Dhaka League
Dhaka League is the premier regional football league in Bangladesh played by clubs in Dhaka. Until 2000, it was the top-tier league of the country.
History
First in 1948, a year after the independence of Pakistan and India the Dhaka League became the center of attraction for the people of Dhaka, which was then in East Pakistan in the 1960s. Sports clubs like Dhaka Wanderers (The President of Dhaka wanderers was MD. Abdul Gaffar coming from a Nawab Family.) and Mohammedan Sporting Club were the more successful ones and grew the base for league football among Bengalis. Dhaka's football grew popular and footballers from here were selected for the Pakistan national football team.
After 23 seasons, the Dhaka League stopped for two years in Bangladesh's liberation war but continued the following year. In the years before 2000 it became the most renowned and premier football league in the country as no national league was introduced.
It gained more fans and spectators than any other football competitions in Bangladesh but unfortunately the 2000s saw it losing its quality with top-level teams leaving for the national league.
The league produced premium clubs like Abahani Krira Chakra, Mohammedan Sporting Club, Muktijoddha Sangsad KS, Brothers Union and Sheikh Russell KC which are the "big fives" in the Bangladesh Premier League today. Most of the clubs of Bangladesh Championship League have also played in Dhaka League earlier.
Previous winners
Dhaka League 1948-1970
Dhaka League 1971-1992
Premier Division League
Senior Division League
- 2007-08: Fakirapool Young Men's Club
- 2008-09: Not played
- 2010: Fakirapool Young Men's Club
- 2011: not played
- 2012-13: Badda Jagarani Sangsad
- 2013-14: Not played
- 2014-2015:
Total Championships
The number of national championships that clubs in Dhaka have attained.
Club
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Number of Championships
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| Mohammedan SC | 19 (Before liberation 7 times after that 12 times) |
| Abahani Ltd. | 11 |
| Dhaka Wanderers Club | 7 |
| Bangladesh IDC [includes East Pakistan IDC] | 4 |
| Victoria SC | 3 |
| Muktijoddha Sangsad KS | 2 |
| Brothers Union | 2 |
| Fakirerpool Young Men's Club | 2 |
| Bengal Government Press | 1 |
| Team BJMC | 1 |
| East Pakistan Gymkhana | 1 |
| Azad Sporting Club | 1 |
| Badda Jagarani Sangsad | 1 |
References
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| | Regional leagues |
- Dhaka League
- Sher-e-Bangla Cup
- Chittagong League
- Rajshahi League
- Cox's Bazar League
- Comilla League
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Bangladesh
2014 Dhaka Senior Division League