2007 B.League

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B.League
Season2007
Dates2 March — 1 August
ChampionsAbahani Krira Chakra
AFC President's CupAbahani Krira Chakra
Matches played110
Goals scored273 (2.48 per match)
Top goalscorerJunior Obagbemiro (16 goals)
Biggest home winDhaka Mohammedan SC 7–0 Chittagong Mohammedan SC
(20 June 2007)
Biggest away winRahmatganj MFS 0–7 Dhaka Abahani
(23 June 2007)
Highest scoringDhaka Mohammedan SC 7–1 Rahmatganj MFS
(13 April 2007)
All statistics correct as of August 2, 2007.

The 2007 B.League season was the inaugural season of B.League, and the first ever professional tournament in the history of Bangladesh. The season started on 2 March and concluded on 1 August.

Teams[]

12 teams were added to the league, however Sylhet DSA withdrew from the league.

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Abahani Krira Chakra Dhaka Bangabandhu National Stadium 36,000
Arambagh Krira Sangha Dhaka (Mymensingh) Mymensingh Stadium 12,000
Brothers Union Dhaka Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium 25,000
Chittagong Abahani Chittagong M. A. Aziz Stadium 20,000
Chittagong Mohammedan Sporting Club Chittagong M. A. Aziz Stadium 20,000
Farashganj SC Dhaka (Farashganj) Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium 25,000
Khulna – –
Mohammedan Sporting Club Dhaka Bangabandhu National Stadium 36,000
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Dhaka (Gopalganj) Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium 5,000
Rahmatganj MFS Dhaka Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium 25,000
Sheikh Russel KC Sylhet Sylhet District Stadium 25,000

Personnel and sponsoring[]

Team Head Coach
Arambagh KS Bangladesh Kazi Jolly
Brothers Union India Syed Nayeemuddin
Chittagong Abahani Bangladesh Swapan Kumar Das
Chittagong Mohammedan Bangladesh Nazrul Islam Ledu
Dhaka Abahani Bangladesh Amalesh Sen
Dhaka Mohammedan Bangladesh Shafiqul Islam Manik
Farashganj SC Bangladesh Mir Mohammed Faruque
Bangladesh Hemayet Ullah
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Bangladesh Abu Yusuf
Rahmatganj MFS Bangladesh Motaleb Hossain
Sheikh Russel KC Bangladesh Wazed Gazi

Head coaching changes[]

Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming head coach Date of appointment
Dhaka Abahani Argentina Andres Cruciani Bangladesh Amalesh Sen

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Abahani Krira Chakra (C) 20 14 5 1 36 8 +28 47 Qualification for the AFC President's Cup group stage
2 Mohammedan Sporting Club 20 11 7 2 40 13 +27 40
3 Muktijoddha Sangsad 20 9 6 5 29 19 +10 33
4 Sheikh Russel 20 8 9 3 23 13 +10 33
5 Brothers Union 20 8 5 7 32 19 +13 29
6 Arambagh Krira Sangha 20 8 3 9 22 23 −1 27
7 Chittagong Mohammedan Sporting Club 20 7 5 8 20 26 −6 26
8 Farashganj SC 20 5 7 8 17 22 −5 22
9 20 4 4 12 21 43 −22 16
10 Chittagong Abahani 20 4 3 13 18 39 −21 15
11 Rahmatganj MFS 20 3 4 13 15 48 −33 13
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion

Top scorers[]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Junior Obagbemiro Brothers Union 16
2 Paul Mohammedan SC 14
3 Emeka Mohammedan SC 12
Jahid Hasan Ameli Dhaka Abahani
5 Alfaz Ahmed Muktijoddha Sangsad KS 8
Nicodemus Sheikh Moni Arambagh KS
Robin Farashganj SC
8 Younes Sheikh Russel KC 7

References[]

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