The 17th season of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) football starts from November 29. Last season's champion Bashundhara Kings and runner-up Mohammedan Sporting Club are entering the field on the first day.
This Premier League will be held at Bashundhara Kings Arena, Mymensingh, Comilla and Munshiganj. Gopalganj's Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni Stadium has been excluded from the list of venues. And the new venue is Shaheed Barkat Stadium in Gazipur.
On the opening day, Brothers will play against Police in Munshiganj. Wanderers' opponent in Gazipur is Mohammedan. And the hosts will play against Chittagong Abahani at Kings Arena.
With five venues against 10 teams, two clubs each got one venue as home. Accordingly, the home venue of Mohammedan and Abahani is Comilla, the home venue of Kings and Fertis is King's Arena, the home venue of Brothers and Rahmatganj is Munshiganj. Gazipur is the home venue of the two newcomers Wanderers and Youngmen and Mymensingh is the home venue of Chittagong Abahani and Bangladesh Police.
According to the schedule, there are two days in a week, Friday and Saturday, the game of Bangladesh Premier League. Meanwhile, the Federation Cup will start on December 3. The match of this competition will be held once a week on Tuesday.
Bashundhara Kings started the season by winning the title by defeating Mohammedan in the Challenge Cup on November 22.
