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Football In Bangladesh
Association football, Football is one of the most popular sports in Bangladesh, introduced during the late 19th century under British Raj, British rule, with Dhaka playing a central role in its development. The Bangladesh Football Federation was founded in 1972, a year after the country’s independence. The national team made its official debut at the 1973 Merdeka Tournament, 1973 Merdeka Cup in Malaysia. Domestic football resumed the same year with the Dhaka First Division Football League, Dhaka First Division League, which had existed since before the partition of India and attracted internationally renowned players like Nasser Hejazi and Emeka Ezeugo. Professional football was introduced in 2007 with the Bangladesh Premier League, known formerly as the B.League. History Birth of Bengali football (1895–1946) Early years Football in Bengal Presidency, Bengal was introduced during the British Raj and gained popularity through Western educational institutions in Calcutta and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh Championship League
Bangladesh Championship League (), simply known as the BCL and officially Bashundhara Group, ABG Bashundhara Bangladesh Championship League since 2023 for sponsorship reasons, is the second-tier professional association football, football league of Bangladesh run by the Bangladesh Football Federation. It was founded in 2012. History Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) introduced the country's first professional football league in 2007 B.League, 2007. The 2nd tier professional league began with the 2012 season of Bangladesh Premier League (football), Premier League. BFF introduced the second-tier league in 2012 as 2012 Bangladesh Football Premier League, season 5 of Premier League was commencing. List of winners Champions so far are: Performances by club As of the end of 2023–24 season. Stats and players Top Goalscorer Clubs and locations The following 10 clubs have competed in the Bangladesh Championship League during the 2024–25 Bangladesh Championship League, 2024� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular field called a Football pitch, pitch. The objective of the game is to Scoring in association football, score more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed Goal (sport), goal defended by the opposing team. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is the world's most popular sport. Association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 and maintained by the International Football Association Board, IFAB since 1886. The game is pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aga Khan Gold Cup
The Aga Khan Gold Cup was a tournament played in Dhaka, Bangladesh which invited the club sides from leading football nations of Asia to compete. Many renowned football pundits regard this competition as a predecessor of the AFC Champions League (held for the first time in 1967), since it was the first organized international competition that involved club teams around the continent. From the late 1950s to the early 1980s, it was a prestigious tournament among Asian clubs. History When Prince Shah Karim Al Hussaini of Iran, now known as the Aga Khan IV, visited Dhaka in 1958, he expressed his interest in starting a major international football club tournament in the region. With his highness providing the funding required for the Gold Cup, the football authorities of East Pakistan, in collaboration with Asian Football Confederation, decided to go ahead with the idea. Dhaka, the football capital of the country, was the choice as the venue. The hope was to gradually develop t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFC Champions League
The AFC Champions League Elite (abbreviated as the ACL Elite) is an annual continental club association football, football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's List of top-division football clubs in AFC countries, top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competition in Asian football, played by the national league champions (and, for some nations, one or more runners-up) of their national associations. Introduced in 1967 as the ''Asian Champion Club Tournament'', the competition rebranded as AFC Champions League in 2002 following the merger of the Asian Club Championship, the Asian Cup Winners' Cup and the Asian Super Cup. It was rebranded again in 2024 to its current name. A total of 24 clubs compete in the league stage of the competition, divided into East and West regions (12 teams each). The winner of the AFC Champions League Elite qualifies for the FIFA Intercontinental Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFC Cup
The AFC Champions League Two (abbreviated as the ACL Two or ACL2) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation. It is the second-tier competition of Asian club football, ranked below the AFC Champions League Elite and above the AFC Challenge League. The competition was founded in 2004 as the AFC Cup, it was played primarily among clubs from nations that did not receive direct qualifying slots to the top-tier AFC Champions League. The competition rebranded to its current name in 2024. In a bid to increase competitivenes, its format was also changed to include clubs from higher ranked AFC member associations. The prize money was also increased. Clubs qualify for the competition based on their performance in national leagues and cup competitions. Participation in the competition is open to clubs from the top 12 nations in the East and the West region based on the AFC club competitions ranking. The participant from each nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFC Challenge League
The AFC Challenge League (previously known as the AFC President's Cup, abbreviated as ACGL) is an annual third-tier continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation. The competition is played among clubs from nations that did not receive direct qualifying slots to the top-tier AFC Champions League Elite or the second-tier AFC Champions League Two, based on the AFC club competitions ranking. The 2024–25 season marked its inaugural edition in the new format. The winner of the AFC Challenge League gets a direct spot in the group stage of the next season's AFC Champions League Two, if they have not already qualified through domestic performance. History The AFC President's Cup was founded in 2005 as a third tier competition so that clubs from lower-ranked AFC member nations could participate in continental competition. On 25 November 2013, the AFC Competitions Committee proposed the year of 2014 to be the last edition of the President's Cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DMFA Cup
The Dhaka Metropolitan Football Association Cup or DMFA Cup was an association football tournament held in Dhaka and organized by Dhaka Metropolitan League Committee under the supervision of the Bangladesh Football Federation Bangladesh Football Federation (, ''Bānglādesh fūṭbôl fēḍārēshôn'') is the governing body that administers the sport of association football in Bangladesh. It is in charge of running the country's men's and women's national teams, .... Results Top goalscorers References {{Football in Bangladesh Football cup competitions in Bangladesh Recurring sporting events established in 1984 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1995 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independence Cup (Bangladesh)
Independence Cup is a men's association football competition in Bangladesh. The competition started in 1972 and is run by the Bangladesh Football Federation, which is responsible for all types of competitive matches in the country. The tournament is open to Bangladesh Premier League (football), Premier League clubs and other registered teams. It can be considered the successor to the Independence Day Football Tournament from the East Pakistan era. Results Statistics Top goalscorers by season Sponsors See also * Independence Day Football Tournament * Federation Cup (Bangladesh), Federation Cup * Bangladesh Super Cup * Bangladesh Challenge Cup * Bangladesh Premier League (football), Bangladesh Premier League References {{Football in Bangladesh Independence Cup (Bangladesh), Football cup competitions in Bangladesh National association football cups ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federation Cup (Bangladesh)
Federation Cup, also known as Bangladesh Federation Cup or simply Fed Cup , is Bangladesh's premier cup competition in men's association football. The competition started in 1980 and is run by the Bangladesh Football Federation which is responsible for all types of competitive matches in the country. The teams from the country's Bangladesh Premier League (football), premier league and other clubs compete in the tournament while occasionally Indian sides were invited in the past. Most of the matches are played in the country's main football venue National Stadium, Dhaka. Competition format Before 2024–25 in Bangladeshi football, 2024–25 season A total of 13 teams participate in the final round. The groups are drawn out by the Bangladesh Football Federation before the tournament. Teams are split into 4 groups and the two top teams from each group qualify for the knockout rounds. A ''group winner deciding match'' is held if two teams are on equal on points and Goal difference. Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh Challenge Cup
The Bangladesh Challenge Cup, also known as the Challenge Cup is Football in Bangladesh, Bangladesh football's annual match contested between the champions of the previous Bangladesh Premier League (football), Bangladesh Premier League season and the winners of the Federation Cup (Bangladesh), Federation Cup. If the league champions also won the cup, then the cup runners-up provide the opposition. Bashundhara Kings is the first club to win this cup, beating Dhaka Mohammedan, Mohammedan SC on 3-1 margin. History Inaugural edition The 2024 Bangladesh Challenge Cup, also known as the Bangladesh 2.0 Challenge Cup, marked the inaugural edition of this exciting new football competition. This annual event pits the champions of the 2023–24 Bangladesh Premier League (football) , previous League season against the winners of the 2023–24 Federation Cup (Bangladesh) , Previous Federation Cup. The first edition of the Challenge Cup took place on 22 November, 2024, with Bashundhara Kings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pioneer Football League (Bangladesh)
Pioneer Football League (), also known as the Bangladesh Pioneer Football League, is an age-level league and also the sixth-tier of Bangladeshi football organised by Bangladesh Football Federation. The semi-finalists of the competition are promoted to the Dhaka Third Division Football League. As the tournament is considered to be the lowest level of Bangladeshi football, so the number of participants is unlimited as well as any club is able to send an application to participate in the tournament. History The league unofficially started on 29 April 1980. A total of 160 teams participated in the qualifiers, from which 80 teams got a chance in the final stage. But the tournament was not registered as the Bangladesh Football Federation did not determine a champion and runner-up team. The Pioneer League officially started in 1981. In its first edition the league was inaugurated by the Speaker of the National Assembly (MNA), Shamsul Huda Chaudhury. on September 24, 1983, the then FIFA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
