SPORTS REPORTER

The 2025-26 football season will feature five tournaments – the highest in the history of the country, informed BFF’s Professional Football League Committee chairman Imrul Hasan following a meeting at the BFF House yesterday.

“There will be five tournaments next season. The season will start with the Challenge Cup, and end with the Independence Cup, which will be held with only local players. The other events are the Bangladesh Premier League, Federation Cup and Super Cup,” Hasan told reporters following the meeting.

Hasan, also the senior vice-president of the federation, also said that final of the Federation Cup will be held in Mymensingh on April 22.

“We have decided that the final will be held on April 22 in Mymensingh. Qualifier 1 and 2 will be held on April 8 and Qualifier 3 will be held on April 15,” Hasan said, adding that the upcoming Bangladesh Championship League will feature 11 teams.