2023–24 BFF U-18 Football League

2nd professional season of the top-flight youth football league in Bangladesh

Football league season

BFF U-18 Football League
Season	2023–24
Dates	22 June–16 July 2024
Champions	Abahani Limited Dhaka U-18
Matches played	32
Goals scored	66 (2.06 per match)
Top goalscorer	Md Yeasin Arafat Sifat Abahani Limited Dhaka U-18 (6 goals)
Highest scoring	Bashundhara Kings U-18 2–1 Rahmatganj MFS U-18 (22 June 2024)
Longest winning run	7 Matches Abahani Limited Dhaka U-18
Longest unbeaten run	3 Matches Mohammedan SC U-18
Longest winless run	5 Matches Brothers Union U-18
Longest losing run	5 Matches Brothers Union U-18
← 2021–22 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 BFF U-18 Football League was the 2nd edition of the BFF U-18 Football League, the top division of youth football in Bangladesh.^[1]^[2]^[3] Under 18 teams of 9 Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) clubs were participated in the league. Chittagong Abahani U-18 did not participated in the league due to internal issues.^[4]

Abahani Limited Dhaka U-18 is the defending champion having won 2023–24 season title.^[5]

Format

The teams would entirely feature U-18 players. The nine team will play right matches again each other in a single round basis. A total of 36 matches will be played. The teams occupying league table positions 1, 2 & 3 will be awarded Champions, Runner-up & Third place prize money. The league does not have a relegation system.

Venues

The league matches were played following these three grounds.

Dhaka
Bashundhara Kings Arena Practice Ground
Capacity: 1,000
Mohammadpur Uttara Dhaka class=notpageimage\| Location of the stadiums for the 2023–24 BFF U-18 Football League
Mohammadpur, Dhaka	Uttara, Dhaka
Government Physical Education College Ground	Armed Police Battalion Field Ground
Capacity: 5,000	Capacity: 2,000

Teams

The following nine participants were contested in the league.

Team	Head Coach	Captain
Bangladesh Police FC U-18	Md Mahbubul Haque	Md Shorif Uddin Nirob
Bashundhara Kings U-18	Syed Golam Jilani	Md Delowar Hossan Nehal
Dhaka Abahani U-18	Md Shamim Khan Miskin	Md Yeasin Arafat Sifat
Dhaka Mohammedan U-18	Md Sayeduz Zaman Shamim	Shahriar Ansari
Lt.Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited U-18	Obaidur Rahman	Md Mohin Ahammad
Rahmatganj MFS U-18	Kamal Babu	Md Delwar Hossen
Sheikh Russel KC U-18	Shahedul Alam Shahed	Md Apon Shorker
Fortis FC U-18	Touhid Siddique	Swe Mong Sing Marma
Brothers Union U-18	Md Sabbir Ahamed Palash	Md Onik

Standings

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Dhaka Abahani U-18	7	7	0	0	16	4	+12	21	Champions
2	Fortis FC U-18	7	5	1	1	9	4	+5	16	Runner-ups
3	Sheikh Russel KC U-18	7	3	2	2	4	2	+2	11
4	Bashundhara Kings U-18	7	3	1	3	10	5	+5	10
5	Bangladesh Police FC U-18	7	2	2	3	6	8	−2	8
6	Dhaka Mohammedan U-18	7	1	4	2	5	6	−1	7
7	Sheikh Jamal DC U-18	7	1	4	2	7	8	−1	7
8	Rahmatganj MFS U-18	8	2	1	5	6	14	−8	7
9	Brothers Union U-18	7	0	1	6	3	15	−12	1

Source: BFF

Results

No Home \ No Away	BPFC U-18	BK U-18	DAL U-18	MSC U-18	SJDC U-18	FFC U-18	RAH U-18	SRKC U-18	BUL U-18
Bangladesh Police FC U-18	—	0–2		Postponed	1–1	1–2	2–1
Bashundhara Kings U-18		—	1–2	0–0			2–1	0–1
Dhaka Abahani U-18	1–0		—	3–1		2–0			2–0
Mohammedan SC U-18				—				0–0	3–1
Sheikh Jamal DC U-18		Postponed	1–2	1–1	—	1–2	1–1
Fortis FC U-18		1–0		0–0		—
Rahmatganj MFS U-18			1–4	1–0		0–3	—	0–2	1–0
Sheikh Russel KC U-18	0–0		Postponed		0–1	0–1		—
Brothers Union U-18	1–2	0–5			1–1	Postponed		0–1	—

Source: BFF
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Yellow = draw; Red = top row team win.

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.

Source: BFF

Results by games

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Team ╲ Round
Abahani Ltd. Dhaka U-18	W	W	W	W	–	W	W	W	P
Bangladesh Police FC U-18	D	D	W	L	L	W	–	L	P
Bashundhara Kings U-18	W	L	–	W	W	L	L	D	P
Brothers Union U-18	–	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	P
Fortis FC U-18	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	–	P
Mohammedan SC U-18	D	–	D	D	W	L	L	D	P
Rahmatganj MFS U-18	L	D	L	L	L	W	L	D	P
Sheikh Jamal DC U-18	D	L	W	D	L	–	D	D	P
Sheikh Russel KC U-18	D	D	L	–	W	L	W	W	P

Source: BFF
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose; P = Postponed

Season statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 66 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 2.06 goals per match.

6 goals

Md Yeasin Arafat Sifat (Abahani Limited Dhaka U-18)

3 goals

Zuhan Ajher (Bangladesh Police FC U-18)
Md Abdullah Noman Dipu (Abahani Limited Dhaka U-18)
Md Abdur Rahim (Fortis FC U-18)
Md Delwar Hossen (Rahmatganj MFS U-18)

2 goals

Md Bappy Hossain (Sheikh Jamal DC U-18)
Mohammad Shofiq Rahman (Bashundhara Kings U-18)
Mohammad Yasin (Bangladesh Police FC U-18)
Md Yasin (Bashundhara Kings U-18)
Sheikh Md Imran Yousuf (Mohammedan SC U-18)
Md Tuhin Miah (Mohammedan SC U-18)
Swe Mong Sing Marma (Fortis FC U-18)
Samuel Raksam (Abahani Limited Dhaka U-18)
Md Onik (Brothers Union U-18)
Md Mohin Ahammad (Sheikh Jamal DC U-18)
Md Ariful Islam (Sheikh Jamal DC U-18)

1 goal

Hridoy Khalifa (Sheikh Jamal DC U-18)
Md Asad Bhuiyan (Bashundhara Kings U-18)
Nur Alam Khan (Abahani Limited Dhaka U-18)
Md Musa (Abahani Limited Dhaka U-18)
Md Rabiul Alif Sani (Bangladesh Police FC U-18)
Md Nabidul Islam (Rahmatganj MFS U-18)
Mohammad Sadek (Rahmatganj MFS U-18)
Mahedi Hasan (Abahani Limited Dhaka U-18)
Sakib Hasan Rony (Abahani Limited Dhaka U-18)
Md Raihan Uddin (Brothers Union U-18)
Md Emon Babu Jibon (Bashundhara Kings U-18)
Md Raisul Islam Rahid (Bashundhara Kings U-18)
Md Ratul Hasan (Bashundhara Kings U-18)
Anisur Sheikh (Bashundhara Kings U-18)
Md Santo (Fortis FC U-18)
Md Sonet Shek (Bangladesh Police FC U-18)
Rafiul Islam (Sheikh Russel KC U-18)
Jomou Marma (Sheikh Russel KC U-18)
Md Ibrahim Mia (Fortis FC U-18)
Md Robiul Islam (Brothers Union U-18)
Md Abu Sayed (Bashundhara Kings U-18)
Md Sazid Ahammed (Mohammedan SC)
Md Milon Hosen (Abahani Limited Dhaka U-18)
Md Sabbir Hossaen (Sheikh Russel KC U-18)

Source: BFF

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