National Football Championship
Founded1973 (1973)
RegionBangladesh Bangladesh
Number of teams78 (2020)
Current championsBangladesh Army (5th title)
Most successful team(s)Bangladesh Army
Dhaka University
(5 titles each)
Television broadcastersBangladesh Football Federation
(on Facebook and YouTube)
Websitebff.com.bd
2021–22 Bangabandhu National Football Championship

The Bangabandhu National Football Championship (Bengali: বঙ্গবন্ধু জাতীয় ফুটবল চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ), previously known as the Sher-e-Bangla National Football Championship or the Sher-e-Bangla Cup is a district-level national football tournament in Bangladesh, contested by districts and government institutions of the country. The tournament is run under the supervision of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).[1]

History

The tournament was introduced in 1973 and was named after A. K. Fazlul Huq who was popularly known as Sher-e-Bangla. On 10 January 2020, the Bangladesh Football Federation decided to revive the National Championship after a gap of 13 years, celebrating the 100th birth anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Upon its resumption it was renamed as the Bangabandhu National Football Championship.[1]

Format

As of 2021–22

Along with 64 districts football teams three service teams, six public universities, five education boards, and Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishthan will participate in the tournament. The participants districts have been divided in eight zones named Padma, Meghna, Jamuna, Shitalakshya, Brahmaputra, Surma, Chitra and Buriganga. Each zone consists eight teams except Surma, which contains seven teams.[2] There will be knockout matches in every zone which will be played on home and away basis. In first round, a pair of teams of every zone will play each other which will decide four winners. In second round, that four winners in each zone will play zonal semifinal. In third round, the semi-final winners will face each other in zonal final. The champion from each zone will qualify for the final round.[3]

Teams representing education boards, universities & the services teams—a total of 15 teams—are divided in four groups in Sheba zone.[4] The teams of this zone will play on round-robin basis. Champion and runners-up of Sheba zone will join eight zonal champions in the final round.[5]

Sponsorship

Period Sponsor Amount Print Media Ref.
2020 Walton Group 8 lakhs BDT Prothom Alo

[6]

Results

Season Winner[7] Runner-up Top Scorer Goals
1973Dhaka DistrictKushtia District
1974Dhaka DistrictBarisal District
1975Dhaka DistrictChittagong District
1976Jessore DistrictRajshahi District
1977Kushtia DistrictChittagong District
1978Barisal DistrictRangpur District
1979Barisal DistrictDhaka District
1980Bangladesh Army and Dhaka University (joint winners)
1981Bangladesh Army and Dhaka University (joint winners)
1982Khulna DistrictBangladesh Army
1983Sylhet DistrictDhaka District
1984Feni DistrictDhaka District
1985Comilla DistrictDhaka University
1986Dhaka DistrictComilla District
1987–1988Not Held
1989Dhaka UniversityBangladesh Army
1990Bangladesh ArmyDhaka University
1991Not Held
1992Dhaka UniversityKhulna District
1993Khulna DistrictFeni District
1994Bhola DistrictDhaka University
1995Not Held
1996Dhaka UniversityNarayanganj District
1997–1999Not Held
2000Noakhali DistrictBangladesh Army
2001–2003Not Held
2004Narayanganj DistrictBangladesh Army
2005Not Held
2006Narayanganj DistrictDhaka District
2007–2019Not Held
2020Bangladesh ArmyBangladesh Navy
2021–22Bangladesh ArmyChittagong DistrictBangladesh Emtiyaz Raihan6[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Nat'l football C'ships back after 13 years". The Daily Star. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "বঙ্গবন্ধু জাতীয় ফুটবল চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপের পৃষ্ঠপোষক ওয়ালটন". m.mzamin.com. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  3. ↑ প্রতিবেদক, ক্রীড়া (21 January 2020). "বঙ্গবন্ধু জাতীয় চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপের নকআউট পর্বে বগুড়া". risingbd.com. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "বঙ্গবন্ধু জাতীয় চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ ১৭ জানুয়ারি থেকে শুরু". The Daily Janakantha. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "বঙ্গবন্ধু ফুটবল চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ". Jugantor. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Nat 'l be powered by Walton Smart Fridge". Dhaka Tribune. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  7. ↑ "Bangladesh - List of Cup Winners". www.rsssf.org.
  8. ↑ Report, Star Sports (4 July 2022). "Bangladesh Army retain Bangabandhu NFC title". The Daily Star.
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