# 1997–98 Dhaka Premier Division League

The 1997–98 Dhaka Premier Division League was the 46th season of the top-tier football league in Bangladesh and the 5th season of the Premier Division, following its succession from the First Division as the top-tier. A total of ten teams participated in the league which began on 12 October 1997 and ended on 9 March 1998.

## Venue

The Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka was the sole venue used for the league.
| Dhaka | Dhaka |
| Shere Bangla National Stadium | Dhaka |
| Capacity: 25,000 | Dhaka |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Mohammedan | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 8 | +21 | 41 | Qualification for the Championship playoffs |
| 2 | Muktijoddha Sangsad | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 8 | +16 | 40 | Qualification for the Championship playoffs |
| 3 | Dhaka Abahani | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 37 | Qualification for the Championship playoffs |
| 4 | Brothers Union | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 23 | Qualification for the Championship playoffs |
| 5 | Farashganj | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 19 | Qualification for the Championship playoffs |
| 6 | Arambagh | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 17 | Qualification for the Relegation playoffs |
| 7 | Rahmatganj | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 17 | Qualification for the Relegation playoffs |
| 8 | Victoria | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 16 | Qualification for the Relegation playoffs |
| 9 | Fakirerpool | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 16 | Qualification for the Relegation playoffs |
| 10 | Agrani Bank | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 14 | Qualification for the Relegation playoffs |
Results table
| No Home \ No Away | MKS | MSC | DAL | BU | FSC | AKS | RHS | VSC | FYMC | AGB |
| Muktijoddha Sangsad | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Mohammedan | 2–1 | — | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Dhaka Abahani | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Brothers Union | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Farashganj | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Arambagh | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Rahmatganj | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Victoria | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–3 | 1–1 |
| Fakirerpool | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 |
| Agrani Bank | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — |

## Playoff phase
### Relegation playoffs

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Rahmatganj | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 22 | |
| 2 | Fakirerpool | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 22 | |
| 3 | Arambagh | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 22 | |
| 4 | Agrani Bank (R) | 22 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 20 | Relegation to the 1999 First Division League |
| 5 | Victoria (R) | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 18 | Relegation to the 1999 First Division League |
Results table
| No Home / No Away (Single League) | RHS | FYMC | AKS | AGB | VSC |
| RHS | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| FYMC | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| AKS | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| AGB | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 |
| VSC | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | — |

### Championship playoffs

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Muktijoddha Sangsad (C) | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 9 | +22 | 52 | Qualification for the 1999–00 Asian Club Championship First round |
| 2 | Mohammedan | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 12 | +23 | 50 | |
| 3 | Dhaka Abahani | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 43 | Qualification for the 1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup First round |
| 4 | Brothers Union | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 24 | |
| 5 | Farashganj | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 37 | −19 | 20 | |
* ↑ Qualified as champions of the 1997 Bangladesh Federation Cup
Results
| No Home / No Away (Single League) | MSC | MKS | DAL | BU | FSC |
| MSC | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| MKS | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| DAL | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 5–2 |
| BU | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 |
| FSC | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 1–1 | — |

## Top scorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Imtiaz Ahmed Nakib | Muktijoddha Sangsad | 13 |
| 2 | Alfaz Ahmed | Mohammedan | 11 |
| 2 | Maksudul Amin Rana | Dhaka Abahani | 11 |
| 4 | Mizanur Rahman Dawn | Mohammedan | 10 |
| 5 | Bhaktiar Uddin | Brothers Union | 9 |
| 6 | Shahajuddin Tipu | Dhaka Abahani | 8 |
| 7 | Mohammed Jalal Uddin Jalal | Fakirerpool | 7 |
| 8 | Ariful Kabir Farhad | Farashganj | 6 |
| 8 | Murad Hossain Milon | Rahmatganj | 6 |