Bangladesh Super League

Football 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]

## Foundation

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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.

## Teams

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Proposed Teams

Team  | City  | Stadium  | Capacity
FC Dhaka  | Dhaka | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 36,000
Comilla CF  | Comilla | Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium | 18,000
Rajshahi FC  | Rajshahi | Muktijuddho Sriti Stadium | 15,000
FC Khulna  | Khulna | Khulna District Stadium | 12,000
Barisal City FC  | Barisal | Sraheed Abdur Rab Serniabad Stadium | 30,000
Sylhet FC  | Sylhet | Sylhet District Stadium | 18,500
Rangpur FC  | Rangpur | Sheikh Rasel Stadium | 25,000
Mymensingh FC  | Mymensingh | Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium | 25,000
Chittagong FC  | Chittagong | M. A. Aziz Stadium | 30,000
Faridpur FC  | Faridpur | Sheikh Jamal Stadium | 30,000

Barisal

Rangpur

Chittagong

Dhaka

Sylhet

Khulna

Rajshahi

Mymensingh

Comilla

Faridpur

## Rights holder

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

## Logo

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

## References

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1. ^ "Saif Powertec buys BSL rights". The Daily Star. 6 January 2016.
2. ^ "BSL logo unveiled amid glitzy ceremony". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 10 March 2017.

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