2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League (football)

The 2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League is the ongoing 14th season of the Bangladesh Premier League since its establishment in 2007.[1][2] A total of 12 football clubs are competing in the league. The country's top-flight football competition, was started from 3 February 2022.[3][4][5]

Bangladesh Premier League
Season2021–22
Matches played78
Goals scored241 (3.09 per match)
Top goalscorer13 goals
Peter Ebimobowei (Chittagong Abahani)
Biggest home winBashundhara Kings 6–0 Uttar Baridhara Club
(29 April 2022)
Biggest away winBangladesh Police FC 1–6 Saif Sporting Club
(25 April 2022)
Highest scoringBashundhara Kings 4–3 Saif Sporting Club
(16 March 2022)
Longest winning run8 Matches
Bashundhara Kings
Longest unbeaten run13 Matches
Sheikh Jamal DC
Longest winless run11 Matches
Swadhinata KS
Longest losing run5 Matches
Sheikh Russel KC
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 1 May 2022.

Bashundhara Kings were the champions as 2021 season winner.[6]

Teams

Changes
Promoted from 2021 BCLRelegated from 2021 BPL
Swadhinata KSBrothers Union
Arambagh KS

Stadiums and locations
Locations of the 2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Bangladesh Police FC Rajshahi Muktijuddho Smriti Stadium 15,000
Bashundhara Kings Dhaka Bashundhara Kings Arena 14,000
Chittagong Abahani Ltd. Comilla Shaheed Dhirendranath Stadium 18,000
Dhaka Abahani Ltd. Sylhet Sylhet District Stadium 15,000
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. Comilla Shaheed Dhirendranath Stadium 18,000
Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd. Munshigonj Bir Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium 10,000
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Gopalganj Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium 5,000
Rahmatganj MFS Sylhet Sylhet District Stadium 15,000
Saif Sporting Club Munshigonj Bir Fl. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium 10,000
Sheikh Russel KC Dhaka Bashundhara Kings Arena 14,000
Swadhinata KS Rajshahi Muktijuddho Smriti Stadium 15,000
Uttar Baridhara Club Gopalganj Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium 5,000

Personnel and kits
Team Head Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest)
Bangladesh Police FC Aristică Cioabă Danilo Quipapá
Bashundhara Kings Óscar Bruzón[7] Topu Barman Club manufactured kit Bashundhara Group
Chittagong Abahani Limited Maruful Haque Koushik Barua Ignite Battery
Dhaka Abahani Limited Mário Lemos Nabib Newaj Jibon Graphics Bird
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Limited Sean Lane Souleymane Diabate Orion Group
Lt.Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited Joseph Afusi Solomon King Kanform
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Raja Isa Tetsuaki Misawa
Rahmatganj MFS Syed Golam Jilani Mahmudul Hasan Kiron Tiger Cement
Saif Sporting Club Andres Cruciani Jamal Bhuyan Saif Power Battery
Sheikh Russel KC Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu (Interim) Ashraful Islam Rana Graphics Bird Bashundhara Cement
Swadhinata KS Masud Alam Jahangir Mohammad Sazal Islam
Uttar Baridhara Club Ali Asgar Nasir Samin Yasar Juel Bashundhara Group

Head coaching changes
Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming head coach Date of appointment
Sheikh Russel KC Saiful Bari Titu Sacked 13 March 2022 11th Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu (Interim)[8] 13 March 2022
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Juan Manuel Martínez Sáez Sacked 13 April 2022 3rd Joseph Afusi[9] 13 April 2022

Foreign players
Other foreign players.
AFC quota players.
No foreign player registered.

Bold names refer to international players who have already played or are still playing.

Note :
: players who released during summer transfer window;
: players who registered during summer transfer window.
Club Leg Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4
Bangladesh Police FC First Danilo Quipapá Denilson Rodrigues Roldão Adil Kouskous Amredin Sharifi
Second Christian Kouakou Djedje Maximin Djawa
Bashundhara Kings First Stojan Vranješ Jonathan Fernandes Robinho Khaled Shafiei
Second Miguel Figueira Nuha Marong
Chittagong Abahani Ltd. First Kehinde Yisa Anifowoshe Peter Ebimobowei William Twala Omid Popalzay
Second Candy Augustine Agbane
Dhaka Abahani Ltd. First Dorielton Raphael Augusto Daniel Colindres Milad Sheykh Soleimani
Second
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. First Souleymane Diabate Ugochukwu Obi Moneke Jasmin Mecinovic Aaron Reardon
Second
Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd. First Solomon King Kanform Sulayman Sillah Matthew Chinedu Otabek Valijonov
Second Chijoke Alaekwe Musa Tachi Najare
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC First Ahmed Shamsaldin Younoussa Camara Soma Otani Tetsuaki Misawa
Second Abdallah Sudi Aboubacar Camara
Rahmatganj MFS First Lancine Toure Philip Adjah Sunday Chizoba Siyovush Asrorov
Second
Saif Sporting Club First Emeka Ogbugh Mfon Udoh Emery Bayisenge Asror Gofurov
Second
Sheikh Russel KC First Ailton Machado Thiago Amaral Esmaël Gonçalves Aizar Akmatov
Second Didier Brossou Richard Gadze Ismahil Akinade
Swadhinata KS First Nedo Turković Rafał Zaborowski Siamak Kouroshi Nodir Mavlonov
Second Reinaldo Viana Wallace Lima Ivan Marić Yuta Suzuki
Uttar Baridhara Club First Mahmoud Sayed Mostafa Kahraba Evgeniy Kochnev Saiddoston Fozilov
Second Youssouf Mory Bamba

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bashundhara Kings 13 10 2 1 34 12 +22 32 Qualification for 2023 AFC Champions League Play-off round
2 Dhaka Abahani 13 8 4 1 27 15 +12 28 Qualification for 2023 AFC Cup Play-off round
3 Sheikh Jamal DC 13 7 6 0 24 13 +11 27 Standby team for 2023 AFC Cup
4 Chittagong Abahani 13 6 4 3 22 22 0 22
5 Saif Sporting Club 13 6 3 4 34 22 +12 21
6 Dhaka Mohammedan 13 5 6 2 17 11 +6 21
7 Bangladesh Police FC 13 4 4 5 14 19 −5 16
8 Sheikh Russel KC 13 3 5 5 13 18 −5 14
9 Rahmatganj MFS 13 2 4 7 17 28 −11 10
10 Uttar Baridhara Club 13 2 2 9 11 31 −20 8
11 Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 13 2 1 10 15 23 −8 7 Relegation to Bangladesh Championship League
12 Swadhinata KS 13 1 3 9 13 27 −14 6
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2022. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Results
Home \ Away BPFC BK CAL DAL MSC SJDC MUK RAH SSC SRKC SKS UB
Police — 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–6 1–1 4–2
Kings 3–0 — 5–0 2–0 3–3 1–0 3–2 4–3 1–2 6–0
Ctg Abahani — 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 4–2
Abahani 2–1 2–2 2–3 — 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 5–2
Mohammedan 0–0 — 2–1 1–1 3–2
Sheikh Jamal 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 — 2–1 1–0 2–1
Muktijoddha 3–4 0–3 — 0–1 3–3 2–1 1–2
Rahmatganj 1–2 0–0 1–5 3–3 — 1–3 1–1 3–1
Saif 1–0 3–3 0–2 2–2 4–2 — 0–1 3–0
Sheikh Russel 0–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–3 1–1 — 2–1
Swadhinata 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–3 1–5 —
Baridhara 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–2 3–2 0–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2022. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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.

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Police119910875445677
Kings8642211111111
Ctg Abahani1355444554444
Abahani4421122223222
Mohammedan6564567767566
Sheikh Jamal2113333332333
Muktijoddha12121112111212101011111111
Rahmatganj101112111298988999
Saif5236656676755
Sheikh Russel78777810111110888
Swadhinata378991111121212121212
Baridhara91010810109899101010
Leader
Runners-up
Relegation to BCL
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2022. Source: Soccerway

Season statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 241 goals scored in 78 matches, for an average of 3.09 goals per match (as of 1 May 2022).

13 goals

10 goals

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goals

† Bold Club indicates winner of the match

PlayerClubOpponentResultDate
Hasan Murad[10]Swadhinata KSMuktijoddha Sangsad KC1–2 25 February 2022
Younoussa CamaraMuktijoddha Sangsad KCRahmatganj MFS0–1 7 March 2022
Khokon MiahUttar Baridhara ClubBashundhara Kings0–6 29 April 2022

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
DorieltonDhaka AbahaniRahmatganj MFS3–013 February 2022[11]
Peter EbimoboweiChittagong AbahaniSaif Sporting Club3–324 February 2022[12]
Emeka OgbughSaif Sporting ClubSwadhinata KS5–11 March 2022[13]
Amredin SharifiBangladesh Police FCSwadhinata KS4–27 March 2022[14]
Peter EbimoboweiChittagong AbahaniUttar Baridhara Club4–217 March 2022[15]
Matthew ChineduSheikh Jamal DCSwadhinata KS3–13 April 2022[16]

Most Assists
As of 9 April 2022
Rank Player Club Assists[17]
1 Robinho Bashundhara Kings 5
Soloman King K. Sheikh Jamal DC 5
Omid Popalzay Chittagong Abahani 5
2 Daniel Colindres Dhaka Abahani 4
Sohel Rana Chittagong Abahani 4
Rafał Zaborowski Swadhinata KS 4
3 Shahriar Emon Dhaka Mohammedan 3
Foysal Ahmed Fahim Saif Sporting Club 3
Otabek Valizonov Sheikh Jamal DC 3
Rahmat Mia Sheikh Russel KC 3

Goalkeeping
As of 9 April 2022
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets		 Goals conceded
1 Anisur Rahman Zico Bashundhara Kings 6 12
2 Shahidul Alam Sohel Dhaka Abahani 4 11
3 Mohammad Nehal Bangladesh Police FC 4 9
4 Mohammed Sujon Hossain Dhaka Mohammedan 4 8
5 Mohammad Nayeem Sheikh Jamal DC 3 8
6 Mohammed Mitul Hossain Saif Sporting Club 1 7
7 Ashraful Islam Rana Sheikh Russel KC 1 16
8 Saiful Islam Khan Uttar Baridhara Club 1 17

Most red cards:
As of 9 April 2022
Rank Player Club Red Cards
1 Md Masud Rana Dhaka Mohammedan 2
2 Aizar Akmatov Sheikh Russel KC 1
Otabek Valizonov Sheikh Jamal DC 1
Saad Uddin Sheikh Russel KC 1
Sohel Rana Bashundhara Kings 1
William Twala Chittagong Abahani 1
Mohamed Razib Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 1
Zahirul Islam Babu Rahmatganj MFS 1

Club
As of 9 April 2022
  • Most yellow cards:
    RankClub Yellow cards
    1 Uttar Baridhara Club 26
    2 Sheikh Russel KC 23
    Dhaka Mohammedan 23
    3 Bashundhara Kings 22
    Sheikh Jamal DC 22
    4 Chittagong Abahani 20
    Dhaka Abahani 20
    5 Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 18
    • Most Red cards:
      RankClub Red cards
      1 Dhaka Mohammedan 3
      2 Sheikh Russel KC 2
      Dhaka Abahani 2
      3 Bashundhara Kings 1
      Chittagong Abahani 1
      Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 1
      Sheikh Jamal DC 1
      Bangladesh Police FC 1

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