Dhaka Second Division Football League
The Dhaka Second Division Football League (Bengali: ঢাকা দ্বিতীয় বিভাগ ফুটবল লীগ) is the fourth-tier football league in Bangladesh and the second-highest league division in Dhaka.[2] The league was officially founded in 1948 as the second tier of the First Division – Dhaka League, when Bangladesh was under Pakistani rule.
Logo of 2021–22 season | |
| Founded | 1948[1] |
|---|---|
| First season | 1948 |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Number of teams | 18 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 (1948–1992) 3 (1993–2011) 4 (2012–present) |
| Promotion to | Dhaka Senior Division League |
| Relegation to | Dhaka Third Division League |
| Current champions | Jatrabari Jhatika Shangshad |
| Most championships | Unknown |
| TV partners | Bangladesh Football Federation (on Facebook and YouTube) |
| Website | bff.com.bd |
| Current: 2022–23 Dhaka Second Division Football League | |
Until 1992, it served as the second tier of Bangladeshi football before being replaced by the now-defunct Dhaka First Division Football League (1993–2006 second-tier version). In 2012, the league was further demoted to become the country's fourth tier. The two top-finishing teams in the Super League round are automatically promoted to the Dhaka Senior Division League (formerly Dhaka League).[3][4][5]
The league is the second-highest division of semi-professional football in the country and is run by the Dhaka Metropolitan Football Committee under the supervision of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).[6]
Format edit
- As of 2022–2023
- 15 clubs mainly from Dhaka take part in the league.
- Clubs face each other in a single round league.
- The league champions and runners-up gain promotion to the Dhaka Senior Division Football League. While the bottom two positioned teams are relegated to the Dhaka Third Division Football League, which is the fifth-tier of Bangladeshi football.
Structure edit
| Level | League / Division |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bangladesh Premier League |
| 2 | Bangladesh Championship League |
| 3 | Dhaka Senior Division Football League |
| 4 | Dhaka Second Division Football League |
| 5 | Dhaka Third Division Football League |
| 6 | Bangladesh Pioneer Football League |
Results edit
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Second-tier league: 1948–1992 edit
| Season | Champion | Promoted Runners-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | East Pakistan Gymkhana | None | [7] |
| 1950 | Fire Service SC & Azad Sporting Club | None | [8] |
| 1951 | Bengal Government Press | None | [9] |
| 1952 | East End Club | None | [10] |
| 1953 | Central Printing Press & Stationery Club | None | [11] |
| 1955 | Dhakeswari Cotton Mill | None | [12] |
| 1957 | PWD Sports Club | None | [13] |
| 1958–59 | Kamal Sporting Club | None | [14] |
| 1964 | Rahmatganj MFS | None | [15] |
| 1965 | EPIDC | None | [16] |
| 1967 | East End Club | None | [8] |
| 1968 | Dilkusha SC | None | [17] |
| 1969 | Pakistan Sporting | None | [8] |
| 1870 | Iqbal Sporting Club | None | [18] |
| 1971 | Not Held | ||
| 1972 | Not completed | ||
| 1973 | BRTC Sports Club | None | [19] |
| 1974 | Brothers Union | None | [20] |
| 1975 | Shantinagar Club | None | [19] |
| 1976 | Sadharan Bima CSC | None | [19] |
| 1977 | Fire Service SC | None | [19] |
| 1978 | Dhanmondi Club | None | [19] |
| 1979 | Arambagh KS | None | [19] |
| 1980 | Farashganj SC | None | [19] |
| 1981 | Not Held | [19] | |
| 1982 | BRTC Sports Club | None | [21] |
| 1983 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | None | [22] |
| 1984 | PWD Sports Club | None | [23] |
| 1985 | Mirpur Chalantika KC | None | [24] |
| 1986 | Adamjee Jute Mills SSC | None | [25] |
| 1987 | Fakirerpool Young Men's Club | Agrani Bank SC | [26] |
| 1988–89 | Team BJMC | Wari Club | [27] |
| 1989–90 | Eskaton Sabuj Sangha Club | Police AC | [28] |
| 1990–91 | Not Held | ||
| 1991–92 | Bangladesh Boys Club | East End Club | [29] |
| From 1993 to 2006 the Dhaka First Division Football League acted as the second-tier. | |||
| From 2007 to 2011 the Dhaka Senior Division Football League acted as the second-tier. | |||
| Since 2012 the Bangladesh Championship League acts as the second-tier. | |||
Third-tier league: 1993–2011 edit
| Season | Champion | Promoted Runners-up | Promoted Third-place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From 1948 to 1992 the Dhaka Third Division Football League acted as the third-tier | ||||
| 1993–94 | Shantinagar Club | The Muslim Institute | None | [30] |
| 1994–95 | Police AC | Badda Jagoroni Club | None | [31] |
| 1996 | Shantinagar Club | Dhaka Wanderers Club | None | [32] |
| 1997–98 | Prantik KC[33] | The Muslim Institute | None | [34] |
| 1999–00 | PWD Sports Club[35] | Sadharan Bima CSC | None | [36] |
| 2000–01 | Not Held | [37] | ||
| 2001–02 | Sheikh Russel KC[38] | East End Club | Dhaka Wanderers Club[39] | [40] |
| 2003 | Mohakhali Ekadash | Dipali Jubo Sangha | None | [41] |
| 2004 | Unknown | |||
| 2005 | Unknown | |||
| 2006 | Unknown | |||
| 2007 | Unknown | |||
| 2008 | Uttar Baridhara Club | T&T Club Motijheel | None | [42] |
| Since 2012 the Dhaka Senior Division Football League acts as the third-tier. | ||||
Fourth-tier league: 2012–present edit
| Season | Champion | Promoted Runners-up | Promoted Third-place | Promoted Fourth-place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From 1981 to 1992 the Bangladesh Pioneer Football League acted as the fourth-tier | |||||
| From 1994 to 2011 the Dhaka Third Division Football League acted as the fourth-tier | |||||
| 2012 | Bashabo Tarun Sangha[43] | Friends Social Welfare Organization | Bangladesh Boys Club | Swadhinata KS | [44] |
| 2013–14 | Police AC[note 1] | PWD Sports Club | Kawran Bazar PS | Sadharan Bima CSC | [45] |
| 2014 | Not Held | [46] | |||
| 2015 | Not Held | [46] | |||
| 2016–17 | Koshaituli Somaj Kallyan Parishad | Nawabpur Krira Sangha | None | None | [47] |
| 2017–18 | Not Held | [46] | |||
| 2018–19 | Somaj Kallyan KS Mugda | East End Club | Dilkusha SC | None | [48] |
| 2019–20 | Not Held | [49] | |||
| 2020–21 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh | [50] | |||
| 2021–22 | Saif Sporting Club Youth Team | Siddikbazar Dhaka Jr. SC | None | None | [51] |
| 2022–23 | Jatrabari Jhatika Shangshad[52] | Arambagh FA | None | None | [53] |
Top scorers edit
| Season | Player | Club | Goals | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Kazi Salahuddin | Dilkusha SC | 14 | [54] |
| 1974 | Mohammed Mohsin | Brothers Union | 22 | [55] |
| 1982 | Monir Hossain Manu | BRTC Sports Club | 14 | [21] |
| 1983 | Shahinur Kabir Shimul | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 16 | [56] |
| 1984 | Mostafizur Rahman Mostak | PWD Sports Club | 17 | [57] |
| 1986 | Mohammed Noman | Rayer Bazar AC | 10 | [58] |
| 1987 | Mizanur Rahman Mizan | Fakirerpool Young Men's Club | 7 | [59] |
| 1988–89 | Tushar Barua | Team BJMC | 9 | [27] |
| 2001–02 | Bashir Ahmed | Mohakhali Ekadosh | 15 | [39] |
| 2021–22 | Saifullah Sardar | Jahid Ahsan Sohel KC | 14 | [51] |
| 2022–23 | Aryan Sikder | Jatrabari Jhatika Shangshad | 11 | [52] |
Match-Fixing edit
2017 edit
On 8 June 2017, Bangladesh Football Federation relegated Dhaka United Sports Club and Friends Social Welfare Organisation during the 2016–17 league after both clubs were found guilty of playing a fixed match. They were both fined Tk 50000, while three of the Dhaka United Sports Club players were suspended for different terms following their involvement in the fixed-match which led to Friends Social Welfare Organisation winning the game and thus avoiding relegation.[60]
2021–22 edit
On 10 November 2022, Bangladesh Football Federation found both BG Press Sports and Recreation Club and Khilgaon Football Academy guilty of match-fixing. Both clubs were also fined Tk5 lakhs each. BG Press had three points deducted, while the club general secretary, Shikdar Moshiur Rahman, head coach Md Delowar Hossain and team manager Md Rafiqul Islam Sarkar, were banned from football activities for six months. Five players of BG Press – Salman Rahman, Mostafizur Rahman, Shahin Alam Pranto, Swadhin Biswas and Mehedi Hasan were also banned for six months, while Md Tanis Mia has been suspended for three months. Khilgaon Football Academy were already relegated from the league, and the club's president Hazi Md Nazrul Islam, general secretary Md Rafiqul Islam, head coach Md Habibur Rahman and team manager Faruk Ahmed were banned from taking part in football activities for six months.[61]
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Notes edit
- ^ Police AC were directly promoted to the Bangladesh Championship League after meeting the cirterion required to enter the professional football league.
External links edit
- History of Dhaka Football at barta24.com
- Dhaka Football League Quiz at somewhereinblog
- Newspaper articles at kironsportsdesk.com