Bangladesh Championship League (), simply known as the BCL and officially ABG Bashundhara Bangladesh Championship League since 2023 for sponsorship reasons, is the second-tier professional football league of Bangladesh run by the Bangladesh Football Federation. It was founded in 2012.
History Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) introduced the country's first professional football league in 2007. The 2nd tier professional league began with the 2012 season of Premier League. BFF introduced the second-tier league in 2012 as season 5 of Premier League was commencing.
Structure
List of winners Champions so far are: SeasonClubPWDLGFGAGDPts2012Cox City Sporting Club1255214113202013Chittagong Abahani14932281117302014Rahmatganj MFS18135036828442014–15Uttar Baridhara147611899272015–16Fakirerpool YMC147611587272017Bashundhara Kings18105323176352019Bangladesh Police201163311318392020Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh2021Swadhinata KS22136330111945Fortis FC22138129920472022–23Brothers Union20163130624512024Fakirerpool YMC14833281414272025PWD SC18124231724402026Chattogram City1813323211+2142
Performances by club As of the end of 2025–26 season. ClubWinnersCoxCity Sporting Club12012Chittagong Abahani12013Uttar Baridhara132014–152012, 2013, 2019Rahmatganj MFS12014Farashganj SC12014Saif SC12015–16Bashundhara Kings12017NoFeL SC12017Bangladesh Police12019Arambagh KS22014–15, 2025Swadhinata KS12021Fortis FC12022AFC Uttara12022Brothers Union12022–23BFF Elite Academy12022–23Fakirerpool YMC22015–16, 2024 Dhaka Wanderers12024PWD SC12025Chattogram City12026City Club12026
Stats and players Top Goalscorer Year Player Club Goals 2012 Toufiq Hasan GofurAgrani Bank SC 12 2013 Nabib Newaj JibonUttar Baridhara 12 2014 Nurul AbsarRahmatganj 11 2014–15 Mohammed PalashArambagh KS 7 2015–16 Arifur RahmanVictoria SC 62017 Ariful IslamNoFeL SC 12 2019 Amirul IslamBangladesh Police172020League cancelled2021 Ali Akbar Kanon Wari Club132022 Moinul Islam Uttara FC182022–23 Mirajul Islam BFF Elite Academy192024 Rafayel Tudu Fakirerpool YMC122025 Minhazul Karim Shadin PWD SC 8 Faisal Ahmed Shitol Uttar Baridhara2026 Md Golam Rabby BRTC SC 10 Sahed Mia City Club
Clubs 2025–26 season Ten clubs are competing in the 2025–26 season — eight from the previous season and two new entrants (two relegated from the Premier League).
Team Location 2025–26 Season BRTC SCDhaka 2ndCity Club(Mirpur), Dhaka3rdChattogram CityChattogram 1stChattogram 2ndDhaka RangersUttara, Dhaka2ndDhaka Wanderers(Motijheel), Dhaka5thKhelaghar SKSDhaka1stLittle Friends(Gopibagh), Dhaka2ndSuktara JSNarayanganj 1stWari Club(Motijheel), Dhaka11th
Sponsorship Here is the list of sponsors of BCL since its inception: +PeriodSponsorsType of InstituteNotesReferences2012-2014Premier Bank Limited BankAt first season, Premier Bank Limited sponsored the title, Destiny Group was the co-sponsor of first season.2014-2015Minister FreezeElectronicsPremier Bank was named as a presenting sponsor while Pragati Insurance, Eastern Bank, Novo Air and Treasure Securities named as co-sponsors of the league.2015-2017RB-Marcel GroupElectronicsThey sponsored seasons: 2015/16 and 2017.2018-2019International Sports PartnerDistributorTVS brand is the 'title sponsor' as well as of BPL.
See also Bangladesh Football League Federation Cup Sport in Bangladesh Football in Bangladesh Cricket in Bangladesh
References
External links Bangladesh Football Federation – official website (archived)