2022–23 Bangladesh Championship League

Bangladesh Championship League
Season2022–23
Dates21 December 2022–19 April 2023
ChampionsBrothers Union
(1st titles)
PromotedBrothers Union
Gopalganj Sporting Club
RelegatedLittle Friends Club
Swadhinata KS
Matches played110
Goals scored270 (2.45 per match)
Top goalscorer19 goals
Bangladesh Mirajul Islam (BFF Elite Academy)
Biggest home winDhaka WC 4–0 Gopalganj Sporting Club
(24 January 2023) BFF Elite Academy 4–0 Dhaka WC
(16 February 2023)
Biggest away winLittle Friends Club 0–5 Gopalganj Sporting Club
(12 January 2023) Wari Club 0–5 BFF Elite Academy
(16 January 2023)
Highest scoringSwadhinata KS 3–4 Gopalganj Sporting Club
(7 April 2023)
Longest winning run8 matches
Brothers Union
Longest unbeaten run9 matches
Brothers Union
Longest winless run5 matches
Swadhinata KS
Longest losing run5 matches
Swadhinata KS

The 2022–23 Bangladesh Championship League was the 11th season of the Bangladesh Championship League, Bangladesh's second-tier professional football league. The season started on 21 December 2022 and ended on 19 April 2023.[1][2]

Brothers Union were crowned champions of the 2022–23 season.[3]

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the previous season:

To BCL

Directly promoted

Relegated from the BPL

Re-entry

From BCL

Promoted to the BPL

Relegated to Dhaka Senior Division Football League

Retractation

Venue

All matches are playing at the BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dhaka
BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium
Capacity: 25,000

Team locations

Team Location
Brothers Union (Gopibagh), Dhaka
BFF Elite Academy (Motijheel), Dhaka
Fortis FC Academy (Badda), Dhaka
Gopalganj Sporting Club Gopalganj
Dhaka WC (Motijheel), Dhaka
Fakirerpool YMC (Motijheel), Dhaka
Little Friends Club (Gopibagh), Dhaka
NoFeL Sporting Club Noakhali
Swadhinata KS Dhaka
Uttara FC (Uttara), Dhaka
Wari Club (Motijheel), Dhaka

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts BPL
1 Brothers Union (C, P) 20 16 3 1 30 7 +23 51 Qualification to 2023–24 Bangladesh Premier League
2 BFF Elite Academy[note 1] 20 15 1 4 47 17 +30 46
3 Gopalganj Sporting Club (P) 20 11 1 8 33 27 +6 34 Qualification to 2023–24 Bangladesh Premier League
4 Fakirerpool YMC 20 8 5 7 22 24 −2 29
5 NoFeL Sporting Club 20 6 7 7 26 25 +1 25
6 Wari Club 20 6 7 7 23 24 −1 25
7 Dhaka Wanderers 20 6 6 8 26 27 −1 24
8 Fortis FC Academy 20 5 7 8 16 22 −6 22
9 Uttara FC 20 5 5 10 16 23 −7 20
10 Swadhinata KS (R) 20 5 4 11 20 34 −14 19 Relegation to Senior Division League
11 Little Friends Club (R) 20 3 2 15 11 40 −29 11
Source: SofaScore
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated


Results

Result table

Home \ Away BU BEA DWC FFC FYMC GSC LFC NSC SKS UFC WC
Brothers Union — 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–0 2–1
BFF Football Academy 1–2 — 4–0 3–1 0–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–1
Dhaka Wanderers 1–0 2–3 — 3–2 0–1 4–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–1
Fortis FC Academy 0–1 0–0 0–1 — 1–1 3–2 2–1 0–3 0–0 0–0 1–1
Fakirerpool YMC 0–3 3–0 1–3 0–1 — 3–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–1 0–0
Gopalganj Sporting Club 0–3 2–4 1–0 1–0 2–0 — 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–0
Little Friends Club 0–1 1–0 1–4 0–0 1–3 0–5 — 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–3
NoFeL Sporting Club 1–1 4–2 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–3 — 3–1 1–1 0–0
Swadhinata KS 0–0 0–3 3–2 3–2 0–0 3–4 2–0 1–3 — 1–0 1–2
Uttara FC 0–1 1–3 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 — 1–1
Wari Club 1–2 0–5 1–4 0–1 1–0 1–4 0–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 —
Source: SofaScore
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
Brothers Union2121111111112222211111
BFF Elite Academy9533322222221111122222
Dhaka WC10111110857777877687777777
Fortis FC Academy467710101088891010109101010101088
Fakirerpool YMC6886446444555555544444
Gopalganj SC3212235333343333333333
Little Friends Club1110911111111111111111111111111111111111111
NoFeL SC5755674665434444455655
Swadhinata KS134458891010109886888991010
Uttara FC84689635567899109998899
Wari Club791097991099666776666566
Leader
Runners-up
Relegation to Senior Division League
Source: SofaScore

Results by games

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Brothers UnionWWDWW-DWWWWLDWWW-WWWWW
BFF Elite AcademyLWWWLW-WWWDWWWWWL-WWLW
Dhaka WCLLLDWWD-DDLWLDLWWL-LWD
Fortis FC AcademyDDD-LLDWDLDLLW-LLWDWWL
Fakirerpool YMCDL-WWDDWDLWLW-LLWWWLLD
Gopalganj SCWWWL-LLWWWLLWDW-WWWLLL
Little Friends ClubL-DLLDLLLLLL-LLLLLLWWL
NoFeL SCDLWDDDWL-WWWDDDLLLL-WW
Swadhinata KSWDDDLLDLLL-WWLWLWLLLL-
Uttara FC-WLLDWWLLDL-LDLWLWDLLD
Wari ClubDLLDWDDLD-WWLLDWWLLW-D
Source: SofaScore
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Season statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 270 goals scored in 110 matches, for an average of 2.45 goals per match.

19 goals

13 goals

12 goals

10 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: BFF

Own goals

† Bold Club indicates winner of the match

Player Club Opponent Result Date
Bangladesh Topu Tarafdar NoFeL Sporting Club Brothers Union 0–3 27 December 2022
Bangladesh Jubayer Ahmed Swadhinata KS Gopalganj SC 0–2 20 January 2023
Bangladesh Kamacai Marma Fortis FC Academy Swadhinata KS 2–3 15 February 2023
Bangladesh Shamim Amzad Uttara FC NoFeL Sporting Club 2–1 29 March 2023
Bangladesh Md Rakib NoFeL Sporting Club Fakirerpool YMC 0–2 1 April 2023

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref
Bangladesh Mirajul Islam BFF Elite Academy Uttara FC 3–1 6 January 2023 [8]
Bangladesh Safin Ahmed Gopalganj Sporting Club Little Friends Club 5–0 24 January 2023 [9]
Bangladesh Mirajul Islam BFF Elite Academy Little Friends Club 3–0 28 January 2023 [10]
Bangladesh Sourov Dewan Dhaka Wanderers Club Gopalganj Sporting Club 4–0 12 February 2023 [11]
Bangladesh Asadul Molla BFF Elite Academy Fakirerpool YMC 3–0 29 March 2023 [12]
Bangladesh Hafizur Rahman Wair Club Swadhinata KS 3–0 29 March 2023 [12]

Notes

  1. ^ BFF Elite Academy is not eligible for promotion or relegation from the Bangladesh Championship League.

See also

References

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