2023–24 Bangladesh Championship League

Bangladesh Championship League
Season	2023–24
Dates	19 February–24 April 2024
Champions	Fakirerpool YMC; (2nd titles)
Promoted	Fakirerpool YMC; Dhaka Wanderers
Relegated	Uttara FC; Farashganj SC
Matches played	56
Goals scored	131 (2.34 per match)
Top goalscorer	12 goals; Rafayel Tudu (Fakirerpool YMC)
Biggest home win	BFF Football Academy 5–0 Uttara FC; (9 April 2024)
Biggest away win	BFF Football Academy 0–6 Fakirerpool YMC; (28 March 2024)
Highest scoring	Farashganj SC 4–3 Uttara FC; (16 April 2024)
Longest winning run	9 Matches; Fakirerpool YMC
Longest unbeaten run	9 Matches; Fakirerpool YMC
Longest winless run	8 Matches; Uttara FC
Longest losing run	8 Matches; Uttara FC
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Bangladesh Championship League, also known as the ABG Bashundhara Bangladesh Championship League for sponsorship reasons, was the 12th season of the Bangladesh Championship League, Bangladesh's second-tier professional football league. The season began on 19 February 2024 and was concluded on 24 April 2024.^[1]

Brothers Union are the defending champions having won league title in the 2022–23 season.^[2]

Venue

All matches will be played at the BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dhaka	Dhaka
BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium
Capacity: 25,000

Team changes

Eight teams competed in the league: six from the previous season, one promoted from the Dhaka Senior Division Football League, and one given direct entry. Originally, Somaj Kallyan KS Mugda and Jatrabari KC were to be promoted, but both failed to obtain the professional league license. Consequently, the third-place team, PWD Sports Club, was promoted. Farashganj SC, relegated from the 2021–22 Championship League, was given direct entry after receiving a license, despite not playing in the previous Senior Division League.^[3] These two clubs replaced Swadhinata KS and Little Friends Club, who were relegated the previous year. Muktijoddha Sangsad KC and AFC Uttara, relegated from the 2022–23 Premier League, chose not to participate, with Uttara facing FIFA sanctions.^[4]^[5] Gopalganj SC was barred from returning after withdrawing from the 2023–24 Premier League despite promotion, and Fortis FC Academy withdrew due to financial constraints.^[6]

To BCL

Relegated from the BPL

Promoted from Dhaka Senior Division Football League

Direct-entry

Farashganj SC

From BCL

Promoted to the BPL

Relegated to Dhaka Senior Division Football League

Withdrawal

Fortis FC Academy

Team locations

Team	Location	Appearance
BFF Elite Academy	(Motijheel), Dhaka	3rd
Dhaka Wanderers	(Motijheel), Dhaka	4th
Fakirerpool YMC	(Motijheel), Dhaka	7th
Farashganj SC	(Farashganj), Dhaka	6th
NoFeL Sporting Club	Noakhali	5th
PWD Sports Club	(Segunbagicha), Dhaka	1st
Uttara FC	(Uttara), Dhaka	4th
Wari Club	(Motijheel), Dhaka	9th

Personnel and sponsoring


Team	Head coach	Captain	Shirt sponsor (chest)
BFF Elite Football Academy	Peter Butler	Md Parvej Ahmed
Dhaka Wanderers Club	Abu Yusuf	Md Jahid Hossen
Farashganj SC	Md Saiful Islam Chonchal	Ridoy Chondro Bormon	tubtoybd.com
Fakirerpool Young Men's Club	Md Imtiaz Khan Lablo	Md Rafikul Islam
NoFeL Sporting Club	Kamal Babu	Md Razib
PWD Sports Club	Md Anwar Hossain	Apu Ahmed
Uttara FC	Md Anowar Hosan	Md Moinuddin
Wari Club	Md Rasidul Islam Shamim	Md Rakib	Bashundhara Group

Coaching changes

Team	Outgoing head coach	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in the table	Incoming head coach	Date of appointment
Uttara FC	Jacob M J Joseph	Unknown	18 March 2024	7th	Md Anowar Hosan	March 2024

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	BPL
1	Fakirerpool YMC (C, P)	14	8	3	3	28	14	+14	27	Qualification to 2024–25 Bangladesh Premier League
2	Dhaka Wanderers (P)	14	6	6	2	17	8	+9	24	Qualification to 2024–25 Bangladesh Premier League
3	PWD SC	14	6	5	3	20	14	+6	23
4	BFF Elite Academy	14	6	4	4	20	18	+2	22
5	Wari Club	14	5	5	4	14	9	+5	20
6	NoFeL Sporting Club	14	3	8	3	9	11	−2	17
7	Farashganj SC (R)	14	2	6	6	13	22	−9	12	Relegation to 2024–25 Dhaka Senior Division League
8	Uttara FC (R)	14	1	1	12	10	35	−25	4	Relegation to 2024–25 Dhaka Senior Division League

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

Results

Result table

Home \ Away	BEA	DWC	FSC	FYMC	NSC	PWD	UFC	WC
BFF Football Academy	—	3–2	1–0	0–6	1–3	2–2	5–0	0–1
Dhaka Wanderers	0–0	—	3–1	0–1	0–0	1–1	1–0	0–0
Farashganj SC	1–1	0–2	—	0–0	0–1	1–3	4–3	0–0
Fakirerpool YMC	2–3	0–4	4–1	—	1–1	2–1	4–1	3–1
NoFeL Sporting Club	0–0	1–1	1–1	0–0	—	0–2	0–3	0–1
PWD SC	1–0	0–1	2–2	1–4	0–0	—	2–0	3–1
Uttara FC	0–2	1–2	1–1	0–1	1–2	0–2	—	0–4
Wari Club	0–2	0–0	0–1	1–0	0–0	0–0	5–0	—

Source: Global Sports Archive
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
Team ╲ Round
BFF Elite Academy	2	3	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
Dhaka WC	4	1	3	3	3	2	3	2	4	3	3	2	2	2
Farashganj SC	3	4	4	5	5	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Fakirerpool YMC	6	8	6	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	1	1	1
NoFeL SC	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	6
PWD SC	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3
Uttara FC	5	6	8	8	8	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Wari Club	7	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5

	Leader
	Runners-up
	Relegation to Senior Division League

Source: Global Sports Archive

Results by games

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Team ╲ Round
BFF Elite Academy	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	L	D	L	W	D	D	D
Dhaka WC	W	W	D	W	D	D	L	W	L	D	W	W	D	D
Farashganj SC	W	L	L	L	D	L	L	D	D	D	L	W	D	D
Fakirerpool YMC	L	L	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	W
NoFeL SC	L	L	D	D	W	L	W	D	D	D	D	D	W	D
PWD SC	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	D	W	D	D	L	D	L
Uttara FC	L	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L
Wari Club	L	W	L	L	W	D	W	D	D	W	D	L	D	W

Source: Global Sports Archive
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Season statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 131 goals scored in 56 matches, for an average of 2.34 goals per match. Source: Score7

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Rafayel Tudu	Fakirerpool YMC	12
2	Dalim Barman	Fakirerpool YMC	9
3	Imran Hossain Pappu	Dhaka Wanderers Club	6
4	Safin Ahmed Shanto	Wari Club	4
	Parvej Ahmed	BFF Elite Academy
	Jakir Hossain Jiku	Dhaka Wanderers Club
	Rumon Hossain	PWD SC
8	Md Faizullah	NoFeL SC	3
	Md Rifat Kazi	BFF Elite Academy
	Tonobir Mollik	Farashganj SC
	Shubo Rajbongshi	Uttara FC
	Md Jubayer Ahmaed	Wari Club
	Salauddin Shahed	BFF Elite Academy
	Minhazul Karim Shadin	Dhaka Wanderers Club
	Asif Mahmud Rumon	PWD SC
	Saifullah Sarder	Fakirerpool YMC
	Sajidur Rahman	PWD SC
18	Md Ifran Hossain	Fakirerpool YMC	2
	Salim Reza	Uttara FC
	Zaker Hossain	NoFeL SC
	Md Ali Hossain	Farashganj SC
	Nazmul Huda Faysal	BFF Elite Academy
	Siful Islam Rijon	PWD SC
	Mahmudul Hasan	Wari Club
	Joy Kumar	Uttara FC
	Mohammed Nazim Uddin	BFF Elite Academy
27	Aswad Bin Walid Khan	Wari Club	1
	Hira Ghose	Wari Club
	Md Delowar Hasan Nehal	Wari Club
	Joyonto Lal	PWD SC
	Abu Sadek	Farashganj SC
	Md Nazim Uddin Mithu	NoFeL SC
	Md Shadhin	PWD SC
	Md Ridoy Hossain	PWD SC
	Md Sakib Chowdahury	Farashganj SC
	Naky Chandra Das	Uttara FC
	Md Ripon	BFF Elite Academy
	Md Sohel	Farashganj SC
	Tanin Sarker	PWD SC
	Shofikul Islam	PWD SC
	Akash Ali	Wari Club
	Md Rakib Rahman	Fakirerpool YMC
	Prakas Das	Farashganj SC
	Md Manik	BFF Elite Academy
	Md Shawon	Dhaka Wanderers Club
	Md Sohag Mia	Dhaka Wanderers Club
	Md Hasebul Hasan Santo	Wari Club
	Elias Hasdak	Dhaka Wanderers Club
	Iftiar Hossain	BFF Elite Academy
	Md Labibur Rahman	Uttara FC
	Md Al-Amin	Farashganj SC
	Tarikul Islam	Uttara FC
	Md Nazmul Ahmed Shakil	Farashganj SC
	Sobuj Sheikh	NoFeL SC
	Md Sagor	NoFeL SC
	Mujahid Hossain Mollik	NoFeL SC
	Akikul Islam	PWD SC
	Abdullah Tofel	PWD SC
	Md Habibullah Bashar	Dhaka Wanderers Club
	Anik Hossain Siam	Fakirerpool YMC
	Md Joy Ahmed	BFF Elite Academy
	Md Sujon	Farashganj SC
	Diderul Islam	PWD SC
	Using Marma	BFF Elite Academy
Own Goals			2
Total			131

Own goals

† Bold Club indicates winner of the match.

Player	Club	Opponent	Result	Date	Source
Md Karim Uddin	Fakirerpool YMC	BFF Elite Academy	2–3	19 February 2024	^[7]
Anik Ahmed	PWD SC	Farashganj	3–1	29 February 2024	^[8]

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date	Ref
Dalim Barman⁴	Fakirerpool YMC	BFF Elite Academy	6–0	28 March 2024	^[9]
Rafayel Tudu⁴	Fakirerpool YMC	Uttara FC	4–1	6 April 2024	^[10]

Awards

Man of the Match

† Bold club indicates winner of the match.

Source: Bangladesh Football Federation official Facebook page.

First Leg

Match no.	Player	Club	Opponent	Date
Round 1
1	Using Marma	BFF Elite Academy	Fakirerpool YMC	19 February 2024
2	Md Sujon	Farashganj SC	Wari Club	21 February 2024
3	Asif Mahmud Rumon	PWD SC	NoFeL SC	21 February 2024
4	Robel Mia	Dhaka Wanderers	Uttara FC	23 February 2024
Round 2
5	Shafin Ahmed Shanto	Wari Club	NoFeL SC	25 February 2024
6	Parvej Ahmed	BFF Elite Academy	Farashganj SC	25 February 2024
7	Rumon Hossain	PWD SC	Uttara FC	26 February 2024
8	Jakir Hossain Jiku	Dhaka Wanderers Club	Fakirerpool YMC	26 February 2024
Round 3
9	Md Nazim Uddin	BFF Elite Academy	Wari Club	29 February 2024
10	Siful Islam Rijon	PWD SC	Farashganj SC	29 February 2024
11	Anik Hossain Siam	Fakirerpool YMC	Uttara FC	1 March 2024
12	Md Faizullah	NoFeL SC	Dhaka Wanderers Club	1 March 2024
Round 4
13	Minhazul Karim Shadin	Dhaka Wanderers Club	Farashganj SC	4 March 2024
14	Safin Ahmed Shanto	Wari Club	PWD SC	4 March 2024
15	Parvej Ahmed	BFF Elite Academy	Uttara FC	5 March 2024
16	Shanto Tudu	Fakirerpool YMC	NoFeL SC	5 March 2024
Round 5
17	Md Razib	NoFeL SC	BFF Elite Academy	8 March 2024
18	Md Shahin Molla	Wari Club	Fakirerpool YMC	9 March 2024
19	Rumon Hossain	PWD SC	Dhaka Wanderers Club	9 March 2024
20	Tarikul Islam	Uttara FC	Farashganj SC	10 March 2024
Round 6
21	Mahmudul Hasan	Wari Club	Dhaka Wanderers Club	12 March 2024
22	Rumon Hossain	PWD SC	BFF Elite Academy	12 March 2024
23	Rafayel Tudu	Fakirerpool YMC	Farashganj SC	13 March 2024
24	Joy Kumar	Uttara FC	NoFeL SC	13 March 2024
Round 7
25	Md Faizullah	NoFeL SC	Farashganj SC	16 March 2024
26	Rafayel Tudu	Fakirerpool YMC	PWD SC	16 March 2024
27	Nazmul Huda Faysal	BFF Elite Academy	Dhaka Wanderers	17 March 2024
28	Mahmudul Hasan	Wari Club	Uttara FC	17 March 2024

Second Leg

Match no.	Player	Club	Opponent	Date
Round 8
29	Dalim Barman	Fakirerpool YMC	BFF Elite Academy	28 March 2024
30	Sobuj Sheikh	NoFeL SC	PWD SC	28 March 2024
31	Md Habibul Hasan Shanto	Wari Club	Farashganj SC	29 March 2024
32	Md Shawon	Dhaka Wanderers	Uttara FC	29 March 2024
Round 9
33	Md Rakib	Wari Club	NoFeL SC	1 April 2024
34	Prakas Das	BFF Elite Academy	Farashganj SC	1 April 2024
35	Asif Mahmud Rumon	PWD SC	Uttara FC	2 April 2024
36	Md Rakib Rahman	Fakirerpool YMC	Dhaka Wanderers Club	2 April 2024
Round 10
37	Akash Ali	Wari Club	BFF Elite Academy	4 April 2024
38	Shofikul Islam	PWD SC	Farashganj SC	5 April 2024
39	Minhazul Karim Shadin	NoFeL SC	Dhaka Wanderers Club	5 April 2024
40	Rafayel Tudu	Fakirerpool YMC	Uttara FC	6 April 2024
Round 11
41	Imran Hossain Pappu	Dhaka Wanderers Club	Farashganj SC	8 April 2024
42	Md Shahin Molla	Wari Club	PWD SC	8 April 2024
43	Salahuddin Shahed	BFF Elite Academy	Uttara FC	9 April 2024
44	Md Shaju Ahmed	Fakirerpool YMC	NoFeL SC	9 April 2024
Round 12
45	Md Razib	NoFeL SC	BFF Elite Academy	15 April 2024
46	Rafayel Tudu	Fakirerpool YMC	Wari Club	15 April 2024
47	Jakir Hossain Jiku	Dhaka Wanderers Club	PWD SC	16 April 2024
48	Md Al-Amin	Farashganj SC	Uttara FC	16 April 2024
Round 13
49	Md Yousuf Ali	Wari Club	Dhaka Wanderers Club	19 April 2024
50	Md Parvej Ahmed	BFF Elite Academy	PWD SC	19 April 2024
51	Rafikul Islam	Fakirerpool YMC	Farashganj SC	20 April 2024
52	Md Faizullah	NoFeL SC	Uttara FC	20 April 2024
Round 14
53	Md Miraj Hawladar	Farashganj SC	NoFeL SC	23 April 2024
54	Md Shaju Ahmed	Fakirerpool YMC	PWD SC	23 April 2024
55	Rayhan Ali	Dhaka Wanderers Club	BFF Elite Academy	24 April 2024
56	Md Shahin Molla	Wari Club	Uttara FC	24 April 2024

Referee of the month

Month	Name	Reference
February	Rimon Mahmud Zahid	^[11]
March	Taposh Ray
April	Alamgir Sarkar

Individual

Award	Player	Club	Reference
Highest Scorer	Rafayel Tudu	Fakirerpool YMC	^[12]
Most Valuable Player	Rafayel Tudu	Fakirerpool YMC	^[13]
Best Goalkeeper	Md Shaju Ahmed	Fakirerpool YMC	^[13]
Fair Play Trophy		BFF Elite Academy	^[11]

References

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[3] "বিসিএল খেলবে পিডব্লিউডি ও ফরাশগঞ্জ". Daily Nayadiganta (in Bengali). 28 November 2023. Archived from the original on 18 May 2024.

[4] "দ্বিতীয় স্তরেও নেই মুক্তিযোদ্ধা, ইতিহাসের অবসানই কি হতে চলেছে". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 30 December 2023. Archived from the original on 18 May 2024.

[5] "FIFA bans Azampur". Prothom Alo. 22 July 2023. Archived from the original on 18 May 2024.

[6] "বিসিএল খেলবে না ফর্টিস এফসি!". Daily Nayadiganta (in Bengali). 1 August 2023. Archived from the original on 18 May 2024.

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[8] "Result of today's match of 'ABG Bashundhara Bangladesh Championship League 2023-24': Farashganj 1–3 PWD Sports Club". Offside Bangladesh. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024 – via Facebook.

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[10] "রাফায়েলের চার গোল". Kalerkantho (in Bengali). April 7, 2024. Archived from the original on May 17, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024.

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[12] Iqbal, Niar (2024-04-25). "গোলকিপার থেকে স্ট্রাইকার হয়ে রাফায়েলের গোল–উৎসব". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2024-05-17. Retrieved 2024-05-17.

[Awards_2-13] "সেরা ২ পুরস্কার সাঁওতাল টুডুর". Dhaka Post (in Bengali). 2024-04-25. Archived from the original on 2024-05-17. Retrieved 2024-05-17.

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