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–19 July 2024
Matches played	8
Goals scored	12 (1.5 per match)
Top goalscorer	2 players (2 goals each)
Highest scoring	Bashundhara Kings U-18 2–1 Rahmatganj MFS U-18 (22 June 2024)
Longest winning run	2 Matches Abahani Limited Dhaka U-18
Longest unbeaten run	2 Matches Abahani Limited Dhaka U-18
← 2021–22 2024–25 → All statistics correct as of 25 June 2024.

The 2023–24 BFF U-18 Football League is 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 are the participants of the league. Chittagong Abahani U-18 will not participate in the league due to internal issues.^[4]

Sheikh Jamal DC U-18 is the defending champion having won 2021–22 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 will be 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 will contest 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
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
Brothers Union U-18	Md Khalid Shaifullah	Md Onik

Standings

League table

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

Updated to match(es) played on 25 June 2024. 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	—				1–1
Bashundhara Kings U-18		—					2–1
Dhaka Abahani U-18			—			2–0
Mohammedan SC U-18				—				0–0
Sheikh Jamal DC U-18			1–2		—
Fortis FC U-18		1–0				—
Rahmatganj MFS U-18							—		1–0
Sheikh Russel KC U-18	0–0							—
Brothers Union U-18									—

Updated to match(es) played on 25 June 2024. 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.

First match(es) will be played on 25 June 2024. Source: BFF

Results by games

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

Updated to match(es) played on 25 June 2024. Source: BFF
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Season statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 12 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 1.5 goals per match (as of 25 June 2024).

2 goals

Md Delwar Hossen (Rahmatganj MFS U-18)
Md Yeasin Arafat Sifat (Abahani Limited Dhaka U-18)

1 goal

Zuhan Ajher (Bangladesh Police FC U-18)
Hridoy Khalifa (Sheikh Jamal DC U-18)
Md Asad Bhuiyan (Bashundhara Kings U-18)
Mohammad Shofiq Rahman (Bashundhara Kings U-18)
Md Abdullah Noman Dipu (Abahani Limited Dhaka U-18)
Nur Alam Khan (Abahani Limited Dhaka U-18)
Md Mohin Ahammad (Sheikh Jamal DC U-18)
Abdur Rahim (Fortis FC U-18)

Source: BFF

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