Dhaka Senior Division Football League

Dhaka Senior Division Football League
Founded1948; 76 years ago (1948) (as Dhaka First Division Football League)
1993; 31 years ago (1993) (as Dhaka Premier Division Football League)
2007; 17 years ago (2007) (as Dhaka Senior Division Football League)
First season1948
CountryBangladesh
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams14
Level on pyramid1 (1948–2006)
2 (2007–2011)
3 (2012–present)
Promotion toBangladesh Championship League
Relegation toDhaka Second Division League
Current championsSomaj Kallyan KS Mugda
(2021–22)
Most championshipsMohammedan Sporting Club (19 titles)
Top goalscorerBangladesh Sheikh Mohammad Aslam (177)
TV partnersBangladesh Football Federation
(on Facebook and YouTube)
Websitebff.com.bd
Current: 2023–24 Dhaka Senior Division Football League

Dhaka Senior Division Football League (Bengali: ঢাকা সিনিয়র ডিভিশন ফুটবল লিগ), or the First Division Football League, is the third tier football league in Bangladesh.[1] Until 2006, it was the top-tier league of the country. It was officially established in 1948 as Dhaka League, while modern-day Bangladesh was still part of Pakistan. Until 1971, it was run in parallel with the National Football Championship in West Pakistan.[2]

The top-tier football league in Dhaka has seen numerous changes in both format and name. Initially, it was referred to as the Dhaka League or First Division Football League. In 1993, a Dhaka Premier Division Football League was launched which was also re-introduced in its current version as the Dhaka Senior Division Football League.

Upon the creation of the country's first national top-tier professional football league, the B. League in 2007, the Dhaka Premier Division League was merged with Dhaka First Division League, and re-introduced as the second-tier football league, the Dhaka Senior Division League. Finally, after the introduction of a national second-tier professional football league, the Bangladesh Championship League in 2012, it became the third-tier.[3]

The league is the highest division of semi-professional football in the country, and the two top-finishing teams are automatically promoted to professional football through the Bangladesh Championship League.[4] The league is run by Dhaka Metropolition Football Committee under the supervision of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).

  1. ^ Mahmood, Azam. "Football in Bangladesh". bdsportsvision.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  2. ^ Ahsan, Ali (23 December 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part I". Dawn. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Senior Division back". The Daily Star. 6 November 2012. Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  4. ^ ১৯ দল নিয়ে তৃতীয় বিভাগ ফুটবল লীগ Archived 12 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine (in Bengali) Jugantor. Retrieved 12 August 2021