Dhaka Second Division Football League

Dhaka Second Division Football League (Bengali: ঢাকা দ্বিতীয় বিভাগ ফুটবল লীগ) is the fourth-tier football league in Bangladesh, and the second highest league division in Dhaka.[2] The league was officially founded in 1948 as the second-tier of the Dhaka League, while Bangladesh were still under the control of Pakistan. Until 1992, it was the second-tier of Bangladeshi football, before being replaced by the now defunct Dhaka First Division Football League, in 1993. In 2012, the league was further demoted into becoming the country's fourth-tier. The two top-finishing teams in the Super League round are automatically promoted to the Dhaka Senior Division League (Dhaka League).[3][4] The league is the second highest division of semi-professional football in the country and is run by the Dhaka Metropolition Football Committee under the supervision of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).[5]

Dhaka Second Division Football League
Logo of 2021–22 season
Founded1948 (1948)[1]
First season1948
CountryBangladesh Bangladesh
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams18
Level on pyramid2 (1948–1992)
3 (1993–2011)
4 (2012–present)
Promotion toDhaka Senior Division League
Relegation toDhaka Third Division League
Current championsSaif Sporting Club Youth Team
Most championshipsUnknown
TV partnersBangladesh Football Federation
(on Facebook and YouTube)
Websitebff.com.bd
Current: 2021–22 Dhaka Second Division Football League

History
Further information: Bangladeshi football league system

With there being records of a Dhaka Football League system, which included a Second Division being present in 1915 during Bengal Presidency, it was in 1948, when the Dhaka Sporting Association officially established a three-tiered football league system in Dhaka, East Bengal and thus, the Dhaka Second Division League was formed as the second-tier in the system. It is placed below the Dhaka League and above the Dhaka Third Division League. Many well known clubs in Bangladesh entered football directly through the Second Division, such as Azad Sporting Club who first played in the league in 1949, earned promotion to the Dhaka League within two seasons, and eventually became top-tier champions by 1958.[1]

In 1993, the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) introduced the Dhaka First Division Football League as the new second-tier and renamed the Dhaka League as the Premier Division Football League. This meant that the Dhaka Second Division Football League would shift down a tier, becoming the third-tier football league in Bangladesh and the third highest league division in Dhaka.[6][7]

In 2007, with the introduction of the country's first professional national football league, the Bangladesh Premier League (B.League), Dhaka football system was altered again, as the Dhaka First Division Football League was merged to the Dhaka Premier Division League (Dhaka League) which was re-introduced as the second-tier known as Dhaka Senior Division Football League. Although, the Dhaka Second Division League returned to being the second highest league division in Dhaka, it remained as Bangladesh's third-tier until the further introduction of a second-tier professional national football league in 2012, known as the Bangladesh Championship League, which saw the league become the fourth-tier of Bangladeshi football while remaining the second highest division of both Dhaka and semi-professional football in the country.[8]

Format
As of 2021–2022
  • 18 clubs all from Dhaka take part in the league.
  • Clubs are divided into two groups of 9 teams.
  • The clubs who finish in the first five spots of the table from each group qualify for the Super League round. While the clubs who finish bottom of each group are relegated to the Dhaka Third Division Football League, which is the fifth-tier of Bangladeshi football.
  • A total of 10 teams make up the Super League, and contest in a single round league, with the winners and runners-up being promoted to the next edition of the Dhaka Senior Division Football League.

Structure
Further information: Bangladeshi football league system

Level

League / Division

1

Bangladesh Premier League
11 clubs - 2 relegation

2

Bangladesh Championship League
11 clubs - 2 promotion, 2 relegation

3

Dhaka Senior Division Football League
14 clubs – 2 promotion, 3 relegation

4

Dhaka Second Division Football League
18 clubs, split into 2 groups – 3 promotion, 2 relegation

5

Dhaka Third Division Football League
18 clubs, split into 2 groups – 5 promotion, 2 relegation

6

Bangladesh Pioneer Football League
unlimited number of clubs - 4 promotion

Champions

Second-tier league: 1948–1992
Season Champion Also promoted Ref.
1950 Azad Sporting Club None [1]
1951 Fire Service SC None [9]
1957 P.W.D None [10]
1964 Rahmatganj MFS None [11]
1965 EPIDC None [12]
1968 Dilkusha SC None [13]
1870 Iqbal Sporting Club None [14]
1971 Not Held
1972 Not completed
1973 BRTC Football Club None [15]
1974 Brothers Union None [16]
1975 Shantinagar Club None [15]
1976 Sadharan Bima CSC None [15]
1977 Fire Service SC None [15]
1978 Dhanmondi Club None [15]
1979 Arambagh KS None [15]
1980 Farashganj SC None [15]
1981 Not Held [15]
1982 BRTC Football Club None [17]
1983 Muktijoddha SKC None [18]
1984 B.P.W.D None [19]
1985 Mirpur Chalantika KC None [20]
1986 Adamjee Jute Mills None [21]
1987 Fakirerpool Young Men's Club Agrani Bank Ltd. SC [22]
1988–89 Unknown
1989–90
1991–92

Third-tier league: 1993–2011
Season Champion Also promoted Ref.
1997–98 Prantik KC Muslim Institute [23]
1999 Unknown Sadharan Bima SC
B.P.W.D		 [24]
2000 Not Held
2001 Not Held
2002 East End Club Dhaka Wanderers Club [25]
2003 Mohakhali Ekadash Dipali Jubo Sangha [26]
2004 Not Declared [27]
2005–06 Prantik KC Unknown [28]
2006–07 Not Held
2008 Uttar Baridhara Club T&T Club Motijheel [29]

Fourth-tier league: 2012–present
Season Champion Also promoted Ref.
2018–19 Somaj Kallyan KS Mugda East End Club
Dilkusha SC		 [30]
2020-21Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh[31]
2021–22 Saif Sporting Club Youth Team Siddikbazar Dhaka Jr. SC [32]

Top scorers
Season Player Club Goals Ref.
1968 Kazi Salahuddin Dilkusha SC 18 [33]
1974 Mohammed Mohsin Brothers Union 22 [34]
1982 Monir Hossain Manu BRTC Football Club 16 [17]
1983 Shaheenur Kabir Shimul Muktijoddha SKC 16 [35]
1986 Mohammed Noman Rayer Bazar AC 10 [36]
1987 Mizanur Rahman Mizan Fakirerpool Young Men's Club 7 [37]
2021–22 Saifullah Sardar Jahid Ahsan Sohel KC 14 [32]

Match-Fixing

2017

On 8 June 2017, Bangladesh Football Federation relegated Dhaka United Sports Club and Friends Social Welfare Organisation during the 2016–17 league after both clubs were found guilty of playing a fixed match. They were both fined Tk 50000, while three of the Dhaka United Sports Club players were suspended for different terms following their involvement in the fixed-match which led to Friends Social Welfare Organisation winning the game and thus avoiding relegation.[38]

2021–22

On 10 November 2022, Bangladesh Football Federation found both BG Press Sports and Recreation Club and Khilgaon Football Academy guilty of match-fixing. Both clubs were also fined Tk5 lakhs each. BG Press had three points deducted, while the club general secretary, Shikdar Moshiur Rahman, head coach Md Delowar Hossain and team manager Md Rafiqul Islam Sarkar, were banned from football activities for six months. Five players of BG Press – Salman Rahman, Mostafizur Rahman, Shahin Alam Pranto, Swadhin Biswas and Mehedi Hasan were also banned for six months, while Md Tanis Mia has been suspended for three months. Khilgaon Football Academy were already relegated from the league, and the club's president Hazi Md Nazrul Islam, general secretary Md Rafiqul Islam, head coach Md Habibur Rahman and team manager Faruk Ahmed were banned from taking part in football activities for six months.[39]

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