List of football clubs in Bangladesh

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This is the list of professional football clubs and sport clubs with a football team in Bangladesh. There is a total of 40 clubs in Bangladesh playing football. [1]

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Bangladesh Premier League

As of 9 April 2024

The Bangladesh Premier League is the top tier of Bangladeshi professional football league pyramid, since 2007. It is run directly by the professional football league committee of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).

Bangladesh Championship League

Bangladesh Championship League is the second-tier football league of Bangladesh run by the Bangladesh Football Federation. It was founded in 2012.

As of 9 April 2024

Dhaka League

Dhaka League, currently known as Dhaka Senior Division League, is the third tier of football league in Bangladesh played by clubs in Dhaka. [2] It is the country's most historic league and existed even before the nations independence. The league had its first season in 1948.

As of 31 January 2022

Dhaka Second Division Football League

Dhaka Second Division Football League is the fourth-tier football league in Bangladesh. [3] The league was founded in 1948 while Bangladesh were under the Pakistani control. [4]

As of 31 January 2022

Dhaka Third Division Football League

Dhaka Third Division Football League is the fifth tier football league in Bangladesh which was established in 1948 by the Bangladesh Football Federation. [5]

As of 9 September 2021

Pioneer Football League

Pioneer Football League is the fifth tier football league in Bangladesh. The Pioneer Football League is the only age-level league played under the Bangladesh Football Federation. Each year, 64 under-16 boys teams from across country take part in the preliminary round of the league. The teams are divided into 8 groups of 8 to play in eight zones in the preliminary round.

Note. This is not the complete list of the clubs participating in the Pioneer Football League in recent seasons .
As of 9 September 2021

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