Bangladesh Women's Football League
Organising bodyBangladesh Football Federation
Founded2 October 2011 (2011-10-02)
CountryBangladesh Bangladesh
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Number of teams12[1]
Level on pyramid1
Current championsBashundhara Kings Women (3rd title)
(2021–22)
Most championshipsBashundhara Kings Women (3 titles)
Most appearancesSabina Khatun (42)
Top goalscorerSabina Khatun (134)[2]
TV partnersT Sports
Websitebff.com.bd
Current: 2022–23 Bangladesh Womens Football League

The Bangladesh Women's Football League (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ নারী ফুটবল লিগ) simply known as WFL and officially as Bashundhara Group Women's Football League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest level of women's club football competition of Bangladesh established in 2011.The league hosted and run by Bangladesh Football Federation.[3]

History

Bangladesh Women's Football League is the country's top flight domestic women's football league which is founded in 2011 by Bangladesh Football Federation.[4] After two consecutive season, the league was postponed for indefinite time because of unknown reason. After a long gap of 7 years, Bangladesh Football Federation organised the third edition in 2020. Currently Cholo Kheli Trust is the Strategic partner for Bangladesh Women's Football and for next three years. Cholo Kheli Trust, a charitable foundation formed to work in the fields of Sports, Education, Health combined with Information, create strategies and execute them in association with respective Ministries. Inspire next generation youth of Bangladesh to love, appreciate and pick sports and Play. The Trust also want them to be well Educated, Healthy and be informed by the Best standards in the World.

Champions

Successful clubs by seasons

BWFL 2011–12 & 2012–13 season
Edition Season Winner Result Runner Up
1st 2011–12 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Women 2–0[5] Dhaka Mohammedan Women
2nd 2012–13 Dhaka Abahani Women 3–1[6] Dhaka Mohammedan Women
BWFL season (2019–20) – present
Edition Season Champion Runner Up Ref.
3rd 2019–20 Bashundhara Kings Women Nasrin Sporting Club [7]
4th 2020–21 Bashundhara Kings Women ARB College SC [8]
5th 2021–22 Bashundhara Kings Women ARB College SC [9]

Performance by clubs

Club
 Titles Runners–up Winning seasons Runners–up seasons
Bashundhara Kings Women 3 2019–20,2020–21,2021–22
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Women 1 2011–12
Dhaka Abahani Women 1 2012–13
Dhaka Mohammedan Women 2 2011–12,2012–13
ARB College SC 2 2020–21,2021–22
Nasrin Sporting Club 1 2019–20

Clubs

Current clubs (2021–22)

Twelve clubs will compete in the 2021–22 Bangladesh Women's Football League:[10][11]

Team Location
ARB College Sporting Club Noakhali
Bashundhara Kings Dhaka
Barishal Football Academy Barishal
Cumilla United Cumilla
Dhaka Rangers FC Dhaka
Farashganj SC Farashganj Dhaka
FC Brahmanbaria Brahmanbaria
Jamalpur Kacharipara Akadas Jamalpur
Nasrin Sporting Club Dhaka
Siraj Srity Songsod Rajshahi
Suddopuskorini Jubo SC Rangpur
Uttara FC Uttara Dhaka

Former clubs

All-time BWFL table

All-time table season (2019–20)-present
Pos. Club Seasons Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD 1st 2nd Debut Last/Recent App. Relegated Best
1 Bashundhara Kings Women 3 111 37 37 0 0 342 2 +340 3 0 2019–20 2021–22 1
2 ARB College SC 2 66 25 22 0 3 147 11 +136 0 2 2020–21 2021–22 2
3 Nasrin SC 3 61 37 19 4 14 89 118 -29 0 1 2019–20 2021–22 2
4 Jamalpur Kacharipara XI 3 48 37 15 3 19 64 129 -65 0 0 2019–20 2021–22 3
5 FC Brahmanbaria 2 35 25 10 5 11 36 79 -43 0 0 2020–21 2021–22 3
6 Cumilla United 3 35 37 9 8 20 35 123 -88 0 0 2019–20 2021–22 4
7 Uttara FC Women 1 23 11 7 2 2 25 7 +18 0 0 2021–22 2021–22 3
8 Siraj Srity Songsod 1 19 11 6 1 4 29 15 +14 0 0 2021–22 2021–22 4
9 Suddopuskorini Jubo SC 2 16 25 5 1 19 31 96 -65 0 0 2020–21 2021–22 8
10 Barishal Football Academy 1 15 11 5 0 6 24 18 +6 0 0 2021–22 2021–22 5
11 FC Uttar Bongo 1 12 16 5 1 6 27 40 -13 0 0 2019–20 2019–20 1 4
12 Begum Anowara SC 1 12 12 4 0 8 13 38 -25 0 0 2019–20 2019–20 1 5
13 Kachijhuli SC 1 8 14 2 2 10 10 47 -37 0 0 2020–21 2020–21 1 7
14 MK Gallactico Sylhet 1 7 12 2 1 9 9 61 -52 0 0 2019–20 2019–20 1 6
15 Dhaka Rangers FC 1 5 11 1 2 8 6 47 -41 0 0 2021–22 2021–22 11
16 Farashganj SC Women 1 0 11 0 0 11 2 55 -53 0 0 2021–22 2021–22 12

League or status at 2021–22 season:

2021–22 Bangladesh Women's Football League teams
Defunct clubs

Head coaches

Current head coaches
Team Head coach
ARB College SC Bangladesh Golam Rayhan Bapon
Bashundhara Kings Bangladesh Syed Golam Jilani
Barishal Football Academy Bangladesh Md Ashraful Alam Apel
Cumilla United Bangladesh Nazrul Islam Belal
Dhaka Rangers FC Bangladesh Asia Khatun Bithi
Farashganj SC Bangladesh Khokon Dash
FC Brahmanbaria Bangladesh Md Johir Iqbal
Jamalpur Kacharipara Akadas Bangladesh Jafar Ahmed
Nasrin Sporting Club Bangladesh Shahdat Hossain
Suddopuskorini Jubo SC Bangladesh Shamim Khan Miskin
Siraj Srity Songsod Bangladesh Md Shahiduzzaman
Uttara FC Bangladesh Md Mahbub Ali Manik
Winning head coaches
Head coach Club Wins Winning years
Bangladesh Mosharraf Badal Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Women 1 2011–12
Bangladesh Mahmuda Sharifa Oditi Bashundhara Kings 1 2019–20
Bangladesh Abu Faisal Ahmed Bashundhara Kings 1 2020–21
Bangladesh Syed Golam Jilani Bashundhara Kings 1 2021–22

Stats and players

Seasonal statistics

As of 31 December 2022
SeasonMatches playedTotal GoalsGoals Average per Game
2011–12---
2012–131212910.75
2019–20422596.17
2020–21562995.34
2021–22663315.02

Top goal scorers

As of October 2022
BWFL All-time top scorers
Rank Player Seasons Apps Goals
1 Bangladesh Sabina Khatun 4 34 115
2 Bangladesh Krishna Rani Sarkar 2 25 50
3 Bangladesh Aungmraching Marma 1 5 29
4 Bangladesh Tohura Khatun 2 20 22
5 Bangladesh Swapna Rani 2 20

Top scorers by season

Season Player Club Goals
2011–12 Bangladesh Sabina KhatunSheikh Jamal DC Women25[12]
2012–13 Bangladesh Aungmraching MarmaDhaka Abahani Women29[13]

2019–20

 Bangladesh Sabina KhatunBashundhara Kings Women35[14]
2020–21 Bangladesh Krishna Rani SarkarBashundhara Kings Women28[15]
2021–22 Bangladesh Aklima KhatunARB College SC25[16]
2022–23

Best Player of the Season

Season Player Team
2011–12 Bangladesh Sui Nu Pru MarmaDhaka Mohammedan Women
2012–13 Bangladesh Sabina KhatunDhaka Mohammedan Women
2019–20 Bangladesh Tohura Khatun[17]Bashundhara Kings
2020–21 Bangladesh Sohagi Kisku[18]ARB College SC
2021–22 Bangladesh Shahida Akter RipaARB College SC

Sponsorship

Period Sponsor Name Ref.
2011 – 2013 Walton
2019 – 2021 Tricotex
2022 – present Bashundhara Group Bashundhara Group Women's Football League

Media coverage

T Sports broadcast the 2020–21 season of the league. The 2021–22 season was broadcast by the official YouTube channel of BFF.

Stadiums

See also

References

  1. ↑ "নারী লিগে অংশ নিবে ১২ দল!". Offside Bangladesh. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  2. ↑ গোল মেশিন সাবিন খাতুনের 'গোলের সেঞ্চুরি'(In Bengali). Daily Sports BD (in Bengali). 19 June 2021. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Women's football league to begin on Jan 31". UNB. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "BWFL deferred one week". Dhaka Tribune. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Sheikh Jamal win women's league". The Daily Star. 15 October 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Abahani girls beat Mohammedans, clinch football title". Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  7. ↑ "Unstoppable Kings clinch Women's Football League". Dhaka Tribune. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "Bashundhara Kings retain title". The Daily Star. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "Kings women break ARB CSC's resistance to seal hattrick WFL title". The Daily Star. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  10. ↑ "নারী লিগে অংশ নিবে ১২ দল!". Daily Offside Bangladesh (in Bengali). 4 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "Women's Football League begins Nov 15". UNB. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  12. ↑ "Jamal clinch women's title". archive.bff.com.bd. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  13. ↑ "Abahani clinch women's football league title". Dhaka Mirror. 31 March 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  14. ↑ "Kings conclude league with 119 goals in 12 matches". Dhaka Tribune. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  15. ↑ "Krishna crowned top scorer trophy WFL 2021". Daily Sun. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  16. ↑ "Unheralded Aklima outshines Sabina, Krishna". The Daily Star. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  17. ↑ "সাবিনা-কৃষ্ণাকে টপকে লীগের সেরা তহুরা (In Bengali)". Daily Bangla Tribune. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  18. ↑ "Bashndhara Kings Won the WFL 2020-21 Championship title!". Bangladesh Football Federation. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
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