Dhaka Second Division Football League
{{use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox football league
|name = Dhaka Second Division Football League
|image =
|pixels =
|country = Bangladesh
|confed = AFC
|founded = {{start date and age|1948}}{{Cite web|url=https://icetoday.net/2018/07/kick-score-scream-the-history-of-football-in-dhaka/|title=Kick, Score, Scream! The History in of Football in Dhaka|first=Dhrubo|last=Alam|date=16 July 2018|access-date=1 March 2024}}
|first = 1948
|levels = 2 (1948–1992)
3 (1993–2011)
4 (2012–present)
|confed_cup =
|promotion = Dhaka Senior Division League
|relegation = Dhaka Third Division League
|current = 2022–23 Dhaka Second Division Football League
|champions = Jatrabari JS
|most successful club = Police AC
PWD SC
Fire Service SC
Shantinagar Club
(3 titles each)
|tv = {{nowrap|Bangladesh Football Federation}}
(on Facebook and YouTube)
|teams = 15
|website = {{URL|https://www.bff.com.bd|bff.com.bd}}
|logo = 2021–22 Dhaka Second Division Football League logo.png
|caption = Logo of 2021–22 season}}
The Dhaka Second Division Football League ({{langx|bn|ঢাকা দ্বিতীয় বিভাগ ফুটবল লিগ}}) is the fourth-tier football league in Bangladesh and the second-highest league division in Dhaka.{{cite web|title=Dhaka football returns to life|date=9 January 2017|publisher=NEWAGE|url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/6627/dhaka-football-returns-to-life|accessdate=29 January 2019|archive-date=29 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129195940/https://www.newagebd.net/article/6627/dhaka-football-returns-to-life|url-status=live}} It was officially founded in 1948 as the league below the First Division Football League when Bangladesh was under Pakistani rule.
Until 1992, it served as the second-tier of Bangladeshi football before being replaced by the now-defunct Dhaka First Division Football League (1993–2006 second-tier version). In 2012, the league was further demoted to become the country's fourth-tier.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-241701|title=Thick on domestic, thin on international|date=July 12, 2012|access-date=1 March 2024|website=The Daily Star}} The two top-finishing teams are automatically promoted to the Dhaka Senior Division League. The bottom two teams are automatically relegated to the Dhaka Third Division League.{{cite web|title=DMLFC promises regular leagues|date=10 January 2017|publisher=The Daily Star|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/dmflc-promises-regular-leagues-1342927|accessdate=30 January 2020|archive-date=30 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130045256/https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/dmflc-promises-regular-leagues-1342927|url-status=live}}{{cite web |date=20 December 2013 |title=Second division football to resume |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/uncategorized/2013/12/20/second-division-football-to-resume |accessdate=30 January 2020 |publisher=Dhaka Tribune}}
The league is the second-highest division of semi-professional football in the country and is run by the Dhaka Metropolitan Football Committee under the supervision of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-218946|title=Div-II football from Jan 22|date=19 January 2012|access-date=1 March 2024|website=The Daily Star}}
Structure
{{further|Bangladeshi football league system}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:0.5em auto; width: 500px" |
| Level
! League / Division |
|---|
| 1
|
|
| 2
| Bangladesh Championship League
|
| 3
| Dhaka Senior Division Football League
|
| 4
| Dhaka Second Division Football League
|
| 5
| Dhaka Third Division Football League
|
| 6
| Bangladesh Pioneer Football League
|
Results
{{Incomplete list|date=May 2023}}
=Second-tier league: 1948–1992=
| class="wikitable"style |
| Season
!Champion !Promoted Runners-up !Ref. |
|---|
| 1948
|East Pakistan Gymkhana |None |
| 1949
|Tejgaon Friends Union & Police AC & Dhaka FC (joint) |None |
| 1950
|Fire Service SC & Azad SC (joint) |None |
| 1951
|Bengal Government Press |None |
| 1952
|East Pakistan Rifles |None |
| 1953
|East End Club & Ispahani Club (joint) |None |
| 1954
|Signal Wings |None |
| 1955
|Central Printing Press & Stationery Club |None |
| 1956
|Dhakeswari Cotton Mill |None |
| 1957
|None |
| 1959
|Kamal Sporting Club |None |
| 1961
|Ispahani Club |None |{{cite web |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19620506/201/0020 |title=Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Sunday 06 May 1962 |access-date=23 February 2025 |page=20 |via=British Newspaper Archive}} |
| 1962
|Dhaka Central Jail |None |
| 1963
|Fire Service SC |None |
| 1964
|None |
| 1965
|None |
| 1966
|Railway Pioneers |None |
| 1967
|None |
| 1968
|None |
| 1969
|None |
| 1970
|None |
| 1971
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Not Held | |
| 1972
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Not completed |
| 1973
|None |
| 1974
|None |
| 1975
|None |
| 1976
|None |
| 1977
|Fire Service SC |None |
| 1978
|None |
| 1979
|None |
| 1980
|None |
| 1981
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Not Held |
| 1982
|None |
| 1983
|None |
| 1984
|None |{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang84.html|title=Bangladesh 1984|access-date=17 February 2024|website=RSSSF}} |
| 1985
|Mirpur Chalantika KC |None |
| 1986
|Adamjee Jute Mills SSC |None |{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang86.html|title=Bangladesh 1986|access-date=17 February 2024|website=RSSSF}} |
| 1987
|{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang89.html|title=Bangladesh 1988/89|access-date=17 February 2024|website=RSSSF}} |
| 1988–89 |
| 1989–90
|{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang90.html|title=Bangladesh 1989/90|language=en|access-date=March 7, 2025|website=RSSSF|archive-date=March 7, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250307170822/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang90.html|url-status=live}} |
| 1990–91
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Not Held |
| 1991–92 |
| colspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|From 1993 to 2006 the Dhaka First Division Football League acted as the second-tier. |
| colspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|From 2007 to 2011 the Dhaka Senior Division Football League acted as the second-tier. |
| colspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|Since 2012 the Bangladesh Championship League acts as the second-tier. |
=Third-tier league: 1993–2011=
=Fourth-tier league: 2012–present=
Top scorers
Match-fixing
=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.{{Cite web|date=2022-11-10|title=দ্বিতীয় বিভাগ ফুটবলে ফিক্সিং প্রমানিত! |url=https://www.offsidebangladesh.com/%e0%a6%a6%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%a4%e0%a7%80%e0%a7%9f-%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%ad%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%97-%e0%a6%ab%e0%a7%81%e0%a6%9f%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%b2%e0%a7%87-%e0%a6%ab%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%95/ |access-date=2022-11-11|website=Offside Bangladesh |language=bn}}
References
{{Reflist}}
Notes
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External links
- [https://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/371985/Dhaka-Football-League:-Days-of-Glory Dhaka Football League: Days of Glory] at daily-sun.com
- [https://barta24.com/details/%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0/47654/%E0%A6%A2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE/ History of Dhaka Football] at barta24.com
- [http://kironsportsdesk.com/ Newspaper articles] at kironsportsdesk.com
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