2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League (football)
| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13 February – 15 March 2020 |
| Champions | Not awarded |
| Relegated | No relegation |
| Matches played | 36 |
| Goals scored | 95 (2.64 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 5 goals Eleta Kingsley (Arambagh KS) Sunday Chizoba (Dhaka Abahani) |
| 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 | |
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 competed in the league, and Bashundhara Kings were 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]
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
Personnel and sponsoring
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.
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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 |
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).
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
- Brazil Nixon Guylherme (Chittagong Abahani)
- The Gambia Omar Jobe (Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club)
3 goals
- Ivory Coast Ballo Famoussa (Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club)
- Ivory Coast Didier Brossou (Chittagong Abahani)
- The Gambia Solomon King Kanform (Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club)
- Costa Rica Daniel Colindres (Bashundhara Kings)
- Haiti Kervens Belfort (Dhaka Abahani)
- Nigeria Matthew Chinedu (Chittagong Abahani)
- Nigeria Ugochukwu Obi Moneke (Dhaka Mohammedan)
- Rwanda Emery Bayisenge (Saif SC)
- Uzbekistan Otabek Valijonov (Brothers Union)
2 goals
- Bangladesh Arif Hossain (Uttar Baridhara SC)
- Bangladesh Mohammad Ibrahim (Bashundhara Kings)
- Bangladesh Nabib Newaj Jibon (Dhaka Abahani)
- Bangladesh Yeasin Arafat (Saif SC)
- The Gambia Momodou Bah (Rahmatganj MFS)
- Kyrgyzstan Edgar Bernhardt (Dhaka Abahani)
- Mali Souleymane Diabate (Dhaka Mohammedan)
- Nigeria Kingsley Chigozie (Brothers Union)
- Nigeria Raphael Odovin Onwrebe (Sheikh Russel KC)
- Uzbekistan Akobir Turaev (Rahmatganj MFS)
1 goal
- Argentina Nicolás Delmonte (Bashundhara Kings)
- Bangladesh Amir Hakim Bappy (Dhaka Mohammedan)
- Bangladesh Arifur Rahman (Saif SC)
- Bangladesh Arup Kumar Baidya (Brothers Union)
- Bangladesh Didarul Hoque (Arambagh KS)
- Bangladesh Foysal Ahmed Fahim (Saif SC)
- Bangladesh Jayed Ahmed (Saif SC)
- Bangladesh Maruf Ahmed (Uttar Baridhara SC)
- Bangladesh Mohammad Sohel Rana (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
- Bangladesh Nasirul Islam Nasir (Chittagong Abahani)
- Bangladesh Sahed Hossain (Dhaka Mohammedan)
- Bangladesh Sanowar Hossain (Rahmatganj MFS)
- Bangladesh Shakhawat Hossain Rony (Chittagong Abahani)
- Bangladesh SM Bablu (Bangladesh Police FC)
- Bangladesh Tawhidul Alam Sabuz (Bashundhara Kings)
- Bangladesh Mannaf Rabby (Chittagong Abahani)
- Brazil Albert Frank (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
- Bulgaria Antonio Laskov (Bangladesh Police FC)
- Cameroon Paul Emile Biyaga (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
- The Gambia Landing Darboe (Uttar Baridhara SC)
- Kyrgyzstan Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov (Bashundhara Kings)
- Nigeria Alison Udoka (Sheikh Russel KC)
- Puerto Rico Sidney Rivera (Bangladesh Police FC)
- Tajikistan Akhtam Nazarov (Bashundhara Kings)
- Tajikistan Siyovush Asrorov (Rahmatganj MFS)
- East Timor Pedro Henrique Oliveira (Sheikh Russel KC)
Own goals
- Bangladesh Nurul Naium Faisal (Bashundhara Kings) vs Bangladesh Police FC
- Nigeria Eleta Benjamin Jr. (Arambagh KS) vs Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
- Bangladesh 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Sunday Chizoba 4 | Dhaka Abahani | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 4–1 | 15 March 2020 | [13] |
4 Player scored 4 goals.
References
- ↑ "All League Suspended". 16 March 2020.
- ↑ "Timeline: How coronavirus affected Bangladesh sports". 16 March 2020.
- ↑ "BFF cancels football season". 17 May 2020.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Brothers set to appoint Iranian coach". New Age.
- ↑ "বিপিএলে অন্যরকম অভিষেক তারকা ফুটবলার আলফাজের!". sarabangla.net. November 1, 2019.
- ↑ "Daniel Colindres tendrá con quien hablar español en Bangladesh". lateja.cr. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ↑ "Kings sign Tajikistan captain Nazarov". Dhaka Tribune. November 14, 2019.
- ↑ "Abahani sign Brazilian Mailson". Dhaka Tribune. October 13, 2019.
- ↑ "Dhaka Mohammedan confirms 30 footballers for the BPL season". The Business Standard. November 19, 2019.
- ↑ "Bayisenge off to Bangladesh for move to Saif Sporting Club". The New Times | Rwanda. January 23, 2019.
- ↑ "Saif Sporting Club sign Sierra Leone's Fayia Kobba". 12 October 2019. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ↑ "A very special Sunday show puts Abahani on top". Dhaka Tribune. March 15, 2020.