2000 National Football League (Bangladesh)

1st professional season of the top-flight football league in Bangladesh February 2026 National Football League 2000 9 February — 6 April Dhaka Abahani 18 41 Chittagong Abahani 3–0 Rajshahi Abahani(11 February 2000) Rajshahi Abahani 1–0 Abahani KC Khulna(6 March 2000) Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 5–1 Netorkana Mohammedan Dhaka Abahani(6 Matches) Rajshahi AbahaniNetorkana Mohammedan (3 Matches) 3 goalsBAN Saifur Rahman Moni (Chittagong Abahani)BAN Md Rakib Hossain (Dhaka Mohammedan)GHA Kennedy (Dhaka Abahani) Tanvir Chowdhury 2001–02 The 2000 National Football League was the inaugural season of the country's first football league held on a national scale. The league was also known as the Nitol-Tata National Football League due to sponsorship reasons. The league included the top three finishing clubs from the 1999 season of the country's top-tier football league at the time, the Dhaka Premier Division League. The clubs were the league champions Dhaka Mohammedan, runners-up Muktijoddha Sangsad KC and third-place Dhaka Abahani. Additionally, the district league champions of Chittagong (Chittagong Abahani), Khulna (Khulna Abahani), and Rajshahi (Rajshahi Abahani) were also given direct entry to the league. Chaturanga Jubo Sangha from Sylhet won a play-off against the champions of Barisal to secure their place in the league. Netrokona-based Mohammedan SC was also granted permission to enter the league.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang00.html Bangladesh 2000 RSSSF 8 December 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231208090310/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang00.html live Summary On 4 January 2000, the three Dhaka clubs: Dhaka Mohammedan, Dhaka Abahani, and Muktijoddha Sangsad KC submitted their squad lists.https://www.thedailystar.net/news/dhaka-teams-bag-the-elite Dhaka teams bag the elite January 3, 2000 The Daily Star 8 December 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231208085946/https://www.thedailystar.net/news/dhaka-teams-bag-the-elite live On 7 January, Netrokona Mohammedan SC, Chittagong Abahani, Rajshahi Abahani KC, Khulna Abahani KC and Sylhet Chaturanga Jubo Sangha announced their squads.https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bff-announces-players-lists BFF announces players' lists January 7, 2000 The Daily Star 8 December 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231208090147/https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bff-announces-players-lists live The first-round games were played in Chittagong, Khulna and Rajshahi. In the final round, all games were held in Dhaka. First round Group 1 main WDL Q 5 y SUP SUP CAB Chittagong Abahani DM Dhaka Mohammedan KAB Khulna Abahani RAB Rajshahi Abahani 2 0 1 6 3 2 0 1 5 2 2 0 1 3 4 0 0 3 0 5 complete rsssf.com blue1 Qualification for Final Round 2000 2 9 y Dhaka Mohammedan 3 Munna 24 Alfaz 59 Dawn 76 Khulna Abahani 0 M. A. Aziz Stadium Chittagong 12,000 Ibrahim Nesar https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang00.html 2000 2 11 y Chittagong Abahani 3 Farhad 16 79 Moni 19 Rajshahi Abahani 0 M. A. Aziz Stadium Chittagong 15,000 Ibrahim Nesar https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang00.html 2000 3 4 y Chittagong Abahani 1 Sourav Majumder Raju 89 Khulna Abahani 2 Hasan Imam Rikto 73 75 Khulna District Stadium Khulna Ram Krishna Ghosh https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang00.html 2000 3 6 y Dhaka Mohammedan 1 Rakib 22 Rajshahi Abahani 0 Khulna District Stadium Khulna Abdur Rakib https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang00.html 2000 3 10 y Chittagong Abahani 2 Moni 17 Md Yusuf 85 Dhaka Mohammedan 1 Rakib 34 pen. Muktijuddho Sriti Stadium Rajshahi Ehsanul Haque https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang00.html 2000 3 12 y Khulna Abahani 1 Kazi Jamal Hossain 41 Rajshahi Abahani 0 Muktijuddho Sriti Stadium Rajshahi R Alam https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang00.html Group 2 main WDL Q 5 y SUP SUP MSKC Dhaka Muktijoddha Sangsad ALD Dhaka Abahani CJS Chaturanga JS NMSC Netorkana Mohammedan 2 1 0 7 2 2 1 0 8 2 1 0 2 1 4 0 0 3 2 10 complete rsssf.com blue1 Qualification for Final Round 2000 2 10 y Dhaka Muktijoddha Sangsad 1 Bakhtiar Uddin 76 Chaturanga JS 0 M. A. Aziz Stadium Chittagong Maruf Sikdar https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang00.html 2000 2 12 y Dhaka Abahani 4 Kanchan 4 Shahajuddin Tipu 7 Arman ? Kennedy 57 Netorkana Mohammedan 1 Saiful 67 M. A. Aziz Stadium Chittagong Maruf Hossain https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang00.html 2000 3 3 y Dhaka Abahani 1 Kennedy 20 Dhaka Muktijoddha Sangsad 1 Nakib 5 Khulna District Stadium Khulna Tayeb Shamsuzzaman https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang00.html 2000 3 5 y Chaturanga JS 1 Md Milan 85 Netrokona Mohammedan 0 Khulna District Stadium Khulna Shubhash Roy https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang00.html 2000 3 11 y Dhaka Muktijoddha Sangsad 5 Mujibur Rahman Ritu 10 Majedur Rahman Tushar ? Saiful Islam Khokon ? Bakhtiar Uddin ? Liton ? Netrokona Mohammedan 1 Masud Khan Jhony 48 Muktijuddho Sriti Stadium Rajshahi R Alam https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang00.html 2000 3 13 y Dhaka Abahani abd. (0–1) 3–0 Chaturanga JS Walid 25 Muktijuddho Sriti Stadium Rajshahi Tajul Islam Walkover https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang00.html Note: The game was abandoned with Chaturanga leading 0–1 after their players attacked the referee following a penalty being awarded to Abahani in the 82nd minute. Final round main WDL Q 5 y SUP ALD Dhaka Abahani C DM Dhaka Mohammedan CAB Chittagong Abahani MSKC Dhaka Muktijoddha Sangsad 4 2 0 10 2 3 2 1 8 4 3 1 2 10 7 2 1 3 10 8 complete rsssf.com gold 2000 3 29 y Dhaka Mohammedan 1 Dawn 27 Chittagong Abahani 1 Moni 6 Mirpur Stadium Dhaka R Alam https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang00.html 2000 3 30 y Dhaka Abahani 1 Zakir 65 Dhaka Muktijoddha Sangsad 0 Mirpur Stadium Dhaka Ram Krishna Ghosh https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang00.html 2000 4 2 y Dhaka Mohammedan 2 Andrei 18 Rakib 66 Dhaka Muktijoddha Sangsad 1 Baretto 11 Mirpur Stadium Dhaka Ibrahim Nesar https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang00.html 2000 4 3 y Dhaka Abahani 1 Kennedy 66 Chittagong Abahani 0 Mirpur Stadium Dhaka Ehsanul Haque https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang00.html 2000 4 5 y Chittagong Abahani 3 Sourav Majumder Raju ? Rezaul Karim Biplab ? Nurul Islam ? Dhaka Muktijoddha Sangsad 2 Majedur Rahman Tushar ? Baretto ? Mirpur Stadium Dhaka Abdur Rakib https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang00.html 2000 4 6 y Dhaka Abahani 0 Dhaka Mohammedan 0 Mirpur Stadium Dhaka Maruf Sikdar https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bang00.html Individual awards Best coach BAN Mohammad Abu Yusuf - Chittagong Abahanihttps://www.kalerkantho.com/feature/khalar-ghor/2015/09/04/264383 bn আমি হয়তো ছিলাম সেই সময়ের আদর্শ ফুটবলার September 16, 2015 www.kalerkantho.com 25 November 2023 https://archive.today/20231125072418/https://www.kalerkantho.com/feature/khalar-ghor/2015/09/04/264383 live Best player BAN Tanvir Chowdhury - Chittagong Abahanihttps://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%83%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%A3%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AD%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0 bn জীবন-মৃত্যুর সন্ধিক্ষণে তানভীর May 26, 2015 Prothomalo 10 January 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240110190509/https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%83%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%A3%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AD%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0 live Best club Chittagong Abahani Best referee BAN Ram Krishna Gosh References External links RSSSF 1 1 Category:2000–01 in Asian association football leagues Category:Long stubs with short prose