Dhaka Premier League
| Countries | Bangladesh |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis |
| Format | List A |
| Last tournament | 2015–16 |
| Tournament format | Round Robin |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Current trophy holder | Abahani Limited |
The Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, also known as the Dhaka Premier League, is a club List A cricket tournament in Bangladesh.
Since its inauguration in 1974–75 the league has been the premier club cricket competition in Bangladesh. It gained List A status starting with the 2013–14 tournament, thus superseding the National Cricket League One-Day as Bangladesh's main List A competition.
In the years from 1974–75 to 2011–12, Abahani Limited won the championship 17 times. Other winners were Mohammedan Sporting Club nine times, Biman Bangladesh Airlines five times, Victoria Sporting Club four times, Old DOHS Sports Club twice and Brothers Union once. There was no tournament in 2012–13.
The competition is played as a round-robin, followed by play-off rounds among the top teams for the championship and among the lowest teams to determine relegation.
The 2013–14 competition ran from mid-September to late November 2014; the 2014–15 competition ran from mid-November 2014 to early January 2015; the 2015–16 competition ran from April to June 2016.
All matches are played on neutral grounds. In 2014–15 and 2015–16 all matches took place around Dhaka: in Fatullah, Mirpur and Savar.
The system of allocating players to clubs varies from season to season, but has elements of lottery. Players frequently change clubs between seasons. Imrul Kayes, for example, played for Victoria Sporting Club in 2006–07 and 2014–15, Mohammedan Sporting Club in 2007–08 and 2011–12, Gazi Tank Cricketers in 2008–09 and 2013–14, Abahani Limited in 2009–10 and 2010–11, Brothers Union in 2015–16, and Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in 2016-17. Of the 22 players who appeared for Brothers Union in 2013–14, only two were among the 20 Brothers Union players in 2014–15.
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