2021–22 BFF U-18 Football League

The 2021–22 BFF U-18 Football League is the inaugural edition of BFF U-18 Football League, replacing the BFF U-18 Football Tournament.[1][2] Youth teams of 10 BPL clubs competing in the league.[3] Uttar Baridhara withdrew themselves two days before kicking off the league citing financial crisis, while Saif SC didn't participate as they closed their football department.[4][5]

BFF U-18 Football League
Season2021–22
Dates15 September–24 October 2022
ChampionsSheikh Jamal U-18 (1 title)
Matches played55
Goals scored160 (2.91 per match)
Best PlayerBangladesh Mr. Joy Dash
Sheikh Jamal U-18
Top goalscorer11 goals
Bangladesh Naymul Talukdar (Muktijoddha SKC U-18)
Highest scoringBashundhara Kings U-18 7–1 Swadhinata KS U-18
(15 September 2022)
Longest winning run6 matches
(Sheikh Jamal DC U-18)
Longest unbeaten run7 matches
(Sheikh Jamal DC U-18)
Longest winless run9 matches
(Swadhinata KS U-18)
Longest losing run9 matches
(Swadhinata KS U-18)

Sheikh Jamal DC U-18 is the defending champion having won 2021–22 season title.[6]

Format edit

The teams would entirely feature U-18 players. The eleven team will play ten matches again each other in a single round basis. A total of 55 matches will be played. The teams occupying league table positions 1, 2 & 3 will be awarded Champions, Runner-up & Third place prize money. The league does not have a relegation system as of the first season.

Venues edit

All matches are playing following two ground.

Dhaka Dhaka
Sheikh Jamal DC Football Ground Govt. Physical Education College Ground

Teams edit

Team Head Coach Captain
Bangladesh Police FC U-18  
Bashundhara Kings U-18   Mahabub Hossain Roksy
Chittagong Abahani U-18   Shaidul Alam Bulbul
Dhaka Abahani U-18   Pranotosh Kumar Das
Dhaka Mohammedan U-18   Alfaz Ahmed
Lt.Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited U-18   Faraz Hossain
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC U-18   Raja Isa
Rahmatganj MFS U-18   Kamal Ahmed Babu
Sheikh Russel KC U-18   Abdul Baten Komol
Swadhinata KS U-18   Masud Alam Jahangir
Uttar Baridhara U-18 None

Standings edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sheikh Jamal DC U-18 (C) 10 8 1 1 24 6 +18 25 Champions
2 Bashundhara Kings U-18 (R) 10 6 3 1 25 6 +19 21 Runner-up
3 Muktijoddha Sangsad U-18 10 7 0 3 18 15 +3 21
4 Rahmatganj MFS U-18 10 6 1 3 20 16 +4 19
5 Dhaka Abahani U-18 10 5 2 3 15 6 +9 17
6 Dhaka Mohammedan U-18 10 5 2 3 13 10 +3 17
7 Sheikh Russel KC U-18 10 4 4 2 12 9 +3 16
8 Chittagong Abahani U-18 10 3 1 6 16 15 +1 10
9 Bangladesh Police FC U-18 10 3 0 7 9 20 −11 9
10 Swadhinata KS U-18 10 1 0 9 8 27 −19 3
11 Uttar Baridhara U-18[a] 10 0 0 10 0 30 −30 0
Updated to match(es) played on completed. Source: BFF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Runners-up


  • ^
    Uttar Baridhara U-18 withdrew themselves before the league begun.
  • Results edit

    No Home \ No Away BPFC U-18 BK U-18 CAL U-18 DAL U-18 MSC U-18 SJDC U-18 MUK U-18 RAH U-18 SRKC U-18 SKS U-18 UBC U-18[note 1]
    Police U-18 2–4 0–2 0–4 1–3 1–0 1–2 0–4 0–1 1–0 3–0
    Kings U-18 4–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 4–0 4–0 1–1 7–1 3–0
    Chittagong Abahani U-18 2–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–3 3–4 2–3 1–1 4–0 3–0
    Dhaka Abahani U-18 4–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 2–0 0–1 2–0 3–0
    Mohammedan U-18 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–3 0–1 2–3 0–0 2–1 3–0
    Sheikh Jamal U-18 0–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 3–1 5–2 3–0
    Muktijoddha U-18 2–1 0–4 4–3 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–3 2–1 3–1 3–0
    Rahmatganj U-18 4–0 0–4 3–2 0–2 3–2 0–3 3–1 2–2 2–0 3–0
    Sheikh Russel U-18 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–3 1–2 2–2 1–0 3–0
    Swadhinata U-18 0–1 1–7 0–4 0–2 1–2 2–5 1–3 0–2 0–1 3–0
    Uttar Baridhara U-18[note 1] 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3
    Updated to match(es) played on completed. Source: BFF
    Legend: Blue = left column team win; Yellow = draw; Red = top row team win.

    Season statistics edit

    Goalscorers edit

    There have been 160 goals scored in 55 matches, for an average of 2.91 goals per match (as of 23 October 2022).

    11 goals

    9 goals

    6 goals

    5 goals

    4 goals

    3 goals

    2 goals

    1 goal

    Source: BFF

    Unknown Goalscorers

    Hat-tricks edit

    Player For Against Result Date
      Sabbir Hossain Bashundhara Kings U-18 Swadhinata U-18 7–1 15 September 2022
      Shahadat Hossain Chittagong Abahani U-18 Swadhinata U-18 4–0 16 October 2022
      Naymul Talukdar 4 Muktijoddha SKC U-18 Chittagong Abahani U-18 4–3 23 October 2022

    See also edit

    Notes edit

    1. ^ Opposition were given a Walkover in all games, as Uttar Baridhara U-18 withdrew before the league had begun.

    References edit

    1. ^ "বয়সভিত্তিক ফুটবলের ২ আয়োজন নিয়ে আসছে বাফুফে". dhakapost.com.
    2. ^ বৃদ্ধি পেলো বাফুফের বয়সভিত্তিক টুর্ণামেন্টের খেলোয়াড় নিবন্ধন কার্যক্রম. Offside Bangladesh (in Bengali). August 27, 2022.
    3. ^ "সূচি ঘোষণার পর সরে গেল বারিধারা". Daily Dhaka Post (in Bengali). 13 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
    4. ^ "Baridhara pull out from BPL U-18 League". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
    5. ^ "Age-verification process dents BFF's youth league prospects". The Daily Star. August 31, 2022.
    6. ^ "প্রথম' চ্যাম্পিয়ন শেখ জামাল". Daily Dhaka Post (in Bengali). 19 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.