Bangladesh Super League

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Bangladesh Super League
Bangladesh Super League Logo.jpeg
Founded18 January 2016
CountryBangladesh
Confederation AFC
Number of teams 12
Level on pyramid1
Relegation to BPL
Domestic cup(s) Fed Cup
International cup(s) ACL
TV partnersBTV

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.

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

Foundation

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

Proposed Teams
TeamCityStadiumCapacity
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

Rights holder

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]

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References

  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.