The Dhaka Football League, with the First Division serving as its top
level, had been organised since at least 1915. The First Division remained the country's
top level until 1992.
Following the introduction of the Premier Division as the new top level league in 1993,
the First Division became the second level, and together, these leagues formed the
Senior Division of the Dhaka Football League.
A national championship was first
organized in 2000, running in parallel with the regional Dhaka Football League.
The winners of the National League became eligible for AFC competition starting in 2004.
However, the National League champions were not considered top level winners by the
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), which prioritised the
Dhaka Premier Division Football League, until the introduction of the
professional nationwide football league, the B.League, in 2007.
A nationwide second level, the Bangladesh Championship League,
was introduced in 2011.
Dhaka First Division Football League
Season Champions Runners-Up
1948 Victoria SC Wari Club
1949 East Pakistan Gymkhana Dhaka Wanderers Club
1950 Dhaka Wanderers Club East Pakistan Gymkhana
1951 Dhaka Wanderers Club
1952 Bengal Government Press Dhaka Wanderers Club
1953 Dhaka Wanderers Club
1954 Dhaka Wanderers Club
1955 Dhaka Wanderers Club
1956 Dhaka Wanderers Club Mohammedan SC
1957 Mohammedan SC Dhaka Wanderers Club
1958 Azad SC Central Printing Press & Stationery Club
1959 Mohammedan SC Dhaka Wanderers Club
1960 Dhaka Wanderers Club Victoria SC
1961 Mohammedan SC Victoria SC
1962 Victoria SC Mohammedan SC
1963 Mohammedan SC Dhaka Wanderers Club
1964 Victoria SC Mohammedan SC
1965 Mohammedan SC Victoria SC
1966 Mohammedan SC Dhaka Wanderers Club
1967 EPIDC Mohammedan SC
1968 EPIDC Mohammedan SC
1969 Mohammedan SC Dilkusha SC
1970 EPIDC Dhaka Wanderers Club
1971 not held
1972 abandoned
1973 BIDC Abahani KC, Mohammedan SC, Dhaka Wanderers Club (jointly)
1974 Abahani KC Dilkusha SC
1975 Mohammedan SC BJIC
1976 Mohammedan SC Abahani KC
1977 Abahani KC Rahmatganj MFS
1978 Mohammedan SC Brothers Union
1979 BJMC Abahani KC
1980 Mohammedan SC BJMC
1981 Abahani KC not decided
1982 Mohammedan SC Abahani KC
1983 Abahani KC Mohammedan SC
1984 Abahani KC Mohammedan SC
1985 Abahani KC Brothers Union
1986 Mohammedan SC Abahani KC
1987 Mohammedan SC Abahani KC
1988/89 Mohammedan SC Abahani KC
1989/90 Abahani Ltd. Mohammedan SC
1991 not held
1991/92 Abahani Ltd. Mohammedan SC
Dhaka Premier Division Football League
Season Champions Runners-Up
1993 Mohammedan SC Abahani Ltd.
1994 Abahani Ltd. Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
1995 Abahani Ltd. Mohammedan SC
1996 Mohammedan SC Abahani Ltd.
1997/98 Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Mohammedan SC
1998 not held
1999 Mohammedan SC Abahani Ltd.
2000 Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Abahani Ltd.
2001 Abahani Ltd. Mohammedan SC
2002 Mohammedan SC Abahani Ltd.
2003/04 Brothers Union Sheikh Russel KC
2004/05 Brothers Union Mohammedan SC
2005/06 not held
2006/07 not held
Number of Dhaka League Wins (52; 1948-2005)
19 Mohammedan SC
11 Abahani Ltd. (includes Abahani KC)
7 Dhaka Wanderers
5 BJMC (Bangladesh Jute Mill Corporation)
[includes EPIDC (East Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation),
BIDC (Bangladesh Industrial Development Corporation),
BJIC (Bangladesh Jute Industries Corporation)]
3 Victoria SC
2 Brothers Union
Muktijoddha SKC
1 Azad
Bengal Government Press
East Pakistan Gymkhana
NB: The National Football League was not part of the country's football league system
and had no relegation or promotion; it was held in a cup tournament format.
Season Champions Runners-Up
2000 Abahani Ltd. (Dhaka) Mohammedan SC (Dhaka)
2001/02 Mohammedan SC (Dhaka) 0-0 Abahani Ltd. (Dhaka) [aet, 6-5 pen]
2003 Muktijoddha Sangsad KC (Dhaka) 1-1 Mohammedan SC (Dhaka) [aet, 3-2 pen]
2004 Brothers Union (Dhaka) 0-0 Muktijoddha Sangsad KC (Dhaka) [aet, 4-2 pen]
2005/06 Mohammedan SC (Dhaka) 2-0 Abahani Ltd. (Dhaka)
Number of National Championship Titles (5; runners-up finishes (5) between square brackets)
2 [ 2] Mohammedan SC
1 [ 2] Abahani Ltd.
1 [ 1] Muktijoddha SKC
1 Brothers Union (Dhaka)
Season Champions Runners-Up B.League 2007 Abahani Ltd. (Dhaka) Mohammedan SC (Dhaka) 2008/09 Abahani Ltd. (Dhaka) Mohammedan SC (Dhaka) Bangladesh League 2009/10 Abahani Ltd. (Dhaka) Mohammedan SC (Dhaka) 2010/11 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club (Dhaka) Muktijoddha Sangsad KC (Dhaka) Bangladesh Premier League 2012 Abahani Ltd. (Dhaka) Muktijoddha Sangsad KC (Dhaka) 2012/13 Sheikh Russel KC (Dhaka) Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club (Dhaka) 2013/14 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club (Dhaka) Abahani Ltd. (Dhaka) 2015 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club (Dhaka) Sheikh Russel KC (Dhaka) 2016 Abahani Ltd. (Dhaka) Abahani Ltd. (Chittagong) 2017/18 Abahani Ltd. (Dhaka) Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club (Dhaka) 2019 Bashundhara Kings Abahani Ltd. (Dhaka) 2020 abandoned 2021 Bashundhara Kings Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club (Dhaka) 2022 Bashundhara Kings Abahani Ltd. (Dhaka) 2022/23 Bashundhara Kings Abahani Ltd. (Dhaka) 2023/24 Bashundhara Kings Mohammedan SC (Dhaka) 2024/25 Mohammedan SC (Dhaka) Abahani Ltd. (Dhaka) Bangladesh National League 2025/26 Number of B-League Titles (16; runners-up finishes (16) between square brackets) 6 [ 5] Abahani Ltd. 5 Bashundhara Kings 3 [ 3] Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club 1 [ 4] Mohammedan SC 1 [ 1] Sheikh Russel KC [ 2] Muktijoddha SKC [ 1] Abahani Ltd. (Chittagong) Number of Championships since 1948 (68; Dhaka League until 2005; B-League since) 20 Mohammedan SC 17 Abahani Ltd. (includes Abahani KC) 7 Dhaka Wanderers 5 Bashundhara Kings BJMC 3 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Victoria SC 2 Brothers Union Muktijoddha SKC 1 Azad Bengal Government Press East Pakistan Gymkhana Sheikh Russel KC
The second level football league of Bangladesh was restructured three times since 1948:
1948–1992 - Dhaka Second Division Football League (semi-professional) 1993–2006 - Dhaka First Division Football League (semi-professional) 2007–2011 - Dhaka Senior Division Football League (semi-professional) since 2012 - Bangladesh Championship League (professional)
Dhaka Second Division Football League Season Champions Runners-Up (promoted) 1948 East Pakistan Gymkhana 1949 Tejgaon Friends Union Dhaka Police 1950 Fire Service AC Azad SC 1951 Bengal Government Press 1952 East Pakistan Rifles 1953 East End Club Ispahani Club 1954 Signal Wings 1955 Central Printing Press & Stationery Club 1956 Dhakeswari Cotton Mills 1957 PWD SC 1958 not held 1959 Kamal SC 1960 not held 1961 Pakistan Eastern Railway 1962 Dhaka Central Jail 1963 Fire Service AC 1964 Rahmatganj MFS 1965 EPIDC 1966 Railway Pioneers 1967 East End Club 1968 Dilkusha SC 1969 EPWAPDA SC 1970 Iqbal SC [1] 1971 not held 1972 abandoned 1973 BRTC SC 1974 Brothers Union 1975 Shantinagar Club 1976 Sadharan Bima CSC 1977 Fire Service AC 1978 Dhanmondi Club 1979 Arambagh KS 1980 Farashganj SC 1981 not held 1982 BRTC SC 1983 Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 1984 PWD SC 1985 Mirpur Chalantika 1986 Adamjee SSC 1987 Fakirerpool Young Men's Club Agrani Bank SC 1988/89 BJMC Wari Club 1989/90 Eskaton Sabuj Sangha Club Police AC 1991 not held 1991/92 Bangladesh Boys Club East End Club [1] Iqbal Sporting Club was reintroduced as Abahani Krira Chakra in 1972. In 1993, the Dhaka First Division Football League, which served as the top level from 1948, became the second level following the introduction of the Dhaka Premier Division Football League. Thus, the Dhaka Second Division Football League became the third level. The lowest ten finishing teams from the 1991/92 Dhaka First Division Football League and the champions and runners-up from the 1991/92 Dhaka Second Division Football League entered the inaugural season of the new second level. Dhaka First Division Football League Season Champions Runners-Up (promoted) 1993 Fakirerpool Young Men's Club Bangladesh Boys Club 1994 Rahmatganj MFS Farashganj SC 1995 East End Club Bangladesh Boys Club 1996 Victoria SC Rahmatganj MFS 1997/98 Badda Jagorani Sangsad Mirpur Chalantika 1998 not held 1999 Victoria SC Dhanmondi Club 2000 Agrani Bank SC Fakirerpool Young Men's Club 2001 Victoria SC Badda Jagorani Sangsad 2002 Dhaka Wanderers Club Sheikh Russel KC 2003/04 Fakirerpool Young Men's Club Farashganj SC and Dipali Jubo Sangha 2004/05 Rahmatganj MFS Badda Jagorani Sangsad (3rd: Victoria SC) 2005/06 not held 2006/07 not held In 2007, the professional, B-League (now Bangladesh Football League), replaced the Dhaka Senior Division Football League as the top level. The two Dhaka Senior Division Football Leagues (Dhaka Premier Division Football League and Dhaka First Division Football League) were merged, forming a single Dhaka Senior Division Football League, the new second level. The promoted teams of the 2004/05 First Division and 2004–05 Second Division, the relegated clubs from the 2004/05 Premier Division, joined the non-relegated teams from the 2004/05 First Division and professional league side Arambagh KS in its inaugural season. Dhaka Senior Division Football League Season Champions Runners-Up (promoted) 2007/08 Fakirerpool Young Men's Club Sunrise SC 2008 not held 2009 not held 2010 Fakirerpool Young Men's Club Victoria SC 2011 not held
NB: nationwide second level league Season Champions Runners-Up (promoted) 2011/12 Cox City FC (Cox's Bazar) 2012/13 Abahani Ltd. (Chittagong) Uttar Baridhara Club (Dhaka) 2013/14 Rahmatganj MFS (Dhaka) Farashganj SC (Dhaka) 2014/15 Uttar Baridhara Club (Dhaka) Arambagh KS (Dhaka) 2015/16 Fakirerpool Young Men's C. (Dhaka) Saif SC (Dhaka) 2017 Bashundhara Kings (Dhaka) NoFeL SC (Noakhali) 2018/19 Bangladesh Police FC (Dhaka) Uttar Baridhara Club (Dhaka) 2019/20 not held 2020/21 Swadhinata KS (Dhaka) 2021/22 Fortis FC (Dhaka) AFC Uttara (Dhaka) 2022/23 Brothers Union (Dhaka) 2023/24 Fakirerpool Young Men's C. (Dhaka) Dhaka Wanderers Club (Dhaka) 2024/25 PWD SC (Dhaka) Arambagh KS (Dhaka)
The third level football league of Bangladesh was restructured twice since 1951:
1951–1992 - Dhaka Third Division Football League (semi-professional) 1993–2011 - Dhaka Second Division Football League (semi-professional) since 2012 - Dhaka Senior Division Football League (semi-professional)
Dhaka Third Division Football League
Season Champions Runners-Up (promoted)
1951 unknown
1952 Holden XI
1953 unknown
1954 unknown
1955 unknown
1956 PWD SC
1957 unknown
1958 not held
1959 unknown
1960 not held
1961 Fakirerpool Young Men's Club
1962 Shahjahanpur SC
1963 Rahmatganj MFS
1964 EPIDC
1965 Dilkusha SC
1966 Bachelors' Club
1967 EPWAPDA SC
1968 Dhanmondi Club & Farashganj SC [joint champions]
1969 EPRTC SC
1970 Arambagh KS & Dhaka SC [joint champions]
1971 not held
1972 abandoned
1973 Brothers Union
1974 Shantinagar Club
1975 Agrani Bank SC
1976 Shahjahanpur SC
1977 Bangladesh Rifles
1978 not held
1979 The Muslim Institute
1980 Rayer Bazar AC
1981 Lalbagh SC
1982 not held
1983 Mirpur Chalantika
1984 Adamjee SCC
1985 Avijatrik Malibagh
1986 East Bengal Limited
1987 Bangladesh Boys Club Jurain Janata Club
1988/89 Eskaton Sabuj Sangha Club Prantik KC
1989/90 Mohakhali Ekadosh Nobarun Sangsad
1991 not held
1991/92 Lalmatia Club Badda Jagorani Sangsad
Dhaka Second Division Football League
Season Champions Runners-Up (promoted) Note
1993 Shantinagar Club The Muslim Institute [1]
1994 Police AC Badda Jagorani Sangsad [2]
1995 Mirpur Chalantika BRTC SC [3]
1996 Shantinagar Club Dhaka Wanderers Club [4]
1997/98 Prantik KC The Muslim Institute
1998 not held
1999 PWD SC Sadharan Bima CSC
2000 not held
2001 Sheikh Russel KC East End Club (3rd: Dhaka Wanderers) [5]
2002 Mohakhali Ekadosh Dipali Jubo Sangha [6]
2003/04 Purbachal Parishad City Club
2004/05 Jatrabari KC Sunrise SC [7]
2005/06 not held
2006/07 not held
2007/08 Uttar Baridhara Club T&T Club Motijheel
2008 not held
2009 not held
2010 not held
2011 not held
Dhaka Senior Division Football League
Season Champions Runners-Up (promoted) Note
2012 Badda Jagorani Sangsad [8]
2013 not held
2014 Fakirerpool Young Men's Club T&T Club Motijheel
2015 not held
2016 not held
2017 Swadhinata KS Wari Club
2018/19 Kawran Bazar Pragati Sangha Dhaka Wanderers Club
2019/20 not held
2020/21 cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic
2021/22 Somaj Kallyan KS Mugda
2022/23 not held
2023/24 abandoned
2024/25 not held
Notes:
[1] Officially referred to as the Sonali Bank Second Division Football League 1993, the season
began on 27 October 1993 and ended on January 1994.
[2] The 1994 Second Division Football League was held from 18 December 1994 to March 1995.
[3] Officially referred to as the Sonali Bank Second Division Football League 1995, the season
began in 1995 and ended on 12 February 1996.
[4] The 1996 Second Division Football League was held from 14 March to 15 April 1997
[5] The 2001 Second Division Football League began from 20 January 2002.
[6] The 2002 Second Division Football League began from June and concluded on August 2003.
[7] Officially referred to as the Rahman Foundation Second Division Football League 2004/05,
the season concluded in 2006.
[8] Officially referred to as the Popular Life Insurance Senior Division Football League 2012,
the season began on 6 November 2012 and ended on 2 January 2013.
The fourth level football league of Bangladesh was restructured three times since 1966:
1966–1969 - Dhaka Fourth Division Football League (semi-professional) 1981–1992 - Pioneer Football League (amateur) 1993–2011 - Dhaka Third Division Football League (semi-professional) since 2012 - Dhaka Second Division Football League (semi-professional)
Dhaka Fourth Division Football League
Season Champions Runners-Up (promoted)
1966 EPWAPDA & Purbachal Parishad [joint champions]
1967 EPRTC SC Alam Textille
1968 none
1969 IWTA RC Shaheen SC
The Dhaka Fourth Division League was discontinued after three editions, and in 1981 the
Pioneer Football League was introduced as the fourth level.
Pioneer Football League
Season Champions Runners-Up (promoted)
1981 Chalantika KC
1982 Prantik KC
1983 Lalmatia Club
1984 Arambagh Juniors
1985 Mohammadpur Young Brothers
1986 Badda Jagorani Sangsad
1987 Mogbazar Kisloy Mohakhali Ekadosh
1988/89 Kadamtola Sangsad Western SC
1989/90 Gendaria Famous Club Basabo Tarun Sangha
1991 Sunrise SC Government Printing Press
1992 not held
Dhaka Third Division Football League
Season Champions Runners-Up (promoted) Note
1993 Basabo Tarun Sangha Government Printing Press [1]
1994 Gendaria Famous Club Little Friends Club [2]
1995 Prantik KC East End Boys Club [3]
1996 T&T Club Motijheel Jatrabari KC [4]
1997/98 Kashaituly SKP Sheikh Russel KC
1998 not held
1999 not held
2000 City Club Purbachal Parishad
2001 Kadamtola Sangsad Dipali Jubo Sangha [5]
2002 Little Friends Club Sunrise SC [6]
2003/04 Uttar Baridhara Club Kawran Bazar PS [7]
2004/05 not held
2005/06 not held
2006/07 Euro Famous Club Gazirchot XI (3rd: Matuail Udayan Sangsad; 4th: Friends SWO)
2007/08 not held
2008 not held
2009 PWD SC Swadhinata KS
2010 not held
2011 Dilkusha SC Tongi KC (3rd: Shantinagar Club)
Dhaka Second Division Football League
Season Champions Runners-Up (promoted) Note
2012 Basabo Tarun Sangha Friends SWO (3rd: Bangladesh Boys Club; 4th: Swadhinata KS)
2013 Police AC PWD SC (3rd: Kawran Bazar PS) [8]
2014 not held
2015 not held
2016 not held
2017 Nobabpur KC Kashaituly SKP
2018/19 Somaj Kallyan KS Mugda East End Club (3rd: Dilkusha SC)
2019/20 not held
2020/21 cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic
2021/22 Saif SC Youth Siddique Bazar Dhaka JSC
2022/23 Jatrabari JS Arambagh FA
2023/24 not held
2024/25 not held
Notes:
[1] Officially referred to as the Pragati Insurance Third Division Football League 1993,
the season began on 1 November 1993 and concluded on 28 January 1994.
[2] The 1994 Third Division Football League was held from 30 December 1994 to March 1995.
[3] Officially referred to as the Pragati Insurance Third Division Football League 1995,
the season began on 6 January and concluded on 25 March 1996.
[4] The 1996 Third Division Football League was held from 19 May to 22 June 1997.
[5] The 2001 Third Division Football League was held in 2002 and concluded on 11 October 2002.
[6] Officially referred to as the Meghna Life Insurance Third Division Football League 2002,
the season began on 17 September and concluded on 23 November 2003.
[7] Officially referred to as the Third Division Football League 2003/04, the season began
on 16 May and concluded on 28 July 2005.
[8] Officially referred to as the Cool Second Division League 2013, the season began
on 21 December 2013 and concluded on 17 February 2014; 4th: Sadharan Bima CSC.
The fifth level football league of Bangladesh was restructured once since 1993:
1993–2011 - Pioneer Football League (amateur) since 2012 - Dhaka Third Division Football League (semi-professional)
Pioneer Football League
Season Champions Runners-Up (promoted) Note
1993 Dipali Jubo Sangha T&T Club Motijheel
1994 Mirpur Ekadosh Matuail Udayan Sangha
1995 Jatrabari KC Kashaituly SKP
1996 Sheikh Russel KC Shuritola Right Brothers [1]
1997 not held
1998 not held
1999 Spandan KC Rainbow AC
2000 not held
2001 Dilkusha SC Swadesh Samaj Kallyan Sangha [2]
2002 Friends SWO Siddique Bazar Dhaka JSC [3]
2003/04 Euro Famous Club Gazirchot XI [4]
2004/05 not held
2005 not held
2006 not held
2007 not held
2008 BKSP Rampura KC
2009 not held
2010 Nobabpur KC Dhaka Ekadosh (3rd: Somaj Kallyan KS) [5]
2011 not held
Dhaka Third Division Football League
Season Champions Runners-Up (promoted) Note
2012 not held
2013 Nobabpur KC Somaj Kallyan KS (3rd: Kashaituly SKP)
2014 not held
2015 Dilkusha BKSP (3rd: Khilgaon FA) [6]
2016 not held
2017 not held
2018 Arambagh FA Kadamtola Sangsad [7]
2019/20 Alamgir Shomaj KKS Kingstar SC (3rd: Kallol Sangha) [8]
2020/21 not held
2021/22 not held
2022/23 Chawkbazar Kings Elias Ahmed Chowdhury SS
Notes:
[1] The league was held in 1997.
[2] The league was held in 2003.
[3] The league was held in 2004; 3rd: Jirabo Sporting Club.
[4] The league was held in 2006.
[5] The league was held in 2011.
[6] Officially referred to as the JFC Fan Third Division Football League 2015, the league was
held from 21 December 2015 to 19 March 2016; 4th Gouripur SC.
[7] 3rd: Siddique Bazar Dhaka JSC; 4th: Saif SC Youth; 5th: Jatrabari JS.
[8] Officially referred to as the Third Division Football League 2019-20, the league was held
from 24 February to 9 September 2021; 4th: Jabid Ahsan Sohel KC; 5th: Bikrampur Kings.
Sources used: The Bangladesh Observer (previously The Pakistan Observer), The Azad Newspaper, Krira Jagat Magazine, Bangladesh Football Federation Archive
Thanks to Atsushi Fujioka and Hans Schöggl for earlier version of this file and to Kazi Rafiqul Islam Maruf for additional information
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