2020–21 Bangladesh Championship League
Season | 2020–21 |
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Dates | 7 February 2021 - 19 July 2021 |
Champions | Swadhinata KS 1st title |
Promoted | Swadhinata KS |
Relegated | Victoria SC Dhaka City FC |
Matches played | 132 |
Goals scored | 288 (2.18 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ali Akbar Kanon (13 goals) |
Longest winning run | 6 matches Swadhinata KS |
Longest unbeaten run | 13 matches Fortis FC |
Longest winless run | 22 matches Victoria SC |
Longest losing run | 6 matches Victoria SC |
← 2021–22 → |
The 2020–21 Bangladesh Championship League was the 9th season of the Bangladesh Championship League since its establishment in 2012.[1] A total of 12 football clubs are competing in the league. T&T Club Motijheel withdrew from the league due to their financial issues.[2] Swadhinata KS clinched their first title, with NoFeL SC following in second.[3]
The league was kicked off on 7 February 2021.[4][5] It was originally scheduled to be completed within 25 June, but ended on 19 July as the league was postponed few times due to coronavirus pandemic.[6][7][8]
Team
[edit]Team changes
[edit]The following teams have changed division since the previous season:
To BCL[edit]Relegated from BPL Promoted from Dhaka Senior Division League
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From BCL[edit]Promoted to BPL Relegated to Dhaka Senior Division League
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Teams locations
[edit]Team | Location |
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Agrani Bank Ltd. SC | Dhaka |
Dhaka City FC | Dhaka (Khilkhet) |
Dhaka WC | Dhaka (Motijheel) |
Farashganj SC | Dhaka (Farashganj) |
Fakirerpool YMC | Dhaka (Motijheel) |
Fortis FC | Dhaka (Badda) |
Kawran Bazar PS | Dhaka (Kawran Bazar) |
NoFeL Sporting Club | Noakhali |
Swadhinata KS | Dhaka (Khilgaon) |
Uttara FC | Dhaka (Uttara) |
Wari Club | Dhaka (Motijheel) |
Victoria SC | Dhaka (Motijheel) |
Venues
[edit]All matches were held at the BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium & Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Dhaka | Dhaka | |
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Bangabandhu National Stadium | BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium | |
Capacity: 36,000 | Capacity: 25,000 |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BPL |
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1 | Swadhinata KS (C, P) | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 11 | +19 | 45 | Qualification to 2021–22 BPL |
2 | NoFeL Sporting Club | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 10 | +24 | 44 | |
3 | Fortis FC | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 17 | +23 | 43 | |
4 | Kawran Bazar PS | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 41 | |
5 | Agrani Bank Ltd. SC | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 27 | |
6 | Dhaka WC | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 27 | |
7 | Fakirerpool YMC | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 26 | |
8 | Farashganj SC | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 25 | |
9 | Uttara FC | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 25 | |
10 | Wari Club | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 25 | |
11 | Dhaka City FC (R) | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 21 | Relegation to 2021–22 First Division Football League |
12 | Victoria SC (R) | 22 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 65 | −57 | 4 |
Results
[edit]Season statistics
[edit]Goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals[10] |
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1 | Ali Akbar Kanon | Wari Club Dhaka | 13 |
2 | Zillur Rahman | Fortis FC | 12 |
3 | Kankar Biswas | Fakirerpool YMC | 11 |
4 | Emon Hossen | Kawran Bazar PS | 10 |
5 | Fuad Hasan | Uttara FC, NoFeL SC | 8 |
Jibon Miah | Farashganj SC | ||
Masud Rana | Uttara FC | ||
8 | Md Hazanuzzaman | Fortis FC | 7 |
Shawkat Hossen | Agrani Bank Ltd. SC | ||
10 | Naim Uddin | Swadhinata KS | 6 |
Abdullah Al Mamun | NoFeL SC | ||
Jakir Hossain Ziku | Fortis FC |
Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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Emon Hossen | Kawran Bazar PS | Victoria SC | 5–0 | 10 June 2021 | [11][12] |
Ali Akbar Kanon | Wari Club | Victoria SC | 3-1 | 14 June 2021 | [13] |
Own goals
[edit]† Bold Club indicates winner of the match
Player | Club | Opponent | Result | Date |
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Tutul | Fakirerpool YMC | Fortis FC | 2–1 | 19 March 2021 |
Tara | Fortis FC | Swadhinata KS | 4-2 | 15 June 2021 |
Cleansheets
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[10] |
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1 | Md Raju Chowdhury | Swadhinata KS | 15 |
2 | Ashim Kumar Das | NoFeL SC | 13 |
3 | Mithun Khalifa | Agrani Bank Ltd. SC | 9 |
4 | Mohammad Ali | Farashganj SC | 8 |
Uttam Barua | Fortis FC | ||
Md Robiul Karim | Kawran Bazar PS | ||
7 | Shimul Kumar Das | Dhaka City FC | 7 |
Khandaker Saad Ishtiaque | Fakirerpool YMC | ||
9 | Jahid Hasan Rabbi | Uttara FC | 6 |
10 | Sujon Chowdhury | Wari Club | 5 |
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