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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

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Stadiums and locations

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The matches were held in a single venue.

 
 
Dhaka
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Locations of teams in Bangladesh Premier League 2017-18
Stadium Location
Bangabandhu Stadium Dhaka

Personnel and sponsoring

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

Managerial Changes

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

Roksy

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

Foreign Players

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Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Former players
Brothers Union   Siyo Zunapio   Twum Frank   Walson Augustin   Samuel Adams
Chittagong Abahani Ltd.   Afeez Oladipo   Mufta Lawal   Ndukaku Udoka Alison   Leonel Saint-Preux
Dhaka Abahani Ltd.   Landing Darboe   Samad Yussif   Emeka Onuoha   Sunday Chizoba
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd.   Nkwocha Kingsley Chigozie   Samuel Adams   Samson Iliasu   Walson Augustin
Farashganj SC   Lamine Camara   Malick Mendy   Matthew Chinedu
Lt.Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd.   Momodou Bah   Raphael Odovin   Solomon King
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC   Islam Mohamed Zaky   Abass Inusah   Ngwoke Ejike Collins
   Magalan Ugochukwu

  Lionel William Ndoe Mekong

Rahmatganj MFS   Mustapha Jatta   Ismael Bangoura
   Monday Osagie   Dawda Ceesay

  Afeez Oladipo

Saif Sporting Club   Alvi Fokou Fopa   Deiner Córdoba   Hember Valencia   Wedson Anselme
  Charlie Sheringham
Arambagh KS   Jean Jules Ikanga   Alamu Bukola Olaleken   Kingsley Chukwudi Nkurumeh
Sheikh Russel KC   Ahmed Said   Dawda Ceesay   Eleta Benjamin Jr.   Islam Mohamed Zaky

  Bidari García
  Jacques Francois

Team BJMC   Baybeck Esaie   Yoko Samnic Steve Thomas   Eleta Kingsley   Ismael Bangoura

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dhaka Abahani Ltd.[a] (C, Q) 22 16 4 2 35 13 +22 52 Qualification to 2018 AFC Cup[b]
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[b]
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. ^ a b Only Dhaka Abahani, Saif, and Mohammedan are eligible to represent Bangladesh in the AFC Cup.[4]

Season Statistics

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Goalscorers

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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

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† Bold Club indicates winner of the match

Player Club Opponent Result Date
  Malick Mendy Farashganj SC Dhaka Abahani 0–2 30 July 2017
  M. Monir Dhaka Mohammedan Sheikh Jamal DC 0–2 29 July 2017
  Arafat Hossain Arambagh KS Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 0–2 9 August 2017
  Ashraful Karim Brothers Union Arambagh KS 1–2 18 August 2017
  Ndukaku Alison Chittagong Abahani Sheikh Russel KC 3–1 12 August 2017
  Jalal Miya Arambagh KS Sheikh Jamal DC 1–3 21 August 2017
  Shaharier Bappy Arambagh KS Sheikh Jamal DC 1–3 21 August 2017
  Eleta Benjamin Jr. Sheikh Russel KC Farashganj SC 2–1 27 August 2017
  Siyo Zunapio Brothers Union Chittagong Abahani 0–2 10 September 2017
  Arup Kumar Baidya Sheikh Russel KC Saif SC 1–2 2 January 2018

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date Ref
  Hember Valencia Saif Sporting Club Brothers Union 5–0 26 August 2017 [5]
  Raphael Odovin 4 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Farashganj SC 5–0 13 October 2017 [6]
  Raphael Odovin Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Arambagh KS 6–4 11 December 2017 [7]

4 Player scored 4 goals.

Discipline

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Player

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References

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  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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