2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League (football)

The 2019–20 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.

Bangladesh Premier League
Season2019–20
Dates13 February – 15 March 2020
ChampionsNot awarded
RelegatedNo relegation
Matches played36
Goals scored95 (2.64 per match)
Top goalscorer5 goals
Eleta Kingsley (Arambagh KS)
Sunday Chizoba (Dhaka Abahani)
Biggest home winDhaka Abahani 4–0 Dhaka Mohammedan
(4 March 2020)
Biggest away winUttar Baridhara SC 1–4 Dhaka Mohammedan
(14 March 2020)
Highest scoringBashundhara Kings 3–4 Chittagong Abahani
(15 March 2020)
Longest winning runSheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
(4 matches)
Longest unbeaten runSheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
(4 matches)
Longest winless runBrothers Union
(5 matches)
Longest losing runMuktijoddha Sangsad KC
(3 matches)
← 2018–19
2021 →
All statistics correct as of 15 March 2020.

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
Locations of the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League teams
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 Sheikh Jahidur Rahman Didarul Houqe
Bangladesh Police FC Nicolas Vitorović Nazmul Islam Rasel Nasir Group
Bashundhara Kings Óscar Bruzón[4] Daniel Colindres Bashundhara Group Club manufactured kit
Brothers Union Reza Parkas[5] Faisal Mahmud Biswas Builders Limited
Chittagong Abahani Limited Maruful Haque Didier Brossou Saif Power Battery Noor Enterprise
Dhaka Abahani Limited Mário Lemos Nabib Newaj Jibon
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Limited Sean Brendan Lane Uryu Nagata
Lt.Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited Shafiqul Islam Manik Monday Osagie
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Abdul Qaium Sentu Norito Hashiguchi
Rahmatganj MFS Syed Golam Jilani Momodou Bah Tiger Cement
Saif Sporting Club Drago Mamić Jamal Bhuyan Saif Power Battery
Sheikh Russel KC Saiful Bari Titu Ashraful Islam Rana Bashundhara Cement
Uttar Baridhara SC Alfaz Ahmed[6] 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 :
: 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
Arambagh KS First Mickael Yonta Mostafa Kahraba Eleta Benjamin Jr. Eleta Kingsley
Second
Bangladesh Police FC First Antonio Laskov Aidar Mambetaliev Artur Muladjanov Luka Rotković Sidney Rivera
Second
Bashundhara Kings First Nicolás Delmonte Daniel Colindres[7] Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov Mohamad Jalal Kdouh Akhtam Nazarov[8]
Second Hernán Barcos
Brothers Union First Jean Jules Ikanga Lancine Touré Kingsley Chigozie Otabek Valijonov Tuychibaev Murodjon
Second
Chittagong Abahani Ltd. First Nixon Guylherme Didier Brossou Matthew Chinedu Ikbol Bobohonov Shukurali Pulatov
Second
Dhaka Abahani Ltd. First Maílson Alves[9] Alaaeldin Nasr Elmagraby Kervens Belfort Edgar Bernhardt Sunday Chizoba
Second
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. First Uryu Nagata Souleymane Diabate Ousmane Berthe Stanley Onyekachi Amadi Ugochukwu Obi Moneke[10]
Second
Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd. First Omar Jobe Solomon King Kanform Ballo Famoussa Yusuke Kato Monday Osagie
Second
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC First Albert Frank Paul Emile Biyaga Ismael Bangoura Norito Hashiguchi Cyril Oriaku
Second
Rahmatganj MFS First Momodou Bah Younoussa Camara Kastan Igwe Siyovush Asrorov Akobir Turaev
Second
Saif Sporting Club First Deiner Córdoba Murolimzhon Akhmedov Emery Bayisenge[11] Fayia Kobba Jr.[12] Jahongir Ergashev
Second
Sheikh Russel KC First Chris Herd Alison Udoka Raphael Odovin Onwrebe Pedro Henrique Oliveira Alisher Azizov
Second
Uttar Baridhara SC First Leonardo Vieira Lima Sangare Issouf Landing Darboe Simon Ezeodika Obieze 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:

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

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goals

Source: Soccerway

Hat-tricks

† Bold Club indicates winner of the match

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
Sunday Chizoba 4Dhaka AbahaniMuktijoddha Sangsad KC4–115 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. 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. 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.
  13. "A very special Sunday show puts Abahani on top". Dhaka Tribune. March 15, 2020.


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