Bangladesh Premier League (football)

Bangladesh Premier League
upright=0.95 organisers = Bangladesh Football Federation
Founded2 March 2007; 17 years ago (2007-03-02)
CountryBangladesh
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams10
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toBangladesh Championship League
Domestic cup(s)Federation Cup
Independence Cup
International cup(s)AFC Challenge League
SAFF Club Championship
Current championsBashundhara Kings (4th title)
(2022–23)
Most championshipsDhaka Abahani (6 titles)
Most appearancesBangladesh Nasiruddin Chowdhury (225+)
Top goalscorerNigeria Sunday Chizoba (132)
TV partnersT Sports
Websitebplfootball.com
Current: 2023–24 Bangladesh Premier League
Seasons

The Bangladesh Premier League (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ প্রিমিয়ার লিগ), simply known as the BPL and officially ABG Bashundhara Bangladesh Premier League since 2023 for sponsorship reasons,[1] is the top tier of the Bangladeshi football league system. It is run by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF). The Dhaka Derby between Abahani Dhaka and Mohammedan SC is one of the league's most popular matches.[2] The BPL superseded the Dhaka Premier Division League which had functioned as the top tier from 1948 to 2006.[3][4][5][6]

History

Founded in 2007 as the country's first professional national football league, the BPL was originally known as the B.League and was renamed the Bangladesh League in 2009.[7] In 2012, it was rebranded as the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).[8]

The first B League match took place on 2 March 2007 between Abahani Limited Dhaka and Muktijoddha Sangsad KC at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, ending in a goalless draw.[9] 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.[10] On 27 March 2007, Alfaz Ahmed netted the first hat-trick in B League history to give Muktijoddha Sangsad a 4–1 win over Rahmatganj MFS.[11]

Abahani Limited Dhaka have won the league a record six times since 2007. In the 2015–16 season, Abahani Limited Dhaka also became the first team to win the professional league title with an unbeaten record.[12]

Competition format

Competition

From the 2023–24 season, there are 11 clubs in the Bangladesh Premier League, instead of the previous 12. During the course of a season (usually from December to July) each club plays the other clubs twice (a double round-robin system), once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for 20 games. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by position on the league table depending on points, then the head-to-head record between the tied teams is taken into consideration, and then goal difference.[citation needed]

Promotion and relegation

A system of promotion and relegation exists between the Bangladesh Premier League and the Bangladesh Championship League. The two lowest placed teams in the Bangladesh Premier League are relegated to the Championship League, and the top two teams from the Championship League are promoted to the Bangladesh Premier League.[13]

Champions

Successful clubs by seasons

Edition Season Champions Runners–up Third place Ref.
1st 2007 Abahani Limited Dhaka Mohammedan SC Muktijoddha Sangsad KC [14]
2nd 2008–09 Abahani Limited Dhaka Mohammedan SC Sheikh Russel KC [15]
3rd 2009–10 Abahani Limited Dhaka Mohammedan SC Sheikh Russel KC [16]
4th 2010–11 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Sheikh Russel KC [17]
5th 2012 Abahani Limited Dhaka Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Mohammedan SC [18]
6th 2012–13 Sheikh Russel KC Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Abahani Limited Dhaka [19]
7th 2013–14 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Abahani Limited Dhaka Muktijoddha Sangsad KC [20]
8th 2014–15 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Sheikh Russel KC Mohammedan SC [21]
9th 2016 Abahani Limited Dhaka Chittagong Abahani Limited Sheikh Russel KC [22]
10th 2017–18 Abahani Limited Dhaka Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Chittagong Abahani Limited [23]
11th 2018–19 Bashundhara Kings Abahani Limited Dhaka Sheikh Russel KC [24]
12th 2019–20 Competition abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh [25]
13th 2020–21 Bashundhara Kings Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Abahani Limited Dhaka [26]
14th 2022 Bashundhara Kings Abahani Limited Dhaka Saif Sporting Club [27]
15th 2022–23 Bashundhara Kings Abahani Limited Dhaka Bangladesh Police FC [28]
16th 2023–24

Performance by clubs

Club
 Titles Runners–up Winning seasons Runners–up seasons
Abahani Limited Dhaka 6 4 2007, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012, 2016, 2017–18 2013–14, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23
Bashundhara Kings 4 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi 3 3 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15 2012–13, 2017–18, 2020–21
Sheikh Russel KC 1 1 2012–13 2014–15
Mohammedan SC 3 2007, 2008–09, 2009–10
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 2 2010–11, 2012
Chittagong Abahani Limited 1 2016

Clubs

Current clubs (2023–24)

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Locations of accredited BPL venues and of past and present BPL member clubs
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Bangladesh Police FC Mymensingh Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium 25,000
Bashundhara Kings Dhaka Bashundhara Kings Arena 14,000
Brothers Union Dhaka Bangabandhu National Stadium 36,000
Chittagong Abahani Limited Chittagong M. A. Aziz Stadium 30,000
Abahani Limited Dhaka Comilla Comilla Stadium 18,000
Mohammedan Comilla Comilla Stadium 18,000
Fortis FC Rajshahi Rajshahi District Stadium 15,000
Gopalganj Sporting Club Gopalganj Sheikh Fazlul Stadium 5,000
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Gopalganj Sheikh Fazlul Stadium 5,000
Rahmatganj MFS Munshiganj Munshiganj Stadium 10,000
Sheikh Russel KC Dhaka Bashundhara Kings Arena 14,000


Former clubs

The following clubs are not competing in the Bangladesh Football Premier League during the 2023–24 season but have done previously for at least one season.

Club Current league
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Bangladesh Championship League
(relegated from BPL in 2023)
AFC Uttara Bangladesh Championship League
(relegated from BPL in 2023)
NoFeL Sporting Club Bangladesh Championship League
(relegated from BPL in 2019)
Arambagh KS Dhaka League
Farashganj SC Dhaka League
Swadhinata KS Dhaka League
Uttar Baridhara Club Dhaka League
Saif Sporting Club Inactive
Beanibazar SC Defunct
Chittagong Mohammedan SC Defunct
Feni Soccer Club Defunct
Khulna Abahani Defunct
Narayanganj Suktara Sangsad Defunct
Team BJMC Defunct

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 to the end of the 2022–23 season. Teams in bold are part of the 2023–24 season. Numbers in bold are the record (highest either positive or negative) numbers in each column.[29]

All-time table
Pos. Club Seasons Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD 1st 2nd 3rd Debut Since/Last App. Relegated Best
1 Abahani Limited Dhaka 15 678 309 203 69 37 627 231 +396 6 4 2 2007 2007 1
2 Sheikh Russel KC 15 518 309 146 80 83 477 325 +152 1 1 5 2007 2007 1
3 Mohammedan SC 15 515 309 141 92 76 498 317 +181 0 3 2 2007 2007 2
4 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi 12 452 244 128 68 48 460 289 +171 3 3 0 2010–11 2010–11 1
5 Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 15 391 308 107 70 131 384 405 −21 0 2 2 2007 2022–23 1 2
6 Chittagong Abahani 13 327 273 85 75 114 301 390 −89 0 1 1 2007 2012–13 1 2
7 Brothers Union Ltd. 13 314 266 77 83 106 327 381 −54 0 0 0 2007 2020–21 1 4
8 Bashundhara Kings 5 250 96 80 10 6 228 67 +161 4 0 0 2018–19 2018–19 1
9 Rahmatganj MFS 13 243 266 58 69 139 290 480 −190 0 0 0 2007 2014–15 1 7
10 Arambagh KS 11 221 219 56 53 110 224 349 −125 0 0 0 2007 2020–21 2 5
11 Saif SC 5 180 98 53 21 24 184 119 +65 0 0 1 2017–18 2017–18 3
12 Team BJMC 7 167 151 41 44 66 178 214 −36 0 0 0 2010–11 2018–19 1 4
13 Feni SC 7 136 151 30 46 75 143 232 −89 0 0 0 2009–10 2016 1 4
14 Farashganj SC 7 131 148 28 47 73 123 221 −98 0 0 0 2007 2017–18 3 6
15 Chittagong Mohammedan 4 99 86 24 27 35 81 116 −35 0 0 0 2007 2010–11 1 5
16 Bangladesh Police FC 4 95 71 25 20 26 98 99 −1 0 0 1 2019–20 2019–20 3
17 Uttar Baridhara Club 5 64 100 14 22 64 98 256 −158 0 0 0 2013–14 2021–22 3 10
18 Fortis FC 1 23 20 5 8 7 23 25 −2 0 0 0 2022–23 2022–23 7
19 Khulna Abahani 2 21 40 5 6 29 31 102 −71 0 0 0 2007 2008–09 1 9
20 NoFeL SC 1 20 24 5 5 14 23 42 −19 0 0 0 2018–19 2018–19 1 12
21 Narayanganj SS 1 20 24 4 8 12 12 35 −23 0 0 0 2009–10 2009–10 1 12
22 Beanibazar SC 1 17 24 3 8 13 19 43 −24 0 0 0 2009–10 2009–10 1 13
23 Swadhinata KS 1 10 22 2 4 16 22 50 −28 0 0 0 2021–22 2021–22 1 12
24 AFC Uttara 1 5 20 0 5 15 10 56 −46 0 0 0 2022–23 2022–23 1 11
25 Gopalganj SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2023–24 2023–24

League or status prior to the 2023–24 season:

2023–24 Bangladesh Premier League teams
2023–24 Bangladesh Championship League teams
Dhaka League teams
Currently inactive
Defunct clubs

Head coaches

In terms of coaching performance, after the first 15 seasons of the BPL, a Bangladeshi head coach has won the BPL six times while a foreign head coach has won it eight times and one season was cancelled for COVID-19. 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 2022–23 season. He has the most BPL championships at four.

Amalesh Sen was the first Bangladeshi coach to win the BPL in the league's opening season and he has won BPL championshis at three times. 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
Bashundhara Kings Spain Óscar Bruzón
Bangladesh Police FC Romania Aristică Cioabă
Brothers Union
Chittagong Abahani Limited Bangladesh Mahbubul Haque Jewel
Abahani Limited Dhaka Argentina Andrés Cruciani
Mohammedan SC Bangladesh Alfaz Ahmed
Fortis FC Bangladesh Masud Parvez Kaisar
Gopalganj Sporting Club Bangladesh Saifur Rahman Moni
Rahmatganj MFS Bangladesh Kamal Babu
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Bangladesh Maruful Haque
Sheikh Russel KC Bangladesh Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu
Winning head coaches
Head coach Club Wins Winning years
Spain Óscar Bruzón Bashundhara Kings 4 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
Bangladesh Amalesh Sen Abahani Limited Dhaka 3 2007, 2008–09, 2009–10
Bangladesh Maruful Haque Sheikh Russel KC
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi 		2 2012–13
2013–14
Austria György Kottán Abahani Limited Dhaka 1 2016
Bangladesh Atiqur Rahman Atiq Abahani Limited Dhaka 1 2017–18
Iran Ali Akbar Pourmoslemi Abahani Limited Dhaka 1 2012
Nigeria Joseph Afusi Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi 1 2014–15
Sri Lanka Pakir Ali Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi 1 2010–11

Stats and players

Seasonal statistics

As of July 2023[29]
Season Total Goals Matches played Average per Game
2007 273 110 2.48
2008–09 280 110 2.54
2009–10 391 156 2.50
2010–11 334 132 2.55
2012 295 110 2.68
2012–13 162 72 2.25
2013–14 382 135 2.82
2014–15 332 110 3.01
2016 342 132 2.59
2017–18 302 132 2.28
2018–19 439 156 2.81
2019–20 95 36 2.64
2020–21 472 156 3.03
2021–22 447 132 3.39
2022–23 324 110 2.95

Top scorers by season

As of July 2023

Season after season, players in the BPL compete for the golden boot title, which is awarded at the end of each season to the top scorer throughout the entire season. The most recent winner of the golden boot is Dorielton Gomes, who won the golden boot at the end of the 2022–23 season after scoring 20 goals. Raphael Odovin Onwrebe is both currently the holders of the most golden boot titles with two golden boots. The five Nigerians make up the six golden boots won by Nigerians, the most of any nationality in the league. While to date Enamul Haque remains the only local golden boot winner, claiming the award in 2009–10.

BPL Golden Boot winners[30]
Year Nationality Player Club Goals Ref.
2007 Nigeria Elijah Obagbemiro Junior Brothers Union 16 [31]
2008–09 Nigeria Alamu Bukola Olalekan Mohammedan SC 18
2009–10 Bangladesh Enamul Haque Abahani Limited Dhaka 21 [32]
2010–11 South Sudan James Moga Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 19
2012 Guinea Ismael Bangoura Team BJMC 17
2012–13 Ghana Osei Morrison Mohammedan SC 12 [33]
2013–14 Haiti Wedson Anselme Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi 26 [34]
2014–15 Nigeria Emeka Darlington Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi 19 [35]
2016 Nigeria Sunday Chizoba Abahani Limited Dhaka 19 [36]
2017–18 The Gambia Solomon King Kanform Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi 15
Nigeria Raphael Odovin Onwrebe
2018–19 Nigeria Raphael Odovin Onwrebe Sheikh Russel KC 22
2019–20 Nigeria/Bangladesh Eleta Kingsley Arambagh KS 5
Nigeria Sunday Chizoba Abahani Limited Dhaka
2020–21 Brazil Robson Azevedo da Silva Bashundhara Kings 21
2021–22 Mali Souleymane Diabate Mohammedan SC 21
2022–23 Brazil Dorielton Gomes Bashundhara Kings 20

Bangladeshi top scorers

Year Player Club Goals
2007 Zahid Hasan Ameli Abahani Limited Dhaka 12
2008–09 Alfaz Ahmed Sheikh Russel KC 16
2009–10 Enamul Haque Abahani Limited Dhaka 21
2010–11 Mithun Chowdhury Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 16
2012 Mithun Chowdhury Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 6
Anowar Hossain Sheikh Russel KC
2012–13 Shakhawat Hossain Rony Abahani Limited Dhaka 7
2013–14 Wahed Ahmed Mohammedan SC 15[34]
2014–15 Enamul Haque Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 13
2016 MD Sajidur Rahman Sajid Arambagh KS 8
Tawhidul Alam Sabuz Mohammedan SC
2017–18 Tawhidul Alam Sabuz Chittagong Abahani 8
2018–19 Nabib Newaj Jibon Abahani Limited Dhaka 16
2019–20 Eleta Kingsley Arambagh KS 5
2020–21 Jewel Rana Abahani Limited Dhaka 10
Sumon Reza Uttar Baridhara Club
2021–22 Eleta Kingsley Bashundhara Kings 6
2022–23 Eleta Kingsley Dhaka Abahani 8

Records

All-time top scorers

As of 9 August 2023
BPL all-time top scorers
Rank Player Goals Apps Ratio Years
1 Nigeria Sunday Chizoba 132 111+ 2010–2022
2 Guinea Ismael Bangoura 90 50+ 2010–2020
3 Bangladesh Zahid Hasan Ameli 78 173+ 2007–2019
4 Nigeria Nkwocha Kingsley Chigozie 75 2009–2020
5 Bangladesh Mithun Chowdhury 67 143 0.39 2008–2019
6 Mali Souleymane Diabate 60 79 0.76 2018–
7 Bangladesh Shakhawat Hossain Rony 58 94+ 2008–
8 Haiti Wedson Anselme 54 53+ 2013–2018
9 Democratic Republic of the Congo Siyo Zunapio 54 100 0.54 2011–2021
10 Bangladesh Enamul Haque 54 92+ 2007–2019
11 Nigeria/Bangladesh Eleta Kingsley 51 94 0.54 2011–
12 Nigeria Alamu Bukola Olalekan 51 2008–2018
13 Nigeria Emeka Darlington 49 2013–2016
14 Brazil Robson Azevedo da Silva 47 61 0.77 2020–
15 Bangladesh Tawhidul Alam Sabuz 46 80+ 2009–
16 The Gambia Solomon King Kanform 45 88 0.51 2017–2022
17 Bangladesh Nabib Newaj Jibon 42 122 0.34 2013–
18 Nigeria Raphael Odovin Onwrebe 39 44 0.89 2017–2019
19 Bangladesh Zahid Hossain 39 120+ 2008–2022
20 Brazil Dorielton Gomes 38 35 1.09 2021–
21 The Gambia Landing Darboe 37 36+ 2013–2021
22 Costa Rica Daniel Colindres 37 69 0.54 2018–2023
23 Bangladesh Jewel Rana 37 109+ 2013–

Appearances

As of 5 April 2024
BPL all-time most appearances
Rank Player Apps Years
1 Bangladesh Nasiruddin Chowdhury 225+ 2009–
2 Bangladesh Zahid Hasan Ameli 173+ 2007–2019
3 Bangladesh Mithun Chowdhury 143 2008–2019
4 Bangladesh Yeasin Khan 139 2012–
5 Bangladesh Ashraful Islam Rana 131 2015-
6 Bangladesh Habibur Rahman Sohag 124 2009–2022
7 Bangladesh Zahid Hossain 120+ 2008–2022
8 Bangladesh Mohamed Sohel Rana 119 2010–
9 Nigeria Sunday Chizoba 111+ 2010–2022
10 Bangladesh Mamunul Islam 106 2007-
11 Bangladesh Anisur Rahman Zico 104 2015-

Italics denote players still playing professional football,
Bold denotes players still playing in the Bangladesh Premier League.

All-time hat-tricks

Rank Country Player Hat-tricks
1 Nigeria Sunday Chizoba 9
2 Guinea Ismael Bangoura 6
3 Mali Souleymane Diabate 4
Nigeria Emeka Darlington
Nigeria Raphael Odovin
6 Haiti Wedson Anselme 3
Nigeria Kingsley Chigozie
Bangladesh Mithun Chowdhury
Nigeria Eleta Kingsley

All-time assists

Rank Country Player Assists
1 Brazil Robson Azevedo 38
2 Egypt Mostafa Kahraba 18
3 Costa Rica Daniel Colindres 17

All-time clean sheets

Rank Player Clean sheets Years
1 Bangladesh Anisur Rahman Zico 49+ 2015-
2 Bangladesh Ashraful Islam Rana 26+ 2015

Awards

Player of the Season

Season Player Team
2007 Bangladesh Zahid Hasan Ameli[37] Abahani Limited Dhaka
2018–19 Costa Rica Daniel Colindres Bashundhara Kings
2020–21 Brazil Robson Azevedo da Silva Bashundhara Kings

Young Player of the Season

Season Player Team
2018–19 Bangladesh Robiul Hasan Arambagh KS
2020–21 Bangladesh Nihat Jaman Ucchash[38] Arambagh KS

Sponsorship

Period Sponsor Notes Ref.
2008–10 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.

[39]
2010–13 Grameenphone
2013–14 Nitol-Tata Nitol-Tata Group sponsored of the Bangladesh Premier League after 35 matches into the ongoing league. [4][40]
2014–15 Manyavar Besides Manyavar; KFC, Pragati Insurance, Amber Group and Treasurer had joined the country's professional football league as co-sponsors. [41][42][43]
2015–16 JB Group JB group had bought the title rights for Tk 4 crores. [44][45][46][47]
2016–18 Saif Power Battery Saif Power Battery bought the title rights this for Tk 1.5 crores. [44]
2018–2022 TVS BFF ink a one-year deal with TVS after finishing first leg of season. [48][49][50][51]
2022– Bashundhara Group

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.[52] 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.[49] The first sports channel of Bangladesh T sports started to broadcast the matches of BPL 2020–21 from 13 January 2021.

Stadiums

Home stadiums of current clubs (2022–23)
AFC Uttara Bangladesh Police FC Bashundhara Kings Chittagong Abahani Ltd. Abahani Limited Dhaka Mohammedan SC
Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium, Mymensingh Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium, Mymensingh Bashundhara Kings Arena, Dhaka Bir Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium, Munshigonj Shaheed Dhirendranath Stadium, Comilla Shaheed Dhirendranath Stadium, Comilla
Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 14,000 Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 18,000 Capacity: 18,000
Fortis FC Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd. Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Rahmatganj MFS Sheikh Russel KC
Muktijuddho Smriti Stadium, Rajshahi Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium, Gopalganj Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium, Gopalganj Bir Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium, Munshigonj Bashundhara Kings Arena, Dhaka
Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 14,000

BPL clubs in Asia

Continental qualification

Bangladesh Premier League teams can qualify for the top Asian club competitions – the AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and AFC Cup – through their performance in the league. Before the 2012–13 season Bangladeshi clubs were only allowed entry to the now defunct AFC President's Cup, which was a competition targeted for emerging football nations. Since the 2021–22 season the league winners are allowed entry to the qualifying play-offs of the AFC Champions League.[53]

Abahani Limited Dhaka was the first Bangladesh Premier League club to club to play in Asian competition when they participated in the 2008 AFC President's Cup. The club qualified for the competition, after winning the first edition of the league in 2007. The first six seasons of the league Bangladeshi clubs only participated in the AFC President's Cup, until Sheikh Russel KC the winners of the 2012–13 league season were given entry 2015 AFC Cup qualifying play-off. The winners of the 2013–14 season of the league Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club, were the first Premier League club to be given direct entry into the AFC Cup, during the 2016 AFC Cup.[citation needed]

In July 2022, it was confirmed that Bashundhara Kings, the winners of the 2021–22 league season will partake in the AFC Champions League Play-off round, while holding an automatic place in the AFC Cup group stages if they are unable to advance past the play-offs. Meanwhile the runner-up of the league will take part in the qualifiers of the AFC Cup or will directly qualify for the competition if the league winners advance past the AFC Champions League play-offs. The league's third place team along with the Federation Cup champions, will remain standby for the AFC Cup Play-off round if the league winners succeed to qualify for the AFC Champions League main stage.[54]

Extracted from the 2022 ranking of nations by their AFC club points
Ranking Member association Club points ACL 2024–25
(GS+PO) 		Tier 2 2024–25
(GS+PO) 		Tier 3 2024–25
(GS+PO)
2022[55] 2021[56] Mvmt Region Region Mvmt 2014[57] 2015[58] 2016[59] 2017[60] 2018[61] 2019[62] 2021[63] 2022[64] Total
25 15 Fall -10 W 11 North Korea DPR Korea 0.000 0.000 0.000 3.433 7.433 11.067 0.000 0.000 16.117 – 0+1 0+1
26 26 Same position 0 W 12 Indonesia Indonesia 6.500 5.667 0.000 0.000 4.100 5.045 0.000 3.960 15.083 – 0+1 0+1
27 21 Fall -6 W 15 Bangladesh Bangladesh 0.000 0.000 1.000 1.333 1.433 6.933 2.790 3.760 14.120 - - 0+1
34 25 Fall -9 W 16 Oman Oman 2.167 2.333 1.000 2.200 1.583 1.433 0.000 6.795 12.453 – – 0+1
29 24 Fall -5 W 17 Maldives Maldives 0.667 2.000 1.333 4.300 4.300 0.000 0.200 2.030 9.467 – – 0+1

Updated on 5 May 2023. (Source)

BPL clubs in AFC tournament

BPL clubs performance in AFC competitions
Season AFC Cup Position AFC Champions League Position
2012–13 Sheikh Russel KC Preliminary Round (2015)
2013–14 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Group Stage (2016)
2014–15 No corresponding season
2016 Abahani Limited Dhaka Group Stage (2017)
2017–18 Abahani Limited Dhaka Group Stage (2018)
Saif SC Preliminary Round (2018)
2018 Fed. Cup Abahani Limited Dhaka Inter-zone semi-finals (2019)
2018–19 Bashundhara Kings Cancelled (2020)
Abahani Limited Dhaka
2019–20 Bashundhara Kings Group Stage (2021)
Abahani Limited Dhaka Withdrew
2020–21 Bashundhara Kings Group Stage (2022)
Abahani Limited Dhaka Play-off Round (2022)
2021–22 Bashundhara Kings Bashundhara Kings Preliminary Round (2023–24)
Abahani Limited Dhaka Play-off Round (2023–24)

Defunct

Competitions previously run by AFC include:

Season AFC President's Cup Position
2007 Abahani Limited Dhaka Group Stage
2008–09 Abahani Limited Dhaka Group Stage
2009–10 Abahani Limited Dhaka Group Stage
2010–11 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Withdrew
2012 Abahani Limited Dhaka Group Stage
2012–13 Sheikh Russel KC Group Winners

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External links

  • BPL Football (official website)
  • Bangladesh Football Federation (official website)
  • BPL Football (Official Facebook page)
  • Bangladesh Premier League at FIFA.com
  • Bangladesh Premier League at soccerway.com
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