Bangladesh Championship League
Bangladesh Championship League is the second-tier association football league of Bangladesh run by the country's football association. It is also known as TVS Championship League for sponsorship reason from 2018-2019.
History
introduced the country's first professional football league in 2007. The 2nd tier professional league began with the 2012 season of Premier League. BFF introduced the second-tier league in 2012 as season 5 of Premier League was commencing.List of winners
Champions so far are:| Season | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 2012 | Cox City Sporting Club | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 20 |
| 2013 | Chittagong Abahani | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 30 |
| 2014 | Rahmatganj MFS | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 8 | 28 | 44 |
| 2015–16 | Uttar Baridhara SC | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| 2016 | Fakirerpool Young Men's Club | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 27 |
| 2017 | Bashundhara Kings | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 35 |
| 2018-19 | Bangladesh Police FC | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 39 |
| 2019-20 | TBC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Performances by club
Performance in the Bangladesh Championship League by clubsAs of the end of 2018-19 season.
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years Won | Years Runners-up |
| Cox City Sporting Club | 1 | 2012 | ||
| Chittagong Abahani | 1 | 2013 | ||
| Uttar Baridhara SC | 1 | 3 | 2015-16 | 2012, 2013, 2018-19 |
| Rahmatganj MFS | 1 | 2014 | ||
| Farashganj SC | 1 | 2014 | ||
| Fakirerpool Young Men's Club | 1 | 2016 | ||
| Saif Sporting Club | 1 | 2016 | ||
| Bashundhara Kings | 1 | 2017 | ||
| NoFeL Sporting Club | 1 | 2017 | ||
| Bangladesh Police FC | 1 | 2018-19 | ||
| Arambagh KS | 1 | 2015-16 |
Clubs and locations
The following 11 clubs have competed in the Bangladesh Championship League during the 2018–19 season.- Agrani Bank Ltd SC
- Bangladesh Police AC
- Dhaka City F.C.
- Farashgonj SC
- Fakirerpool Young Men's Club
- Feni SC
- Shadhinata Krira Sangha
- T&T Club Motijheel
- Victoria Sporting Club
- Uttar Baridhara SC
- Wari Club
- Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka
Sponsorship
| Period | Sponsors | Type of Institute | Notes | References |
| 2012-2014 | Premier Bank Limited | Bank | At first season, Premier Bank Limited sponsored the title, Destiny Group was the co-sponsor of first season. | |
| 2014-2015 | Minister Freeze | Electronics | Premier Bank was named as a presenting sponsor while Pragati Insurance, Eastern Bank, Novo Air and Treasure Securities named as co-sponsors of the league. | |
| 2015-2017 | RB-Marcel Group | Electronics | They sponsored seasons: 2015/16 and 2017. | |
| 2018-2019 | International Sports Partner | Distributor | TVS brand is the 'title sponsor' as well as of BPL. |