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National Football Championship (Bangladesh)

Football tournament in Bangladesh

Summary

Football tournament in Bangladesh

FieldValue
nameNational Football Championship
founded
regionBangladesh
number of teams64+ (2021–22)
current championsBangladesh Army (5th title)
most successful teamBangladesh Army
Dhaka University
(5 titles each)
broadcastersBangladesh Football Federation
(on Facebook and YouTube)
website
current2025 National Football Championship

Dhaka University (5 titles each) (on Facebook and YouTube) The National Football Championship (), previously known as the Sher-e-Bangla National Football Championship or the Sher-e-Bangla Cup or the Bangabandhu National Football Championship, is a district-level national football tournament in Bangladesh, contested by districts and government institutions of the country. The tournament is run under the supervision of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).

History

Following the independence of Bangladesh, the tournament was reintroduced in 1973 as an inter-district national football competition contested by the district teams and government institutions under the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF). On 10 January 2020, the BFF decided to revive the National Championship after a gap of 13 years, celebrating the 100th birth anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Upon its resumption, it was renamed the Bangabandhu National Football Championship.

Format

Along with 64 districts football teams, three service teams, six public universities, five education boards, and Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishthan will participate in the tournament. The participant districts have been divided into eight zones named Padma, Meghna, Jamuna, Shitalakshya, Brahmaputra, Surma, Chitra and Buriganga. Each zone consists of eight teams, except Surma, which contains seven teams. There will be knockout matches in every zone, which will be played on a home and away basis. In the first round, a pair of teams from every zone will play each other, which will decide four winners. In the second round, the four winners in each zone will play the zonal semifinal. In the third round, the semi-final winners will face each other in the zonal final. The champion from each zone will qualify for the final round.

Teams representing education boards, universities, and the services teams—a total of 15 teams—are divided in four groups in Sheba zone. The teams of this zone will play on a round-robin basis. Champion and runners-up of Sheba zone will join eight zonal champions in the final round.

Sponsorship

PeriodSponsorAmountPrint MediaRef.
2020Walton Group8 lakhs BDTProthom Alo

Results

SeasonWinnerRunner-upTop ScorerGoals
1973Dhaka DistrictKushtia District
1974Dhaka DistrictBarisal District
1975Dhaka DistrictChittagong District
1976Jessore DistrictRajshahi District
1977Kushtia DistrictChittagong District
1978Barisal DistrictRangpur District
1979Barisal DistrictDhaka District
1980Bangladesh Army and Dhaka University (joint winners)
1981Bangladesh Army and Dhaka University (joint winners)
1982Khulna DistrictBangladesh Army
1983Sylhet DistrictDhaka District
1984Feni DistrictDhaka District
1985Comilla DistrictDhaka University
1986Dhaka DistrictComilla District
1987–1988Not Held
1989Bangladesh ArmyDhaka University
1990Dhaka UniversityBangladesh Army
1991Not Held
1992Dhaka UniversityKhulna District
1993Khulna DistrictFeni District
1994Bhola DistrictDhaka University
1995Not Held
1996Dhaka UniversityNarayanganj District
1997–1999Not Held
2000Noakhali DistrictBangladesh Army
2001–2003Not Held
2004Narayanganj DistrictBangladesh ArmyBAN Nasiruddin Chowdhury5
2005Not Held
2006Narayanganj DistrictDhaka District
2007–2019Not Held
2020Bangladesh ArmyBangladesh Navy
Bangladesh ArmyChittagong DistrictBAN Emtiyaz Raihan6

References

References

  1. (2019-12-13). "Nat'l football C'ships back after 13 years". The Daily Star.
  2. link. Manab Zamin
  3. link. (2020-01-21). risingbd.com
  4. link. Janakantha. (7 January 2020)
  5. link. Jugantor. (2 January 2020)
  6. (14 January 2020). "Nat 'l be powered by Walton Smart Fridge". Dhaka Tribune.
  7. "Bangladesh - List of Cup Winners".
  8. "Bangladesh 2004".
  9. (4 July 2022). "Bangladesh Army retain Bangabandhu NFC title". The Daily Star.
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