Bangladesh Championship League (BCL) is the second-tier

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run by the Bangladesh Football Federation. It was founded in 2012. The league is also known as TVS Championship League for sponsorship agreements from 2018–19.

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

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. BFF introduced the second-tier league in 2012 as

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of Premier League was commencing.

List of winners

Champions so far are:

Performances by club

Performance in the Bangladesh Championship League by clubs As of the end of 2021-22 season.

Stats and players

Top Goalscorer

Clubs and locations

The following 11 clubs have competed in the Bangladesh Championship League during the 2022–23 season. *

Brothers Union Brothers Union is a football club based in Gopibag, Dhaka. The club was founded in 1949 and the regal business tycoon Kazi Ghiyasuddin Ahmed, better known as K. G. Ahmed served as the founder chairman of the club. At the beginning it was a wel ...

* BFF Elite Football Academy * Fortis FC Academy * Gopalganj Sporting Club *

Dhaka Wanderers Club Dhaka Wanderers Club ( bn, ঢাকা ওয়ান্ডারার্স ক্লাব) is a football team from Dhaka, Bangladesh. They are one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Bangladesh. The Wanderers dominated the domestic ...

Fakirerpool Young Men's Club Fakirerpool Young Men's Club ( bn, ফকিরেরপুল ইয়াং মেনস ক্লাব ) is a football team from Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is currently a team of Bangladesh Championship League (BCL). History Team records Head ...

* Little Friends Club *

NoFeL Sporting Club NoFel Sporting Club ( bn, নোফেল স্পোর্টিং ক্লাব) is a football team of Bangladesh, based on Noakhali. The current name NoFeL is an acronym for Noakhali Feni & Lakhsmipur. The club competes in the Bangladesh ...

Swadhinata KS Swadhinata Krira Sangha ( bn, স্বাধীনতা ক্রীড়া সংঘ) is a Bangladeshi association football club based in Dhaka. They currently compete in the Bangladesh Championship League, the second tier of Bangladeshi fo ...

Uttara FC Uttara FC ( bn, উত্তরা এফসি) is a football team from Dhaka, Bangladesh. The team is currently one of Bangladesh Championship League (BCL). History On 5 February 2020, Bangladesh Football Federation gave the green signal t ...

Wari Club Wari Club Dhaka ( bn, ওয়ারী ক্লাব ঢাকা) is an association football club from Dhaka, Bangladesh. It currently competes in the Bangladesh Championship League (BCL). Wari Club is the oldest football club of Banglade ...

The venues for the current season are:- *

Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium, (বীরশ্রেষ্ঠ শহিদ সিপাহি মোস্তফা কামাল ফুটবল স্টেডিয়াম) known as Kamalapur Stadium, is a football sta ...

, Dhaka

Sponsorship

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

References

External links

Bangladesh Football Federation
{{AFC second leagues 2 Professional sports leagues in Bangladesh

Sports leagues established in 2012 2012 establishments in Bangladesh