2017–18 Bangladesh Football Premier League
Season | 2017–18 |
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Dates | 28 July 2017-13 January 2018 |
Champions | Dhaka Abahani (6th titles) |
Relegated | Farashganj SC |
AFC Cup | Dhaka Abahani Saif Sporting Club |
Matches played | 132 |
Goals scored | 302 (2.29 per match) |
Top goalscorer | 15 Goals The Gambia Solomon King Kanform Nigeria Raphael Odovin Onwrebe (Shiekh Jamal) |
Highest scoring | Arambagh KS 4-6 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club 11 December 2017 |
Longest winning run | 9 Matches Dhaka Abahani |
Longest unbeaten run | 14 Matches Saif Sporting Club |
Longest winless run | 18 Matches Rahmatganj MFS |
Longest losing run | 5 Matches Muktijoddha Sangsad KC |
← 2015–16 2018–19 → |
The 2017–18 Bangladesh Football Premier League (also known as SAIF Power Battery Bangladesh Premier League for sponsorship reasons[1]) is the tenth season of the Bangladesh Premier League since its establishment in 2007. A total of 12 teams are competing in the league. Saif Global Sports are the right holder of BPL's tenth edition and they accommodate the advertising, branding, TV transmission, radio, marketing rights of the Bangladesh Premier League 2016–17. The league started from July 28, 2017. Fakirerpool Young Men's Club was promoted as the champion of 2016 BCL season. They were the 13th team to took part in this season, but they did not, due to fund crisis.[2] Dhaka Abahani are the defending champions, having won their Bangladesh Premier League title the previous season.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
The matches were held in a single venue.
Stadium | Location |
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Bangabandhu Stadium | Dhaka |
Personnel and sponsoring
Managerial Changes
Team | Outgoing Manager | Incoming Manager | Appointment |
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Brothers Union | Italy Giovanni Scanu | Cyprus Nicolas Vitorovic | After Round 4 of 1st leg[3] |
Dhaka Mohammedan | India Syed Nayeemuddin | Bangladesh Rashed Ahmed Pappu | |
Saif Sporting Club | EnglandGhana Kim Grant | England Ryan Northmore | Mid-transfer Window |
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | Nigeria Joseph Afusi | Bangladesh Mahabub Hossain
Roksy |
After Round 1 of Leg 2 |
Farashganj SC | Bangladesh Mohammad Abu Yusuf | Bangladesh Mohidur Rahman | |
Dhaka Abahani | Serbia Drago Mamić | Bangladesh Atiqur Rahman | |
Chittagong Abahani | Bangladesh Saiful Bari Titu | Bangladesh Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu | After Round 9 of Leg 2 |
Team BJMC | Bangladesh Jakaria Babu | Bangladesh Saidul Islam |
Foreign Players
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Dhaka Abahani Ltd.[lower-alpha 1] (C, Q) | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 13 | +22 | 52 | Qualification to 2018 AFC Cup[lower-alpha 2] |
2 | Sheikh Jamal DC | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 47 | |
3 | Chittagong Abahani Ltd. | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 44 | |
4 | Saif Sporting Club (Q) | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 41 | Qualification to 2018 AFC Cup[lower-alpha 2] |
5 | Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 32 | |
6 | Sheikh Russel KC | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 27 | |
7 | Brothers Union | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 22 | |
8 | Arambagh KS | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 21 | |
9 | Team BJMC | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 20 | |
10 | Rahmatganj MFS | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 18 | |
11 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 33 | −15 | 18 | |
12 | Farashganj SC (R) | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 35 | −19 | 17 | Relegation to BCL 2018–19 |
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualify for the AFC competition; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ↑ Dhaka Abahani Ltd. qualified 2018 AFC Cup by winning 2017 Bangladesh Federation Cup
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Only Dhaka Abahani, Saif, and Mohammedan are eligible to represent Bangladesh in the AFC Cup.[4]
Season Statistics
Goalscorers
There have been 302 goals scored in 132 matches, for an average of 2.29 goals per match (as of February 2018).
15 goals
- The Gambia Solomon King Kanform (Sheikh Jamal DC)
- Nigeria Raphael Odovin Onwrebe (Sheikh Jamal DC)
13 goals
- Nigeria Nkwocha Kingsley Chigozie (Dhaka Mohammedan)
10 goals
9 goals
- Nigeria Sunday Chizoba (Dhaka Abahani)
- Nigeria Alamu Bukola Olalekan (Arambagh KS)
8 goals
7 goals
- Haiti Walson Augustin (Brothers Union & Dhaka Mohammedan)
- Nigeria Emeka Onuoha (Dhaka Abahani)
6 goals
5 goals
- Bangladesh Jewel Rana (Saif Sporting Club)
- Colombia Deiner Córdoba (Saif Sporting Club)
- Nigeria Afeez Oladipo (Chittagong Abahani & Rahmatganj MFS)
4 goals
- Bangladesh Zahid Hossain (Chittagong Abahani
- Bangladesh Nabib Newaj Jibon (Dhaka Abahani)
- Guinea Ismael Bangoura (Rahmatganj MFS & Team BJMC)
- The Gambia Momodou Bah (Sheikh Jamal DC)
- Egypt Islam Mohamed Zaky (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC & Sheikh Russel KC)
- Nigeria Ndukaku Udoka Alison (Chittagong Abahani)
3 goals
- Bangladesh Motin Mia (Saif Sporting Club)
- Nigeria Samson Iliasu (Dhaka Mohammedan)
- Bangladesh Zahid Parvez Chowdhury (Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club)
- Bangladesh Rubel Miya (Dhaka Abahani)
- Bangladesh Nurul Absar (Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club)
- Bangladesh Mohammed Julfikar (Sheikh Russel KC)
- Bangladesh Fazlay Rabbi (Sheikh Russel KC)
- The Gambia Landing Darboe (Dhaka Abahani)
2 goals
- Bangladesh Khalekurzaman Sabuj (Sheikh Russel KC)
- Bangladesh Biplu Ahmed (Dhaka Mohammedan)
- Bangladesh Nazmul Islam Rasel (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
- Bangladesh Mohammed Rajon Miya (Arambagh KS)
- Bangladesh Sohel Rana (Rahmatganj MFS)
- Bangladesh Rashedul Islam Shuvo (Rahmatganj MFS)
- Bangladesh Mohammed Ibrahim (Saif SC)
- Colombia Deiner Córdoba (Saif SC)
- Bangladesh Sumon Ali (Arambagh KS)
- Bangladesh Shaharier Bappy (Arambagh KS)
- Bangladesh Abu Sufian Zahid (Arambagh KS)
- Bangladesh Mohamed Shamim (Farashganj SC)
- Bangladesh Uttam Kumar Banik (Sheikh Russel KC)
- Bangladesh Toklis Ahmed (Dhaka Mohammedan)
- Ghana Abass Inusah (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
- Bangladesh Mohamed Mesbah (Brothers Union)
- Bangladesh Abdullah Al-Mamun (Team BJMC)
- Bangladesh Topu Barman (Saif SC)
- Cameroon Jean Jules Ikanga (Arambagh KS)
- Bangladesh Mohammed Biplob (Brothers Union)
- Bangladesh Mohamed Alamgir (Farashganj SC)
- Haiti Jacques Francois (Sheikh Russel KC)
- Nigeria Monday Osagie (Rahmatganj MFS)
- Bangladesh Towhidul Alam Towhid (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
- Bangladesh Mithun Chowdhury (Dhaka Mohammedan)
- Haiti Wedson Anselme (Saif SC)
- Bangladesh Amzad Ali Shamim (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
- Bangladesh Mohamed Elias (Rahmatganj MFS)
1 goal
- Bangladesh Emon Mahmud Babu (Dhaka Abahani)
- Bangladesh Mohammed Abdullah (Chittagong Abahani)
- Bangladesh Mohammad Jewel (Arambagh KS)
- Bangladesh Javed Khan (Sheikh Jamal DC)
- Bangladesh Hemanta Vincent Biswas (Saif SC)
- Bangladesh Naimur Rahman Shahed (Rahmatganj MFS)
- Bangladesh Pasbon Molla (Team BJMC)
- Haiti Leonel Saint-Preux (Chittagong Abahani Ltd.)
- Bangladesh Monsur Amin (Chittagong Abahani Ltd.)
- Bangladesh Saad Uddin (Dhaka Abahani)
- Bangladesh Shahedul Alam Shahed (Sheikh Russel KC)
- Bangladesh Rabiul Hasan (Arambagh KS)
- Ghana Twum Frank (Brothers Union)
- Bangladesh Faisal Mahmud (Dhaka Mohammedan)
- Bangladesh Mohammad Sujon (Farashganj SC)
- Bangladesh Yeasin Khan (Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club)
- Bangladesh Zahid Hasan Ameli (Dhaka Mohammedan)
- Bangladesh Jamal Bhuyan (Saif SC)
- Bangladesh Mamunul Islam (Chittagong Abahani)
- Bangladesh Saikat Mahmud Munna (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
- Bangladesh Anik Hossain (Dhaka Mohammedan)
- Bangladesh Tahidur Lilon (Farashganj SC)
- Bangladesh Mohammed Sohel Rana (Arambagh KS)
- Bangladesh Mahmudul Biswas Munna (Farashganj SC)
- Bangladesh Sushanto Tripura (Chittagong Abahani Ltd.)
- Bangladesh Nasirul Islam Nasir (Dhaka Mohammedan)
- Cameroon Baybeck Esaie (Team BJMC)
- Bangladesh Soeb Mia (Team BJMC)
- Bangladesh Mohamed Mintu Sheikh (Dhaka Mohammedan)
- Nigeria Kingsley Chukwudi Nkurumeh (Arambagh KS)
- Bangladesh Jafar Iqbal (Chittagong Abahani Ltd.)
- Bangladesh Monaem Khan Raju (Sheikh Russel KC)
- Bangladesh Asif Hossain Rimon (Rahmatganj MFS)
- The Gambia Lamine Camara (Farashganj SC)
- Bangladesh Bishal Das (Brothers Union)
- Cameroon Yoko Samnic Steve Thomas (Team BJMC)
- Bangladesh Mehedi Hassan Tapu (Team BJMC)
- Bangladesh Ariful Islam Shanto (Brothers Union)
- Bangladesh Arif (Arambagh KS)
- Bangladesh Minhajul Abedin Ballu (Farashganj SC)
- Nigeria Eleta Benjamin Jr. (Sheikh Russel KC)
Source: Soccerway
Own goals
† Bold Club indicates winner of the match
Player | Club | Opponent | Result | Date |
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The Gambia Malick Mendy | Farashganj SC | Dhaka Abahani | 0–2 | 30 July 2017 |
Bangladesh M. Monir | Dhaka Mohammedan | Sheikh Jamal DC | 0–2 | 29 July 2017 |
Bangladesh Arafat Hossain | Arambagh KS | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 0–2 | 9 August 2017 |
Bangladesh Ashraful Karim | Brothers Union | Arambagh KS | 1–2 | 18 August 2017 |
Nigeria Ndukaku Alison | Chittagong Abahani | Sheikh Russel KC | 3–1 | 12 August 2017 |
Bangladesh Jalal Miya | Arambagh KS | Sheikh Jamal DC | 1–3 | 21 August 2017 |
Bangladesh Shaharier Bappy | Arambagh KS | Sheikh Jamal DC | 1–3 | 21 August 2017 |
Nigeria Eleta Benjamin Jr. | Sheikh Russel KC | Farashganj SC | 2–1 | 27 August 2017 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo Siyo Zunapio | Brothers Union | Chittagong Abahani | 0–2 | 10 September 2017 |
Bangladesh Arup Kumar Baidya | Sheikh Russel KC | Saif SC | 1–2 | 2 January 2018 |
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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Colombia Hember Valencia | Saif Sporting Club | Brothers Union | 5–0 | 26 August 2017 | [5] |
Nigeria Raphael Odovin 4 | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | Farashganj SC | 5–0 | 13 October 2017 | [6] |
Nigeria Raphael Odovin | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | Arambagh KS | 6–4 | 11 December 2017 | [7] |
4 Player scored 4 goals.
Discipline
Player
- Most yellow cards: 10
- The Gambia Malick Mendy (Farashganj SC)
- Most yellow cards: 7
- Bangladesh Sushanto Tripura (Chittagong Abahani)
- Bangladesh Faysal Ahmed (Rahmatganj MFS)
- Bangladesh Enamul Haque Sharif (Dhaka Mohammedan)
- Most yellow cards: 6
- Bangladesh Arif Khan Joy (Brothers Union)
- Bangladesh Mohammed Uddin Sujon (Farashganj SC)
- Bangladesh Mehedi Hasan Royal (Team BJMC)
- Most red cards: 2
- Bangladesh Arif Khan Joy (Brothers Union)
References
- ↑ "Saif Power title sponsors of BPL". BFF. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ↑ প্রিমিয়ারে খেলতে চায় না ফকিরেরপুল. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ↑ "Brothers fly in Serbian coach". The Daily Star. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ↑ "Abahani get AFC Cup finals ticket". Dhaka Tribune. 27 December 2017.
- ↑ "Hember treble inspires Saif Sporting rout". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ↑ "Sheikh Jamal thrash Farashganj in BPL". Daily Sun.
- ↑ "Jamal, Arambagh contest 10-goal thriller". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 6 February 2018.