2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League (football)

The 2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League, (Bengali: ২০২১/২২ বাংলাদেশ প্রিমিয়ার লীগ) also known as TVS Bangladesh Premier League for sponsorship reasons, was the 14th season of the Bangladesh Premier League since its establishment in 2007.[1][2] A total of 12 football clubs competed in the league. The country's top-flight football competition was started from 3 February 2022.[3][4][5]

Bangladesh Premier League
Season2021–22
Dates3 February - 2 August 2022
ChampionsBashundhara Kings(3rd title)
RelegatedSwadhinata KS
Baridhara
(BCL)
AFC Champions LeagueBashundhara Kings
AFC CupBashundhara Kings
Dhaka Abahani
Matches played132
Goals scored447 (3.39 per match)
Top goalscorer21 Goals
Souleymane Diabate (Dhaka Mohammedan)
Best goalkeeper11 Clean Sheets
Anisur Rahman Zico
Biggest home winDhaka Mohammedan 7–0 Rahmatganj MFS
(2 August 2022)
Biggest away winBaridhara 0–7 Saif Sporting Club
(26 July 2022)
Highest scoringSaif Sporting Club 5–3 Uttar Baridhara Club
(3 July 2022)
Rahmatganj MFS 7–1 Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
(4 July 2022)
Longest winning run16 Matches
Bashundhara Kings
Longest unbeaten run21 Matches
Bashundhara Kings
Longest winless run5 Matches
Swadhinata KS
Longest losing run16 Matches
Swadhinata KS

Bashundhara Kings were the champions as 2021 season winner.[6]

Teams

Changes

Promoted from 2021 BCLRelegated from 2021 BPL
Swadhinata KSBrothers Union
Arambagh KS

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Bangladesh Police FCRajshahiMuktijuddho Smriti Stadium15,000
Bashundhara KingsDhakaBashundhara Kings Arena14,000
Chittagong Abahani Ltd.ComillaShaheed Dhirendranath Stadium18,000
Dhaka Abahani Ltd.SylhetSylhet District Stadium15,000
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd.ComillaShaheed Dhirendranath Stadium18,000
Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd.MunshigonjBir Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium10,000
Muktijoddha Sangsad KCGopalganjSheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium5,000
Rahmatganj MFSSylhetSylhet District Stadium15,000
Saif Sporting ClubMunshigonjBir Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium10,000
Sheikh Russel KCDhakaBashundhara Kings Arena14,000
Swadhinata KSRajshahiMuktijuddho Smriti Stadium15,000
Uttar Baridhara ClubGopalganjSheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium5,000

Personnel and kits

TeamHead CoachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor (chest)
Bangladesh Police FC Aristică Cioabă Danilo Quipapá
Bashundhara Kings Óscar Bruzón[7] Topu BarmanClub manufactured kitBashundhara Group
Chittagong Abahani Limited Maruful Haque Koushik BaruaIgnite Battery
Dhaka Abahani Limited Mário Lemos Nabib Newaj JibonGraphics Bird
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Limited Shafiqul Islam Manik Souleymane DiabateOrion Group
Lt.Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited Joseph Afusi Solomon King Kanform
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Raja Isa Tetsuaki Misawa
Rahmatganj MFS Syed Golam Jilani Mahmudul Hasan KironTiger Cement
Saif Sporting Club Andres Cruciani Jamal BhuyanSaif Power Battery
Sheikh Russel KC Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu (Interim) Ashraful Islam RanaGraphics BirdBashundhara Cement
Swadhinata KS Masud Alam Jahangir Mohammad Sazal Islam
Uttar Baridhara Club Ali Asgar Nasir Samin Yasar JuelBashundhara Group

Head coaching changes

TeamOutgoing head coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming head coachDate of appointment
Sheikh Russel KC Saiful Bari TituSacked13 March 202211th Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu (Interim)[8]13 March 2022
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Juan Manuel Martínez SáezSacked13 April 20223rd Joseph Afusi[9]13 April 2022
Dhaka Mohammedan Sean LaneResigned29 May 20226th Shafiqul Islam Manik4 June 2022

Foreign players

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

Bold names refer to international players who have already played or are still playing.

Note :
: players who released during summer transfer window;
: players who registered during summer transfer window.
ClubLegPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4
Bangladesh Police FCFirst Danilo Quipapá Denilson Rodrigues Roldão Adil Kouskous Amredin Sharifi
Second Christian Kouakou Djedje Maximin Djawa
Bashundhara KingsFirst Stojan Vranješ Jonathan Fernandes Robinho Khaled Shafiei
Second Miguel Figueira Nuha Marong
Chittagong Abahani Ltd.First Kehinde Yisa Anifowoshe Peter Ebimobowei William Twala Omid Popalzay
Second Candy Augustine Agbane
Dhaka Abahani Ltd.First Dorielton Raphael Augusto Daniel Colindres Milad Sheykh Soleimani
Second
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd.First Souleymane Diabate Ugochukwu Obi Moneke Jasmin Mecinovic Aaron Reardon
Second
Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd.First Solomon King Kanform Sulayman Sillah Matthew Chinedu Otabek Valijonov
Second Chijoke Alaekwe Musa Tachi Najare
Muktijoddha Sangsad KCFirst Ahmed Shamsaldin Younoussa Camara Soma Otani Tetsuaki Misawa
Second Abdallah Sudi Aboubacar Camara
Rahmatganj MFSFirst Lancine Toure Philip Adjah Sunday Chizoba Siyovush Asrorov
Second
Saif Sporting ClubFirst Emeka Ogbugh Mfon Udoh Emery Bayisenge Asror Gofurov
Second
Sheikh Russel KCFirst Ailton Machado Thiago Amaral Esmaël Gonçalves Aizar Akmatov
Second Didier Brossou Richard Gadze Ismahil Akinade
Swadhinata KSFirst Nedo Turković Rafał Zaborowski Siamak Kouroshi Nodir Mavlonov
Second Reinaldo Viana Wallace Lima Ivan Marić Yuta Suzuki
Uttar Baridhara ClubFirst Mahmoud Sayed Mostafa Kahraba Evgeniy Kochnev Saiddoston Fozilov
Second Youssouf Mory Bamba

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Bashundhara Kings (C, Q)2218315321+3257Qualification for 2023 AFC Champions League Play-off round or 2023 AFC Cup Group Stage
2Dhaka Abahani (Q)2214535531+2447Qualification for 2023 AFC Cup Play-off round
3Saif Sporting Club2211475837+2137
4Sheikh Jamal DC229853431+335
5Dhaka Mohammedan228953926+1333
6Sheikh Russel KC228773531+431
7Chittagong Abahani228773942−331
8Bangladesh Police FC228682832−430
9Muktijoddha Sangsad KC2254132742−1519
10Rahmatganj MFS2246123346−1318
11Uttar Baridhara Club (R)2235142458−3414Relegation to Bangladesh Championship League
12Swadhinata KS (R)2224162250−2810
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualify for the AFC competition; (R) Relegated


Results

Home \ AwayBPFCBKCALDALMSCSJDCMUKRAHSSCSRKCSKSUB
Police1–21–21–11–11–01–00–01–61–14–23–2
Kings3–05–03–22–03–31–03–24–33–21–26–0
Ctg Abahani3–20–12–31–10–22–12–13–41–23–24–2
Abahani2–12–22–31–05–01–03–02–11–14–15–2
Mohammedan0–01–13–32–43–12–17–01–31–13–23–0
Sheikh Jamal0–01–22–10–01–12–11–02–21–02–22–1
Muktijoddha1–42–31–13–42–10–30–13–30–02–11–2
Rahmatganj1–20–20–01–21–53–37–11–33–21–13–1
Saif1–00–23–34–20–22–22–34–20–11–23–0
Sheikh Russel4–10–11–11–31–13–10–31–10–12–15–3
Swadhinata0–10–21–21–10–11–30–11–51–51–40–2
Baridhara0–20–12–22–50–00–21–11–10–73–20–0
Updated to match(es) played on 2 August 2022. 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
Police119910875445677777756668
Kings8642211111111111111111
Ctg Abahani1355444554444555567787
Abahani4421122223222222222222
Mohammedan6564567767566666676555
Sheikh Jamal2113333332333334444444
Muktijoddha1212111211121210101111111111111010111110109
Rahmatganj10111211129898899910101111999910
Saif5236656676755443333333
Sheikh Russel78777810111110888888888876
Swadhinata378991111121212121212121212121212121212
Baridhara9101081010989910101099991010111111
Leader
Runners-up
Relegation to BCL
Updated to match(es) played on 2 August 2022. Source: Soccerway

Season statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 446 goals scored in 132 matches, for an average of 3.38 goals per match.

21 goals

20 goals

18 goals

16 goals

12 goals

11 goals

10 goals

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goals

† Bold Club indicates winner of the match

PlayerClubOpponentResultDate
Hasan Murad[10]Swadhinata KSMuktijoddha Sangsad KC1–225 February 2022
Younoussa CamaraMuktijoddha Sangsad KCRahmatganj MFS0–17 March 2022
Khokon MiahUttar Baridhara ClubBashundhara Kings0–629 April 2022

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
DorieltonDhaka AbahaniRahmatganj MFS3–013 February 2022[11]
Peter EbimoboweiChittagong AbahaniSaif Sporting Club3–324 February 2022[12]
Emeka OgbughSaif Sporting ClubSwadhinata KS5–11 March 2022[13]
Amredin SharifiBangladesh Police FCSwadhinata KS4–27 March 2022[14]
Peter EbimoboweiChittagong AbahaniUttar Baridhara Club4–217 March 2022[15]
Matthew ChineduSheikh Jamal DCSwadhinata KS3–13 April 2022[16]
Souleymane DiabateDhaka MohammedanChittagong Abahani3–38 May 2022

Clean Sheets

RankPlayerClubClean

sheets

1 Anisur Rahman ZicoBashundhara Kings11
2 Mohammad NehalBangladesh Police FC7
3 Shahidul Alam SohelDhaka Abahani5
4 Sujon HossainMohammedan Sporting Club4
Mohammad NayemSheikh Jamal DC

Discipline

Player

Club

  • Yellow cards:
RankClubYellow cards
1Bashundhara Kings45
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC47
3Uttar Baridhara Club43
4Abahani Limited Dhaka42
5Bangladesh Police FC40
6Sheikh Russel KC38
7Mohammedan Sporting Club36
8Saif Sporting Club33
9Swadhinata KS28
10Chittagong Abahani28
11Sheikh Jamal DC27
12Rahmatganj MFS26
  • Red cards:
RankClubRed cards
1Mohammedan Sporting Club5
2Bashundhara Kings3
Chittagong Abahani3
Rahmatganj MFS3
Uttar Baridhara Club3
Sheikh Russel KC3
Saif SC3
8Sheikh Jamal DC2
Abahani Limited Dhaka2
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC2
Police FC2
12Swadhinata KS1

See also

References