2021–22 in Bangladeshi football

The following article presents a summary of the 2021–22 football (soccer) season in Bangladesh, which is the 50th season of competitive football in the country.[1][2][3]

Football in Bangladesh
Season2021-22
Men's football
BPLBashundhara Kings
BCLFortis FC
1st DivisionSomaj Kollayan KS Mugda
2nd DivisionTBD
Independence CupDhaka Abahani Limited
Federation CupDhaka Abahani Limited
Women's football
BWFLBashundhara Kings Women
← 2020–21 Bangladesh 2022–23 →

National Team edit

Bangladesh men's national football team edit

2021 SAFF Championship edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   India 4 2 2 0 5 2 +3 8 Advance to the final
2     Nepal 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 7
3   Maldives (H) 4 2 0 2 4 4 0 6
4   Bangladesh 4 1 2 1 3 4 −1 5
5   Sri Lanka 4 0 1 3 2 5 −3 1
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head to Head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored[4]
(H) Hosts
Matches edit
1 October 2021 2021 SAFF Championship Sri Lanka   0–1   Bangladesh Malé, Maldives
21:00 UTC+5 Report
  • Barman   56' (pen.)
Stadium: National Football Stadium
Referee: Feras Taweel (Syria)
4 October 2021 2021 SAFF Championship Bangladesh   1–1   India Malé, Maldives
16:00 UTC+5
Report
Stadium: National Football Stadium
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)
7 October 2021 2021 SAFF Championship Maldives   2–0   Bangladesh Malé, Maldives
21:00 UTC+5
Report Stadium: National Football Stadium
Referee: Yousif Saeed Hassan (Iraq)
13 October 2021 2021 SAFF Championship Bangladesh   1–1     Nepal Malé, Maldives
16:00 UTC+5
Report
Stadium: National Football Stadium
Referee: Akhrol Riskullaev (Uzbekistan)

Results and fixtures edit

3 June 2021 2022 World Cup qualification Bangladesh   1–1   Afghanistan Doha, Qatar
17:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)
7 June 2021 2022 World Cup qualification Bangladesh   0–2   India Doha, Qatar
17:00 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 495
Referee: Zaid Thamer (Iraq)
15 June 2021 2022 World Cup qualification Bangladesh   0–3   Oman Doha, Qatar
20:00 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 885
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
5 September 2021 2021 Three Nations Cup Bangladesh   0–2   Palestine Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
20:30 UTC+6 Report
Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
7 September 2021 2021 Three Nations Cup Kyrgyzstan   4–1   Bangladesh Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
20:30 UTC+6
Report
Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
9 September 2021 Unofficial Friendly Kyrgyzstan U23   3–2   Bangladesh Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
20:30 UTC+6
Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
7 October 2021 2021 SAFF Championship Maldives   2–0   Bangladesh Malé, Maldives
21:00 UTC+5
Report Stadium: National Football Stadium
Referee: Yousif Saeed Hassan (Iraq)
10 November 2021 2021 Four Nations Football Tournament Bangladesh   1–1   Seychelles Colombo, Sri Lanka
15:30 UTC+5:30
Report
Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Referee: Kasun Lakmal Weerakkody (Sri Lanka)
13 November 2021 2021 Four Nations Football Tournament Bangladesh   2–1   Maldives Colombo, Sri Lanka
16:30 UTC+5:30
Report
Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
16 November 2021 2021 Four Nations Football Tournament Sri Lanka   2–1   Bangladesh Colombo, Sri Lanka
21:30 UTC+5:30
Report
Stadium: Racecourse Ground


Bangladesh Premier League edit

The league will start on January and schedule to end TBD.[5]

Teams edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bashundhara Kings (C, Q) 22 18 3 1 53 21 +32 57 Qualification for 2023 AFC Champions League Play-off round
2 Dhaka Abahani (Q) 22 14 5 3 55 31 +24 47 Qualification for 2023 AFC Cup Play-off round
3 Saif Sporting Club (Q) 22 11 4 7 58 37 +21 37 Standby team for 2023 AFC Cup
4 Sheikh Jamal DC 22 9 8 5 34 31 +3 35
5 Dhaka Mohammedan 22 8 9 5 39 26 +13 33
6 Sheikh Russel KC 22 8 7 7 35 31 +4 31
7 Chittagong Abahani 22 8 7 7 39 42 −3 31
8 Bangladesh Police FC 22 8 6 8 28 32 −4 30
9 Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 22 5 4 13 27 42 −15 19
10 Rahmatganj MFS 22 4 6 12 33 46 −13 18
11 Uttar Baridhara Club (R) 22 3 5 14 24 58 −34 14 Relegation to Bangladesh Championship League
12 Swadhinata KS (R) 22 2 4 16 22 50 −28 10
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualify for the AFC competition; (R) Relegated


Bangladesh Championship League edit

The league kicked off from 20 February 2022 and ended on 13 June 2022.[6][7]

Teams edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Fortis FC (C, P) 22 13 8 1 29 9 +20 47 Qualification to 2022–23 BPL
2 AFC Uttara (P) 22 11 9 2 34 14 +20 42
3 NoFeL Sporting Club 22 10 8 4 36 17 +19 38
4 BFF Elite Academy 22 9 4 9 24 20 +4 31
5 Gopalganj Sporting Club 22 8 7 7 20 20 0 31
6 Fakirerpool YMC 22 6 11 5 26 21 +5 29
7 Uttara FC 22 7 6 9 33 40 −7 27
8 Wari Club 22 6 7 9 19 20 −1 25
9 Dhaka Wanderers 22 6 7 9 26 34 −8 25
10 Agrani Bank Ltd. SC 22 7 3 12 24 39 −15 24
11 Farashganj SC (R) 22 5 8 9 19 24 −5 23 Relegation to Senior Division Football League
12 Kawran Bazar PS (R) 22 3 4 15 11 45 −34 13
Source: GSA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Senior Division League edit

The league kicked off from 10 August 2022 and ended on 26 October 2022.[8]

Teams edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Somaj Kallyan KS Mugda (C, P) 13 9 4 0 21 8 +13 31 Qualification for the BCL 2023–24
2 Jatrabari KC (P) 13 8 3 2 18 4 +14 27
3 PWD Sporting Club 13 7 3 3 14 5 +9 24
4 Koshaituli SKP 13 6 4 3 15 8 +7 22
5 Mohakhali Ekadosh 12 5 3 4 11 8 +3 18
6 Badda Jagoroni 12 5 3 4 17 15 +2 18
7 Bangladesh Boys Club 13 3 7 3 7 7 0 16
8 Nobabpur KC 12 4 2 6 9 12 −3 14
9 Sadharan Bima CSC 12 3 5 4 9 13 −4 14
10 Basabo Torun Shangha 13 2 7 4 6 10 −4 13
11 Friends Social WO 13 3 4 6 6 12 −6 13
12 East End Club (R) 12 3 2 7 10 17 −7 11 Relegation to the Second Division League 2022–23
13 Victoria Sporting Club (R) 13 2 4 7 7 16 −9 10
14 Dilkusha Sporting Club (R) 12 1 3 8 7 22 −15 6
Source: BFF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Second Division League edit

Domestic Cups edit

Independence Cup edit

Competition Champions Ref
Independence Cup (Bangladesh) Dhaka Abahani [9]

Federation Cup edit

Competition Champions Ref
Bangladesh Federation Cup Dhaka Abahani

Zilla League Champions edit

Youth Competition Champions edit

Competition Champions Ref
Sheikh Russel U-18 Gold Cup Wari Thana [10]
BFF U-18 Football League Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club U-18
BFF U-16 Football Tournament

Bangladeshi clubs in International Competition edit

AFC Cup edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AMB BSK BFC MAZ
1   ATK Mohun Bagan 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Inter-zone play-off semi-finals 1–1 2–0
2   Bashundhara Kings 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5 2–0
3   Bengaluru 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4 0−0
4   Maziya (H) 3 0 0 3 3 11 −8 0 1–3 2–6
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
18 August 2021 (2021-08-18) Bashundhara Kings   2–0   Maziya National Football Stadium, Malé
21:00 UTC+5
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: o
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)
24 August 2021 (2021-08-24) ATK Mohun Bagan   v   Bashundhara Kings National Football Stadium, Malé
Williams   62' Live Report
Stats Report
Fernandes   28' Attendance: 0
Referee: Qassim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

Women's Football edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bashundhara Kings 11 11 0 0 100 1 +99 33 Champion
2 ARB College SC 11 10 0 1 71 5 +66 30 Runner-up
3 Uttara FC Women 11 7 2 2 25 7 +18 23
4 Siraj Srity Songsod 11 6 1 4 29 15 +14 19
5 Barishal Football Academy 11 5 0 6 24 18 +6 15
6 Nasrin Sporting Club 11 4 3 4 18 39 −21 15
7 Cumilla United 11 3 4 4 12 26 −14 13
8 Suddopuskorini Jubo SC 11 4 1 6 17 33 −16 13
9 Jamalpur Kacharipara Akadas 11 4 1 6 12 38 −26 13
10 FC Brahmanbaria 11 3 2 6 15 47 −32 11
11 Dhaka Rangers FC 11 1 2 8 6 47 −41 5
12 Farashganj SC Women 11 0 0 11 2 55 −53 0
Source: Azscore

References edit

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