2017–18 Bangladesh Football Premier League
The 2017–18 Bangladesh Football Premier League (also known as SAIF Power Battery Bangladesh Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the tenth season of the Bangladesh Premier League since its establishment in 2007. A total of 12 teams are competing in the league. Saif Global Sports are the right holder of BPL's tenth edition and they accommodate the advertising, branding, TV transmission, radio, marketing rights of the Bangladesh Premier League 2016–17. The league started from July 28, 2017. Fakirerpool Young Men's Club was promoted as the champion of 2016 BCL season. They were the 13th team to took part in this season, but they did not, due to fund crisis.
Season | 2017–18 |
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Dates | 28 July 2017-13 January 2018 |
Champions | Dhaka Abahani (6th titles) |
Relegated | Farashganj SC |
AFC Cup | Dhaka Abahani Saif Sporting Club |
Matches played | 132 |
Goals scored | 302 (2.29 per match) |
Top goalscorer | 15 Goals Solomon King Kanform Raphael Odovin Onwrebe (Shiekh Jamal) |
Highest scoring | Arambagh KS 4-6 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club 11 December 2017 |
Longest winning run | 9 Matches Dhaka Abahani |
Longest unbeaten run | 14 Matches Saif Sporting Club |
Longest winless run | 18 Matches Rahmatganj MFS |
Longest losing run | 5 Matches Muktijoddha Sangsad KC |
← 2015–16 2018–19 → |
Dhaka Abahani are the defending champions, having won their Bangladesh Premier League title the previous season.