Dhaka Third Division Football League (), officially known as Bashundhara Group Third Division (U-17) Football League due to sponsorship reasons and change of format, is the fifth-tier football league in Bangladesh, as well as the third and lowest league division in Dhaka.
It officially began in 1951 as the league below the Second Division while Bangladesh was still part of Pakistan. From the 2022–23 season, the league is being arranged as an under-17 league.
The league is the lowest division of semi-professional football in the country and the two top-finishing teams are automatically promoted to the Dhaka Second Division Football League. While the bottom two teams are relegated to the country's amateur age-level football league, the Bangladesh Pioneer Football League.
History
On 16 September 2021, the Bangladesh Football Federation decided to shut down the Dhaka Third Division League from the 2021–2022 season. The decision received much scrutiny from clubs participating in the Dhaka Football League. On 3 January 2023, BFF announced that the 2021–2022 league season would finally begin from 7 January 2023, and participating clubs will only be allowed to field U17 players.
Structure
Results Further Information: List of Dhaka Football League champions
Third-tier league: 1951–1992 SeasonChampionPromoted Runners-upRef.1951N/A1952Holden XINone1953N/A1954N/A1955N/A1956PWD SCNone1957N/A1958N/A1959N/A1960N/A1961Fakirerpool YMCNone1962Shahjahanpur SCNone1963Rahmatganj MFSNone1964EPIDCNone1965Dilkusha SCNone1966Bachelors' ClubNone1967EPWAPDA SCNone1968Dhanmondi Club & Farashganj SC (joint)None1969EPRTC SCNone1970Arambagh KS & Dhaka SC (joint)None1971Not Held1972Not completed1973Brothers UnionNone1974Shantinagar ClubNone1975Agrani Bank SCNone1976Shahjahanpur SCNone1977Bangladesh RiflesNone1978Not Held1979The Muslim InstituteNone1980Rayer Bazar ACNone1981Lalbagh SCNone1982Not Held1983Mirpur ChalantikaNone1984Adamjee Jute Mills SCCNone1985Avijatrik MalibaghNone1986East Bengal LimitedNone1987Bangladesh Boys ClubJurain Janata Club1988–89Eskaton Sabuj Sangha ClubPrantik KC1989–90Mohakhali EkadoshNobarun Sangsad1991Not Held1991–92The league was held during the 1992 season Lalmatia ClubBadda Jagoroni Sangsad
Fourth-tier league: 1993–2011 SeasonChampionPromoted Runners-upPromoted Third Place Promoted Fourth Place Ref.1993The league was held during the 1994 season Basabo Tarun SanghaGovernment Printing PressNoneNone1994The league was held during the 1995 season Gendaria Famous ClubLittle Friends ClubNoneNone1995The league was held during the 1996 season Prantik KC East End Boys ClubNoneNone1996The league was held during the 1997 season T&T Club Motijheel Jatrabari KCNoneNone1997The league was held during the 1998–99 season Kashaituly SKP Sheikh Russel KCNoneNone1998Not Held1999Not Held2000The league was held during the 2001 season MSPCC City Club Purbachal ParishadNone None2001The league was held during the 2002 Kadamtola Sangsad Dipali Jubo SanghaNoneNone2002The league was held during the 2002–03 season Little Friends Club Sunrise SCNoneNone2003–04Uttar Baridhara ClubKawran Bazar PSNoneNone2005–06Not Held2006–07Euro Famous ClubGazirchot XIMatuail Udayan SangsadFriends SWO2007–08Not Held2008Not Held2009 PWD SC Swadhinata KSNoneNone2010Not Held2011 Dilkusha SC Tongi KC Shantinagar ClubNone
Fifth-tier league: 2012–present SeasonChampionPromoted Runner UpPromoted Third PlacePromoted Fourth PlacePromoted Fifth PlaceRef.2012Not Held2013Nobabpur KCSomaj Kallyan KS MugdaKashaituly SKP NoneNone2014Not Held2015Dilkusha SCBKSPKhilgaon FAGouripur SCNone2016Not Held2017Not Held2018Arambagh FA Kadamtola SangsadSiddique Bazar Dhaka Jr. SCSaif SC Jr.Jatrabari JS2018–19Not Held2019–20Alamgir Shomaj Kollyan KSKingstar SCKallol Sangha Jabid Ahsan Sohel KCBikrampur Kings2020–21Not Held2021–22Not Held2022–23Chawkbazar KingsElias Ahmed Chowdhury SSNoneNoneNone
Top scorers SeasonPlayerClubsGoalsRef.2017–18 Rimon HossainArambagh FA82019–20 Shekh MorsalinAlamgir Shomaj Kollyan KS192022–23 Abir Hossain Chawkbazar Kings 11 Tamim Hossain The Muslim Institute
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