Bangladesh Championship League (), simply known as the BCL and officially ABG Bashundhara Bangladesh Championship League since 2023 for sponsorship reasons, is the second-tier professional

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Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

run by the

Bangladesh Football Federation Bangladesh Football Federation (, ''Bānglādesh fūṭbôl fēḍārēshôn'') is the governing body that administers the sport of association football in Bangladesh. It is in charge of running the country's men's and women's national teams, ...

. It was founded in 2012.

History

(BFF) introduced the country's first professional football league in

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. 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

As of the end of 2023–24 season.

Stats and players

Top Goalscorer

Clubs and locations

The following 10 clubs have competed in the Bangladesh Championship League during the 2024–25 season. *

PWD Sports Club PWD Sports Club (), also referred to as PWD SC, is a professional football club based in Segunbagicha area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The club currently competes in the Bangladesh Championship League, the second tier of Bangladeshi football, after bein ...

Arambagh KS Arambagh Krira Sangha is a Bangladeshi sports club based in Dhaka, that competes in the Bangladesh Championship League, the second-tier of football in Bangladesh. History Arambagh Krira Sangha were formed in Dhaka way back in 1958. Originally es ...

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Farashganj SC Farashganj Sporting Club commonly known as ''Farashganj SC'' is an association football club based in Farashganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It will compete in the Dhaka Senior Division League following relegation from the 2023–24 Bangladesh Champi ...

BFF Elite Football Academy BFF Elite Football Academy is a Bangladeshi youth development football academy based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 2021, it is operated by the Bangladesh Football Federation, with the goal of developing and nurturing young Bangladeshi foot ...

* BRTC SC * Dhaka Rangers *

Uttar Baridhara Club Uttar Baridhara Club () is a Bangladeshi football club, established in 1995, based in Kalachandpur, Baridhara, Dhaka. They currently compete in the Dhaka Senior Division League, the third tier of Bangladeshi football, following relegation from ...

Wari Club Wari Club () is an association football club from Dhaka, Bangladesh. It currently competes in the Bangladesh Championship League (BCL). Wari Club is the oldest football club in Bangladesh, established in 1898. The club's motto is ''One heart on ...

Little Friends Club Little Friends Club () is a Bangladeshi professional football club based in Gopibagh, 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 Ban ...

The venues for the current season are:-

Sponsorship

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

References

External links

Bangladesh Football Federation
– official website (archived) {{AFC second leagues 2 Professional sports leagues in Bangladesh

Sports leagues established in 2012 2012 establishments in Bangladesh