1995 Dhaka Premier Division League

Dhaka Premier Division League
Season1995
Dates12 August – 1 October 1995
ChampionsDhaka Abahani
Relegated
Asian Club ChampionshipMohammedan
Matches played90
Goals scored206 (2.29 per match)
Top goalscorer12 goals
Imtiaz Ahmed Nakib (Muktijoddha Sangsad)
1994
1996

The 1995 Dhaka Premier Division League, also known as the Lifebuoy Premier League for sponsorship reasons, was the 44th season of the top-tier football league in Bangladesh and the 3rd season of the Premier Division, following its succession from the First Division as the top-tier. A total of ten teams participated in the league which ran from 30 June to 17 December 1996.[1]

Venue

The Dhaka Stadium in Dhaka was the sole venue for the league.

Dhaka
Dhaka Stadium
Capacity: 36,000

Teams

The following ten clubs participated in Dhaka Premier Division League during 1995 season.

Club Last season Head coach Captain
Arambagh 6th Wazed Gazi Mahabub Hossain Roksy
Agrani Bank 7th Abdul Hamid Mohammed Shoriful
Brothers Union 4th Shahiduddin Ahmed Selim Pijush Nandi
Dhaka Abahani 1st Valery Bogdanov Monem Munna
Fakirerpool 8th Kazi Alfatul Haque Monwar Hossain Montu
Farashganj Promoted Nurul Haque Ratan Kumar
Mohammedan 3rd Kadiri Ikhana Nurul Haque Manik
Muktijoddha Sangsad 2nd Shafiqul Islam Manik Saiful Bari Titu
Rahmatganj Promoted Mohammed Mala Mohammed Nazim
Wari Club 5th A.M. Abdullah Saik Abdur Razzak

Coaching changes

Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming head coach Date of appointment
Mohammedan Kadiri Ikhana Sacked Unknown Unknown Abu Yusuf[2] Unknown

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dhaka Abahani (C) 18 13 4 1 29 8 +21 43
2 Mohammedan 18 13 3 2 35 13 +22 42 Qualification for the 1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup[a]
3 Muktijoddha Sangsad 18 10 3 5 31 16 +15 33
4 Fakirerpool 18 7 6 5 24 19 +5 27
5 Arambagh 18 3 11 4 17 18 −1 20
6 Agrani Bank 18 5 5 8 18 24 −6 20
7 Farashganj 18 3 8 7 11 19 −8 17
8 Brothers Union 18 3 7 8 17 23 −6 16
9 Rahmatganj (R) 18 2 5 11 13 31 −18 11 Relegation to the 1996 First Division League
10 Wari Club (R) 18 1 8 9 11 35 −24 11
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified as champions of the 1995 Bangladesh Federation Cup

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Imtiaz Ahmed Nakib Muktijoddha Sangsad 12
2 Sheikh Mohammad Aslam Dhaka Abahani 9
Andrey Kazakov Mohammedan
Mizanur Rahman Mizan Brothers Union
Mosharaf Hossain Tutul Agrani Bank
6 Shahidul Ahmed Ranjan Mohammedan 8

References

  1. ^ "Bangladesh 1995". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  2. ^ "আমি হয়তো ছিলাম সেই সময়ের আদর্শ ফুটবলার". Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). September 16, 2015. Archived from the original on 25 November 2023.