Bangladesh Premier League
Season2023–24
Dates22 December 2023 – June 2024
Matches played14
Goals scored43 (3.07 per match)
Top goalscorerDorielton Gomes
(5 goals)
Biggest home winBashundhara Kings 5–2 Brothers Union
(22 December 2023)
Biggest away winBrothers Union 1–5 Mohammedan SC
(12 January 2024)
Highest scoringBashundhara Kings 5–2 Brothers Union
(22 December 2023)
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 12 January 2024.

The 2023–24 Bangladesh Premier League is the 16th season of the Bangladesh Premier League since its establishment in 2007. A total of 10 football clubs are competing in the league. The country's top-flight football competition was started on 22 December 2023.[1] Bashundhara Kings are the defending champions, having won a record 4th consecutive title the previous season.[2]

Rule changes from last season

  • The number of player registrations of participating teams is increased by 1 player from 35 players to 36 players.
  • A club can sign maximum of six foreigners including at least one player who hails from an AFC affiliated nation. However, the AFC "3+1" foreign players rule (three players of any nationality and one from an AFC MA) will be in effect at any instant of a match.[1][3]

Teams

Eleven teams will compete in the league – the top nine teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the Bangladesh Championship League. The promoted teams are Brothers Union and Gopalganj Sporting Club. Brothers will return to the top flight after an absence of two years, while Gopalganj will make their debut in the Premier League. They are replacing Muktijoddha Sangsad KC and AFC Uttara, who were relegated to the Bangladesh Championship League after respective spells of sixteen years and one year in the top flight. Muktijoddha suffered relegation for the first time since the inception of the Premier League in 2007.[4] On the final day of the players’ registration window,Gopalganj Sporting Club confirmed their withdrawal from the BPL due to the financial shortage.[5]

Changes

Promoted from 2022-23 BCLRelegated from 2022-23 BPL
Brothers Union
Gopalganj Sporting Club		 Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
AFC Uttara

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Abahani Limited Dhaka Gopalganj Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium 5,000
Bangladesh Police FC Mymensingh Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium 25,000
Bashundhara Kings Dhaka Bashundhara Kings Arena 14,000
Chittagong Abahani Ltd. Munshigonj Bir Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium 10,000
Mohammedan SC Ltd. Mymensingh Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium 25,000
Fortis FC Rajshahi Muktijuddho Smriti Stadium 15,000
Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd. Gopalganj Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium 5,000
Brothers Union Munshigonj Bir Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium 10,000
Rahmatganj MFS Munshigonj Bir Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium 10,000
Sheikh Russel KC Dhaka Bashundhara Kings Arena 14,000

Personnel, kits, Sponsors and Home Stadium

Team Head Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest)
Abahani Limited Dhaka Argentina Andrés Cruciani Bangladesh Mohammad Ridoy BIRD
Bangladesh Police FC Romania Aristică Cioabă Bangladesh Isa Faysal
Bashundhara Kings Spain Óscar Bruzón[6] Brazil Robinho Club manufactured kit POCKET
Brothers Union Bangladesh Faisal Mahmud Uzbekistan Otabek Valizhonov
Chittagong Abahani Bangladesh Mahbubul Haque Jewel[7] Bangladesh Yeasin Khan Saif Power
Fortis FC Bangladesh Masud Parvez Kaiser[8] Bangladesh Mazharul Islam Sourav TORR Limited
Mohammedan SC Bangladesh Alfaz Ahmed[9] Mali Souleymane Diabate Sports Apparel Design Max Group
Rahmatganj MFS Bangladesh Sheikh Zahidur Rahman Milon The Gambia Dawda Ceesay BIRD
Sheikh Jamal DC North Macedonia Marjan Sekulovski Bangladesh Atiqur Rahman Fahad T Sports
Sheikh Russel KC North Macedonia Jugoslav Trenchovski Bangladesh Mitul Marma Bashundhara Cement

Coaching changes

Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming head coach Date of appointment
Sheikh Russel KC Bangladesh Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu Contract expired August 2023 Pre-season North Macedonia Jugoslav Trenchovski[10] 19 August 2023
Sheikh Jamal DC Bangladesh Maruful Haque August 2023 North Macedonia Marjan Sekulovski[11] 31 August 2023
Abahani Limited Dhaka Portugal Mário Lemos October 2023 Argentina Andrés Cruciani[12] 13 October 2023
Brothers Union Bangladesh Sheikh Zahidur Rahman Milon 20 April 2023 Bangladesh Faisal Mahmud (caretaker)[13] October 2023

Foreign players

Each team is allowed a maximum of 6 foreign players, including one player from any of the Asian Football Confederation countries.[3] A team could name four foreign players on the squad of each game, including at least one player from the AFC confederation.

Other foreign players.
AFC quota players.
No foreign player registered.
Note :

downward-facing red arrow: players who released during winter transfer window;

upward-facing green arrow: players who registered during winter transfer window.

Bold names refer to players who have senior international cap(s) for their respective nations.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6
Abahani Limited Dhaka Brazil Bruninho Brazil Fernandes Brazil Washington Brandão Nigeria Emeka Ogbugh Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Cornelius Stewart Iran Milad Sheykh
Bangladesh Police FC Colombia Edis Ibargüen Colombia Mateo Palacios Venezuela Edward Morillo Kyrgyzstan Manas Karipov Kyrgyzstan Mustafa Yusupov
Bashundhara Kings Brazil Dorielton Brazil Miguel Figueira Brazil Robinho Ivory Coast Didier Brossou Uzbekistan Asror Gofurov Uzbekistan Boburbek Yuldashov
Brothers Union Egypt Mostafa Kahraba The Gambia Essa Jallow Uzbekistan Bunyod Shodiev Uzbekistan Otabek Valizhonov
Chittagong Abahani Nigeria Abu Azeez Nigeria Lawal Muritala Nigeria Ojukwu David Ifegwu
Fortis FC The Gambia Omar Sarr The Gambia Pa Omar Babou Ukraine Valeriy Gryshyn Uzbekistan Jasur Jumaev
Mohammedan SC Ivory Coast Dosso Sidik Mali Souleymane Diabate Nigeria Emmanuel Agbaji Nigeria Sunday Emmanuel Japan Uryu Nagata Uzbekistan Muzaffar Muzaffarov
Rahmatganj MFS The Gambia Dawda Ceesay Ghana Ernest Boateng Ghana Samuel Mensah Konney Uzbekistan Ikhtiyor Tashpulatov Uzbekistan Iskandar Siddikzhonov
Sheikh Jamal DC Brazil Higor Leite Colombia Bladimir Diaz Nigeria Stanley Dimgba Uzbekistan Shakhzod Shaymanov Uzbekistan Shokhrukhbek Kholmatov
Sheikh Russel KC Burundi Landry Ndikumana Haiti Frantzety Herard Nigeria Ganiu Ogungbe Japan Kodai Iida Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Malikov Uzbekistan Abdurakhmon Abdulkhakov

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bashundhara Kings 3 3 0 0 12 4 +8 9 Qualification for the AFC Challenge League play-off round
2 Mohammedan SC 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7
3 Sheikh Russel KC 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
4 Abahani Ltd. Dhaka 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
5 Bangladesh Police FC 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3
6 Rahmatganj MFS 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
7 Sheikh Jamal DC 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
8 Fortis FC 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
9 Chittagong Abahani 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1 Relegation to Championship League
10 Brothers Union 3 0 1 2 5 12 −7 1
Updated to match(es) played on 12 January 2024. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Results

Results table

Home \ Away ALD BPFC BDK BUL CAL FFC MSC RMFS SJDC SRKC
Abahani Ltd. Dhaka — 1–1
Bangladesh Police — 2–0 0–1
Bashundhara Kings — 5–2 3–1
Brothers Union — 1–5
Chittagong Abahani 1–4 —
Fortis FC 1–0 — 1–2
Mohammedan — 1–1
Rahmatganj 2–2 1–1 —
Sheikh Jamal 0–1 —
Sheikh Russel 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 12 January 2024. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

The following table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve the chronological evolution, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterward.

Leader
Runners-up
Relegation to BCL
Updated to match(es) played on 30 December 2023. Source: Soccerway

Results by games

Updated to match(es) played on 12 January 2024. Source: Soccerway
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Season statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 43 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 3.07 goals per match (as of 12 January 2024). Source: Soccerway

5 Goals
3 Goals
2 Goals
1 Goal

Own goals

† Bold Club indicates winner of the match

PlayerClubOpponentResultDateRef
Bangladesh Isa FaysalBangladesh Police FCSheikh Jamal DC0–1 30 December 2023 [14]
Bangladesh Tariq KaziFortis FCBashundhara Kings1–3 12 January 2024

Most assists

As of 30 December 2023
Rank Player Team Assists[15]
1 Brazil Robinho Azevedo Bashundhara Kings 2
Bangladesh Mojibur Rahman Jony Bashundhara Kings 2
Bangladesh Sumon Reza Sheikh Russel KC 2

Discipline

Player

Club

  • Yellow cards
As of 30 December 2023
RankClub Yellow cards[16]
1 Sheikh Russel KC 7
2 Rahmatganj MFS 5
Mohammedan SC 5
3 Bashundhara Kings 4
4 Brothers Union 3
Fortis FC 3
Bangladesh Police FC 3
Sheikh Jamal DC 3
Chittagong Abahani 3
5 Abahani Limited Dhaka 1
  • Red cards
As of 12 January 2024
Rank Club Red cards/Sent off[17]
1 Abahani Ltd Dhaka 1
Sheikh Russel KC 1
  • Red cards by coach
As of 23 December 2023
Rank Club Red cards/Sent off[16]
1 Sheikh Russel KC 1

Records

Individual awards

Man of the match

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

    Round 5

      Round 6

        Round 7

          Round 8

            Round 9

              Round 10

                Round 11

                  Round 12

                    Round 13

                      Round 14

                        Round 15

                          Round 16

                            Round 17

                              Round 18

                                MOTM by Clubs

                                2
                                1

                                MOTM by Nations

                                4
                                • Bangladesh Bangladesh
                                2
                                • Nigeria Nigeria
                                1
                                • Brazil Brazil
                                • Colombia Colombia
                                • Japan Japan
                                • Ukraine Ukraine

                                See also

                                References

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                                16. 1 2 "BPL disciplinary statistics 2023–24". www.bffbplfootball.com. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
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