National Football Championship (Bangladesh)

The National Football Championship is a semi-professional association football tournament of Bangladesh which is contested by districts and government institutions of the country. It was country's top division league from 2000 to 2006 until it was replaced by the Bangladesh Premier League in 2007. In 2020, the league was rebranded with a new format and resumed after 13 years.[1] The league is hosted and organized by the Bangladesh Football Federation.[2]

National Football Championship
Founded2000
Region Bangladesh
Number of teams78 (2020)
Current championsDhaka Mohammedan (second title)
Most successful team(s)Dhaka Mohammedan (two titles)
2020 Bangabandhu National Football Championship

Sponsorship

Nitol-Tata Group was the title sponsor of this competition from 2001 to 2005.[3] For sponsorship reason, the competition was also known as Nitol-Tata National Football League.

Period Sponsor Amount Print Media Ref.
2000 Grameen Phone 3 lakhs BDT UNB
2001–2005 Tata Motors 25 lakhs BDT Daily Inqilab
2020 Walton Group 8 lakhs BDT Prothom Alo

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Winners

Winners were:[2]

Season Winner
2000Abahani Limited (Dhaka)
2001–2002Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)
2003Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
2004Brothers Union
2005–2006Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)
2020

Statistics by club
Team Winner
Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)2
Abahani Limited (Dhaka)1
Muktijoddha SKC1
Brothers Union1

References
  1. "Nat'l football C'ships back after 13 years". The Daily Star. 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  2. "Bangladesh - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  3. "Nitol-Tata steps up again". Dhaka Tribune. 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
  4. "Nat 'l be powered by Walton Smart Fridge". Dhaka Tribune. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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