2016 Bangladesh Football Premier League
| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 66 |
| Goals scored | 184 (2.79 per match) |
| Biggest home win |
Chittagong Abahani 6–1 Uttar Baridhara (14 Aug 2016) |
| Biggest away win |
Feni Soccer Club 1–5 Arambagh (1 October 2016) |
| Highest scoring |
Brothers Union 4–5 Sheikh Jamal (25 September 2016) |
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← 2014-15
All statistics correct as of 20 October 2016. | |
The 2016 Bangladesh Football Premier League (also known as JB Bangladesh Premier League for sponsorship reasons)[1] will be the ninth season of the Bangladesh Premier League since its establishment in 2007. A total of 12 teams are competing in the league. The league begun on 24 July 2016.
Saif Global Sports are the right holder of BPL’s ninth edition and they will accommodate the advertising, branding, TV transmission, radio, marketing rights of the Bangladesh Premier League 2015-16.[2]
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club are the defending champions, having won their Bangladesh Premier League title the previous season.
BFF has agreed to provide a purse of Taka thirty lacs as appearance money to each of the 12 participant teams for their accommodation and transportation outside the capital.[2]
A total of 24 matches out of 132 matches will be played in Dhaka and rest of the matches will be played in outside of Dhaka.[3]
Teams
Stadiums and locations
The matches will be held in the seven venues.[3][4]
Personnel and sponsoring
| Team | Head Coach | Captain | Shirt sponsor | Kit manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brothers Union |  Syed Nayeemuddin |
 Ebayet Hossen Komol |
Biswas Builders Limited | |
| Chittagong Abahani Ltd. | Nazrul Islam Ledu |
Mamunul Islam |
SAIF POWERTEC | |
| Dhaka Abahani Ltd. |  György Kottán |
Ariful Islam |
FBT | |
| Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. | Kazi Joshimuddin Ahmed Joshi |
Tawhidul Alam Sabuz |
Orion Group | |
| Feni Soccer Club |  Oladipupo Babalola |
Akbor Hossain Ridon |
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| Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Abdul Qaium Sentu |
Saidul Haque |
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| Rahmatganj MFS | Kamal Ahmed Babu |
Shawkat Rasel |
Tiger Cement | |
| Lt.Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd. |  Stefan Hansson |
Yeasin Khan |
YELLOW | |
| Sheikh Moni Arambagh KS | Saiful Bari Titu |
Mitul Hasan |
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| Sheikh Russel KC | Shafiqul Islam Manik |
Atiqur Rahman Meshu |
Bashundhara Cement | Bashundhara Group |
| Team BJMC | Mong Marma |
Arifuzzaman Himel |
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| Uttar Baridhara SC | Mir Mohammad Ali Faruk |
Sohel Rana |
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Foreign players
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brothers Union |  Abass Inusah |
Awudu Ibrahim |
 Walson Augustin |
Nkwocha Kingsley |
| Chittagong Abahani Ltd. | Fabrice Noël |
Leonel Saint-Preux |
 Tarik El Janaby |
 Chencho Gyeltshen |
| Dhaka Abahani Ltd. |  Lee Tuck |
Samad Yussif |
Sunday Chizoba |
 Camara Sarba |
| Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. |  Armand Joel Banaken Bassoken |
Landry Pouemi |
Patrice Nzekou Nguenheu |
 Ismael Bangoura |
| Feni Soccer Club |  Camara Mamadou Uba |
Thuam Frank |
Uche Felix |
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| Lt.Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd. | Landing Darboe |
Wedson Anselme |
Emeka Darlington |
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| Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Ahmed Kolo Musa |
Mufta Lawal |
Simon Ezeodika |
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| Rahmatganj MFS |  Zunapio Siyo |
Dawda Ceesay |
Momodou Lamin Jatta |
Eleta Benjamin Jr. |
| Sheikh Moni Arambagh KS | Steve Thomas |
Kester Akon |
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| Sheikh Russel KC | Jean Jules Ikanga |
Paul Emile Biyaga |
 Fikru Teferra |
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| Team BJMC | Baybeck Esaie |
Eleta kingsley |
Samson Iliasu |
Samuel Adams |
| Uttar Baridhara SC |  Collins Tiego |
Kosoko Olasukanmi |
Results
League Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chittagong Abahani | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 24 | 2018 AFC Cup qualifying round |
| 2 | Dhaka Abahani | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 23 | |
| 3 | Rahmatganj MFS | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 22 | |
| 4 | Sheikh Jamal | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 19 | |
| 5 | Muktijoddha | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 18 | |
| 6 | Arambagh KS | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 15 | |
| 7 | Brothers Union | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 11 | |
| 8 | Team BJMC | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 11 | |
| 9 | Feni Soccer Club | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 9 | |
| 10 | Mohammedan | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 9 | |
| 11 | Sheikh Russel | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 8 | |
| 12 | Uttar Baridhara | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 27 | −16 | 6 | Relegation to 2016–17 BCL |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) play-off match
Result table
| Home \ Away[1] | AKS | BRO | CAL | DAL | FSC | MFS | SDC | SRK | BJM | MSC | MUK | UBS |
| Arambagh | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | |||||||
| Brothers Union | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–5 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | ||||||
| Chittagong Abahani | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 6–1 | ||||||
| Dhaka Abahani | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |||||||
| Feni Soccer Club | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |||||||
| Rahmatganj MFS | 2–2 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | |||||||
| Sheikh Jamal | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | ||||||
| Sheikh Russel | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |||||||
| Team BJMC | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||||||
| Mohammedan | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | ||||||
| Muktijoddha Sangsad | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |||||||
| Uttar Baridhara SC | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 3–5 | 0–1 |
Updated to games played on 20 October 2016.
Source: FIFA
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Statistics
Top Scorers
References
- ↑ "JB Group earn title rights of BPL". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 30 July 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- 1 2 "BPL kick off 24 July". bff.com.bd. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- 1 2 "Gopalganj named 7th venue for BPL". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 3 July 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ↑ "Gopalganj to host matches too". www.observerbd.com. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ↑ "Top Scorers". FIFA.