2008–09 B.League

2nd professional season of the top-flight football league in Bangladesh B.League 2008–09 13 September 2008 — 17 February 2009 Abahani Limited Dhaka 2 Khulna Abahani SC AFC President's Cup Abahani Limited Dhaka 110 280 NGR Alamu Bukola Olalekan (18 goals) Dhaka Mohammedan SC 7–0 Muktijoddha Sangsad KC(7 October 2008) Khulna Abahani SC 0–7 Farashganj SC(15 January 2009) Rahmatganj MFS 3–6 Abahani Limited Dhaka(16 February 2009) 8 gamesAbahani Limited Dhaka 10 gamesAbahani Limited Dhaka 19 gamesKhulna Abahani SC 14 gamesKhulna Abahani SC 2007 2009–10 The 2008–09 Citycell B. League season was the second season of B.League. The season started on 13 September 2008 and concluded on 17 February 2009. Abahani Limited Dhaka were the defending champions, and they successfully defended their title. League System 11 teams participated in the league just like the previous year. Season started on 13 September, 2008 and ended in March 2009. Each team will play each other home & away twice. There is no promotion or relegation system. Teams participating in the league is not allowed to participate in the local league. As the clubs do not have their own stadium. Bangladesh Football Federation will distribute stadiums located in & nearby outside Dhaka. Each team will play 1 match a week. Matches will be on Friday & Saturday. Each team will have a 23-member squad which is already announced. Winner of a match will receive 2 points, lost 0 points & if drawn, 1 point. There is no limitation for foreign player registration. But each team can play 3 foreigners at a time. The league winner will receive a large amount of prize money. The amount is not announced yet. Qualification The league champions qualify for AFC President's Cup 2009 Teams 12 teams were added to the league, with Fakirerpool Young Men's Club earning promotion by winning the 2007–08 Dhaka Senior Division League, however the club was not invited to enter and the season started with 11 teams like the inaugural season. Team Location Stadium CapacityAbahani Limited DhakaDhakaBangabandhu National Stadium 36,000Arambagh Krira SanghaDhaka (Mymensingh)Mymensingh Stadium 12,000Brothers UnionDhakaBir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium 25,000Chittagong AbahaniChittagongM. A. Aziz Stadium 20,000Chittagong Mohammedan Sporting ClubChittagongM. A. Aziz Stadium 20,000Farashganj SCDhaka (Farashganj)Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium 25,000Khulna Abahani SCKhulna––Mohammedan Sporting ClubDhakaBangabandhu National Stadium 36,000Muktijoddha Sangsad KCDhaka (Gopalganj)Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium 5,000Rahmatganj MFSDhakaBir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium 25,000Sheikh Russel KCSylhetSylhet District Stadium 25,000 Venues Bangabandhu Stadium MA Aziz Stadium Khulna Divisional Stadium League standings main WDL 5 Q y AKC Dhaka Abahani MOH Dhaka Mohammedan SRK Sheikh Russel BRO Brothers Union CHM Chittagong Mohammedan FAR Farashganj MFS Rahmatganj MFS CHA Chittagong Abahani AKS Arambagh MUK Muktijoddha Sangsad KASC Khulna Abahani 16 2 2 45 11 13 5 2 42 12 12 5 3 40 20 10 7 3 34 23 8 6 6 22 16 7 5 8 23 22 6 3 11 24 32 5 5 10 18 23 4 6 10 14 27 3 4 13 8 35 1 2 17 10 59 #FFCCCC Relegation R complete B. League Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1NGR Alamu Bukola OlalekanMohammedan SC182NGR Emeka ChristianAbahani Limited Dhaka173BAN Alfaz AhmedSheikh Russel KC164Uganda Idris KasiryeRahmatganj MFS135BAN Enamul HaqueFarashganj SC136BAN Zahid Hasan AmeliAbahani Limited Dhaka137BAN Shakhawat Hossain RonyChittagong Abahani88GUI Raphael SagnoChittagong Mohammedan SC6 References Bangladesh – List of final tables (RSSSF) Category:Bangladesh Football League seasons Bangladesh 1 1