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BFF U-18 Football League

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BFF U-18 Football League
Logo of 2021–22 season
Founded15 September 2022; 3 years ago (15 September 2022)
CountryBangladesh
ConfederationAFC
Number of clubs9
Level on pyramid1
Current championsDhaka Abahani U-18
(1 title)
(2023–24)
Most championshipsDhaka Abahani U-18
Sheikh Jamal DC U-18
(1 title each)
Websitewww.bff.com.bd
Current: 2023–24 BFF U-18 Football League

The BFF U-18 Football League is the top level of the Bangladeshi football league system for youth players under 18 years old where youth teams of Bangladesh Premier League teams compete in.[1] Established in 2022, it is administered by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).

The league replaces the BFF U-18 Football Tournament as the top-tier youth football competition.[2] A total of 12 youth teams compete in a single league format.[3]

History

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In September 2022, Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) inaugurated the first youth football league for the clubs in the country's top-tier football league, the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).[4][5] The league is eligible for players under 18 years old.[6]

Format

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The teams would entirely feature U-18 players. The ten teams will play nine matches against each other in a single round league format. A total of 45 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.

Champions

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Successful clubs by seasons

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Edition Season Champions Runners–up Ref.
1st 2021–22Sheikh Jamal DC U-18Bashundhara Kings U-18[7]
2nd 2023–24Dhaka Abahani U-18Fortis FC U-18[8]

Performance by clubs

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Club
 Titles Runners–up Winning seasons Runners–up seasons
Sheikh Jamal DC U-181 2021–22
Bashundhara Kings U-18 1 2021–22
Dhaka Abahani U-181 2023–24
Fortis FC U-18 1 2023–24

Current teams

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As of 2023–24 season.
Team Location
Bangladesh Police FC Dhaka
Bashundhara Kings Dhaka
Brothers Union Dhaka
Dhaka Abahani Dhaka (Dhanmondi)
Mohammedan SC Dhaka
Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd. Dhaka (Dhanmondi)
Fortis FC Dhaka
Rahmatganj MFS Dhaka (Old Dhaka)
Sheikh Russel KC Dhaka

Stats and players

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Seasonal statistics

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As of 16 July 2024
SeasonTotal GoalsMatches playedAverage per Game
2021–22160552.91
2023–2466322.06

Top scorers

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As of 16 July 2024
Year Player Club Goals Ref.
2021–22 Bangladesh Naymul TalukdarMuktijoddha SKC U-1811[7]
2023–24 Bangladesh Md Yeasin Arafat SifatAbahani Limited Dhaka U-186[9]

Awards

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Player of the Season

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Season Player Team
2021–22 Bangladesh Mr. Joy Dash Sheikh Jamal U-18

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Flying start for Bashundhara in BFF U-18 Football League - Sports". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  2. ↑ "Muktijoddha SKC makes winning start in BFF U-18 Football League | Sports". BSS. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  3. ↑ "āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ• āĻĢā§āĻŸāĻŦāĻ˛ā§‡āĻ° ā§¨ āĻ†āĻ¯āĻŧā§‹āĻœāĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ†āĻ¸āĻ›ā§‡ āĻŦāĻžāĻĢā§āĻĢā§‡". dhakapost.com.
  4. ↑ āĻŸā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸ āĻ¨āĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ…āĻ¨ā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻ§ā§āĻŦ-ā§§ā§Ž āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ— āĻšāĻšā§āĻ›ā§‡ āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻ°. jagonews24.com (in Bengali).
  5. ↑ āĻ¸ā§‡āĻĒā§āĻŸā§‡āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§‡ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ˛ āĻ“ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻ˛ āĻ•ā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ—ā§āĻ˛ā§‹āĻ° āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸ āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ• āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ—!. offsidebangladesh.com (in Bengali). July 29, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Age-verification process dents BFF's youth league prospects". The Daily Star. August 31, 2022.
  7. 1 2 "āĻ…āĻ¨ā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻ§ā§āĻŦ-ā§§ā§Ž āĻĢā§āĻŸāĻŦāĻ˛ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ— āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻļā§‡āĻ– āĻœāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ˛". www.banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 19 October 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "āĻ›ā§‹āĻŸāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ—ā§‡ āĻ†āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ¨ā§€ āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨". www.kalbela.com (in Bengali). 16 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "āĻ˛ā§€āĻ—ā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸ā§‡āĻ°āĻž āĻ—ā§‹āĻ˛āĻĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻž āĻ†āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ¨ā§€āĻ° āĻŽā§‹:āĻ‡āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ†āĻ°āĻžāĻĢāĻžāĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĢāĻžāĻ¤". www.bd-pratidin.com (in Bengali). 17 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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