League runners up Dhaka Abahani Limited forced Uttar Baridhara Club to relegate from the 12-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football crushing them by 5-2 goals in their last league match at the Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni Stadium in Gopalganj on Sunday. BFF senior vice-president Abdus Salam Murshedy MP handed over the league runners up trophy to Dhaka Abahani after the day' s match. In the day's match, Brazilian striker Dorielton Gomes made a hattrick for the popular sky-blue Dhanmondi outfit Abahani scoring four goals in the18th, 23rd, 40th and 73rd minutes while another Brazilian Raphael Augusto netted other goal in the 58th minute. Also read: BPL Football :Champions Bashundhara Kings end campaign on winning note Local medio Maruf Ahmed and Uzbek defender S Fozilov scored one each for Uttar Baridhara Club in the 48th and 83rd minutes respectively. With the day's comfortable victory, Independence and Federation Cup champions Dhaka Abahani Limited completed the league engagements with winning note at the coffin of Uttar Baridhara Club. Dhaka Abahani, which earler assured the league runners up position with two matches to spare, lost the last match to hattrick champions Bashundhara Kings by 2-3 goals, but made a good finishing on Sunday outplaying Uttar Baridhara.Club. Also read: BPL Football: Sheikh Russel KC beat Rahmatganj MFS by 3-2 goal Uttar Baridhara Club (14 pts) which badly needed a win against giant Dhaka Abahani in the day's match to avoid relegation, failed achieve their tough target and relegated from BPL alongwith newcomers Swadinata KS (10 pts). Bashundhara Kings earned a rare feat of clinching the hattrick title of BPL Football earlier securing 57 points from 22 matches with 18 win, three draw and one defeat against new comers Swadhinata KS in league opener. Bashundhara Kings, which were deprived of the season's two major soccer trophies, deprived the Independence Cup and Federation Cup Football champions Dhaka Abahani for winning the triple crown in the season, by clinching the league title comfortably beating Abahani after three matches. Dhaka Abahani, finished league runners up distantly securing 47 points from all the 22 encounters with 14 win, 5 draw and:3 defeats. In the day's other match, Muktijoddha Sangsad KC (19 pts) escaped relegation beating 3rd ranked Saif SC (37 pts) by 3-2 goals at the Bir Shreshtha Matiur Rahman Stadium in Munshiganj. Tetsuaki Misawa, Sudi Sbdullsh and Nawab scored one each for the freedom fighters team Muktijoddha while Mfon snd Sajan scored for Saif SC.

Saif Sporting Club advanced to the 3rd slot in the 12-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football'2022 crushing lowly Uttar Baridhara Club by a massive 7-0 goals in the 21st round match at the Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni Stadium in Gopalganj on Tuesday..With the day's massive victory, Saif SC reached the 3rd slot in the league toppling three time champions Sheikh Jamal DC securing 37 points from 21 matches while relegation bound Uttar Baridhara Club remained at 11th slot collecting 14 points from 21 encounters. Local forward Meraz Hossain Opi (45th and 64th minutes) and Uzbek defender Asror Gafurov (68th and 83rd) struck two goals each, Nigerian forward Mfon Udoh (14th), forward Rahim Uddin (71st ) and defender Abid Ahmed (90+2) scored one each for the formidable Saif SC, which dominated the first half by 2-0 goals.   .  Uttar Baridhara forward Sujon Biswas got the marching order after receiving a red card in the 52nd minute.  Besides, Saif SC head coach Diego Andres Cruciani, and Baridhara manger Noor Hossain, assistant manager Jahangir Alam also received red cards in the match. Read: BPL Football :Bashundhara Kings beat Dhaka Abahani 3-2 in a battle of prideIn the day's other league match, coming from behind, former champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club played 2-2 draw with another relegation bound Swadhinata KS at the Bir Shreshtha Matiur Rahman Stadium in Munshiganj. Iqbal Hossain pur Swadhinata KS ahead in the 26th minute (1-0) while Zillur doubled the lead in the 49th minute (2-0).  Uzbek midfielder Otabek Valizhonov reduced the Sheikh Jamal margin in the 70th (2-1) while Nigerian forward Chijioke Alaekwe leveled the margin (2-2) in the stoppage time of the match (90+1 minute)  After the day's debacle, Sheikh Jamal DC went down to the 4th slot in the league table securing 35 points from 21 outings while newcomer Swadhinata KS fell victim of relegation bagging 10 points from 21 matches.Earlier, Bashundhara Kings earned a rare feat of clinching the hattrick title of BPL Football securing 54 points from 21 matches with 17 win, three draw and one defeat against relegation bound and newcomers Swadhinata KS in opener.SIx time champions Dhaka Abahani assured league runners up position, collecting 44 points from 21 encounters with 13 win, five draw and three defeats.The champions Kings will play three times champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club on July 31 while runners up Dhaka Abahani will meet lowly Uttar Baridhara Club on the same day (July 31) in their last league matches..

Dhaka Mohammedan moved to the fifth spot in the 12-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football table after hammering Uttar Baridhara Club 3-0 at the Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla Friday. Mohammedan went ahead in the match in the stoppage time of the first half (48th minute) as Uttar Baridhara's Ivory Coast defender Youssouf scored an own goal (1-0). Malian striker Souleymane Diabate scored the second goal for the Black and Whites in the 70th minute (2-0). Nigerian left winger Ugochukwu Obi Moneka sealed the fate of the match after scoring the third goal for Mohammedan in the stoppage time of the match (92nd minute). With the victory, the Black and Whites secured the fifth spot in the table with 29 points from 19 matches. Uttar Baridhara remained at the 10th slot with 13 points from 19 matches. The Kings collected 49 points in 19 matches, and they need just one win in their remaining three matches against Saif SC on July 18, Dhaka Abahani on July 24 and Sheikh Jamal on July 30 to lift the title for the third time in a row. Read:BPL Football: Dhaka Abahani thrash Swadhinata 4-1 Six-time champions Dhaka Abahani secured 41 points from 19 matches, seven points behind league leader Kings. In the day's other match, Bangladesh Police dropped a point as their encounter with Rahmatganj ended in a goalless draw at the Muktijoddha Smriti Stadium in Rajshahi. Police slipped to the sixth spot after collecting 29 points; Old Dhaka's Rahmatganj remained in ninth place with 15 points. In the other match, Muktijoddha Sangsad snatched an important point from Sheikh Russel in a goalless affair at the Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni Stadium in Gopalganj. Sheikh Russel remained in the 8th slot with 22 points from 19 matches. Muktijoddha remained at the 11th slot after securing 12 points from 19 matches. Swadhinata remained rooted at the bottom of the points table with nine points from 19 matches.

Twice-defending champions Bashundhara Kings tasted their first win in this season's 12-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL),  beating neighbours Uttar Baridhara Club 1-0 at the Bir Shreshtha Matiur Rahman Stadium in Munshiganj on Monday. Kings remain favourites to complete a hattrick of championships in the country's most prestigious football competition this time, despite starting their league  campaign on a frustrating note losing the opening fixture to newcomers Swadhinata KS 2-1 in Tongi last Thursday, one of the biggest upsets in the competition's history. On Monday, Bosnian striker Stojan Vranjes scored the all-important deciding goals as early as the first third of the match- decider for the defending champions Kings in the 27th minute by a placing shot, off a long cross by Mohammad Ibrahim (2-0). Also read: BPL 2022: Barishal continue on winning-streak Bashundhara Kings have now managed three points from two matches to get back the winning feeling, even as the trophy cabinet remains bare for the 2021-22 season. Kings will enter every domestic competition they play in this year as favourites, having bagged 3 of the 4 official BFF titles last year. Already though, twice this season they have fallen short: in both the Independence Cup and Federation Cup. Uttar Baridhara Club remained at bottom of the league with empty hand with two successive defeats after conceding 1-2 goals losses against Sheikh Jamal DC in the first match. Two matches will be on Tuesday (Feb 8). Also read: BPL 2022: Favourites to Win Player of the Series Award The six-time champions Dhaka Abahani Ltd will play Police FC in Tongi while Sheikh Jamal DC will meet  Muktijoddha SKC in Munshiganj, both at 3pm.

Sheikh Russel KC will play Uttar Baridhara Club in the opening match of the season’s curtain raiser soccer meet, the Independence Cup Football’ 21, beginning on Saturday at the Bir Shrestha Shahid Shipahi Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur here. The match will kick off at 4 pm. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club will face Bangladesh Air Force at 6 pm in the day‘s other opening fixture at the same venue. The following day (Sunday), Mohammedan SC will encounter Muktijoddha Sangsad KC at 4 pm while Dhaka Abahani Ltd will meet newcomers Swadhinata KS at 5:45 pm at the same venue. READ: Four Nations Football: Double strike by Waseem guides Sri Lanka to final at cost of Bangladesh A total 15 teams, including 12 premier division league clubs and three services teams, split into  four groups, are initially taking part in league basis matches from November 27 to December 8. Participating teams:  Group A– Dhaka Abahani Limited, Rahmatganj MFS and Swadhinata KS  Group B: Sheikh Jamal DC, Sheikh Russel KC, Uttar Baridhara Club and Bangladesh Air Force. READ: Four Nations Football: Hosts Sri Lanka stand between Bangladesh and final Group C: Saif Sporting Club, Mohammedan SC, Muktijoddha Sangsad KC and Bangladesh Army. Group D: Bashundhara Kings, Chittagong Abahani Ltd, Bangladesh Police and Bangladesh Navy    Later, four group champions and runners-up teams will play in the quarterfinals on December 10 and 12.  The two semifinals will be held on December 12 while the final match on December 18.

Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra earned a massive 5-1 goals victory over Uttar Baridhara Club in the 13-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football 2020-21 in the day's lone match at the Banglabandhu National Stadium here on Monday. Despite the day's well merited victory, Sheikh Russel KC remained at 7th slot in the league table securing 33 points from 22 matches while Uttar Baridhara went down to 11th place with their previous credit of 19 points from 23 outings. READ: AFC Cup: Kings’ do-or-die match against Kolkata Mohun Bagan Tuesday Nigerian midfielder Obi Moneke struck twice in the 24th and 57th minutes, Kyrgyz medio Baktyir Duyshobekov also scored twice in the 33rd and 45+2 minutes while Rumon Hossain netted the remaining goal for Sheikh Russel KC in the 35th minute. Sumon Reza netted the consolation goal for Uttar Baridhara Club in the 80th minute from a penalty. READ: 2021 SAFF Championship: Bangladesh Seek First Title Since 2003

Saif Sporting Club continued their winning run in the 13-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football 2020-21, beating Uttar Baridhara Club 3-1 Thursday. Saif SC, who caused an upset by beating six times champions Dhaka Abahani 3-2 on August 13, dominated the first half 1-0 today at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. Read: BPL Football put off at the last moment Nigerian player John Okoli struck twice – in the 28th and 95th minutes – while his compatriot Kenneth Ikechukwu added another in the 66th minute. Maruf Ahmed pulled one back for Uttar Baridhara late on (75th minute). Despite the victory, Saif SC remained at the sixth spot in the league table, securing 38 points from 21 matches, while Uttar Baridhara remained at 10th place with 19 points from 22 encounters. In Thursday's other match, Bangladesh Police FC beat Arambagh 1-0 at the Kamalapur Stadium in the afternoon. Jewel hit the all-important goal for Police in the 92nd minute from a penalty. Read: Bashundhara beat Muktijoddha 3-0; move closer to league title Police remained in eighth place in the league table collecting 25 points from 22 outings. Arambagh, who were already relegated from the BPL along with Brothers Union, stayed at the bottom of the table with five points from 22 encounters.  

Six times champions Dhaka Abahani returned to the winning streak in the 13-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football beating Uttar Baridhara 2-1 on Thursday. 

The Federation Cup champions Bashundhara Kings made a flying start in the 13-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football beating Uttar Baridhara by 2-0 in the opening match on Wednesday.

Uttar Baridhara Club produced an upset victory in their second match of the Federation Cup Football 2020, beating formidable Arambagh KS by 3-2 on Saturday.