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DMFA announces 1993 calendar

Premier League from Apr 1

Sports Reporter
The Dhaka Metropolis Football Association (DMFA). the body entrusted With the conduct of
the various city soccer leagues, has at long last managed to come up with a schedule for 1993.
After hectic deliberations at their Dhaka Stadium offices yesterday, the DMFA announced a set of dates for the various football programmes which they hope will be the actual calendar for the coming year
Top on the DMFA's priority will obviously be the Premier League, a new format to be Introduced next year with the top ten teams of the 20-team 1992 First Division league. That competition, designed to become the cynosure of all league championships with the ten best club teams and naturally the best players. Is slated to have an April 1. 1993 start.
The lucky ten members of this elite grouping will be last year's Division One champions Abahani Krira Chakra, runner-up Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club. Brothers Union. Arambagh KS. Rahmatganj MFS. Agrani Bank, Victoria Sporting Club, Warl Club, Muktijoddha Sangsad and PWD Sports Club.
Of the other ten teams of the last league, those finishing eleventh to eighteenth will play in the First Division league, scheduled to kick off simultaneously on April Fool's Day. These eight will be joined by two promotees from last year's Second Division — un-
beaten champions Bangladesh Boys Club and runner-up East End Chib.
The bottom two teams of the 1992 First Division — Police AC and BJMC — will play in the Second Division league next year.
Both the new Premier League and the First Division leagues will be played on a return league basis, meaning teams will face each other at least twice with the programmes billed to conclude by July 15.
Sports Secretary Azizul Haq who is also the DMFA chief, was In the chair.
INTER-CLUB TRANSFERS
Talking to journalists after the meeting Shah Abul Kas hem, a joint secretary of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) and a DMFA vice-president, said that the inter-club transfers of footballers will be held from February 1 to 10 next year.
The 1992 Senior Division league had begun on January 10 and concluded on June 7.
DMFA CUP
However, before the league the DMFA Cup football tournament will be held from March 1 to 30.
The Federation Cup tournament. the traditional curtain-raiser of local soccer, will be held after the league programmes.
The meeting also decided the dates of the inter-club transfer for the junior division leagues.
According to the schedule, the Second Division players
transfers will be held from June 25 to July 1 while the Third Division transfers are scheduled for June 15 to 21.
The leagues will be held immediately after the trans fers
The Pioneer on Fourth Division football league will begin from January 20.
The players' transfer will be held from December 28 to January 5.
The meeting, however, failed to resolve the Issue re Srdlng the venue for the two nior Division leagues, according to sources.
Earlier last week, the Dhaka Mctropollsh Club Samity de elded that they would be Involved in the players’ transfer procedure only If the Dhaka Stadium is available for conduct of the league programmes.
DMFA president Azizul Haq informed the club representatives this issue will be decided at a later date.
The meeting also approved the by-laws for the forthcoming leagues.
The representatives of league champions Abahani Krira Chakra and runners-up Mohammedan Sporting Club were conspicuous by their absence last night.
When asked whether the absence of the two local giants will affect the 1993 calendar, a senior DMFA official, speaking on condition of anonymity, replied tn the negative.
"They usually don't take part In such meetings but do support the DMFA decisions on all occasions." said the official.