The 2022–23 Bangladesh Premier League was the 15th season of the Bangladesh Premier League since its establishment in 2007. The league was contested by 11 teams including AFC Uttara and Fortis FC, who joined as the promoted clubs from the 2021–22 Championship League. The season started on 9 December 2022 and concluded on 22 July 2023.
Defending champions Bashundhara Kings won their four title in a row, making them the first-ever team to win four successive title in the country. They secured the title beating Sheikh Russel KC in the highest scoring match of the season with three matches to spare.
Rule changes from last season A club can sign maximum of five foreigners including at least one player who hails from an AFC affiliated nation. However the AFC "3+1" foreign players rule (three players of any nationality and one from an AFC MA) will be in effect during the match.
Teams Eleven teams are competing in the league – the top nine teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the BCL. The promoted teams are AFC Uttara and Fortis FC, who are new to the top flight. They replaced Swadhinata KS and Uttar Baridhara Club (both teams relegated after just one year back in the top flight).
Changes Promoted from 2021–22 BCL Relegated from 2021–22 BPL Fortis FC AFC Uttara Uttar Baridhara Club Swadhinata KS Saif Sporting Club decided to quit from all kinds of football activities from the 2022–23 season due to financial reasons, resulting their exclusion from BPL.
Stadiums and locations
+ TeamLocation Stadium CapacityAFC UttaraMymensinghRafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium25,000Bangladesh Police FCMymensinghRafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium25,000Bashundhara KingsDhakaBashundhara Kings Arena14,000Chittagong Abahani Ltd.MunshigonjBir Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium10,000Dhaka Abahani Ltd.ComillaShaheed Dhirendranath Stadium18,000Mohammedan SC Ltd.ComillaShaheed Dhirendranath Stadium18,000Fortis FCRajshahiMuktijuddho Smriti Stadium15,000Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd.GopalganjSheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium5,000Muktijoddha Sangsad KCGopalganjSheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium5,000Rahmatganj MFSMunshigonjBir Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium10,000Sheikh Russel KCDhakaBashundhara Kings Arena14,000
Personnel and kits Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest) AFC Uttara Ali Asgar Nasir Istekharul Alam Shakil Bangladesh Police FC Aristică Cioabă Monaem Khan Raju Bashundhara Kings Óscar Bruzón Topu Barman Club manufactured kit Bashundhara Group Chittagong Abahani Mahbubul Haque Shukurali Pulatov Ignite Battery Dhaka Abahani Mário Lemos Raphael Augusto Mohammedan SC Alfaz Ahmed (interim) Souleymane Diabate Max Group Fortis FC Masud Parvez Kaiser Danilo Quipapá TORR Limited Sheikh Jamal DC Maruful Haque Raihan Hasan Bashundhara Tissue Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Raja Isa Aminur Rahman Sajib Rahmatganj MFS Kamal Babu Shokhrukhbek Kholmatov Tiger Cement Sheikh Russel KC Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu Jamal Bhuyan Bashundhara Cement
Coaching changes TeamOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in the tableIncoming coachDate of appointmentAFC Uttara Monowar Hossain MoynaDemoted to an assistant coach roleUnknownPre-season Ali Asgar NasirNovember 2022Fortis FC Zahidur Rahman Milon MollaContract expiredSeptember 2022 Masud Parvez KaisarOctober 2022Chittagong Abahani Maruful HaqueSigned by Sheikh Jamal DCOctober 2022 Saiful Bari TituNovember 2022Rahmatganj MFS Syed Golam JilaniSigned by Bashundhara Kings WomenOctober 2022 Kamal BabuOctober 2022Sheikh Jamal DC Joseph AfusiContract expiredOctober 2022 Maruful HaqueOctober 2022Chittagong Abahani Saiful Bari TituSacked12 February 202310th Mahbubul Haque12 February 2023Mohammedan SC Shafiqul Islam ManikSacked6 March 20236th Alfaz Ahmed (interim)6 March 2023
Foreign players Other foreign players. AFC quota players. No foreign player registered. Bold names refer to players who have senior international cap(s) for their respective nations. Note :: players who released during winter transfer window;: players who registered during winter transfer window.
ClubLeg Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5AFC UttaraFirst Nzau Miguel Lutumba José Luis Mosquera Reo Nakamura Sultanbek Momunov Lukman Adefemi Second Richard Maturana Younoussa Camara Alan Koroyev Bangladesh Police FCFirst Mateo Palacios Behnam Habibi Almazbek Malikov Jose Alexander Hernandez Edward MorilloSecond Johan Arango Solibek Karimov Bashundhara KingsFirst Dorielton Miguel Figueira Robinho Reza Khanzadeh Asror GofurovSecondChittagong AbahaniFirst Yacouba Bamba Candy Augustine Ojukwu David Ifegwu Shukurali PulatovSecond Mostafa Kahraba Dhaka AbahaniFirst Getterson Raphael Augusto Daniel Colindres Peter Nworah Yousef MohammadSecond Emeka Ogbugh Mohammedan SCFirst Roger Duarte Meysam Shahmakvandzadeh Souleymane Diabate Muzaffar Muzaffarov Daniel FeblesSecond Sunday Emmanuel Fortis FCFirst Amredin Sharifi Danilo Quipapá Luiz Júnior Thiago Bonfim Second Gaira Joof Pa Omar Babou Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd.First Sulayman Sillah Jorge Aguilar Nodir Mavlonov Otabek Valizhonov Cornelius StewartSecondMuktijoddha Sangsad KCFirst Landry Ndikumana Soma Otani Adeyinka Najeem Emmanuel Uzochukwu Jimmy DzingaiSecondRahmatganj MFSFirst Jhoaho Rivelino Hinestroza Igor Cesar Rodrigues Santana Michael Fatkhullo Fatkhulloyev Shokhrukhbek KholmatovSecond Ulysse Diallo Peter Ebimobowei Bunyod Shodiev Sheikh Russel KCFirst Didier Brossou Junior Mapuku Mfon Udoh Timur TalipovSecond Kenneth Ikechukwu Andrew Marveggio
League table
Results Results table
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.
Results by games
Season statistics Goalscorers
20 Goals Dori (Bashundhara Kings) 16 Goals Souleymane Diabate (Mohammedan SC) 12 Goals Daniel Colindres (Dhaka Abahani) 11 Goals Mfon Udoh (Sheikh Russel KC) Cornelius Stewart (Sheikh Jamal DC) 10 Goals Robinho Azevedo (Bashundhara Kings) Miguel Figueira (Bashundhara Kings) Ojukwu David Ifegwu (Chittagong Abahani) 9 Goals Edward Morillo (Bangladesh Police FC) 8 Goals Eleta Kingsley (Dhaka Abahani) 7 Goals Johan Arango (Bangladesh Police FC) Emmanuel Uzochukwu (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC) 5 Goals Gaira Joof (Fortis FC) Jean Didier Brossou (Sheikh Russel KC) Ekbal Hussain (Chittagong Abahani) Nabib Newaj Jibon (Dhaka Abahani) Sunday Emmanuel (Mohammedan SC) Kenneth Ikechukwu (Sheikh Russel KC) Landry Ndikumana (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC) 4 Goals Foysal Ahmed Fahim (Dhaka Abahani) Rakib Hossain (Bashundhara Kings) Shakhawat Hossain Rony (Fortis FC) Muzaffar Muzaffarov ( Mohammedan SC) Amredin Sharifi (Fortis FC) Rabiul Hasan (Bangladesh Police FC) Mateo Palacios (Bangladesh Police FC) Mohammed Abdullah (Bangladesh Police FC) Peter Ebimobowei (Rahmatganj MFS) 3 Goals Peter Nworah (Dhaka Abahani) Asror Gafurov (Bashundhara Kings) Otabek Valizhonov (Sheikh Jamal DC) Sazzad Hossain (Mohammedan SC) Richard Maturana (AFC Uttara) Emeka Ogbugh (Dhaka Abahani) Shahriar Emon (Mohammedan SC) Nodir Mavlonov (Sheikh Jamal DC) Arif Hossain (Mohammedan SC) Dipok Roy (Sheikh Russel KC) 2 Goals Aminur Rahman Sajib (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC) Kawshik Barua (Sheikh Jamal DC) Michael Vinícius (Rahmatganj MFS) Yacouba Bamba (Chittagong Abahani) Adeyinka Najeem (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC) Jose Alexander Hernandez (Bangladesh Police FC) Daniel Febles (Mohammedan SC) Sultanbek Momunov (AFC Uttara) Danilo Quipapá (Fortis FC) Junior Mapuku (Sheikh Russel KC) Almazbek Malikov (Bangladesh Police FC) Raphael Augusto (Dhaka Abahani) Sulayman Sillah (Sheikh Jamal DC) Sakib Bepari (AFC Uttara) Yousef Mohammad (Dhaka Abahani) Ulysse Diallo (Rahmatganj MFS) Emtiyaz Raihan (Chittagong Abahani) MS Bablu (Bangladesh Police FC) Shahed Miah (Bangladesh Police FC) Mannaf Rabby (Sheikh Jamal DC) Mohammad Ibrahim (Sheikh Russel KC) 1 Goal Shahin Ahammad (Fortis FC) Mojibur Rahman Jony (Fortis FC) Borhan Uddin (Fortis FC) Enamul Islam Gazi (Rahmatganj MFS) Minhajul Abedin Ballu (Mohammedan SC) Maraz Hossain Opi (Dhaka Abahani) Luiz Júnior (Fortis FC) Riyadul Hasan Rafi (Dhaka Abahani) Mohamed Iftekhar Munna (Rahmatganj MFS) Soma Otani (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC) Rezaul Karim Reza (Dhaka Abahani) Yeasin Khan (Sheikh Russel KC) Nasiruddin Chowdhury (Chittagong Abahani) Manik Hossain Molla (Mohammedan SC) Motin Mia (Bashundhara Kings) Jhoaho Hinestroza (Rahmatganj MFS) Mehedi Hasan Royal (Dhaka Abahani) Timur Talipov (Sheikh Russel KC) Obidur Rahman Nawbab (Sheikh Jamal DC) Rohit Sarkar (AFC Uttara) Sarower Zaman Nipu (AFC Uttara) Yeasin Arafat (Bashundhara Kings) Md Taj Uddin (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC) Shokhrukhbek Kholmatov (Rahmatganj MFS) Shukurali Pulatov (Chittagong Abahani) Nihat Jaman Ucchash (Sheikh Russel KC) Mohamed Atikuzzaman (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC) Faisal Ahmed Shitol (Sheikh Russel KC) Forhad Mona (Chittagong Abahani) Mostafa Kahraba (Chittagong Abahani) Mohamed Tarak (Chittagong Abahani) Pa Omar Babou (Fortis FC) Mohamed Sohel Rana (Dhaka Abahani) Zillur Rahman (Bangladesh Police FC) Samin Yasir Juel (Rahmatganj MFS) Syed Shah Quazem Kirmane (Bangladesh Police FC) Mohammed Mozzamel Hossain Nira (Fortis FC) Shekh Morsalin (Bashundhara Kings) Sujon Biswas (Sheikh Russel KC) Abu Shaeid (Sheikh Jamal DC) Sanowar Hossain (Mohammedan SC) Joyonto Kumar Roy (Bangladesh Police FC) Naim Uddin Noyon (AFC Uttara) Anik Hossain (Chittagong Abahani) Khondoker Ashraful Islam (Rahmatganj MFS) Jahedul Alam (Fortis FC) Joynal Abedin Dipu (Fortis FC) Md Emon Hossain (Rahmatganj MFS) Mohammad Nahian (Chittagong Abahani)
Top Bangladeshi scorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 Eleta Kingsley Dhaka Abahani82Ekbal HossainChittagong Abahani5Nabib Newaj JibonDhaka Abahani3Rakib Hossain Bashundhara Kings4Foysal Ahmed FahimDhaka AbahaniShakhawat Hossain RonyFortis FC Rabiul HasanBangladesh Police FCMohammed AbdullahBangladesh Police FC
Own goals † Bold Club indicates winner of the match Player Club Opponent Result Date Ariful Islam Jitu Fortis FCBashundhara Kings0–2
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Ref Souleymane DiabateMohammedan SCAFC Uttara0–6 (A) Foysal Ahmed FahimDhaka AbahaniAFC Uttara0–7 (A) Eleta KingsleyDhaka AbahaniAFC Uttara0–7 (A) Souleymane DiabateMohammedan SCMuktijoddha Sangsad KC1–6 (A) Daniel ColindresDhaka AbahaniRahmatganj MFS0–4 (H) Dorielton 4 Bashundhara KingsSheikh Russel KC4–6 (H) Souleymane DiabateMohammedan SCAFC Uttara6–0 (H)
Most goal contributions Rank Player Club Goals Assists Total1 RobinhoBashundhara Kings1012222 Dorielton GomesBashundhara Kings20121 Souleymane DiabateMohammedan SC165214 Daniel ColindresDhaka Abahani12719 Miguel FigueiraBashundhara Kings109196 Edward MorilloBangladesh Police FC98177 Mfon UdohSheikh Russel KC115168 Cornelius StewartSheikh Jamal DC113149 Ojukwu David IfegwuChittagong Abahani10212 Johan ArangoBangladesh Police FC7512
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubMatchesClean sheets 1 Anisur Rahman Zico Bashundhara Kings 17112 Sujon HossainMohammedan SC1673 Rakibul Hasan TusharPolice FC1164 Shahidul Alam SohelDhaka Abahani1765 Mitul Marma Fortis FC154 Mehedi Hasan SrabonMuktijoddha Sangsad KC 164 Ashraful Islam RanaSheikh Russel KC164
Discipline Player
Most yellow cards: 7 Otabek Valijonov (Sheikh Jamal DC)
Most red cards: 1 (12 players)
Club
Yellow cards: Rank Club Yellow cards1Bashundhara Kings422Police FC413Chittagong Abahani384Sheikh Jamal DC345Mohammedan SC33AFC Uttara337Fortis FC308Rahmatganj MFS299Dhaka Abahani27Muktijoddha Sangsad KC27Sheikh Russel KC27
Red cards: Rank Club Red cards1Chittagong Abahani32Sheikh Jamal DC23AFC Uttara1Bashundhara Kings1Dhaka Abahani1Rahmatganj MFS1Fortis FC1Police FC1Mohammedan SC1
See also AFC Champions League