahman Sobuj captain
2 Pradeep Mor Overseas
3 Sarower Hossain
4 Puskar Khisa Mimo
5 Kim Sung Yeob Overseas
6 Mohamed Fathur Overseas
7 Milon Hossain
8 Obaidul Hossain Joy
9 Ripon Kumar Mondo
10 Jasjit Singh Kular Overseas
11 Shahidur Rahman Saju
12 Ukkohin Rakhain
13 Jahid Hossain
14 Belal Hossain
15 Shimul Islam
16 Tanvir Rahman Siam
17 Mehedi Hasan Limon
18 Darshan Gawkar Overseas

Personnel

Current technical staff

As of 1 October 2022.
Position Name
Head Coach Kim Young Kyu
Assistant Coach Mosiur Rahman Biplob

Seasons

Year League Table Standing Final Standing
2022 2nd out of 6 3rd

References

  1. ^ a b "ফ্র‍্যাঞ্চাইজি হকির কোচেজ ড্রাফট সম্পন্ন". www.globalsportsbd.com (in Bengali). 26 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  2. ^ "ফ্রাঞ্চাইজি হকিতে নিশ্চিত হলো ষষ্ঠ দল". The Dhaka Post (in Bengali). 8 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  3. ^ হকিতে নতুন যুগের সূচনা. Hockey Bangladesh (in Bengali). 5 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Hockey's maiden franchise-based tournament in October". Hockey Bangladesh. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Rupayan beat Walton". Daily Sun.
  6. ^ "Cumilla beat Padma in both legs". New Age.
  7. ^ "Cumilla confirm top-four spot". The Daily Star. November 11, 2022.
  8. ^ "Hockey Champions Trophy: Rupayan City Cumilla beat Monarch Padma 4-3". UNB.
  9. ^ "Hockey Champions Trophy: Rupayan City Cumilla beat Monarch Padma 4-3 - Sports". The Daily Observer.
  10. ^ "Bangladesh hockey steps into franchise era". New Age.
  11. ^ ফ্র্যাঞ্চাইজি হকিতে কে কোন দলের আইকন?. jagonews24.com (in Bengali).
  12. ^ "Players' draft of franchise hockey held". New Age.
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