The 2020–21 Bangladesh Premier League, also known as the TVS Bangladesh Premier League for sponsorship reasons, was the 13th season of the Bangladesh Premier League since its establishment in 2007. A total of 13 football clubs are competing in the league. The country's top-flight football competition, Bangladesh Premier League 2020–21 season is kicked off on January 13 after 10 months.

The previous season was abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. Bashundhara Kings are the defending champions as 2018–19 season winner.

Teams Changes Promoted from 2018–19 BCL Relegated from 2018–19 BPL Bangladesh Police FCUttar Baridhara Club NoFeL SCTeam BJMC

Stadiums and locations

+ TeamLocation Stadium CapacityArambagh KSMunshigonjMunshigonj Stadium10,000Bangladesh Police FCDhakaBangabandhu National Stadium36,000Bashundhara KingsComillaShaheed Dhirendranath Stadium 18,000Brothers UnionDhakaBangabandhu National Stadium36,000Chittagong Abahani Ltd.DhakaBangabandhu National Stadium36,000Dhaka Abahani Ltd.DhakaBangabandhu National Stadium 36,000Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd.ComillaShaheed Dhirendranath Stadium 18,000Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd.DhakaBangabandhu National Stadium 36,000Muktijoddha Sangsad KCDhakaBangabandhu National Stadium 36,000Rahmatganj MFSDhakaBangabandhu National Stadium 36,000Saif Sporting ClubDhakaBangabandhu National Stadium 36,000Sheikh Russel KCDhakaBangabandhu National Stadium 36,000Uttar Baridhara ClubGazipurShaheed Ahsan Ullah Master Stadium

Additional venues Bangladesh Football Federation had stopped organizing matches outside the capital due to a nationwide lockdown due to the rapid rise in COVID-19 cases. From the twentieth round, Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium and from the twenty-first round, Bangladesh Army Stadium began to be used as the venue of the league to reduce the pressure on the Bangabandhu National Stadium.

Personnel and kits Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest) Arambagh KS Sheikh Jahidur Rahman Md Sayde M Sports Nilsagor Group Bangladesh Police FC Pakir Ali Lancine Toure Bashundhara Kings Óscar Bruzón Topu Barman Club manufactured kit Bashundhara Group Brothers Union Reza Parkas Arup Kumar Baidya Biswas Builders Limited Chittagong Abahani Limited Maruful Haque Didier BrossouNoor Enterprise Ignite Battery Dhaka Abahani Limited Mário Lemos Nabib Newaj Jibon Graphics Bird Dhaka Mohammedan SC Limited Sean Lane Uryu Nagata Orion Group Lt.Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited Mosharraf Hossain Badal (Interim) Solomon King Kanform Bashundhara A4 Paper Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Raja Isa Yusuke Kato Hishab Rahmatganj MFS Syed Golam Jilani Russel Mahmud Liton Tiger Cement Saif Sporting Club Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu Jamal Bhuyan Saif Power Battery Sheikh Russel KC Saiful Bari Titu Ashraful Islam Rana Bashundhara Cement Uttar Baridhara Club Mahabub Ali Manik Sumon Reza Bashundhara Group

Head coaching changes TeamOutgoing head coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming head coachDate of appointmentArambagh KS Subarata Bhattacharya Jr.SackedJanuary 202113th Douglas Silva 3 February 2021Uttar Baridhara Club Sheikh Jahidur RahmanSacked31 January 202111th Mahabub Ali ManikFebruary 2021Brothers Union Abdul Qaium SentuResigned16 February 202112th Reza Parkas10 March 2021Saif Sporting Club Paul PutMutual Consent 26 February 20217th Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu (Interim) 26 February 2021Arambagh KS Douglas SilvaSacked1 March 202113th Sheikh Jahidur Rahman7 March 2021Saif Sporting Club Zulfiker Mahmud MintuEnd of interim spell8 March 20214th Stewart Hall9 March 2021Saif Sporting Club Stewart HallEnd of contract1 August 20216th Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu1 August 2021Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Shafiqul Islam ManikSacked9 August 20212nd Mosharraf Hossain Badal (Interim)9 August 2021

Foreign players Other foreign players. AFC quota players. No foreign player registered. Bold names refer to international players who have already played or are still playing. Note :: players who released during summer transfer window;: players who registered during summer transfer window.

ClubLeg Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Arambagh KSFirst Ibrahim Moro Sadick Adams Christopher Chizoba Bradie Smith Second Dilshod Nazirov Ildar Mamatkazin Islomjon Abdukodirov Kholmurod Kholmurodov Bangladesh Police FC First Ballo Famoussa Frederic Pooda Lancine Toure Murolimzhon AkhmedovSecond Christian Kouakou Bashundhara KingsFirst Raúl Becerra Fernandes Robinho Khaled Shafiei SecondBrothers UnionFirst Siyo Zunapio Monday Osagie Samson Iliasu Furqat HasanboevSecond Momodou Bah Magalan Ugochukwu Awala Cyril Oriaku Chittagong Abahani Ltd.First Nixon Guylherme Didier Brossou Matthew Chinedu Shukurali PulatovSecondDhaka Abahani Ltd.First Francisco Torres Raphael Augusto Kervens Belfort Masih SaighaniSecond Sunday Chizoba Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd.First Mounzir Coulidiati Souleymane Diabate Mohammed Abiola Nurat Uryu NagataSecond Yassan Ouatching Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd.First Pa Omar Jobe Solomon King Kanform Sulayman Sillah Otabek ValijonovSecondMuktijoddha Sangsad KCFirst Christian Bekamenga Younoussa Camara Yusuke Kato Akbarali Kholdarov Second Ballo Famoussa Ibrahim Abou Dicko Rahmatganj MFSFirst Lorougnon Christ Remi Alaaeldin Nasr Elmagraby Dilshod Vasiev Khurshed BeknazarovSecond Felix Chidi Odili Saif Sporting ClubFirst Emmanuel Ariwachukwu John Okoli Kenneth Ikechukwu Sirozhiddin RakhmatullaevSecondSheikh Russel KCFirst Giancarlo Lopes Rodrigues Ugochukwu Obi Moneke Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov Siyovush AsrorovSecondUttar Baridhara Club First Mahmoud Sayed Mostafa Kahraba Evgeniy Kochnev Saiddoston FozilovSecond Youssouf Mory Bamba

League table

Results

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.

Season statistics Goalscorers

Own goals † Bold Club indicates winner of the match Player Club Opponent Result Date Mahamudul Hasan Kiron Rahmatganj MFSBashundhara Kings0–3 Soeb Mia Muktijoddha Sangsad KCSheikh Russel KC0–1 Saiddoston Fozilov Uttar Baridhara ClubDhaka Abahani1–2 Habibur Rahman ShohagDhaka MohammedanArambagh KS2–1 Khurshed Beknazarov Rahmatganj MFSDhaka Abahani0–6 Saiddoston Fozilov Uttar Baridhara ClubChittagong Abahani3–4 Asaduzzaman Bablu Sheikh Russel KCSaif Sporting Club2–4 Jahangir Alam Sajeeb Bangladesh Police FCSheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club1–2 Topu Barman Bashundhara KingsDhaka Abahani1–1

Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Ref Pa Omar Jobe 4 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Arambagh KS 6–0 Ugochukwu Obi Moneke Sheikh Russel KC Arambagh KS 4–0 Raúl Becerra Bashundhara Kings Arambagh KS 6–1 Robinho Bashundhara Kings Arambagh KS 6–1 Kervens Belfort Dhaka Abahani Rahmatganj MFS 6–0 Jewel Rana Dhaka Abahani Arambagh KS 6–1 Pa Omar Jobe Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Uttar Baridhara Club 5–1 Christian Kouakou Bangladesh Police FC Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 3–1 Kervens Belfort 4 Dhaka Abahani Uttar Baridhara Club 8–0 4 Player scored 4 goals.

Goalkeeping RankPlayerClubCleansheetsGoals conceded1Anisur ZicoBashundhara Kings12102Ashraful Islam RanaSheikh Russel KC9253Mohammad NayeemChittagong Abahani8214Shahidul Alam SohelAbahani Ltd. Dhaka7225Russel Mahmud LitonRahmatganj MFS6276Samiul Islam MasumSheikh Jamal DC577Hossain SuzanMohammedan SC4118Mohammad RazibMuktijoddha Sangsad KC4159Mahfuz Hasan PritomMuktijoddha Sangsad KC41710Pappu HossainSaif Sporting Club42211Mohammad NehalBangladesh Police31912Mitul MarmaUttar Baridhara Club32913Hamidur Rahman RemonBashundhara Kings2014Ahsan Habib BipuDhaka Mohammedan21415Ziaur RahmanSheikh Jamal DC22016Titumir ChowdhuryBrothers Union22117Mitul HasanBashundhara Kings1018Ariful IslamRahmatganj MFS1319Sultan Ahmed ShakilAbahani Ltd. Dhaka1620Shibli Ahmed SohanArambagh KS1921Mohiuddin RanuBrothers Union11022Arifuzzaman HemelPolice FC11523Kashem MilonArambagh KS12224Rayhan JaberArambagh KS01Antor AliArambagh KS01Rakibul Hasan TusharRahmatganj MFS01Mamun KhanSheikh Jamal DC0128Nurul Karim Muktijoddha Sangsad KC0229Azad HossainChittagong Abahani0330Omer Faruk LinkconArambagh KS04Mazharul Islam HimelChittagong Abahani0432Saiful Islam KhanBangladesh Police FC0533Sabuj Das RaghuSheikh Russel KC0634Saiful IslamSaif Sporting Club0735Shanto RaySaif SC0836Azad HossenUttar Baridhara0937Jasim UddinUttar Baridhara01238Mamun AlifUttar Baridhara01339Jafor SarderBrothers Union02040Appel MahmudArambagh KS029

Notes Clean sheet is counted for not conceding a goal whilst on the pitch and playing at least 60 minutes (excluding stoppage time).

Discipline

Player

Most yellow cards: 9 Otabek Valijonov (Sheikh Jamal DC)

Most red cards: 1 Jewel Rana (Abahani Ltd. Dhaka) Faisal Mahmood (Brothers Union) Tariq Kazi (Bashundhara Kings) Yeasin Khan (Bashundhara Kings) Monjurur Rahman Manik (Chittagong Abahani) Rakib Hossain (Chittagong Abahani) Mehedi Hasan Mithu (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC) Mohammad Sujon (Mohammedan SC) Russel Mahmud Liton (Rahmatganj MFS) Solomon King Kanform (Sheikh Jamal DC) Suleiman Sillah (Sheikh Jamal DC) Otabek Valijonov (Sheikh Jamal DC) Faysal Ahmed (Sheikh Jamal DC) Khurshed Beknazarov (Rahmatganj MFS)

Club

Most yellow cards:

Rank Club Yellow cards 1Mohammedan Sporting Club482Arambagh Krira Sangha443Sheikh Jamal DC434Saif Sporting Club405Uttar Baridhara Club37Brothers Union377Muktijoddha Sangsad KC368Chittagong Abahani319Bashundhara Kings3010Rahmatganj MFS2811Abahani Limited Dhaka2612Sheikh Russel KC2113Bangladesh Police FC20

Most red cards: Rank Club Red cards 1Sheikh Jamal DC42Bashundhara Kings2Chittagong Abahani2Rahmatganj MFS25Abahani Limited Dhaka1Brothers Union1Mohammedan Sporting Club1Muktijoddha Sangsad KC1

Awards Award Winner Club BPL Coach of the Season Óscar Bruzón Bashundhara Kings BPL Player of the Season Robson Azevedo da Silva Bashundhara Kings BPL Goalkeeper of the Season Anisur Rahman Zico Bashundhara Kings BPL Emerging Player of the Season Nihat Jaman Ucchash Arambagh KSFair Play TrophyDhaka Abahani

References