Dhaka Second Division Football League

Dhaka Second Division Football League
Logo of 2021–22 season
Founded1948 (1948)
First season1948
CountryBangladesh
ConfederationAFC
Number of clubs15
Level on pyramid2 (1948–1992)
3 (1993–2011)
4 (2012–present)
Promotion toDhaka Senior Division League
Relegation toDhaka Third Division League
Current championsJatrabari JS
Most championshipsPWD SC
Fire Service AC
Shantinagar Club
(3 titles each)
Broadcaster(s)Bangladesh Football Federation
(on Facebook and YouTube)
Websitebff.com.bd
Current: 2025–26 Dhaka Second Division Football League

The Dhaka Second Division Football League (Bengali: ঢাকা দ্বিতীয় বিভাগ ফুটবল লিগ) is the fourth-tier of the Bangladeshi football league system and the second-level of the Dhaka Football League.[1] It officially began in 1948 as the league below the Dhaka First Division Football League when Bangladesh was part of Pakistan.

It served as the second-tier prior the introduction of the Dhaka Premier Division Football League in 1992. In 2012, the league became the fourth-tier of the country's football league system.[2] The two top-finishing teams are automatically promoted to the Dhaka Senior Division Football League. The bottom two teams are automatically relegated to the Dhaka Third Division Football League.[3][4] The league is run by the Dhaka Metropolitan Football League Committee (DMFLC) under the supervision of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).[5]

Match-fixing

2021–22

On 10 November 2022, Bangladesh Football Federation found both BG Press Sports and Recreation Club and Khilgaon Football Academy guilty of match-fixing. Both clubs were also fined Tk5 lakhs each. BG Press had three points deducted, while the club general secretary, Shikdar Moshiur Rahman, head coach Md Delowar Hossain and team manager Md Rafiqul Islam Sarkar, were banned from football activities for six months. Five players of BG Press – Salman Rahman, Mostafizur Rahman, Shahin Alam Pranto, Swadhin Biswas and Mehedi Hasan were also banned for six months, while Md Tanis Mia has been suspended for three months. Khilgaon Football Academy were already relegated from the league, and the club's president Hazi Md Nazrul Islam, general secretary Md Rafiqul Islam, head coach Md Habibur Rahman and team manager Faruk Ahmed were banned from taking part in football activities for six months.[6]

Structure

Further information: Bangladeshi football league system

Level

League / Division

1

Bangladesh Football League
10 clubs - 2 relegation

2

Bangladesh Championship League
11 clubs - 2 promotion, 2 relegation

3

Dhaka Senior Division Football League
18 clubs – 4 promotion, 2 relegation

4

Dhaka Second Division Football League
15 clubs – 2 promotion, 2 relegation

5

Dhaka Third Division Football League
15 clubs – 2 promotion, 2 relegation

6

Bangladesh Pioneer Football League
unlimited number of clubs - 4 promotion

Champions

Further Information: List of Dhaka Football League champions

  • The following is a list of Second Division champions.[7]
No. Season Champion(s)
1 1948 East Pakistan Gymkhana
2 1949 Tejgaon Friends Union
3 1950 Fire Service AC
4 1951 Bengal Government Press
5 1952 East Pakistan Rifles
6 1953 East End Club
7 1954 Signal Wings
8 1955 Central Printing Press
9 1956 DC Mills
10 1957 PWD SC
11 1958 East Bengal Railway
12 1959 Kamal SC
13 1960 Adamjee S.A.
14 1961 Pakistan Eastern Railway
15 1962 DC Jail
16 1963 Fire Service AC
17 1964 Rahmatganj MFS
18 1965 EPIDC
19 1966 Railway Pioneers
20 1967 East End Club
21 1968 Dilkusha SC
22 1969 EPWAPDA SC
23 1970 Iqbal SC
1971 not held
1972 abandoned
No. Season Champion(s)
24 1973 BRTC SC
25 1974 Brothers Union
26 1975 Shantinagar Club
27 1976 Sadharan Bima CSC
28 1977 Fire Service AC
29 1978 Dhanmondi Club
30 1979 Arambagh KS
31 1980 Farashganj SC
1981 not held
32 1982 BRTC SC
33 1983 Muktijoddha SKC
34 1984 PWD SC
35 1985 Mirpur Chalantika
36 1986 Adamjee SSC
37 1987 Fakirerpool YMC
38 1988–89 Team BJMC
39 1989–90 Eskaton SSC
1991 not held
40 1991–92 Bangladesh Boys
41 1993 Shantinagar Club
42 1994 Police AC
43 1995 Mirpur Chalantika
44 1996 Shantinagar Club
45 1997–98 Prantik KC
1998 not held
No. Season Champion(s)
46 1999 PWD SC
2000 not held
47 2001 Sheikh Russel KC
48 2002 Mohakhali Ekadosh
49 2003–04 Purbachal Parishad
50 2004–05 Jatrabari KC
2005–06 not held
2006–07 not held
51 2007–08 Uttar Baridhara
2008 not held
2009 not held
2010 not held
2011 not held
52 2012 Basabo TS
53 2013 Police AC
2014 not held
2015 not held
2016 not held
54 2017 Nobabpur KC
55 2018–19 Somaj Kallyan KS
2019–20 not held
2020–21 not held
56 2021–22 Saif SC Youth
57 2022–23 Jatrabari JS
2023–24 not held
No. Season Champion(s)
2024–25 not held

Promotion timeline

Promotion history (1948–present)[7]
No. Season Winner Runner-up Third place Fourth place Notes/References
Second level
1 1948 East Pakistan Gymkhana None
2 1949 Tejgaon Friends Union Dhaka Police None
3 1950 Fire Service AC Azad SC [8]
4 1951 Bengal Government Press None
5 1952 East Pakistan Rifles
6 1953 East End Club Ispahani Club [9]
7 1954 Signal Wings None
8 1955 Central Printing Press
9 1956 DC Mills [10]
10 1957 PWD SC
11 1958 East Bengal Railway Tejgaon Sporting Club None Tejgaon SC were promoted as East Bengal Railway were inelligible to praticipate in the First Division.[11]
12 1959 Kamal SC None [12]
13 1960 Adamjee S.A. [13]
14 1961 Pakistan Eastern Railway [14]
15 1962 DC Jail [15]
16 1963 Fire Service AC [16]
17 1964 Rahmatganj MFS
18 1965 EPIDC [17]
19 1966 Railway Pioneers [18]
20 1967 East End Club [19]
21 1968 Dilkusha SC
22 1969 EPWAPDA SC [20]
23 1970 Iqbal SC Iqbal SC, reintroduced as Abahani Krira Chakra participated in the 1973 Dhaka First Division Football League.
1971 Not held Not held due to the Bangladesh Liberation War
1972 Abandoned
24 1973 BRTC SC None [21]
25 1974 Brothers Union
26 1975 Shantinagar Club
27 1976 Sadharan Bima CSC
28 1977 Fire Service AC
29 1978 Dhanmondi Club
30 1979 Arambagh KS
31 1980 Farashganj SC
1981 Not held
32 1982 BRTC SC None
33 1983 Muktijoddha SKC
34 1984 PWD SC
35 1985 Mirpur Chalantika [22]
36 1986 Adamjee SSC
37 1987 Fakirerpool YMC Agrani Bank SC None
38 1988–89 Team BJMC Wari Club
39 1989–90 Eskaton SSC Police AC
1991 Not held
40 1991–92 Bangladesh Boys East End Club None Promoted to the Dhaka First Division Football League, which turned into the second-tier from 1993.
Third level
41 1993 Shantinagar Club The Muslim Institute None The Second Division began operating as the third-tier. Officially referred to as the Sonali Bank Second Division Football League 1993, the season began on 27 October 1993 and ended on January 1994.
42 1994 Police AC Badda JS The 1994 Second Division Football League was held from 18 December 1994 to March 1995.
44 1995 Mirpur Chalantika BRTC SC Officially referred to as the Sonali Bank Second Division Football League 1995, the season began in 1995 and ended on 12 February 1996.[23]
44 1996 Shantinagar Club Dhaka Wanderers Club The season was held from 14 March to 15 April 1997
45 1997–98 Prantik KC The Muslim Institute
1998 Not held
46 1999 PWD SC Sadharan Bima CSC None
2000 Not held
47 2001 Sheikh Russel KC East End Club Dhaka Wanderers Club None The season began from 20 January 2002.
48 2002 Mohakhali Ekadosh Dipali JS None The season began from June and concluded on August 2003.
49 2003–04 Purbachal Parishad City Club None
50 2004–05 Jatrabari KC Sunrise SC None Officially referred to as the Rahman Foundation Second Division Football League 2004/05, the season concluded in 2006.
2005–06 Not held
2006–07
51 2007–08 Uttar Baridhara T&T Club Motijheel None Promoted teams played in the Dhaka Senior Division Football League, the new third-tier.
2008 Not held
2009
2010
2011
Fourth level
52 2012 Basabo TS Friends SWO Bangladesh Boys Swadhinata KS The Second Division began operating as the fourth-tier. For the first time four teams were promoted from the league.[24][25]
53 2013 Police AC PWD SC Kawran Bazar PS Sadharan Bima CSC Officially referred to as the Cool Second Division League 2013, the season began on 21 December 2013 and concluded on 17 February 2014. The winners, Police AC, were directly promoted to the 2014–15 Bangladesh Championship League after meeting the cirterion required to enter the professional football league.[26][27]
2014 Not held
2015
2016
54 2017 Nobabpur KC Kashaituly SKP None [28][29]
55 2018–19 Somaj Kallyan KS Dilkusha SC None
2019–20 Not held
2020–21 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh [30]
56 2021–22 Saif SC Youth Siddique Bazar DJSC None [31]
57 2022–23 Jatrabari JS Arambagh FA None [32][33]
2023–24 Not held
2024–25

Top scorers

Season Player Club Goals Ref.
1968 Kazi Salahuddin Dilkusha SC 14 [34]
1974 Mohammed Mohsin Brothers Union 22 [35]
1982 Monir Hossain Manu BRTC SC 14 [36]
1983 Shahinur Kabir Shimul Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 16
1984 Mostafizur Rahman Mostak PWD SC 17 [37]
1986 Mohammed Noman Rayer Bazar AC 10
1987 Mizanur Rahman Mizan Fakirerpool Young Men's Club 7
1988–89 Tushar Barua Team BJMC 9
2001–02 Bashir Ahmed Mohakhali Ekadosh 15
2021–22 Saifullah Sardar Jabid Ahsan Sohel KC 14 [31]
2022–23 Aryan Sikder Jatrabari JS 11 [32]

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