2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League (football)
The 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League[3] (also known as TVS Bangladesh Premier League for sponsorship reason) is the 11th season of the Bangladesh Premier League since its establishment in 2007. A total of 13 football clubs will compete in the league. Dhaka Abahani are the defending champions. Bashundhara Kings and NoFeL Sporting Club entered as the promoted teams from the 2017 Bangladesh Championship League. The league was delayed[3][1] and was rescheduled to start from 18 January 2019.[1] Six venues will host 2019 Bangladesh Premier League. 2 clubs will be relegated to Bangladesh Championship League.
Season | 2018–19 |
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Dates | 18 January 2019[1] – 3 August 2019[2] |
Champions | Bashundhara Kings (1st title) |
Relegated | Team BJMC NoFeL Sporting Club |
Matches played | 156 |
Goals scored | 439 (2.81 per match) |
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Top goalscorer | ![]() (22 goals) |
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Biggest home win | Bashundhara Kings 5–0 Brothers Union (16 July 2019) |
Biggest away win | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 1–6 Sheikh Russel KC (24 July 2019) |
Highest scoring | Arambagh KS 6–3 Rahmatganj MFS (20 July 2019) |
Longest winning run | 14 matches Bashundhara Kings |
Longest unbeaten run | 20 matches Bashundhara Kings |
Longest winless run | 15 matches Team BJMC |
Longest losing run | 7 matches Brothers Union |
← 2017–18 2019-20 →
All statistics correct as of 3 August 2019. |
Rule changes
Bangladesh became the latest member association to adopt AFC's 3+1 rule which will allow clubs to recruit one player of Asian origin in addition to their regular quota of three foreigners.
The Bangladesh Football Federation executive committee decided to embrace the new AFC rule which encourages the mobility of talented Asian players and provides a fillip to the regional game.[4]
Teams
Twelve teams were competed In previous season. This season, thirteen teams competed in the league, – the top eleven teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the Championship. The promoted teams were Bashundhara Kings and NoFeL Sporting Club (both the teams are playing BPL for the first time). They replaced Farashganj SC.
Stadiums and locations
FIFA and the AFC directed the BFF that matches of the professional league would have to organize at least five different venues.
Primarily, teams have applied for eight venues to the BFF. Abahani Limited, Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club and Mohammedan Sporting Club, choose Bangabandhu National Stadium as their home venue. Arambagh and Saif Sporting Club applied for Mymensingh Stadium, Rahmatganj and Brothers for Birsreshtha Kamlapur Stadium, or Goplaganj Stadium, Sheikh Russel, Muktijoddha, newcomers Bashundhara Kings applied for Nilphamari Stadium, NOFEL for Noakhali, or MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong, Team BJMC and Chittagong Abahani wanted Rajshahi Stadium as their home venue.[5] After inspecting the facilities of these applied venues, BFF has sanctioned the following six stadiums for clubs:
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Arambagh KS | Mymensingh | Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium | 12,000 |
Bashundhara Kings | Nilphamari | Sheikh Kamal Stadium | 20,000 |
Brothers Union | Dhaka | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 36,000 |
Chittagong Abahani Ltd. | Dhaka | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 36,000 |
Dhaka Abahani Ltd. | Dhaka | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 36,000 |
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. | Dhaka | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 36,000 |
Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd. | Dhaka | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 36,000 |
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Gopalganj | Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium | 5,000 |
NoFeL Sporting Club | Noakhali | Shaheed Bulu Stadium | 10,000 |
Rahmatganj MFS | Dhaka | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 36,000 |
Saif Sporting Club | Mymensingh | Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium | 12,000 |
Sheikh Russel KC | Sylhet | Sylhet District Stadium | 25,000 |
Team BJMC | Noakhali | Shaheed Bulu Stadium | 10,000 |
Personnel and sponsoring
Team | Head Coach | Captain | Shirt sponsor | Kit manufacturer |
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Bashundhara Group | |
Brothers Union | ![]() |
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Biswas Builders Limited & NovoAir | |
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Saif Power Battery | |
Dhaka Abahani Limited | ![]() |
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FBT | |
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Limited | ![]() |
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K–Sports | Prime Sports |
Lt.Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited | ![]() |
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A4 Bashundhara Paper | |
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NoFeL Sporting Club | ![]() |
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Saif Power Battery | |
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Tiger Cement | |
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Saif Power Battery | |
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Bashundhara Cement | |
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Coaching changes
Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Week | Table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
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Resigned | 16 February 2019 | 6 | 11 | ![]() |
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End of contract | 29 April 2019 | 13 | 7 | ![]() |
1 May 2019 |
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Foreign players
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Rahmatganj MFS | ![]() |
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League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Bashundhara Kings (C) | 24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 54 | 14 | +40 | 63 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
2 | Dhaka Abahani Ltd. | 24 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 60 | 28 | +32 | 58 | Qualification for AFC Cup preliminary round 2 |
3 | Sheikh Russel KC | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 20 | +23 | 52 | |
4 | Saif Sporting Club | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 47 | |
5 | Arambagh KS | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 33 | |
6 | Lt. Sheikh Jamal DC | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 28 | |
7 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 26 | |
8 | Chittagong Abahani Ltd. | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 25 | |
9 | Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 25 | |
10 | Rahmatganj MFS | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 53 | −19 | 22 | |
11 | Brothers Union | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 49 | −21 | 21 | |
12 | NoFeL Sporting Club (R) | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 42 | −19 | 20 | Relegation to Bangladesh Championship League |
13 | Team BJMC (R) | 24 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 36 | −22 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Champions ![]() |
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Bashundhara Kings 1st title |
Results
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 | |
Relegation to BCL |
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
As of 3 August 2019
Rank |
Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Sheikh Russel KC | 22 |
2 | ![]() |
Dhaka Abahani | 20 |
3 | ![]() |
Dhaka Abahani | 17 |
4 | ![]() |
Bashundhara Kings | 14 |
5 | ![]() |
Rahmatganj MFS | 13 |
6 | ![]() |
NoFeL Sporting Club | 12 |
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Bashundhara Kings | 11 |
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Saif Sporting Club | ||
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Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | ||
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Bashundhara Kings | ||
11 | ![]() |
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | 9 |
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Arambagh KS | ||
13 | ![]() |
Dhaka Mohammedan | 8 |
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Brothers Union | ||
15 | ![]() |
Arambagh KS | 7 |
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Dhaka Mohammedan | ||
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Bashundhara Kings | ||
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Chittagong Abahani | ||
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Arambagh KS | ||
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Saif Sporting Club | 6 |
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Brothers Union | ||
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Team BJMC | ||
26 | ![]() |
Dhaka Abahani | 5 |
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Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | ||
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Saif Sporting Club | ||
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Dhaka Mohammedan | ||
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Sheikh Russel KC | ||
32 | ![]() |
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | 4 |
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NoFeL Sporting Club | ||
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Rahmatganj MFS | ||
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Dhaka Abahani | ||
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Team BJMC | ||
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Saif Sporting Club | ||
40 | ![]() |
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 3 |
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Rahmatganj MFS | ||
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Saif Sporting Club | ||
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Chittagong Abahani | ||
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Brothers Union | ||
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Team BJMC | ||
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Chittagong Abahani | ||
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Sheikh Russel KC | ||
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51 | ![]() |
Brothers Union | 2 |
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Rahmatganj MFS | 2 | |
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Saif Sporting Club | 2 | |
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Dhaka Abahani | 2 | |
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NoFeL Sporting Club | 2 | |
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Dhaka Mohammedan | 2 | |
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Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | 2 | |
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Saif Sporting Club | 2 | |
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NoFeL Sporting Club | 2 | |
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Dhaka Mohammedan | 2 | |
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Sheikh Russel KC | 2 | |
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Dhaka Abahani | 2 | |
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Brothers Union | 2 | |
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Bashundhara Kings | 2 | |
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Dhaka Mohammedan | 2 | |
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Dhaka Abahani | 2 | |
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Sheikh Russel KC | 2 | |
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Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 2 | |
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Dhaka Mohammedan | 2 | |
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Rahmatganj MFS | 2 | |
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Dhaka Mohammedan | 1 |
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Rahmatganj MFS | 1 | |
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Rahmatganj MFS | 1 | |
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Chittagong Abahani | 1 | |
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Bashundhara Kings | 1 | |
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Muktijoddha Sangsad KS | 1 | |
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Saif Sporting Club | 1 | |
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Saif Sporting Club | 1 | |
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Dhaka Mohammedan | 1 | |
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Chittagong Abahani | 1 | |
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Dhaka Abahani | 1 | |
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Team BJMC | 1 | |
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Bashundhara Kings | 1 | |
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Brothers Union | 1 | |
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Brothers Union | 1 | |
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Saif Sporting Club | 1 | |
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NoFeL Sporting Club | 1 | |
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Sheikh Russel KC | 1 | |
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Chittagong Abahani | 1 | |
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Bashundhara Kings | 1 | |
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Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 1 | |
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Saif Sporting Club | 1 | |
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Arambagh KS | 1 | |
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Dhaka Abahani | 1 | |
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Arambagh KS | 1 | |
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Saif Sporting Club | 1 | |
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Dhaka Abahani | 1 | |
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Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 1 | |
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Bashundhara Kings | 1 | |
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Bashundhara Kings | 1 | |
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Dhaka Abahani | 1 | |
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Brothers Union | 1 | |
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Dhaka Mohammedan | 1 | |
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Chittagong Abahani | 1 | |
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Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | 1 | |
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Arambagh KS | 1 | |
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Brothers Union | 1 | |
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Dhaka Abahani | 1 | |
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Brothers Union | 1 | |
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Saif Sporting Club | 1 | |
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Rahmatganj MFS | 1 | |
Own Goals | 11 | ||
Total | 439 |
Hat-tricks
† Bold Club indicates winner of the match
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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![]() | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | 3–0 | 23 January 2019 | [16] |
![]() | Arambagh KS | Dhaka Mohammedan | 4–1 | 25 January 2019 | [17] |
![]() | Dhaka Abahani | Rahmatganj MFS | 5–1 | 2 February 2019 | [18] |
![]() | Dhaka Abahani | Rahmatganj MFS | 5–2 | 15 June 2019 | [19] |
![]() | NoFeL Sporting Club | Rahmatganj MFS | 5–2 | 28 June 2019 | [20] |
![]() | NoFeL Sporting Club | Team BJMC | 4–3 | 4 July 2019 | [21] |
![]() | Bashundhara Kings | Brothers Union | 5–0 | 16 July 2019 | [22] |
![]() | Sheikh Russel KC | NoFeL Sporting Club | 4–0 | 16 July 2019 | [23] |
![]() | Arambagh KS | Brothers Union | 5–2 | 2 August 2019 | [24] |
![]() | Sheikh Russel KC | Team BJMC | 3–1 | 2 August 2019 | [25] |
Own Goals
† Bold Club indicates winner of the match
Player | Club | Opponent | Result | Date |
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![]() | Brothers Union | Sheikh Russel KC | 2–3 | 25 January 2019 |
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Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Dhaka Abahani | 0–2 | 28 January 2019 |
![]() | Saif Sporting Club | Brothers Union | 2–1 | 3 February 2019 |
![]() | Sheikh Russel KC | Saif Sporting Club | 1–1 | 8 February 2019 |
![]() | Brothers Union | Chittagong Abahani | 2–3 | 8 February 2019 |
![]() | Brothers Union | Dhaka Abahani | 0–4 | 17 February 2019 |
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Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | Dhaka Mohammedan | 1–1 | 22 February 2019 |
![]() | Arambagh KS | Bashundhara Kings | 2–3 | 24 February 2019 |
![]() | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | Dhaka Abahani | 3–4 | 13 April 2019 |
![]() | Dhaka Abahani | Brothers Union | 5–3 | 8 July 2019 |
![]() | Dhaka Abahani | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | 4–1 | 29 July 2019 |
- As of 12:22, Friday, August 7, 2020 (UTC)
Clean sheets
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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1 | ![]() |
Bashundhara Kings | 12 |
2 | ![]() |
Sheikh Russel KC | 11 |
Awards
Award | Winner | Club |
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BPL Coach of the Season | ![]() |
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BPL Player of the Season | ![]() |
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Sheikh Russel KC |
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Arambagh KS |
Fair Play Trophy | Sheikh Russel KC |
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