Bangladesh Championship League


Bangladesh Championship League, simply known as the BCL and officially ABG Bashundhara 'Bangladesh Championship League' since 2023 for sponsorship reasons, is the second-tier professional football league of Bangladesh run by the Bangladesh Football Federation. It was founded in 2012.
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History

Bangladesh Football Federation introduced the country's first professional football league in 2007. The 2nd tier professional league began with the 2012 season of [Bangladesh Bangladesh Premier League (football)|Premier League (football)|Premier League]. BFF introduced the second-tier league in 2012 as season 5 of Premier League was commencing.

List of winners

Champions so far are:

Performances by club

As of the end of 2024–25 season.
ClubWinners
Cox City Sporting Club12011–12
Chittagong Abahani12013
Uttar Baridhara SC132014–152011–12, 2013, 2018-19
Rahmatganj MFS12014
Farashganj SC12014
Saif Sporting Club12015–16
Bashundhara Kings12017
NoFeL Sporting Club12017
Bangladesh Police FC12018-19
Arambagh KS22014-15, 2024-25
Swadhinata KS12020-21
Fortis FC12021-22
AFC Uttara12021-22
Brothers Union12022–23
BFF Elite Football Academy12022–23
Fakirerpool Young Men's Club22015–16, 2023–24
Dhaka Wanderers12023–24
PWD Sports Club12024–25

Clubs

2025–26 season

Ten clubs are competing in the 2025–26 season — eight from the previous season and two new entrants.
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Chittagong AbahaniChattogramM. A. Aziz Stadium30,000
Dhaka Wanderers ClubGazipurShaheed Barkat Stadium5,000
City ClubDhakaBSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium25,000
Farashganj SCDhakaBSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium25,000
Dhaka Rangers FCDhakaBSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium25,000
Wari ClubDhakaBSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium25,000
BRTC Sports ClubDhakaBSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium25,000
Little Friends ClubGazipurShaheed Barkat Stadium5,000
Uttara FCUttara, DhakaBSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium25,000
BFF Elite Football AcademyDhakaBSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium25,000

Sponsorship

Here is the list of sponsors of BCL since its inception:
PeriodSponsorsType of InstituteNotesReferences
2012-2014Premier Bank LimitedBankAt first season, Premier Bank Limited sponsored the title, Destiny Group was the co-sponsor of first season.
2014-2015Minister FreezeElectronicsPremier Bank was named as a presenting sponsor while Pragati Insurance, Eastern Bank, Novo Air and Treasure Securities named as co-sponsors of the league.
2015-2017RB-Marcel GroupElectronicsThey sponsored seasons: 2015/16 and 2017.
2018-2019International Sports PartnerDistributorTVS brand is the 'title sponsor' as well as of BPL.