# List of Bangladeshi football champions

The Bangladeshi football champions are the winners of the top league in Bangladesh, the Dhaka First Division League from 1948 to 1992, the Dhaka Premier Division League from 1993 to 2006, and the Bangladesh Premier League since 2007.

## Champions before Independence
### Dhaka First Division League (1948–1970)

In 1948, the Dhaka First Division League, also referred to as the Dhaka Senior Division League, was officially recognized and functioned as the top-tier football league of East Bengal (1948–1954), East Pakistan (1955–1948), and eventually Bangladesh following the country's independence in 1971. Although the league had been operating unofficially since 1915, the champions until its official recognition are mostly unrecorded.
| Season | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Leading goalscorer | Goals |
| 1948 | Victoria SC | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1949 | East Pakistan Gymkhana | Dhaka Wanderers Club | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1950 | Dhaka Wanderers Club | East Pakistan Gymkhana | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1951 | Dhaka Wanderers Club | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1952 | Bengal Government Press | Azad Sporting Club | Unknown | Chunna Rashid (Bengal Government Press) | Unknown |
| 1953 | Dhaka Wanderers Club | Azad Sporting Club | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1954 | Dhaka Wanderers Club | Azad Sporting Club | Unknown | Anwar Hossain (Azad Sporting Club) | 26 |
| 1955 | Dhaka Wanderers Club | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1956 | Dhaka Wanderers Club | Mohammedan SC | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1957 | Mohammedan SC | Dhaka Wanderers Club | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1958 | Azad Sporting Club | Central Printing Press | Mohammedan SC | Tajul Islam Manna (Azad Sporting Club) | 25 |
| 1959 | Mohammedan SC | Dhaka Wanderers Club | Unknown | Ashraf Chowdhury (Mohammedan SC) | 16 |
| 1960 | Dhaka Wanderers Club | Victoria SC | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1961 | Mohammedan SC | Victoria SC | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1962 | Victoria SC | Mohammedan SC | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1963 | Mohammedan SC | Victoria SC | Unknown | Qayyum Changezi (Mohammedan SC) | 24 |
| 1964 | Victoria SC | Mohammedan SC | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1965 | Mohammedan SC | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1966 | Mohammedan SC | East Pakistan IDC | Dhaka Wanderers Club | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1967 | East Pakistan IDC | Mohammedan SC | Unknown | Ayub Dar (East Pakistan IDC) | 31 |
| 1968 | East Pakistan IDC | Mohammedan SC | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1969 | Mohammedan SC | Unknown | East Pakistan IDC | Kazi Salahuddin (Wari Club Dhaka) | 18 |
| 1970 | East Pakistan IDC | Dhaka Wanderers Club | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |

## Champions of Bangladesh
### Dhaka First Division League (1971–1992)

| Season | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Leading goalscorer | Goals |
| 1971 | Not held due to the Bangladesh Liberation War | Not held due to the Bangladesh Liberation War | Not held due to the Bangladesh Liberation War | Not held due to the Bangladesh Liberation War | Not held due to the Bangladesh Liberation War |
| 1972 | Not completed | Not completed | Not completed | Not completed | Not completed |
| 1973 | BIDC | Mohammedan SC Abahani Krira Chakra Dhaka Wanderers Club | Rahmatganj MFS | Kazi Salahuddin (Abahani Krira Chakra) | 24 |
| 1974 | Abahani Krira Chakra | Dilkusha SC | BIDC | Golam Shahid Neelu (Dilkusha SC) | 16 |
| 1975 | Mohammedan SC | BJIC | Abahani Krira Chakra | AKM Nowsheruzzaman (Mohammedan SC) | 21 |
| 1976 | Mohammedan SC | Abahani Krira Chakra | None | Hafizuddin Ahmed (Mohammedan SC) Mohammad Abdul Halim (PWD SC) | 13 |
| 1977 | Abahani Krira Chakra | Rahmatganj MFS | None | Kazi Salahuddin (Abahani Krira Chakra) | 14 |
| 1978 | Mohammedan SC | Brothers Union | Abahani Krira Chakra | Enayetur Rahman Khan (Mohammedan SC) | 13 |
| 1979 | Team BJMC | Abahani Krira Chakra | Brothers Union | Kazi Salahuddin (Abahani Krira Chakra) | 14 |
| 1980 | Mohammedan SC | Team BJMC | Brothers Union | Kazi Salahuddin (Abahani Krira Chakra) | 15 |
| 1981 | Abahani Krira Chakra | Mohammedan SC Team BJMC | Brothers Union | Mohammed Mohsin (Brothers Union) | 20 |
| 1982 | Mohammedan SC | Abahani Krira Chakra | Rahmatganj MFS | Abdus Salam Murshedy (Mohammedan SC) | 27 |
| 1983 | Abahani Krira Chakra | Mohammedan SC | Brothers Union | Arif Abdul Khalek (Brothers Union) | 14 |
| 1984 | Abahani Krira Chakra | Mohammedan SC | Rahmatganj MFS | Sheikh Mohammad Aslam (Abahani Krira Chakra) | 17 |
| 1985 | Abahani Krira Chakra | Brothers Union | Mohammedan SC | Sheikh Mohammad Aslam (Abahani Krira Chakra) | 18 |
| 1986 | Mohammedan SC | Abahani Krira Chakra | Brothers Union | Sheikh Mohammad Aslam (Abahani Krira Chakra) | 20 |
| 1987 | Mohammedan SC | Abahani Krira Chakra | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Sheikh Mohammad Aslam (Abahani Krira Chakra) | 14 |
| 1988–89 | Mohammedan SC | Abahani Krira Chakra | Brothers Union | Bijan Taheri (Mohammedan SC) | 24 |
| 1989–90 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | Mohammedan SC | Brothers Union | Sheikh Mohammad Aslam (Abahani Limited Dhaka) | 11 |
| 1991 | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| 1992 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | Mohammedan SC | Brothers Union | Azamat Abduraimov (Mohammedan SC) | 17 |

### Dhaka Premier Division League (1993–2006)

The top-tier was reintroduced as the Dhaka Premier Division League in 1993.
| Season | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Leading goalscorer | Goals |
| 1993 | Mohammedan SC | Abahani Limited Dhaka | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Oleg Zhivotnikov (Mohammedan SC) | 13 |
| 1994 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Mohammedan SC | Andrey Kazakov (Mohammedan SC) | 13 |
| 1995 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | Mohammedan SC | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Imtiaz Ahmed Nakib (Muktijoddha SKC) | 12 |
| 1996 | Mohammedan SC | Abahani Limited Dhaka | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Imtiaz Ahmed Nakib (Muktijoddha SKC) | 13 |
| 1997–98 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Mohammedan SC | Abahani Limited Dhaka | Imtiaz Ahmed Nakib (Muktijoddha SKC) | 13 |
| 1999 | Mohammedan SC | Abahani Limited Dhaka | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Imtiaz Ahmed Nakib (Muktijoddha SKC) | 12 |
| 2000 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Abahani Limited Dhaka | Mohammedan SC | Kennedy | 17 |
| 2001 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | Mohammedan SC | Rahmatganj MFS | Emeka Ochilifu (Mohammedan SC) Rezaul Karim Liton (Arambagh KS) | 10 |
| 2002 | Mohammedan SC | Abahani Limited Dhaka | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Colly Barnes (Abahani Limited Dhaka) | 12 |
| 2003–04 | Brothers Union | Sheikh Russel KC | Abahani Limited Dhaka | Etigo (Mohammedan SC) | 16 |
| 2005 | Brothers Union | Mohammedan SC | Abahani Limited Dhaka | Victor Edwards (Brothers Union) | 11 |
| 2005–06 | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| 2006–07 | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |

### B.League (2007–2009)

In 2007, the B.League was introduced as Bangladesh's first professional national football league. It replaced the semi–professional Dhaka Premier Division League as the country's top-tier. In an attempt to decentralise domestic football Bangladesh Football Federation introduced the professional league and gave entry to clubs from Khulna, Chittagong and Sylhet in the first edition. Previously the top-tier only allowed clubs from Dhaka to participate.
| Season | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Leading goalscorer | Goals |
| 2007 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | Mohammedan SC | Muktijoddha SKC | Junior Obagbemiro (Brothers Union) | 16 |
| 2008–09 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | Mohammedan SC | Sheikh Russel KC | Alamu Bukola Olalekan (Mohammedan SC) | 18 |

### Bangladesh League (2009–2011)

The league was renamed to Bangladesh League in 2009.
| Season | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Leading goalscorer | Goals |
| 2009–10 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | Mohammedan SC | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Enamul Haque (Abahani Limited Dhaka) | 21 |
| 2010–11 | Sheikh Jamal DC | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Sheikh Russel KC | James Moga (Muktijoddha SKC) | 19 |

### Bangladesh Premier League (2012–present)

The league was renamed to Bangladesh Premier League in 2012.
| Season | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Leading goalscorer | Goals |
| 2011–12 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Mohammedan SC | Ismael Bangoura (Team BJMC) | 17 |
| 2012–13 | Sheikh Russel KC | Sheikh Jamal DC | Abahani Limited Dhaka | Osei Morrison (Mohammedan SC) | 12 |
| 2013–14 | Sheikh Jamal DC | Abahani Limited Dhaka | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Wedson Anselme (Sheikh Jamal DC) | 26 |
| 2014–15 | Sheikh Jamal DC | Sheikh Russel KC | Mohammedan SC | Emeka Darlington (Mohammedan SC) | 19 |
| 2015–16 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | Chittagong Abahani Limited | Sheikh Russel KC | Sunday Chizoba (Abahani Limited Dhaka) | 19 |
| 2017–18 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | Sheikh Jamal DC | Chittagong Abahani Limited | Solomon King Kanform (Sheikh Jamal DC) | 15 |
| 2018–19 | Bashundhara Kings | Abahani Limited Dhaka | Sheikh Russel KC | Raphael Odovin Onwrebe (Sheikh Russel KC) | 22 |
| 2019–20 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 2020–21 | Bashundhara Kings | Sheikh Jamal DC | Abahani Limited Dhaka | Robson Azevedo da Silva (Bashundhara Kings) | 21 |
| 2021–22 | Bashundhara Kings | Abahani Limited Dhaka | Saif Sporting Club | Souleymane Diabate (Mohammedan SC) | 21 |
| 2022–23 | Bashundhara Kings | Abahani Limited Dhaka | Bangladesh Police FC | Dorielton (Bahsundhara Kings) | 20 |
| 2023–24 | Bashundhara Kings | Mohammedan SC | Abahani Limited Dhaka | Cornelius Stewart (Abahani Limited Dhaka) | 19 |
| 2024–25 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |

## Total titles won

| Titles | Club | Winning seasons | Location |
| 19 | Mohammedan Sporting Club | 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988–89, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2002 | Dhaka |
| 17 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | 1974, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989–90, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012, 2016, 2017–18 | Dhaka |
| 7 | Dhaka Wanderers Club | 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1960 | Dhaka |
| 5 | Team BJMC/BJIC/BIDC/EPIDC | 1967, 1968, 1970, 1973, 1979 | Dhaka |
| 5 | Bashundhara Kings | 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023-24 | Dhaka |
| 3 | Victoria Sporting Club | 1948, 1962, 1964 | Dhaka |
| 3 | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15 | Dhaka |
| 2 | Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra | 1997–98, 2000 | Dhaka |
| 2 | Brothers Union Limited | 2003–04, 2005 | Dhaka |
| 1 | East Pakistan Gymkhana | 1949 | Dhaka |
| 1 | Bengal Government Press | 1952 | Dhaka |
| 1 | Azad Sporting Club | 1958 | Dhaka |
| 1 | Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra | 2012–13 | Dhaka |