2020 Bangladesh Premier League (football)

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Bangladesh Premier League
Season2020
Dates13 February – June 2020
ChampionsNot awarded
RelegatedNo relegaton
Matches played36
Goals scored95 (2.64 per match)
Top goalscorer5 goals
Flag of Nigeria.svg Eleta Kingsley (Arambagh KS)
Biggest home win Dhaka Abahani 4–0 Dhaka Mohammedan
(4 March 2020)
Biggest away win Uttar Baridhara SC 1–4 Dhaka Mohammedan
(14 March 2020)
Highest scoring Bashundhara Kings 3–4 Chittagong Abahani
(15 March 2020)
Longest winning run Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
(4 matches)
Longest unbeaten run Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
(4 matches)
Longest winless run Brothers Union
(5 matches)
Longest losing run Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
(3 matches)
2021
All statistics correct as of 15 March 2020.

The 2020 Bangladesh Premier League is the 12th season of the Bangladesh Premier League since its establishment in 2007. A total of 13 football clubs will compete in the league.
Bashundhara Kings are the defending champions. Bangladesh Police FC and Uttar Baridhara SC entered as the promoted teams from the 2018–19 Bangladesh Championship League.On 16 March Bangladesh suspended all competition due to the coronavirus pandemic. [1] On 17 May, the season was abandoned. [2]

Contents

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Bangladesh adm location map.svg
Locations of the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League teams
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Arambagh KS Dhaka Bangabandhu National Stadium 36,000
Bangladesh Police FC Dhaka

Bangabandhu National Stadium

36,000

Bashundhara Kings Nilphamari Sheikh Kamal Stadium 20,000
Brothers Union Dhaka Bangabandhu National Stadium 36,000
Chittagong Abahani Ltd. Chattogram MA Aziz Stadium 30,000
Dhaka Abahani Ltd. Dhaka Bangabandhu National Stadium 36,000
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. Comilla Shaheed Dhirendranath Stadium 8,000
Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd. Dhaka Bangabandhu National Stadium 30,000
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Gopalganj Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium 5,000
Rahmatganj MFS Dhaka Bangabandhu National Stadium 36,000
Saif Sporting Club Mymensingh Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium 12,000
Sheikh Russel KC Sylhet Sylhet District Stadium 25,000
Uttar Baridhara SC Dhaka Bangabandhu National Stadium 36,000

Personnel and sponsoring

TeamHead CoachCaptainShirt sponsorKit manufacturer
Arambagh KS Flag of Bangladesh.svg Sheikh Zahidur Rahman Flag of Bangladesh.svg Didarul Houqe
Bangladesh Police FC Flag of Cyprus.svg Nicolas Vitorović Flag of Bangladesh.svg Nazmul Islam Rasel Nasir Group
Bashundhara Kings Flag of Spain.svg Óscar Bruzón [3] Flag of Costa Rica.svg Daniel Colindres Bashundhara Group Club manufactured kit
Brothers Union Flag of Germany.svg Reza Parkas [4] Flag of Bangladesh.svg Faisal Mahmud Biswas Builders Limited
Chittagong Abahani Limited Flag of Bangladesh.svg Maruful Haque Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Didier Brossou Saif Power BatteryNoor Enterprise
Dhaka Abahani Limited Flag of Portugal.svg Mário Lemos Flag of Bangladesh.svg Nabib Newaj Jibon
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Limited Flag of England.svg Sean Brendan Lane Flag of Japan.svg Uryu Nagata
Lt.Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited Flag of Bangladesh.svg Shafiqul Islam Manik Flag of Nigeria.svg Monday Osagie
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Flag of Bangladesh.svg Abdul Qaium Sentu Flag of Japan.svg Norito Hashiguchi
Rahmatganj MFS Flag of Bangladesh.svg Syed Golam Jilani Flag of The Gambia.svg Momodou BahTiger Cement
Saif Sporting Club Flag of Croatia.svg Drago Mamić Flag of Bangladesh.svg Jamal Bhuyan Saif Power Battery
Sheikh Russel KC Flag of Bangladesh.svg Saiful Bari Titu Flag of Bangladesh.svg Ashraful Islam Rana Bashundhara Cement
Uttar Baridhara SC Flag of Bangladesh.svg Alfaz Ahmed [5] Flag of The Gambia.svg Landing DarboeSaif Power Battery

Foreign players

Other foreign players.
AFC quota players.
No foreign player registered.

Bold names refer to international players who have already played or are still playing.

Note :
Sub off.svg: players who released during summer transfer window;
Sub on.svg: players who registered during summer transfer window.
ClubLegPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5
Arambagh KS First Flag of Cameroon.svg Mickael Yonta Flag of Egypt.svg Mostafa Kahraba Flag of Nigeria.svg Eleta Benjamin Jr. Flag of Nigeria.svg Eleta Kingsley
Second
Bangladesh Police FC First Flag of Bulgaria.svg Antonio Laskov Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Aidar Mambetaliev Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Artur Muladjanov Flag of Montenegro.svg Luka Rotković Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Sidney Rivera
Second
Bashundhara Kings First Flag of Argentina.svg Nicolás Delmonte Flag of Costa Rica.svg Daniel Colindres [6] Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov Flag of Lebanon.svg Mohamad Jalal Kdouh Sub off.svg Flag of Tajikistan.svg Akhtam Nazarov [7]
Second Flag of Argentina.svg Hernán Barcos Sub on.svg
Brothers Union First Flag of Cameroon.svg Jean Jules Ikanga Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Lancine Touré Flag of Nigeria.svg Kingsley Chigozie Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Otabek Valijonov Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Tuychibaev Murodjon
Second
Chittagong Abahani Ltd. First Flag of Brazil.svg Nixon Guylherme Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Didier Brossou Flag of Nigeria.svg Matthew Chinedu Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Ikbol Bobohonov Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Shukurali Pulatov
Second
Dhaka Abahani Ltd. First Flag of Brazil.svg Maílson Alves [8] Flag of Egypt.svg Alaaeldin Nasr Elmagraby Flag of Haiti.svg Kervens Belfort Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Edgar Bernhardt Sub off.svg Flag of Nigeria.svg Sunday Chizoba
Second
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. First Flag of Japan.svg Uryu Nagata Flag of Mali.svg Souleymane Diabate Flag of Mali.svg Ousmane Berthe Flag of Nigeria.svg Stanley Onyekachi Amadi Flag of Nigeria.svg Ugochukwu Obi Moneke [9]
Second
Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd. First Flag of The Gambia.svg Omar Jobe Flag of The Gambia.svg Solomon King Kanform Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ballo Famoussa Flag of Japan.svg Yusuke Kato Flag of Nigeria.svg Monday Osagie
Second
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC First Flag of Brazil.svg Albert Frank Flag of Cameroon.svg Paul Emile Biyaga Flag of Guinea.svg Ismael Bangoura Flag of Japan.svg Norito Hashiguchi Flag of Nigeria.svg Cyril Oriaku
Second
Rahmatganj MFS First Flag of The Gambia.svg Momodou Bah Flag of Guinea.svg Younoussa Camara Flag of Nigeria.svg Kastan Igwe Flag of Tajikistan.svg Siyovush Asrorov Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Akobir Turaev
Second
Saif Sporting Club First Flag of Colombia.svg Deiner Córdoba Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Murolimzhon Akhmedov Flag of Rwanda.svg Emery Bayisenge [10] Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Fayia Kobba Jr. [11] Flag of Tajikistan.svg Jahongir Ergashev
Second
Sheikh Russel KC First Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Herd Flag of Nigeria.svg Alison Udoka Flag of Nigeria.svg Raphael Odovin Onwrebe Flag of East Timor.svg Pedro Henrique Oliveira Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Alisher Azizov
Second
Uttar Baridhara SC First Flag of Brazil.svg Leonardo Vieira Lima Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Sangare Issouf Flag of The Gambia.svg Landing Darboe Flag of Nigeria.svg Simon Ezeodika Obieze Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Furqat Hasanboev
Second

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Dhaka Abahani Ltd. 6411124+813Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
2 Chittagong Abahani Ltd. 6411137+613
3 Lt. Sheikh Jamal DC 5401105+512
4 Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. 640287+112
5 Saif Sporting Club 632185+311
6 Bashundhara Kings 6312109+110
7 Rahmatganj MFS 621365+17
8 Arambagh KS 51226935
9 Bangladesh Police FC 51224735
10 Sheikh Russel KC 61234735
11 Brothers Union 50416714
12 Uttar Baridhara SC 501441171Relegation to Bangladesh Championship League
13 Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 501441281
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away AKS BK BPFC BU CAL DAL MSC SJDC MUK RAH SSC SRKC UB
Arambagh 0–12–21–1
Kings 3–41–0
Police 1–10–22–1
Brothers 2–31–11–1
Ctg Abahani 1–22–0
Abahani 2–00–24–04–11–0
Mohammedan 1–0
Sheikh Jamal 4–10–22–0
Muktijoddha 1–20–2
Rahmatganj 1–20–03–1
Saif 2–21–01–21–0
Sheikh Russel 1–11–22–0
Baridhara 1–11–4
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.


Positions by round

The following table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve the chronological evolution, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterward.

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Arambagh 9568118
Kings 332346
Police 12117779
Brothers 6899911
Ctg Abahani 245412
Abahani 121121
Mohammedan 464664
Sheikh Jamal 1378553
Muktijoddha 81211121313
Rahmatganj 10101213107
Saif 513235
Sheikh Russel 791010810
Baridhara 111313111212
Leader
Relegation to BCL
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: [ citation needed ]

Statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 95 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 2.64 goals per match (as of 15 March 2020).

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: Soccerway

Hat-tricks

† Bold Club indicates winner of the match

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
Flag of Nigeria.svg Sunday Chizoba 4 Dhaka Abahani Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 4–115 March 2020 [12]

4 Player scored 4 goals.

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