Bangladesh Championship League

Bangladesh Championship League
Founded2012; 12 years ago (2012)
First season2012
CountryBangladesh
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams11
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toBangladesh Premier League
Relegation toSenior Division Football League
Current championsFakirerpool Young Men's Club
(2023–24)
Websitebff.com.bd
Current: 2023–24 Bangladesh Championship League
Seasons

Bangladesh Championship League (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ লিগ), simply known as the BCL and officially ABG Bashundhara Bangladesh Championship League since 2023 for sponsorship reasons,[1] is the second-tier professional football league of Bangladesh run by the Bangladesh Football Federation. It was founded in 2012.

History

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) introduced the country's first professional football league in 2007. The 2nd tier professional league began with the 2012 season of Premier League. BFF introduced the second-tier league in 2012 as season 5 of Premier League was commencing.[2]

List of winners

Champions so far are:[2][3][4][5]

Season Club P W D L GF GA GD Pts
2012 Cox City Sporting Club 12 5 5 2 14 11 3 20
2013 Chittagong Abahani 14 9 3 2 28 11 17 30
2014 Rahmatganj MFS 18 13 5 0 36 8 28 44
2014–15 Uttar Baridhara SC 14 7 6 1 18 9 9 27
2015–16 Fakirerpool Young Men's Club 14 7 6 1 15 8 7 27
2017 Bashundhara Kings 17 10 5 2 23 17 6 35
2018-19 Bangladesh Police FC 20 11 6 3 31 13 18 39
2019-20

Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh[6]

2021 Swadhinata KS 22 13 6 3 30 11 19 45
2021–22 Fortis FC 22 13 8 1 29 9 20 47
2022–23 Brothers Union 20 16 3 1 30 6 24 51
2023–24 Fakirerpool Young Men's Club 14 8 3 3 28 14 14 27

Performances by club

Performance in the Bangladesh Championship League by clubs

As of the end of 2023–24 season.

Club Winners Runners-up Years Won Years Runners-up
Cox City Sporting Club 1 2012
Chittagong Abahani 1 2013
Uttar Baridhara SC 1 3 2014-15 2012, 2013, 2018-19
Rahmatganj MFS 1 2014
Farashganj SC 1 2014
Saif Sporting Club 1 2015–16
Bashundhara Kings 1 2017
NoFeL Sporting Club 1 2017
Bangladesh Police FC 1 2018-19
Arambagh KS 1 2014-15
Swadhinata KS 1 2020-21
Fortis FC 1 2021-22
AFC Uttara 1 2021-22
Brothers Union 1 2022–23
BFF Elite Football Academy 1 2022–23
Fakirerpool Young Men's Club 2 2015–16, 2023–24
Dhaka Wanderers 1 2023–24

Stats and players

Top Goalscorer

Year Player Club Goals
2012 Bangladesh Toufiq Hasan Gofur Agrani Bank SC 12
2013 Bangladesh Nabib Newaj Jibon Uttar Baridhara SC 12
2014 Bangladesh Nurul Absar Rahmatganj MFS 11
2014–15 Bangladesh Mohammed Palash Arambagh KS 7
2015–16 Bangladesh Arifur Rahman Victoria SC 6
2017 Bangladesh Ariful Islam NoFeL SC 12
2018–19 Bangladesh Amirul Islam Bangladesh Police FC 18
2019–20 League cancelled
2020–21 Bangladesh Ali Akbar Kanon Wari Club 13
2021–22 Bangladesh Moinul Islam Moin Uttara FC 18
2022–23 Bangladesh Mirajul Islam BFF Elite Football Academy 19
2023–24 Bangladesh Rafayel Tudu Fakirerpool YMC 12

Clubs and locations

Bangladesh Championship League is located in Bangladesh
Dhaka
Dhaka
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Locations of teams in the 2023–24 Bangladesh Championship League

The following 8 clubs have competed in the Bangladesh Championship League during the 2023–24 season.

The venues for the current season are:-

Sponsorship

Here is the list of sponsors of BCL since its inception:

Period Sponsors Type of Institute Notes References
2012-2014 Premier Bank Limited Bank At first season, Premier Bank Limited sponsored the title, Destiny Group was the co-sponsor of first season. [7][8]
2014-2015 Minister Freeze Electronics Premier Bank was named as a presenting sponsor while Pragati Insurance, Eastern Bank, Novo Air and Treasure Securities named as co-sponsors of the league. [9]
2015-2017 RB-Marcel Group Electronics They sponsored seasons: 2015/16 and 2017. [10][11]
2018-2019 International Sports Partner Distributor TVS brand is the 'title sponsor' as well as of BPL. [12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bashundhara Group's ABG Limited to support National Women's Football Team". New Age (Bangladesh). Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  2. ^ a b "BCL 2012 points table". BFF. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  3. ^ "BCL 2013 points table". BFF. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  4. ^ "BCL 2014 points table". BFF. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Marcel Bangladesh Championship League 2017 Standings". BFF. Archived from the original on 2020-05-06. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  6. ^ "BFF cancels football season". The Daily Star. 17 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Premier Bank remain with BCL". Dhaka Tribune. 2014-02-24. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  8. ^ সোমবার থেকে বাংলাদেশ চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ লিগ. bangla.bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2019-05-30. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  9. ^ "Bangladesh Championship League logo unveiled". UNB. Archived from the original on 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  10. ^ "MARCEL becomes title sponsor of BCL 2017". BFF. Archived from the original on 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  11. ^ বাংলাদেশ চ্যাম্পিয়নস লিগের লোগো উন্মোচন. The Daily Ittefaq. Archived from the original on 2019-05-30. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  12. ^ "Deal inked with ISP, new BPL title sponsor TVS". BFF. Archived from the original on 2019-05-30. Retrieved 2019-05-30.