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2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League (football)

The 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League was the 12th season of the Bangladesh Premier League since its establishment in 2007. A total of 13 football clubs competed in the league, and Bashundhara Kings were the defending champions. Bangladesh Police FC and Uttar Baridhara SC entered as the promoted teams from the 2018–19 Bangladesh Championship League.

The season began on 13 February 2020 and was suspended on 15 March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. On 17 May 2020, the league was declared void by the BFF executive committee.[1]

Effects of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic

On 16 March 2020, all sorts of sports activities in Bangladesh were postponed until March 31 as a precaution to combat the spread of coronavirus in the country, according to a press release issued by the Ministry of Youth and Sports.

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) postponed all Bangladesh Premier League and Women's Football League matches until March 31.[2]

On 17 May 2020, The BFF executive committee, following an emergency meeting, declared the 12th edition of the league abandoned, scrapping promotion and relegation while cancelling the Independence Cup from the calendar.[3]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and sponsoring

Foreign players

Bold names refer to international players who have already played or are still playing.

Note :
downward-facing red arrow: players who released during summer transfer window;
upward-facing green arrow: players who registered during summer transfer window.

League table

Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Results

Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

The following table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve the chronological evolution, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterward.

Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: [citation needed]

Statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 95 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 2.64 goals per match (as of 15 March 2020).

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goals

Source: Soccerway

Hat-tricks

† Bold Club indicates winner of the match

4 Player scored 4 goals.

References

  1. ^ "All League Suspended". 16 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Timeline: How coronavirus affected Bangladesh sports". 16 March 2020.
  3. ^ "BFF cancels football season". 17 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Oscar Bruzon keen to work with Bashundhara Kings". daily-sun.com. The Daily Sun. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Brothers set to appoint Iranian coach". New Age.
  6. ^ "বিপিএলে অন্যরকম অভিষেক তারকা ফুটবলার আলফাজের!". sarabangla.net. November 1, 2019.
  7. ^ "Daniel Colindres tendrá con quien hablar español en Bangladesh". lateja.cr. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Kings sign Tajikistan captain Nazarov". Dhaka Tribune. November 14, 2019.
  9. ^ "Abahani sign Brazilian Mailson". Dhaka Tribune. October 13, 2019.
  10. ^ "Dhaka Mohammedan confirms 30 footballers for the BPL season". The Business Standard. November 19, 2019.
  11. ^ "Bayisenge off to Bangladesh for move to Saif Sporting Club". The New Times | Rwanda. January 23, 2019.
  12. ^ "Saif Sporting Club sign Sierra Leone's Fayia Kobba". 12 October 2019. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  13. ^ "A very special Sunday show puts Abahani on top". Dhaka Tribune. March 15, 2020.