Bangladesh Championship League

Association football league in Bangladesh

Football league

Bangladesh Championship League

Founded| 2012; 13 years ago (2012)
First season| 2012
Country| Bangladesh
Confederation| AFC
Number of clubs| 10
Level on pyramid| 2
Promotion to| Bangladesh Premier League
Relegation to| Senior Division Football League
Current champions| PWD SC
(2024–25)
Website| bff.com.bd
Current: 2024–25 Bangladesh Championship League
Seasons

* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2014-15
* 2015–16
* 2017
* 2018-19
* ~~2019–20~~
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

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

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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

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

Season  | Club  | P  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD  | Pts

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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
2024–25 | PWD SC | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 7 | 24 | 40

## Performances by club

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As of the end of 2023–24 season.

Club  | Winners  | Runners-up | Years Won | Years Runners-up

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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

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### Top Goalscorer

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Year | Player | Club | Goals

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2012 |  Toufiq Hasan Gofur | Agrani Bank SC | 12
2013 |  Nabib Newaj Jibon | Uttar Baridhara SC | 12
2014 |  Nurul Absar | Rahmatganj MFS | 11
2014–15 |  Mohammed Palash | Arambagh KS | 7
2015–16 |  Arifur Rahman | Victoria SC | 6
2017 |  Ariful Islam | NoFeL SC | 12
2018–19 |  Amirul Islam | Bangladesh Police FC | 17
2019–20 | League cancelled
2020–21 |  Ali Akbar Kanon | Wari Club | 13
2021–22 |  Moinul Islam Moin | Uttara FC | 18
2022–23 |  Mirajul Islam | BFF Elite Football Academy | 19
2023–24 |  Rafayel Tudu | Fakirerpool YMC | 12
2024–25 |  Minhazul Karim Shadin | PWD SC | 8
Faisal Ahmed Shitol | Uttar Baridhara SC

## Clubs and locations

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Dhaka

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Locations of teams in the 2024–25 Bangladesh Championship League

The following 10 clubs have competed in the Bangladesh Championship League during the 2024–25 season.

* PWD Sports Club
* Arambagh KS
* City Club
* Farashganj SC
* BFF Elite Football Academy
* BRTC SC
* Dhaka Rangers
* Uttar Baridhara Club
* Wari Club
* Little Friends Club

The venues for the current season are:-

Dhaka | Dhaka | Gazipur

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Bashundhara Kings Arena Practice Ground | Fortis Ground | Shaheed Barkat Stadium
Capacity: 1,000 | Capacity: 1,000 | Capacity: 5,000

## Sponsorship

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

Period  | Sponsors  | Type of Institute  | Notes  | References

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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

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* Bangladesh Premier League
* Federation Cup
* Sport in Bangladesh
* Football in Bangladesh
* Cricket in Bangladesh

## References

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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.

## External links

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* Bangladesh Football Federation – official website (archived)

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