2005 Dhaka Premier Division League

Dhaka Premier Division League

Season	2005
Dates	28 May – 12 September 2005
Champions	Brothers Union
Relegated	Dhaka Wanderers Fakirerpool Dipali JS
Matches played	91
Goals scored	280 (3.08 per match)
Top goalscorer	11 goals Victor Edwards (Brothers Union)
← 2003–04 2007 B.League →

The 2005 Dhaka Premier Division League, also known as the Premier Bank Dhaka Premier Division League for sponsorship reasons ^[1] was the 52nd season of the top-tier football league in Bangladesh and the final season in which the league served as the country's top division. The league started on 28 May and ended on 12 September 2005.

The top seven teams qualified for the 2007 B.League, the inaugural season of Bangladesh's professional football league. ^[2] Meanwhile, the bottom three teams, who were originally supposed to participate in the First Division, eventually took part in the merger of the First Division and Premier Division Leagues, which served as the second-tier until 2012. ^[3]

Venue

The Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka was the sole venue used for the league.

Dhaka	Dhaka
Bangabandhu National Stadium
Capacity: 36,000

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Brothers Union	18	12	3	3	42	17	+25	39	Qualification for the Championship playoff
2	Mohammedan	18	11	6	1	33	13	+20	39
3	Dhaka Abahani	18	11	5	2	38	15	+23	38
4	Muktijoddha Sangsad	18	11	1	6	34	23	+11	34
5	Sheikh Russel	18	7	6	5	33	18	+15	27
6	Farashganj	18	6	5	7	18	19	−1	23
7	Arambagh	18	4	8	6	23	24	−1	20
8	Dhaka Wanderers	18	2	7	9	18	43	−25	13	Relegation to the 2007–08 Dhaka Senior Division League
9	Fakirerpool	18	3	3	12	20	50	−30	12
10	Dipali JS	18	0	2	16	20	57	−37	2

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;

Result table

No Home \ No Away	BU	MSC	DAL	MKS	SKC	FSC	AKS	DWC	FYMC	DJS
Brothers Union	—	0–0	2–1	1–2	2–2	1–0	2–1	5–0	3–0	2–1
Mohammedan	1–1	—	0–1	1–0	1–0	2–1	3–1	6–1	3–1	4–1
Dhaka Abahani	3–0	1–1	—	0–2	2–0	0–0	0–0	4–1	2–1	3–1
Muktijoddha Sangsad	1–3	0–2	1–2	—	0–4	2–0	4–3	2–1	1–2	2–0
Sheikh Russel	0–2	0–0	1–2	0–0	—	0–1	2–0	3–1	10–0	2–0
Farashganj	2–4	0–1	0–0	2–3	0–1	—	0–0	1–1	2–1	2–1
Arambagh	1–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–0	—	1–3	3–1	4–0
Dhaka Wanderers	1–3	1–1	0–5	1–5	1–1	1–2	0–0	—	1–1	1–1
Fakirerpool	1–4	1–2	1–6	1–3	2–2	0–1	0–2	0–0	—	4–3
Dipali JS	0–7	1–3	3–5	0–3	2–3	1–4	2–2	1–3	2–3	—

Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Yellow = draw; Red = top row team win.

Championship playoff

A playoff match was arranged by the Bangladesh Football Federation and the league committee on 12 September 2005, after Mohammedan and Brothers Union tied the final league game 1–1 on 9 September, finishing with equal points, as goal difference was not used to determine positions. ^{[4] [5]}

Final

12 September 2005

17:00 BST

Brothers Union	1–0	Mohammedan
Sujan 22' (pen.) [6]	Report

Bangabandhu National Stadium

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Mansur Azad (Bangladesh)

GK Mohammed Ali (GK) LB Masoud Rana RB Mohiuddin Ibnul Siraji CB Jewel Rana CB Mohammed Sujan (c) 22' (pen.) CB Amit Khan Shuvro MF Hicham Inani MF Pranotosh Kumar Das MF Abul Hossain CF Victor Edwards CF Zahid Hasan Ameli Substitutions: RB Jahangir Patwary MF Rezaul Karim Liton CF Saiful Islam Khokon Head coach: Wazed Gazi

GK Biplob Bhattacharjee (GK) RB Hassan Al-Mamun LB Mohammed Rony CB Kazi Nazrul Islam CB Peter Odaf MF Motiur Rahman Munna MF Asadur Rahman Asad MF Faisal Mahmud CF Ashraful Kader Manju CF Alfaz Ahmed (c) CF Donald Robert Substitutions: MF Imtiaz Ahmed Nakib MF Abdul Kayum Sentu FW Mohamed Zahid Hossain Manager: Kazi Jasimuddin Joshi

Final table

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Brothers Union (C)	Qualification for the 2005–06 National League
2	Mohammedan

Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

Top scorers

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals
1	Victor Edwards	Brothers Union	12
2	Audu Ibrahim	Dhaka Abahani	11
3	Shahajuddin Tipu	Dhaka Abahani	10
	Rokonuzzaman Kanchan	Muktijoddha Sangsad
	Maksudul Alam Bulbul	Sheikh Russel
6	Alfaz Ahmed	Mohammedan SC	8
	Ashraful Kader Manju	Mohammedan SC
	Rezaul Karim Liton	Brothers Union
	Mohamed Hedayetullah Robin	Fakirerpool
	Paul Nwachukwu	Muktijoddha Sangsad
	Abdel Majid Burjuga	Sheikh Russel

Records

• On 2 June 2005, Sheikh Russel KC defeated Fakirerpool YMC 10–0 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, marking the second-largest margin of victory in the country's top-tier domestic football league, only behind Brothers Union's 15–0 victory over Dilkusha SC in 1984. ^{[7] [8]}

References

1. "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 370". archive.thedailystar.net. 12 June 2005. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
2. "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 972". archive.thedailystar.net. February 23, 2007. Archived from the original on January 5, 2025.
3. "Senior Division football from Dec 31". The Daily Star . 22 October 2009. Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2007.
4. "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 462". archive.thedailystar.net. 12 September 2005. Archived from the original on 3 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
5. "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 460". archive.thedailystar.net. 10 September 2005. Archived from the original on 3 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
6. "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 463". archive.thedailystar.net. 13 September 2005. Archived from the original on 3 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
7. "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 361". archive.thedailystar.net. 3 June 2005. Archived from the original on 3 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
8. "Double Digits Domestical". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 20 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.

External links

• Dhaka Premier League 2005 at RSSSF