Bangladesh Premier League (football)

For the Cricket league, see Bangladesh Premier League.

Bangladesh Premier League
upright=0.95 organisers = Bangladesh Football Federation
Founded2 March 2007; 17 years ago (2007-03-02)
CountryBangladesh
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams10
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toBangladesh Championship League
Domestic cup(s)Federation Cup
Challenge Cup
Independence Cup
International cup(s)AFC Challenge League
Current championsBashundhara Kings (5th title)
(2024–25)
Most championshipsDhaka Abahani (6 titles)
Most appearancesBangladesh Nasiruddin Chowdhury (225+)
Top goalscorerNigeria Sunday Chizoba (132)
TV partnersT Sports
Websitebplfootball.com
Current: 2024–25 Bangladesh Premier League
Seasons

The Bangladesh Premier League (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ প্রিমিয়ার লিগ), simply known as the BPL and officially ABG Bashundhara Bangladesh Premier League since 2023 for sponsorship reasons,[1] is the top tier of the Bangladeshi football league system. It is run by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF). The Dhaka Derby between Abahani Dhaka and Mohammedan SC is one of the league's most popular matches.[2] The BPL superseded the Dhaka Premier Division League which had functioned as the top tier from 1948 to 2006.[3][4][5][6]

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  3. ^ "Dhaka teams bag the elite". The Daily Star. 3 January 2000. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Nitol Tata to sponsor BPL". The Daily Star. 4 February 2014. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Mohammedans champions in NFL". Bdnews24.com. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  6. ^ লকডাউনে বন্ধ না হলেও বৃষ্টিতে বন্ধ ফুটবল লিগ. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 2 July 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.