# 2020–21 in Bangladeshi football

The following article presents a summary of the 2020–21 football (soccer) season in Bangladesh, which is the 49th season of competitive football in the country.

## National Team
### Bangladesh men's national football team

Results and fixtures

## Bangladesh Premier League
### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Bashundhara Kings (C, Q) | 24 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 60 | 10 | +50 | 65 | Qualification for AFC Cup Group stage |
| 2 | Sheikh Jamal DC | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 52 | |
| 3 | Dhaka Abahani (Q) | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 65 | 29 | +36 | 47 | Qualification for AFC Cup qualifying play-offs |
| 4 | Saif Sporting Club | 24 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 44 | |
| 5 | Chittagong Abahani | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 44 | |
| 6 | Dhaka Mohammedan | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 43 | |
| 7 | Sheikh Russel KC | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 36 | |
| 8 | Rahmatganj MFS | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 25 | |
| 9 | Bangladesh Police FC | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 25 | |
| 10 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 19 | |
| 11 | Uttar Baridhara Club | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 63 | −30 | 19 | |
| 12 | Arambagh KS (R) | 24 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 66 | −46 | 8 | Demotion to Senior Division League |
| 13 | Brothers Union (R) | 24 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 51 | −35 | 7 | Relegation to Bangladesh Championship League |
* ↑ Sheikh Jamal cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they were not granted an AFC Cup license for 2022.
* ↑ Arambagah KS demoted to the Senior Division League for two years after their involvement in live betting, spot fixing, match manipulation and online betting in three BPL matches.

## Federation Cup
### Group A

* All matches will be held at Dhaka
* Time listed are UTC+6:00
Key to colour in group tables :
* Group Winners and Runners-up advance to the Knockout stage

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sheikh Russel KC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 1 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 3 | Bangladesh Police FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Saif Sporting Club | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Uttar Baridhara Club | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 3 | Arambagh KS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Brothers Union | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bashundhara Kings | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Chittagong Abahani | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 3 | Rahmatganj MFS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Dhaka Abahani | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Mohammedan SC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 3 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 | |

### Knockout-stage

* All matches will play at Dhaka
* Times listed are UTC+6:00
* In the knockout stage, extra-time and a penalty shoot-out will used to decide the winner if necessary.

### Bracket

| Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | | Final | Final |
| 1 January 2021 | 1 January 2021 | | | |
| Sheikh Russel KC | 0 | | | |
| Sheikh Russel KC | 0 | 6 January 2021 | 6 January 2021 | | |
| Chittagong Abahani (a.e.t.) | 2 | 6 January 2021 | 6 January 2021 | |
| Chittagong Abahani (a.e.t.) | 2 | Chittagong Abahani | 0 | |
| 2 January 2021 | 2 January 2021 | | Chittagong Abahani | 0 | |
| 2 January 2021 | 2 January 2021 | Saif Sporting Club | 3 | |
| Saif Sporting Club (p) | 2 (7) | Saif Sporting Club | 3 | |
| Saif Sporting Club (p) | 2 (7) | | | | 10 January 2021 | 10 January 2021 |
| Mohammedan SC | 2 (6) | | | | 10 January 2021 | 10 January 2021 |
| Mohammedan SC | 2 (6) | | | | Saif Sporting Club | 0 |
| 3 January 2021 | 3 January 2021 | | | | | Saif Sporting Club | 0 |
| 3 January 2021 | 3 January 2021 | | | | Bashundhara Kings | 1 |
| Bashundhara Kings | 2 | | | | Bashundhara Kings | 1 |
| Bashundhara Kings | 2 | 7 January 2021 | 7 January 2021 | | | |
| Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | 0 | 7 January 2021 | 7 January 2021 | | | |
| Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | 0 | Bashundhara Kings (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | |
| 4 January 2021 | 4 January 2021 | | Bashundhara Kings (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | |
| 4 January 2021 | 4 January 2021 | Dhaka Abahani | 1 | |
| Dhaka Abahani | 1 | Dhaka Abahani | 1 | |
| Uttar Baridhara Club | 0 | | | |

### Final
## Championship League
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BPL |
| 1 | Swadhinata KS (C, P) | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 11 | +19 | 45 | Qualification to 2021–22 BPL |
| 2 | NoFeL Sporting Club | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 10 | +24 | 44 | |
| 3 | Fortis FC | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 17 | +23 | 43 | |
| 4 | Kawran Bazar PS | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 41 | |
| 5 | Agrani Bank Ltd. SC | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 27 | |
| 6 | Dhaka WC | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 27 | |
| 7 | Fakirerpool YMC | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 26 | |
| 8 | Farashganj SC | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 25 | |
| 9 | Uttara FC | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 25 | |
| 10 | Wari Club | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 25 | |
| 11 | Dhaka City FC (R) | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 21 | Relegation to 2021–22 First Division Football League |
| 12 | Victoria SC (R) | 22 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 65 | −57 | 4 | Relegation to 2021–22 First Division Football League |