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| Season | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 March — 1 August |
| Champions | Abahani Limited Dhaka |
| AFC President's Cup | Abahani Limited Dhaka |
| Matches played | 110 |
| Goals scored | 273 (2.48 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Junior Obagbemiro (16 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Mohammedan SC 7–0 Chittagong Mohammedan SC (20 June 2007) |
| Biggest away win | Rahmatganj MFS 0–7 Abahani Limited Dhaka (23 June 2007) |
| Highest scoring | Mohammedan SC 7–1 Rahmatganj MFS (13 April 2007) |
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The 2007 B.League was the 31st season of top-flight football in Bangladesh, and inaugural season of the country's first professional national football league, the B.League. The competitions included a total of 11 teams from which 8 were based in Dhaka, 2 from Chittagong and 1 team from Khulna. Sylhet DSA who were supposed to represent Sylhet withrew a month before the league began and the Bangladesh Football Federation decided against replacing them.[1][2]
Previously, the Dhaka League, also known as the Senior Division League, was the country's top-tier football competition. However, it was not held after the 2004–05 season, which ended on 12 September 2005.[3][4] Consequently, before the introduction of the professional league, the country went almost 18 months without any top-tier league football. Excluding the three relegated teams (Dhaka Wanderers, Fakirerpool YMC, and Dipali JS), seven teams from the previous top-flight season, along with Rahmatganj MFS, Chittagong Mohammedan SC, Chittagong Abahani, and Khulna Abahani SC, made up the inaugural season of the professional league.
Initially the season was set to start from January 2006 as part of The Vision Asia project guided by AFC.[5] However, after numerous delays the transfer window was opened on 15 December 2006.[6] The ceremonial draw for the competition was held on 22 February 2007.[7] On 28 February 2007, Channel i were given the rights to broadcast 40 matches from the league.[8] The league kicked off on 2 March 20007, with Abahani Limited Dhaka and Muktijoddha Sangsad KC playing out a goalles draw.[9] The a month-long mid-season transfer window opened on 16 May 2007.[10]
The league concluded on 1 August 2007, with Abahani Limited Dhaka winning the inaugural season.[11]
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