Bangladesh Super League

Bangladesh Super League

Founded	18 January 2016
Country	Bangladesh
Confederation	AFC
Number of teams	12
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	BPL
Domestic cup(s)	Fed Cup
International cup(s)	ACL
TV partners	BTV

Bangladesh Super League (BSL) was a planned professional football league, sanctioned by Bangladesh Football Federation, that was meant to represent the sport's highest level in Bangladesh. The league was inaugurated by Bangladesh Football Federation on 18 January 2016. The league was to be contested by eight clubs, with the first season scheduled for 2017.

The tournament was cancelled due to few stadiums and problems with infrastructure.^{[citation needed]}

On 18 January 2016, the Bangladesh Football Federation entered a 15-year deal with Saif Powertech and Celebrity Management Group. The 70-crores deal gave Powertech-CMG exclusive commercial rights to sponsorship, advertising, broadcasting, merchandising, video, franchising and rights to create a new football league.

The league will get technical assistance from Bangladesh Football Federation, which is in talks with Union of European Football Associations and South American Football Confederation for assistance with foreign coaches and management staff. Each team will have minimum five foreign players in playing eleven.

Barisal

Rangpur

Chittagong

Dhaka

Sylhet

Khulna

Rajshahi

Mymensingh

Comilla

Faridpur

Saif Powertec Ltd. along with CMG have already bought the tournament rights for 15 years.^[1]

On 28 February 2016, the BSL logo was unveiled at a grand ceremony at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka.^[2]