Dhaka Second Division Football League


The Dhaka Second Division Football League is the fourth-tier of the Bangladeshi football league system and the second-level of the Dhaka Football League. It officially began in 1948 as the league below the Dhaka First Division Football League when Bangladesh was part of Pakistan.
It served as the second-tier prior the introduction of the Dhaka Premier Division Football League in 1992. In 2012, the league became the fourth-tier of the country's football league system. The two top-finishing teams are automatically promoted to the Dhaka Senior Division Football League. The bottom two teams are automatically relegated to the Dhaka Third Division Football League. The league is run by the Dhaka Metropolitan Football League Committee under the supervision of the Bangladesh Football Federation.

Match-fixing

2021–22

On 10 November 2022, Bangladesh Football Federation found both BG Press Sports and Recreation Club and Khilgaon Football Academy guilty of match-fixing. Both clubs were also fined Tk5 lakhs each. BG Press had three points deducted, while the club general secretary, Shikdar Moshiur Rahman, head coach Md Delowar Hossain and team manager Md Rafiqul Islam Sarkar, were banned from football activities for six months. Five players of BG Press – Salman Rahman, Mostafizur Rahman, Shahin Alam Pranto, Swadhin Biswas and Mehedi Hasan were also banned for six months, while Md Tanis Mia has been suspended for three months. Khilgaon Football Academy were already relegated from the league, and the club's president Hazi Md Nazrul Islam, general secretary Md Rafiqul Islam, head coach Md Habibur Rahman and team manager Faruk Ahmed were banned from taking part in football activities for six months.

Structure


Level
League / Division

1
Bangladesh Football League
10 clubs - 2 relegation

2
Bangladesh Championship League
11 clubs - 2 promotion, 2 relegation

3
Dhaka Senior Division Football League
18 clubs – 4 promotion, 2 relegation

4
Dhaka Second Division Football League
15 clubs – 2 promotion, 2 relegation

5
Dhaka Third Division Football League
15 clubs – 2 promotion, 2 relegation

6
Bangladesh Pioneer Football League
unlimited number of clubs - 4 promotion

Champions

Further Information: List of Dhaka Football League champions