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The 2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League, (Bengali: ২০২১/২২ বাংলাদেশ প্রিমিয়ার লীগ) also known as TVS Bangladesh Premier League for sponsorship reasons, was the 14th season of the Bangladesh Premier League since its establishment in 2007.[1][2] A total of 12 football clubs competed in the league. The country's top-flight football competition was started from 3 February 2022.[3][4][5]
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| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 February - 2 August 2022 |
| Champions | Bashundhara Kings (3rd title) |
| Relegated | Swadhinata KS Baridhara (BCL) |
| AFC Champions League | Bashundhara Kings |
| AFC Cup | Bashundhara Kings Dhaka Abahani |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 447 (3.39 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 21 Goals Souleymane Diabate (Dhaka Mohammedan) |
| Best goalkeeper | 11 Clean Sheets Anisur Rahman Zico |
| Biggest home win | Dhaka Mohammedan 7–0 Rahmatganj MFS (2 August 2022) |
| Biggest away win | Baridhara 0–7 Saif Sporting Club (26 July 2022) |
| Highest scoring | Saif Sporting Club 5–3 Uttar Baridhara Club (3 July 2022) Rahmatganj MFS 7–1 Muktijoddha Sangsad KC (4 July 2022) |
| Longest winning run | 16 Matches Bashundhara Kings |
| Longest unbeaten run | 21 Matches Bashundhara Kings |
| Longest winless run | 5 Matches Swadhinata KS |
| Longest losing run | 16 Matches Swadhinata KS |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → | |
Bashundhara Kings were the champions as 2021 season winner.[6]
| Promoted from 2021 BCL | Relegated from 2021 BPL |
|---|---|
| Swadhinata KS | Brothers Union Arambagh KS |
| Team | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (chest) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh Police FC |  Aristică Cioabă |
 Danilo Quipapá |
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| 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 | Shafiqul Islam Manik |
 Souleymane Diabate |
Orion Group | |
| Lt.Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited |  Joseph Afusi |
 Solomon King Kanform |
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| Muktijoddha Sangsad KC |  Raja Isa |
 Tetsuaki Misawa |
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| 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 |
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| Uttar Baridhara Club | Ali Asgar Nasir |
Samin Yasar Juel |
Bashundhara Group |
| 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 |
| Dhaka Mohammedan |  Sean Lane |
Resigned | 29 May 2022 | 6th | Shafiqul Islam Manik |
4 June 2022 |
| Other foreign players. | |
| AFC quota players. | |
| No foreign player registered. |
Bold names refer to international players who have already played or are still playing.
: players who released during summer transfer window;
: players who registered during summer transfer window.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bashundhara Kings (C, Q) | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 21 | +32 | 57 | Qualification for 2023 AFC Champions League Play-off round or 2023 AFC Cup Group Stage |
| 2 | Dhaka Abahani (Q) | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 55 | 31 | +24 | 47 | Qualification for 2023 AFC Cup Play-off round |
| 3 | Saif Sporting Club | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 58 | 37 | +21 | 37 | |
| 4 | Sheikh Jamal DC | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 35 | |
| 5 | Dhaka Mohammedan | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 33 | |
| 6 | Sheikh Russel KC | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 31 | |
| 7 | Chittagong Abahani | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 31 | |
| 8 | Bangladesh Police FC | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 30 | |
| 9 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 42 | −15 | 19 | |
| 10 | Rahmatganj MFS | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 18 | |
| 11 | Uttar Baridhara Club (R) | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 58 | −34 | 14 | Relegation to Bangladesh Championship League |
| 12 | Swadhinata KS (R) | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 50 | −28 | 10 |
| Home \ Away | BPFC | BK | CAL | DAL | MSC | SJDC | MUK | RAH | SSC | SRKC | SKS | UB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Police | — | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–6 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 |
| Kings | 3–0 | — | 5–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 6–0 |
| Ctg Abahani | 3–2 | 0–1 | — | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 |
| Abahani | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | — | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–2 |
| Mohammedan | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–4 | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 7–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 |
| Sheikh Jamal | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Muktijoddha | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | — | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Rahmatganj | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 7–1 | — | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Saif | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 4–2 | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 |
| Sheikh Russel | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 5–3 |
| Swadhinata | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–4 | — | 0–2 |
| Baridhara | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–7 | 3–2 | 0–0 | — |
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 ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Police | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Kings | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ctg Abahani | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Abahani | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Mohammedan | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Sheikh Jamal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Muktijoddha | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Rahmatganj | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Saif | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Sheikh Russel | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| Swadhinata | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Baridhara | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Leader | |
| Runners-up | |
| Relegation to BCL |
There have been 446 goals scored in 132 matches, for an average of 3.38 goals per match.
21 goals
20 goals
18 goals
16 goals
12 goals
11 goals
10 goals
9 goals
8 goals
Solomon King Kanform (Sheikh Jamal DC)
Asror Gofurov (Saif Sporting Club) Miguel Figueira (Bashundhara Kings)
Philip Adjah (Rahmatganj MFS)7 goals
Emery Bayisenge (Saif Sporting Club) Matthew Chinedu (Sheikh Jamal DC) Raphael Augusto (Dhaka Abahani)6 goals
5 goals
Tetsuaki Misawa (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC) Nabib Newaj Jibon (Dhaka Abahani) Mohammad Jewel (Sheikh Russel KC)
Omid Popalzay (Chittagong Abahani) Foysal Ahmed Fahim (Saif Sporting Club) Jewel Rana (Dhaka Abahani) Soma Otani (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)4 goals
Evgeniy Kochnev (Uttar Baridhara Club) Shakhawat Hossain Rony (Chittagong Abahani) Candy Augustine Agbane (Chittagong Abahani) Ugochukwu Obi Moneke (Dhaka Mohammedan) Motin Mia (Bashundhara Kings) Saiddoston Fozilov (Uttar Baridhara Club) Sazzad Hossain Shakil (Saif Sporting Club) Sumon Reza (Bashundhara Kings)
Nedo Turković (Swadhinata KS)
Adil Kouskous (Bangladesh Police FC)
Christian Kouakou3 goals
Sahed Hossain (Dhaka Mohammedan) Richard Gadze (Sheikh Russel KC) Didier Brossou (Sheikh Russel KC) Obidur Rahman Nawbab (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC) Dipok Roy (Sheikh Russel KC) Maraz Hossain (Saif Sporting Club) Rakib Hossain (Dhaka Abahani) Nuha Marong (Bashundhara Kings) Mannaf Rabby (Sheikh Russel KC)
Khaled Shafiei (Bashundhara Kings) M S Bablu (Bangladesh Police FC) Jafar Iqbal (Dhaka Mohammedan) Riyadul Hasan Rafi (Saif Sporting Club) Sujon Biswas (Uttar Baridhara Club) Aminur Rahman Sajib (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC) Danilo Quipapá (Bangladesh Police FC) Sulayman Sillah (Sheikh Jamal DC) Musa Tachi Najare (Sheikh Jamal DC) Youssouf Mory Bamba (Uttar Baridhara Club) Arif Hossain (Uttar Baridhara Club) Zillur Rahman (Swadhinata KS)2 goals
Khondoker Ashraful Islam (Rahmatganj MFS) Shekh Morsalin (Dhaka Mohammedan) Bishal Das (Swadhinata KS) Enamul Islam Gazi (Rahmatganj MFS) Mehedi Hasan Royal (Dhaka Abahani) Mohammad Al Amin (Bangladesh Police FC) Mohammed Ibrahim (Bashundhara Kings) Rasel Ahmed (Swadhinata KS) Shahriar Emon (Dhaka Mohammedan) Tawhidul Alam Sabuz (Bashundhara Kings) Stojan Vranješ (Bashundhara Kings)
Mostafa Kahraba (Uttar Baridhara Club)
Esmaël Gonçalves (Sheikh Russel KC) Nodir Mavlonov (Swadhinata KS) Maruf Ahamed (Uttar Baridhara Club) Lancine Touré (Rahmatganj MFS) Emon Mahmud Babu (Dhaka Abahani) Ekbal Hussain (Swadhinata KS) Chijoke Alaekwe (Sheikh Jamal DC)
Siyovush Asrorov (Rahmatganj MFS) Manik Hossain Molla (Sheikh Russel KC) Rahim Uddin (Saif Sporting Club) Sohanur Rahman (Sheikh Jamal DC) Saif Shamsud (Dhaka Mohammedan)/(Swadhinata KS)
Ivan Marić (Swadhinata KS) Didarul Alam (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)1 goal
Yuta Suzuki (Swadhinata KS) Mohamed Al-Amin (Rahmatganj MFS) Nasiruddin Chowdhury (Sheikh Russel KC) Samim Yasir Juel (Uttar Baridhara Club) Asadul Islam Sakib (Uttar Baridhara Club) Sabuz Hossain (Saif Sporting Club)
Aaron Reardon (Dhaka Mohammedan) Faisal Ahmed Shitol (Bangladesh Police FC) Forhad Mona (Dhaka Mohammedan) Hemanta Vincent Biswas (Sheikh Russel KC) Jahidul Alam (Swadhinata KS) Fazlay Rabbi (Rahmatganj MFS) Kamrul Islam (Chittagong Abahani) Mezbah Uddin (Rahmatganj MFS) Abid Ahmed (Saif Sporting Club) Ashraful Haque Asif (Dhaka Mohammedan) Mohamed Atikuzzaman (Sheikh Jamal DC) Mohamed Sohel Rana (Chittagong Abahani) Papon Singh (Uttar Baridhara Club) Sanowar Hossain Lal (Rahmatganj MFS) Rubel Miya (Chittagong Abahani) Sabbir Hossen (Swadhinata KS) Sohel Rana (Bashundhara Kings) Sohel Rana (Dhaka Abahani) Yeasin Arafat (Bashundhara Kings) Nurul Naium Faisal (Dhaka Abahani) Tariqul Islam (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC) Denilson Rodrigues Roldão (Bangladesh Police FC) Djedje Maximin Djawa (Bangladesh Police FC) Kehinde Yisa Anifowoshe (Chittagong Abahani) Arifur Rahman (Chittagong Abahani)
Aboubacar Camara (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC) Milad Sheykh Soleimani (Dhaka Abahani) Kehinde Yisa Anifowoshe (Chittagong Abahani)
Rafał Zaborowski (Swadhinata KS)
William Twala (Chittagong Abahani) Biplu Ahmed (Bashundhara Kings)† Bold Club indicates winner of the match
| Player | Club | Opponent | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hasan Murad[10] | Swadhinata KS | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 1–2 | 25 February 2022 |
| Younoussa Camara | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Rahmatganj MFS | 0–1 | 7 March 2022 |
| Khokon Miah | Uttar Baridhara Club | Bashundhara Kings | 0–6 | 29 April 2022 |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorielton | Dhaka Abahani | Rahmatganj MFS | 3–0 | 13 February 2022 | [11] |
| Peter Ebimobowei | Chittagong Abahani | Saif Sporting Club | 3–3 | 24 February 2022 | [12] |
| Emeka Ogbugh | Saif Sporting Club | Swadhinata KS | 5–1 | 1 March 2022 | [13] |
| Amredin Sharifi | Bangladesh Police FC | Swadhinata KS | 4–2 | 7 March 2022 | [14] |
| Peter Ebimobowei | Chittagong Abahani | Uttar Baridhara Club | 4–2 | 17 March 2022 | [15] |
| Matthew Chinedu | Sheikh Jamal DC | Swadhinata KS | 3–1 | 3 April 2022 | [16] |
| Souleymane Diabate | Dhaka Mohammedan | Chittagong Abahani | 3–3 | 8 May 2022 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean
sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anisur Rahman Zico |
Bashundhara Kings | 11 |
| 2 | Mohammad Nehal |
Bangladesh Police FC | 7 |
| 3 | Shahidul Alam Sohel |
Dhaka Abahani | 5 |
| 4 | Sujon Hossain |
Mohammedan Sporting Club | 4 |
| Mohammad Nayem |
Sheikh Jamal DC |
| Rank | Club | Yellow cards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bashundhara Kings | 45 |
| Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 47 | |
| 3 | Uttar Baridhara Club | 43 |
| 4 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | 42 |
| 5 | Bangladesh Police FC | 40 |
| 6 | Sheikh Russel KC | 38 |
| 7 | Mohammedan Sporting Club | 36 |
| 8 | Saif Sporting Club | 33 |
| 9 | Swadhinata KS | 28 |
| 10 | Chittagong Abahani | 28 |
| 11 | Sheikh Jamal DC | 27 |
| 12 | Rahmatganj MFS | 26 |
| Rank | Club | Red cards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammedan Sporting Club | 5 |
| 2 | Bashundhara Kings | 3 |
| Chittagong Abahani | 3 | |
| Rahmatganj MFS | 3 | |
| Uttar Baridhara Club | 3 | |
| Sheikh Russel KC | 3 | |
| Saif SC | 3 | |
| 8 | Sheikh Jamal DC | 2 |
| Abahani Limited Dhaka | 2 | |
| Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 2 | |
| Police FC | 2 | |
| 12 | Swadhinata KS | 1 |
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