The Dhaka First Division Football League (1993–2006) was the second-tier football league in Bangladesh, administered by the Bangladesh Football Federation. Established as the top division of the Dhaka Football League during the British Raj, the First Division served as the country's top tier from 1971 to 1992 before being replaced by the Dhaka Premier Division Football League in 1993. Thereafter, it became the country's second-tier league.
In 2007, with the introduction of Bangladesh's first professional national football league, the Bangladesh Football League, the district-based First Division League was merged to the Dhaka Premier Division Football League, which was re-introduced as the new second-tier, the Dhaka Senior Division Football League, which eventually became the 3rd-tier from 2012.
History Following the BFF's introduction of the Premier Division, the top ten teams from the 1991–92 First Division qualified for the inaugural Premier Division in 1993. The clubs that finished 11th–18th, together with the top two teams from the 1991–92 Second Division, competed in the First Division, which became the second-tier. From 1993 onward, the Premier Division and First Division together formed the Senior Division of the Dhaka Football League, a term that had previously referred only to the First Division. Eligibility for continental competition, which had previously been awarded to the First Division champions, was transferred to the Premier Division champions. The First Division remained the second-tier beneath the Premier Division until 2006, although its final season was played in 2004–05.
Following the introduction of the country's first professional national league, the Bangladesh Football League (initially known as the B.League), in 2007, the Premier Division and First Division were merged into a single Senior Division. This competition served as the country's second tier while remaining a district-based league until 2011. It became the third tier in 2012 following the introduction of the Bangladesh Championship League, the country's second-tier professional national league.
Statistics
Past winners Season Champions Runner-up Third place1993FakirerpoolBangladesh BoysEast End1994RahmatganjFarashganjVictoria1995East EndBangladesh BoysSadharan Bima1996VictoriaRahmatganjBadda Jagoroni1997–98 Badda JagoroniMirpur ChalantikaBRTC1998Not Held1999VictoriaDhanmondiBRTC2000Agrani BankFakirerpoolBRTC2001VictoriaBadda JagoroniWari2002Dhaka WanderersSheikh RusselWari2003–04FakirerpoolFarashganj & DipaliNone2005RahmatganjBadda JagoroniVictoria2005–06Not Held2006–07Not Held
Top goalscorers Season Player Team Goals 1993 Mahmudul Haque Liton East End 14 1995 Md Selim Victoria 8 1996 Md Touhidur Rahman Dhanmondi 13 1997–98 Saiful Islam Khokon Badda Jagorani 22 1999 Md Sohel Prantik 10 2000 Sohag Md Robi Sohag Agrani Bank Agrani Bank Fakirerpool 8 2001 Azizur Rahman Sohag Victoria 16 2002 Mamun Yusuf Wari Dhaka Wanderers 8 2003–04 Charles Figo Rahmatganj 14 2005 Ohidul Agrani Bank 9
See also Dhaka First Division Football League Dhaka Premier Division Football League Dhaka Senior Division Football League
References
External links RSSSF