Bangladesh Football League (1st tier) |
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Dhaka First Division League (1948–1992) Dhaka Premier Division League (1993–2006) B.League (2007–2009) Bangladesh League (2009–2011) Bangladesh Premier League (2012–present) |
Country |
Bangladesh |
Founded |
1948 (officially) |
Number of teams |
10 (2023–24 season) |
Current champions |
Bashundhara Kings (5 titles) |
Most successful club |
Mohammedan SC (19 titles each) |
The Bangladeshi football champions are the winners of the top league in Bangladesh, the Dhaka League from 1948 to 2006 and the Bangladesh Premier League since 2007.
In 1948, the Dhaka First Division League, commonly referred to as the Dhaka Senior Division League, was officially recognized and functioned as the top-tier football league of East Bengal (1948–1954), East Pakistan (1955–1948), and eventually Bangladesh following the country's independence in 1971. Although the league had been operating unofficially since 1915, the champions until its official recognition are mostly unrecorded.
The top-tier was reintroduced as the Dhaka Premier Division League in 1993.
In 2007, the B.League was introduced as Bangladesh's first professional national football league. It replaced the 1948 established semi–professional Dhaka League/Dhaka Premier Division League (currently the third-tier) as the country's top-tier. In an attempt to decentralise domestic football Bangladesh Football Federation introduced the professional league and gave entry to clubs from Khulna, Chittagong and Sylhet in the first edition. Previously the Dhaka League only allowed clubs from Dhaka to participate in the country's top division.
Season | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Leading goalscorer | Goals |
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2007 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | Mohammedan SC | Muktijoddha SKC | Junior Obagbemiro (Brothers Union) | 16 |
2008–09 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | Mohammedan SC | Sheikh Russel KC | Alamu Bukola Olalekan (Mohammedan SC) | 18 |
The league was renamed to Bangladesh League in 2009.
Season | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Leading goalscorer | Goals |
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2009–10 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | Mohammedan SC | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Enamul Haque (Abahani Limited Dhaka) | 21 |
2010–11 | Sheikh Jamal DC | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Sheikh Russel KC | James Moga (Muktijoddha SKC) | 19 |
The league was renamed to Bangladesh Premier League in 2012.
Titles | Club | Winning seasons | Location |
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19 | Mohammedan Sporting Club | 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988–89, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2002 | Dhaka |
17 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | 1974, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989–90, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012, 2016, 2017–18 | Dhaka |
7 | Dhaka Wanderers Club | 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1960 | Dhaka |
5 | Team BJMC/BJIC/BIDC/EPIDC | 1967, 1968, 1970, 1973, 1979 | Dhaka |
5 | Bashundhara Kings | 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023-24 | Dhaka |
3 | Victoria Sporting Club | 1948, 1962, 1964 | Dhaka |
3 | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15 | Dhaka |
2 | Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra | 1997–98, 2000 | Dhaka |
2 | Brothers Union Limited | 2003–04, 2005 | Dhaka |
1 | East Pakistan Gymkhana | 1949 | Dhaka |
1 | Bengal Government Press | 1952 | Dhaka |
1 | Azad Sporting Club | 1958 | Dhaka |
1 | Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra | 2012–13 | Dhaka |
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