2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League (football)
The 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League is the 12th season of the Bangladesh Premier League since its establishment in 2007. A total of 13 football clubs will compete in the league.
Bashundhara Kings are the defending champions. Bangladesh Police FC and Uttar Baridhara SC entered as the promoted teams from the 2018–19 Bangladesh Championship League.
The season began on 13 February 2020 and was suspended on 15 March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Bangladesh. On 17 May 2020, the league was declared void by the BFF executive committee.
Effects of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic
On 16 March 2020, All sorts of sports activities in Bangladesh were postponed until March 31 as a precaution to combat the spread of coronavirus in the country, according to a press release issued by the Ministry of Youth and Sports.Bangladesh Football Federation postponed all Bangladesh Premier League and Women’s Football League matches until March 31.
On 17 May 2020, The BFF executive committee, following an emergency meeting, declared the 12th edition of the league abandoned, scrapping promotion and relegation while cancelling the Independence Cup from the calendar.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
Arambagh KS | Dhaka | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 36,000 |
Bangladesh Police FC | Dhaka | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 36,000 |
Bashundhara Kings | Nilphamari | Sheikh Kamal Stadium | 20,000 |
Brothers Union | Dhaka | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 36,000 |
Chittagong Abahani Ltd. | Chattogram | MA Aziz Stadium | 30,000 |
Dhaka Abahani Ltd. | Dhaka | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 36,000 |
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. | Comilla | Shaheed Dhirendranath Stadium | 8,000 |
Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd. | Dhaka | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 30,000 |
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Gopalganj | Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium | 5,000 |
Rahmatganj MFS | Dhaka | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 36,000 |
Saif Sporting Club | Mymensingh | Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium | 12,000 |
Sheikh Russel KC | Sylhet | Sylhet District Stadium | 25,000 |
Uttar Baridhara SC | Dhaka | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 36,000 |
Personnel and sponsoring
Foreign players
Bold names refer to international players who have already played or are still playing.Club | Leg | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 |
Arambagh KS | First | Mickael Yonta | Mostafa Kahraba | Eleta Benjamin Jr. | Eleta Kingsley | |
Arambagh KS | Second | |||||
Bangladesh Police FC | First | Antonio Laskov | Aidar Mambetaliev | Artur Muladjanov | Luka Rotković | Sidney Rivera |
Bangladesh Police FC | Second | |||||
Bashundhara Kings | First | Nicolás Delmonte | Daniel Colindres | Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov | Mohamad Jalal Kdouh | Akhtam Nazarov |
Bashundhara Kings | Second | Hernán Barcos | ||||
Brothers Union | First | Jean Jules Ikanga | Lancine Touré | Kingsley Chigozie | Otabek Valijonov | Tuychibaev Murodjon |
Brothers Union | Second | |||||
Chittagong Abahani Ltd. | First | Nixon Guylherme | Didier Brossou | Matthew Chinedu | Ikbol Bobohonov | Shukurali Pulatov |
Chittagong Abahani Ltd. | Second | |||||
Dhaka Abahani Ltd. | First | Maílson Alves | Alaaeldin Nasr Elmagraby | Kervens Belfort | Edgar Bernhardt | Sunday Chizoba |
Dhaka Abahani Ltd. | Second | |||||
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. | First | Uryu Nagata | Souleymane Diabate | Ousmane Berthe | Stanley Onyekachi Amadi | Ugochukwu Obi Moneke |
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. | Second | |||||
Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd. | First | Omar Jobe | Solomon King Kanform | Ballo Famoussa | Yusuke Kato | Monday Osagie |
Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd. | Second | |||||
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | First | Albert Frank | Paul Emile Biyaga | Ismael Bangoura | Norito Hashiguchi | Cyril Oriaku |
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Second | |||||
Rahmatganj MFS | First | Momodou Bah | Younoussa Camara | Kastan Igwe | Siyovush Asrorov | Akobir Turaev |
Rahmatganj MFS | Second | |||||
Saif Sporting Club | First | Deiner Córdoba | Murolimzhon Akhmedov | Emery Bayisenge | Fayia Kobba Jr. | Jahongir Ergashev |
Saif Sporting Club | Second | |||||
Sheikh Russel KC | First | Chris Herd | Alison Udoka | Raphael Odovin Onwrebe | Pedro Henrique Oliveira | Alisher Azizov |
Sheikh Russel KC | Second | |||||
Uttar Baridhara SC | First | Leonardo Vieira Lima | Sangare Issouf | Landing Darboe | Simon Ezeodika Obieze | Furqat Hasanboev |
Uttar Baridhara SC | Second |
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.Statistics
Goalscorers
Own goals
- Nurul Naium Faisal vs Bangladesh Police FC
- Eleta Benjamin Jr. vs Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
- Sumon Reza vs Dhaka Mohammedan
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
Sunday Chizoba 4 | Dhaka Abahani | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 4–1 | 15 3 2020 |
4 Player scored 4 goals.