The Bangladeshi football champions are the winners of the top league in Bangladesh, the Dhaka First Division League from 1948 to 1992, the Dhaka Premier Division League from 1993 to 2006, and the Bangladesh Football League since 2007.
The regional Dhaka First Division League, also known as the Dhaka Senior Division League, was the top-tier football competition in East Bengal (1948âÂÂ1954), East Pakistan (1955âÂÂ1971), and later Bangladesh following the countryâÂÂs independence in 1971. Although the league had been in operation since at least 1911, records of champions prior to the Partition of India remain largely undocumented and have therefore yet to be recognized by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).
The top-tier was reintroduced as the Dhaka Premier Division League in 1993.
In 2007, the B.League was introduced as Bangladesh's first professional national football league. It replaced the semiâÂÂprofessional Dhaka Premier Division League as the country's top-tier. In an attempt to decentralise domestic football Bangladesh Football Federation introduced the professional league and gave entry to clubs from Khulna, Chittagong and Sylhet in the first edition. Previously the top-tier only allowed clubs from Dhaka to participate.
The league was renamed to Bangladesh League in 2009.
The league was renamed to Bangladesh Premier League in 2012.
The league was renamed to Bangladesh Football League in 2025.