Bangladesh Championship League

Bangladesh Championship League
Organising bodiesBangladesh Football Federation (BFF)
Founded2012 (2012)
First season2012
CountryBangladesh
ConfederationAFC
Number of clubs10
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toBangladesh Football League
Relegation toSenior Division Football League
Domestic cup(s)Federation Cup
Independence Cup
Current championsChattogram City (1st title)
(2025–26)
Most championshipsFakirerpool Young Men's Club (2 titles)
Websitebff.com.bd
Current: 2025–26 Bangladesh Championship League

Bangladesh Championship League (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ লিগ), simply known as the BCL and officially ABG Bashundhara Bangladesh Championship League since 2023 for sponsorship reasons,[1] is the second-tier professional football league of Bangladesh run by the Bangladesh Football Federation. It was founded in 2012.

History

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) introduced the country's first professional football league in 2007. The 2nd tier professional league began with the 2012 season of Premier League. BFF introduced the second-tier league in 2012 as season 5 of Premier League was commencing.[2]

Structure

As of February 2025.
Level Division Class
1 Bangladesh Football League
10 clubs
downward-facing red arrow teams relegated		 Professional
2 Bangladesh Championship League
10 clubs
upward-facing green arrow 2 teams promoted
downward-facing red arrow 2 teams relegated
3 Dhaka Senior Division League
18 clubs
upward-facing green arrow 4 teams promoted
downward-facing red arrow 2 teams relegated		 Semi-professional
4 Dhaka Second Division League
15 clubs
upward-facing green arrow 2 teams promoted
downward-facing red arrow 2 teams relegated
5 Dhaka Third Division League
15 clubs
upward-facing green arrow 2 teams promoted
downward-facing red arrow 2 teams relegated
6 Bangladesh Pioneer League
Unlimited number of clubs
upward-facing green arrow 4 teams promoted
No relegation		 Amateur

List of winners

Champions so far are:[2][3][4][5]

Season Club P W D L GF GA GD Pts
2012Cox City Sporting Club125521411320
2013Chittagong Abahani1493228111730
2014Rahmatganj MFS1813503682844
2014–15Uttar Baridhara14761189927
2015–16Fakirerpool YMC14761158727
2017Bashundhara Kings1810532317635
2019Bangladesh Police20116331131839
2020

Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh[6]

2021 Swadhinata KS22136330111945
2022 Fortis FC2213812992047
2022–23 Brothers Union2016313062451
2024 Fakirerpool YMC1483328141427
2025 PWD SC1812423172440
2026 Chattogram City1813323211+2142

Performances by club

As of the end of 2025–26 season.

Club Winners Runners-up Years Won Years Runners-up
CoxCity Sporting Club 1 2012
Chittagong Abahani 1 2013
Uttar Baridhara 1 3 2014–15 2012, 2013, 2019
Rahmatganj MFS 1 2014
Farashganj SC 1 2014
Saif SC 1 2015–16
Bashundhara Kings 1 2017
NoFeL SC 1 2017
Bangladesh Police 1 2019
Arambagh KS 2 2014–15, 2025
Swadhinata KS 1 2021
Fortis FC 1 2022
AFC Uttara 1 2022
Brothers Union 1 2022–23
BFF Elite Academy 1 2022–23
Fakirerpool YMC 2 2015–16, 2024
Dhaka Wanderers 1 2024
PWD SC 1 2025
Chattogram City 1 2026
City Club 1 2026

Stats and players

Top Goalscorer

Year Player Club Goals
2012 Bangladesh Toufiq Hasan GofurAgrani Bank SC12
2013 Bangladesh Nabib Newaj JibonUttar Baridhara12
2014 Bangladesh Nurul AbsarRahmatganj11
2014–15 Bangladesh Mohammed PalashArambagh KS7
2015–16 Bangladesh Arifur RahmanVictoria SC6
2017 Bangladesh Ariful IslamNoFeL SC12
2019 Bangladesh Amirul IslamBangladesh Police17
2020 League cancelled
2021 Bangladesh Ali Akbar KanonWari Club13
2022 Bangladesh Moinul IslamUttara FC18
2022–23 Bangladesh Mirajul IslamBFF Elite Academy19
2024 Bangladesh Rafayel TuduFakirerpool YMC12
2025 Bangladesh Minhazul Karim ShadinPWD SC8
Bangladesh Faisal Ahmed ShitolUttar Baridhara
2026 Bangladesh Md Golam RabbyBRTC SC10
Bangladesh Sahed MiaCity Club

Clubs

2025–26 season

Ten clubs are competing in the 2025–26 season — eight from the previous season and two new entrants (two relegated from the Premier League).

Team Location 2025–26 Season
BRTC SC Dhaka 2nd
City Club (Mirpur), Dhaka 3rd
Chattogram City Chattogram 1st
Chattogram Abahani Chattogram 2nd
Dhaka Rangers Uttara, Dhaka 2nd
Dhaka Wanderers (Motijheel), Dhaka 5th
Khelaghar SKS Dhaka 1st
Little Friends (Gopibagh), Dhaka 2nd
Suktara JS Narayanganj 1st
Wari Club (Motijheel), Dhaka 11th

Sponsorship

Here is the list of sponsors of BCL since its inception:

Period Sponsors Type of Institute Notes References
2012-2014 Premier Bank Limited Bank At first season, Premier Bank Limited sponsored the title, Destiny Group was the co-sponsor of first season. [7][8]
2014-2015 Minister Freeze Electronics Premier Bank was named as a presenting sponsor while Pragati Insurance, Eastern Bank, Novo Air and Treasure Securities named as co-sponsors of the league. [9]
2015-2017 RB-Marcel Group Electronics They sponsored seasons: 2015/16 and 2017. [10][11]
2018-2019 International Sports Partner Distributor TVS brand is the 'title sponsor' as well as of BPL. [12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bashundhara Group's ABG Limited to support National Women's Football Team". New Age (Bangladesh). Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  2. 1 2 "BCL 2012 points table". BFF. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "BCL 2013 points table". BFF. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "BCL 2014 points table". BFF. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Marcel Bangladesh Championship League 2017 Standings". BFF. Archived from the original on 2020-05-06. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  6. ↑ "BFF cancels football season". The Daily Star. 17 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "Premier Bank remain with BCL". Dhaka Tribune. 2014-02-24. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  8. ↑ সোমবার থেকে বাংলাদেশ চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ লিগ. bangla.bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2019-05-30. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  9. ↑ "Bangladesh Championship League logo unveiled". UNB. Archived from the original on 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  10. ↑ "MARCEL becomes title sponsor of BCL 2017". BFF. Archived from the original on 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  11. ↑ বাংলাদেশ চ্যাম্পিয়নস লিগের লোগো উন্মোচন. The Daily Ittefaq. Archived from the original on 2019-05-30. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  12. ↑ "Deal inked with ISP, new BPL title sponsor TVS". BFF. Archived from the original on 2019-05-30. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
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