Dhaka First Division Football League (1993–2006)

The Dhaka First Division Football League (1993–2006) was the second tier football league in Bangladesh which was administered by the Bangladesh Football Federation. In 2007, with the introduction of Bangladesh's first professional national football league, the Bangladesh Premier League/B.League, the First Division League was merged to the Dhaka Premier Division Football League/Dhaka League, which was re-introduced as the new second-tier, the Dhaka Senior Division Football League (currently the 3rd-tier).[1][2]

Dhaka First Division Football League
Founded1993; 31 years ago (1993)
(as the second-tier)
First season1993
Folded2006
CountryBangladesh
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams8
Level on pyramid2 (1993–2006)
Promotion toDhaka Premier Division League
Relegation toDhaka Second Division League
Domestic cup(s)Federation Cup
Last championsRahmatganj MFS
Most championshipsVictoria SC (3 titles)

Overview

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From 1948 to 1992, the Dhaka First Division Football League served as the top-tier football league of Dhaka and Bangladesh. Upon the creation of the Dhaka Premier Division Football League in 1993, the First Division served as the second-tier to the Premier Division which would in turn function as the top-tier football league of Dhaka and Bangladesh until the introduction of the Bangladesh Premier League/B.League in 2007.

Champions

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Season Champion[3] Runner Up
1993 Fakirerpool Young Men's Club Bangladesh Boys Club
1994 Rahmatganj MFS Farashganj SC
1995 East End Club Bangladesh Boys Club
1996 Victoria SC Rahmatganj MFS
1997–98 Badda Jagoroni Sangsad Mirpur Chalantika SC
1999 Victoria SC Dhanmondi Club
2000 Agrani Bank SC Fakirerpool Young Men's Club
2001 Victoria SC Badda Jagoroni Sangsad
2002 Dhaka Wanderers Club Sheikh Russel KC
2003–04 Fakirerpool Young Men's Club Farashganj SC
Dipali JS
2004–05 Rahmatganj MFS Badda Jagoroni Sangsad
2005 Not Held
2006 Not Held

References

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  1. ^ "১৯ দল নিয়ে তৃতীয় বিভাগ ফুটবল লীগ". Jugantor. January 22, 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  2. ^ "ফুটবল লিগের ৫০ বছর". Bangladesh Pratidin. February 14, 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
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