2018–19 Bangladesh Football Premier League

Bangladesh Premier League
Season 2018–19
Dates 23 November 2018–May 2019[1]
2019–20 →

The 2018–19 Bangladesh Football Premier League is the eleventh season of the Bangladesh Football Premier League since its establishment in 2007.A total of 13 teams will compete in the league.
Dhaka Abahani are the defending champions.
Bashundhara Kings and NoFeL Sporting Club entered as the promoted teams from the 2017 Bangladesh Championship League.

Rule changes

Bangladesh became the latest member association to adopt AFC's 3+1 rule which will allow clubs to recruit one player of Asian origin in addition to their regular quota of three foreigners.

The Bangladesh Football Federation executive committee decided to embrace the new AFC rule which encourages the mobility of talented Asian players and provides a fillip to the regional game.[2]

Teams

Locations of the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League teams

Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Stadium Capacity
Arambagh KS Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium, Mymensingh 12,000
Bashundhara Kings Sheikh Kamal Stadium, Nilphamari 20,000
Brothers Union Bir Shreshtha Mustafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka 25,000
Chittagong Abahani Ltd. M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong 20,000
Dhaka Abahani Ltd. Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka 36,000
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka 36,000
Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd. Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka 36,000
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium, Gopalganj 5,000
NoFeL Sporting Club Shaheed Bulu Stadium, Noakhali 10,000
Rahmatganj MFS Bir Shreshtha Mustafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka 25,000
Saif Sporting Club Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium, Mymensingh 12,000
Sheikh Russel KC Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium, Gopalganj 5,000
Team BJMC Muktijuddho Smrity Stadium, Rajshahi 15,000

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Head Coach Captain Shirt sponsor Kit manufacturer
Arambagh KS Bangladesh Maruful Haque[3]
Bashundhara Kings Spain Óscar Bruzón[4]
Brothers Union United States Gregory Farfan
Chittagong Abahani Limited Bangladesh Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu
Dhaka Abahani Limited Bangladesh Jakaria Babu
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Limited England Christopher Evans[5]
Lt.Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited Nigeria Joseph Afusi[6]
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Bangladesh Abdul Qaium Sentu[7]
NoFeL Sporting Club Bangladesh Kamal Babu
Rahmatganj MFS Bangladesh Syed Golam Jilani
Saif Sporting Club United Kingdom Stewart Hall[8] Bangladesh Jamal Bhuyan
Sheikh Russel KC Bangladesh Saiful Bari Titu[9]
Team BJMC Bangladesh Saidul Islam

Foreign Players

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian Visa
Arambagh KS Nigeria Matthew Chinedu
Bashundhara Kings Brazil Marcos Vinícius[10] Costa Rica Daniel Colindres[11] Spain Jorge Gotor
Brothers Union
Chittagong Abahani Ltd. The Gambia Mamadou Bah Nigeria Magalan Awala Nigeria Mufta Lawal Kyrgyzstan Daniel Tagoe
Dhaka Abahani Ltd.
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. The Gambia Landing Darboe Nigeria Cyril Oriaku Nigeria Nkwocha Kingsley
Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd. The Gambia Sainey Bojang The Gambia Solomon King
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Guinea Younoussa Camara Ivory Coast Ballo Famoussa Trinidad and Tobago Sean Bateau Japan Yusuke Kato
NoFeL Sporting Club
Rahmatganj MFS Democratic Republic of the Congo Siyo Zunapio Nigeria Dami Emmanuel Nigeria Monday Osagie Japan Atsushi Yonezawa
Saif Sporting Club Canada Jhonattan Córdoba Colombia Deiner Córdoba Russia Denis Bolshakov South Korea Park Seung-il[12]
Sheikh Russel KC Brazil Alex Rafael Nigeria Alison Udoka Nigeria Raphael Odovin Uzbekistan Alisher Azizov
Team BJMC

References

  1. ↑ "BFF President's statement for July 2018". Bangladesh Football Federation. 1 August 2018.
  2. ↑ http://m.banglatribune.com/sport/news/321599/বাংলাদেশ-প্রিমিয়ার-লিগে-থাকছে-এশিয়ান-কোটা
  3. ↑ http://web.dailyjanakantha.com/details/article/330360/আরামবাগেই-স্বস্তি-কোচ-মারুফুল-হকের/
  4. ↑ http://www.daily-sun.com/post/330456/2018/08/19/Oscar-Bruzon-keen-to-work-with-Bashundhara-Kings-
  5. ↑ https://www.jagonews24.com/m/sports/football/451832
  6. ↑ http://www.m.mzamin.com/article.php?mzamin=116260
  7. ↑ http://www.ittefaq.com.bd/print-edition/sports-news/2018/02/28/260741.html
  8. ↑ http://www.newagebd.net/article/35489/saif-sc-hires-english-coach-for-next-season
  9. ↑ http://m.dailynayadiganta.com/?/detail/news/303222
  10. ↑ https://www.daily-sun.com/post/342543/2018/10/12/Brazilian-Marcos-inks-dealwith-Bashundhara-Kings
  11. ↑ "Daniel Colindres tendrá con quien hablar español en Bangladesh". lateja.cr. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  12. ↑ https://www.sportsnewsbangladesh.com/সাইফ-স্পোর্টিং-ক্লাবের-খ/


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