Bangladesh Premier League (football)

The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is the top tier of the Bangladeshi association football league pyramid. It is run directly by the Professional Football League Committee of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF). Dhaka Derby is one of the most popular matches in the league.[1] The league is the successor of National Football Championship, which existed from 2000 to 2006.[2][3][4]

Bangladesh Premier League
Organising bodiesBangladesh Football Federation
Founded2 March 2007 (2 March 2007)
CountryBangladesh
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams13
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toBCL
Domestic cup(s)Federation Cup
Independence Cup
International cup(s)AFC Cup
Current championsBashundhara Kings (1st title)
(2018–19)
Most championshipsDhaka Abahani
(6 titles)
TV partnersT Sports (2020–)
Websitewww.bff.com.bd/leagues/men-leagues-domestic/bpl/
Current: 2021

History

Founded in 2007, the league was previously known as the B League. The league was renamed to Bangladesh League in 2009[5] Then in 2012, it was renamed to Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).[6] The start of BPL marked the start of professional league and a wide open national league.

The first B League match took place on 2 March 2007 between Dhaka Abahani and Muktijoddha Sangsad KC. The match, which took place at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, ended in a goalless draw.[7] The next day in Khulna, Prashanta Dey scored the first goal in the history of professional football in the country as Khulna Abahani blanked the capital side Rahmatganj MFS 2–0.[8] On 27 March 2007, Alfaz Ahmed netted the first hat-trick in B.League history to give Muktijoddha SKC a 4–1 win over Rahmatganj MFS.[9]

Dhaka Abahani have won the league a record six times since 2007. During 2016 Bangladesh Football Premier League, Dhaka Abahani also became the first team to win the professional league title with an unbeaten record.[10]

Champions

Successful clubs by seasons
Further information: List of Bangladeshi football champions
Season Champions Runners–up Third place Ref.
2007Dhaka AbahaniDhaka MohammedanMuktijoddha Sangsad[11]
2008–09Dhaka AbahaniDhaka MohammedanSheikh Russell[12]
2009–10Dhaka AbahaniDhaka MohammedanSheikh Russel[13]
2010–11Sheikh Jamal DCMuktijoddha SangsadSheikh Russel[14]
2012Dhaka AbahaniMuktijoddha SangsadDhaka Mohammedan[15]
2012–13Sheikh RusselSheikh Jamal DCDhaka Abahani[16]
2013–14Sheikh Jamal DCDhaka AbahaniMuktijoddha Sangsad[17]
2015Sheikh Jamal DCSheikh RusselDhaka Mohammedan[18]
2016Dhaka AbahaniChittagong AbahaniSheikh Russel[19]
2017–18Dhaka AbahaniSheikh Jamal DCChittagong Abahani[20]
2018–19Bashundhara KingsDhaka AbahaniSheikh Russel[21]
2019–20

Competition abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh[22]

Performance by clubs
Club
 Titles Runners–up Winning seasons Runners–up seasons
Dhaka Abahani6 2 2007, 2008-09, 2009–10, 2012, 2016, 2017–18 2013–14, 2018–19
Sheikh Jamal DC3 2 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014-15 2012–13, 2017–18
Sheikh Russel KC1 1 2012–13 2014-15
Bashundhara Kings 1 2018–19
Dhaka Mohammedan 3 2007, 2008–09, 2009–10
Muktijoddha Sangsad 2 2010–11, 2012
Chittagong Abahani 1 2016

Clubs

Stadiums and locations
Locations of the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League teams
Team Location Stadium[23] Capacity
Arambagh KS Dhaka Bangabandhu National Stadium 36,000
Bangladesh Police FC Dhaka

Bangabandhu National Stadium

36,000

Bashundhara Kings Nilphamari Sheikh Kamal Stadium 20,000
Brothers Union Dhaka Bangabandhu National Stadium 36,000
Chittagong Abahani Ltd. Chattogram MA Aziz Stadium 30,000
Dhaka Abahani Ltd. Dhaka Bangabandhu National Stadium 36,000
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. Comilla Shaheed Dhirendranath Stadium 8,000
Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd. Dhaka Bangabandhu National Stadium 30,000
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Gopalganj Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium 5,000
Rahmatganj MFS Dhaka Bangabandhu National Stadium 36,000
Saif Sporting Club Mymensingh Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium 12,000
Sheikh Russel KC Sylhet Sylhet District Stadium 25,000
Uttar Baridhara Club Dhaka Bangabandhu National Stadium 36,000

Former clubs

The following clubs are not competing in the Bangladesh Football Premier League during the 2019–20 season but competed in the Premier League for at least one season.

Club Current league
Farashganj SC Bangladesh Championship League
NoFeL Sporting Club Bangladesh Championship League
Team BJMC Defunct
Mohammedan Sporting Club (Chittagong)
Khulna Abahani —
Feni Soccer Club Dhaka Second Division Football League
Narayanganj Suktara Sangsad —
Beanibazar SC —

All-time BPL table

The all-time BPL table is an overall record of all match results, points, and goals of every team that has played in BPL since its inception in 2007. The table is accurate as of the end of the 2019–20 season. Teams in bold are part of the 2019–20 season.

All-time table
Pos. Team S Pts GP W D L GF GA GD 1st 2nd 3rd Debut Since/Last App. Best
1 Dhaka Abahani 12 544 243 164 52 27 462 162 +300 6 2 1 2007 2007 1
2 Sheikh Russel KC 12 421 243 119 64 60 373 233 +140 1 1 5 2007 2007 1
3 Dhaka Mohammedan 12 407 243 112 71 60 385 245 +140 0 3 2 2007 2007 2
4 Sheikh Jamal DC 9 341 178 99 44 35 348 198 +150 3 2 0 2010-11 2010-11 1
5 Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 12 338 242 94 56 92 320 287 +33 0 2 2 2007 2007 2
6 Brothers Union Ltd. 12 307 242 76 79 87 311 330 −19 0 0 0 2007 2007 4
7 Chittagong Abahani 10 231 207 59 54 94 198 285 −87 0 1 1 2007 2012-13 2
8 Arambagh KS 10 213 195 54 51 90 204 283 −79 0 0 0 2007 2016 5
9 Rahmatganj MFS 10 181 200 44 49 107 219 372 −153 0 0 0 2007 2015 7
10 Team BJMC 7 167 151 41 44 66 178 214 −36 0 0 0 2010-11 2018-19 4
11 Feni SC 7 136 151 30 46 75 143 232 −89 0 0 0 2009-10 2016 4
12 Farashganj SC 7 131 148 28 47 73 123 221 -98 0 0 0 2007 2017-18 6
13 Saif SC 3 99 52 28 15 9 78 45 +33 0 0 0 2017-18 2017-18 4
14 Chittagong Mohammedan 4 99 86 24 27 35 81 116 −35 0 0 0 2007 2010-11 5
15 Bashundhara Kings 2 73 30 23 4 3 64 23 +41 1 0 0 2018-19 2018-19 1
16 Uttar Baridhara Club 3 31 54 7 10 37 41 135 −94 0 0 0 2013-14 2016 10
17 Khulna Abahani 2 21 40 5 6 29 31 102 -71 0 0 0 2007 2008-09 9
18 NoFeL SC 1 20 24 5 5 14 23 42 −19 0 0 0 2018-19 2018-19 12
19 Narayanganj SS 1 20 24 4 8 12 12 35 −23 0 0 0 2009-10 2009-10 12
20 Beanibazar SC 1 17 24 3 8 13 19 43 −24 0 0 0 2009-10 2009-10 13
21 Bangladesh Police FC 1 5 5 1 2 2 4 7 −3 0 0 0 2019-20 2019-20 8
2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League
Bangladesh Championship League
No information
Defunct clubs

Head coaches

In terms of coaching performance, after the first 11 seasons of the BPL, a Bangladeshi head coach has won the BPL six times while a foreign head coach has won it five times. Pakir Ali of Sri Lanka was the first foreign head coach to win the BPL while the second coach was Ali Akbar Pourmoslemi of Iran. Spaniard Óscar Bruzón was the most recent foreign coach to win the BPL in the 2018–19 season.

Amalesh Sen was the first Bangladeshi coach to win the BPL in the league's opening season and he has the most BPL championships at three. Maruful Haque and Atiqur Rahman Atiq the only other Bangladeshi coach to win the Bangladesh Premier League.

The current head coaches in the Bangladesh Premier League are:

Current head coaches
Team Head Coach
Arambagh KS Subrata Bhattacharya Jr.
Bangladesh Police FC Pakir Ali
Bashundhara Kings Óscar Bruzón
Brothers Union Reza Parkas
Chittagong Abahani Limited Maruful Haque
Dhaka Abahani Limited Mário Lemos
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Limited Sean Lane
Lt.Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited Shafiqul Islam Manik
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Raja Isa
Rahmatganj MFS Syed Golam Jilani
Saif Sporting Club Paul Put
Sheikh Russel KC Saiful Bari Titu
Uttar Baridhara SC Manik Mollah
Winning head coaches
Head coach Club Wins Winning years
Amalesh Sen Dhaka Abahani 3 2007, 2008–09, 2009–10
Maruful Haque Sheikh Russel KC
Sheikh Jamal DC		 2 2012–13
2013–14
György Kottán Dhaka Abahani 1 2016
Atiqur Rahman Atiq Dhaka Abahani 1 2017–18
Óscar Bruzón Bashundhara Kings 1 2018–19
Ali Akbar Pourmoslemi Dhaka Abahani 1 2012
Joseph Afusi Sheikh Jamal DC 1 2014–15
Pakir Ali Sheikh Jamal DC 1 2010–11

Stats and players

Seasonal statistics
SeasonTotal GoalsMatches playedAverage per Game
20072731102.48
2008–092801102.54
2009–103911562.50
2010–113371322.55
20122951102.68
2012–13162722.25
2013–143821352.82
2014–153321103.01
20163421322.59
2017–183021322.28
2018–194391562.81
2019–2095362.64

Top scorers
BPL Golden Boot winners[24]
Year Nationality Player Club Goals
2007 Elijah Obagbemiro Junior[25]Brothers Union16
2008–09 Alamu Bukola OlalekanDhaka Mohammedan18
2009–10 Enamul HaqueDhaka Abahani21
2010–11 James MogaMuktijoddha Sangsad KC19
2012 Ismael BangouraTeam BJMC17
2012–13 Osei MorrisonDhaka Mohammedan11[26]
2013–14 Wedson AnselmeSheikh Jamal DC26[27]
2014–15 Emeka OnuohaSheikh Jamal DC19[28][29]
2016 Sunday ChizobaDhaka Abahani19[30]
2017–18 Solomon King Kanform Sheikh Jamal DC 15
Raphael Odovin Onwrebe
2018–19 Raphael Odovin OnwrebeSheikh Russel KC22
2019–20 Eleta Kingsley Arambagh KS 5
Sunday ChizobaDhaka Abahani

Awards

Player of the Season
Season Player Team
2007 Jahid Hasan Ameli[31] Dhaka Abahani
2018–19 Daniel Colindres Bashundhara Kings

Young Player of the Season
Season Player Team
2018–19 Robiul Hasan Arambagh KS

Sponsorship
Period Sponsor Notes Ref.
2007–10 Citycell Bangladesh Football Federation(BFF) signed a three-year partnership deal with Citycell.

Citycell was co- sponsor for the Federation Cup, the B. League and the School football tournament across the country.

 [32]
2010–13 Grameenphone
2013–14 Nitol-Tata Nitol-Tata Group sponsored of the Bangladesh Premier League after 35 matches into the ongoing league. [3][33]
2014–15 Manyavar Besides Manyavar; KFC, Pragati Insurance, Amber Group and Treasurer had joined the country's professional football league as co-sponsors. [34][35][36]
2015–16 JB Group JB group had bought the title rights for Tk 4 crores. [37][38][39][40]
2016–18 Saif Power Battery Saif Power Battery bought the title rights this for Tk 1.5 crores. [37]
2018–2019 TVS BFF ink a one-year deal with TVS after finishing first leg of season. [41][42][43][44]

Media coverage

132 matches of season 2015-2016 were broadcast live at BTV World and Boishakhi TV, also live commentary was produced by Radio Next FM.[45] Every match of this league has been streaming live on BFF's page of Mycujoo platform from 2018 to 2019 season. Bangla TV started broadcasting selected matches of the BPL 2018-19 matches live from 9 May 2019.[42] The first sports channel of Bangladesh T sports started to broadcast the matches of BPL 2020-21 from 13 January 2021.

See also

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