# 2017–18 Bangladesh Football Premier League

The 2017–18 Bangladesh Football Premier League (also known as SAIF Power Battery Bangladesh Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the tenth season of the Bangladesh Premier League since its establishment in 2007. A total of 12 teams are competing in the league. Saif Global Sports are the right holder of BPL's tenth edition and they accommodate the advertising, branding, TV transmission, radio, marketing rights of the Bangladesh Premier League 2016–17. The league started from July 28, 2017. Fakirerpool Young Men's Club was promoted as the champion of 2016 BCL season. They were the 13th team to took part in this season, but they did not, due to fund crisis.
Dhaka Abahani are the defending champions, having won their Bangladesh Premier League title the previous season.

## Teams
### Stadiums and locations

The matches were held in a single venue.
| Stadium | Location |
| Bangabandhu Stadium | Dhaka |

### Personnel and sponsoring

| Team | Head Coach | Captain | Shirt sponsor | Kit manufacturer |
| Brothers Union | Nicolas Vitorovic | Ashraful Karim | Biswas Builders Limited | |
| Chittagong Abahani Limited | Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu | Zahid Hossain | SAIF Powertec Limited | |
| Dhaka Abahani Limited | Atiqur Rahman | Mamun Miah | | |
| Dhaka Mohammedan SC Limited | Rashed Ahmed Pappu | Jahid Hasan Ameli | Orion Group | |
| Farashganj SC | Mohidur Rahman | Joshimuddin Sujon | | |
| Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Masud Parvez Kaiser | Saidul Haque | | |
| Rahmatganj MFS | Kamal Babu | Naimur Rahman Sahed | Tiger Cement | |
| Saif Sporting Club | Ryan Northmore | Jamal Bhuyan | SAIF Powertec Limited | |
| Lt.Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited | Mahabub Hossain Roksy | Didarul Haque | | |
| Sheikh Moni Arambagh KS | Maruful Haque | Abu Sufiyan Sufil | | |
| Sheikh Russel KC | Shafiqul Islam Manik | Shahedul Alam Shahed | Bashundhara Cement | Bashundhara Group |
| Team BJMC | Saidul Islam | Arifuzzaman Himel | | |

### Managerial Changes

| Team | Outgoing Manager | Incoming Manager | Appointment |
| Brothers Union | Giovanni Scanu | Nicolas Vitorovic | After Round 4 of 1st leg |
| Dhaka Mohammedan | Syed Nayeemuddin | Rashed Ahmed Pappu | |
| Saif Sporting Club | Kim Grant | Ryan Northmore | Mid-transfer Window |
| Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | Joseph Afusi | Mahabub Hossain Roksy | After Round 1 of Leg 2 |
| Farashganj SC | Mohammad Abu Yusuf | Mohidur Rahman | |
| Dhaka Abahani | Drago Mamić | Atiqur Rahman | |
| Chittagong Abahani | Saiful Bari Titu | Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu | After Round 9 of Leg 2 |
| Team BJMC | Jakaria Babu | Saidul Islam | |

## Foreign Players

| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Former players |
| Brothers Union | Siyo Zunapio | Twum Frank | Walson Augustin | Samuel Adams |
| Chittagong Abahani Ltd. | Afeez Oladipo | Mufta Lawal | Ndukaku Udoka Alison | Leonel Saint-Preux |
| Dhaka Abahani Ltd. | Landing Darboe | Samad Yussif | Emeka Onuoha | Sunday Chizoba |
| Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. | Nkwocha Kingsley Chigozie | Samuel Adams | Samson Iliasu | Walson Augustin |
| Farashganj SC | Lamine Camara | Malick Mendy | Matthew Chinedu | |
| Lt.Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd. | Momodou Bah | Raphael Odovin | Solomon King | |
| Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Islam Mohamed Zaky | Abass Inusah | Ngwoke Ejike Collins | Magalan Ugochukwu Lionel William Ndoe Mekong |
| Rahmatganj MFS | Mustapha Jatta | Ismael Bangoura | Monday Osagie | Dawda Ceesay Afeez Oladipo |
| Saif Sporting Club | Alvi Fokou Fopa | Deiner Córdoba | Hember Valencia | Wedson Anselme Charlie Sheringham |
| Arambagh KS | Jean Jules Ikanga | Alamu Bukola Olaleken | Kingsley Chukwudi Nkurumeh | |
| Sheikh Russel KC | Ahmed Said | Dawda Ceesay | Eleta Benjamin Jr. | Islam Mohamed Zaky Bidari García Jacques Francois |
| Team BJMC | Baybeck Esaie | Yoko Samnic Steve Thomas | Eleta Kingsley | Ismael Bangoura |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Dhaka Abahani Ltd. (C, Q) | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 13 | +22 | 52 | Qualification to 2018 AFC Cup |
| 2 | Sheikh Jamal DC | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 47 | |
| 3 | Chittagong Abahani Ltd. | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 44 | |
| 4 | Saif Sporting Club (Q) | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 41 | Qualification to 2018 AFC Cup |
| 5 | Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 32 | |
| 6 | Sheikh Russel KC | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 27 | |
| 7 | Brothers Union | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 22 | |
| 8 | Arambagh KS | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 21 | |
| 9 | Team BJMC | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 20 | |
| 10 | Rahmatganj MFS | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 18 | |
| 11 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 33 | −15 | 18 | |
| 12 | Farashganj SC (R) | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 35 | −19 | 17 | Relegation to BCL 2018–19 |
* ↑ Dhaka Abahani Ltd. qualified 2018 AFC Cup by winning 2017 Bangladesh Federation Cup
* 1 2 Only Dhaka Abahani, Saif, and Mohammedan are eligible to represent Bangladesh in the AFC Cup.

## Season Statistics
### Goalscorers

There have been 302 goals scored in 132 matches, for an average of 2.29 goals per match (as of February 2018).
15 goals
* Solomon King Kanform (Sheikh Jamal DC)
* Raphael Odovin Onwrebe (Sheikh Jamal DC)
13 goals
* Nkwocha Kingsley Chigozie (Dhaka Mohammedan)
10 goals
* Siyo Zunapio (Brothers Union)
9 goals
* Sunday Chizoba (Dhaka Abahani)
* Alamu Bukola Olalekan (Arambagh KS)
8 goals
* Eleta Kingsley (Team BJMC)
* Tawhidul Alam Sabuz (Chittagong Abahani)
7 goals
* Walson Augustin (Brothers Union & Dhaka Mohammedan)
* Emeka Onuoha (Dhaka Abahani)
6 goals
* Matthew Chinedu (Farashganj SC)
* Dawda Ceesay (Rahmatganj MFS & Sheikh Russel KC)
* Nasir Chowdhury (Dhaka Abahani)
* Magalan Ugochukwu (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
* Charlie Sheringham (Saif Sporting Club)
5 goals
* Jewel Rana (Saif Sporting Club)
* Deiner Córdoba (Saif Sporting Club)
* Afeez Oladipo (Chittagong Abahani & Rahmatganj MFS)
4 goals
* Zahid Hossain (Chittagong Abahani
* Nabib Newaj Jibon (Dhaka Abahani)
* Ismael Bangoura (Rahmatganj MFS & Team BJMC)
* Momodou Bah (Sheikh Jamal DC)
* Islam Mohamed Zaky (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC & Sheikh Russel KC)
* Ndukaku Udoka Alison (Chittagong Abahani)
3 goals
* Motin Mia (Saif Sporting Club)
* Samson Iliasu (Dhaka Mohammedan)
* Zahid Parvez Chowdhury (Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club)
* Rubel Miya (Dhaka Abahani)
* Nurul Absar (Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club)
* Mohammed Julfikar (Sheikh Russel KC)
* Fazlay Rabbi (Sheikh Russel KC)
* Landing Darboe (Dhaka Abahani)
2 goals
* Khalekurzaman Sabuj (Sheikh Russel KC)
* Biplu Ahmed (Dhaka Mohammedan)
* Nazmul Islam Rasel (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
* Mohammed Rajon Miya (Arambagh KS)
* Sohel Rana (Rahmatganj MFS)
* Rashedul Islam Shuvo (Rahmatganj MFS)
* Mohammed Ibrahim (Saif SC)
* Deiner Córdoba (Saif SC)
* Sumon Ali (Arambagh KS)
* Shaharier Bappy (Arambagh KS)
* Abu Sufian Zahid (Arambagh KS)
* Mohamed Shamim (Farashganj SC)
* Uttam Kumar Banik (Sheikh Russel KC)
* Toklis Ahmed (Dhaka Mohammedan)
* Abass Inusah (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
* Mohamed Mesbah (Brothers Union)
* Abdullah Al-Mamun (Team BJMC)
* Topu Barman (Saif SC)
* Jean Jules Ikanga (Arambagh KS)
* Mohammed Biplob (Brothers Union)
* Mohamed Alamgir (Farashganj SC)
* Jacques Francois (Sheikh Russel KC)
* Monday Osagie (Rahmatganj MFS)
* Towhidul Alam Towhid (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
* Mithun Chowdhury (Dhaka Mohammedan)
* Wedson Anselme (Saif SC)
* Amzad Ali Shamim (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
* Mohamed Elias (Rahmatganj MFS)
1 goal
* Emon Mahmud Babu (Dhaka Abahani)
* Mohammed Abdullah (Chittagong Abahani)
* Mohammad Jewel (Arambagh KS)
* Javed Khan (Sheikh Jamal DC)
* Hemanta Vincent Biswas (Saif SC)
* Naimur Rahman Shahed (Rahmatganj MFS)
* Pasbon Molla (Team BJMC)
* Leonel Saint-Preux (Chittagong Abahani Ltd.)
* Monsur Amin (Chittagong Abahani Ltd.)
* Saad Uddin (Dhaka Abahani)
* Shahedul Alam Shahed (Sheikh Russel KC)
* Rabiul Hasan (Arambagh KS)
* Twum Frank (Brothers Union)
* Faisal Mahmud (Dhaka Mohammedan)
* Mohammad Sujon (Farashganj SC)
* Yeasin Khan (Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club)
* Zahid Hasan Ameli (Dhaka Mohammedan)
* Jamal Bhuyan (Saif SC)
* Mamunul Islam (Chittagong Abahani)
* Saikat Mahmud Munna (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
* Anik Hossain (Dhaka Mohammedan)
* Tahidur Lilon (Farashganj SC)
* Mohammed Sohel Rana (Arambagh KS)
* Mahmudul Biswas Munna (Farashganj SC)
* Sushanto Tripura (Chittagong Abahani Ltd.)
* Nasirul Islam Nasir (Dhaka Mohammedan)
* Baybeck Esaie (Team BJMC)
* Soeb Mia (Team BJMC)
* Mohamed Mintu Sheikh (Dhaka Mohammedan)
* Kingsley Chukwudi Nkurumeh (Arambagh KS)
* Jafar Iqbal (Chittagong Abahani Ltd.)
* Monaem Khan Raju (Sheikh Russel KC)
* Asif Hossain Rimon (Rahmatganj MFS)
* Lamine Camara (Farashganj SC)
* Bishal Das (Brothers Union)
* Yoko Samnic Steve Thomas (Team BJMC)
* Mehedi Hassan Tapu (Team BJMC)
* Ariful Islam Shanto (Brothers Union)
* Arif (Arambagh KS)
* Minhajul Abedin Ballu (Farashganj SC)
* Eleta Benjamin Jr. (Sheikh Russel KC)
Source: Soccerway

### Own goals

† Bold Club indicates winner of the match
| Player | Club | Opponent | Result | Date |
| Malick Mendy | Farashganj SC | Dhaka Abahani | 0–2 | 30 July 2017 |
| M. Monir | Dhaka Mohammedan | Sheikh Jamal DC | 0–2 | 29 July 2017 |
| Arafat Hossain | Arambagh KS | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 0–2 | 9 August 2017 |
| Ashraful Karim | Brothers Union | Arambagh KS | 1–2 | 18 August 2017 |
| Ndukaku Alison | Chittagong Abahani | Sheikh Russel KC | 3–1 | 12 August 2017 |
| Jalal Miya | Arambagh KS | Sheikh Jamal DC | 1–3 | 21 August 2017 |
| Shaharier Bappy | Arambagh KS | Sheikh Jamal DC | 1–3 | 21 August 2017 |
| Eleta Benjamin Jr. | Sheikh Russel KC | Farashganj SC | 2–1 | 27 August 2017 |
| Siyo Zunapio | Brothers Union | Chittagong Abahani | 0–2 | 10 September 2017 |
| Arup Kumar Baidya | Sheikh Russel KC | Saif SC | 1–2 | 2 January 2018 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Hember Valencia | Saif Sporting Club | Brothers Union | 5–0 | 26 August 2017 |
| Raphael Odovin $^4$ | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | Farashganj SC | 5–0 | 13 October 2017 |
| Raphael Odovin | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | Arambagh KS | 6–4 | 11 December 2017 |
$^4$ Player scored 4 goals.

### Discipline
#### Player

* Most yellow cards: 10
** Malick Mendy (Farashganj SC)
* Most yellow cards: 7
** Sushanto Tripura (Chittagong Abahani)
** Faysal Ahmed (Rahmatganj MFS)
** Enamul Haque Sharif (Dhaka Mohammedan)
* Most yellow cards: 6
** Arif Khan Joy (Brothers Union)
** Mohammed Uddin Sujon (Farashganj SC)
** Mehedi Hasan Royal (Team BJMC)
* Most red cards: 2
** Arif Khan Joy (Brothers Union)