2022–23 Bangladesh Championship League

Bangladesh Championship League
Season	2022–23
Dates	21 December 2022–19 April 2023
Champions	Brothers Union; (1st titles)
Promoted	Brothers Union; Gopalganj Sporting Club
Relegated	Little Friends Club; Swadhinata KS
Matches played	110
Goals scored	270 (2.45 per match)
Top goalscorer	19 goals; Mirajul Islam (BFF Elite Academy)
Biggest home win	Dhaka WC 4–0 Gopalganj Sporting Club; (24 January 2023) BFF Elite Academy 4–0 Dhaka WC; (16 February 2023)
Biggest away win	Little Friends Club 0–5 Gopalganj Sporting Club; (12 January 2023) Wari Club 0–5 BFF Elite Academy; (16 January 2023)
Highest scoring	Swadhinata KS 3–4 Gopalganj Sporting Club; (7 April 2023)
Longest winning run	8 matches; Brothers Union
Longest unbeaten run	9 matches; Brothers Union
Longest winless run	5 matches; Swadhinata KS
Longest losing run	5 matches; Swadhinata KS
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 Bangladesh Championship League was the 11th season of the Bangladesh Championship League, Bangladesh's second-tier professional football league. The season started on 21 December 2022 and ended on 19 April 2023.^[1]^[2]

Brothers Union were crowned champions of the 2022–23 season.^[3]

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the previous season:

To BCL

Directly promoted

Relegated from the BPL

~~Uttar Baridhara SC~~^[4]
Swadhinata KS

Re-entry

Brothers Union who were relegated after the 2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League, decided participate in the BCL this season after withdrawing from the previous edition.^[5]

From BCL

Promoted to the BPL

Relegated to Dhaka Senior Division Football League

Farashganj SC
~~Kawran Bazar PS~~^[6]

Retractation

Agrani Bank Ltd. SC decided to quit from all kinds of football activities from the 2022–23 season.^[7]

Venue

All matches are playing at the BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dhaka	Dhaka
BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium
Capacity: 25,000

Team locations

Team	Location
Brothers Union	(Gopibagh), Dhaka
BFF Elite Academy	(Motijheel), Dhaka
Fortis FC Academy	(Badda), Dhaka
Gopalganj Sporting Club	Gopalganj
Dhaka WC	(Motijheel), Dhaka
Fakirerpool YMC	(Motijheel), Dhaka
Little Friends Club	(Gopibagh), Dhaka
NoFeL Sporting Club	Noakhali
Swadhinata KS	Dhaka
Uttara FC	(Uttara), Dhaka
Wari Club	(Motijheel), Dhaka

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	BPL
1	Brothers Union (C, P)	20	16	3	1	30	7	+23	51	Qualification to 2023–24 Bangladesh Premier League
2	BFF Elite Academy^{[note 1]}	20	15	1	4	47	17	+30	46
3	Gopalganj Sporting Club (P)	20	11	1	8	33	27	+6	34	Qualification to 2023–24 Bangladesh Premier League
4	Fakirerpool YMC	20	8	5	7	22	24	−2	29
5	NoFeL Sporting Club	20	6	7	7	26	25	+1	25
6	Wari Club	20	6	7	7	23	24	−1	25
7	Dhaka Wanderers	20	6	6	8	26	27	−1	24
8	Fortis FC Academy	20	5	7	8	16	22	−6	22
9	Uttara FC	20	5	5	10	16	23	−7	20
10	Swadhinata KS (R)	20	5	4	11	20	34	−14	19	Relegation to Senior Division League
11	Little Friends Club (R)	20	3	2	15	11	40	−29	11	Relegation to Senior Division League

Source: SofaScore
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Result table

Home \ Away	BU	BEA	DWC	FFC	FYMC	GSC	LFC	NSC	SKS	UFC	WC
Brothers Union	—	0–1	0–0	1–0	2–0	1–0	2–1	3–0	2–1	2–0	2–1
BFF Football Academy	1–2	—	4–0	3–1	0–1	1–2	3–0	2–1	2–0	3–1	2–1
Dhaka Wanderers	1–0	2–3	—	3–2	0–1	4–0	3–1	0–0	1–1	1–0	1–1
Fortis FC Academy	0–1	0–0	0–1	—	1–1	3–2	2–1	0–3	0–0	0–0	1–1
Fakirerpool YMC	0–3	3–0	1–3	0–1	—	3–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–1	0–0
Gopalganj Sporting Club	0–3	2–4	1–0	1–0	2–0	—	0–1	1–0	2–0	2–1	2–0
Little Friends Club	0–1	1–0	1–4	0–0	1–3	0–5	—	0–3	1–2	0–3	0–3
NoFeL Sporting Club	1–1	4–2	1–0	1–1	1–2	2–1	1–3	—	3–1	1–1	0–0
Swadhinata KS	0–0	0–3	3–2	3–2	0–0	3–4	2–0	1–3	—	1–0	1–2
Uttara FC	0–1	1–3	1–1	0–1	2–1	0–0	1–0	2–1	1–0	—	1–1
Wari Club	1–2	0–5	1–4	0–1	1–0	1–4	0–0	1–1	3–0	2–0	—

Source: SofaScore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

The following table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve the chronological evolution, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterward.

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Team ╲ Round
Brothers Union	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
BFF Elite Academy	9	5	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2
Dhaka WC	10	11	11	10	8	5	7	7	7	7	8	7	7	6	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Fortis FC Academy	4	6	7	7	10	10	10	8	8	8	9	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	8	8
Fakirerpool YMC	6	8	8	6	4	4	6	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
Gopalganj SC	3	2	1	2	2	3	5	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Little Friends Club	11	10	9	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
NoFeL SC	5	7	5	5	6	7	4	6	6	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	5
Swadhinata KS	1	3	4	4	5	8	8	9	10	10	10	9	8	8	6	8	8	8	9	9	10	10
Uttara FC	8	4	6	8	9	6	3	5	5	6	7	8	9	9	10	9	9	9	8	8	9	9
Wari Club	7	9	10	9	7	9	9	10	9	9	6	6	6	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	6	6

	Leader
	Runners-up
	Relegation to Senior Division League

Source: SofaScore

Results by games

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Team ╲ Round
Brothers Union	W	W	D	W	W	-	D	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	W	W	-	W	W	W	W	W
BFF Elite Academy	L	W	W	W	L	W	-	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	-	W	W	L	W
Dhaka WC	L	L	L	D	W	W	D	-	D	D	L	W	L	D	L	W	W	L	-	L	W	D
Fortis FC Academy	D	D	D	-	L	L	D	W	D	L	D	L	L	W	-	L	L	W	D	W	W	L
Fakirerpool YMC	D	L	-	W	W	D	D	W	D	L	W	L	W	-	L	L	W	W	W	L	L	D
Gopalganj SC	W	W	W	L	-	L	L	W	W	W	L	L	W	D	W	-	W	W	W	L	L	L
Little Friends Club	L	-	D	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	-	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	W	L
NoFeL SC	D	L	W	D	D	D	W	L	-	W	W	W	D	D	D	L	L	L	L	-	W	W
Swadhinata KS	W	D	D	D	L	L	D	L	L	L	-	W	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	-
Uttara FC	-	W	L	L	D	W	W	L	L	D	L	-	L	D	L	W	L	W	D	L	L	D
Wari Club	D	L	L	D	W	D	D	L	D	-	W	W	L	L	D	W	W	L	L	W	-	D

Source: SofaScore
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Season statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 270 goals scored in 110 matches, for an average of 2.45 goals per match.

19 goals

Mirajul Islam (BFF Elite Academy)

13 goals

Asadul Molla (BFF Elite Academy)

12 goals

Rahmat Jisan Ullah (Fortis FC Academy)

10 goals

Sourov Dewan (Dhaka Wanderers Club)

8 goals

Safin Ahmed (Gopalganj Sporting Club)
Iftsham Rahman Zidan (Gopalganj Sporting Club)

7 goals

Md Mishu Mia (Uttara FC)
Abid Hasan Abir (NoFeL Sporting Club)
Hafizur Rahman (Wari Club)
Md Sohag Mia (Dhaka Wanderers Club)

6 goals

Md Sohag Hossain (Brothers Union)

5 goals

Asikur Rahman Asik (Swadhinata KS)
Md Jakir Hossain Ziku (Brothers Union)
Mohsin Ahmed (Gopalganj Sporting Club)
Md Musa (Fakirerpool YMC)
Imran Hossain (Brothers Union)
Md Rasedol (Swadhinata KS)

4 goals

Md Rabby Hossen Rahul (Wari Club)
Tarikul Islam (Fakirerpool YMC)
Md Elias (NoFeL Sporting Club)
Dalim Barman (Fakirerpool YMC)
Sagor Miah Shawon (Swadhinata KS)

3 goals

Kankar Biswas (NoFeL Sporting Club)
Raju Ahmed Zisan (Gopalganj Sporting Club)
Mohammad Jewel Mollik (Brothers Union)
Sajed Hasan Jummon Nijum (BFF Elite Academy)
Munna Biswas (NoFeL Sporting Club)
Md Imran Khan (BFF Elite Academy)
Mohammad Tara (Brothers Union)
Md Arafat Mia (NoFeL Sporting Club)
Md Murshed Ali (BFF Elite Academy)

2 goals

Md Jibon Mia (Wari Club)
Md Ali Akbar (Wari Club)
Zahidul Hassan (Little Friends Club)
Md Zakirul Islam (Uttara FC)
Shanto Tudo (Fakirerpool YMC)
Jobaed Hasen Jikon (Brothers Union)
Khairul Islam Nirob (Uttara FC)
Samuel Raksam (BFF Elite Academy)
Md Shakil Ali (Gopalganj Sporting Club)
Md Sumon Islam (Fakirerpool YMC)
Afroz Ali (Brothers Union)
Md Shihab Miah (Dhaka Wanderers Club)
Md Noyon Mia (Swadhinata KS)
Md Emon Ali (NoFeL Sporting Club)
Fahim Uddin (Gopalganj Sporting Club)
Julkar Nain Sardar Rafi (Little Friends Club)
Hira Gosh (Little Friends Club)
Md Rubel Shaikh (BFF Elite Academy)
Md Rayhan (Dhaka Wanderers Club)
Asadul Islam Sakib (Uttara FC)
Md Naimul Ahmed Shakil (Wari Club)

1 goal

Shariar Hossain Rimon (Dhaka Wanderers Club)
Ashikur Rahman Bhuiyan (Wari Club)
Md Siful Islam (Gopalganj Sporting Club)
Anik Deb Barma (Gopalganj Sporting Club)
Md Shakil Ahad Topu (Uttara FC)
Iqbal Hossain (Swadhinata KS)
Md Roman (NoFeL Sporting Club)
Md Munno Mia (Brothers Union)
Hefaz Uddin (Dhaka Wanderers Club)
Mohammed Tanin Sarker (Gopalganj Sporting Club)
Raihan Mollah (Little Friends Club)
Md Samimul Haque (Swadhinata KS)
Md Golam Sarwar (Dhaka Wanderers Club)
Md Al Mirad (Uttara FC)
Md Sujon (Dhaka Wanderers Club)
Md Sabbir Hossain Mollah (Fortis FC Academy)
Riaz Choiyal (Wari Club)
Md Ripon Mollah (Fakirerpool YMC)
Md Arif Hossain Masud (Fortis FC Academy)
Md Jakir Hossain Ziku (Brothers Union)
Md Saiful Islam (Brothers Union)
Akash Ali (Dhaka Wanderers Club)
Emon Barua (Wari Club)
Md Sagor Hossain Mondul (Fakirerpool YMC)
Md Munna (Swadhinata KS)
Mehedi Hasan (Little Friends Club)
Nazmul Huda Faysal (BFF Elite Academy)
Rakib Hossen (BFF Elite Academy)
Tanjil Hossain Shuvo (Uttara FC)
Elias Hasdak (NoFeL Sporting Club)
Md Ifran Hossain (Fakirerpool YMC)
Md Al-Amin (Wari Club)
Md Saiful Islam Sayeed (Little Friends Club)
Sojol Ahmed (Wari Club)
Porimol Baidya (Wari Club)
Md Al-Amin Rahman (Little Friends Club)
Md Hafizur Rahman (Fortis FC Academy)
Md Parvej Mia (Fortis FC Academy)
Jubayer Ahmed (Gopalganj Sporting Club)
Md Rakib (NoFeL Sporting Club)
Sarikul Islam Zahid (Little Friends Club)
Samor Joy Tanchangya (Fakirerpool YMC)

Source: BFF

Own goals

† Bold Club indicates winner of the match

Player	Club	Opponent	Result	Date
Topu Tarafdar	NoFeL Sporting Club	Brothers Union	0–3	27 December 2022
Jubayer Ahmed	Swadhinata KS	Gopalganj SC	0–2	20 January 2023
Kamacai Marma	Fortis FC Academy	Swadhinata KS	2–3	15 February 2023
Shamim Amzad	Uttara FC	NoFeL Sporting Club	2–1	29 March 2023
Md Rakib	NoFeL Sporting Club	Fakirerpool YMC	0–2	1 April 2023

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date	Ref
Mirajul Islam	BFF Elite Academy	Uttara FC	3–1	6 January 2023	^[8]
Safin Ahmed	Gopalganj Sporting Club	Little Friends Club	5–0	24 January 2023	^[9]
Mirajul Islam	BFF Elite Academy	Little Friends Club	3–0	28 January 2023	^[10]
Sourov Dewan	Dhaka Wanderers Club	Gopalganj Sporting Club	4–0	12 February 2023	^[11]
Asadul Molla	BFF Elite Academy	Fakirerpool YMC	3–0	29 March 2023	^[12]
Hafizur Rahman	Wair Club	Swadhinata KS	3–0	29 March 2023	^[12]

Notes

^ BFF Elite Academy is not eligible for promotion or relegation from the Bangladesh Championship League.

References

^ মাঠে গড়ানোর অপেক্ষায় বাংলাদেশের ঘরোয়া ফুটবল. Offside Bangladesh (in Bengali). 1 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
^ বিসিএলে ফর্টিস একাডেমি ও লিটল ফ্রেন্ডস!. Offside Bangladesh (in Bengali). 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
^ "BCL Football: Brothers Union Club emerge champion beating Gopalganj SC by 3-0 goal". United News of Bangladesh. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
^ ফিক্সিং কান্ডে শাস্তি পেল উত্তর বারিধারা ও কাওরান বাজার!. offsidebangladesh.com (in Bengali).
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^ ফিক্সিং কান্ডে শাস্তি পেল উত্তর বারিধারা ও কাওরান বাজার!. offsidebangladesh.com (in Bengali).
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^ "Gopalganj SC, BFF Elite Academy notch win in BCL | Sports". BSS. Archived from the original on July 7, 2023.
^ এবার হ্যাটট্রিক করলেন মিরাজ. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). January 16, 2023. Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
^ ঢাকায় সৌরভের প্রথম হ্যাটট্রিক. Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali). Archived from the original on July 7, 2023.
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[8] BFF Elite Academy is not eligible for promotion or relegation from the Bangladesh Championship League.

[1] মাঠে গড়ানোর অপেক্ষায় বাংলাদেশের ঘরোয়া ফুটবল. Offside Bangladesh (in Bengali). 1 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.

[2] বিসিএলে ফর্টিস একাডেমি ও লিটল ফ্রেন্ডস!. Offside Bangladesh (in Bengali). 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.

[3] "BCL Football: Brothers Union Club emerge champion beating Gopalganj SC by 3-0 goal". United News of Bangladesh. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.

[4] ফিক্সিং কান্ডে শাস্তি পেল উত্তর বারিধারা ও কাওরান বাজার!. offsidebangladesh.com (in Bengali).

[5] বিসিএলে ফর্টিস একাডেমি ও লিটল ফ্রেন্ডস!. offsidebangladesh.com (in Bengali). 30 October 2022.

[6] ফিক্সিং কান্ডে শাস্তি পেল উত্তর বারিধারা ও কাওরান বাজার!. offsidebangladesh.com (in Bengali).

[7] ফুটবল থেকে মুখ ফিরিয়ে নিল অগ্রণী ব্যাংক!. offsidebangladesh.com (in Bengali).

[9] গোলের মালা গাঁথছেন মিরাজ. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). January 16, 2023. Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.

[10] "Gopalganj SC, BFF Elite Academy notch win in BCL | Sports". BSS. Archived from the original on July 7, 2023.

[11] এবার হ্যাটট্রিক করলেন মিরাজ. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). January 16, 2023. Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.

[12] ঢাকায় সৌরভের প্রথম হ্যাটট্রিক. Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali). Archived from the original on July 7, 2023.

[Hafiz&Asad-13] ৩১ দিন পর চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ লিগ. The Dhaka Post (in Bengali). Archived from the original on July 7, 2023.

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