Dhaka League

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Dhaka Premier Division League
Country  Bangladesh
Confederation AFC
Founded 1948
First season 1948
Number of teams 10
Level on pyramid 3
Domestic cup(s) Federation Cup
Most championships Mohammedan Sporting Club (19 titles)
Website www.bffonline.com
2014 Dhaka Senior Division League

Dhaka League is the premier regional football league in Bangladesh played by clubs in Dhaka. Until 2006, it was the top-tier league of the country.

History

First in 1948, a year after the independence of Pakistan and India the Dhaka League became the center of attraction for the people of Dhaka, which was then in East Pakistan in the 1960s. Sports clubs like Dhaka Wanderers (The President of Dhaka wanderers was MD. Abdul Gaffar coming from a Nawab Family.) and Mohammedan Sporting Club were the more successful ones and grew the base for league football among Bengalis. Dhaka's football grew popular and footballers from here were selected for the Pakistan national football team.

After 23 seasons, the Dhaka League stopped for two years in Bangladesh's liberation war but continued the following year. In the years before 2006 it became the most renowned and premier football league in the country as no national league was introduced. It gained more fans and spectators than any other football competitions in Bangladesh but unfortunately the 2006 saw it losing its quality with top-level teams leaving for the national league.

The league produced premium clubs like Abahani Krira Chakra, Mohammedan Sporting Club, Muktijoddha Sangsad KS, Brothers Union and Sheikh Russell KC which are the "big fives" in the Bangladesh Premier League today. Most of the clubs of Bangladesh Championship League have also played in Dhaka League earlier.

Previous winners

Dhaka League 1948-1970

Season Champion
1948 Victoria SC
1949 East Pakistan Gymkhana
1950 Dhaka Wanderers Club
1951 Dhaka Wanderers Club
1952 Bengal Government Press
1953 Dhaka Wanderers Club
1954 Dhaka Wanderers Club
1955 Dhaka Wanderers Club
1956 Dhaka Wanderers Club
1957 Mohammedan Sporting Club
1958 Azad Sporting Club
1959 Mohammedan Sporting Club
1960 Dhaka Wanderers Club
1961 Mohammedan Sporting Club
1962 Victoria SC
1963 Mohammedan Sporting Club
1964 Victoria SC
1965 Mohammedan Sporting Club
1966 Mohammedan Sporting Club
1967 East Pakistan IDC
1968 East Pakistan IDC
1969 Mohammedan Sporting Club
1970 East Pakistan IDC

Dhaka League 1971-1992

Season Champion AFC Club Completion
1971 Not held
1972 Not completed
1973 Bangladesh JIC
1974 Abahani Krira Chakra
1975 Mohammedan Sporting Club
1976 Mohammedan Sporting Club
1977 Abahani Krira Chakra
1978 Mohammedan Sporting Club
1979 Team BJMC
1980 Mohammedan Sporting Club
1981 Abahani Krira Chakra
1982 Mohammedan Sporting Club
1983 Abahani Krira Chakra
1984 Abahani Krira Chakra
1985 Abahani Krira Chakra
1986 Mohammedan Sporting Club
1987 Mohammedan Sporting Club
1988-89 Mohammedan Sporting Club
1989-90 Abahani Ltd.
1992 Abahani Ltd.

Premier Division League

Senior Division League

Total Championships

The number of national championships that clubs in Dhaka have attained.

Club
 Number of Championships
Mohammedan SC 19 (Before liberation 7 times after that 12 times)
Abahani Ltd. 11
Dhaka Wanderers Club 7
Bangladesh IDC [includes East Pakistan IDC] 4
Victoria SC 3
Muktijoddha Sangsad KS 2
Brothers Union 2
Fakirerpool Young Men's Club 2
Bengal Government Press 1
Team BJMC 1
East Pakistan Gymkhana 1
Azad Sporting Club 1
Badda Jagarani Sangsad 1

References

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