Bangladesh Super League

Bangladesh Super League (BSL) was a planned professional football league, sanctioned by Bangladesh Football Federation, that was meant to represented the sport's highest level in Bangladesh. The league was inaugurated by Bangladesh Football Federation on 18 January 2016. The league was to be contested by eight clubs, with the first season scheduled for 2017.

Bangladesh Super League
Founded18 January 2016
CountryBangladesh
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams8
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toNone
Domestic cup(s)None
International cup(s)None
TV partnersBTV

Due to few stadiums and infrastructure, the tournament has been cancelled without any press release.

Foundation

On 18 January 2016, the Bangladesh Football Federation entered a 15-year deal with Saif Powertech and Celebrity Management Group. The 70-crores deal gave Powertech-CMG exclusive commercial rights to sponsorship, advertising, broadcasting, merchandising, video, franchising and rights to create a new football league.

The league will get technical assistance from Bangladesh Football Federation, which is in talks with Union of European Football Associations and South American Football Confederation for assistance with foreign coaches and management staff. Each team will have minimum five foreign players in playing eleven.

Teams

Chittagong, Rangpur, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Rajshahi, Sylhet, Mymensingh.

Location City Stadium Capacity
Proposed Teams
Locations of the proposed teams
 Chittagong Cantonment Stadium, Cox's Bazar
M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong		 100,000
22,000
Dhaka Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Purbachal International Arena, Purbachal
Bir Shreshtha Mustafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka		 36,000
70,000
25,000
Sylhet Sylhet Divisional Stadium, Sylhet
Sylhet District Stadium, Sylhet		 22,000
18,000
Mymensingh Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka 36,000
Barisal
Khulna
Rajshahi
Rangpur

Rights holder

Saif Powertec Ltd. along with CMG have already bought the tournament rights for 15 years.[1]

On 28 February 2016, the BSL logo was unveiled at a grand ceremony at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka.[2]

References
  1. "Saif Powertec buys BSL rights". The Daily Star. 6 January 2016.
  2. "BSL logo unveiled amid glitzy ceremony". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
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