2024–25 Bangladesh Premier League (football)
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Season | 2024–25 |
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Dates | 29 November 2024 – 29 May 2025 |
Champions | Mohammedan SC (1st BPL title 20th Bangladeshi title) |
Relegated | Dhaka Wanderers Chittagong Abahani |
AFC Challenge League qualifiers | Dhaka Abahani Bashundhara Kings |
Bangladesh Challenge Cup | Mohammedan SC Bashundhara Kings (as Federation Cup winners) |
Matches played | 90 |
Goals scored | 282 (3.13 per match) |
Top goalscorer | ![]() (21 goals)[1] |
Biggest home win | Bashundhara Kings 7–0 Chittagong Abahani (29 November 2024) |
Biggest away win | Dhaka Wanderers 0–6 Mohammedan SC (29 November 2024) |
Highest scoring | Fakirerpool 2–7 Bashundhara Kings (20 May 2025) |
Longest winning run | Mohammedan SC (8 Matches) |
Longest unbeaten run | Mohammedan SC (8 Matches) |
Longest winless run | Chittagong Abahani (10 matches) |
Longest losing run | Chittagong Abahani (10 matches) |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → |
The 2024–25 Bangladesh Premier League was the 17th season of the Bangladesh Premier League since its establishment in 2007. A total of 10 clubs participated in the league. The country's top-flight football competition began on 29 November 2024 and concluded on 29 May 2025.[2] Bashundhara Kings were the defending champions, having won a record fifth title in a row.[3][4][5]
Teams
[edit]Changes
[edit]Promoted from 2023–24 BCL | Relegated from 2023–24 BPL | Withdrew from 2024 to 2025 BPL |
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Fakirerpool YMC Dhaka Wanderers |
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Stadiums and locations
[edit]Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Dhaka Abahani | Cumilla | Shaheed Dhirendranath Stadium | 18,000 |
Bangladesh Police FC | Mymensingh | Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium | 25,000 |
Bashundhara Kings | Dhaka | Bashundhara Kings Arena | 14,000 |
Brothers Union | Munshiganj | Bir Sreshtho Matiur Rahman Stadium | 10,000 |
Chittagong Abahani | Mymensingh | Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium | 25,000 |
Dhaka Wanderers | Gazipur | Shaheed Barkat Stadium | 5,000 |
Fakirerpool YMC | Gazipur | Shaheed Barkat Stadium | 5,000 |
Fortis FC | Dhaka | Bashundhara Kings Arena | 14,000 |
Mohammedan SC | Cumilla | Shaheed Dhirendranath Stadium | 18,000 |
Rahmatganj MFS | Munshiganj | Bir Sreshtho Matiur Rahman Stadium | 10,000 |
Personnel, kits, sponsors
[edit]Team | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (chest) |
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BIRD | |
Bangladesh Police FC | ![]() |
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Bashundhara Kings | ![]() |
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Brothers Union | ![]() |
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Club Manufactured | LABAID |
Chittagong Abahani | ![]() |
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Designex | Ashiyan Group |
Dhaka Wanderers | ![]() |
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Fakirerpool YMC | ![]() |
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Enadeka | |
Fortis FC | ![]() |
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TORR | TORR Limited |
Mohammedan SC | ![]() |
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Sports Apparel Design | Max Group |
Rahmatganj MFS | ![]() |
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BIRD |
Coaching changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing Coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming Coach | Date of appointment |
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Mutual Consent | 7 July 2024 | Pre-season | ![]() |
9 July 2024 |
Brothers Union | ![]() |
Mutual Consent | 1 June 2024 | Pre-season | ![]() |
July 2024 |
Bangladesh Police | ![]() |
Mutual Consent | 1 June 2024 | Pre-season | ![]() |
1 August 2024 |
Dhaka Abahani | ![]() |
Mutual Consent | 1 June 2024 | Pre-season | ![]() |
17 September 2024 |
Fakirerpool YMC | ![]() |
Demoted to an assistant coach role | 1 May 2024 | Pre-season | ![]() |
1 October 2024 |
Dhaka Wanderers | ![]() |
Mutual Consent | 1 May 2024 | Pre-season | ![]() |
1 November 2024 |
Chittagong Abahani | ![]() |
Mutual Consent | 1 June 2024 | Pre-season | ![]() |
1 November 2024 |
Dhaka Wanderers | ![]() |
Demoted to an assistant coach role | 17 April 2025 | 9th | ![]() |
17 April 2025 |
Fakirerpool YMC | ![]() |
Mutual Consent | 9 May 2025 | 8th | ![]() |
10 May 2025 |
Foreign players
[edit]Each team is allowed a maximum of six foreign players, including one player from any of the Asian Football Confederation countries[8] A team could name four foreign players on the squad of each game, including at least one player from the AFC confederation.
- Names in bold suggests the player was signed during the mid-season winter transfer window.
- Names in italics refer to players who have senior international cap(s) for their respective nations.
Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Unregistered player(s) | Former Player(s) |
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Brothers Union | ![]() |
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Chittagong Abahani | ![]() |
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Dhaka Wanderers | ![]() |
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Fakirerpool YMC | ![]() |
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Fortis FC | ![]() |
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Mohammedan SC | ![]() |
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Rahmatganj MFS | ![]() |
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Foreign players by confederation
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League table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Mohammedan[a] (C) | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 16 | +30 | 42 | League champions & Qualification for the Challenge Cup |
2 | Dhaka Abahani (Q) | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 8 | +23 | 35 | Qualification for the AFC Challenge League qualifying stage |
3 | Bashundhara Kings (W) | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 15 | +30 | 32 | Qualification for the AFC Challenge League qualifying stage and Challenge Cup[b] |
4 | Rahmatganj | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 30 | |
5 | Brothers Union | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 27 | |
6 | Fortis | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 27 | |
7 | Bangladesh Police | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 27 | |
8 | Fakirerpool | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 54 | −31 | 19 | |
9 | Dhaka Wanderers (R) | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 55 | −41 | 10 | Relegation to BCL |
10 | Chittagong Abahani (R) | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 50 | −43 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualify for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated; (W) Cup Winner
Notes:
- ^ Mohammedan doesn't possess a AFC Challenge League lisence.
- ^ as Federation Cup winners.
Results
[edit]Results table
[edit]Results by games
[edit]Positions by round
[edit]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 | |
Runners-up | |
Relegation to BCL |
Season statistics
[edit]Goalscorers
[edit]There have been 282 goals scored in 90 matches, for an average of 3.13 goals per match. Source: Soccerway
- 21 Goals
- 19 Goals
- 11 Goals
- 10 Goals
- 8 Goals
- 7 Goals
Cheikh Sene (Brothers Union)
- 6 Goals
Piash Ahmed Nova (Fortis)
Foysal Ahmed Fahim (Bashundhara Kings)
Ben Ibrahim Ouattara (Fakirerpool YMC)
- 5 Goals
Nabib Newaj Jibon (Rahmatganj MFS)
Miguel Figueira (Bashundhara Kings)
Jonathan Fernandes (Bashundhara Kings)
Enamul Islam Gazi (Dhaka Abahani)
- 4 Goals
Raphael Augusto (Dhaka Abahani)
Sourav Dewan (Mohammedan SC)
Shekh Morsalin (Bashundhara Kings)
Akobir Turaev (Fakirerpool YMC & Brothers Union)
Mfon Udoh (Brothers Union)
Zakaria Darboe (Brothers Union)
- 3 Goals
Md Taj Uddin (Rahmatganj MFS)
Emeka Ogbugh (Dhaka Abahani)
Topu Barman (Bashundhara Kings)
Mojibur Rahman Jony (Bashundhara Kings)
Sardor Jakhonov (Fakirerpool YMC)
Muzaffar Muzaffarov (Mohammedan SC)
Danilo Quipapá (Bangladesh Police)
Sumon Reza (Dhaka Abahani)
Mohammad Ridoy (Dhaka Abahani)
Sakib Bepari (Dhaka Wanderers)
Md Sayed Hossen Sayem (Fakirerpool YMC)
Dipok Roy (Bangladesh Police)
Mohammad Ibrahim (Dhaka Abahani)
Rajon Howladar (Rahmatganj MFS)
- 2 Goals
Mouhamed Becaye Diarra (Brothers Union)
Mamoud Oshie (Rahmatganj MFS)
Sohel Rana (Bashundhara Kings)
Jared Khasa (Bashundhara Kings)
Manik Hossain Molla (Bangladesh Police)
Sazzad Hossain (Brothers Union)
Mirajul Islam (Dhaka Abahani)
Valeriy Hryshyn (Fortis)
Rafiqul Islam (Bashundhara Kings)
Mohammad Abdullah (Fortis)
Nazmul Islam Rasel (Dhaka Wanderers)
Assaduzzaman Bablu (Dhaka Abahani)
Essa Jallow (Fortis)
M. S. Bablu (Bangladesh Police)
Jafar Iqbal (Dhaka Abahani)
Abu Sufian Yousuf Sifat (Dhaka Wanderers)
Tanvir Hossain (Rahmatganj MFS)
Assan Njie (Brothers Union)
Shanto Tudu (Fakirerpool YMC)
- 1 Goal
Solomon King Kanform (Rahmatganj MFS)
Minhajul Abedin Ballu (Mohammedan SC)
Arman Foysal Akash (Dhaka Abahani)
Eleta Kingsley (Brothers Union)
Mehedi Hasan Mithu (Mohammedan SC)
Kaushik Barua (Brothers Union)
Irfan Hossain (Fakirerpool YMC)
Imtiaz Sultan Jitu (Chittagong Abahani)
Md Mosharaf Hossain Santa (Fakirerpool YMC)
Joyonto Kumar Roy (Bangladesh Police)
Mohammed Asadul Molla (Dhaka Abahani)
Mohammed Fahim Morshed (Chittagong Abahani)
Shahidul Islam (Dhaka Wanderers)
Mehedi Hasan Royal (Rahmatganj MFS)
Md Rabby Hossen Rahul (Bashundhara Kings)
Monjurur Rahman Manik (Fortis)
Morshedul Islam (Bangladesh Police)
Rahmat Mia (Brothers Union)
Raju Ahmed Zisan (Mohammedan SC)
Kamacai Marma Aky (Fortis)
Shuvo Raj Bongshi (Chittagong Abahani)
Rahim Uddin (Mohammedan SC)
Rafayel Tudu (Fakirerpool YMC)
Saief Shamsud (Dhaka Wanderers)
Faysal Ahmed (Chittagong Abahani)
Shahriar Emon (Dhaka Abahani)
Saif Shamsud (Dhaka Wanderers)
Redwan Hussein Sumon (Chittagong Abahani)
Ojukwu David Ifegwu (Fortis)
Md Sadik Ahmed (Dhaka Wanderers)
Asror Gofurov (Bashundhara Kings)
Md Saiful Islam (Chittagong Abahani)
Shakil Hossain (Dhaka Abahani)
Shakil Ali (Dhaka Wanderers)
Shah Quazem Kirmane (Bangladesh Police)
Mounzir Coulidiati (Mohammedan SC)
Maxi Cessay (Brothers Union)
Manzurul Karim (Dhaka Wanderers)
Tias Das (Fakirerpool YMC)
Jakhongir Kurbonboev (Bangladesh Police)
Khusan Ganizhonov (Dhaka Wanderers)
Jewel Rana (Brothers Union)
Fazlay Rabbi (Chittagong Abahani)
Mustapha Drammeh (Brothers Union)
Princwall Mutah (Dhaka Wanderers)
Mahbub Alam (Mohammedan SC)
Omar Sarr (Fortis)
Ernest Boateng (Mohammedan SC)
Felix Tetteh (Rahmatganj MFS)
Emmanuel Tony Agbaji (Mohammedan SC)
Eevgeniy Kochnev (Fakirerpool YMC)
Own goals
[edit]† Bold Club indicates winner of the match.
Player | Club | Opponent | Result | Date | Ref |
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Chittagong Abahani | Mohammedan SC | 1–5 | 4 January 2025 | [9] |
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Bashundhara Kings | Fakirerpool YMC | 5–1 | 10 January 2025 | [10] |
Hat-tricks
[edit]† Bold Club indicates winner of the match.
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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Rahmatganj MFS | Dhaka Wanderers | (H) 6–1 | 4 January 2025 | [11] |
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Bashundhara Kings | Fakirerpool YMC | (A) 7–2 | 20 May 2025 | [12] |
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Rahmatganj MFS | Bangladesh Police FC | (H) 4–1 | 27 May 2025 | [13] |
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Mohammedan SC | Fakirerpool YMC | (A) 6–1 | 27 May 2025 | [14] |
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Bashundhara Kings | Dhaka Wanderers | (H) 5–3 | 27 May 2025 | [14] |
Most assists
[edit]- As of 29 May 2025
Rank | Player | Team | Assists[15] |
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Bashundhara Kings | 8 |
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Mohammedan SC | 8 | |
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Bashundhara Kings | 7 |
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Bashundhara Kings | 6 |
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Rahmatganj MFS | 6 | |
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Mohammedan SC | 6 | |
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Rahmatganj MFS | 6 |
Clean sheets by goalkeepers
[edit]- As of 29 May 2025
Rank | Player | Club | Matches | Cleansheets[16] | Clean sheets % |
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Dhaka Abahani | 15 | 11 | 60% |
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Bangladesh Police FC | 17 | 5 | 28% |
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Fortis FC | 13 | 5 | 38% | |
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Mohammedan SC | 11 | 4 | 36% |
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Brothers Union | 9 | 4 | 44% |
Teams with the most Clean Sheets
[edit]Rank | Team | Matches | Cleansheets[17] | Clean sheets % |
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1 | Dhaka Abahani | 18 | 11 | 61.00% |
2 | Mohammedan SC | 17 | 7 | 41.00% |
Bashundhara Kings | 18 | 7 | 39.00% | |
Brothers Union | 18 | 7 | 39.00% | |
5 | Bangladesh Police FC | 18 | 6 | 33.00% |
6 | Fortis FC | 18 | 5 | 28.00% |
7 | Rahmatganj MFS | 17 | 4 | 24.00% |
8 | Dhaka Wanderers | 18 | 2 | 11.00% |
Chittagong Abahani | 18 | 2 | 11.00% | |
Fakirerpool YMC | 18 | 2 | 11.00% |
Discipline
[edit]Player
[edit]- As of 29 May 2025
- Most yellow cards: 8
Sohel Rana (Bashundhara Kings)
- As of 29 May 2025
- Most red cards: 1
- (13 players)
Clubs
[edit]Yellow cards:
- As of 29 May 2025
Rank | Club | Yellow cards[18] |
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1 | Bashundhara Kings | 35 |
2 | Mohammedan SC | 34 |
3 | Chittagong Abahani | 33 |
Dhaka Wanderers | ||
Brothers Union | ||
6 | Dhaka Abahani | 29 |
7 | Bangladesh Police FC | 27 |
8 | Fortis FC | 26 |
9 | Fakirerpool YMC | 22 |
10 | Rahmatganj MFS | 20 |
Total | 292 |
Red cards:
- As of 29 May 2025
Rank | Club | Red cards/Sent off[18] |
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1 | Fortis FC | 3 |
Mohammedan SC | ||
2 | Bangladesh Police FC | 2 |
Brothers Union | ||
3 | Fakirerpool YMC | 1 |
Dhaka Abahani | ||
Bashundhara Kings | ||
Total | 13 |
See also
[edit]- 2024 Bangladesh Challenge Cup
- 2024–25 Federation Cup (Bangladesh)
- 2024–25 Bangladesh Championship League
References
[edit]- ^ আবাহনীই রানার্সআপ. Jugantor (in Bengali). 29 May 2025. Archived from the original on 29 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "নতুন মৌসুমের দলবদলের তারিখ প্রকাশ". offsidebangladesh.com (in Bengali). 3 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Kings emerge champions for record fourth time a row". Dhaka Tribune. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "দলবদলের আগাম ঘোষণা". kalerkantho.com (in Bengali). 3 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "ফুটবলে দলবদল: যে সিদ্ধান্ত নিল বাফুফে". jugantor.com (in Bengali). 3 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ জাতীয় দলের দায়িত্ব ছেড়ে ফর্টিসে কায়সার. Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- ^ মোহামেডানের হাল আলফাজের হাতে. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ^ "Registration of foreign footballers increases to six". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ^ "দশ জন নিয়েও মোহামেডানের বড় জয়". Dhaka Post (in Bengali). 4 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ^ "Mohammedan extend lead". The Financial Express. 11 January 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ "একাই করলেন ৬ গোল! দেড় যুগ পর বাংলাদেশের ফুটবলে এমন কীর্তি". jagonews24.com (in Bengali). 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ^ "Rakib stars in Kings' 7-2 thumping of Fakirerpool". The Daily Star. 20 May 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ "হ্যাটট্রিকময় দিনে রানার্সআপ আবাহনী". dailynayadiganta.com (in Bengali). 27 May 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ a b "A day of hat-tricks as Kings finish on a high". Daily Sun. 27 May 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ "BPL 2024–25 most assists statistics". www.footystats.com. 29 November 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "2024–25 BPL clean sheets statistics". footystats.org. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "2024–25 BPL Team with most clean sheets statistics". footystats.org. 29 November 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ a b "2024–25 Bangladesh Premier League cards statistics". www.int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 December 2024.