2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League (football) explained

Competition:Bangladesh Premier League
Dates:3 February - 2 August 2022
Winners:Bashundhara Kings(3rd title)
Relegated:Swadhinata KS
Baridhara
(BCL)
Continentalcup1:AFC Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Bashundhara Kings
Continentalcup2:AFC Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Bashundhara Kings
Dhaka Abahani
Matches:132
Total Goals:447
League Topscorer:21 Goals
Souleymane Diabate (Dhaka Mohammedan)
Biggest Home Win:
Biggest Away Win:
Highest Scoring:


Longest Wins:16 Matches
Bashundhara Kings
Longest Unbeaten:21 Matches
Bashundhara Kings
Longest Winless:5 Matches
Swadhinata KS
Longest Losses:16 Matches
Swadhinata KS
Prevseason:2020–21
Nextseason:2022–23
Pixels:300
Season:2021–22
Best Goalkeeper:11 Clean Sheets
Anisur Rahman Zico

The 2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League, (Bengali: ২০২১/২২ বাংলাদেশ প্রিমিয়ার লীগ) also known as TVS Bangladesh Premier League for sponsorship reasons, was the 14th season of the Bangladesh Premier League since its establishment in 2007.[1] [2] A total of 12 football clubs competed in the league. The country's top-flight football competition was started from 3 February 2022.[3] [4] [5]

Bashundhara Kings were the champions as 2021 season winner.[6]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Bangladesh Police FCRajshahiMuktijuddho Smriti Stadium15,000
Bashundhara KingsDhakaBashundhara Kings Arena14,000
Chittagong Abahani Ltd.ComillaShaheed Dhirendranath Stadium18,000
Dhaka Abahani Ltd.SylhetSylhet District Stadium15,000
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd.ComillaShaheed Dhirendranath Stadium18,000
Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd.MunshigonjBir Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium10,000
Muktijoddha Sangsad KCGopalganjSheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium5,000
Rahmatganj MFSSylhetSylhet District Stadium15,000
Saif Sporting ClubMunshigonjBir Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium10,000
Sheikh Russel KCDhakaBashundhara Kings Arena14,000
Swadhinata KSRajshahiMuktijuddho Smriti Stadium15,000
Uttar Baridhara ClubGopalganjSheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium5,000

Personnel and kits

TeamHead CoachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor (chest)
Bangladesh Police FC Aristică Cioabă Danilo Quipapá
Bashundhara Kings Óscar Bruzón[7] Topu BarmanClub manufactured kit
Chittagong Abahani Limited Maruful Haque Koushik BaruaIgnite Battery
Dhaka Abahani Limited Nabib Newaj JibonGraphics Bird
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Limited Shafiqul Islam ManikOrion Group
Lt.Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited Joseph Afusi Solomon King Kanform
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Raja Isa Tetsuaki Misawa
Rahmatganj MFS Syed Golam Jilani Mahmudul Hasan KironTiger Cement
Saif Sporting Club Andres Cruciani Jamal BhuyanSaif Power Battery
Sheikh Russel KC Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu (Interim) Ashraful Islam RanaGraphics BirdBashundhara Cement
Swadhinata KS Masud Alam Jahangir Mohammad Sazal Islam
Uttar Baridhara Club Ali Asgar Nasir Samin Yasar JuelBashundhara Group

Head coaching changes

TeamOutgoing head coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming head coachDate of appointment
Sheikh Russel KC Saiful Bari TituSacked 13 March 202211th Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu (Interim)[8] 13 March 2022
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Juan Manuel Martínez SáezSacked 13 April 20223rd Joseph Afusi[9] 13 April 2022
Dhaka Mohammedan Sean LaneResigned 29 May 20226th Shafiqul Islam Manik4 June 2022

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.

ClubLegPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4
First Danilo Quipapá Denilson Rodrigues Roldão Adil Kouskous Amredin Sharifi
Second Djedje Maximin Djawa
Bashundhara KingsFirst Stojan Vranješ
Second Nuha Marong
Chittagong Abahani Ltd.First Kehinde Yisa Anifowoshe Peter Ebimobowei William Twala Omid Popalzay
Second
Dhaka Abahani Ltd.First Dorielton Raphael Augusto Daniel Colindres Milad Sheykh Soleimani
Second
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd.First Souleymane Diabate Ugochukwu Obi Moneke Jasmin Mecinovic Aaron Reardon
Second
Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd.First Solomon King Kanform Sulayman Sillah Matthew Chinedu Otabek Valijonov
Second Chijoke Alaekwe Musa Tachi Najare
Muktijoddha Sangsad KCFirst Ahmed Shamsaldin Younoussa Camara Soma Otani Tetsuaki Misawa
Second Aboubacar Camara
Rahmatganj MFSFirst Lancine Toure Philip Adjah Sunday Chizoba Siyovush Asrorov
Second
Saif Sporting ClubFirst Emeka Ogbugh Mfon Udoh Emery Bayisenge Asror Gofurov
Second
Sheikh Russel KCFirst Esmaël Gonçalves Aizar Akmatov
Second Richard Gadze
Swadhinata KSFirst Siamak Kouroshi Nodir Mavlonov
Second Reinaldo Viana Wallace Lima Yuta Suzuki
First Mahmoud Sayed Mostafa Kahraba Evgeniy Kochnev Saiddoston Fozilov
Second 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

Own goals

† Bold Club indicates winner of the match

Player Club Opponent Result Date
Hasan Murad[10] Swadhinata KSMuktijoddha Sangsad KC1–2
Younoussa CamaraMuktijoddha Sangsad KCRahmatganj MFS0–1
Khokon MiahUttar Baridhara ClubBashundhara Kings0–6

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref
Dorielton 3–0 [11]
Peter Ebimobowei 3–3 [12]
Emeka Ogbugh 5–1 [13]
Amredin Sharifi 4–2 [14]
Peter Ebimobowei 4–2 [15]
Matthew Chinedu 3–1 [16]
Souleymane Diabate 3–3

Clean Sheets

RankPlayerClubCleansheets
1 Anisur Rahman ZicoBashundhara Kings11
2 Mohammad NehalBangladesh Police FC7
3 Shahidul Alam SohelDhaka Abahani5
4 Sujon HossainMohammedan Sporting Club4
Mohammad NayemSheikh Jamal DC

Discipline

Player

Club

RankClubYellow cards
1Bashundhara Kings45
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC47
3Uttar Baridhara Club43
4Abahani Limited Dhaka42
5Bangladesh Police FC40
6Sheikh Russel KC38
7Mohammedan Sporting Club36
8Saif Sporting Club33
9Swadhinata KS28
10Chittagong Abahani28
11Sheikh Jamal DC27
12Rahmatganj MFS26
RankClubRed cards
1Mohammedan Sporting Club5
2Bashundhara Kings3
Chittagong Abahani3
Rahmatganj MFS3
Uttar Baridhara Club3
Sheikh Russel KC3
Saif SC3
8Sheikh Jamal DC2
Abahani Limited Dhaka2
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC2
Police FC2
12Swadhinata KS1

See also

Notes and References

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  2. News: https://www.jagonews24.com/m/sports/football/699913 . 16 September 2021 . bn:নতুন বছরের প্রথম সপ্তাহেই শুরু হবে প্রিমিয়ার লিগ . bn . Daily Jagonews24 . 6 October 2021.
  3. News: http://bdfootballlive.com/2021/11/09/%e0%a6%aa%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%ae%e0%a6%bf%e0%a7%9f%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%b2%e0%a7%80%e0%a6%97%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%ad%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%a8%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%af%e0%a7%81-%e0%a6%9a/ . 9 November 2021 . bn:প্রিমিয়ার লীগের ভেন্যু চূড়ান্ত . bn . BD Football Live . 10 November 2021.
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  5. News: https://www.dhakapost.com/sports/football/90029 . 10 January 2022 . bn:বাংলাদেশ প্রিমিয়ার লিগ ফুটবল শুরু হচ্ছে ৩ ফেব্রুয়ারি . bn . Daily Dhaka Post . 10 January 2022.
  6. News: Bashundhara Kings crowned BPL champions . Daily Sun . 20 September 2021 . 10 November 2021.
  7. News: Oscar Bruzon keen to work with Bashundhara Kings . The Daily Sun . 12 November 2018 . 6 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180906195601/http://www.daily-sun.com/post/330456/2018/08/19/Oscar-Bruzon-keen-to-work-with-Bashundhara-Kings- . dead.
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  11. News: BPL Football: Dorielton's hattrick guides Dhaka Abahani to share top spot . UNB.
  12. News: Thankgod hat-trick rescues Ctg Abahani . The Daily Star.
  13. News: Ogbugh's hattrick enable Saif SC to earn 5-1 win over Swadhinata KS . UNB.
  14. News: Amiruddin treble spurs Swadhinata KS . New Age.
  15. News: Thankgod treble fires Ctg Abahani . New Age.
  16. News: bn:রাজশাহীতে চিনেদুর হ্যাটট্রিক . https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95 . Prothom Alo . bn.