| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 January 2019[1] – 3 August 2019[2] |
| Champions | Bashundhara Kings (1st title) |
| Relegated | Team BJMC NoFeL Sporting Club |
| AFC Cup | Bashundhara Kings Dhaka Abahani |
| Matches | 156 |
| Goals | 439 (2.81 per match) |
| Best Player |  Daniel Colindres |
| Top goalscorer | 22 goals Raphael Odovin Onwrebe |
| Best goalkeeper |  Ashraful Islam Rana |
| Biggest home win | Bashundhara Kings 5–0Brothers Union (16 July 2019) |
| Biggest away win | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 1–6Sheikh Russel KC (24 July 2019) |
| Highest scoring | Arambagh KS 6–3Rahmatganj MFS (20 July 2019) |
| Longest winning run | 14 matches Bashundhara Kings |
| Longest unbeaten run | 20 matches Bashundhara Kings |
| Longest winless run | 15 matches Team BJMC |
| Longest losing run | 7 matches Brothers Union |
2019-20 → | |
The2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League[3] (also known asTVS Bangladesh Premier League for sponsorship reason) was the 11th season of theBangladesh Premier League since its establishment in 2007. A total of 13 football clubs competed in the league.Dhaka Abahani were the defending champions.Bashundhara Kings andNoFeL Sporting Club were entered as the promoted teams from the2017 Bangladesh Championship League. The league was delayed[3][1] and was rescheduled to start from 18 January 2019.[1] Six venues hosted the matches.
Debutant Bashundhara Kings clinched their first title.
Bangladesh became the latest member association to adopt AFC's 3+1 rule which will allow clubs to recruit one player of Asian origin in addition to their regular quota of three foreigners.
TheBangladesh Football Federation executive committee decided to embrace the new AFC rule which encourages the mobility of talented Asian players and provides a fillip to the regional game.[4]
Twelve teams were competed In previousseason. This season, thirteen teams competed in the league, – the top eleven teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from theChampionship. The promoted teams were Bashundhara Kings and NoFeL Sporting Club (both the teams are playing BPL for the first time). They replacedFarashganj SC.
FIFA and the AFC directed the BFF that matches of the professional league would have to organize at least five different venues.
Primarily, teams have applied for eight venues to the BFF. Abahani Limited, Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club and Mohammedan Sporting Club, choose Bangabandhu National Stadium as their home venue. Arambagh and Saif Sporting Club applied for Mymensingh Stadium, Rahmatganj and Brothers for Birsreshtha Kamlapur Stadium, or Goplaganj Stadium, Sheikh Russel, Muktijoddha, newcomers Bashundhara Kings applied for Nilphamari Stadium, NOFEL for Noakhali, or MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong, Team BJMC and Chittagong Abahani wanted Rajshahi Stadium as their home venue.[5] After inspecting the facilities of these applied venues, BFF has sanctioned the following six stadiums for clubs:
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Shirt sponsor | Kit manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arambagh KS | Maruful Haque[6] | Rabiul Hasan | – | |
| Bashundhara Kings |  Óscar Bruzón[7] | Daniel Colindres | Bashundhara Group | |
| Brothers Union | Mohidur Rahman | Emrul Hasan | Biswas Builders Limited &NovoAir | |
| Chittagong Abahani Limited | Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu | Monaem Khan Raju | Saif Power Battery | |
| Dhaka Abahani Limited |  Mário Lemos | Shahidul Alam Sohel | – | FBT |
| Dhaka Mohammedan SC Limited |  Sean Lane | Jahid Hasan Ameli | K–Sports | Prime Sports |
| Lt.Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited | Shafiqul Islam Manik |  Solomon King Kanform | A4 Bashundhara Paper | |
| Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Abdul Qaium Sentu[8] | Anik Ahmed | – | |
| NoFeL Sporting Club | Kamal Babu | Monsur Alam | Saif Power Battery | |
| Rahmatganj MFS | Syed Golam Jilani | Monday Osagie | Tiger Cement | |
| Saif Sporting Club |  Johnny McKinstry | Jamal Bhuyan | Saif Power Battery | |
| Sheikh Russel KC | Saiful Bari Titu[9] | Ashraful Islam Rana | Bashundhara Cement | |
| Team BJMC | Jahidul Islam Milon | Samson Iliasu | – |
| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Week | Table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhaka Mohammedan | Ali Asgar Nasir | Resigned | 16 February 2019 | 6 | 11 | Sean Lane | 4 April 2019 |
| Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | Joseph Afusi | End of contract | 29 April 2019 | 13 | 7 | Shafiqul Islam Manik | 1 May 2019 |
| Brothers Union |  Syed Nayeemuddin | – | – | 13 | 11 | Mohidur Rahman | – |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bashundhara Kings(C, Q) | 24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 54 | 14 | +40 | 63 | Qualification forAFC Cup group stage |
| 2 | Dhaka Abahani Ltd.(Q) | 24 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 60 | 28 | +32 | 58 | Qualification forAFC Cup preliminary round 2 |
| 3 | Sheikh Russel KC | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 20 | +23 | 52 | |
| 4 | Saif Sporting Club | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 47 | |
| 5 | Arambagh KS | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 33 | |
| 6 | Lt. Sheikh Jamal DC | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 28 | |
| 7 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 26 | |
| 8 | Chittagong Abahani Ltd. | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 25 | |
| 9 | Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 25 | |
| 10 | Rahmatganj MFS | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 53 | −19 | 22 | |
| 11 | Brothers Union | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 49 | −21 | 21 | |
| 12 | NoFeL Sporting Club(R) | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 42 | −19 | 20 | Relegation toBangladesh Championship League |
| 13 | Team BJMC(R) | 24 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 36 | −22 | 11 |
Champions |
|---|
| Bashundhara Kings 1st title |
| Home \ Away | AKS | BK | BU | CAL | DAL | MSC | SJDC | MUK | NFL | RAH | SSC | SRKC | BJMC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arambagh | — | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 6–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Kings | 3–2 | — | 5–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Brothers | 2–5 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 3–5 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 |
| Ctg Abahani | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| Abahani | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Mohammedan | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 2–1 |
| Sheikh Jamal | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Muktijoddha | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–6 | 2–0 |
| NoFeL | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | 5–2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–0 |
| Rahmatganj | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 |
| Saif | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Sheikh Russel | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | — | 3–1 |
| BJMC | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — |
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.
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arambagh | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Kings | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Brothers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| Ctg Abahani | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Abahani | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Mohammedan | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Sheikh Jamal | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Muktijoddha | 12 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| NoFeL | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Rahmatganj | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| Saif | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Sheikh Russel | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| BJMC | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Leader | |
| Relegation toBCL |
As of 3 August 2019
† Bold Club indicates winner of the match
| Player | Club | Opponent | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ashraful Karim | Brothers Union | Sheikh Russel KC | 2–3 | 25 January 2019 |
 Ballo Famoussa | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Dhaka Abahani | 0–2 | 28 January 2019 |
| Riyadul Hasan Rafi | Saif Sporting Club | Brothers Union | 2–1 | 3 February 2019 |
| Yeasin Khan | Sheikh Russel KC | Saif Sporting Club | 1–1 | 8 February 2019 |
| Shofiqul Islam | Brothers Union | Chittagong Abahani | 2–3 | 8 February 2019 |
| Uttom Ray | Brothers Union | Dhaka Abahani | 0–4 | 17 February 2019 |
| Monir Hossain | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | Dhaka Mohammedan | 1–1 | 22 February 2019 |
| Zahidul Islam Babu | Arambagh KS | Bashundhara Kings | 2–3 | 24 February 2019 |
| Monjurur Rahman Manik | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | Dhaka Abahani | 3–4 | 13 April 2019 |
| Tutul Hossain Badsha | Dhaka Abahani | Brothers Union | 5–3 | 8 July 2019 |
| Mamun Miah | Dhaka Abahani | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | 4–1 | 29 July 2019 |
† Bold Club indicates winner of the match
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballo Famoussa | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | 3–0 | 23 January 2019 | [17] |
| Zahid Hossain | Arambagh KS | Dhaka Mohammedan | 4–1 | 25 January 2019 | [18] |
| Nabib Newaj Jibon | Dhaka Abahani | Rahmatganj MFS | 5–1 | 2 February 2019 | [19] |
 Sunday Chizoba | Dhaka Abahani | Rahmatganj MFS | 5–2 | 15 June 2019 | [20] |
 Ismael Bangoura | NoFeL Sporting Club | Rahmatganj MFS | 5–2 | 28 June 2019 | [21] |
| Ismael Bangoura | NoFeL Sporting Club | Team BJMC | 4–3 | 4 July 2019 | [22] |
| Motin Mia | Bashundhara Kings | Brothers Union | 5–0 | 16 July 2019 | [citation needed] |
| Raphael Odovin Onwrebe | Sheikh Russel KC | NoFeL Sporting Club | 4–0 | 16 July 2019 | [23] |
| Matthew Chinedu | Arambagh KS | Brothers Union | 5–2 | 2 August 2019 | [citation needed] |
| Raphael Odovin Onwrebe | Sheikh Russel KC | Team BJMC | 3–1 | 2 August 2019 | [citation needed] |
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anisur Rahman Zico | Bashundhara Kings | 12 |
| 2 | Ashraful Islam Rana | Sheikh Russel KC | 11 |
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| BPL Coach of the Season | Óscar Bruzón | Bashundhara Kings |
| BPL Player of the Season | Daniel Colindres | Bashundhara Kings |
| BPL Goalkeeper of the Season | Ashraful Islam Rana | Sheikh Russel KC |
| BPL Emerging Player of the Season | Rabiul Hasan | Arambagh KS |
| Fair Play Trophy | Sheikh Russel KC |
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