| Season: | 2020–21 |
| Competition: | Bangladesh Championship League |
| Dates: | 7 February 2021 - 19 July 2021 |
| Winners: | Swadhinata KS 1st title |
| Promoted: | Swadhinata KS |
| Relegated: | Victoria SC Dhaka City FC |
| League Topscorer: | Ali Akbar Kanon (13 goals) |
| Matches: | 132 |
| Total Goals: | 288 |
| Longest Wins: | 6 matches Swadhinata KS |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 13 matches Fortis FC |
| Longest Losses: | 6 matches Victoria SC |
| Longest Winless: | 22 matches Victoria SC |
| Prevseason: | |
| Nextseason: | 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]
The following teams have changed division since the previous season:
Relegated from BPL
Promoted from Dhaka Senior Division League
Promoted to BPL
Relegated to Dhaka Senior Division League
| Team | Location | |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
All matches were held at the BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium & Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
| Dhaka | Dhaka | |
|---|---|---|
| Bangabandhu National Stadium | BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium | |
| Capacity: 36,000 | Capacity: 25,000 | |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 6 | |
| Abdullah Al Mamun | NoFeL SC | ||
| Jakir Hossain Ziku | Fortis FC |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emon Hossen | Kawran Bazar PS | Victoria SC | 5–0 | [9] [10] | ||
| Ali Akbar Kanon | Wari Club | Victoria SC | 3-1 | [11] |
† Bold Club indicates winner of the match
| Player | Club | Opponent | Result | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tutul | Fakirerpool YMC | Fortis FC | 2–1 | ||
| Tara | Fortis FC | Swadhinata KS | 4-2 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[12] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |