# Bangladesh Women's Football League

The Bangladesh Women's Football League (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ নারী ফুটবল লিগ),officially known as UCB Women's Football League for sponsorship reasons and simply as WFL, is the highest level of women's club football competition of Bangladesh. Established in 2011, the league is run by Bangladesh Football Federation.

## History

Bangladesh Women's Football League was founded in 2011 by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), as Bangladesh's top flight domestic women's football league. After two consecutive seasons, the league was postponed for indefinite time because of financial issues. After a gap of 7 years, the BFF organised the third edition in 2020. The 2021–22 season had 12 clubs participating, the highest to date.

## Champions
### Successful clubs by seasons

BWFL 2011–12 & 2012–13 season :
| Edition | Season | Winner | Result | Runner Up |
| 1st | 2011–12 | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Women | 2–0 | Dhaka Mohammedan Women |
| 2nd | 2012–13 | Dhaka Abahani Women | 3–1 | Dhaka Mohammedan Women |
BWFL season (2019–20) – present :
| Edition | Season | Champion | Runner Up |
| 3rd | 2019–20 | Bashundhara Kings Women | Nasrin Sporting Club |
| 4th | 2020–21 | Bashundhara Kings Women | ARB College SC |
| 5th | 2021–22 | Bashundhara Kings Women | ARB College SC |
| 6th | 2023–24 | Nasrin Sporting Club | ARB College SC |

### Performance by clubs

| Club | Titles | Runners–up | Winning seasons | Runners–up seasons |
| Bashundhara Kings Women | 3 | | 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22 | |
| Nasrin Sporting Club | 1 | 1 | 2023–24 | 2019–20 |
| Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Women | 1 | | 2011–12 | |
| Dhaka Abahani Women | 1 | | 2012–13 | |
| ARB College SC | | 3 | | 2020–21, 2021–22, 2023–24 |
| Dhaka Mohammedan Women | | 2 | | 2011–12, 2012–13 |

## Clubs
### Current clubs (2023–24)

Nine clubs were competes in the 2023–24 Bangladesh Womens Football League.
| Team | Location |
| ARB College Sporting Club | Noakhali |
| Bangladesh Army FC Women | Dhaka |
| Dhaka Rangers FC | Dhaka |
| Farashganj SC | Farashganj Dhaka |
| Jamalpur Kacharipara Akadas | Jamalpur |
| Nasrin Sporting Club | Dhaka |
| Siraj Srity Songsod | Rajshahi |
| Suddopuskorini Jubo SC | Rangpur |
| Uttara FC | Uttara Dhaka |

### Former clubs
## All-time BWFL table

All-time table season (2023–24)-present :
| Pos. | Club | Seasons | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 1st | 2nd | Debut | Last/Recent App. | Relegated | Best |
| 1 | Bashundhara Kings Women | 3 | 111 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 342 | 2 | +340 | 3 | 0 | 2019–20 | 2021–22 | | 1 |
| 2 | ARB College SC | 3 | 85 | 33 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 195 | 16 | +179 | 0 | 3 | 2020–21 | 2023–24 | | 2 |
| 3 | Nasrin SC | 4 | 83 | 45 | 26 | 5 | 14 | 156 | 122 | +34 | 1 | 1 | 2019–20 | 2023–24 | | 1 |
| 4 | Jamalpur Kacharipara XI | 4 | 48 | 45 | 15 | 3 | 27 | 65 | 202 | -137 | 0 | 0 | 2019–20 | 2023–24 | | 3 |
| 5 | FC Brahmanbaria | 2 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 79 | -43 | 0 | 0 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | | 3 |
| 6 | Cumilla United | 3 | 35 | 37 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 35 | 123 | -88 | 0 | 0 | 2019–20 | 2021–22 | | 3 |
| 7 | Siraj Srity Songsod | 2 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 21 | +24 | 0 | 0 | 2021–22 | 2023–24 | | 5 |
| 8 | Uttara FC Women | 2 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 42 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 2021–22 | 2023–24 | | 4 |
| 9 | Suddopuskorini Jubo SC | 3 | 29 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 47 | 114 | -67 | 0 | 0 | 2020–21 | 2023–24 | | 4 |
| 10 | Bangladesh Army | 1 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 0 | 0 | 2023–24 | 2023–24 | | 3 |
| 11 | Barishal Football Academy | 1 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 0 | 0 | 2021–22 | 2021–22 | | 5 |
| 12 | FC Uttar Bongo | 1 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 40 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 2019–20 | 2019–20 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Begum Anowara SC | 1 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 38 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 2019–20 | 2019–20 | | 11 |
| 14 | Dhaka Rangers FC | 2 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 76 | -58 | 0 | 0 | 2021–22 | 2023–24 | 1 | 7 |
| 15 | Farashganj SC Women | 2 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 80 | -67 | 0 | 0 | 2021–22 | 2023–24 | | 6 |
| 16 | Kachijhuli SC | 1 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 47 | -37 | 0 | 0 | 2020–21 | 2020–21 | 1 | 7 |
| 17 | Spartan MK Gallactico Sylhet FC | 1 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 61 | -52 | 0 | 0 | 2019–20 | 2019–20 | 1 | 6 |

## Head coaches

Current head coaches :
| Team | Head coach |
| ARB College SC | Golam Rayhan Bapon |
| Bangladesh Army FC Women | Golam Rabbani Choton |
| Dhaka Rangers FC | Md Shofiqul Hasan Polash |
| Farashganj SC | Khokon Dash |
| Jamalpur Kacharipara Akadas | Md Shofiqul Islam |
| Nasrin Sporting Club | Shohel Rahman |
| Suddopuskorini Jubo SC | Shamim Khan Miskin |
| Siraj Srity Songsod | Md Shahiduzzaman Kamal |
| Uttara FC | Md Jaman Ahmed |

## Stats and players
### Seasonal statistics

    As of 28 May 2024
| Season | Matches played | Total Goals | Goals Average per Game |
| 2011–12 | - | - | - |
| 2012–13 | 12 | 129 | 10.75 |
| 2019–20 | 42 | 259 | 6.17 |
| 2020–21 | 56 | 299 | 5.34 |
| 2021–22 | 66 | 331 | 5.02 |
| 2023–24 | 36 | 200 | 5.55 |

### Top goal scorers

    As of 30 May 2024
BWFL All-time top scorers :
| Rank | Player | Seasons | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | Sabina Khatun | 5 | 40 | 132 |
| 2 | Krishna Rani Sarkar | 3 | 33 | 53 |
| 3 | Aklima Khatun | 3 | | 36 |
| 4 | Tohura Khatun | 3 | 28 | 33 |
| 5 | Aungmraching Marma | 1 | 5 | 29 |
| 6 | Sirat Jahan Shopna | | 18 | 25 |
| 7 | Mosammat Sagorika | 2 | | 25 |
| 8 | Anuching Mogini | 3 | | 24 |
| 9 | Swapna Rani | | | 23 |
| 10 | Mosammat Sultana | 3 | | 23 |

### Top scorers by season

| Season | Player | Club | Goals |
| 2011–12 | Sabina Khatun | Sheikh Jamal DC Women | 25 |
| 2012–13 | Aungmraching Marma | Dhaka Abahani Women | 29 |
| 2019–20 | Sabina Khatun | Bashundhara Kings Women | 35 |
| 2020–21 | Krishna Rani Sarkar | Bashundhara Kings Women | 28 |
| 2021–22 | Aklima Khatun | ARB College SC | 25 |
| 2023–24 | Sabina Khatun | Nasrin Sporting Club | 17 |

### Best Player of the Season

| Season | Player | Team |
| 2011–12 | Sui Nu Pru Marma | Dhaka Mohammedan Women |
| 2012–13 | Sabina Khatun | Dhaka Mohammedan Women |
| 2019–20 | Tohura Khatun | Bashundhara Kings |
| 2020–21 | Sohagi Kisku | ARB College SC |
| 2021–22 | Shahida Akter Ripa | ARB College SC |
| 2023–24 | Mosammat Sultana | Bangladesh Army FC Women |

## Sponsorship

| Period | Sponsor | Name |
| 2011 – 2013 | Walton | |
| 2019 – 2021 | Tricotex | |
| 2021–22 | Bashundhara Group | Bashundhara Group Women's Football League |
| 2023–24 | United Commercial Bank | UCB Bangladesh Women's Football League |

## Media coverage

T Sports broadcast the 2020–21 season of the league. The 2021–22 season was broadcast by the official YouTube channel of BFF.

## Stadiums

All of the matches of women's premier league is played in Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium