2022–23 Bangladesh Premier League (football)

The 2022–23 Bangladesh Premier League was the 15th season of the Bangladesh Premier League since its establishment in 2007. The league was contested by 11 teams including AFC Uttara and Fortis FC, who joined as the promoted clubs from the 2021–22 Championship League. The season started on 9 December 2022 and concluded on 22 July 2023.[1]

Bangladesh Premier League
Season2022–23
Dates9 December 2022–22 July 2023
ChampionsBashundhara Kings (4th title)
RelegatedAFC Uttara
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
AFC Challenge LeagueBashundhara Kings
Matches played110
Goals scored324 (2.95 per match)
Best PlayerBest Player:
Robinho Azevedo
(Bashundhara Kings)
Best Local Player:
Rakib Hossain
(Bashundhara Kings)
Top goalscorerOverall:
(20 goals)
Dorielton Gomes
(Bashundhara Kings)
Local Topscorer:
(8 goals)
Eleta Kingsley
(Abahani Limited Dhaka)
Best goalkeeperAnisur Rahman Zico
(11 Clean Sheets)
(Bashundhara Kings )
Biggest home winMohammedan SC 6–0 AFC Uttara
(7 July 2023)
Biggest away winAFC Uttara 0–7 Dhaka Abahani
(24 February 2023)
AFC Uttara 0–7 Bangladesh Police FC
(20 May 2023)
Highest scoringSheikh Russel KC 4–6 Bashundhara Kings
(26 May 2023)
Longest winning run10 matches
Bashundhara Kings
Longest unbeaten run14 matches
Bashundhara Kings
Longest winless run20 matches
AFC Uttara
Longest losing run5 matches
AFC Uttara
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC

Defending champions Bashundhara Kings won their four title in a row, making them the first-ever team to win four successive title in the country.[2] They secured the title beating Sheikh Russel KC in the highest scoring match of the season with three matches to spare.[3]

Rule changes from last season

  • A club can sign maximum of five foreigners including at least one player who hails from an AFC affiliated nation. However the AFC "3+1" foreign players rule (three players of any nationality and one from an AFC MA) will be in effect during the match.

Teams

Eleven teams are competing in the league – the top nine teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the BCL. The promoted teams are AFC Uttara and Fortis FC, who are new to the top flight. They replaced Swadhinata KS and Uttar Baridhara Club (both teams relegated after just one year back in the top flight).

Changes

Promoted from 2021–22 BCLRelegated from 2021–22 BPL
Fortis FC[4]
AFC Uttara
Uttar Baridhara Club

Swadhinata KS

  • Saif Sporting Club decided to quit from all kinds of football activities from the 2022–23 season due to financial reasons, resulting their exclusion from BPL.[5][6]

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
AFC UttaraMymensinghRafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium25,000
Bangladesh Police FCMymensinghRafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium25,000
Bashundhara KingsDhakaBashundhara Kings Arena14,000
Chittagong Abahani Ltd.MunshigonjBir Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium10,000
Dhaka Abahani Ltd.ComillaShaheed Dhirendranath Stadium18,000
Mohammedan SC Ltd.ComillaShaheed Dhirendranath Stadium18,000
Fortis FCRajshahiMuktijuddho Smriti Stadium15,000
Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd.GopalganjSheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium5,000
Muktijoddha Sangsad KCGopalganjSheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium5,000
Rahmatganj MFSMunshigonjBir Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium10,000
Sheikh Russel KCDhakaBashundhara Kings Arena14,000

Personnel and kits

TeamHead CoachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor (chest)
AFC Uttara Ali Asgar Nasir Istekharul Alam Shakil
Bangladesh Police FC Aristică Cioabă Monaem Khan Raju
Bashundhara Kings Óscar Bruzón[7] Topu BarmanClub manufactured kitBashundhara Group
Chittagong Abahani Mahbubul Haque [8] Shukurali PulatovIgnite Battery
Dhaka Abahani Mário Lemos Raphael Augusto
Mohammedan SC Alfaz Ahmed (interim)[9] Souleymane DiabateMax Group
Fortis FC Masud Parvez Kaiser[10] Danilo QuipapáTORR Limited
Sheikh Jamal DC Maruful Haque[11][12] Raihan HasanBashundhara Tissue
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Raja Isa Aminur Rahman Sajib
Rahmatganj MFS Kamal Babu Shokhrukhbek KholmatovTiger Cement
Sheikh Russel KC Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu Jamal BhuyanBashundhara Cement

Coaching changes

TeamOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in the tableIncoming coachDate of appointment
AFC Uttara Monowar Hossain MoynaDemoted to an assistant coach roleUnknownPre-season Ali Asgar NasirNovember 2022
Fortis FC Zahidur Rahman Milon MollaContract expiredSeptember 2022 Masud Parvez Kaisar[10]October 2022
Chittagong Abahani Maruful Haque[13]Signed by Sheikh Jamal DCOctober 2022 Saiful Bari Titu[14][15]November 2022
Rahmatganj MFS Syed Golam JilaniSigned by Bashundhara Kings WomenOctober 2022 Kamal BabuOctober 2022
Sheikh Jamal DC Joseph AfusiContract expiredOctober 2022 Maruful Haque[12][11]October 2022
Chittagong Abahani Saiful Bari Titu[16][17]Sacked12 February 202310th Mahbubul Haque[18][8]12 February 2023
Mohammedan SC Shafiqul Islam Manik[19]Sacked6 March 20236th Alfaz Ahmed (interim)[20]6 March 2023

Foreign players

Other foreign players.
AFC quota players.
No foreign player registered.

Bold names refer to players who have senior international cap(s) for their respective nations.

Note :
: players who released during winter transfer window;
: players who registered during winter transfer window.
ClubLegPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5
AFC UttaraFirst Nzau Miguel Lutumba José Luis Mosquera Reo Nakamura Sultanbek Momunov Lukman Adefemi
Second Richard Maturana Younoussa Camara Alan Koroev
Bangladesh Police FCFirst Mateo Palacios Behnam Habibi Almazbek Malikov Jose Alexander Hernandez Edward Morillo
Second Johan Arango Solibek Karimov
Bashundhara KingsFirst Dorielton Miguel Figueira Robinho Reza Khanzadeh Asror Gofurov
Second
Chittagong AbahaniFirst Yacouba Bamba Candy Augustine Ojukwu David Ifegwu Shukurali Pulatov
Second Mostafa Kahraba
Dhaka AbahaniFirst Getterson Raphael Augusto Daniel Colindres Peter Nworah Yousef Mohammad
Second Emeka Ogbugh
Mohammedan SCFirst Roger Duarte Meysam Shahmakvandzadeh Souleymane Diabate Muzaffar Muzaffarov Daniel Febles
Second Sunday Emmanuel
Fortis FCFirst Amredin Sharifi Danilo Quipapá Luiz Júnior Thiago Bonfim
Second Gaira Joof Pa Omar Babou
Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd.First Sulayman Sillah Jorge Aguilar Nodir Mavlonov Otabek Valizhonov Cornelius Stewart
Second
Muktijoddha Sangsad KCFirst Landry Ndikumana Soma Otani Adeyinka Najeem Emmanuel Uzochukwu Jimmy Dzingai
Second
Rahmatganj MFSFirst Jhoaho Rivelino Hinestroza Igor Cesar Rodrigues Santana Michael Fatkhullo Fatkhulloyev Shokhrukhbek Kholmatov
Second Ulysse Diallo Peter Ebimobowei Bunyod Shodiev
Sheikh Russel KCFirst Didier Brossou Junior Mapuku Mfon Udoh Timur Talipov
Second Kenneth Ikechukwu Andrew Marveggio

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Bashundhara Kings (C, Q)2018115113+3855Qualification for the AFC Challenge League play-off round
2Dhaka Abahani2012444518+2740
3Bangladesh Police FC2010553921+1835
4Mohammedan SC209563821+1732
5Sheikh Russel KC208663330+330
6Sheikh Jamal DC205962532−724
7Fortis FC205872325−223
8Chittagong Abahani204972635−921
9Rahmatganj MFS204791531−1619
10Muktijoddha Sangsad KC (R)2043131942−2315Relegation to Championship League
11AFC Uttara (R)2005151056−465
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualify for the AFC competition; (R) Relegated

Results

Results table

Home \ AwayAFCUBKBPFCCALDALFFCMSCMUKRAHSJDCSRKC
AFC Uttara1–10–71–10–70–10–60–12–31–31–1
Bashundhara Kings3–01–02–01–04–12–14–02–03–03–1
Police FC4–02–11–10–04–20–06–12–01–21–3
Ctg Abahani1–00–32–33–20–01–22–02–21–12–4
Dhaka Abahani1–01–24–15–11–12–03–24–03–03–1
Fortis FC4–00–21–11–10–20–12–00–01–10–1
Mohammedan6–00–11–12–21–13–42–03–11–11–2
Muktijoddha1–11–30–11–21–01–11–61–22–31–0
Rahmatganj1–00–40–21–01–21–10–10–20–00–0
Sheikh Jamal3–31–31–02–21–20–30–11–12–23–2
Sheikh Russel1–06–41–22–22–22–02–03–21–10–0
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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.

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
AFC Uttara11111110111111111111111111111111111111111111
Police FC3556644333344665333333
Bashundhara Kings1111111111111111111111
Ctg Abahani89891010101010101010101010101098878
Dhaka Abahani6423222222222222222222
Fortis FC7867776676777777777787
Mohammedan2245568867655356444444
Muktijoddha1010101199779988888881010101010
Rahmatganj4798889988999999989999
Sheikh Jamal5332333455566444666666
Sheikh Russel9674455544433533555555
Leader
Runners-up
Relegation to BCL
Source: Soccerway

Results by games

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
AFC UttaraLLLLLDLLDLDLLDLLDLLL
Police FCWDLDLWDWWDLDLLWWWWW-W
Bashundhara KingsWWWWWWWWWWDWWWLWWWWW-
Ctg AbahaniLDDLLDDLWDDLDWLWDDWL
Dhaka AbahaniDWWDWDWWLWWWLWLWDWLW
Fortis FCDLWDDDDLWDLLWDWLDLLW
MohammedanWDDLDLLWLWWDWLWDLWWW
MuktijoddhaLLLLWDLLLWLDWLDLLLLL
RahmatganjDLLWDWLWLLDLLWDWLDDL
Sheikh JamalDWWDWDLLDDDDWDDLLLWL
Sheikh RusselLWWLDLWWDLWDWDLLDWDW
Source: Soccerway
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Season statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 324 goals scored in 110 matches, for an average of 2.95 goals per match (as of 22 July 2023).Source: Soccerway

20 Goals
16 Goals
12 Goals
11 Goals
10 Goals
9 Goals
8 Goals
7 Goals
5 Goals
4 Goals
3 Goals
2 Goals
1 Goal

Top Bangladeshi scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Eleta KingsleyDhaka Abahani

8

2Ekbal HossainChittagong Abahani5
Nabib Newaj JibonDhaka Abahani
3Rakib HossainBashundhara Kings4
Foysal Ahmed FahimDhaka Abahani
Shakhawat Hossain RonyFortis FC
Rabiul HasanBangladesh Police FC
Mohammed AbdullahBangladesh Police FC

Own goals

† Bold Club indicates winner of the match

PlayerClubOpponentResultDate
Ariful Islam JituFortis FCBashundhara Kings0–223 December 2022

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
Souleymane DiabateMohammedan SCAFC Uttara0–6 (A)10 February 2023[21][22]
Foysal Ahmed FahimDhaka AbahaniAFC Uttara0–7 (A)24 February 2023[23]
Eleta KingsleyDhaka AbahaniAFC Uttara0–7 (A)24 February 2023[23]
Souleymane DiabateMohammedan SCMuktijoddha Sangsad KC1–6 (A)8 April 2023[24]
Daniel ColindresDhaka AbahaniRahmatganj MFS0–4 (H)14 April 2023[25]
Dorielton 4Bashundhara KingsSheikh Russel KC4–6 (H)26 May 2023[26]
Souleymane DiabateMohammedan SCAFC Uttara6–0 (H)7 July 2023[27]

Most goal contributions

RankPlayerClubGoalsAssistsTotal
1 RobinhoBashundhara Kings101222
2 Dorielton GomesBashundhara Kings20121
Souleymane DiabateMohammedan SC16521
4 Daniel ColindresDhaka Abahani12719
Miguel FigueiraBashundhara Kings10919
6 Edward MorilloBangladesh Police FC9817
7 Mfon UdohSheikh Russel KC11516
8 Cornelius StewartSheikh Jamal DC11314
9 Ojukwu David IfegwuChittagong Abahani10212
Johan ArangoBangladesh Police FC7512

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubMatchesClean

sheets

1 Anisur Rahman ZicoBashundhara Kings1711
2 Sujon HossainMohammedan SC167
3 Rakibul Hasan TusharPolice FC116
4 Shahidul Alam SohelDhaka Abahani176
5 Mitul MarmaFortis FC154
Mehedi Hasan SrabonMuktijoddha Sangsad KC164
Ashraful Islam RanaSheikh Russel KC164

Discipline

Player

Club

  • Yellow cards:
RankClubYellow cards
1Bashundhara Kings42
2Police FC41
3Chittagong Abahani38
4Sheikh Jamal DC34
5Mohammedan SC33
AFC Uttara33
7Fortis FC30
8Rahmatganj MFS29
9Dhaka Abahani27
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC27
Sheikh Russel KC27
  • Red cards:
RankClubRed cards
1Chittagong Abahani3
2Sheikh Jamal DC2
3AFC Uttara1
Bashundhara Kings1
Dhaka Abahani1
Rahmatganj MFS1
Fortis FC1
Police FC1
Mohammedan SC1

See also

References