2025–26 Bangladesh Championship League
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 January – March 2026 |
| Matches | 45 |
| Goals | 107 (2.38 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Afrose AliCity Club (6 goals) |
| Highest scoring | City Club 6–0 Little Friends (16 February 2026) |
| Longest winning run | Chattogram City FC (4 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Chattogram City FC (9 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Little Friends Club (5 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Little Friends Club (5 matches) |
← 2024–25 2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 2 March 2026. | |
The 2025–26 Bangladesh Championship League is the 14th season of the Bangladesh Championship League, Bangladesh's second-tier professional football league. The top two clubs will secure promotion to the 2026–27 Bangladesh Football League season.[1][2] The league began on 25 January 2026 and is scheduled to conclude in March 2026.
PWD Sports Club are the defending champions, having won the league title in the 2024–25 season.[3]
Venues
The matches are being played at these three venues across the country.
| Dhaka | Dhaka | Gazipur |
|---|---|---|
| Bashundhara Kings Arena Practice Ground | Fortis Ground | Shaheed Barkat Stadium |
| Capacity: 1,000 | Capacity: 1,000 | Capacity: 5,000 |
Team changes
| Promoted from 2024–25 BCL | Relegated from 2024–25 BPL | Direct entry to 2025–26 BCL | Relegated to 2025–26 Senior Division |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arambagh KS PWD Sports Club |
Dhaka Wanderers Club Chittagong Abahani |
Chattogram City FC Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity Suktara Jubo Sangsad |
Farashganj SC Uttar Baridhara Club |
Team locations
| Team | Location | 2025–26 Season |
|---|---|---|
| BRTC SC | Dhaka | 2nd |
| City Club | (Mirpur), Dhaka | 3rd |
| Chattogram City | Chattogram | 1st |
| Chattogram Abahani | Chattogram | 2nd |
| Dhaka Rangers | Dhaka | 2nd |
| Dhaka Wanderers | (Motijheel), Dhaka | 5th |
| Khelaghar SKS | Dhaka | 1st |
| Little Friends | (Gopibagh), Dhaka | 2nd |
| Suktara JS | Narayanganj | 1st |
| Wari Club | (Motijheel), Dhaka | 11th |
Personnel and sponsoring
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit Manufacturer | Kit Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRTC SC | Md Nejamat Ali
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Md Golam Rabby
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| Chattogram City | Md Shahidul Islam
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Md Rasel Hossain
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NU Sports | |
| Chattogram Abahani | Rakib Uddin
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Md Ershad
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| City Club | Md Mahabubul Haque Jewel
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Sahed Miah
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| Dhaka Rangers | Md Mahbub Ali Manik
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Monaem Khan Raju
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| Dhaka Wanderers |  Laurent Anies
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Md Abdul Halim
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Swift Solution | |
| Khelaghar SKS | Md Murad Ahmed Milon
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Fazlay Rabbi
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Nubia | |
| Little Friends | Jashim Mehedi
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Sakim Mia
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Badhon Fashion | |
| Suktara JS | Mohammad Mamun
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Md Arif Howlader
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| Wari Club | Md Asharful Haque Apple
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Md Sakib Chowdhury
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League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BPL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chattogram City | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 23 | Qualification to 2026–27 BFL |
| 2 | City Club | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 18 | |
| 3 | Dhaka Wanderers | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 15 | |
| 4 | Dhaka Rangers | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 14 | |
| 5 | Khelaghor SKS | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 14 | |
| 6 | Suktara JS | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 13 | |
| 7 | BRTC SC | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 8 | |
| 8 | Chattogram Abahani | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 7 | |
| 9 | Little Friends | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 7 | Relegation to 2026–27 DSDL |
| 10 | Wari Club | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 4 |
Updated to match(es) played on 2 March 2026. Source: Sofascore
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
Results
Positions by round
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.
| Leader | |
| Runners-up | |
| Relegation to Senior Division League |
Updated to match(es) played on 2 March 2026. Source: Sofascore
Results by games
Season statistics
Goalscorers
There have been 107 goals scored in 45 matches, for an average of 2.38 goals per match (as of 2 March 2026).
6 goals
- Afrose Ali (City Club)
5 goals
- Md Opu Rahman (City Club)
- Md Amiruzzaman Saymon (Chattogram City FC)
4 goals
- Didarul Islam Soinik (Chattogram City)
- Md Rafiqul Islam Sumon (Chattogram City FC)
3 goals
- Md Shafiqul Islam (Chattogram City FC)
- Md Rifat Kazi (Khelaghar SKS)
- Md Razib (Dhaka Wanderers)
2 goals
- Md Golam Rabby (BRTC SC)
- Razuan Kabir (Dhaka Wanderers)
- Aswad Bin Walid Khan (Dhaka Rangers FC)
- Md Saimun (Dhaka Rangers FC)
- Ariful Islam Biswas (Dhaka Rangers FC)
- Hira Gosh (Dhaka Rangers FC)
- Sohed Mia (City Club)
- Md Shipon Ali (Little Friends)
- Md Hossen Ali (Khelaghar SKS)
- Md Rabiul Awal (Khelaghar SKS)
- Md Mahfuzur Rahman Babu (Chattogram Abahani)
- Masud Rana (Little Friends)
- Md Bappy Hossain (Little Friends)
- Md Labibur Rahman (Dhaka Rangers FC)
- Md Jahirul Islam Joy (Wari Club)
- Md Sohel Rana (Chittagong Abahani)
- Md Amir Ali (Suktara Jubo Sangsad)
1 goal
- Shovo Rajbongshi (City Club)
- Md Fahim Morshed (City Club)
- Md Muntashir Rahman (City Club)
- Md Owskurun Ahmed Rohan (City Club)
- Mohid Hossen (Little Friends)
- Md Mostajeb Khan (BRTC SC)
- Rubiyeat Hossain (BRTC SC)
- Md Khairul Islam (BRTC SC)
- Md Raja Sheikh (Wari Club)
- Shahriar Ahammed Shuvo (Wari Club)
- Mohammad Mubarak Hossain (Wari Club)
- Shaon Hasnad (Wari Club)
- Mehedi Hasan Polish (Dhaka Wanderers)
- Imran Hossain (Dhaka Wanderers)
- Md Abdul Halim (Dhaka Wanderers)
- Md Rifat Hasan Sarthok (Dhaka Wanderers)
- Md Apon Sarkar (Dhaka Wanderers)
- Tasrif Ullah Nishad (Chattogram City FC)
- Md Rasel Hossain (Chattogram City FC)
- Md Shofiqul Alom Bhadon (Chattogram City FC)
- Md Roman (Chattogram City FC)
- Prakash Das (Chattogram City FC)
- Naky Chandra Das (Khelaghar SKS)
- Saief Shamsud (Khelaghar SKS)
- Khandakar Khalid Hasan (Khelaghar SKS)
- Atikur Rahman (Khelaghar SKS)
- Md Tanin Sarker (Khelaghar SKS)
- Md Emon (Dhaka Rangers FC)
- MH Mohibullah (Dhaka Rangers FC)
- Md Rayhan (Dhaka Rangers FC)
- Md Nadim (Suktara Jubo Sangsad)
- Al Amin (Suktara Jubo Sangsad)
- Radowan Hasan (Suktara Jubo Sangsad)
- Md Faysal Ahmed (Suktara Jubo Sangsad)
- Md Asif (Suktara Jubo Sangsad)
- Md Sharif Islam (Chittagong Abahani)
- Saifullah Sardar (Chittagong Abahani)
Source: GSA
Cards statistics
Red cards:
- As of 2 March 2026
| Rank | Club | Red cards/Sent off |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | City Club | 2 |
| Dhaka Rangers FC | 2 | |
| Wari Club | 2 | |
| 2 | BRTC Sports Club | 1 |
| Chittagong Abahani | 1 | |
| Dhaka Wanderers Club | 1 | |
| Total | 9 |
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