2022–23 Bangladesh Premier League (football)

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2022–23
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:
Dorielton Gomes
(Bashundhara Kings
)
Local Topscorer:
(8 goals)
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

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]

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 BCL Relegated 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

Muktijoddha
Rahmatganj
Kings
Russel
Sheikh Jamal
Fortis FC
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Locations of the 2022–23 Bangladesh Premier League teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Uttara Mymensingh Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium 25,000
Bangladesh Police FC Mymensingh Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium 25,000
Bashundhara Kings Dhaka Bashundhara Kings Arena 14,000
Chittagong Abahani Ltd.
Munshigonj
Bir Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium
 10,000
Dhaka Abahani Ltd.
 Comilla
Shaheed Dhirendranath Stadium
 18,000
Mohammedan SC Ltd.
 Comilla
Shaheed Dhirendranath Stadium
 18,000
Fortis FC Rajshahi
Muktijuddho Smriti Stadium
 15,000
Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd. Gopalganj Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium 5,000
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Gopalganj Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium 5,000
Rahmatganj MFS
Munshigonj
Bir Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium
 10,000
Sheikh Russel KC Dhaka Bashundhara Kings Arena 14,000

Personnel and kits

Team Head Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest)
AFC Uttara Bangladesh Ali Asgar Nasir Bangladesh Istekharul Alam Shakil
Bangladesh Police FC Romania Aristică Cioabă Bangladesh Monaem Khan Raju
Bashundhara Kings Spain Óscar Bruzón[7] Bangladesh Topu Barman Club manufactured kit Bashundhara Group
Chittagong Abahani
 Bangladesh Mahbubul Haque [8] Uzbekistan Shukurali Pulatov Ignite Battery
Dhaka Abahani
 Portugal Mário Lemos Brazil Raphael Augusto
Mohammedan SC
 Bangladesh Alfaz Ahmed (interim)[9] Mali Souleymane Diabate Max Group
Fortis FC Bangladesh Masud Parvez Kaiser[10] Brazil Danilo Quipapá TORR Limited
Sheikh Jamal DC
 Bangladesh Maruful Haque[11][12] Bangladesh Raihan Hasan Bashundhara Tissue
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Malaysia Raja Isa Bangladesh Aminur Rahman Sajib
Rahmatganj MFS Bangladesh Kamal Babu Uzbekistan Shokhrukhbek Kholmatov Tiger Cement
Sheikh Russel KC Bangladesh Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu Bangladesh Jamal Bhuyan Bashundhara Cement

Coaching changes

Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming coach Date of appointment
AFC Uttara Bangladesh Monowar Hossain Moyna Demoted to an assistant coach role Unknown Pre-season Bangladesh Ali Asgar Nasir November 2022
Fortis FC Bangladesh Zahidur Rahman Milon Molla Contract expired September 2022 Bangladesh Masud Parvez Kaisar[10] October 2022
Chittagong Abahani Bangladesh Maruful Haque[13] Signed by Sheikh Jamal DC October 2022 Bangladesh Saiful Bari Titu[14][15] November 2022
Rahmatganj MFS Bangladesh Syed Golam Jilani Signed by Bashundhara Kings Women October 2022 Bangladesh Kamal Babu October 2022
Sheikh Jamal DC Nigeria Joseph Afusi Contract expired October 2022 Bangladesh Maruful Haque[12][11] October 2022
Chittagong Abahani
 Bangladesh Saiful Bari Titu[16][17] Sacked 12 February 2023 10th Bangladesh Mahbubul Haque[18][8] 12 February 2023
Mohammedan SC
 Bangladesh Shafiqul Islam Manik[19] Sacked 6 March 2023 6th Bangladesh 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 :
downward-facing red arrow: players who released during winter transfer window;
upward-facing green arrow: players who registered during winter transfer window.
Club Leg Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5
AFC Uttara First Angola Nzau Miguel Lutumba downward-facing red arrow Colombia José Luis Mosquera downward-facing red arrow Japan Reo Nakamura downward-facing red arrow Kyrgyzstan Sultanbek Momunov Nigeria Lukman Adefemi downward-facing red arrow
Second Colombia Richard Maturana upward-facing green arrow Guinea Younoussa Camara upward-facing green arrow Russia Alan Koroev upward-facing green arrow
Bangladesh Police FC First Colombia Mateo Palacios Iran Behnam Habibi downward-facing red arrow Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Malikov Panama Jose Alexander Hernandez downward-facing red arrow Venezuela Edward Morillo
Second Colombia Johan Arango upward-facing green arrow Uzbekistan Solibek Karimov upward-facing green arrow
Bashundhara Kings First Brazil Dorielton Brazil Miguel Figueira Brazil Robinho Iran Reza Khanzadeh Uzbekistan Asror Gofurov
Second
Chittagong Abahani
 First Ivory Coast Yacouba Bamba downward-facing red arrow
Candy Augustine
 Nigeria Ojukwu David Ifegwu Uzbekistan Shukurali Pulatov
Second Egypt Mostafa Kahraba upward-facing green arrow
Dhaka Abahani
 First Brazil Getterson downward-facing red arrow Brazil Raphael Augusto Costa Rica Daniel Colindres Nigeria Peter Nworah Syria Yousef Mohammad
Second Nigeria Emeka Ogbugh upward-facing green arrow
Mohammedan SC
 First Brazil Roger Duarte Iran Meysam Shahmakvandzadeh downward-facing red arrow Mali Souleymane Diabate Uzbekistan Muzaffar Muzaffarov Venezuela Daniel Febles
Second Nigeria Sunday Emmanuel upward-facing green arrow
Fortis FC First Afghanistan Amredin Sharifi Brazil Danilo Quipapá Brazil Luiz Júnior downward-facing red arrow Brazil Thiago Bonfim downward-facing red arrow
Second The Gambia Gaira Joof upward-facing green arrow The Gambia Pa Omar Babou upward-facing green arrow
Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd. First The Gambia Sulayman Sillah Paraguay Jorge Aguilar Uzbekistan Nodir Mavlonov Uzbekistan Otabek Valizhonov Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Cornelius Stewart
Second
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC First Burundi Landry Ndikumana Japan Soma Otani Nigeria Adeyinka Najeem Nigeria Emmanuel Uzochukwu Zimbabwe Jimmy Dzingai
Second
Rahmatganj MFS First Colombia Jhoaho Rivelino Hinestroza downward-facing red arrow Brazil Igor Cesar Rodrigues Santana downward-facing red arrow
Michael
downward-facing red arrow 		Tajikistan Fatkhullo Fatkhulloyev Uzbekistan Shokhrukhbek Kholmatov
Second Mali Ulysse Diallo upward-facing green arrow Nigeria Peter Ebimobowei upward-facing green arrow Uzbekistan Bunyod Shodiev upward-facing green arrow
Sheikh Russel KC First
Didier Brossou
 Democratic Republic of the Congo Junior Mapuku downward-facing red arrow Nigeria Mfon Udoh Uzbekistan Timur Talipov
Second
Kenneth Ikechukwu
upward-facing green arrow 		Australia Andrew Marveggio upward-facing green arrow

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bashundhara Kings (C, Q) 20 18 1 1 51 13 +38 55 Qualification for the AFC Challenge League play-off round
2
Dhaka Abahani
 20 12 4 4 45 18 +27 40
3 Bangladesh Police FC 20 10 5 5 39 21 +18 35
4
Mohammedan SC
 20 9 5 6 38 21 +17 32
5 Sheikh Russel KC 20 8 6 6 33 30 +3 30
6
Sheikh Jamal DC
 20 5 9 6 25 32 −7 24
7 Fortis FC 20 5 8 7 23 25 −2 23
8
Chittagong Abahani
 20 4 9 7 26 35 −9 21
9 Rahmatganj MFS 20 4 7 9 15 31 −16 19
10 Muktijoddha Sangsad KC (R) 20 4 3 13 19 42 −23 15 Relegation to
Championship League
11 AFC Uttara (R) 20 0 5 15 10 56 −46 5
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 \ Away AFCU BK BPFC
CAL
DAL
 FFC
MSC
 MUK RAH SJDC SRKC
AFC Uttara — 1–1 0–7 1–1 0–7 0–1 0–6 0–1 2–3 1–3 1–1
Bashundhara Kings 3–0 — 1–0 2–0 1–0 4–1 2–1 4–0 2–0 3–0 3–1
Police FC 4–0 2–1 — 1–1 0–0 4–2 0–0 6–1 2–0 1–2 1–3
Ctg Abahani
 1–0 0–3 2–3 — 3–2 0–0 1–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–4
Dhaka Abahani
 1–0 1–2 4–1 5–1 — 1–1 2–0 3–2 4–0 3–0 3–1
Fortis FC 4–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 — 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–1
Mohammedan
 6–0 0–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–4 — 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–2
Muktijoddha 1–1 1–3 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–6 — 1–2 2–3 1–0
Rahmatganj 1–0 0–4 0–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–2 — 0–0 0–0
Sheikh Jamal 3–3 1–3 1–0 2–2 1–2 0–3 0–1 1–1 2–2 — 3–2
Sheikh Russel 1–0 6–4 1–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–2 1–1 0–0 —
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
Mohammedan
2245568867655356444444
Muktijoddha1010101199779988888881010101010
Rahmatganj4798889988999999989999
Sheikh Jamal5332333455566444666666
Sheikh Russel9674455544433533555555
Leader
Runners-up
Relegation to BCL
Source: Soccerway