2024–25 Bangladesh Premier League (football) explained

Competition:Bangladesh Premier League
Pixels:200
Dates:29 November 2024 – June 2025
Continentalcup1:AFC Challenge Cup
Matches:5
Total Goals:22
League Topscorer Section:Goalscorers
League Topscorer:Jared Khasa
Rakib Hossain
Souleymane Diabate (2 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Bashundhara Kings 7–0 Chittagong Abahani (29 November 2024)
Biggest Away Win:Dhaka Wanderers Club 0–6 Mohammedan SC (29 November 2024)
Highest Scoring:Bashundhara Kings 7–0 Chittagong Abahani (29 November 2024)
Prevseason:2023–24
Nextseason:2025–26
Updated:30 November 2024
Season:2024–25

The 2024–25 Bangladesh Premier League is the 17th season of the Bangladesh Premier League since its establishment in 2007. A total of 10 clubs are participating in the league. The country's top-flight football competition began on 29 November 2024.[1] Bashundhara Kings are the defending champions, having won a record fifth title in a row.[2] [3] [4]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Dhaka AbahaniCumillaShaheed Dhirendranath Stadium18,000
Bangladesh Police FCMymensinghRafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium25,000
Bashundhara KingsDhakaBashundhara Kings Arena14,000
Brothers UnionMunshiganjBir Sreshtho Matiur Rahman Stadium10,000
Chittagong AbahaniMymensinghRafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium25,000
Dhaka WanderersGazipurShaheed Barkat Stadium5,000
GazipurShaheed Barkat Stadium5,000
Fortis FCDhakaBashundhara Kings Arena14,000
Mohammedan SCCumillaShaheed Dhirendranath Stadium18,000
Rahmatganj MFSMunshiganjBir Sreshtho Matiur Rahman Stadium10,000

Personnel, kits, sponsors

TeamHead CoachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor (chest)
Dhaka Abahani Maruful Haque Mohammad RidoyBIRD
Bangladesh Police FC Mahabubul Haque Juwel M S BabluClub Manufactured
Bashundhara Kings Valeriu Tita Miguel FigueiraClub ManufacturedPOCKET
Brothers Union Omar Sise Ashraful Islam RanaClub ManufacturedBiswas Builders Limited
Chittagong Abahani Saifur Rahman Moni Tawhidul Alam SabuzDesignex
Dhaka Wanderers Shahadat Hossain Mohammad EmonClub ManufacturedArat Tours & Travels
Albert Lyapin Raficul Islam
Fortis FC Masud Parvez Kaiser[5] Pa Omar BabouTORRTORR Limited
Mohammedan SC Alfaz Ahmed[6] Souleymane DiabateSports Apparel DesignMax Group
Rahmatganj MFS Kamal Babu Nabib Newaj JibonBIRD

Coaching changes

!Team!Outgoing Coach!Manner of departure!Date of vacancy!Position in the table!Incoming Coach!Date of appointment
Bashundhara Kings Oscar BruzonMutual Consent 7 July 2024Pre-season Valeriu Tita9 July 2024
Brothers Union Azmol Hossain BiddyutMutual Consent 1 June 2024Pre-season Omar SiseJuly 2024
Bangladesh Police Aristică CioabăMutual Consent 1 June 2024Pre-season Mahabubul Haque Juwel1 August 2024
Dhaka Abahani Andrés CrucianiMutual Consent 1 June 2024Pre-season Maruful Haque17 September 2024
Fakirerpool YMC Imtiaz Khan LabluMutual Consent 1 May 2024Pre-season Albert Lyapin1 October 2024
Dhaka Wanderers Abu YusufMutual Consent 1 May 2024Pre-season Shahadat Hossain1 November 2024
Chittagong Abahani Md. Tajuddin TajuMutual Consent 1 June 2024Pre-season Saifur Rahman Moni1 November 2024

Foreign players

Each team is allowed a maximum of six foreign players, including one player from any of the Asian Football Confederation countries.

Names in bold refer to players who have a senior international cap(s) for their respective nations.

!Club!Player 1!Player 2!Player 3!Player 4!Player 5!Player 6
Dhaka Abahani
Bangladesh Police Alexander Moreno Tobias Quintana
Bashundhara Kings Fernandes Miguel Figueira Jared Khasa Ejeh Isaiah
Brothers Union Mady Ceesay Mustapha Drammeh Zakaria Darboe Mouhamed Becaye Diarra Sene Cheikh Hiromitsu Shimo
Daymond
Suleiman Sillah
Segun Oduduwa Akobir Turaev Evgeniy Kochnev Sardor Jakhonov Solibek Karimov
Fortis FC Essa Jallow Omar Sarr Pa Omar Babou Valeriy Gryshyn Jasur Jumaev
Mohammedan SC Mounzir Couldiati Ernest Boateng Souleymane Diabate Emmanuel Agbaji Sunday Emmanuel Muzaffar Muzaffarov
Rahmatganj MFS Mostafa Kahraba Felix Tetteh Mamoud Oshie Samuel Boateng Iskandar Siddikzhonov

League table

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.

Results by games

Season statistics

Scoring

Goalscorers

2 Goals
1 Goals

Most assists

RankPlayerTeamAssists[7]
1 Foysal Ahmed FahimBashundhara Kings2
Samuel BoatengRahmatganj MFS2
Miguel FigueiraBashundhara Kings2

Discipline

Club

RankClubYellow cards[8]
1Fakirerpool YMC3
Brothers Union3
2Fortis FC2
Rahmatganj MFS2
3Mohammedan SC1
Bashundhara Kings1
Bangladesh Police FC1
Chittagong Abahani1
Total14

Awards

Man of the match

† Bold club indicates winner of the match.

First Leg

Round 1

Match no.PlayerClubOpponentDate
1 Zakaria Darboe Brothers UnionBangladesh Police FC29 November 2024
2 Ernest BoatengMohammedan SCDhaka Wanderers
3 Miguel FigueiraBashundhara Kings Chittagong Abahani
4 Ahasan HabibRahmatganj MFSFortis FC30 November 2024
5 Enamul IslamDhaka AbahaniFakirerpool YMC

Round 2

Match no.PlayerClubOpponentDate
606 December 2024
7
87 December 2024
9
10

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: নতুন মৌসুমের দলবদলের তারিখ প্রকাশ. 3 April 2024. offsidebangladesh.com. bn. 4 April 2024.
  2. News: Kings emerge champions for record fourth time a row . 26 May 2023 . Dhaka Tribune . 27 July 2023.
  3. News: দলবদলের আগাম ঘোষণা. 3 April 2024. bn. kalerkantho.com. 4 April 2024.
  4. News: ফুটবলে দলবদল: যে সিদ্ধান্ত নিল বাফুফে. 3 April 2024. bn. jugantor.com. 5 April 2024.
  5. News: bn:জাতীয় দলের দায়িত্ব ছেড়ে ফর্টিসে কায়সার . https://www.dailynayadiganta.com/more-news/697642/জাতীয়-দলের-দায়িত্ব-ছেড়ে-ফর্টিসে-কায়সার . 2023-08-04 . Daily Naya Diganta . bn.
  6. News: bn:মোহামেডানের হাল আলফাজের হাতে . https://bangla.bdnews24.com/sport/2qsbsc57er . 2023-03-14 . bdnews24.com . bn.
  7. News: BPL 2024–25 most assists statistics . 29 November 2024 . Soccerway . 2 December 2024.
  8. Web site: 2024–25 Bangladesh Premier League cards statistics. www.int.soccerway.com. 2 December 2024.