Bangladesh Women's Football League
Season2019–20
Dates22 February 2020 – 13 December 2020[1][2]
ChampionsBashundhara Kings
Matches played42
Goals scored259 (6.17 per match)
Best PlayerBangladesh Tohura Khatun
(Bashundhara Kings)[3]
Top goalscorerBangladesh Sabina Khatun (35 goals)
(Bashundhara Kings)[4]
Highest scoringBashundhara Kings 15-0 Cumilla United
(1 December 2020)
Longest winning runBashundhara Kings
(12 Matches)
Longest unbeaten runBashundhara Kings
(12 Matches)
Longest winless runCumilla United
(10 Matches)
All statistics correct as of Complete.

The 2019–20 Bangladesh Women's Football League, also known as the Tricotex Bangladesh Women's Football League 2019–20 due to sponsorship reason, it was the 3rd season of domestic women's club football competition in Bangladesh hosted and organized by Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF). In this edition, 7 teams were participated.[5]

The league has begun from 22 February 2020.[6][7] On 16 March Bangladesh suspended all competition due to the coronavirus pandemic.[8] However, BFF said that the league season will resume in early November.

Effects of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic

On 16 March 2020, All sorts of sports activities in Bangladesh were postponed until 31 March as a precaution to combat the spread of coronavirus in the country, according to a press release issued by the Ministry of Youth and Sports.

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) postponed all Bangladesh Premier League and Women's Football League matches until 31 March.[9]

In August 2020, BFF's women's football committee chairman Mahfuza Akter Kiron stated that the postponed season of Bangladesh Women's Football League will resume in the first week of November. They also asked the clubs to start preparation through letters.

Venue

All matches were held at the BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Dhaka
BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium
Capacity: 25,000

Teams

Clubs and locations

Seven teams participated in the league.[10] Former champions Abahani Limited Dhaka not participating in this edition.[11] Every team will play for first time in the league. Begum Anowara SC first time participate of women football league. Bashundhara Kings is the only team from men's premier league to participate. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club & Sheikh Russel KC were about to participate but withdrew their name just before the transfer window ends while Cumilla United & MK Gallactico Sylhet confirmed their participation lately.

Team Location
Begum Anowara SC Dhaka
Bashundhara Kings Dhaka
FC Uttar Bongo Nilphamari
Nasrin Sporting Club Dhaka
Cumilla United Comilla
Jamalpur Kacharipara Akadas Jamalpur
Spartan MK Gallactico Sylhet FC Sylhet

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Head coach Captain Shirt sponsor
Begum Anowara SC Bangladesh UnKnown/Vola Bangladesh Kolpona Akter Begum Anowara SC Authority
Bashundhara Kings Bangladesh Mahmuda Khatun Bangladesh Sabina Khatun Bashundhara Group
FC Uttar Bongo Bangladesh Milon Khan Bangladesh Israt Jahan Ratna Rongdhanu Group
Nasrin Sporting Club
Cumilla United Bangladesh Nazrul Islam Belal Bangladesh Rumki
Jamalpur Kacharipara Akadas Bangladesh Asia khatun Bithi Bangladesh Sadia Akhter
MK Gallactico Sylhet Bangladesh Liakot Ali

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bashundhara Kings (C) 12 12 0 0 119 0 +119 36 Champion
2 Nasrin Sports Academy 12 10 0 2 53 15 +38 30 Runner-up
3 Jamalpur Kacharipara Akadas 12 6 1 5 30 39 −9 19
4 FC Uttar Bongo 12 5 1 6 27 40 −13 16
5 Begum Anowara SC 12 4 0 8 13 38 −25 12
6 MK Gallactico Sylhet 12 2 1 9 9 61 −52 7
7 Cumilla United 12 1 1 10 8 63 −55 4
Source: SofaScore
(C) Champions

Goalscorers

References

  1. ↑ "Women's Football league to begin Feb 22". The Bangladesh Today. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "Women's football league set to resume after 7 yrs". New Age. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "সাবিনা-কৃষ্ণাকে টপকে লীগের সেরা তহুরা (In Bengali)". Daily Bangla Tribune. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Sabina sets new record wants foreigners in league". Daily Dhaka Tribune. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Women's Football League deferred again". Daily Dhaka Tribune. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "Women's football league to begin on Jan 31". United News of Bangladesh. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  7. ↑ "All sporting events postponed". The Daily Observer. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  8. ↑ "All League Suspended". 16 March 2020.
  9. ↑ Hoque, Shishir (16 March 2020). "Timeline: How coronavirus affected Bangladesh sports". Dhaka Tribune.
  10. ↑ "Women's league to feature eight teams". The Daily Star. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  11. ↑ "বসুন্ধরা কিংসে সাবিনা (In Bengali)". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
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