Dhaka Second Division Football League is the fourth-tier

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league in

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, and the second highest league division in

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. The league was founded in 1948 as the second-tier of the

Dhaka League Dhaka Senior Division Football League, also referred as First Division Football League, is the third tier of football league in Bangladesh. Until 2006, it was the top-tier league of the country. It was established in 1948 as Dhaka League, while B ...

, while Bangladesh were still under the control of

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. Until 1992, it was the second-tier of

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, before being replaced by the now defunct

Dhaka First Division Football League Dhaka First Division Football League was the second tier football league in Bangladesh which was established in 1993 by the Bangladesh Football Federation. In 2007, with the introduction of Bangladesh's first wide open national league, the Bangl ...

, in 1993. In 2012, the league was further demoted into becoming the country's fourth-tier. The two top-finishing teams in the Super League round are automatically promoted to the

Dhaka Senior Division League Dhaka Senior Division Football League, also referred as First Division Football League, is the third tier of football league in Bangladesh. Until 2006, it was the top-tier league of the country. It was established in 1948 as Dhaka League, while B ...

(Dhaka League). The league is run by the Dhaka Metropolition Football Committee under the supervision of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).

History

In 1948, the Dhaka Sporting Association established a three-tiered football league in

, and thus, the Dhaka Second Division Football League was formed as the second-tier of the

. Many well known clubs in Bangladesh entered football directly through the Second Division, such as

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who first played Dhaka Second Division in 1949, earned promotion to the Dhaka League in 1951, and eventually became top-tier champions by 1958. However, it is uncertain whether the Dhaka Second Divison had a relegation system to the

Dhaka Third Division Football League Dhaka Third Division Football League is the fifth-tier association football, football league in Bangladesh, as well as the third and lowest league division in Dhaka. It was established in 1948 as the third-tier of the Dhaka League, while Banglad ...

, until the early 1960s. In 1993, the Bangladesh Football Federation introduced the

as the new 2nd-tier and renamed the

as the Premier Division Football League. This meant that the Dhaka Second Division Football League would shift down a tier, becoming the third-tier football league in Bangladesh and the third highest league division in Dhaka. In 2007, with the introduction of the country’s first wide open national football league, the

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, Dhaka football system was altered again, as the

was merged to the Dhaka Premier Division League (Dhaka League) and became the 2nd-tier known as the Dhaka Senior Division Football League. Although, the Dhaka Second Division Football League returned to being the second highest league division in Dhaka, it remained as Bangladesh’s third-tier until the further introduction of a new second-tier in 2012, known as the

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, the second wide open national football league in the country, which had the league become the fourth-tier of Bangladeshi football.

Format

*18 clubs all from

take part in the league. *Clubs are divided into two groups of 9 teams. *The clubs who finish in the first five spots of the table from each group qualify for the Super League round. While the clubs who finish bottom of each group are relegated to the

, which is the fifth-tier of

. *A total of 10 teams make up the Super League, and contest in a single round league, with the winners and runners-up being promoted to the next edition of the

Dhaka Senior Division Football League Dhaka Senior Division Football League, also referred as First Division Football League, is the third tier of football league in Bangladesh. Until 2006, it was the top-tier league of the country. It was established in 1948 as Dhaka League, while ...

Structure

Champions

Second-tier league: 1948–1992

Third-tier league: 1993–2011

Fourth-tier league: 2012–present

Top scorers

Match-Fixing

2017

On 8 June 2017, Bangladesh Football Federation relegated Dhaka United Sports Club and Friends Social Welfare Organisation during the 2017–18 league 2017–18 after both the clubs were found guilty of playing a fixed match. They were both fined Tk 50000, while three of the Dhaka United Sports Club players were suspended for different terms following their involvement in the fixed-match which led to Friends Social Welfare Organisation winning the game and thus avoiding relegation.

2021–22

On 10 November 2022, Bangladesh Football Federation found both BG Press Sports and Recreation Club and Khilgaon Football Academy guilty of match-fixing. Both clubs were also fined Tk5 lakhs each. BG Press had three points deducted, while the club general secretary, Shikdar Moshiur Rahman, head coach Md Delowar Hossain and team manager Md Rafiqul Islam Sarkar, were banned from football activities for six months. Five players of BG Press – Salman Rahman, Mostafizur Rahman, Shahin Alam Pranto, Swadhin Biswas and Mehedi Hasan were also banned for six months, while Md Tanis Mia has been suspended for three months. Khilgaon Football Academy were already relegated from the league, and the clubs president Hazi Md Nazrul Islam, general secretary Md Rafiqul Islam, head coach Md Habibur Rahman and team manager Faruk Ahmed were banned from taking part in football activities for six months.

References

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