Dhaka Second Division Football League

The Dhaka Second Division Football League (Bengali: ঢাকা দ্বিতীয় বিভাগ ফুটবল লীগ) is the fourth-tier football league in Bangladesh and the second-highest league division in Dhaka.[2] The league was officially founded in 1948 as the second tier of the Dhaka League (First Division)[note 1] when Bangladesh was under Pakistani rule.

Dhaka Second Division Football League
Logo of 2021–22 season
Founded1948 (1948)[1]
First season1948
CountryBangladesh Bangladesh
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams18
Level on pyramid2 (1948–1992)
3 (1993–2011)
4 (2012–present)
Promotion toDhaka Senior Division League
Relegation toDhaka Third Division League
Current championsSaif Sporting Club Youth Team
Most championshipsUnknown
TV partnersBangladesh Football Federation
(on Facebook and YouTube)
Websitebff.com.bd
Current: 2022–23 Dhaka Second Division Football League

Until 1992, it served as the second tier of Bangladeshi football before being replaced by the now-defunct Dhaka First Division Football League (second-tier version) in 1993. In 2012, the league was further demoted to become the country's fourth tier. The two top-finishing teams in the Super League round are automatically promoted to the Dhaka Senior Division League (formerly Dhaka League).[3][4][5]

The league is the second-highest division of semi-professional football in the country and is run by the Dhaka Metropolitan Football Committee under the supervision of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).[6]

Format
As of 2021–2022
  • 18 clubs mainly from Dhaka take part in the league.
  • Clubs are divided into two groups of 9 teams.
  • The clubs who finish in the top five spots of the table from each group qualify for the Super League round. While the clubs who finish bottom of each group are relegated to the Dhaka Third Division Football League, which is the fifth-tier of Bangladeshi football.
  • A total of 10 teams make up the Super League, and contest in a single round league, with the winners and runners-up being promoted to the next edition of the Dhaka Senior Division Football League.

Structure
Further information: Bangladeshi football league system

Level

League / Division

1

Bangladesh Premier League
11 clubs - 2 relegation

2

Bangladesh Championship League
11 clubs - 2 promotion, 2 relegation

3

Dhaka Senior Division Football League
14 clubs – 2 promotion, 3 relegation

4

Dhaka Second Division Football League
18 clubs, split into 2 groups – 3 promotion, 2 relegation

5

Dhaka Third Division Football League
18 clubs, split into 2 groups – 5 promotion, 2 relegation

6

Bangladesh Pioneer Football League
unlimited number of clubs - 4 promotion

Results

Second-tier league: 1948–1992
Season Champion Promoted Runners-up Ref.
1950 Fire Service SC & Azad Sporting Club None [7]
1957 PWD SC None [8]
1964 Rahmatganj MFS None [9]
1965 EPIDC None [10]
1967 East End Club None [7]
1968 Dilkusha SC None [11]
1969 Pakistan Sporting None [7]
1870 Iqbal Sporting Club None [12]
1971 Not Held
1972 Not completed
1973 BRTC Sports Club None [13]
1974 Brothers Union None [14]
1975 Shantinagar Club None [13]
1976 Sadharan Bima CSC None [13]
1977 Fire Service SC None [13]
1978 Dhanmondi Club None [13]
1979 Arambagh KS None [13]
1980 Farashganj SC None [13]
1981 Not Held [13]
1982 BRTC Sports Club None [15]
1983 Muktijoddha Sangsad KC None [16]
1984 PWD SC None [17]
1985 Mirpur Chalantika KC None [18]
1986 Adamjee Jute Mills SSC None [19]
1987 Fakirerpool Young Men's Club Agrani Bank Ltd. SC [20]
1988–89 Team BJMC Wari Club [21]
1989–90 Eskaton Sabuj Sangha Club Police AC [22]
1990–91 Not Held
1991–92 Bangladesh Boys Club East End Club [23]
From 1993 to 2006 the Dhaka First Division Football League acted as the second-tier.
From 2007 to 2011 the Dhaka Senior Division Football League acted as the second-tier.
Since 2012 the Bangladesh Championship League acts as the second-tier.

Third-tier league: 1993–2011
Season Champion Promoted Runners-up Ref.
From 1948 to 1992 the Dhaka Third Division Football League acted as the third-tier
1993–94 Shantinagar Club The Muslim Institute [24]
1994–95 Police AC Badda Jagoroni Club [25]
1995–96 Not Held
1997–98 Prantik KC[26] The Muslim Institute [27]
1999 Unknown Sadharan Bima CSC
PWD SC		 [28]
2002 East End Club Dhaka Wanderers Club [29]
2003 Mohakhali Ekadash Dipali Jubo Sangha [30]
2008 Uttar Baridhara Club T&T Club Motijheel [31]
Since 2012 the Dhaka Senior Division Football League acts as the third-tier.

Fourth-tier league: 2012–present
Season Champion Promoted Runners-up Promoted Third-place Ref.
From 1981 to 1992 the Bangladesh Pioneer Football League acted as the fourth-tier
From 1994 to 2011 the Dhaka Third Division Football League acted as the fourth-tier
2013–14 Police AC[note 2] PWD SC Sadharan Bima CSC [32]
2016–17 Nawabpur Krira Sangha Koshaituli Somaj Kallyan Parishad None [33]
2018–19 Somaj Kallyan KS Mugda East End Club Dilkusha SC [34]
2020–21Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh[35]
2021–22 Saif Sporting Club Youth Team Siddikbazar Dhaka Jr. SC None [36]
2022–23 TBD

Top scorers
Season Player Club Goals Ref.
1968 Kazi Salahuddin Dilkusha SC 14 [37]
1974 Mohammed Mohsin Brothers Union 22 [38]
1982 Monir Hossain Manu BRTC Sports Club 16 [15]
1983 Shahinur Kabir Shimul Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 16 [39]
1986 Mohammed Noman Rayer Bazar AC 10 [40]
1987 Mizanur Rahman Mizan Fakirerpool Young Men's Club 7 [41]
1988–89 Tushar Barua Team BJMC 9 [21]
2021–22 Saifullah Sardar Jahid Ahsan Sohel KC 14 [36]

Match-Fixing

2017

On 8 June 2017, Bangladesh Football Federation relegated Dhaka United Sports Club and Friends Social Welfare Organisation during the 2016–17 league after both clubs were found guilty of playing a fixed match. They were both fined Tk 50000, while three of the Dhaka United Sports Club players were suspended for different terms following their involvement in the fixed-match which led to Friends Social Welfare Organisation winning the game and thus avoiding relegation.[42]

2021–22

On 10 November 2022, Bangladesh Football Federation found both BG Press Sports and Recreation Club and Khilgaon Football Academy guilty of match-fixing. Both clubs were also fined Tk5 lakhs each. BG Press had three points deducted, while the club general secretary, Shikdar Moshiur Rahman, head coach Md Delowar Hossain and team manager Md Rafiqul Islam Sarkar, were banned from football activities for six months. Five players of BG Press – Salman Rahman, Mostafizur Rahman, Shahin Alam Pranto, Swadhin Biswas and Mehedi Hasan were also banned for six months, while Md Tanis Mia has been suspended for three months. Khilgaon Football Academy were already relegated from the league, and the club's president Hazi Md Nazrul Islam, general secretary Md Rafiqul Islam, head coach Md Habibur Rahman and team manager Faruk Ahmed were banned from taking part in football activities for six months.[43]

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Notes
  1. The Dhaka League, which served as the top-tier football league in Bangladesh from 1948 to 2006, was commonly referred to as the Dhaka First Division Football League or Dhaka Senior Division Football League before officially changing its name to the Dhaka Premier Division Football League in 1993 and subsequently becoming known as the Dhaka Senior Division Football League from 2007.
  2. Police AC were directly promoted to the Bangladesh Championship League after meeting the cirterion required to enter the professional football league.
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