2020 Bangladesh Premier League (football)
The 2020 Bangladesh Premier League is the 12th season of the Bangladesh Premier League since its establishment in 2007. A total of 13 football clubs will compete in the league.
Bashundhara Kings are the defending champions. Bangladesh Police FC and Uttar Baridhara SC entered as the promoted teams from the 2018–19 Bangladesh Championship League.On 16 March Bangladesh suspended all competition due to the coronavirus pandemic.[1] On 17 May, the season was abandoned.[2]
Season | 2020 |
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Dates | 13 February – June 2020 |
Champions | Not awarded |
Relegated | No relegaton |
Matches played | 36 |
Goals scored | 95 (2.64 per match) |
Top goalscorer | 5 goals |
Biggest home win | Dhaka Abahani 4–0 Dhaka Mohammedan (4 March 2020) |
Biggest away win | Uttar Baridhara SC 1–4 Dhaka Mohammedan (14 March 2020) |
Highest scoring | Bashundhara Kings 3–4 Chittagong Abahani (15 March 2020) |
Longest winning run | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club (4 matches) |
Longest unbeaten run | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club (4 matches) |
Longest winless run | Brothers Union (5 matches) |
Longest losing run | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC (3 matches) |
← 2018–19 2021 →
All statistics correct as of 15 March 2020. |
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Arambagh KS | Dhaka | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 36,000 |
Bangladesh Police FC | Dhaka |
36,000 | |
Bashundhara Kings | Nilphamari | Sheikh Kamal Stadium | 20,000 |
Brothers Union | Dhaka | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 36,000 |
Chittagong Abahani Ltd. | Chattogram | MA Aziz Stadium | 30,000 |
Dhaka Abahani Ltd. | Dhaka | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 36,000 |
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. | Comilla | Shaheed Dhirendranath Stadium | 8,000 |
Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd. | Dhaka | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 30,000 |
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Gopalganj | Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium | 5,000 |
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 |
Uttar Baridhara SC | Dhaka | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 36,000 |
Personnel and sponsoring
Team | Head Coach | Captain | Shirt sponsor | Kit manufacturer |
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Arambagh KS | ||||
Bangladesh Police FC | Nasir Group | |||
Bashundhara Kings | Bashundhara Group | Club manufactured kit | ||
Brothers Union | Biswas Builders Limited | |||
Chittagong Abahani Limited | Saif Power Battery | Noor Enterprise | ||
Dhaka Abahani Limited | ||||
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Limited | ||||
Lt.Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited | ||||
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | ||||
Rahmatganj MFS | Tiger Cement | |||
Saif Sporting Club | Saif Power Battery | |||
Sheikh Russel KC | Bashundhara Cement | |||
Uttar Baridhara SC | Saif Power Battery |
Foreign players
Other foreign players. | |
AFC quota players. | |
No foreign player registered. |
Bold names refer to international players who have already played or are still playing.
- Note :
: players who released during summer transfer window; : players who registered during summer transfer window.
Club | Leg | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 |
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Arambagh KS | First | |||||
Second | ||||||
Bangladesh Police FC | First | |||||
Second | ||||||
Bashundhara Kings | First | |||||
Second | ||||||
Brothers Union | First | |||||
Second | ||||||
Chittagong Abahani Ltd. | First | |||||
Second | ||||||
Dhaka Abahani Ltd. | First | |||||
Second | ||||||
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. | First | |||||
Second | ||||||
Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd. | First | |||||
Second | ||||||
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | First | |||||
Second | ||||||
Rahmatganj MFS | First | |||||
Second | ||||||
Saif Sporting Club | First | |||||
Second | ||||||
Sheikh Russel KC | First | |||||
Second | ||||||
Uttar Baridhara SC | First | |||||
Second |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Dhaka Abahani Ltd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
2 | Chittagong Abahani Ltd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 13 | |
3 | Lt. Sheikh Jamal DC | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 12 | |
4 | Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 12 | |
5 | Saif Sporting Club | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 11 | |
6 | Bashundhara Kings | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 10 | |
7 | Rahmatganj MFS | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | |
8 | Arambagh KS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 5 | |
9 | Bangladesh Police FC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 | |
10 | Sheikh Russel KC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 | |
11 | Brothers Union | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | |
12 | Uttar Baridhara SC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 1 | Relegation to Bangladesh Championship League |
13 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
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 |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There have been 95 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 2.64 goals per match (as of 15 March 2020).
5 goals
Eleta Kingsley (Arambagh KS) Sunday Chizoba (Dhaka Abahani)
4 goals
Nixon Guylherme (Chittagong Abahani) Daniel Colindres (Bashundhara Kings) Omar Jobe (Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club)
3 goals
Ballo Famoussa (Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club) Didier Brossou (Chittagong Abahani) Solomon King Kanform (Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club) Kervens Belfort (Dhaka Abahani) Matthew Chinedu (Chittagong Abahani) Ugochukwu Obi Moneke (Dhaka Mohammedan) Emery Bayisenge (Saif SC) Otabek Valijonov (Brothers Union)
2 goals
Arif Hossain (Uttar Baridhara SC) Mohammad Ibrahim (Bashundhara Kings) Nabib Newaj Jibon (Dhaka Abahani) Yeasin Arafat (Saif SC) Momodou Bah (Rahmatganj MFS) Edgar Bernhardt (Dhaka Abahani) Souleymane Diabate (Dhaka Mohammedan) Kingsley Chigozie (Brothers Union) Raphael Odovin Onwrebe (Sheikh Russel KC) Akobir Turaev (Rahmatganj MFS)
1 goal
Nicolás Delmonte (Bashundhara Kings) Amir Hakim Bappy (Dhaka Mohammedan) Arifur Rahman (Saif SC) Arup Kumar Baidya (Brothers Union) Didarul Hoque (Arambagh KS) Foysal Ahmed Fahim (Saif SC) Jabed Ahmed (Saif SC) Maruf Ahmed (Uttar Baridhara SC) Mohammad Sohel Rana (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC) Nasirul Islam Nasir (Chittagong Abahani) Sahed Hossain (Dhaka Mohammedan) Sanowar Hossain (Rahmatganj MFS) Shakhawat Hossain Rony (Chittagong Abahani) SM Bablu (Bangladesh Police FC) Tawhidul Alam Sabuz (Bashundhara Kings) Mannaf Rabby (Chittagong Abahani) Albert Frank (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC) Antonio Laskov (Bangladesh Police FC) Paul Emile Biyaga (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC) Landing Darboe (Uttar Baridhara SC) Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov (Bashundhara Kings) Alison Udoka (Sheikh Russel KC) Sidney Rivera (Bangladesh Police FC) Akhtam Nazarov (Bashundhara Kings) Siyovush Asrorov (Rahmatganj MFS) Pedro Henrique Oliveira (Sheikh Russel KC)
Own goals
Nurul Naium Faisal (Bashundhara Kings) vs Bangladesh Police FC Eleta Benjamin Jr. (Arambagh KS) vs Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Sumon Reza (Uttar Baridhara SC) vs Dhaka Mohammedan
Source: Soccerway
Hat-tricks
† Bold Club indicates winner of the match
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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Dhaka Abahani | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 4–1 | 15 March 2020 | [12] |
4 Player scored 4 goals.
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