History
First in 1948, a year after the independence of Pakistan and India the Dhaka League became the center of attraction for the people of Dhaka, which was then in East Pakistan in the 1960s. Sports clubs like Dhaka Wanderers and Mohammedan Sporting Club were the more successful ones and grew the base for league football among Bengalis. Dhaka's football grew popular and footballers from here were selected for the Pakistan national football team.
After 23 seasons, the Dhaka League stopped for two years in Bangladesh's liberation war but continued the following year. In the years before 2000 it became the most renowned and premier football league in the country as no national league was introduced. It gained more fans and spectators than any other football competitions in Bangladesh but unfortunately the 2000s saw it losing its quality with top-level teams leaving for the national league.
The league produced premium clubs like Abahani Krira Chakra, Mohammedan Sporting Club, Muktijoddha Sangsad KS, Brothers Union and Sheikh Russell KC which are the "big fives" in the Bangladesh Premier League today. Most of the clubs of Bangladesh Championship League have also played in Dhaka League earlier.
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