2012–13 Bangladesh Football Premier League

The 2012–13 Bangladesh Premier league is also known as Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier League due to the sponsorship from Grameenphone. It was the 6th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League. The league started on 13 November 2012 and finished on 8 May 2013.[1][2]

Bangladesh Premier League
Season2012–13
Dates13 November 2012 - 8 May 2013
ChampionsSheikh Russell
RelegatedArambagh
AFC President's CupSheikh Russell
Matches played72
Goals scored162 (2.25 per match)
Top goalscorer12 goals
Ghana Osei Morrison
Biggest home winSheikh Jamal DC 4–0 Arambagh KS
(29 December 2012)
Biggest away winArambagh KS 0–6 Sheikh Russel KC
(4 January 2013)
Highest scoringTeam BJMC 3–4 Sheikh Russel KC
(3 February 2013)
Longest winning run4 matches
Sheikh Russel KC
Longest unbeaten run11 matches
Sheikh Jamal DC
Longest winless run7 matches
Brothers Union
Longest losing run6 matches
Feni Soccer Club
Brothers Union
2012

Nine teams competed with each other on a home and away basis with Sheikh Russell claiming their first Bangladesh Premier League championship and qualification to the 2014 AFC President's Cup. While Arambagh suffered relegation.

2012–13 Bangladesh Premier League teams and locations

Dhaka
Feni
Gopalganj
Locations of teams in the 2012-13 Bangladesh Premier League

Rahmatganj MFS and Farashganj SC, both representing the city of Dhaka were relegated last season. No teams appeared to replace them so the league would feature only nine sides.

ClubStadiumLocation
ArambaghBangabandhu National StadiumDhaka
Brothers UnionBangabandhu National StadiumDhaka
Abahani Limited DhakaBangabandhu National StadiumDhaka
Mohammedan SCBangabandhu National StadiumDhaka
Feni Soccer ClubShaheed Salam StadiumFeni
Muktijoddha SangsadSheikh Fazlul Haque Mani StadiumGopalganj
Sheikh JamalBangabandhu National StadiumDhaka
Sheikh RussellBangabandhu National StadiumDhaka
Team BJMCBangabandhu National StadiumDhaka

Standings

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Sheikh Russel KC (C, Q)1612223014+16382014 AFC President's Cup and 2015 AFC Cup
2Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club169432110+1131
3Abahani Limited Dhaka168532315+829
4Team BJMC167542318+526
5Mohammedan Sporting Club167451717025
6Muktijoddha Sangsad165471413+119
7Feni Soccer Club1633101323−1012
8Brothers Union162591423−911
9Arambagh KS (R)163013729−229Bangladesh Championship League
Updated to match(es) played on 2 February 2013. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualify for the AFC competition; (R) Relegated

Season statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 162 goals scored in 72 matches, for an average of 2.25 goals per match (as of 9 March 2013).

12 goals

9 goals

7 goals

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goals

† Bold Club indicates winner of the match

PlayerClubOpponentResultDate
Moniruzzaman MamunArambagh KSAbahani Limited Dhaka1–224 November 2012

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
Osei MorrisonMohammedan SCBrothers Union3–014 November 2012

References