2005 Dhaka Premier Division League
The 2005 Dhaka Premier Division League, also known as the Premier Bank Dhaka Premier Division League for sponsorship reasons was the 52nd season of the top-tier football league in Bangladesh and the final season in which the league served as the country's top division. The league started on 28 May and ended on 12 September 2005.
The top seven teams qualified for the 2007 B.League, the inaugural season of Bangladesh's professional football league. Meanwhile, the bottom three teams, who were originally supposed to participate in the [Dhaka Dhaka First Division Football League (1993–2006)|First Division Football League (1993–2006)|First Division], eventually took part in the merger of the First Division and Premier Division Leagues, which served as the second-tier until 2012.
Venue
The Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka was the sole venue used for the league.| Dhaka | |
| Bangabandhu National Stadium | |
| Capacity: 36,000 | |
Regular season
League table
Championship playoff
A playoff match was arranged by the Bangladesh Football Federation and the league committee on 12 September 2005, after Mohammedan and Brothers Union tied the final league game 1–1 on 9 September, finishing with equal points, as goal difference was not used to determine positions.Final table
Records
- On 2 June 2005, Sheikh Russel KC defeated Fakirerpool YMC 10–0 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, marking the second-largest margin of victory in the country's top-tier domestic football league, only behind Brothers Union's 15–0 victory over Dilkusha SC in 1984.