2021–22 BFF U-18 Football League

BFF U-18 Football League
Season2021–22
Dates15 September–24 October 2022
ChampionsSheikh Jamal U-18 (1 title)
Matches played55
Goals scored160 (2.91 per match)
Best PlayerBangladesh Mr. Joy Dash
Sheikh Jamal U-18
Top goalscorer11 goals
Bangladesh Naymul Talukdar (Muktijoddha SKC U-18)
Highest scoringBashundhara Kings U-18 7–1 Swadhinata KS U-18
(15 September 2022)
Longest winning run6 matches
(Sheikh Jamal DC U-18)
Longest unbeaten run7 matches
(Sheikh Jamal DC U-18)
Longest winless run9 matches
(Swadhinata KS U-18)
Longest losing run9 matches
(Swadhinata KS U-18)

The 2021–22 BFF U-18 Football League is the inaugural edition of BFF U-18 Football League, replacing the BFF U-18 Football Tournament.[1][2] Youth teams of 10 BPL clubs competing in the league.[3] Uttar Baridhara withdrew themselves two days before kicking off the league citing financial crisis, while Saif SC didn't participate as they closed their football department.[4][5]

Sheikh Jamal DC U-18 is the defending champion having won 2021–22 season title.[6]

Format

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The teams would entirely feature U-18 players. The eleven team will play ten matches again each other in a single round basis. A total of 55 matches will be played. The teams occupying league table positions 1, 2 & 3 will be awarded Champions, Runner-up & Third place prize money. The league does not have a relegation system as of the first season.

Venues

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All matches are playing following two ground.

Dhaka Dhaka
Sheikh Jamal DC Football Ground Govt. Physical Education College Ground

Teams

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Team Head Coach Captain
Bangladesh Police FC U-18 Bangladesh
Bashundhara Kings U-18 Bangladesh Mahabub Hossain Roksy
Chittagong Abahani U-18 Bangladesh Shaidul Alam Bulbul
Dhaka Abahani U-18 Bangladesh Pranotosh Kumar Das
Dhaka Mohammedan U-18 Bangladesh Alfaz Ahmed
Lt.Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited U-18 Bangladesh Faraz Hossain
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC U-18 Malaysia Raja Isa
Rahmatganj MFS U-18 Bangladesh Kamal Ahmed Babu
Sheikh Russel KC U-18 Bangladesh Abdul Baten Komol
Swadhinata KS U-18 Bangladesh Masud Alam Jahangir
Uttar Baridhara U-18 None

Standings

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sheikh Jamal DC U-18 (C) 10 8 1 1 24 6 +18 25 Champions
2 Bashundhara Kings U-18 (R) 10 6 3 1 25 6 +19 21 Runner-up
3 Muktijoddha Sangsad U-18 10 7 0 3 18 15 +3 21
4 Rahmatganj MFS U-18 10 6 1 3 20 16 +4 19
5 Dhaka Abahani U-18 10 5 2 3 15 6 +9 17
6 Dhaka Mohammedan U-18 10 5 2 3 13 10 +3 17
7 Sheikh Russel KC U-18 10 4 4 2 12 9 +3 16
8 Chittagong Abahani U-18 10 3 1 6 16 15 +1 10
9 Bangladesh Police FC U-18 10 3 0 7 9 20 −11 9
10 Swadhinata KS U-18 10 1 0 9 8 27 −19 3
11 Uttar Baridhara U-18[a] 10 0 0 10 0 30 −30 0
Updated to match(es) played on completed. Source: BFF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Runners-up


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    Uttar Baridhara U-18 withdrew themselves before the league begun.
  • Results

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    No Home \ No Away BPFC U-18 BK U-18 CAL U-18 DAL U-18 MSC U-18 SJDC U-18 SKS U-18 RAH U-18 SRKC U-18 MUK U-18 UBC U-18[note 1]
    Bangladesh Police FC U-18 1–3 0–1 3–0
    Bashundhara Kings U-18 1–1 7–1 3–0
    Chittagong Abahani U-18 2–1 3–4 3–0
    Dhaka Abahani U-18 2–0 1–2 3–0
    Mohammedan SC U-18 3–1 0–1 3–0
    Sheikh Jamal DC U-18 1–1 5–2 3–0
    Swadhinata KS U-18 1–7 0–2 2–5 3–0
    Rahmatganj MFS U-18 4–0 2–2 3–0
    Sheikh Russel KC U-18 1–0 2–2 3–0
    Muktijoddha Sangsad KC U-18 4–3 2–1 1–0 3–0
    Uttar Baridhara U-18[note 1] 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3
    Source: BFF
    Legend: Blue = left column team win; Yellow = draw; Red = top row team win.

    Season statistics

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    Goalscorers

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    There have been 160 goals scored in 55 matches, for an average of 2.91 goals per match (as of 23 October 2022).

    11 goals

    9 goals

    6 goals

    5 goals

    4 goals

    3 goals

    2 goals

    1 goal

    Source: BFF

    Unknown Goalscorers

    Hat-tricks

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    Player For Against Result Date
    Bangladesh Sabbir Hossain Bashundhara Kings U-18 Swadhinata U-18 7–1 15 September 2022
    Bangladesh Shahadat Hossain Chittagong Abahani U-18 Swadhinata U-18 4–0 16 October 2022
    Bangladesh Naymul Talukdar 4 Muktijoddha SKC U-18 Chittagong Abahani U-18 4–3 23 October 2022

    See also

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    Notes

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    1. ^ Opposition were given a Walkover in all games, as Uttar Baridhara U-18 withdrew before the league had begun.

    References

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    1. ^ "বয়সভিত্তিক ফুটবলের ২ আয়োজন নিয়ে আসছে বাফুফে". dhakapost.com.
    2. ^ বৃদ্ধি পেলো বাফুফের বয়সভিত্তিক টুর্ণামেন্টের খেলোয়াড় নিবন্ধন কার্যক্রম. Offside Bangladesh (in Bengali). August 27, 2022.
    3. ^ "সূচি ঘোষণার পর সরে গেল বারিধারা". Daily Dhaka Post (in Bengali). 13 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
    4. ^ "Baridhara pull out from BPL U-18 League". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
    5. ^ "Age-verification process dents BFF's youth league prospects". The Daily Star. August 31, 2022.
    6. ^ "প্রথম' চ্যাম্পিয়ন শেখ জামাল". Daily Dhaka Post (in Bengali). 19 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.