The 2025–26 Bangladesh Football League, also known as the United Healthcare Bangladesh Football League for sponsorship reasons, was the 18th season of the country's top-tier Professional League since its establishment in 2007 and its first after being rebranded as the Bangladesh Football League.
Mohammedan SC were the defending champions, having won their 1st professional league title and 20th top-tier league title overall, ending a 23-year drought in 2024–25 season.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
+ 2025–26 Bangladesh Football League clubs Team Location Stadium Capacity Abahani Limited Cumilla Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium 18,000 Arambagh KS Manikganj Shaheed Miraj–Tapan Stadium 5,000 Gazipur Shaheed Barkat Stadium 5,000 Bashundhara Kings Dhaka Bashundhara Kings Arena 6,000 Brothers Union Munshiganj Munshiganj Stadium 10,000 Fakirerpool YMC Manikganj Shaheed Miraj–Tapan Stadium 5,000 Fortis FC Dhaka Bashundhara Kings Arena 6,000 Mohammedan SC Cumilla Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium 18,000 Rahmatganj MFS Munshiganj Munshiganj Stadium 10,000 PWD Sports Club Gazipur Shaheed Barkat Stadium 5,000
Promotion/Relegation + Promoted from Relegated from PWD Sports Club Arambagh KSChittagong Abahani Dhaka Wanderers
Personnel, kits, sponsors Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest) Abahani Limited Maruful Haque Assaduzzaman Bablu Arambagh KS Sheikh Zahidur Rahman Milon Md Rokey Sharif Metal S. M. Asifuzzaman Manik Hossain Molla Bashundhara Kings Bayazid Alam Zubair Nipu Topu Barman Bashundhara Group Brothers Union K.M. Zabid Hossain Jamal Bhuyan 2WO Playwear Fakirerpool YMC Sawpan Kumar Das Raficul Islam Fortis FC Masud Parvez Kaiser Pa Omar Babou TORR TORR Limited Mohammedan SC Alfaz Ahmed Mehedi Hasan Mithu Wings PWD Sports Club Anawer Hossain Sumon Kumar Das Designex Rahmatganj MFS Kamal Babu Solomon King Kanform
Coaching changes +TeamOutgoing CoachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in the tableIncoming CoachDate of appointment Omar SisseDemoted to assistant September 2025Pre-season K.M. Zabid HossainSeptember 2025 Frank BernhardtMutual ConsentMay 2025Pre-season S. M. Asifuzzaman21 July 2025Bashundhara Kings Valeriu TițaMutual Consent 28 June 2025Pre-season Sérgio Farias28 July 2025 Sérgio FariasSigned by Duhok SC11 August 2025Pre-season Mario Gómez25 August 2025 Mario GómezDeparted due to a salary dispute.January 20261st Bayazid Alam Zubair NipuMarch 2026 Alfaz AhmedSacked12 April 20267th Abdul Kayum Santu12 April 2026
Foreign players
Each team is allowed a maximum of five foreign players. A team could name four foreign players on the squad of each game. Also from this season, the footballers from South Asian Football Federation countries would count as local footballers. +TeamPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Left Mid SeasonAbahani Limited Bruno Matos Souleymane Diabate Emeka OgbughSAFF Player 1SAFF Player 2SAFF Player 3SAFF Player 4SAFF Player 5Arambagh Ben Quansah Kwame Kizito Shadrach Lantei-Mills Prosenjit Chakraborty Haidar Awada Yaya John DenapoSAFF Player 1SAFF Player 2SAFF Player 3SAFF Player 4SAFF Player 5 Danilo Quipapá Paulo Henrique Foday Darboe Moses Odo Shafiq Kagimu Kiran ChemjongSAFF Player 1SAFF Player 2SAFF Player 3SAFF Player 4SAFF Player 5 Orgyen Tshering Sherub Dorji Ayush Ghalan Dorielton Emmanuel Tony Agbaji Sunday Emmanuel Raphael AugustoSAFF Player 1SAFF Player 2SAFF Player 3SAFF Player 4SAFF Player 5 Ibrahima Barry Kerfala Kouyaté Mamoudou Conde Samuel Chigozie Ononiwu Mouhamed Becaye Diarra Didier Brossou Anjan Bista Arik Bista Sanish Shrestha Yogesh Gurung Sunday ChizobaSAFF Player 1SAFF Player 2SAFF Player 3SAFF Player 4SAFF Player 5 Alamgir Ghazi Hayyaan Khattak Shayak DostFakierepool Ouattara Ben Ibrahim Mostafa Kahraba Louis Lansana Beavogui Fofana Abu Mohamed Shubhajit SahaSAFF Player 1SAFF Player 2SAFF Player 3SAFF Player 4SAFF Player 5Fortis Essa Jallow Pa Omar Babou Onyekachi Okafor SAFF Player 1SAFF Player 2SAFF Player 3SAFF Player 4SAFF Player 5 Dawa Tshering Ananta Tamang Sujan PereraMohammedan Bernard Morrison Emmanuel Eli Keke Samuel Boateng Muzaffar MuzaffarovSAFF Player 1SAFF Player 2SAFF Player 3SAFF Player 4SAFF Player 5PWD SC Jonathan Santana Kwadwo Acquah Kofi Junior Dabanka Marat Devessa Tareck Anthony Amoh Akobir TuraevSAFF Player 1SAFF Player 2SAFF Player 3SAFF Player 4SAFF Player 5 Sangay Yoezer Ali Uzair Usman AliRahmatganj Adama Jammeh Clement Adu Ernest BoatengSAFF Player 1SAFF Player 2SAFF Player 3SAFF Player 4SAFF Player 5 Abhishek Limbu
Foreign players by confederation Foreign players by confederation AFC (2), (3), (1), (1), (4) CAF (1), (5), (9), (1), (2), (7), (1), (3) CONCACAF CONMEBOL (5) OFC UEFA (1)
Dual citizenship/heritage players +TeamPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Player 6Abahani Limited Quazem Shah ArambaghBangladesh Police Brothers Union Fakirerpool Bishal Das FortisMohammedanPWD SCRahmatganj Notes: Capped for Bangladesh national team. Capped for Bangladesh national football team age groups (U-17, U-20, and U-23) Carrying Bangladesh heritage.
League table
Results Results table
Form
Positions by round The following table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve the chronological evolution, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterward.
Season statistics Goalscorers
19 goals Dori (Bashundhara Kings)
13 goals Pa Omar Babou (Fortis)
11 goals Souleymane Diabate (Dhaka Abahani)
7 goals Paulo Henrique (Bangladesh Police) Onyekachi Okafor (Fortis) Shayak Dost (Brothers Union) Muzaffar Muzaffarov (Mohammedan SC)
6 goals Foysal Ahmed Fahim (Bashundhara Kings) Shekh Morsalin (Dhaka Abahani) Solomon King Kanform (Rahmatganj) Emeka Ogbugh (Dhaka Abahani) Sunday Emmanuel (Bashundhara Kings)
5 goals Sourav Dewan (Mohammedan SC) Kwame Kizito (Arambagh) Samuel Boateng (Mohammedan SC)
4 goals Ouattara Ben Ibrahim (Fakirerpool)
3 goals Al-Amin (Dhaka Abahani ) Rahim Uddin (Mohammedan SC) Bruno Matos (Dhaka Abahani) Clement Adu (Rahmatganj) Ernest Boateng (Rahmatganj) Marat Tareck (PWD SC) Shafiq Kagimu (Bangladesh Police)
2 goals Abu Sayed (PWD SC) Hossain Mohammad Arian (Fakirerpool) Irfan Hossen (Fakirerpool) Jayed Ahmed (Rahmatganj) Jewel Mia (Mohammedan SC) Kazi Rahad Mia (Arambagh) Minhazul Karim Shadin (PWD SC) Mirajul Islam (Dhaka Abahani) M. S. Bablu (Bangladesh Police) Quazem Shah (Dhaka Abahani) Rabby Hossen Rahul (Bangladesh Police) Rafayel Tudu (Mohammedan SC) Rakib Hossain (Bashundhara Kings) Riaj Uddin Sagor (Fortis) Shahriar Emon (Bashundhara Kings) Marcos Rudwere (Brothers Union) Essa Jallow (Fortis) Abhishek Limbu (Rahmatganj) Ananta Tamang (Fortis) Ayush Ghalan (Bangladesh Police) Akobir Turaev (PWD SC)
1 goal Amir Hakim Bappy (Arambagh) Amirul Islam (Bangladesh Police) Arman Foysal Akash (PWD SC) Enamul Islam Gazi (Dhaka Abahani) Isa Faysal (Bangladesh Police) Joy Ahamed (Mohammedan SC) Md Shadin (Fakirerpool) Mehedi Hasan Mithu (Mohammedan SC) Mehedi Hasan Royal (Rahmatganj) Meraj Pradhan (Brothers Union) Mithu Chowdhury (Fortis) Mohammad Abdullah (PWD SC) Mohammad Ridoy (Bashundhara Kings) Mohsin Ahmed (Brothers Union) Mojammel Hossain Nira (Brothers Union) Mojibur Rahman Jony (Bashundhara Kings) Moltazim Alam Hemel (Brothers Union) Murshed Ali (Fortis) Nazmul Huda Faysal (PWD SC) Papon Singh (Dhaka Abahani) Piyas Ahmmed Nova (Fortis) Rafiqul Islam (Rahmatganj) Rajon Howladar (Rahmatganj) Rostam Islam Dukhu Mia (PWD SC) Sajed Hasan Jummon (Fortis) Sohel Rana Jr. (Bashundhara Kings) Sohel Rana Sr. (Bashundhara Kings) Sumon Islam (Fakirerpool) Tias Das (Fakirerpool) Topu Barman (Bashundhara Kings) Danilo Quipapá (Bangladesh Police) Raphael Augusto (Bashundhara Kings) Didier Brossou (Brothers Union) Mostafa Kahraba (Fakirerpool) Adama Jammeh (Rahmatganj) Andrews Appau (Rahmatganj) Ben Nash Quansah (Arambagh) Emmanuel Eli Keke (Mohammedan SC) Kwadwo Acquah (PWD SC) Shadrach Lantei-Mills (Arambagh) Louis Beavogui (Fakirerpool) Anjan Bista (Brothers Union) Arik Bista (Brothers Union) Sanish Shrestha (Brothers Union) Yaya John Denapo (Arambagh) Alamgir Ghazi (Brothers Union)
Own goals † Bold Club indicates winner of the match. Player Club Opponent Result Date Ref Ashikur RahmanPWD SCArambagh KS0–3 Rajon HowladarRahmatganj MFSPWD SC0–2 Mithu ChowdhuryFortisDhaka Abahani0–1 Santo Tudu Fakirerpool YMCFortis1–7 Nikson ChakmaArambagh KSDhaka Abahani0–4
Hat-tricks † Bold Club indicates winner of the match. Player For Against Result Home/Away Date Ref Samuel Boateng Mohammedan SCPWD SC 4–0Home Dorielton Bashundhara KingsFortis 2–3Away Pa Omar Babou4 FortisFakirerpool YMC 1–7Away
Most assists
Rank Player Team Assists1 Solomon King Kanform Rahmatganj MFS8 Rakib HossainBashundhara Kings82 Pa Omar Babou Fortis73 Foysal Ahmed FahimBashundhara Kings64 Souleymane DiabateMohammedan SC5
Clean sheets by goalkeepers
RankPlayerClubMatches1 Sujan PereraFortis181056.002 Mitul MarmaDhaka Abahani17847.003 Mohamed Sujon HossainMohammedan SC25624.004 Anisur Rahman ZicoBashundhara Kings16531.00 5 Ishaque AliBrothers Union14428.00
Teams with the most Clean Sheets
RankClubs Matches1Fortis181056.002Dhaka Abahani18950.003Bangladesh Police18739.00%4Bashundhara Kings18633.00%Rahmatganj MFS18633.00%
Teams total Goals Scored
Rank Clubs Matches1Bashundhara Kings18422Dhaka Abahani18373Fortis FC18314Mohammedan SC18275Rahmatganj MFS1821
Teams total Goals Conceded
Rank Clubs Matches1Fakirerpool YMC18442Brothers Union18293Arambagh KS1828PWD Sports Club18285Rahmatganj MFS1825
Discipline Players
Most yellow cards: 6 Saad Uddin (Bashundhara Kings) Most red cards: 1 (15 players)
Yellow cards statistics Yellow cards:
Rank Club Yellow cards1PWD SC402Rahmatganj MFS383Bashundhara Kings364Bangladesh Police325Fortis306Arambagh KS 297Dhaka Abahani288Brothers Union279Mohammadan SC2610Fakirerpool YMC21Total307
Red card statistics Red cards:
Rank Club Red cards/Sent off1Bangladesh Police32Bashundhara Kings2Fortis2Mohammedan SC2Rahmatganj MFS2Dhaka Abahani2PWD SC23Fakirerpool YMC1Total16
See also 2025–26 BCL 2025–26 Federation Cup 2025–26 Super Cup 2025–26 Independence Cup 2025 Challenge Cup
References