# 2022–23 in Bangladeshi football

The following article presents a summary of the 2022–23 football (soccer) season in Bangladesh, which is the 51st season of competitive football in the country.

## Bangladesh National Football Team
### AFC Asian Cup Qualification- third round

Group E
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| 1 | Bahrain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup | — | — | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Malaysia (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup | 1–2 | — | — | 4–1 |
| 3 | Turkmenistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | | — | 1–3 | — | — |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | | — | — | 1–2 | — |

### Friendlies
## Bangladesh Premier League

The league will start on 9 December 2022 and end 22 July 2023.

### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Bashundhara Kings (C, Q) | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 13 | +38 | 55 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League qualifying round |
| 2 | Dhaka Abahani (Q) | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 18 | +27 | 40 | Qualification for the AFC Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Bangladesh Police FC | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 35 | |
| 4 | Mohammedan SC (W) | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 32 | |
| 5 | Sheikh Russel KC | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 30 | |
| 6 | Sheikh Jamal DC | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 24 | |
| 7 | Fortis FC | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 23 | |
| 8 | Chittagong Abahani | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 21 | |
| 9 | Rahmatganj MFS | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 31 | −16 | 19 | |
| 10 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC (R) | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 42 | −23 | 15 | Relegation to 2023-24 Bangladesh Championship League |
| 11 | AFC Uttara (R) | 20 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 56 | −46 | 5 | Relegation to 2023-24 Bangladesh Championship League |

### Results

| Home \ Away | AFCU | BK | BPFC | CAL | DAL | FFC | MSC | MUK | RAH | SJDC | SRKC |
| AFC Uttara | — | 1–1 | 0–7 | 1–1 | 0–7 | 0–1 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Bashundhara Kings | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Police FC | 4–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| Ctg Abahani | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | — | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 |
| Dhaka Abahani | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Fortis FC | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Mohammedan | 6–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–4 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Muktijoddha | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–6 | — | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 |
| Rahmatganj | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Sheikh Jamal | 3–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 3–2 |
| Sheikh Russel | 1–0 | 6–4 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |

## Federation Cup
### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mohammedan SC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Rahmatganj MFS | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 | Sheikh Jamal DC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 4 | AFC Uttara | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bashundhara Kings | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Chittagong Abahani | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 4 | Fortis FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Sheikh Russel KC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 | Bangladesh Police FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 | |

### Knockout stage

* In the knockout stages, if a match finished goalless at the end of normal playing time, extra time would have been played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.

### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 4 April–Munshigonj | 4 April–Munshigonj | | | |
| Bashundhara Kings | 3 | | | |
| Bashundhara Kings | 3 | 9 May–Gopalganj | 9 May–Gopalganj | | |
| Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 1 | 9 May–Gopalganj | 9 May–Gopalganj | |
| Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 1 | Bashundhara Kings | 1 | |
| 18 April–Cumilla | 18 April–Cumilla | | Bashundhara Kings | 1 | |
| 18 April–Cumilla | 18 April–Cumilla | Mohammedan SC | 2 | |
| Chittagong Abahani | 1 | Mohammedan SC | 2 | |
| Chittagong Abahani | 1 | | | | 30 May–Cumilla | 30 May–Cumilla |
| Mohammedan SC | 4 | | | | 30 May–Cumilla | 30 May–Cumilla |
| Mohammedan SC | 4 | | | | Mohammedan SC(p) | 4 (4) |
| 11 April–Gopalganj | 11 April–Gopalganj | | | | | Mohammedan SC(p) | 4 (4) |
| 11 April–Gopalganj | 11 April–Gopalganj | | | | Abahani Limited Dhaka | 4 (2) |
| Abahani Limited Dhaka | 1 | | | | Abahani Limited Dhaka | 4 (2) |
| Abahani Limited Dhaka | 1 | 16 May–Cumilla | 16 May–Cumilla | | | |
| Sheikh Jamal DC | 0 | 16 May–Cumilla | 16 May–Cumilla | | | |
| Sheikh Jamal DC | 0 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | 3 | | | |
| 2 May–Munshigonj | 2 May–Munshigonj | | Abahani Limited Dhaka | 3 | | | |
| 2 May–Munshigonj | 2 May–Munshigonj | Sheikh Russel KC | 0 | | Third place | Third place |
| Sheikh Russel KC | 1 | Sheikh Russel KC | 0 | | Third place | Third place |
| Sheikh Russel KC | 1 | | | | 23 May–Gopalganj | 23 May–Gopalganj |
| Rahmatganj MFS | 0 | | | | 23 May–Gopalganj | 23 May–Gopalganj |
| Rahmatganj MFS | 0 | | | | Bashundhara Kings | 2 |
| | | | | | Sheikh Russel KC | 1 |
* 34th Federation Cup (Bangladesh) 2022–23 Winners
* Mohammedan SC Eleventh Title

## AFC CUP
### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MBSG | BSK | MAZ | GOK |
| 1 | Mohun Bagan SG (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 6 | Inter-zone play-off semi-finals | — | 4–0 | — | — |
| 2 | Bashundhara Kings | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 6 | | — | — | 1–0 | — |
| 3 | Maziya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | | 2–5 | — | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Gokulam Kerala | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | | 4–2 | 1–2 | — | — |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Mohun Bagan SG 3, Bashundhara Kings 0.
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Maziya 3, Gokulam Kerala 0.

## Women's Football

The league was supposed to start in November 2022 and end in March 2023. .

## Bangladesh Championship League

The league started on 12 December 2022 and ended on 3 April 2023.

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | 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 | Relegation to Senior Division League |

## Dhaka Football League
### Second Division
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Jatrabari JS | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 36 | Qualification for the Dhaka Senior Division Football League |
| 2 | Arambagh FA | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 22 | Qualification for the Dhaka Senior Division Football League |
| 3 | Kallol Sangha | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 21 | |
| 4 | Bikrampur Kings | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 21 | |
| 5 | Purbachal Parishad | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 20 | |
| 6 | Jabid Ahsan Sohel KC | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 17 | |
| 7 | Victoria SC | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 17 | |
| 8 | Kingstar SC | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 17 | |
| 9 | Dilkusha SC | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 17 | |
| 10 | BKSP | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 23 | |
| 11 | Gouripur SC | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 16 | |
| 12 | Tongi KC | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 14 | |
| 13 | BG Press S&RC | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 13 | |
| 14 | City Club | 14 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 12 | Relegation to Dhaka Third Division Football League |
| 15 | Kadamtola Sangsad | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 10 | Relegation to Dhaka Third Division Football League |
* ↑ BKSP were disqualified from the league by BFF after the club's management was linked to signing players under fake names. BKSP's matchday 12 opponents, Arambagh FA and matchday 15 opponents, Kallol Sangha, were both awarded 3-0 victories.

### Third Division
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Chawkbazar Kings (C, P) | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 8 | +38 | 37 | Qualification for the Dhaka Second Division Football League |
| 2 | Elias Ahmed Chowdhury SS (P) | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 30 | Qualification for the Dhaka Second Division Football League |
| 3 | Skylark FC | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 29 | |
| 4 | FC Uttar Bongo | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 27 | |
| 5 | Green Welfare Center Munshigonj | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 22 | |
| 6 | FC Brahmanbaria | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 22 | |
| 7 | Asaduzzaman FA | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 21 | |
| 8 | Dipali Jubo Sangha | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 18 | |
| 9 | Lalbagh SC | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 17 | |
| 10 | Shantinagar Club | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 17 | |
| 11 | Rainbow AC | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 16 | |
| 12 | The Muslims Institute | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 15 | |
| 13 | Tangail FA | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 37 | −20 | 8 | |
| 14 | Uttara Friends Club (R) | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 31 | −22 | 6 | Relegation to Pioneer Football League |
| 15 | Wazed Miah KC (D, R) | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 49 | −46 | 1 | Relegation to Pioneer Football League |
* ↑ Wazed Miah were disqualified and placed at the bottom of the league table by BFF after they didn't come to field in 10th round. Their opponents from 10th and remaining rounds were awarded 3-0 win each.