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National Football League (Bangladesh)
The National Football League () was a semi-professional association football league in Bangladesh, and the first football league in the country to be organized on a national scale. From 2000 to 2006, the National Football League was contested by club champions from various districts (Chittagong, Rajshahi, Barishal, and Sylhet), in addition to the top three finishing teams from the country's premier division at the time, the Dhaka Premier Division League. In 2006, the league was folded, as the Dhaka Premier Division League was replaced by the country's first professional top-tier national league, the Bangladesh Premier League. History In 2000, the Bangladesh Football Federation established the National Football League (NFL), which was played alongside the country's top-tier league at the time, the Dhaka Premier Division League. The league was introduced in order for different district champions to get a better platform, as the top-tier league only featured clubs from Dhaka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in most countries and territories in Asia. The AFC was formed in 1954. It has 47 members. The Asian Ladies Football Confederation (ALFC) was the section of AFC that managed women's association football in Asia. The group was independently founded in April 1968 in a meeting involving Taiwan, British Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore. In 1986, ALFC merged with AFC. Executive Committee Members 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification Playoffs In June 2025, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) confirmed that Qatar and Saudi Arabia will host the Asian qualifying playoffs for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The playoffs will feature six teams, comprising the third- and fourth-placed teams from the recent third round of Asian qualifiers. These teams will be divided into two groups of three, with the winners of each group advancing to the intercontinental playoff round. The deci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2000 National Football League (Bangladesh)
The 2000 National Football League was the inaugural season of the country's first football league held on a national scale. The league was also known as the Nitol-Tata National Football League due to sponsorship reasons. The league included the top three finishing clubs from the 1999 season of the country's top-tier football league at the time, the Dhaka Premier Division League. The clubs were the league champions Dhaka Mohammedan, runners-up Muktijoddha Sangsad KC and third-place Dhaka Abahani. Additionally, the district league champions of Chittagong ( Chittagong Abahani), Khulna (Khulna Abahani), and Rajshahi (Rajshahi Abahani) were also given direct entry to the league. Chaturanga Jubo Sangha from Sylhet won a play-off against the champions of Barisal to secure their place in the league. Netrokona-based Mohammedan SC was also granted permission to enter the league. Summary On 4 January 2000, the three Dhaka clubs: Dhaka Mohammedan, Dhaka Abahani, and Muktijoddha Sangsad KC s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Defunct Football Leagues In Bangladesh
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Football Leagues In Bangladesh
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' generally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly called ''football'' include association football (known as ''soccer'' in Australia, Canada, South Africa, the United States, and sometimes in Ireland and New Zealand); Australian rules football; Gaelic football; gridiron football (specifically American football, arena football, or Canadian football); International rules football; rugby league football; and rugby union football. These various forms of football share, to varying degrees, common origins and are known as "football codes". There are a number of references to traditional, ancient, or prehistoric ball games played in many different parts of the world. Contemporary codes of football can be traced back to the codification of these games at English public schools during the 19th c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
National Football League (Bangladesh)
The National Football League () was a semi-professional association football league in Bangladesh, and the first football league in the country to be organized on a national scale. From 2000 to 2006, the National Football League was contested by club champions from various districts (Chittagong, Rajshahi, Barishal, and Sylhet), in addition to the top three finishing teams from the country's premier division at the time, the Dhaka Premier Division League. In 2006, the league was folded, as the Dhaka Premier Division League was replaced by the country's first professional top-tier national league, the Bangladesh Premier League. History In 2000, the Bangladesh Football Federation established the National Football League (NFL), which was played alongside the country's top-tier league at the time, the Dhaka Premier Division League. The league was introduced in order for different district champions to get a better platform, as the top-tier league only featured clubs from Dhaka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
National Football Championship (Bangladesh)
The Bangabandhu National Football Championship (), previously known as the Sher-e-Bangla National Football Championship or the Sher-e-Bangla Cup, is a district-level national football tournament in Bangladesh, contested by districts and government institutions of the country. The tournament is run under the supervision of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF). History The tournament was introduced by the East Pakistan Sports Federation in 1963 in memory of A. K. Fazlul Huq, who was popularly known as Sher-e-Bangla, upon the request of Abbas Mirza, former captain of Calcutta Mohammedan. Initially, the tournament would see First Division League clubs, university, and secondary education board teams compete. Following the independence of Bangladesh, the tournament was reintroduced in 1973 as an inter-district national football competition contested by the district teams and government institutions under the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF). On 10 January 2020, the BFF de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2005–06 National Football League (Bangladesh)
The 2005-06 Nitol-Tata National Football League was the 5th and final season of the annual domestic national football league hosted by the Bangladesh Football Federation. A total of 52 participants including 5 services teams across the country competed for the tournament. Mohammedan SC were crowned the champions after defeating Abahani Limited Dhaka 2–0 on 8 January 2006 in Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; , ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the capital city, capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city of Bangladesh. It is one of the list of largest cities, largest and list o .... ---- Overview Mohammedan SC won the league. First stage Super Six Round ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Semi-finals ---- ---- Final ---- References External linksRSSSF {{DEFAULTSORT:2005-06 National Football League (Bangladesh) 5 1 1 2005–06 in Asian association football leagues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Brothers Union
Brothers Union () is a professional association football, football club based in Gopibagh, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It currently competes in the Bangladesh Premier League (football), Bangladesh Premier League, the top flight of Football in Bangladesh, Bangladeshi Football. The club was founded in 1949, patroned by local Gopibagh businessmen. Nicknamed the Oranges, Brothers Union spent the late 70s and early 80s as one of the pioneers of Bangladeshi football, behind Abahani Limited Dhaka and Dhaka Mohammedan. Throughout their history, Brothers Union have built a reputation for spotting and developing young talent, especially during the club's legendary coach Abdul Gafur Baloch's regime from 1972 to 1986. The club earned promotions from the Dhaka Third Division Football League and Dhaka Second Division Football League in 1973 and 1974, respectively. They entered the Dhaka First Division Football League, First Division in 1975, however, had to wait till the 2003–04 Dhaka Premier Divisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2004 National Football League (Bangladesh)
Statistics of the 2004 National Football League (Bangladesh). Overview Brothers Union won the championship. Playoff Semifinals * Muktijoddha SKC 2-0 Mohammedan SC *Brothers Union 2-1 Abahani Ltd Third place * Abahani Ltd 3-2 Mohammedan SC Final * Muktijoddha SKC 0-0 (pen 2–4) Brothers Union Brothers Union Brothers Union () is a professional association football, football club based in Gopibagh, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It currently competes in the Bangladesh Premier League (football), Bangladesh Premier League, the top flight of Football in Bangladesh, ... won the championship. ReferencesRSSSF {{B.League seasons 4 1 2004–05 in Asian association football leagues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Saifur Rahman Moni
Saifur Rahman Moni (; born 2 February 1981) is a former Bangladeshi professional football coach and former player who currently serves as the head coach of Bangladesh Premier League club Chittagong Abahani. Early life Moni was born in Ashuganj, a town in the Brahmanbaria District of Chittagong Division. Playing career Club Moni joined Farashganj SC in 1999, where he formed a lethal partnership with forward Rokonuzzaman Kanchan. He was joint top scorer in the 2000 National Football League with 3 goals for Chittagong Abahani. In 2001, Moni scored 6 goals as his club, Rahmatganj MFS, finished third in the Dhaka Premier Division League. In 2002, Moni joined Muktijoddha Sangsad KC and later helped the club win the 2003 National Football League title with 6 goals including one in the final against Mohammedan SC. In the Dhaka Premier Division League, Moni regularly captained the Freedom Fighters who at the time were one of the strongest in the league, led by their striking du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC () is a Bangladeshi professional football club based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The club plays in the Bangladesh Championship League, the second level of Bangladeshi football league system, as they suffered relegation from the Premier League in 2022–23 for the first time since the inception of the Premier League in 2007. History Early years Founded in 1978, by the Muktijoddha Sangsad welfare association, in remembrance of the Freedom Fighters that died in Bangladesh during the 1971 Liberation War. In 1982, during their time in the Dhaka Second Division, Muktijoddha formed a fierce rivalry with BRTC FC. The two clubs fought head on for promotion and during the league ending game, Muktijoddha's forward Pran Govinda Kundu, nicknamed "lucky" Govinda, who was lethal throughout the season was not able to prevent the club's defeat. After the game concluded, the agitated fans attacked and vandalized the BRTC clubhouse, injuring many BRTC players and coaching st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2001–02 National Football League (Bangladesh)
The 2001–02 National Football League was the second season of the country's first football league held on a national scale. The league was also known as the Nitol-Tata National Football League due to sponsorship reasons. Background The 2nd National Football League began from 10 November 2001 across the country. The preliminary and the qualifying rounds were played on knock-out basis at six divisional headquarters. The league champions from 48 districts participated in the qualifiers of their respective divisions. In Dhaka District, which belongs to Dhaka Division Dhaka Division () is an Divisions of Bangladesh, administrative division of Bangladesh. Dhaka serves as the capital city of Dhaka Division, the Dhaka District and Bangladesh. The division remains as a population magnet, and covers an area of 20, ..., the top three finishing clubs from the 2000 season of the country's top-tier football league at the time, the Dhaka Premier Division League, were given direct entry to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
