Bangladesh Premier League (football)

The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ প্রিমিয়ার লিগ), officially known as TVS Bangladesh Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is a top tier of Bangladeshi professional football league pyramid. It is run directly by the professional football league committee of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF). Dhaka Derby is one of the most popular matches in the league.[1] The league is the successor of Dhaka Premier Division League, which is a semi-professional football league, that functioned as the top tier from 1948 to 2006.[2][3][4][5]

Bangladesh Premier League
Organising bodiesBangladesh Football Federation
Founded2 March 2007 (2 March 2007)
CountryBangladesh Bangladesh
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams11
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toBangladesh Championship League
Domestic cup(s)Federation Cup
Independence Cup
International cup(s)AFC Champions League
AFC Cup
Current championsBashundhara Kings (3rd title)
(2021–22)
Most championshipsAbahani Limited Dhaka
(6 titles)
Most appearancesBangladesh Nasiruddin Chowdhury (206+)
Top goalscorerNigeria Sunday Chizoba (132)
TV partnersT Sports
Websitebff.com.bd
Current: 2022–23 Bangladesh Premier League
Seasons

History

Founded in 2007, the league was previously known as the B League. The league was renamed to Bangladesh League in 2009[6] Then in 2012, it was renamed to Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).[7] The start of BPL marked the start of professional league and a wide open national league.

The first B League match took place on 2 March 2007 between Abahani Limited Dhaka and Muktijoddha Sangsad KC. The match, which took place at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, ended in a goalless draw.[8][9] The next day in Khulna, Prashanta Dey scored the first goal in the history of professional football in the country as Khulna Abahani blanked the capital side Rahmatganj MFS 2–0.[10] On 27 March 2007, Alfaz Ahmed netted the first hat-trick in B League history to give Muktijoddha SKC a 4–1 win over Rahmatganj MFS.[11]

Abahani Limited Dhaka have won the league a record six times since 2007. During 2015–16 Bangladesh Premier League, Abahani Limited Dhaka also became the first team to win the professional league title with an unbeaten record.[12]

Competition format

Competition

From the 2022–23 season, there are 11 clubs in the Bangladesh Premier League, instead of the previous 12. During the course of a season (usually from December to July) each club plays the other clubs twice (a double round-robin system), once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for 20 games. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by position on the league table depending on points, then the head-to-head record between the tied teams is taken into consideration, and then goal difference.

Promotion and relegation

A system of promotion and relegation exists between the Bangladesh Premier League and the Bangladesh Championship League. The two lowest placed teams in the Bangladesh Premier League are relegated to the First Division, and the top two teams from the First Division are promoted to the Bangladesh Premier League.

Champions

Successful clubs by seasons
Further information: List of Bangladeshi football champions
Edition Season Champions Runners–up Third place Ref.
1st 2007Abahani Limited DhakaMohammedan SCMuktijoddha Sangsad KC[13]
2nd 2008–09Abahani Limited DhakaMohammedan SCSheikh Russel KC[14]
3rd 2009–10Abahani Limited DhakaMohammedan SCSheikh Russel KC[15]
4th 2010–11Sheikh Jamal DCMuktijoddha Sangsad KCSheikh Russel KC[16]
5th 2012Abahani Limited DhakaMuktijoddha Sangsad KCMohammedan SC[17]
6th 2012–13Sheikh Russel KCSheikh Jamal DCAbahani Limited Dhaka[18]
7th 2013–14Sheikh Jamal DCAbahani Limited DhakaMuktijoddha Sangsad KC[19]
8th 2014–15Sheikh Jamal DCSheikh Russel KCMohammedan SC[20]
9th 2016Abahani Limited DhakaChittagong Abahani LimitedSheikh Russel KC[21]
10th 2017–18Abahani Limited DhakaSheikh Jamal DCChittagong Abahani Limited[22]
11th 2018–19Bashundhara KingsAbahani Limited DhakaSheikh Russel KC[23]
12th 2019–20Competition abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh[24]
13th 2020–21Bashundhara KingsSheikh Jamal DCAbahani Limited Dhaka[25]
14th 2021–22Bashundhara KingsAbahani Limited DhakaSaif Sporting Club

Performance by clubs
Further information: List of football clubs in Bangladesh
Club
 Titles Runners–up Winning seasons Runners–up seasons
Abahani Limited Dhaka6 3 2007, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012, 2016, 2017–18 2013–14, 2018–19, 2021–22
Sheikh Jamal DC3 3 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15 2012–13, 2017–18, 2020–21
Bashundhara Kings 3 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22
Sheikh Russel KC1 1 2012–13 2014–15
Mohammedan SC 3 2007, 2008–09, 2009–10
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 2 2010–11, 2012
Chittagong Abahani Limited 1 2016

Clubs

Current clubs (2022–23)
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
Abahani Limited Dhaka Comilla Shaheed Dhirendranath Stadium 18,000
Mohammedan SC 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

Former clubs

The following clubs are not competing in the Bangladesh Football Premier League during the 2021–22 season but competed in the Premier League for at least one season.

Club Current league
Beanibazar SC Defunct
Farashganj SC Bangladesh Championship League
Feni Soccer Club Dhaka Second Division Football League
Khulna Abahani Defunct
Chittagong Mohammedan SC Defunct
Narayanganj Suktara Sangsad Defunct
NoFeL Sporting Club Bangladesh Championship League
Team BJMC Defunct
Brothers Union Ltd. Bangladesh Championship League
Arambagh KS Dhaka Senior Division Football League
Swadhinata KS Bangladesh Championship League
Uttar Baridhara Club Bangladesh Championship League

All-time BPL table

The all-time BPL table is an overall record of all match results, points, and goals of every team that has played in BPL since its inception in 2007. The table is accurate as of the end of the 2021–22 season. Teams in bold are part of the 2022–23 season.[26] Numbers in bold are the record (highest either positive or negative) numbers in each column.

All-time table
Pos. Club Seasons Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD 1st 2nd 3rd Debut Since/Last App. Relegated Best
1 Abahani Limited Dhaka 14 638 289 191 65 33 582 213 +369 6 3 2 2007 2007 1
2 Sheikh Russel KC 14 488 289 138 74 77 444 295 +149 1 1 5 2007 2007 1
3 Mohammedan SC 14 483 289 132 87 70 460 296 +164 0 3 2 2007 2007 2
4 Sheikh Jamal DC 11 428 224 123 59 42 435 257 +178 3 3 0 2010–11 2010–11 1
5 Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 14 376 288 103 67 118 365 363 +2 0 2 2 2007 2007 2
6 Brothers Union Ltd. 13 314 266 77 83 106 327 381 −54 0 0 0 2007 2020–21 1 4
7 Chittagong Abahani 12 306 253 81 66 107 275 355 −80 0 1 1 2007 2012–13 1 2
8 Rahmatganj MFS 12 224 246 54 62 130 275 449 −174 0 0 0 2007 2014–15 1 7
9 Arambagh KS 11 221 219 56 53 110 224 349 −125 0 0 0 2007 2020–21 2 5
10 Bashundhara Kings 4 195 76 62 9 5 177 54 +123 3 0 0 2018–19 2018–19 1
11 Saif SC 5 180 98 53 21 24 184 119 +65 0 0 1 2017–18 2017–18 3
12 Team BJMC 7 167 151 41 44 66 178 214 −36 0 0 0 2010–11 2018–19 1 4
13 Feni SC 7 136 151 30 46 75 143 232 −89 0 0 0 2009–10 2016 1 4
14 Farashganj SC 7 131 148 28 47 73 123 221 −98 0 0 0 2007 2017–18 3 6
15 Chittagong Mohammedan 4 99 86 24 27 35 81 116 −35 0 0 0 2007 2010–11 1 5
16 Uttar Baridhara Club 5 64 100 14 22 64 98 256 −158 0 0 0 2013–14 2016 3 10
17 Bangladesh Police FC 3 60 51 15 15 21 59 78 −19 0 0 0 2019–20 2019–20 8
18 Khulna Abahani 2 21 40 5 6 29 31 102 −71 0 0 0 2007 2008–09 1 9
19 NoFeL SC 1 20 24 5 5 14 23 42 −19 0 0 0 2018–19 2018–19 1 12
20 Narayanganj SS 1 20 24 4 8 12 12 35 −23 0 0 0 2009–10 2009–10 1 12
21 Beanibazar SC 1 17 24 3 8 13 19 43 −24 0 0 0 2009–10 2009–10 1 13
22 Swadhinata KS 1 10 22 2 4 16 22 50 –28 0 0 0 2021–22 2021–22 1 12
23 Fortis FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2022–23 2022–23 –
24 AFC Uttara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2022–23 2022–23 –

League or status at 2022–23 season:

2022–23 Bangladesh Premier League teams
Bangladesh Championship League teams
Dhaka Senior Division Football League teams
No information
Defunct clubs

Head coaches

In terms of coaching performance, after the first 11 seasons of the BPL, a Bangladeshi head coach has won the BPL six times while a foreign head coach has won it five times. Pakir Ali of Sri Lanka was the first foreign head coach to win the BPL while the second coach was Ali Akbar Pourmoslemi of Iran. Spaniard Óscar Bruzón was the most recent foreign coach to win the BPL in the 2018–19 season.

Amalesh Sen was the first Bangladeshi coach to win the BPL in the league's opening season and he has the most BPL championships at three. Maruful Haque and Atiqur Rahman Atiq the only other Bangladeshi coach to win the Bangladesh Premier League.

The current head coaches in the Bangladesh Premier League are:

Current head coaches
Team Head Coach
AFC Uttara Bangladesh Sheikh Zahidur Rahman Milon Molla
Bashundhara Kings Spain Óscar Bruzón
Bangladesh Police FC Romania Aristică Cioabă
Chittagong Abahani Limited Bangladesh Saiful Bari Titu
Abahani Limited Dhaka Portugal Mário Lemos
Mohammedan SC Bangladesh Shafiqul Islam Manik
Fortis FC Bangladesh Masud Parvez Kaisar
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Malaysia Raja Isa
Rahmatganj MFS Bangladesh Syed Golam Jilani
Sheikh Jamal DC Bangladesh Maruful Haque
Sheikh Russel KC Bangladesh Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu
Winning head coaches
Head coach Club Wins Winning years
Bangladesh Amalesh Sen Abahani Limited Dhaka 3 2007, 2008–09, 2009–10
Spain Óscar Bruzón Bashundhara Kings 3 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22
Bangladesh Maruful Haque Sheikh Russel KC
Sheikh Jamal DC		 2 2012–13
2013–14
Austria György Kottán Abahani Limited Dhaka 1 2016
Bangladesh Atiqur Rahman Atiq Abahani Limited Dhaka 1 2017–18
Iran Ali Akbar Pourmoslemi Abahani Limited Dhaka 1 2012
Nigeria Joseph Afusi Sheikh Jamal DC 1 2014–15
Sri Lanka Pakir Ali Sheikh Jamal DC 1 2010–11

Stats and players

Seasonal statistics
As of August 2022
SeasonTotal GoalsMatches playedAverage per Game
20072731102.48
2008–092801102.54
2009–103911562.50
2010–113341322.55
20122951102.68
2012–13162722.25
2013–143821352.82
2014–153321103.01
20163421322.59
2017–183021322.28
2018–194391562.81
2019–2095362.64
2020–214721563.03
2021–224471323.39

Top scorers
As of August 2022

Season after season, players in the BPL compete for the golden boot title, which is awarded at the end of each season to the top scorer throughout the entire season. The most recent winner of the golden boot is Souleymane Diabate, who won the golden boot at the end of the 2021–22 season after scoring 21 goals. Raphael Odovin Onwrebe is both currently the holders of the most golden boot titles with two golden boots. The five Nigerians make up the six golden boots won by Nigerians, the most of any nationality in the league. While to date Enamul Haque remains the only local golden boot winner, claiming the award in 2009–10.

BPL Golden Boot winners[27]
Year Nationality Player Club Goals Ref.
2007 NigeriaElijah Obagbemiro JuniorBrothers Union16[28]
2008–09 NigeriaAlamu Bukola OlalekanMohammedan SC18
2009–10 BangladeshEnamul HaqueAbahani Limited Dhaka21[29]
2010–11 South SudanJames MogaMuktijoddha Sangsad KC19
2012 GuineaIsmael BangouraTeam BJMC17
2012–13 GhanaOsei MorrisonMohammedan SC12[30]
2013–14 HaitiWedson AnselmeSheikh Jamal DC26[31]
2014–15 NigeriaEmeka DarlingtonSheikh Jamal DC19[32]
2016 NigeriaSunday ChizobaAbahani Limited Dhaka19[33]
2017–18 The GambiaSolomon King Kanform Sheikh Jamal DC 15
NigeriaRaphael Odovin Onwrebe
2018–19 NigeriaRaphael Odovin OnwrebeSheikh Russel KC22
2019–20 Nigeria/BangladeshEleta Kingsley Arambagh KS 5
NigeriaSunday ChizobaAbahani Limited Dhaka
2020–21 BrazilRobson Azevedo da SilvaBashundhara Kings21
2021–22 MaliSouleymane DiabateMohammedan SC21

Bangladeshi top scorers
Year Player Club Goals
2007Jahid Hasan AmeliAbahani Limited Dhaka12
2008–09Alfaz AhmedSheikh Russel KC16
2009–10Enamul HaqueAbahani Limited Dhaka21
2010–11Mithun ChowdhuryMuktijoddha Sangsad KC16
2012Mithun Chowdhury Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 6
Anowar Hossain Sheikh Russel KC
2012–13Shakhawat Hossain RonyAbahani Limited Dhaka7
2013–14Wahed AhmedMohammedan SC15 [34]
2014–15Enamul HaqueMuktijoddha Sangsad KC13
2016MD Sajidur Rahman Sajid Arambagh KS 8
Tawhidul Alam SabuzMohammedan SC
2017–18Tawhidul Alam SabuzChittagong Abahani8
2018–19Nabib Newaj JibonAbahani Limited Dhaka16
2019–20Eleta Kingsley Arambagh KS5
2020–21Jewel Rana Abahani Limited Dhaka 10
Sumon RezaUttar Baridhara Club
2021–22Eleta KingsleyBashundhara Kings6

Records

All-time top scorers
As of August 2022
BPL all-time top scorers
Rank Player Goals Apps Ratio Years
1 Nigeria Sunday Chizoba 132 111+ 2010–
2 Guinea Ismael Bangoura 90 50+ 2010–2020
3 Bangladesh Zahid Hasan Ameli 78 173+ 2007–2019
4 Nigeria Nkwocha Kingsley Chigozie 75 2009–2020
5 Bangladesh Mithun Chowdhury 67 143 0.39 2008–2019
6 Haiti Wedson Anselme 54 53+ 2013–2018
7 Democratic Republic of the Congo Siyo Zunapio 54 100 0.54 2011–2021
8 Bangladesh Shakhawat Hossain Rony 54 77+ 2008–
9 Bangladesh Enamul Haque 54 92+ 2007–2019
10 Nigeria Alamu Bukola Olalekan 51 2008-2018
11 Nigeria Emeka Darlington 49 2013-2016
12 Bangladesh Tawhidul Alam Sabuz 46 71+ 2009–
13 The Gambia Solomon King Kanform 45 88 0.51 2017–2022
14 Mali Souleymane Diabate 44 62 0.71 2018–
15 Nigeria/Bangladesh Eleta Kingsley 43 80 0.54 2011–
16 Nigeria Raphael Odovin Onwrebe 39 44 0.89 2017–2019
17 Bangladesh Zahid Hossain 39 120+ 2008-2022
18 Brazil Robson Azevedo da Silva 37 43 0.86 2020-
19 Bangladesh Nabib Newaj Jibon 37 100 0.37 2013–
20 The Gambia Landing Darboe 37 36+ 2013–2021

Appearances
As of August 2022
BPL all-time most appearances
Rank Player Apps Years
1 Bangladesh Nasiruddin Chowdhury 206+ 2009–
2 Bangladesh Zahid Hasan Ameli 173+ 2007–2019
3 Bangladesh Mithun Chowdhury 143 2008–2019
4 Bangladesh Yeasin Khan 131 2012–
5 Bangladesh Habibur Rahman Sohag 124 2009–
6 Bangladesh Zahid Hossain 120+ 2008–2022
7 Nigeria Sunday Chizoba 111+ 2010–
8 Bangladesh Ashraful Islam Rana 107 2015–
9 Bangladesh Mohamed Sohel Rana 101 2010–
10 BangladeshMamunul Islam 100+ 2007–

Italics denotes players still playing professional football,
Bold denotes players still playing in the Bangladesh Premier League.

Awards

Player of the Season
Season Player Team
2007 Bangladesh Jahid Hasan Ameli[35] Abahani Limited Dhaka
2018–19 Costa Rica Daniel Colindres Bashundhara Kings
2020–21 Brazil Robson Azevedo da Silva Bashundhara Kings

Young Player of the Season
Season Player Team
2018–19 Bangladesh Robiul Hasan Arambagh KS
2020–21 Bangladesh Nihat Jaman Ucchash[36] Arambagh KS

Sponsorship
Period Sponsor Notes Ref.
2007–10 Citycell Bangladesh Football Federation(BFF) signed a three-year partnership deal with Citycell.

Citycell was co- sponsor for the Federation Cup, the B. League and the School football tournament across the country.

 [37]
2010–13 Grameenphone
2013–14 Nitol-Tata Nitol-Tata Group sponsored of the Bangladesh Premier League after 35 matches into the ongoing league. [3][38]
2014–15 Manyavar Besides Manyavar; KFC, Pragati Insurance, Amber Group and Treasurer had joined the country's professional football league as co-sponsors. [39][40][41]
2015–16 JB Group JB group had bought the title rights for Tk 4 crores. [42][43][44][45]
2016–18 Saif Power Battery Saif Power Battery bought the title rights this for Tk 1.5 crores. [42]
2018–2022 TVS BFF ink a one-year deal with TVS after finishing first leg of season. [46][47][48][49]
2022- Bashundhara Group

Media coverage

132 matches of season 2015–2016 were broadcast live at BTV World and Boishakhi TV, also live commentary was produced by Radio Next FM.[50] Every match of this league has been streaming live on BFF's page of Mycujoo platform from 2018 to 2019 season. Bangla TV started broadcasting selected matches of the BPL 2018–19 matches live from 9 May 2019.[47] The first sports channel of Bangladesh T sports started to broadcast the matches of BPL 2020–21 from 13 January 2021.

Stadiums
Home stadiums of current clubs (2022–23)
AFC Uttara Bangladesh Police FC Bashundhara Kings Chittagong Abahani Ltd. Abahani Limited Dhaka Mohammedan SC
Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium,Mymensingh Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium,Mymensingh Bashundhara Kings Arena,Dhaka Bir Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium,Munshigonj Shaheed Dhirendranath Stadium,Comilla Shaheed Dhirendranath Stadium,Comilla
Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 14,000 Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 18,000 Capacity: 18,000
Fortis FC Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd. Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Rahmatganj MFS Sheikh Russel KC
Muktijuddho Smriti Stadium,Rajshahi Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium,Gopalganj Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium,Gopalganj Bir Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium,Munshigonj Bashundhara Kings Arena,Dhaka
Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 14,000

BPL clubs in Asia

Continental qualification
See also: AFC Club Competitions Ranking

Bangladesh Premier League teams can qualify for the top Asian club competitions – the AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and AFC Cup – through their performance in the league. Before the 2012–13 season Bangladeshi clubs were only allowed entry to the now defunct AFC President's Cup, which was a competition targeted for emerging football nations. Since the 2021–22 season the league winners are allowed entry to the qualifying play-offs of the AFC Champions League.[51]

Abahani Limited Dhaka was the first Bangladesh Premier League club to club to play in Asian competition when they participated in the 2008 AFC President's Cup. The club qualified for the competition, after winning the first edition of the league in 2007. The first six seasons of the league Bangladeshi clubs only participated in the AFC President's Cup, until Sheikh Russel KC the winners of the 2012–13 league season were given entry 2015 AFC Cup qualifying play-off. The winners of the 2013–14 season of the league Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club, were the first Bangladeshi club to be given direct entry into the AFC Cup, during the 2016 AFC Cup.

In July 2022, it was confirmed that Bashundhara Kings, the winners of the 2021–22 league season will partake in the AFC Champions League Play-off round, while holding an automatic place in the AFC Cup group stages if they are unable to advance past the play-offs. Meanwhile the runner-up of the league will take part in the qualifiers of the AFC Cup or will directly qualify for the competition if the league winners advance past the AFC Champions League play-offs. The league's third place team along with the Federation Cup champions, will remain standby for the AFC Cup Play-off round if the league winners succeed to qualify for the AFC Champions League main stage.[52]

Extracted from the 2022 ranking of nations by their AFC club points
Ranking Member association Club points 100% ACL 2024–25
(GS+PO)		 AFC Cup 2024–25
(GS+PO)
2022[53] 2021[54]MvmtRegionRegion Mvmt 2019[55] 2020 2021[56] 2022[57] Total
17 22Rise +5W 10Rise +3Kuwait Kuwait 3.433 0.000 7.070 4.160 14.663 23.940 1+0 2+0
18 16Fall -2W 11Fall -2Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 5.267 0.000 3.125 5.960 14.352 23.432 0+1 1+1
19 21Rise +2W 12Same position —Bangladesh Bangladesh 6.933 0.000 2.790 3.760 13.483 22.013 0+1 1+1
20 25Rise +5W 13Rise +1Bahrain Bahrain 2.500 0.000 5.510 5.215 13.225 21.592 - 2+0
21 24Rise +3E 8Rise +3Singapore Singapore 4.133 0.000 0.000 8.380 12.513 20.429 1+0 2+0

Updated on 5 October 2022. (Source)

BPL clubs in AFC tournament
Main article: Bangladeshi clubs in the AFC Cup
BPL clubs performance in AFC competitions
Season AFC Cup Position AFC Champions League Position
2012–13 Sheikh Russel KC Preliminary round
2013–14 Sheikh Jamal DC Group stage
2014–15 Not held
2016 Abahani Limited Dhaka Group stage
2017–18 Abahani Limited Dhaka Group stage
Saif SC Preliminary round
2018 Abahani Limited Dhaka Interzone play-off semi-finals
2018–19 Bashundhara Kings Cancelled
Abahani Limited Dhaka Cancelled
2019–20 Bashundhara Kings Group stage
Abahani Limited Dhaka Withdraw
2020–21 Bashundhara Kings Group stage
Abahani Limited Dhaka Play-off round

Defunct

Competitions previously run by AFC include:

Season AFC President's Cup Position
2007 Abahani Limited Dhaka Group stage
2008-09 Abahani Limited Dhaka Group stage
2009-10 Abahani Limited Dhaka Group stage
2010-11 Sheikh Jamal DC Group stage
2012 Abahani Limited Dhaka Group stage
2012-13 Sheikh Russel KC Group stage winners

See also

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