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The 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League was the 12th season of the Bangladesh Premier League since its establishment in 2007. A total of 13 football clubs were competed 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.

The season began on 13 February 2020 and was suspended on 15 March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. On 17 May 2020, the league was declared void by the BFF executive committee.[1]

Effects of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic

On 16 March 2020, All sorts of sports activities in Bangladesh were postponed until March 31 as a precaution to combat the spread of coronavirus in the country, according to a press release issued by the Ministry of Youth and Sports.

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) postponed all Bangladesh Premier League and Women's Football League matches until March 31.[2]

On 17 May 2020, The BFF executive committee, following an emergency meeting, declared the 12th edition of the league abandoned, scrapping promotion and relegation while cancelling the Independence Cup from the calendar.[3]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Arambagh KS Dhaka Bangabandhu National Stadium 36,000
Bangladesh Police FC Dhaka

Bangabandhu National Stadium

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
Arambagh KS Bangladesh Sheikh Jahidur Rahman Bangladesh Didarul Houqe
Bangladesh Police FC Cyprus Nicolas Vitorović Bangladesh Nazmul Islam Rasel Nasir Group
Bashundhara Kings Spain Óscar Bruzón[4] Costa Rica Daniel Colindres Bashundhara Group Club manufactured kit
Brothers Union Germany Reza Parkas[5] Bangladesh Faisal Mahmud Biswas Builders Limited
Chittagong Abahani Limited Bangladesh Maruful Haque Ivory Coast Didier Brossou Saif Power Battery Noor Enterprise
Dhaka Abahani Limited Portugal Mário Lemos Bangladesh Nabib Newaj Jibon
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Limited England Sean Brendan Lane Japan Uryu Nagata
Lt.Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited Bangladesh Shafiqul Islam Manik Nigeria Monday Osagie
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Bangladesh Abdul Qaium Sentu Japan Norito Hashiguchi
Rahmatganj MFS Bangladesh Syed Golam Jilani The Gambia Momodou Bah Tiger Cement
Saif Sporting Club Croatia Drago Mamić Bangladesh Jamal Bhuyan Saif Power Battery
Sheikh Russel KC Bangladesh Saiful Bari Titu Bangladesh Ashraful Islam Rana Bashundhara Cement
Uttar Baridhara SC Bangladesh Alfaz Ahmed[6] The Gambia Landing Darboe 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 :
downward-facing red arrow: players who released during summer transfer window;
upward-facing green arrow: players who registered during summer transfer window.
Club Leg Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5
Arambagh KS First Cameroon Mickael Yonta Egypt Mostafa Kahraba Nigeria Eleta Benjamin Jr. Nigeria Eleta Kingsley
Second
Bangladesh Police FC First Bulgaria Antonio Laskov Kyrgyzstan Aidar Mambetaliev Kyrgyzstan Artur Muladjanov Montenegro Luka Rotković Puerto Rico Sidney Rivera
Second
Bashundhara Kings First Argentina Nicolás Delmonte Costa Rica Daniel Colindres[7] Kyrgyzstan Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov Lebanon Mohamad Jalal Kdouh downward-facing red arrow Tajikistan Akhtam Nazarov[8]
Second Argentina Hernán Barcos upward-facing green arrow
Brothers Union First Cameroon Jean Jules Ikanga Ivory Coast Lancine Touré Nigeria Kingsley Chigozie Uzbekistan Otabek Valijonov Uzbekistan Tuychibaev Murodjon
Second
Chittagong Abahani Ltd. First Brazil Nixon Guylherme Ivory Coast Didier Brossou Nigeria Matthew Chinedu Uzbekistan Ikbol Bobohonov Uzbekistan Shukurali Pulatov
Second
Dhaka Abahani Ltd. First Brazil Maílson Alves[9] Egypt Alaaeldin Nasr Elmagraby Haiti Kervens Belfort Kyrgyzstan Edgar Bernhardt Nigeria Sunday Chizoba
Second
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. First Japan Uryu Nagata Mali Souleymane Diabate Mali Ousmane Berthe Nigeria Stanley Onyekachi Amadi Nigeria Ugochukwu Obi Moneke[10]
Second
Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd. First The Gambia Omar Jobe The Gambia Solomon King Kanform Ivory Coast Ballo Famoussa Japan Yusuke Kato Nigeria Monday Osagie
Second
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC First Brazil Albert Frank Cameroon Paul Emile Biyaga Guinea Ismael Bangoura Japan Norito Hashiguchi Nigeria Cyril Oriaku
Second
Rahmatganj MFS First The Gambia Momodou Bah Guinea Younoussa Camara Nigeria Kastan Igwe Tajikistan Siyovush Asrorov Uzbekistan Akobir Turaev
Second
Saif Sporting Club First Colombia Deiner Córdoba Kyrgyzstan Murolimzhon Akhmedov Rwanda Emery Bayisenge[11] Sierra Leone Fayia Kobba Jr.[12] Tajikistan Jahongir Ergashev
Second
Sheikh Russel KC First Australia Chris Herd Nigeria Alison Udoka Nigeria Raphael Odovin Onwrebe East Timor Pedro Henrique Oliveira Uzbekistan Alisher Azizov
Second
Uttar Baridhara SC First Brazil Leonardo Vieira Lima Ivory Coast Sangare Issouf The Gambia Landing Darboe Nigeria Simon Ezeodika Obieze Uzbekistan Furqat Hasanboev
Second

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Dhaka Abahani Ltd. 6 4 1 1 12 4 +8 13
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
13 Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 5 0 1 4 4 12 −8 1
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away AKS BK BPFC BU CAL DAL MSC SJDC MUK RAH SSC SRKC UB
Arambagh 0–1 2–2 1–1
Kings 3–4 1–0
Police 1–1 0–2 2–1
Brothers 2–3 1–1 1–1
Ctg Abahani 1–2 2–0
Abahani 2–0 0–2 4–0 4–1 1–0
Mohammedan 1–0
Sheikh Jamal 4–1 0–2 2–0
Muktijoddha 1–2 0–2
Rahmatganj 1–2 0–0 3–1
Saif 2–2 1–0 1–2 1–0
Sheikh Russel 1–1 1–2 2–0
Baridhara 1–1 1–4
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. 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.

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Arambagh9568118
Kings332346
Police12117779
Brothers6899911
Ctg Abahani245412
Abahani121121
Mohammedan464664
Sheikh Jamal1378553
Muktijoddha81211121313
Rahmatganj10101213107
Saif513235
Sheikh Russel791010810
Baridhara111313111212
Leader
Relegation to BCL
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source:[citation needed]

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).

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: Soccerway

Hat-tricks

† Bold Club indicates winner of the match

Player For Against Result Date Ref
Sunday Chizoba 4 Dhaka Abahani Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 4–1 15 March 2020 [13]

4 Player scored 4 goals.

References

  1. ^ "All League Suspended". 16 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Timeline: How coronavirus affected Bangladesh sports". 16 March 2020.
  3. ^ "BFF cancels football season". 17 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Oscar Bruzon keen to work with Bashundhara Kings". daily-sun.com. The Daily Sun. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Brothers set to appoint Iranian coach". New Age.
  6. ^ "বিপিএলে অন্যরকম অভিষেক তারকা ফুটবলার আলফাজের!". sarabangla.net. November 1, 2019.
  7. ^ "Daniel Colindres tendrá con quien hablar español en Bangladesh". lateja.cr. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Kings sign Tajikistan captain Nazarov". Dhaka Tribune. November 14, 2019.
  9. ^ "Abahani sign Brazilian Mailson". Dhaka Tribune. October 13, 2019.
  10. ^ "Dhaka Mohammedan confirms 30 footballers for the BPL season". The Business Standard. November 19, 2019.
  11. ^ "Bayisenge off to Bangladesh for move to Saif Sporting Club". The New Times | Rwanda. January 23, 2019.
  12. ^ "Saif Sporting Club sign Sierra Leone's Fayia Kobba". 12 October 2019. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  13. ^ "A very special Sunday show puts Abahani on top". Dhaka Tribune. March 15, 2020.