2017–18 Bangladesh Football Premier League

Bangladesh Premier League
Season2017–18
Dates28 July 2017-13 January 2018
ChampionsDhaka Abahani
(6th titles)
RelegatedFarashganj SC
AFC CupDhaka Abahani
Saif Sporting Club
Matches played132
Goals scored302 (2.29 per match)
Top goalscorer15 Goals
Solomon King Kanform
Raphael Odovin Onwrebe
(Shiekh Jamal)
Highest scoringArambagh KS 4-6 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
11 December 2017
Longest winning run9 Matches
Dhaka Abahani
Longest unbeaten run14 Matches
Saif Sporting Club
Longest winless run18 Matches
Rahmatganj MFS
Longest losing run5 Matches
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC

The 2017–18 Bangladesh Football Premier League (also known as SAIF Power Battery Bangladesh Premier League for sponsorship reasons[1]) is the tenth season of the Bangladesh Premier League since its establishment in 2007. A total of 12 teams are competing in the league. Saif Global Sports are the right holder of BPL's tenth edition and they accommodate the advertising, branding, TV transmission, radio, marketing rights of the Bangladesh Premier League 2016–17. The league started from July 28, 2017. Fakirerpool Young Men's Club was promoted as the champion of 2016 BCL season. They were the 13th team to took part in this season, but they did not, due to fund crisis.[2]

Dhaka Abahani are the defending champions, having won their Bangladesh Premier League title the previous season.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

The matches were held in a single venue.

Dhaka
Locations of teams in Bangladesh Premier League 2017-18
Stadium Location
Bangabandhu Stadium Dhaka

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Head Coach Captain Shirt sponsor Kit manufacturer
Brothers Union Nicolas Vitorovic Ashraful Karim Biswas Builders Limited
Chittagong Abahani Limited Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu Zahid Hossain SAIF Powertec Limited
Dhaka Abahani Limited Atiqur Rahman Mamun Miah
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Limited Rashed Ahmed Pappu Jahid Hasan Ameli Orion Group
Farashganj SC Mohidur Rahman Joshimuddin Sujon
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Masud Parvez Kaiser Saidul Haque
Rahmatganj MFS Kamal Babu Naimur Rahman Sahed Tiger Cement
Saif Sporting Club Ryan Northmore Jamal Bhuyan SAIF Powertec Limited
Lt.Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited Mahabub Hossain Roksy Didarul Haque
Sheikh Moni Arambagh KS Maruful Haque Abu Sufiyan Sufil
Sheikh Russel KC Shafiqul Islam Manik Shahedul Alam Shahed Bashundhara Cement Bashundhara Group
Team BJMC Saidul Islam Arifuzzaman Himel

Managerial Changes

Team Outgoing Manager Incoming Manager Appointment
Brothers Union Giovanni Scanu Nicolas Vitorovic After Round 4 of 1st leg[3]
Dhaka Mohammedan Syed Nayeemuddin Rashed Ahmed Pappu
Saif Sporting Club Kim Grant Ryan Northmore Mid-transfer Window
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Joseph Afusi Mahabub Hossain

Roksy

After Round 1 of Leg 2
Farashganj SC Mohammad Abu Yusuf Mohidur Rahman
Dhaka Abahani Drago Mamić Atiqur Rahman
Chittagong Abahani Saiful Bari Titu Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu After Round 9 of Leg 2
Team BJMC Jakaria Babu Saidul Islam

Foreign Players

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Former players
Brothers Union Siyo Zunapio Twum Frank Walson Augustin Samuel Adams
Chittagong Abahani Ltd. Afeez Oladipo Mufta Lawal Ndukaku Udoka Alison Leonel Saint-Preux
Dhaka Abahani Ltd. Landing Darboe Samad Yussif Emeka Onuoha Sunday Chizoba
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. Nkwocha Kingsley Chigozie Samuel Adams Samson Iliasu Walson Augustin
Farashganj SC Lamine Camara Malick Mendy Matthew Chinedu
Lt.Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd. Momodou Bah Raphael Odovin Solomon King
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Islam Mohamed Zaky Abass Inusah Ngwoke Ejike Collins
 Magalan Ugochukwu

Lionel William Ndoe Mekong

Rahmatganj MFS Mustapha Jatta Ismael Bangoura
 Monday Osagie Dawda Ceesay

Afeez Oladipo

Saif Sporting Club Alvi Fokou Fopa Deiner Córdoba Hember Valencia Wedson Anselme
Charlie Sheringham
Arambagh KS Jean Jules Ikanga Alamu Bukola Olaleken Kingsley Chukwudi Nkurumeh
Sheikh Russel KC Ahmed Said Dawda Ceesay Eleta Benjamin Jr. Islam Mohamed Zaky

Bidari García
Jacques Francois

Team BJMC Baybeck Esaie Yoko Samnic Steve Thomas Eleta Kingsley Ismael Bangoura

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dhaka Abahani Ltd.[a] (C, Q) 22 16 4 2 35 13 +22 52 Qualification to 2018 AFC Cup[b]
2 Sheikh Jamal DC 22 14 5 3 45 23 +22 47
3 Chittagong Abahani Ltd. 22 13 5 4 27 13 +14 44
4 Saif Sporting Club (Q) 22 11 8 3 30 16 +14 41 Qualification to 2018 AFC Cup[b]
5 Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. 22 9 5 8 31 26 +5 32
6 Sheikh Russel KC 22 6 9 7 21 21 0 27
7 Brothers Union 22 5 7 10 20 30 −10 22
8 Arambagh KS 22 5 6 11 25 35 −10 21
9 Team BJMC 22 4 8 10 15 27 −12 20
10 Rahmatganj MFS 22 3 9 10 19 30 −11 18
11 Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 22 5 3 14 18 33 −15 18
12 Farashganj SC (R) 22 4 5 13 16 35 −19 17 Relegation to BCL 2018–19
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2018. Source: FIFA
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualify for the AFC competition; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Dhaka Abahani Ltd. qualified 2018 AFC Cup by winning 2017 Bangladesh Federation Cup
  2. ^ a b Only Dhaka Abahani, Saif, and Mohammedan are eligible to represent Bangladesh in the AFC Cup.[4]

Season Statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 302 goals scored in 132 matches, for an average of 2.29 goals per match (as of February 2018).

15 goals

13 goals

10 goals

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: Soccerway

Own goals

† Bold Club indicates winner of the match

Player Club Opponent Result Date
Malick Mendy Farashganj SC Dhaka Abahani 0–2 30 July 2017
M. Monir Dhaka Mohammedan Sheikh Jamal DC 0–2 29 July 2017
Arafat Hossain Arambagh KS Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 0–2 9 August 2017
Ashraful Karim Brothers Union Arambagh KS 1–2 18 August 2017
Ndukaku Alison Chittagong Abahani Sheikh Russel KC 3–1 12 August 2017
Jalal Miya Arambagh KS Sheikh Jamal DC 1–3 21 August 2017
Shaharier Bappy Arambagh KS Sheikh Jamal DC 1–3 21 August 2017
Eleta Benjamin Jr. Sheikh Russel KC Farashganj SC 2–1 27 August 2017
Siyo Zunapio Brothers Union Chittagong Abahani 0–2 10 September 2017
Arup Kumar Baidya Sheikh Russel KC Saif SC 1–2 2 January 2018

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref
Hember Valencia Saif Sporting Club Brothers Union 5–0 26 August 2017 [5]
Raphael Odovin 4 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Farashganj SC 5–0 13 October 2017 [6]
Raphael Odovin Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Arambagh KS 6–4 11 December 2017 [7]

4 Player scored 4 goals.

Discipline

Player

References

  1. ^ "Saif Power title sponsors of BPL". BFF. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  2. ^ প্রিমিয়ারে খেলতে চায় না ফকিরেরপুল. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Brothers fly in Serbian coach". The Daily Star. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Abahani get AFC Cup finals ticket". Dhaka Tribune. 27 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Hember treble inspires Saif Sporting rout". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Sheikh Jamal thrash Farashganj in BPL". Daily Sun.
  7. ^ "Jamal, Arambagh contest 10-goal thriller". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
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