2017–18 Bangladesh Football Premier League

The 2017–18 Bangladesh Football Premier League (also known as SAIF Power Battery Bangladesh Premier League for sponsorship reasons[1]) is the tenth season of the Bangladesh Premier League since its establishment in 2007. A total of 12 teams are competing in the league. Saif Global Sports are the right holder of BPL's tenth edition and they accommodate the advertising, branding, TV transmission, radio, marketing rights of the Bangladesh Premier League 2016–17. The league started from July 28, 2017. Fakirerpool Young Men's Club was promoted as the champion of 2016 BCL season. They were the 13th team to took part in this season, but they did not, due to fund crisis.[2]

Bangladesh Premier League
Season2017–18
Dates28 July 2017-13 January 2018
ChampionsDhaka Abahani
(6th titles)
RelegatedFarashganj SC
AFC CupDhaka Abahani
Saif Sporting Club
Matches played132
Goals scored302 (2.29 per match)
Top goalscorer15 Goals
The Gambia Solomon King Kanform
Nigeria Raphael Odovin Onwrebe
(Shiekh Jamal)
Highest scoringArambagh KS 4-6 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
11 December 2017
Longest winning run9 Matches
Dhaka Abahani
Longest unbeaten run14 Matches
Saif Sporting Club
Longest winless run18 Matches
Rahmatganj MFS
Longest losing run5 Matches
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC

Dhaka Abahani are the defending champions, having won their Bangladesh Premier League title the previous season.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

The matches will be held in the two venues.

2017–18 Bangladesh Football Premier League is located in Bangladesh
Dhaka
Dhaka
Chittagong
Chittagong
Locations of teams in Bangladesh Premier League 2017-18
Stadium Location
Bangabandhu Stadium Dhaka
M. A. Aziz Stadium Chittagong

Personnel and sponsoring
Team Head Coach Captain Shirt sponsor Kit manufacturer
Brothers Union Cyprus Nicolas Vitorovic Bangladesh Ashraful Karim Biswas Builders Limited
Chittagong Abahani Limited Bangladesh Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu Bangladesh Zahid Hossain SAIF Powertec Limited
Dhaka Abahani Limited Bangladesh Atiqur Rahman Bangladesh Mamun Miah
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Limited Bangladesh Rashed Ahmed Pappu Bangladesh Jahid Hasan Ameli Orion Group
Farashganj SC Bangladesh Mohidur Rahman Bangladesh Joshimuddin Sujon
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Bangladesh Masud Parvez Kaiser Bangladesh Saidul Haque
Rahmatganj MFS Bangladesh Kamal Babu Bangladesh Naimur Rahman Sahed Tiger Cement
Saif Sporting Club England Ryan Northmore Bangladesh Jamal Bhuyan SAIF Powertec Limited
Lt.Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited Bangladesh Mahabub Hossain Roksy Bangladesh Didarul Haque
Sheikh Moni Arambagh KS Bangladesh Maruful Haque Bangladesh Abu Sufiyan Sufil
Sheikh Russel KC Bangladesh Shafiqul Islam Manik Bangladesh Shahedul Alam Shahed Bashundhara Cement Bashundhara Group
Team BJMC Bangladesh Saidul Islam Bangladesh Arifuzzaman Himel

Managerial Changes
Team Outgoing Manager Incoming Manager Appoinment
Brothers Union Italy Giovanni Scanu Cyprus Nicolas Vitorovic After Round 4 of 1st leg[3]
Dhaka Mohammedan India Syed Nayeemuddin Bangladesh Rashed Ahmed Pappu
Saif Sporting Club EnglandGhana Kim Grant England Ryan Northmore Mid-transfer Window
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Nigeria Joseph Afusi Bangladesh Mahabub Hossain

Roksy

 After Round 1 of Leg 2
Farashganj SC Bangladesh Mohammad Abu Yusuf Bangladesh Mohidur Rahman
Dhaka Abahani Serbia Drago Mamić Bangladesh Atiqur Rahman
Chittagong Abahani Bangladesh Saiful Bari Titu Bangladesh Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu After Round 9 of Leg 2
Team BJMC Bangladesh Jakaria Babu Bangladesh Saidul Islam

Foreign Players
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3
Brothers Union Democratic Republic of the Congo Siyo Zunapio Ghana Twum Frank Haiti Walson Augustin
(replaced by Nigeria Samuel Adams)
Chittagong Abahani Ltd. Nigeria Afeez Oladipo
(replaced by Haiti Leonel Saint-Preux)		 Nigeria Mufta Lawal Nigeria Ndukaku Udoka Alison
Dhaka Abahani Ltd. The Gambia Landing Darboe
(replaced by Nigeria Sunday Chizoba)		 Ghana Samad Yussif Nigeria Emeka Onuoha
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. Nigeria Nkwocha Kingsley Chigozie Nigeria Samuel Adams
(replaced by Haiti Walson Augustin)		 Nigeria Samson Iliasu
Farashganj SC The Gambia Lamine Camara The Gambia Malick Mendy Nigeria Matthew Chinedu
Lt.Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd. The Gambia Momodou Bah Nigeria Raphael Odovin The Gambia Solomon King
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Egypt Islam Mohamed Zaky
(replaced by Nigeria Magalan Ugochukwu)		 Ghana Abass Inusah Nigeria Ngwoke Ejike Collins
(replaced by Cameroon Lionel William Ndoe Mekong)
Rahmatganj MFS The Gambia Mustapha Jatta Guinea Ismael Bangoura
(replaced by Nigeria Afeez Oladipo)		 Nigeria Monday Osagie
(replaced by The Gambia Dawda Ceesay)
Saif Sporting Club Cameroon Alvi Fokou Fopa
(replaced by Haiti Wedson Anselme)		 Colombia Deiner Córdoba
(replaced by England Charlie Sheringham)		 Colombia Hember Valencia
Arambagh KS Cameroon Jean Jules Ikanga Nigeria Alamu Bukola Olaleken Nigeria Kingsley Chukwudi Nkurumeh
Sheikh Russel KC Egypt Ahmed Said
(replaced by Haiti Jacques Francois)		 The Gambia Dawda Ceesay
(replaced by Spain Bidari García)		 Nigeria Eleta Benjamin Jr.
(replaced by Egypt Islam Mohamed Zaky)
Team BJMC Cameroon Baybeck Esaie Cameroon Yoko Samnic Steve Thomas
(replaced by Guinea Ismael Bangoura)		 Nigeria Eleta Kingsley

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dhaka Abahani Ltd.[lower-alpha 1] (C, Q) 22 16 4 2 35 13 +22 52 Qualification to 2018 AFC Cup[lower-alpha 2]
2 Sheikh Jamal DC 22 14 5 3 45 23 +22 47
3 Chittagong Abahani Ltd. 22 13 5 4 27 13 +14 44
4 Saif Sporting Club (Q) 22 11 8 3 30 16 +14 41 Qualification to 2018 AFC Cup[lower-alpha 2]
5 Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. 22 9 5 8 31 26 +5 32
6 Sheikh Russel KC 22 6 9 7 21 21 0 27
7 Brothers Union 22 5 7 10 20 30 −10 22
8 Arambagh KS 22 5 6 11 25 35 −10 21
9 Team BJMC 22 4 8 10 15 27 −12 20
10 Rahmatganj MFS 22 3 9 10 19 30 −11 18
11 Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 22 5 3 14 18 33 −15 18
12 Farashganj SC (R) 22 4 5 13 16 35 −19 17 Relegation to BCL 2018–19
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2018. Source: FIFA
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualify for the AFC competition; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Dhaka Abahani Ltd. qualified 2018 AFC Cup by winning 2017 Bangladesh Federation Cup
  2. Only Dhaka Abahani, Saif, and Mohammedan are eligible to represent Bangladesh in the AFC Cup.[4]

Season Statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 302 goals scored in 132 matches, for an average of 2.29 goals per match (as of February 2018).

15 goals

13 goals

10 goals

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: Soccerway

Own goals

† Bold Club indicates winner of the match

PlayerClubOpponentResultDate
The Gambia Malick MendyFarashganj SCDhaka Abahani0–2 30 July 2017
Bangladesh M. MonirDhaka MohammedanSheikh Jamal DC0–2 29 July 2017
Bangladesh Arafat HossainArambagh KSMuktijoddha Sangsad KC0–2 9 August 2017
Bangladesh Ashraful KarimBrothers UnionArambagh KS1–2 18 August 2017
Nigeria Ndukaku AlisonChittagong AbahaniSheikh Russel KC3–1 12 August 2017
Bangladesh Jalal MiyaArambagh KSSheikh Jamal DC1–3 21 August 2017
Bangladesh Shaharier BappyArambagh KSSheikh Jamal DC1–3 21 August 2017
Nigeria Eleta Benjamin Jr.Sheikh Russel KCFarashganj SC2–1 27 August 2017
Democratic Republic of the Congo Siyo ZunapioBrothers UnionChittagong Abahani0–2 10 September 2017
Bangladesh Arup Kumar BaidyaSheikh Russel KCSaif SC1–2 2 January 2018

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
Colombia Hember ValenciaSaif Sporting ClubBrothers Union5–026 August 2017[5]
Nigeria Raphael Odovin 4Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi ClubFarashganj SC5–013 October 2017[6]
Nigeria Raphael OdovinSheikh Jamal Dhanmondi ClubArambagh KS6–411 December 2017[7]

4 Player scored 4 goals.

Most Assists
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Bangladesh Wali Faisal Dhaka Abahani 8
2 Bangladesh Mohamed Zahid Hossain Chittagong Abahani 7
3 Bangladesh Mohamed Enamul Haque Sheikh Jamal DC 6
4 Bangladesh Mohammed Abdullah Chittagong Abahani 5
Bangladesh Emon Mahmud Babu Dhaka Abahani 5

Player

References
  1. "Saif Power title sponsors of BPL". BFF. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  2. প্রিমিয়ারে খেলতে চায় না ফকিরেরপুল. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  3. "Brothers fly in Serbian coach". The Daily Star. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  4. "Abahani get AFC Cup finals ticket". Dhaka Tribune. 27 December 2017.
  5. "Hember treble inspires Saif Sporting rout". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  6. "Sheikh Jamal thrash Farashganj in BPL". Daily Sun.
  7. "Jamal, Arambagh contest 10-goal thriller". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
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