[1] The tournament was established in 2014, in order for Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) clubs to develop young players.

With each team playing in the BPL during that specific season fielded their U18 players.

After the first edition of the league in 2014, the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) did not arrange the tournament again until 2018.

[3] [6] Rahul Jamal Iqbal Mohammed Sabbir Arman Hossain Abir Arambagh KS U-18Chittagong Abahani U-18Dhaka Abahani U-18 Bashundhara Kings U-18NoFeL Sporting Club U-18 3 During the 2019 BFF U-18 Football Tournament, Saidu Alias Ramiz from Chittagong Abahani Limited U-18 team w was found guilty of age fraud, his team was therefore disqualified.

Age fraud has been a constant issue during the tenure of the tournament, the federation thus made it mandatory for clubs to provide MRI test results before participating.