Bangladesh Championship League

Bangladesh Championship League
Organising bodies	Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF)
Founded	2012; 14 years ago
First season	2012
Country	Bangladesh
Confederation	AFC
Number of clubs	10
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Bangladesh Football League
Relegation to	Senior Division Football League
Domestic cup(s)	Federation Cup; Independence Cup
Current champions	Chattogram City (1st title) ; (2025–26)
Most championships	Fakirerpool Young Men's Club (2 titles)
Website	bff.com.bd
	Current: 2026–27 Bangladesh Championship League

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Bangladesh Championship League (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ লিগ), simply known as the BCL and officially ABG Bashundhara Bangladesh Championship League since 2023 for sponsorship reasons,^[1] is the second-tier professional football league of Bangladesh run by the Bangladesh Football Federation. It was founded in 2012.

History

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) introduced the country's first professional football league in 2007. The 2nd tier professional league began with the 2012 season of Premier League. BFF introduced the second-tier league in 2012 as season 5 of Premier League was commencing.^[2]

Structure

As of February 2025.

Level	Division	Class
1	Bangladesh Football League 10 clubs teams relegated	Professional
2	Bangladesh Championship League 10 clubs 2 teams promoted 2 teams relegated	Professional
3	Dhaka Senior Division League 18 clubs 4 teams promoted 2 teams relegated	Semi-professional
4	Dhaka Second Division League 15 clubs 2 teams promoted 2 teams relegated
5	Dhaka Third Division League 15 clubs 2 teams promoted 2 teams relegated
6	Bangladesh Pioneer League Unlimited number of clubs 4 teams promoted No relegation	Amateur

List of winners

Champions so far are:^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Season	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
2012	Cox City Sporting Club	12	5	5	2	14	11	3	20
2013	Chittagong Abahani	14	9	3	2	28	11	17	30
2014	Rahmatganj MFS	18	13	5	0	36	8	28	44
2014–15	Uttar Baridhara	14	7	6	1	18	9	9	27
2015–16	Fakirerpool YMC	14	7	6	1	15	8	7	27
2017	Bashundhara Kings	18	10	5	3	23	17	6	35
2019	Bangladesh Police	20	11	6	3	31	13	18	39
2020	Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh^[6]
2021	Swadhinata KS	22	13	6	3	30	11	19	45
2022	Fortis FC	22	13	8	1	29	9	20	47
2022–23	Brothers Union	20	16	3	1	30	6	24	51
2024	Fakirerpool YMC	14	8	3	3	28	14	14	27
2025	PWD SC	18	12	4	2	31	7	24	40
2026	Chattogram City	18	13	3	2	32	11	+21	42

Performances by club

As of the end of 2025–26 season.

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Years Won	Years Runners-up
CoxCity Sporting Club	1		2012
Chittagong Abahani	1		2013
Uttar Baridhara	1	3	2014–15	2012, 2013, 2019
Rahmatganj MFS	1		2014
Farashganj SC		1		2014
Saif SC		1		2015–16
Bashundhara Kings	1		2017
NoFeL SC		1		2017
Bangladesh Police	1		2019
Arambagh KS		2		2014–15, 2025
Swadhinata KS	1		2021
Fortis FC	1		2022
AFC Uttara		1		2022
Brothers Union	1		2022–23
BFF Elite Academy		1		2022–23
Fakirerpool YMC	2		2015–16, 2024
Dhaka Wanderers	1		2024
PWD SC	1		2025
Chattogram City	1		2026
City Club		1		2026

Stats and players

Top Goalscorer

Year	Player	Club	Goals
2012	Toufiq Hasan Gofur	Agrani Bank SC	12
2013	Nabib Newaj Jibon	Uttar Baridhara	12
2014	Nurul Absar	Rahmatganj	11
2014–15	Mohammed Palash	Arambagh KS	7
2015–16	Arifur Rahman	Victoria SC	6
2017	Ariful Islam	NoFeL SC	12
2019	Amirul Islam	Bangladesh Police	17
2020	League cancelled
2021	Ali Akbar Kanon	Wari Club	13
2022	Moinul Islam	Uttara FC	18
2022–23	Mirajul Islam	BFF Elite Academy	19
2024	Rafayel Tudu	Fakirerpool YMC	12
2025	Minhazul Karim Shadin	PWD SC	8
2025	Faisal Ahmed Shitol	Uttar Baridhara	8
2026	Md Golam Rabby	BRTC SC	10
2026	Sahed Mia	City Club	10

Clubs

2025–26 season

Ten clubs are competing in the 2025–26 season — eight from the previous season and two new entrants (two relegated from the Premier League).

Chittagong Abahani

Dhaka Wanderers Club

City Club

Farashganj SC

Dhaka Rangers FC

Wari Club

BRTC Sports Club

Little Friends Club

Uttara FC

BFF Elite

Locations of the 2025–26 Bangladesh Championship League teams

Team	Location	2025–26 Season
BRTC SC	Dhaka	2nd
City Club	(Mirpur), Dhaka	3rd
Chattogram City	Chattogram	1st
Chattogram Abahani	Chattogram	2nd
Dhaka Rangers	Uttara, Dhaka	2nd
Dhaka Wanderers	(Motijheel), Dhaka	5th
Khelaghar SKS	Dhaka	1st
Little Friends	(Gopibagh), Dhaka	2nd
Suktara JS	Narayanganj	1st
Wari Club	(Motijheel), Dhaka	11th

Sponsorship

Here is the list of sponsors of BCL since its inception:


Period	Sponsors	Type of Institute	Notes	References
2012-2014	Premier Bank Limited	Bank	At first season, Premier Bank Limited sponsored the title, Destiny Group was the co-sponsor of first season.	^[7]^[8]
2014-2015	Minister Freeze	Electronics	Premier Bank was named as a presenting sponsor while Pragati Insurance, Eastern Bank, Novo Air and Treasure Securities named as co-sponsors of the league.	^[9]
2015-2017	RB-Marcel Group	Electronics	They sponsored seasons: 2015/16 and 2017.	^[10]^[11]
2018-2019	International Sports Partner	Distributor	TVS brand is the 'title sponsor' as well as of BPL.	^[12]

References

↑ "Bashundhara Group's ABG Limited to support National Women's Football Team". New Age (Bangladesh). Retrieved 2024-02-25.
1 2 "BCL 2012 points table". BFF. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
↑ "BCL 2013 points table". BFF. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
↑ "BCL 2014 points table". BFF. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
↑ "Marcel Bangladesh Championship League 2017 Standings". BFF. Archived from the original on 2020-05-06. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
↑ "BFF cancels football season". The Daily Star. 17 May 2020.
↑ "Premier Bank remain with BCL". Dhaka Tribune. 2014-02-24. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
↑ সোমবার থেকে বাংলাদেশ চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ লিগ. bangla.bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2019-05-30. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
↑ "Bangladesh Championship League logo unveiled". UNB. Archived from the original on 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
↑ "MARCEL becomes title sponsor of BCL 2017". BFF. Archived from the original on 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
↑ বাংলাদেশ চ্যাম্পিয়নস লিগের লোগো উন্মোচন. The Daily Ittefaq. Archived from the original on 2019-05-30. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
↑ "Deal inked with ISP, new BPL title sponsor TVS". BFF. Archived from the original on 2019-05-30. Retrieved 2019-05-30.

External links

Bangladesh Football Federation – official website (archived)

[1] "Bashundhara Group's ABG Limited to support National Women's Football Team". New Age (Bangladesh). Retrieved 2024-02-25.

[bff-2] 1 2 "BCL 2012 points table". BFF. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.

[bff2-3] "BCL 2013 points table". BFF. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.

[bff3-4] "BCL 2014 points table". BFF. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.

[5] "Marcel Bangladesh Championship League 2017 Standings". BFF. Archived from the original on 2020-05-06. Retrieved 2019-05-30.

[6] "BFF cancels football season". The Daily Star. 17 May 2020.

[7] "Premier Bank remain with BCL". Dhaka Tribune. 2014-02-24. Retrieved 2019-05-28.

[8] সোমবার থেকে বাংলাদেশ চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ লিগ. bangla.bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2019-05-30. Retrieved 2019-05-31.

[9] "Bangladesh Championship League logo unveiled". UNB. Archived from the original on 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2019-05-28.

[10] "MARCEL becomes title sponsor of BCL 2017". BFF. Archived from the original on 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2019-05-28.

[11] বাংলাদেশ চ্যাম্পিয়নস লিগের লোগো উন্মোচন. The Daily Ittefaq. Archived from the original on 2019-05-30. Retrieved 2019-06-12.

[12] "Deal inked with ISP, new BPL title sponsor TVS". BFF. Archived from the original on 2019-05-30. Retrieved 2019-05-30.

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Bangladesh Women's Football League	2011–12 2012–13 2019–20 2020–21 2021-22 2023–24 2025–26
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