2024–25 Bangladesh Premier League (football)
Season | 2024–25 |
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Dates | 29 November 2024 – 29 May 2025 |
Champions | Mohammedan SC (1st BPL title 20th Bangladeshi title) |
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 | Samuel Boateng (Rahmatganj MFS) (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
Changes
Promoted from 2023–24 BCL | Relegated from 2023–24 BPL | Withdrew from 2024 to 2025 BPL |
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Fakirerpool YMC Dhaka Wanderers |
None |
Stadiums and locations
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
Team | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (chest) |
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Dhaka Abahani | Maruful Haque | Mohammad Ridoy | BIRD | |
Bangladesh Police FC | Mahabubul Haque Juwel | Isa Faysal | Club Manufactured | |
Bashundhara Kings | Valeriu Tita | Miguel Figueira | Club Manufactured | |
Brothers Union | Omar Sise | Mohamed Sohel Rana | Club Manufactured | LABAID |
Chittagong Abahani | Saifur Rahman Moni | Tawhidul Alam Sabuz | Designex | Ashiyan Group |
Dhaka Wanderers | Tajuddin Taju | Mohammad Emon | Club Manufactured | |
Fakirerpool YMC | Albert Lyapin | Raficul Islam | Enadeka | |
Fortis FC | Masud Parvez Kaiser[6] | Pa Omar Babou | TORR | TORR Limited |
Mohammedan SC | Alfaz Ahmed[7] | Souleymane Diabate | Sports Apparel Design | Max Group |
Rahmatganj MFS | Kamal Babu | Md Sayde | BIRD |
Coaching changes
Team | Outgoing Coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming Coach | Date of appointment |
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Bashundhara Kings | Oscar Bruzon | Mutual Consent | 7 July 2024 | Pre-season | Valeriu Tita | 9 July 2024 |
Brothers Union | Azmol Hossain Biddyut | Mutual Consent | 1 June 2024 | Pre-season | Omar Sise | July 2024 |
Bangladesh Police | Aristică Cioabă | Mutual Consent | 1 June 2024 | Pre-season | Mahabubul Haque Juwel | 1 August 2024 |
Dhaka Abahani | Andrés Cruciani | Mutual Consent | 1 June 2024 | Pre-season | Maruful Haque | 17 September 2024 |
Fakirerpool YMC | Imtiaz Khan Lablu | Demoted to an assistant coach role | 1 May 2024 | Pre-season | Albert Lyapin | 1 October 2024 |
Dhaka Wanderers | Abu Yusuf | Mutual Consent | 1 May 2024 | Pre-season | Shahadat Hossain | 1 November 2024 |
Chittagong Abahani | Md. Tajuddin Taju | Mutual Consent | 1 June 2024 | Pre-season | Saifur Rahman Moni | 1 November 2024 |
Dhaka Wanderers | Shahadat Hossain | Demoted to an assistant coach role | 17 April 2025 | 9th | Md. Tajuddin Taju | 17 April 2025 |
Fakirerpool YMC | Albert Lyapin | Mutual Consent | 9 May 2025 | 8th | Swapan Kumar Das | 10 May 2025 |
Foreign players
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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Dhaka Abahani | Raphael Augusto | Emeka Ogbugh | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Bangladesh Police | Danilo Quipapá | Yerson Gutierrez | Alexander Moreno | Luis Ibarra | Jahongir Qurbonboyev | — | — | Tobias Quantina |
Bashundhara Kings | Juan Lescano | Daciel | Fernandes | Miguel Figueira | Evans Etti | Asror Gafurov | — | Jared Khasa Ejeh Isaiah |
Brothers Union | Assan Njie | Edrissa Jallow | Zakaria Darboe | Mouhamed Becaye Diarra | Mfon Udoh | Akobir Turaev | — | Maxi Cessay Mustapha Drammeh Sene Cheikh Hiromitsu Shimo |
Chittagong Abahani | Youssouf Bamba | Diamond Kwasi Adiefe | Junior Kofi Dabanka | Lansana Louis Beavogui | Wilson Medina | — | — | — |
Dhaka Wanderers | Gustavo Ribeiro | Suleiman Sillah | Khusan Ganizhonov | Shavkatjon Sattorov | — | — | — | — |
Fakirerpool YMC | Ben Ibrahim Ouattara | Mohamed Fofana | Segun Oduduwa | Evgeniy Kochnev | Sardor Jakhonov | Solibek Karimov | — | Akobir Turaev |
Fortis FC | Essa Jallow | Omar Sarr | Pa Omar Babou | Ojukwu David Ifegwu | Valeriy Gryshyn | Jasur Jumaev | — | — |
Mohammedan SC | Mounzir Couldiati | Souleymane Diabate | Emmanuel Agbaji | Sunday Emmanuel | Muzaffar Muzaffarov | Edward Morillo | Ernest Boateng | — |
Rahmatganj MFS | Mostafa Kahraba | Felix Tetteh | Mamoud Oshie | Samuel Boateng | Iskandar Siddikzhonov | Solomon King Kanform | — | — |
Foreign players by confederation
Foreign players by confederation | |
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AFC | Uzbekistan(11) |
CAF | Burkina Faso(1), Egypt(1), Gambia(8), Ghana(7), Mali(2), Nigeria(5) Senegal(2), |
CONMEBOL | Argentina(1), Brazil(6), Paraguay(3), Venezuela(1) |
League table
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 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 55 | −41 | 10 | |
10 | Chittagong Abahani | 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; (W) Cup Winner
Notes:
- ^ Mohammedan doesn't possess a AFC Challenge League lisence.
- ^ as Federation Cup winners.
Results
Results table
Results by games
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.
Leader | |
Runners-up |
Season statistics
Goalscorers
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)
- 4 Goals
- Raphael Augusto (Dhaka Abahani)
- Sourav Dewan (Mohammedan SC)
- Shekh Morsalin (Bashundhara Kings)
- Akobir Turaev (Brothers Union)
- Mamoud Oshie (Rahmatganj MFS)
- Mfon Udoh (Brothers Union)
- 3 Goals
- Md Taj Uddin (Rahmatganj MFS)
- Enamul Islam Gazi (Dhaka Abahani)
- Emeka Ogbugh (Dhaka Abahani)
- Topu Barman (Bashundhara Kings)
- Mojibur Rahman Jony (Bashundhara Kings)
- Sardor Jakhonov (Fakirerpool YMC)
- Muzaffar Muzaffarov (Mohammedan SC)
- M B Diarra (Brothers Union)
- Zakaria Darboe (Brothers Union)
- Sumon Reza (Dhaka Abahani)
- Mohammad Ridoy (Dhaka Abahani)
- Sakib Bepari (Dhaka Wanderers)
- Dipok Roy (Bangladesh Police)
- Mohammad Ibrahim (Dhaka Abahani)
- 2 Goals
- Rajon Howladar (Rahmatganj MFS)
- Sohel Rana (Bashundhara Kings)
- Jared Khasa (Bashundhara Kings)
- Manik Hossain Molla (Bangladesh Police)
- Sazzad Hossain (Brothers Union)
- 1 Goal
- Mohammad Abdullah (Fortis)
- Minhajul Abedin Ballu (Mohammedan SC)
- Arman Foysal Akash (Dhaka Abahani)
- Eleta Kingsley (Brothers Union)
- Imtiaz Sultan Jitu (Chittagong Abahani)
- Jafar Iqbal (Dhaka Abahani)
- Joyonto Kumar Roy (Bangladesh Police)
- Md Sayed Hossen Sayem (Fakirerpool YMC)
- Mohammed Asadul Molla (Dhaka Abahani)
- Mohammed Fahim Morshed (Chittagong Abahani)
- Monjurur Rahman Manik (Fortis)
- Morshedul Islam (Bangladesh Police)
- Rahmat Mia (Brothers Union)
- Raju Ahmed Zisan (Mohammedan SC)
- Rafayel Tudu (Fakirerpool YMC)
- Saief Shamsud (Dhaka Wanderers)
- Shahriar Emon (Dhaka Abahani)
- Shakil Hossain (Dhaka Abahani)
- Shakil Ali (Dhaka Wanderers)
- Shah Quazem Kirmane (Bangladesh Police)
- Mounzir Coulidiati (Mohammedan SC)
- Essa Jallow (Fortis)
- Maxi Cessay (Brothers Union)
- Mustapha Drammeh (Brothers Union)
- Omar Sarr (Fortis)
- Ernest Boateng (Mohammedan SC)
- Felix Tetteh (Rahmatganj MFS)
- Emmanuel Tony Agbaji (Mohammedan SC)
- Valeriy Hryshyn (Fortis)
- Yevgeniy Kochnev (Fakirerpool YMC)
Own goals
† Bold Club indicates winner of the match.
Player | Club | Opponent | Result | Date | Ref |
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Md Salim Reza | Chittagong Abahani | Mohammedan SC | 1–5 | 4 January 2025 | [11] |
Tutul Hossain Badsha | Bashundhara Kings | Fakirerpool YMC | 5–1 | 10 January 2025 |
Hat-tricks
† Bold Club indicates winner of the match.
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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Samuel Boateng6 | Rahmatganj MFS | Dhaka Wanderers | (H) 6–1 | 4 January 2025 | [12] |
Rakib Hossain4 | Bashundhara Kings | Fakirerpool YMC | (A) 7–2 | 20 May 2025 | |
Samuel Boateng | Rahmatganj MFS | Bangladesh Police FC | (H) 4–1 | 27 May 2025 | |
Souleymane Diabate5 | Mohammedan SC | Fakirerpool YMC | (A) 6–1 | 27 May 2025 | |
Shekh Morsalin | Bashundhara Kings | Dhaka Wanderers | (H) 5–3 | 27 May 2025 |
Most assists
- As of 29 May 2025
Rank | Player | Team | Assists[13] |
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1 | Sohel Rana | Bashundhara Kings | 8 |
2 | Miguel Figueira | Bashundhara Kings | 6 |
Mostafa Kahraba | Rahmatganj MFS | 6 | |
Muzaffar Muzaffarov | Mohammedan SC | 6 | |
5 | Manik Hossain Molla | Bangladesh Police FC | 5 |
Clean sheets by goalkeepers
- As of 29 May 2025
Rank | Player | Club | Matches | Cleansheets[14] | Clean sheets % |
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1 | Mitul Marma | Dhaka Abahani | 15 | 11 | 60% |
2 | Rakibul Hasan Tushar | Bangladesh Police FC | 17 | 5 | 28% |
Md Sarwar Jahan Nipu | Fortis FC | 13 | 5 | 38% | |
3 | Sujon Hossain | Mohammedan SC | 11 | 4 | 36% |
Pappu Hossain | Brothers Union | 9 | 4 | 44% |
Teams with the most Clean Sheets
Rank | Team | Matches | Cleansheets[15] | 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
Player
- 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
- Yellow cards:
- As of 29 May 2025
Rank | Club | Yellow cards[16] |
---|---|---|
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[16] |
---|---|---|
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
- 2024 Bangladesh Challenge Cup
- 2024–25 Federation Cup (Bangladesh)
- 2024–25 Bangladesh Championship League
References
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