Bangladesh Super League (BSL) was a planned professional football league, sanctioned by Bangladesh Football Federation, that was meant to represent the sport's highest level in Bangladesh. The league was inaugurated by Bangladesh Football Federation on 18 January 2016. The league was to be contested by eight clubs, with the first season scheduled for 2017.
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| Founded | 18 January 2016 |
|---|---|
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | BPL |
| Domestic cup(s) | Fed Cup |
| International cup(s) | ACL |
| TV partners | BTV |
The tournament was cancelled due to few stadiums and problems with infrastructure.[citation needed]
Foundation
editOn 18 January 2016, the Bangladesh Football Federation entered a 15-year deal with Saif Powertech and Celebrity Management Group. The 70-crores deal gave Powertech-CMG exclusive commercial rights to sponsorship, advertising, broadcasting, merchandising, video, franchising and rights to create a new football league.
The league will get technical assistance from Bangladesh Football Federation, which is in talks with Union of European Football Associations and South American Football Confederation for assistance with foreign coaches and management staff. Each team will have minimum five foreign players in playing eleven.
Teams
edit| Proposed Teams | ||||
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Dhaka | Dhaka | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 36,000 | |
| Comilla CF | Comilla | Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium | 18,000 | |
| Rajshahi FC | Rajshahi | Muktijuddho Sriti Stadium | 15,000 | |
| Atletico de Khulna FC | Khulna | Khulna District Stadium | 12,000 | |
| Barisal City FC | Barisal | Sraheed Abdur Rab Serniabad Stadium | 30,000 | |
| Sylhet FC | Sylhet | Sylhet District Stadium | 18,500 | |
| FC Rangpur | Rangpur | Sheikh Rasel Stadium | 25,000 | |
| FC Mymensingh | Mymensingh | Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium | 25,000 | |
| Chittagong CF | Chittagong | M. A. Aziz Stadium | 30,000 | |
| FC Faridpur | Faridpur | Sheikh Jamal Stadium | 30,000 | |
Rights holder
editSaif Powertec Ltd. along with CMG have already bought the tournament rights for 15 years.[1]
Logo
editOn 28 February 2016, the BSL logo was unveiled at a grand ceremony at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Saif Powertec buys BSL rights". The Daily Star. 6 January 2016.
- ^ "BSL logo unveiled amid glitzy ceremony". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 10 March 2017.