2022–23 Bangladesh Premier League (football)

The 2022–23 Bangladesh Premier League is the 15th season of the Bangladesh Premier League since its establishment in 2007. A total of 11 football clubs are competing in the league. The country's top-flight football competition is being played on 9 December 2022–22 July 2023.[1]

Bangladesh Premier League
Season2022–23
Dates9 December 2022–22 July 2023
Matches played83
Goals scored231 (2.78 per match)
Top goalscorer(14 goals)
Brazil Dorielton Gomes (Bashundhara Kings)
Biggest home winDhaka Abahani 5–1 Chittagong Abahani
(13 January 2023)
Biggest away winAFC Uttara 0–7 Dhaka Abahani
(24 February 2023)
Highest scoringAFC Uttara 0–7 Dhaka Abahani
(24 February 2023)
Longest winning run10 matches
Bashundhara Kings
Longest unbeaten run10 matches
Bashundhara Kings
Longest winless run10 matches
AFC Uttara
Longest losing run5 matches
AFC Uttara
2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 19 May 2023.

Bashundhara Kings are the defending champions.[2]

Rule changes from last season
  • A club can sign maximum of five foreigners including at least one player who hails from an AFC affiliated nation. However the AFC "3+1" foreign players rule (three players of any nationality and one from an AFC MA) will be in effect during the match.

Teams

Eleven teams are competing in the league – the top nine teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the BCL. The promoted teams are AFC Uttara and Fortis FC, who are new to the top flight. They replaced Swadhinata KS and Uttar Baridhara Club (both teams relegated after just one year back in the top flight).

Changes
Promoted from 2021–22 BCLRelegated from 2021–22 BPL
Fortis FC[3]
AFC Uttara		 Uttar Baridhara Club

Swadhinata KS

  • Saif Sporting Club decided to quit from all kinds of football activities from the 2022–23 season due to financial reasons, resulting their exclusion from BPL.[4][5]

Stadiums and locations
Locations of the 2022–23 Bangladesh Premier League teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Uttara Mymensingh Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium 25,000
Bangladesh Police FC Mymensingh Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium 25,000
Bashundhara Kings Dhaka Bashundhara Kings Arena 14,000
Chittagong Abahani Ltd. Munshigonj Bir Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium 10,000
Dhaka Abahani Ltd. Comilla Shaheed Dhirendranath Stadium 18,000
Mohammedan SC Ltd. Comilla Shaheed Dhirendranath Stadium 18,000
Fortis FC Rajshahi Muktijuddho Smriti Stadium 15,000
Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd. Gopalganj Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium 5,000
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Gopalganj Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium 5,000
Rahmatganj MFS Munshigonj Bir Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium 10,000
Sheikh Russel KC Dhaka Bashundhara Kings Arena 14,000

Personnel and kits
Team Head Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest)
AFC Uttara Bangladesh Ali Asgar Nasir Bangladesh Istekharul Alam Shakil
Bangladesh Police FC Romania Aristică Cioabă Bangladesh Monaem Khan Raju
Bashundhara Kings Spain Óscar Bruzón[6] Bangladesh Topu Barman Club manufactured kit Bashundhara Group
Chittagong Abahani Bangladesh Mahbubul Haque [7][8] Uzbekistan Shukurali Pulatov Ignite Battery
Dhaka Abahani Portugal Mário Lemos Brazil Raphael Augusto
Mohammedan SC Bangladesh Alfaz Ahmed (interim)[9] Mali Souleymane Diabate Max Group
Fortis FC Bangladesh Masud Parvez Kaiser[10] Brazil Danilo Quipapá TORR Limited
Sheikh Jamal DC Bangladesh Maruful Haque[11][12] Bangladesh Raihan Hasan Bashundhara Tissue
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Malaysia Raja Isa Bangladesh Aminur Rahman Sajib
Rahmatganj MFS Bangladesh Kamal Babu Uzbekistan Shokhrukhbek Kholmatov Tiger Cement
Sheikh Russel KC Bangladesh Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu Bangladesh Jamal Bhuyan Bashundhara Cement

Coaching changes
Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming coach Date of appointment
AFC Uttara Bangladesh Monowar Hossain Moyna Demoted to an assistant coach role Unknown Pre-season Bangladesh Ali Asgar Nasir November 2022
Fortis FC Bangladesh Zahidur Rahman Milon Molla Contract expired September 2022 Bangladesh Masud Parvez Kaisar[10] October 2022
Chittagong Abahani Bangladesh Maruful Haque[13] Signed by Sheikh Jamal DC October 2022 Bangladesh Saiful Bari Titu[14][15] November 2022
Rahmatganj MFS Bangladesh Syed Golam Jilani Signed by Bashundhara Kings Women October 2022 Bangladesh Kamal Babu October 2022
Sheikh Jamal DC Nigeria Joseph Afusi Contract expired October 2022 Bangladesh Maruful Haque[12][11] October 2022
Chittagong Abahani Bangladesh Saiful Bari Titu[16][17] Sacked 12 February 2023 10th Bangladesh Mahbubul Haque [7][8] 12 February 2023
Mohammedan SC Bangladesh Shafiqul Islam Manik[18] Sacked 6 March 2023 6th Bangladesh Alfaz Ahmed (interim)[19] 6 March 2023

Foreign players
Other foreign players.
AFC quota players.
No foreign player registered.

Bold names refer to players who have senior international cap(s) for their respective nations.

Note :
downward-facing red arrow: players who released during winter transfer window;
upward-facing green arrow: players who registered during winter transfer window.
Club Leg Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5
AFC Uttara First Angola Nzau Miguel Lutumba downward-facing red arrow Colombia José Luis Mosquera downward-facing red arrow Japan Reo Nakamura downward-facing red arrow Kyrgyzstan Sultanbek Momunov Nigeria Lukman Adefemi downward-facing red arrow
Second Colombia Richard Maturana upward-facing green arrow Guinea Younoussa Camara upward-facing green arrow Russia Alan Koroev upward-facing green arrow
Bangladesh Police FC First Colombia Mateo Palacios Iran Behnam Habibi downward-facing red arrow Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Malikov Panama Jose Alexander Hernandez downward-facing red arrow Venezuela Edward Morillo
Second Colombia Johan Arango upward-facing green arrow Uzbekistan Solibek Karimov upward-facing green arrow
Bashundhara Kings First Brazil Dorielton Brazil Miguel Figueira Brazil Robinho Iran Reza Khanzadeh Uzbekistan Asror Gofurov
Second
Chittagong Abahani First Ivory Coast Yacouba Bamba downward-facing red arrow Nigeria Candy Augustine Nigeria Ojukwu David Ifegwu Uzbekistan Shukurali Pulatov
Second Egypt Mostafa Kahraba upward-facing green arrow
Dhaka Abahani First Brazil Getterson downward-facing red arrow Brazil Raphael Augusto Costa Rica Daniel Colindres Nigeria Peter Nworah Syria Yousef Mohammad
Second Nigeria Emeka Ogbugh upward-facing green arrow
Mohammedan SC First Brazil Roger Duarte Iran Meysam Shahmakvandzadeh downward-facing red arrow Mali Souleymane Diabate Uzbekistan Muzaffar Muzaffarov Venezuela Daniel Febles
Second Nigeria Sunday Emmanuel upward-facing green arrow
Fortis FC First Afghanistan Amredin Sharifi Brazil Danilo Quipapá Brazil Luiz Júnior downward-facing red arrow Brazil Thiago Bonfim downward-facing red arrow
Second The Gambia Gaira Joof upward-facing green arrow The Gambia Pa Omar Babou upward-facing green arrow
Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd. First The Gambia Sulayman Sillah Paraguay Jorge Aguilar Uzbekistan Nodir Mavlonov Uzbekistan Otabek Valizhonov Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Cornelius Stewart
Second
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC First Burundi Landry Ndikumana Japan Soma Otani Nigeria Adeyinka Najeem Nigeria Emmanuel Uzochukwu Zimbabwe Jimmy Dzingai
Second
Rahmatganj MFS First Colombia Jhoaho Rivelino Hinestroza downward-facing red arrow Brazil Igor Cesar Rodrigues Santana downward-facing red arrow Brazil Michael downward-facing red arrow Tajikistan Fatkhullo Fatkhulloyev Uzbekistan Shokhrukhbek Kholmatov
Second Mali Ulysse Diallo upward-facing green arrow Nigeria Peter Ebimobowei upward-facing green arrow Uzbekistan Bunyod Shodiev upward-facing green arrow
Sheikh Russel KC First Ivory Coast Didier Brossou Democratic Republic of the Congo Junior Mapuku downward-facing red arrow Nigeria Mfon Udoh Uzbekistan Timur Talipov
Second Nigeria Kenneth Ikechukwu upward-facing green arrow Australia Andrew Marveggio upward-facing green arrow

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bashundhara Kings 16 14 1 1 39 7 +32 43 Qualification for 2024–25 AFC Champions League Qualifiers
2 Dhaka Abahani 16 10 3 3 40 16 +24 33 Qualification for 2024–25 AFC Cup Play-off round
3 Mohammedan SC 15 6 4 5 26 17 +9 22 Standby team for 2024–25 AFC Cup
4 Sheikh Russel KC 15 6 4 5 23 21 +2 22
5 Sheikh Jamal DC 16 4 9 3 21 22 −1 21
6 Bangladesh Police FC 15 5 5 5 17 16 +1 20
7 Fortis FC 14 3 7 4 15 17 −2 16
8 Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 15 4 3 8 14 27 −13 15
9 Rahmatganj MFS 15 3 5 7 10 23 −13 14
10 Chittagong Abahani 15 2 7 6 18 28 −10 13 Relegation to Bangladesh Championship League
11 AFC Uttara 14 0 4 10 8 37 −29 4
Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2023. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Results

Results table
Home \ Away AFCU BK BPFC CAL DAL FFC MSC MUK RAH SJDC SRKC
AFC Uttara — 1–1 1–1 0–7 0–1 0–6 0–1 2–3
Bashundhara Kings 3–0 — 1–0 2–0 4–1 4–0 2–0 3–0 3–1
Police FC 4–0 2–1 — 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–2 1–3
Ctg Abahani 0–3 — 3–2 0–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–4
Dhaka Abahani 1–2 4–1 5–1 — 1–1 2–0 3–2 4–0 3–1
Fortis FC 4–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 — 0–0 1–1 0–1
Mohammedan 0–1 1–1 2–2 3–4 — 2–0 1–1 1–2
Muktijoddha 1–1 1–3 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–6 — 2–3 1–0
Rahmatganj 1–0 0–4 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–2 — 0–0
Sheikh Jamal 3–3 1–0 2–2 1–2 0–1 1–1 2–2 — 3–2
Sheikh Russel 1–0 1–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2023. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

The following table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve the chronological evolution, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterward.

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
AFC Uttara11111110111111111111111111111111
Police FC3556644333344665
Bashundhara Kings1111111111111111
Ctg Abahani8989101010101010101010101010
Dhaka Abahani6423222222222222
Fortis FC7867776676777777
Mohammedan2245568867655356
Muktijoddha10101011997799888888
Rahmatganj4798889988999999
Sheikh Jamal5332333455566444
Sheikh Russel9674455544433533
Leader
Runners-up
Relegation to BCL
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2023. Source: Soccerway

Results by games
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
AFC UttaraL–LLLLDLLDLD–LLD
Police FCWDLDLWDWW–DLDLLW
Bashundhara KingsWWWWWWWWWW–DWWWLW
Ctg Abahani–LDDLLDDLWD–DLDWL
Dhaka AbahaniDWWDWDWW–LWWWLWLW
Fortis FCDLW–DDDDLWDLLW–D
MohammedanWDDL–DLLWLWWDWL–W
MuktijoddhaLLLLWDL–LLWLDWLD
RahmatganjDLLWD–WLWLLDLLWD–
Sheikh JamalDWWDWD–LLDDDDWDDL
Sheikh RusselLW–WLDLWWDLWD-WDL
Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2023. Source: Soccerway
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Season statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 231 goals scored in 83 matches, for an average of 2.78 goals per match (as of 19 May 2023). Source: Soccerway

14 Goals
11 Goals
10 Goals
8 Goals
7 Goals
5 Goals
4 Goals
3 Goals
2 Goals
1 Goal

Own goals

† Bold Club indicates winner of the match

PlayerClubOpponentResultDate
Bangladesh Ariful Islam JituFortis FCBashundhara Kings0–2 23 December 2022

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
Mali Souleymane DiabateMohammedan SCAFC Uttara0–6 (A) 10 February 2023 [20][21]
Bangladesh Foysal Ahmed FahimDhaka AbahaniAFC Uttara0–7 (A) 24 February 2023 [22]
Bangladesh Eleta KingsleyDhaka AbahaniAFC Uttara0–7 (A) 24 February 2023 [22]
Mali Souleymane DiabateMohammedan SCMuktijoddha SKC1–6 (A) 8 April 2023 [23]
Costa Rica Daniel ColindresDhaka AbahaniRahmatganj MFS0–4 (H) 14 April 2023 [24]

Most Assists
As of 25 February 2023
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Brazil Miguel Figueira Bashundhara Kings 6
Nigeria Peter Nworah Dhaka Abahani
3 Brazil Robinho Bashundhara Kings 5
4 Costa Rica Daniel Colindres Dhaka Abahani 4
Nigeria Mfon Udoh Sheikh Russel KC
Ivory Coast Jean Didier Brossou Sheikh Russel KC
7 Bangladesh Aminur Rahman Sajib Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 3
Bangladesh Rakib Hossain Bashundhara Kings
Bangladesh Rahmat Mia Dhaka Abahani
Tajikistan Fatkhullo Fatkhulloyev Rahmatganj MFS

Most Goal Contributions
As of 25 February 2023
Rank Player Club Goals Assists Total
1 Nigeria Mfon Udoh Sheikh Russel KC 7 4 11
2 Brazil Dorielton Gomes Bashundhara Kings 9 1 10
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Cornelius Stewart Sheikh Jamal DC 9 1 10
4 Costa Rica Daniel Colindres Dhaka Abahani 5 4 9
Brazil Robinho Bashundhara Kings 4 5 9
Brazil Miguel Figueira Bashundhara Kings 3 6 9
7 Bangladesh Eleta Kingsley Dhaka Abahani 7 1 8
Mali Souleymane Diabate Mohammedan SC 6 2 8
Ivory Coast Jean Didier Brossou Sheikh Russel KC 4 4 8
Nigeria Peter Nworah Dhaka Abahani 2 6 8

Clean Sheets
As of 25 February 2023
Rank Player Club Match Clean

sheets

1 Bangladesh Anisur Rahman Zico Bashundhara Kings 10 7
2 Bangladesh Sujon Hossain Mohammedan SC 8 4
3 Bangladesh Rakibul Hasan Tushar Police FC 4 3
4 Bangladesh Mohammad Nehal Police FC 7 3
5 Bangladesh Mehedi Hasan Srabon Muktijoddha SKC 9 3
Bangladesh Pappu Hossain Chittagong Abahani 9 3
7 Bangladesh Ashraful Islam Rana Sheikh Russel KC 10 3
Bangladesh Mitul Marma Fortis FC 10 3
Bangladesh Shahidul Alam Sohel Dhaka Abahani 10 3

Discipline
As of 25 February 2023

Player

Club
  • Yellow cards:
RankClub Yellow cards
1 Police FC 23
2 Bashundhara Kings 21
Chittagong Abahani 21
4 AFC Uttara 19
Rahmatganj MFS 19
Mohammedan SC 19
7 Dhaka Abahani 17
Sheikh Jamal DC 17
9 Muktijoddha SKC 15
Fortis FC 15
11 Sheikh Russel KC 13
  • Red cards:
RankClub Red cards
1 AFC Uttara 1
Bashundhara Kings 1
Chittagong Abahani 1
Dhaka Abahani 1
Rahmatganj MFS 1
Fortis FC 1

See also

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