Season | 2018–19 |
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Dates | 18 January 2019[1] – 3 August 2019[2] |
Champions | Bashundhara Kings (1st title) |
Relegated | Team BJMC NoFeL Sporting Club |
AFC Cup | Bashundhara Kings Dhaka Abahani |
Matches played | 156 |
Goals scored | 439 (2.81 per match) |
Best Player | ![]() |
Top goalscorer | 22 goals![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() |
Biggest home win | Bashundhara Kings 5–0 Brothers Union (16 July 2019) |
Biggest away win | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 1–6 Sheikh Russel KC (24 July 2019) |
Highest scoring | Arambagh KS 6–3 Rahmatganj MFS (20 July 2019) |
Longest winning run | 14 matches Bashundhara Kings |
Longest unbeaten run | 20 matches Bashundhara Kings |
Longest winless run | 15 matches Team BJMC |
Longest losing run | 7 matches Brothers Union |
← 2017–18 2019-20 → |
The 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League[3] (also known as TVS Bangladesh Premier League for sponsorship reason) was the 11th season of the Bangladesh Premier League since its establishment in 2007. A total of 13 football clubs competed in the league. Dhaka Abahani were the defending champions. Bashundhara Kings and NoFeL Sporting Club were entered as the promoted teams from the 2017 Bangladesh Championship League. The league was delayed[3][1] and was rescheduled to start from 18 January 2019.[1] Six venues hosted the matches.
Debutant Bashundhara Kings clinched their first title.
Rule changes
[edit]Bangladesh became the latest member association to adopt AFC's 3+1 rule which will allow clubs to recruit one player of Asian origin in addition to their regular quota of three foreigners.
The Bangladesh Football Federation executive committee decided to embrace the new AFC rule which encourages the mobility of talented Asian players and provides a fillip to the regional game.[4]
Teams
[edit]Twelve teams were competed In previous season. This season, thirteen teams competed in the league, – the top eleven teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the Championship. The promoted teams were Bashundhara Kings and NoFeL Sporting Club (both the teams are playing BPL for the first time). They replaced Farashganj SC.
Stadiums and locations
[edit]FIFA and the AFC directed the BFF that matches of the professional league would have to organize at least five different venues.
Primarily, teams have applied for eight venues to the BFF. Abahani Limited, Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club and Mohammedan Sporting Club, choose Bangabandhu National Stadium as their home venue. Arambagh and Saif Sporting Club applied for Mymensingh Stadium, Rahmatganj and Brothers for Birsreshtha Kamlapur Stadium, or Goplaganj Stadium, Sheikh Russel, Muktijoddha, newcomers Bashundhara Kings applied for Nilphamari Stadium, NOFEL for Noakhali, or MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong, Team BJMC and Chittagong Abahani wanted Rajshahi Stadium as their home venue.[5] After inspecting the facilities of these applied venues, BFF has sanctioned the following six stadiums for clubs:
Personnel and sponsoring
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Bashundhara Group | |
Brothers Union | ![]() |
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Biswas Builders Limited & NovoAir | |
Chittagong Abahani Limited | ![]() |
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Saif Power Battery | |
Dhaka Abahani Limited | ![]() |
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FBT |
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Limited | ![]() |
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K–Sports | Prime Sports |
Lt.Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited | ![]() |
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A4 Bashundhara Paper | |
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | ![]() |
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NoFeL Sporting Club | ![]() |
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Saif Power Battery | |
Rahmatganj MFS | ![]() |
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Tiger Cement | |
Saif Sporting Club | ![]() |
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Saif Power Battery | |
Sheikh Russel KC | ![]() |
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Bashundhara Cement | |
Team BJMC | ![]() |
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Coaching changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Week | Table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
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Dhaka Mohammedan | ![]() |
Resigned | 16 February 2019 | 6 | 11 | ![]() |
4 April 2019 |
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | ![]() |
End of contract | 29 April 2019 | 13 | 7 | ![]() |
1 May 2019 |
Brothers Union | ![]() |
– | – | 13 | 11 | ![]() |
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Foreign players
[edit]League table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Bashundhara Kings (C, Q) | 24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 54 | 14 | +40 | 63 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
2 | Dhaka Abahani Ltd. (Q) | 24 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 60 | 28 | +32 | 58 | Qualification for AFC Cup preliminary round 2 |
3 | Sheikh Russel KC | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 20 | +23 | 52 | |
4 | Saif Sporting Club | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 47 | |
5 | Arambagh KS | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 33 | |
6 | Lt. Sheikh Jamal DC | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 28 | |
7 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 26 | |
8 | Chittagong Abahani Ltd. | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 25 | |
9 | Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 25 | |
10 | Rahmatganj MFS | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 53 | −19 | 22 | |
11 | Brothers Union | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 49 | −21 | 21 | |
12 | NoFeL Sporting Club (R) | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 42 | −19 | 20 | Relegation to Bangladesh Championship League |
13 | Team BJMC (R) | 24 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 36 | −22 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualify for the AFC competition; (R) Relegated
Champions ![]() |
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Bashundhara Kings 1st title |
Results
[edit]Positions by round
[edit]The following table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve the chronological evolution, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterward.
Leader | |
Relegation to BCL |
Season statistics
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]As of 3 August 2019
Own goals
[edit]† Bold Club indicates winner of the match
Player | Club | Opponent | Result | Date |
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Brothers Union | Sheikh Russel KC | 2–3 | 25 January 2019 |
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Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Dhaka Abahani | 0–2 | 28 January 2019 |
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Saif Sporting Club | Brothers Union | 2–1 | 3 February 2019 |
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Sheikh Russel KC | Saif Sporting Club | 1–1 | 8 February 2019 |
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Brothers Union | Chittagong Abahani | 2–3 | 8 February 2019 |
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Brothers Union | Dhaka Abahani | 0–4 | 17 February 2019 |
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Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | Dhaka Mohammedan | 1–1 | 22 February 2019 |
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Arambagh KS | Bashundhara Kings | 2–3 | 24 February 2019 |
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Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | Dhaka Abahani | 3–4 | 13 April 2019 |
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Dhaka Abahani | Brothers Union | 5–3 | 8 July 2019 |
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Dhaka Abahani | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | 4–1 | 29 July 2019 |
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Hat-tricks
[edit]† Bold Club indicates winner of the match
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | 3–0 | 23 January 2019 | [17] |
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Arambagh KS | Dhaka Mohammedan | 4–1 | 25 January 2019 | [18] |
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Dhaka Abahani | Rahmatganj MFS | 5–1 | 2 February 2019 | [19] |
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Dhaka Abahani | Rahmatganj MFS | 5–2 | 15 June 2019 | [20] |
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NoFeL Sporting Club | Rahmatganj MFS | 5–2 | 28 June 2019 | [21] |
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NoFeL Sporting Club | Team BJMC | 4–3 | 4 July 2019 | [22] |
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Bashundhara Kings | Brothers Union | 5–0 | 16 July 2019 | [citation needed] |
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Sheikh Russel KC | NoFeL Sporting Club | 4–0 | 16 July 2019 | [23] |
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Arambagh KS | Brothers Union | 5–2 | 2 August 2019 | [citation needed] |
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Sheikh Russel KC | Team BJMC | 3–1 | 2 August 2019 | [citation needed] |
Clean sheets
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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1 | ![]() |
Bashundhara Kings | 12 |
2 | ![]() |
Sheikh Russel KC | 11 |
Awards
[edit]Award | Winner | Club |
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BPL Coach of the Season | ![]() |
Bashundhara Kings |
BPL Player of the Season | ![]() |
Bashundhara Kings |
BPL Goalkeeper of the Season | ![]() |
Sheikh Russel KC |
BPL Emerging Player of the Season | ![]() |
Arambagh KS |
Fair Play Trophy | Sheikh Russel KC |
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