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 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 ...

, Bangladesh's second-tier professional football league. The season began on 19 February 2024 and concluded on 24 April 2024.

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are the defending champions having won league title in the 2022–23 season.

Venue

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

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Team changes

Eight teams competed in the league: six from the previous season, one promoted from the

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, 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,

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, 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. These two clubs replaced

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and Little Friends Club, who were relegated the previous year.

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and

AFC Uttara Azampur Football Club Uttara (), commonly known as AFC Uttara, is an association football club based in Azampur, Uttara, a suburb of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The club plays in the Bangladesh Championship League, the second level of Bangladeshi foot ...

, relegated from the

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, chose not to participate, with Uttara facing

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sanctions. Gopalganj SC was barred from returning after withdrawing from the

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despite promotion, and Fortis FC Academy withdrew due to financial constraints.

To BCL

Relegated from the BPL * ~~Muktijoddha Sangsad KC~~ * ~~AFC Uttara~~ Promoted from

* ~~Somaj Kallyan KS Mugda~~ * ~~Jatrabari KC~~ *

Direct-entry * Farashganj SC

From BCL

Promoted to the BPL * Brothers Union * ~~Gopalganj Sporting Club~~ Relegated to

* Little Friends Club Withdrawal * Fortis FC Academy

Team locations

Personnel and sponsoring

Coaching changes

League table

Results

Result table

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.

Results by games

Season statistics

Goalscorers

Own goals

''† Bold Club indicates winner of the match.''

Hat-tricks

Awards

Man of the Match

''† Bold club indicates winner of the match.'' *Source: Bangladesh Football Federatio
official Facebook page

First Leg

Second Leg

Referee of the month

Individual

References

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