# 2012–13 Bangladesh Football Premier League

The 2012–13 Bangladesh Premier league is also known as Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier League due to the sponsorship from Grameenphone. It was the 6th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League. The league started on 13 November 2012 and finished on 8 May 2013.
Nine teams competed with each other on a home and away basis with Sheikh Russell claiming their first Bangladesh Premier League championship and qualification to the 2014 AFC President's Cup. While Arambagh suffered relegation.

## 2012–13 Bangladesh Premier League teams and locations

Rahmatganj MFS and Farashganj SC, both representing the city of Dhaka were relegated last season. No teams appeared to replace them so the league would feature only nine sides.
| Club | Stadium | Location |
| Arambagh | Bangabandhu National Stadium | Dhaka |
| Brothers Union | Bangabandhu National Stadium | Dhaka |
| Abahani Limited Dhaka | Bangabandhu National Stadium | Dhaka |
| Mohammedan SC | Bangabandhu National Stadium | Dhaka |
| Feni Soccer Club | Shaheed Salam Stadium | Feni |
| Muktijoddha Sangsad | Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium | Gopalganj |
| Sheikh Jamal | Bangabandhu National Stadium | Dhaka |
| Sheikh Russell | Bangabandhu National Stadium | Dhaka |
| Team BJMC | Bangabandhu National Stadium | Dhaka |

## Standings
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sheikh Russel KC (C, Q) | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 38 | 2014 AFC President's Cup and 2015 AFC Cup |
| 2 | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 31 | |
| 3 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 29 | |
| 4 | Team BJMC | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 26 | |
| 5 | Mohammedan Sporting Club | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 25 | |
| 6 | Muktijoddha Sangsad | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 19 | |
| 7 | Feni Soccer Club | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 12 | |
| 8 | Brothers Union | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 11 | |
| 9 | Arambagh KS (R) | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 29 | −22 | 9 | Bangladesh Championship League |

## Season statistics
### Goalscorers

There have been 162 goals scored in 72 matches, for an average of 2.25 goals per match (as of 9 March 2013).
12 goals
* Osei Morrison (Mohammedan SC)
9 goals
* Ismael Bangoura (Team BJMC)
7 goals
* Sunday Chizoba (Sheikh Jamal DC)
* Shakhawat Hossain Rony (Abahani Limited Dhaka)
6 goals
* Zahid Hasan Ameli (Sheikh Russel KC)
* Sony Norde (Sheikh Russel KC)
* Kingsley Chigozie (Brothers Union)
* Zahid Hossain (Sheikh Russel KC)
4 goals
* Toklis Ahmed (Team BJMC)
* Eleta Kingsley (Team BJMC)
* Mike Otozareri (Sheikh Jamal DC )
* Anthony Pole Doe (Feni Soccer Club)
* Thiago Tyson Silva (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
3 goals
* Chigozie Darlington (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
* Otofe Lucky Paul (Abahani Limited Dhaka)
* Tarik El Janaby (Sheikh Russel KC)
* Mithun Chowdhury (Sheikh Russel KC)
2 goals
* Victory Antony (Feni Soccer Club)
* Touhidul Alam (Abahani Limited Dhaka)
* Generaso Da Silva (Abahani Limited Dhaka)
* Augustine Chizoba (Mohammedan SC)
* Shakil Ahmed (Sheikh Jamal DC)
* Twum Frank (Abahani Limited Dhaka)
* Ajagun Abdur Rasheed (Team BJMC)
* Aminur Rahman Sajib (Feni Soccer Club)
* Adams Jankasa (Brothers Union)
* Mobarak Hossain Bhuiyan (Mohammedan SC)
* Joseph Ozurumba (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
* Emmanuel Ariwachukuu (Sheikh Jamal DC)
* Alfred Emoefe (Sheikh Jamal DC )
* Garcia Anderson (Brothers Union)
1 goal
* Yoko Samnick (Abahani Limited Dhaka)
* Idris Kasirye (Arambagh KS)
* Raihan Hasan (Sheikh Jamal DC)
* Md Shakil (Team BJMC)
* Shariful Islam (Mohammedan SC)
* Abu Oludotun Paul (Arambagh KS)
* Bojan Petric (Sheikh Russel KC)
* Akbar Hossain Riddon (Feni Soccer Club)
* Tohidul Islam Siddik (Feni Soccer Club)
* Tarek al Marzouk (Sheikh Russel KC)
* Rokunuzzaman Kanchan (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
* Rajon Mia (Sheikh Russel KC)
* Md. Rony (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
* Md. Yousuf (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
* Pranotosh Kumar Das (Abahani Limited Dhaka)
* Henry Chindo (Team BJMC)
* Mamunul Islam (Sheikh Russel KC)
* Ariful Haque Saikat (Feni Soccer Club)
* Awudu Ibrahim (Abahani Limited Dhaka)
* Samson Illiasu (Brothers Union)
* Sabuj Kumar Biswas (Arambagh KS)
* MD. Komol Islam (Brothers Union)
* Topu Barman (Mohammedan SC)
* Rezaul Karim (Sheikh Russel KC)
* Yousuf Sifat (Brothers Union)
* Chibuke Ibiji (Sheikh Jamal DC )
* Tawhidul Alam Sabuz (Mohammedan SC)
* Atiqur Rahman Meshu( Abahani Limited Dhaka)
* Moniruzzaman Mamun (Arambagh KS)
* Wassiou Okalawan Oladikpikro (Feni Soccer Club)
* Khokan Das (Arambagh KS)
* Abdul Baten Mojumdar Komol (Abahani Limited Dhaka)
* Zahid Parvez Chowdhury (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
* Azmol Hossain Biddyut (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
* Moklesur Rahman (Team BJMC)
* Abdullah Al Parvez (Team BJMC)
* Abu Oludotun Paul (Arambagh KS)
* Alamu Bukola Olalekan (Sheikh Russel KC)
* Sharan Hawlader (Feni Soccer Club)

### Own goals

† Bold Club indicates winner of the match
| Player | Club | Opponent | Result | Date |
| Moniruzzaman Mamun | Arambagh KS | Abahani Limited Dhaka | 1–2 | 24 November 2012 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
| Osei Morrison | Mohammedan SC | Brothers Union | 3–0 | 14 November 2012 | |