2007 B.League

The 2007 B.League season was the inaugural season of B.League, and the first ever professional tournament in the history of Bangladesh. The season started on 2 March and concluded on 1 August.[1][2][3][4][5]

B.League
Season2007
Dates2 March — 1 August
ChampionsAbahani Krira Chakra
AFC President's CupAbahani Krira Chakra
Matches played110
Goals scored273 (2.48 per match)
Top goalscorerNigeria Junior Obagbemiro (16 goals)
Biggest home winDhaka Mohammedan SC 7–0 Chittagong Mohammedan SC
(20 June 2007)
Biggest away winRahmatganj MFS 0–7 Dhaka Abahani
(23 June 2007)
Highest scoringDhaka Mohammedan SC 7–1 Rahmatganj MFS
(13 April 2007)
All statistics correct as of August 2, 2007.

Teams

12 teams were added to the league, however Sylhet DSA withdrew from the league.

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Abahani Krira Chakra Dhaka Bangabandhu National Stadium 36,000
Arambagh Krira Sangha Dhaka (Mymensingh) Mymensingh Stadium 12,000
Brothers Union Dhaka Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium 25,000
Chittagong Abahani Chittagong M. A. Aziz Stadium 20,000
Chittagong Mohammedan Sporting Club Chittagong M. A. Aziz Stadium 20,000
Farashganj SC Dhaka (Farashganj) Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium 25,000
Khulna Abahani SC Khulna Khulna District Stadium 15,000
Mohammedan Sporting Club Dhaka Bangabandhu National Stadium 36,000
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Dhaka (Gopalganj) Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium 5,000
Rahmatganj MFS Dhaka Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium 25,000
Sheikh Russel KC Sylhet Sylhet District Stadium 25,000

Personnel and sponsoring
Team Head Coach
Arambagh KS Bangladesh Kazi Jolly
Brothers Union India Syed Nayeemuddin
Chittagong Abahani Bangladesh Sawpan Kumar Das
Chittagong Mohammedan Bangladesh Nazrul Islam Ledu
Dhaka Abahani Bangladesh Amalesh Sen
Dhaka Mohammedan Bangladesh Shafiqul Islam Manik
Farashganj SC Bangladesh Mir Mohammed Faruque
Khulna Abahani Bangladesh Hemayet Ullah
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Bangladesh Abu Yusuf
Rahmatganj MFS Bangladesh Motaleb Hossain
Sheikh Russel KC Bangladesh Wazed Gazi

Head coaching changes
Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming head coach Date of appointment Source
Dhaka Abahani Argentina Andres Cruciani Mutual Consent 10 May 2007 1 Bangladesh Amalesh Sen [6]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Abahani Krira Chakra (C) 20 14 5 1 36 8 +28 47 Qualification for the AFC President's Cup group stage
2 Mohammedan Sporting Club 20 11 7 2 40 13 +27 40
3 Muktijoddha Sangsad 20 9 6 5 29 19 +10 33
4 Sheikh Russel 20 8 9 3 23 13 +10 33
5 Brothers Union 20 8 5 7 32 19 +13 29
6 Arambagh Krira Sangha 20 8 3 9 22 23 −1 27
7 Chittagong Mohammedan Sporting Club 20 7 5 8 20 26 −6 26
8 Farashganj SC 20 5 7 8 17 22 −5 22
9 Khulna Abahani SC 20 4 4 12 21 43 −22 16
10 Chittagong Abahani 20 4 3 13 18 39 −21 15
11 Rahmatganj MFS 20 3 4 13 15 48 −33 13
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Nigeria Junior Obagbemiro Brothers Union 16
2 Nigeria Paul Mawachukwu Mohammedan SC 14
3 Nigeria Christina Emeka Mohammedan SC 12
Bangladesh Jahid Hasan Ameli Dhaka Abahani
5 Bangladesh Alfaz Ahmed Muktijoddha Sangsad KS 8
Nicodemus Sheikh Moni Arambagh KS
Bangladesh Mohamed Hedayetullah Robin Farashganj SC
8 Younes Sheikh Russel KC 7
9 Bangladesh Abraham Chittagong Abahani 6
Ghana Awudu Ibrahim Dhaka Abahani
Iddi Arambagh KS
Moni Muktijoddha Sangsad KS

References
  1. "Russel, Mukti smile". The Daily Star. 28 March 2007.
  2. "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 948". archive.thedailystar.net.
  3. "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 948". archive.thedailystar.net.
  4. "Renamed League kicks off Sunday". The Daily Star. 2009-10-22. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
  5. "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 949". archive.thedailystar.net.
  6. "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 1041". archive.thedailystar.net.
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