2024–25 Bangladesh Premier League (football)

For the Bangladeshi cricket, see 2025 Bangladesh Premier League.
Bangladesh Premier League
Season2024–25
Dates29 November 2024 – 29 May 2025
ChampionsMohammedan SC
(1st BPL title
20th Bangladeshi title)
RelegatedDhaka Wanderers
Chittagong Abahani
AFC Challenge League qualifiersDhaka Abahani
Bashundhara Kings
Bangladesh Challenge CupMohammedan SC
Bashundhara Kings
(as Federation Cup winners)
Matches90
Goals282 (3.13 per match)
Top goalscorer Samuel Boateng (Rahmatganj MFS)
(21 goals)[1]
Biggest home winBashundhara Kings 7–0 Chittagong Abahani (29 November 2024)
Biggest away winDhaka Wanderers 0–6 Mohammedan SC (29 November 2024)
Highest scoringFakirerpool 2–7 Bashundhara Kings (20 May 2025)
Longest winning runMohammedan SC (8 Matches)
Longest unbeaten runMohammedan SC (8 Matches)
Longest winless runChittagong Abahani (10 matches)
Longest losing runChittagong Abahani (10 matches)

The 2024–25 Bangladesh Premier League, also known as the Bashundhara Group Bangladesh Premier League for sponsorship reasons, was the 17th season of the Bangladesh Premier League since its establishment in 2007. A total of 10 clubs participated in the league. The country's top-flight football competition began on 29 November 2024 and concluded on 29 May 2025.[2] Bashundhara Kings were the defending champions, having won a record fifth title in a row.[3][4][5]

Teams

Changes

Promoted from 2023–24 BCL Relegated from 2023–24 BPL Withdrew from 2024 to 2025 BPL
Fakirerpool YMC
Dhaka Wanderers 		None Sheikh Jamal DC
Sheikh Russel KC

Stadiums and locations

Locations of the 2024–25 Bangladesh Premier League teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Dhaka Abahani Cumilla Shaheed Dhirendranath Stadium 18,000
Bangladesh Police FC Mymensingh Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium 25,000
Bashundhara Kings Dhaka Bashundhara Kings Arena 14,000
Brothers Union Munshiganj Bir Sreshtho Matiur Rahman Stadium 10,000
Chittagong Abahani Mymensingh Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium 25,000
Dhaka Wanderers Gazipur Shaheed Barkat Stadium 5,000
Fakirerpool YMC Gazipur Shaheed Barkat Stadium 5,000
Fortis FC Dhaka Bashundhara Kings Arena 14,000
Mohammedan SC Cumilla Shaheed Dhirendranath Stadium 18,000
Rahmatganj MFS Munshiganj Bir Sreshtho Matiur Rahman Stadium 10,000

Personnel, kits, sponsors

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest)
Dhaka Abahani Maruful Haque Mohammad Ridoy BIRD
Bangladesh Police FC Mahabubul Haque Juwel Isa Faysal Club Manufactured
Bashundhara Kings Valeriu Tita Miguel Figueira Club Manufactured POCKET
Brothers Union Omar Sise Mohamed Sohel Rana Club Manufactured LABAID
Chittagong Abahani Saifur Rahman Moni Tawhidul Alam Sabuz Designex Ashiyan Group
Dhaka Wanderers Tajuddin Taju Mohammad Emon Club Manufactured
Fakirerpool YMC Albert Lyapin Raficul Islam Enadeka
Fortis FC Masud Parvez Kaiser[6] Pa Omar Babou TORR TORR Limited
Mohammedan SC Alfaz Ahmed[7] Souleymane Diabate Sports Apparel Design Max Group
Rahmatganj MFS Kamal Babu Md Sayde BIRD

Coaching changes

Team Outgoing Coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming Coach Date of appointment
Bashundhara Kings Oscar Bruzon Mutual Consent 7 July 2024 Pre-season Valeriu Tita 9 July 2024
Brothers Union Azmol Hossain Biddyut Mutual Consent 1 June 2024 Pre-season Omar Sise July 2024
Bangladesh Police Aristică Cioabă Mutual Consent 1 June 2024 Pre-season Mahabubul Haque Juwel 1 August 2024
Dhaka Abahani Andrés Cruciani Mutual Consent 1 June 2024 Pre-season Maruful Haque 17 September 2024
Fakirerpool YMC Imtiaz Khan Lablu Demoted to an assistant coach role 1 May 2024 Pre-season Albert Lyapin 1 October 2024
Dhaka Wanderers Abu Yusuf Mutual Consent 1 May 2024 Pre-season Shahadat Hossain 1 November 2024
Chittagong Abahani Md. Tajuddin Taju Mutual Consent 1 June 2024 Pre-season Saifur Rahman Moni 1 November 2024
Dhaka Wanderers Shahadat Hossain Demoted to an assistant coach role 17 April 2025 9th Md. Tajuddin Taju 17 April 2025
Fakirerpool YMC Albert Lyapin Mutual Consent 9 May 2025 8th Sawpan Kumar Das 10 May 2025

Foreign players

Each team is allowed a maximum of six foreign players, including one player from any of the Asian Football Confederation countries[8] A team could name four foreign players on the squad of each game, including at least one player from the AFC confederation.

  • Names in bold suggests the player was signed during the mid-season winter transfer window.
  • Names in italics refer to players who have senior international cap(s) for their respective nations.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Unregistered player(s) Former Player(s)
Dhaka Abahani Raphael Augusto Emeka Ogbugh — — — — — —
Bangladesh Police Danilo Quipapá Yerson Gutierrez Alexander Moreno Luis Ibarra Jahongir Qurbonboyev — — Tobias Quantina
Bashundhara Kings Juan Lescano Daciel Fernandes Miguel Figueira Evans Etti Asror Gafurov — Jared Khasa
Ejeh Isaiah
Brothers Union Assan Njie Edrissa Jallow Zakaria Darboe Mouhamed Becaye Diarra Mfon Udoh Akobir Turaev — Maxi Cessay
Mustapha Drammeh
Sene Cheikh
Hiromitsu Shimo
Chittagong Abahani Youssouf Bamba Diamond Kwasi Adiefe Junior Kofi Dabanka Lansana Louis Beavogui Wilson Medina — — —
Dhaka Wanderers Gustavo Ribeiro Suleiman Sillah Khusan Ganizhonov Shavkatjon Sattorov — — — —
Fakirerpool YMC Ben Ibrahim Ouattara Mohamed Fofana Segun Oduduwa Evgeniy Kochnev Sardor Jakhonov Solibek Karimov — Akobir Turaev
Fortis FC Essa Jallow Omar Sarr Pa Omar Babou Ojukwu David Ifegwu Valeriy Gryshyn Jasur Jumaev — —
Mohammedan SC Mounzir Couldiati Souleymane Diabate Emmanuel Agbaji Sunday Emmanuel Muzaffar Muzaffarov Edward Morillo Ernest Boateng —
Rahmatganj MFS Mostafa Kahraba Felix Tetteh Mamoud Oshie Samuel Boateng Iskandar Siddikzhonov Solomon King Kanform — —

Foreign players by confederation

Foreign players by confederation
AFC Uzbekistan(11)
CAF Burkina Faso(1), Egypt(1), Gambia(8), Ghana(7), Mali(2), Nigeria(5) Senegal(2),
CONMEBOL Argentina(1), Brazil(6), Paraguay(3), Venezuela(1)

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mohammedan[a] (C) 18 13 3 2 46 16 +30 42 League champions & Qualification for the Challenge Cup
2 Dhaka Abahani (Q) 18 10 5 3 31 8 +23 35 Qualification for the AFC Challenge League qualifying stage
3 Bashundhara Kings (W) 18 9 5 4 45 15 +30 32 Qualification for the AFC Challenge League qualifying stage and Challenge Cup[b]
4 Rahmatganj 18 9 3 6 39 25 +14 30
5 Brothers Union 18 7 6 5 28 18 +10 27
6 Fortis 18 6 9 3 24 15 +9 27
7 Bangladesh Police 18 8 3 7 23 24 −1 27
8 Fakirerpool 18 6 1 11 23 54 −31 19
9 Dhaka Wanderers (R) 18 3 1 14 14 55 −41 10 Relegation to BCL
10 Chittagong Abahani (R) 18 1 0 17 7 50 −43 3
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualify for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated; (W) Cup Winner
Notes:
  1. ^ Mohammedan doesn't possess a AFC Challenge League licence.
  2. ^ as Federation Cup winners.

Results

Results table

Home \ Away BPFC BDK BUL CAL DAL DWC FYMC FFC MSC RMFS
Bangladesh Police — 0–5 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 4–1 1–1 1–3 2–1
Bashundhara Kings 0–1 — 1–1 7–0 2–0 5–3 4–1 1–1 1–2 4–1
Brothers Union 2–1 0–0 — 2–0 0–0 5–0 3–0 0–2 0–1 0–0
Chittagong Abahani 1–0 0–2 0–2 — 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–5 0–2
Dhaka Abahani 2–0 1–0 3–0 5–0 — 1–0 6–1 0–1 0–0 1–1
Dhaka Wanderers 0–4 0–5 1–4 1–0 1–4 — 1–2 1–0 0–6 1–3
Fakirerpool 0–3 2–7 1–4 3–2 0–2 4–1 — 0–3 1–6 1–6
Fortis 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 — 1–1 3–1
Mohammedan 3–1 1–0 3–3 4–1 1–0 3–0 0–1 1–0 — 3–4
Rahmatganj 4–1 0–0 3–1 2–0 0–1 6–1 1–2 3–1 1–3 —
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by games

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718
Bangladesh PoliceLWWLLLDLWWWWLDWDWL
Bashundhara KingsWLWLDWWDWWLDWDLWDW
Brothers UnionWDWLDWWLDLLWDDWWDL
Chittagong AbahaniLLLLLLLWLLLLLLLLLL
Dhaka AbahaniWWLWWDWWDWWDLDLWDW
Dhaka WanderersLLLDWLLLLLLLWWLLLL
FakirerpoolLLLWLLLWWLLDWWLLWW
FortisLDWDLDDDWWWDLDWDDW
MohammedanWWWWWWWWLWWDWDWLDW
RahmatganjWWLWWWLLLLWDDLWWDW
Source: Soccerway
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

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 ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718
Bangladesh Police664667777765666667
Bashundhara Kings153555543333333333
Brothers Union542444455576555445
Chittagong Abahani101010101010101010101010101010101010
Dhaka Abahani435233222222222222
Dhaka Wanderers999988899999999999
Fakirerpool788899988888888888
Fortis877776666657777776
Mohammedan211111111111111111
Rahmatganj326322334444444554
Leader
Runners-up
Relegation to BCL
Source: Soccerway

Season statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 282 goals scored in 90 matches, for an average of 3.13 goals per match. Source: Soccerway

21 Goals
19 Goals
11 Goals
10 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.

Player Club Opponent Result Date Ref
Md Salim Reza Chittagong Abahani Mohammedan SC 1–5 4 January 2025 [9]
Tutul Hossain Badsha Bashundhara Kings Fakirerpool YMC 5–1 10 January 2025 [10]

Hat-tricks

† Bold Club indicates winner of the match.

Player For Against Result Date Ref
Samuel Boateng6 Rahmatganj MFS Dhaka Wanderers (H) 6–1 4 January 2025 [11]
Rakib Hossain4 Bashundhara Kings Fakirerpool YMC (A) 7–2 20 May 2025 [12]
Samuel Boateng Rahmatganj MFS Bangladesh Police FC (H) 4–1 27 May 2025 [13]
Souleymane Diabate5 Mohammedan SC Fakirerpool YMC (A) 6–1 27 May 2025 [14]
Shekh Morsalin Bashundhara Kings Dhaka Wanderers (H) 5–3 27 May 2025 [14]

Most assists

As of 29 May 2025 (2025-05-29)
Rank Player Team Assists[15]
1 Sohel Rana Bashundhara Kings 8
Muzaffar Muzaffarov Mohammedan SC 8
3 Rakib Hossain Bashundhara Kings 7
4 Miguel Figueira Bashundhara Kings 6
Mostafa Kahraba Rahmatganj MFS 6
Md Taj Uddin Mohammedan SC 6
Mostafa Kahraba Rahmatganj MFS 6

Clean sheets by goalkeepers

As of 29 May 2025 (2025-05-29)
Rank Player Club Matches Cleansheets[16] Clean sheets %
1 Mitul Marma Dhaka Abahani 15 11 60%
2 Rakibul Hasan Tushar Bangladesh Police FC 17 5 28%
Md Sarwar Jahan Nipu Fortis FC 13 5 38%
3 Sujon Hossain Mohammedan SC 11 4 36%
Pappu Hossain Brothers Union 9 4 44%

Teams with the most Clean Sheets

Rank Team Matches Cleansheets[17] Clean sheets %
1 Dhaka Abahani 18 11 61.00%
2 Mohammedan SC 17 7 41.00%
Bashundhara Kings 18 7 39.00%
Brothers Union 18 7 39.00%
5 Bangladesh Police FC 18 6 33.00%
6 Fortis FC 18 5 28.00%
7 Rahmatganj MFS 17 4 24.00%
8 Dhaka Wanderers 18 2 11.00%
Chittagong Abahani 18 2 11.00%
Fakirerpool YMC 18 2 11.00%

Discipline

Player

As of 29 May 2025 (2025-05-29)
  • Most yellow cards: 8
As of 29 May 2025 (2025-05-29)
  • Most red cards: 1
    • (13 players)

Clubs

  • Yellow cards:
As of 29 May 2025 (2025-05-29)
Rank Club Yellow cards[18]
1 Bashundhara Kings 35
2 Mohammedan SC 34
3 Chittagong Abahani 33
Dhaka Wanderers
Brothers Union
6 Dhaka Abahani 29
7 Bangladesh Police FC 27
8 Fortis FC 26
9 Fakirerpool YMC 22
10 Rahmatganj MFS 20
Total 292
  • Red cards:
As of 29 May 2025 (2025-05-29)
Rank Club Red cards/Sent off[18]
1 Fortis FC 3
Mohammedan SC
2 Bangladesh Police FC 2
Brothers Union
3 Fakirerpool YMC 1
Dhaka Abahani
Bashundhara Kings
Total 13

See also

References

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  16. ^ "2024–25 BPL clean sheets statistics". footystats.org. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  17. ^ "2024–25 BPL Team with most clean sheets statistics". footystats.org. 29 November 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  18. ^ a b "2024–25 Bangladesh Premier League cards statistics". www.int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
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