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Founded | 1948 |
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First season | 1948 |
Country | Bangladesh |
Confederation | AFC |
Number of teams | 15 (as of 2022–23 season) |
Level on pyramid |
3 (1948–1992) 4 (1993–2011) 5 (2012–present) |
Promotion to | Dhaka Second Division League |
Relegation to | Bangladesh Pioneer League |
Current champions | Chawkbazar Kings (1 title) |
Website | bff.com.bd |
Current: 2022–23 Dhaka Third Division Football League |
Dhaka Third Division Football League ( Bengali: ঢাকা তৃতীয় বিভাগ ফুটবল লীগ), officially known as Bashundhara Group Third Division (U-17) Football League due to sponsorship reasons and change of format, is the fifth-tier football league in Bangladesh, as well as the third and lowest league division in Dhaka.
It was established in 1948 as the third-tier of the First Division, the Dhaka League, while Bangladesh was still under Pakistani rule. [1] [2] [3] From 2022–23 season, the league is being arranged as an under-17 league.
The league is the lowest division of semi-professional football in the country and the two top-finishing teams are automatically promoted to the Dhaka Second Division Football League. While the bottom two teams are relegated to the country's amateur age-level football league, the Bangladesh Pioneer Football League. [4] [5]
On 16 September 2021, the Bangladesh Football Federation decided to shut down the Dhaka Third Division League from the 2021–2022 season. [6] [7] The decision received much scrutiny from clubs participating in the Dhaka Football League. [8] On 3 January 2023, BFF announced that the 2021–2022 league season would finally begin from 7 January 2023, and participating clubs will only be allowed to field U17 players. [9]
Level |
League / Division |
---|---|
1 |
Bangladesh Premier League
|
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
|
Season | Champion | Promoted Runners-up | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
1956 | PWD Sports Club | None | |
1960 | Fakirerpool YMC | None | [10] |
1963 | Rahmatganj MFS | None | [11] |
1964 | EPIDC | None | |
1965 | Farashganj SC | None | [12] |
1970 | Arambagh KS | None | |
1971 | Not Held | ||
1972 | Not completed | ||
1973 | Brothers Union | None | [13] |
1974 | Shantinagar Club | None | |
1975 | Agrani Bank SC | None | |
1976 | Shahjahanpur SC | None | |
1977 | Bangladesh Rifles | None | |
1978 | Not Held | ||
1979 | The Muslim Institute | None | |
1980 | Rayer Bazar AC | None | |
1981 | Lalbagh SC | None | [14] |
1982 | Not Held | ||
1983 | Mirpur Chalantika | None | |
1984 | Adamjee Jute Mills SCC | None | |
1985 | Avijatrik Malibagh | None | |
1986 | East Bengal Limited | None | |
1987 | Bangladesh Boys Club | Jurain Janata Club | |
1988–89 | Eskaton Sabuj Sangha Club | Prantik KC | |
1989–90 | Mohakhali Ekadosh | Nobarun Sangsad | |
1990–91 | Not Held | ||
1991 [note 1] | Lalmatia Club | Badda Jagoroni Sangsad | |
1992 | Not Held |
Season | Champion | Promoted Runners-up | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
1993 [note 2] | Basabo Tarun Sangha | Government Printing Press | |
1994 [note 3] | Gendaria Famous Club | Little Friends Club | |
1995 [note 4] | Prantik KC | East End Boys Club | |
1996 [note 5] | T&T Club Motijheel | Jatrabari KC | |
1997 [note 6] | Koshaituli Somaj Kallyan Parishad | Sheikh Russel KC | |
1998 | Not Held | ||
1999 | Not Held | ||
2000 [note 7] | MSPCC City Club | Purbachal Parishad | |
2001 | Not Held | ||
2002 | Kadamtola Sangsad | Dipali Jubo Sangha | |
2003 | Little Friends Club | Sunrise Sporting Club | |
2004 [note 8] | Uttar Baridhara Club | Kawran Bazar PS | |
2005 | Not Held | ||
2006 | Not Held | ||
2009 | PWD Sports Club | Swadhinata KS |
Season | Champion | Promoted Runner Up | Promoted Third Place | Promoted Fourth Place | Promoted Fifth Place | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Dilkusha SC | BKSP | Khilgaon FA | Gouripur SC | None | [15] |
2016 | Not Held | |||||
2017–18 | Arambagh FA | Kadamtola Sangsad | Siddique Bazar Dhaka Jr. SC | Saif Sporting Club Jr. | Jatrabari JS | [16] |
2018–19 | Not Held | |||||
2019–20 | Alamgir Shomaj Kollyan KS | Kingstar Sporting Club | Kallol Sangha | Jabid Ahsan Sohel KC | Bikrampur Kings | [17] |
2020–21 | Not Held | |||||
2021–22 | Not Held | |||||
2022–23 | Chawkbazar Kings | Elias Ahmed Chowdhury SS | None | [18] |
Season | Player | Clubs | Goals | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2017–18 |
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Arambagh FA | 8 | [16] |
2019–20 |
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Alamgir Shomaj Kollyan KS | 19 | [19] |
2021–22 |
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Chawkbazar Kings | 11 | [20] |
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The Muslim Institute |
![]() Logo of
2022–23 season | |
Founded | 1948 |
---|---|
First season | 1948 |
Country | Bangladesh |
Confederation | AFC |
Number of teams | 15 (as of 2022–23 season) |
Level on pyramid |
3 (1948–1992) 4 (1993–2011) 5 (2012–present) |
Promotion to | Dhaka Second Division League |
Relegation to | Bangladesh Pioneer League |
Current champions | Chawkbazar Kings (1 title) |
Website | bff.com.bd |
Current: 2022–23 Dhaka Third Division Football League |
Dhaka Third Division Football League ( Bengali: ঢাকা তৃতীয় বিভাগ ফুটবল লীগ), officially known as Bashundhara Group Third Division (U-17) Football League due to sponsorship reasons and change of format, is the fifth-tier football league in Bangladesh, as well as the third and lowest league division in Dhaka.
It was established in 1948 as the third-tier of the First Division, the Dhaka League, while Bangladesh was still under Pakistani rule. [1] [2] [3] From 2022–23 season, the league is being arranged as an under-17 league.
The league is the lowest division of semi-professional football in the country and the two top-finishing teams are automatically promoted to the Dhaka Second Division Football League. While the bottom two teams are relegated to the country's amateur age-level football league, the Bangladesh Pioneer Football League. [4] [5]
On 16 September 2021, the Bangladesh Football Federation decided to shut down the Dhaka Third Division League from the 2021–2022 season. [6] [7] The decision received much scrutiny from clubs participating in the Dhaka Football League. [8] On 3 January 2023, BFF announced that the 2021–2022 league season would finally begin from 7 January 2023, and participating clubs will only be allowed to field U17 players. [9]
Level |
League / Division |
---|---|
1 |
Bangladesh Premier League
|
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
|
Season | Champion | Promoted Runners-up | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
1956 | PWD Sports Club | None | |
1960 | Fakirerpool YMC | None | [10] |
1963 | Rahmatganj MFS | None | [11] |
1964 | EPIDC | None | |
1965 | Farashganj SC | None | [12] |
1970 | Arambagh KS | None | |
1971 | Not Held | ||
1972 | Not completed | ||
1973 | Brothers Union | None | [13] |
1974 | Shantinagar Club | None | |
1975 | Agrani Bank SC | None | |
1976 | Shahjahanpur SC | None | |
1977 | Bangladesh Rifles | None | |
1978 | Not Held | ||
1979 | The Muslim Institute | None | |
1980 | Rayer Bazar AC | None | |
1981 | Lalbagh SC | None | [14] |
1982 | Not Held | ||
1983 | Mirpur Chalantika | None | |
1984 | Adamjee Jute Mills SCC | None | |
1985 | Avijatrik Malibagh | None | |
1986 | East Bengal Limited | None | |
1987 | Bangladesh Boys Club | Jurain Janata Club | |
1988–89 | Eskaton Sabuj Sangha Club | Prantik KC | |
1989–90 | Mohakhali Ekadosh | Nobarun Sangsad | |
1990–91 | Not Held | ||
1991 [note 1] | Lalmatia Club | Badda Jagoroni Sangsad | |
1992 | Not Held |
Season | Champion | Promoted Runners-up | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
1993 [note 2] | Basabo Tarun Sangha | Government Printing Press | |
1994 [note 3] | Gendaria Famous Club | Little Friends Club | |
1995 [note 4] | Prantik KC | East End Boys Club | |
1996 [note 5] | T&T Club Motijheel | Jatrabari KC | |
1997 [note 6] | Koshaituli Somaj Kallyan Parishad | Sheikh Russel KC | |
1998 | Not Held | ||
1999 | Not Held | ||
2000 [note 7] | MSPCC City Club | Purbachal Parishad | |
2001 | Not Held | ||
2002 | Kadamtola Sangsad | Dipali Jubo Sangha | |
2003 | Little Friends Club | Sunrise Sporting Club | |
2004 [note 8] | Uttar Baridhara Club | Kawran Bazar PS | |
2005 | Not Held | ||
2006 | Not Held | ||
2009 | PWD Sports Club | Swadhinata KS |
Season | Champion | Promoted Runner Up | Promoted Third Place | Promoted Fourth Place | Promoted Fifth Place | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Dilkusha SC | BKSP | Khilgaon FA | Gouripur SC | None | [15] |
2016 | Not Held | |||||
2017–18 | Arambagh FA | Kadamtola Sangsad | Siddique Bazar Dhaka Jr. SC | Saif Sporting Club Jr. | Jatrabari JS | [16] |
2018–19 | Not Held | |||||
2019–20 | Alamgir Shomaj Kollyan KS | Kingstar Sporting Club | Kallol Sangha | Jabid Ahsan Sohel KC | Bikrampur Kings | [17] |
2020–21 | Not Held | |||||
2021–22 | Not Held | |||||
2022–23 | Chawkbazar Kings | Elias Ahmed Chowdhury SS | None | [18] |
Season | Player | Clubs | Goals | Ref. |
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2017–18 |
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Arambagh FA | 8 | [16] |
2019–20 |
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Alamgir Shomaj Kollyan KS | 19 | [19] |
2021–22 |
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Chawkbazar Kings | 11 | [20] |
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The Muslim Institute |