2023–24 Independence Cup (Bangladesh)
Appearance
The 2023–24 Independence Cup, also known as the 2023 Independence Cup was the 13th edition of the Independence Cup.[1] A total of 13 teams were contested in the final tournament.[2][3]
Dhaka Mohammedan by 2−1 goals in the final on 18 December 2023.[4]
Participating teams
The following thirteen teams were participated in the tournament.
Team | Appearances | Previous best performance |
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Bangladesh Police FC | 3rd | Semi-finals ( 2021–22 )
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Bashundhara Kings | 4th | Champions (2018, 2022–23) |
Brothers Union | 11th | Quarter finals (2017–18, 2018) |
Chittagong Abahani |
8th | Champions (2016) |
Abahani Limited Dhaka | 13th | Champions (1990, 2021–22) |
Mohammedan SC |
13th | Champions (1972, 1991, 2014) |
Fortis FC | 2nd | Group stages (2022–23)
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Rahmatganj MFS | 13th | Semi-finals ( 2017-18 )
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Sheikh Russel KC | 9th | Champions (2013) |
Sheikh Jamal DC |
9th | Runners-up (2012–13) |
Bangladesh Army | 3rd | Quarter-final (1991) |
Bangladesh Navy | 3rd | Group-stage ( 2022–23 )
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Bangladesh Air Force | 3rd | Group-stage (2022–23) |
Venues
Originally the
Cumilla was included as one of the host venues for the tournament, however, the district cricket league has prevented the Cumilla District Sports Association from lending the district stadium. Thus, instead of four, the tournament were held at three venues locations.[5]
Munshigonj
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Shaheed Bir Sreshtho Flight Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium
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Capacity: 10,000 | ||
Munshigonj | ||
Gopalganj | Dhaka | |
Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium | Bashundhara Kings Arena | |
Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 14,000 |
Round and dates
Dates/Year | Round | Match dates |
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27 October–18 December 2023 | Qualifying stages | 20–23 October 2023 |
Group stages | 27 October – 1 December 2023 | |
Quarter-finals | 3–5 December 2023 | |
Semi-finals | 15 December 2023 | |
Final | 18 December 2023 |
Draw
The draw ceremony were held on 23 October 2023 at 3rd floor of BFF house
Motijheel, Dhaka. There are thirteen teams were divided into four groups. Top two team from each group will through in the Knockout stage.[6]
Group Summary
Group A | Group B |
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Bangladesh Police FC | Abahani Limited Dhaka |
Sheikh Jamal DC
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Sheikh Russel KC |
Brothers Union | Rahmatganj MFS |
Bangladesh Air Force | |
Group C | Group D |
Mohammedan SC
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Bashundhara Kings |
Fortis FC | Chittagong Abahani
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Bangladesh Army | Bangladesh Navy |
Qualifying Pair-1 | Qualifying Pair-2 |
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Bangladesh Air Force Football Team | Bangladesh Army Football Team |
Bangladesh Navy Football Team | Dhaka University Football Team
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Match officials
- Referees
- Assistant Referees
(†): working as both referee and assistant referee.
Qualifying play-offs
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Bangladesh Army | 2–0 | Bangladesh Air Force |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Bangladesh Navy | 2–0 | Dhaka University
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Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Bangladesh Air Force | 2–0 | Dhaka University
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Matches
Play-off
All times at local (
UTC+6
)
Bangladesh Air Force | 0–2 | Bangladesh Army |
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Report |
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Referee: Md Anisur Rahman Sagor
Dhaka University | 0–2 | Bangladesh Navy |
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Report |
Referee: Md Alamgir Sarker
Elimination play-offs
Group stages
Key to colours in group tables | |
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Group winners and runners-up advance to the Knockout-stage |
- Tiebreakers
Teams were ranked according to
points
(3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings.
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Penalty shoot-out if only two teams were tied and they met in the last round of the group;
- Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
- Drawing of lots.
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Bangladesh Police FC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage |
2 | Sheikh Jamal DC
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 | |
3 | Brothers Union | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
Bangladesh Police FC | 2–0 | Brothers Union |
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Report |
Referee: Saymoon Hasan Sany
Sheikh Jamal DC | ||
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Report |
Referee: Md Alamgir Sarker
Sheikh Jamal DC | 0–1 | Bangladesh Police FC |
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Report |
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Referee: Md Jalal Uddin
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | Advance to Knockout stage |
2 | Rahmatganj MFS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | Sheikh Russel KC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 | |
4 | Bangladesh Air Force | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
Abahani Limited Dhaka | 2–0 | Bangladesh Air Force |
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Report |
Referee: Md Anisur Rahman Sagor
Sheikh Russel KC | 0–0 | Rahmatganj MFS |
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Report |
Referee: Md Mizanur Rahman
Bangladesh Air Force | 0–1 | Sheikh Russel KC |
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Report |
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Referee: Bhubon Mohon Torafder
Rahmatganj MFS | 0–2 | Abahani Limited Dhaka |
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Report |
Referee: Md Saymoon Hasan Sany
Rahmatganj MFS | 4–1 | Bangladesh Air Force |
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Report |
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Referee: Bituraj Barua
Abahani Limited Dhaka | 2–0 | Sheikh Russel KC |
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Report |
Referee: Md Alamgir Sarker
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Mohammedan SC
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | Advance to Knockout stage |
2 | Bangladesh Army | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | Fortis FC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Mohammedan SC | 2–2 | Bangladesh Army |
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Report |
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Referee: Bituraj Barua
Bangladesh Army | 0–0 | Fortis FC |
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Report |
Referee: Md Jalal Uddin
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Bashundhara Kings | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | Advance to Knockout stage |
2 | Chittagong Abahani
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | Bangladesh Navy FT | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
Bashundhara Kings | 1–0 | Bangladesh Navy |
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Report |
Referee: Golam Mourshed Chowdhury Nayan
Chittagong Abahani | v | Bashundhara Kings |
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Report |
Referee: Bhubon Mohon Torafder
Knockout stage
- In the knockout stages, if a match finished goalless at the end of normal playing time, extra time would have been played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-outto determine the winner.
Bracket
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
3 December–Dhaka | ||||||||||
Bangladesh Police FC | 1 | |||||||||
15 December –Gopalganj | ||||||||||
Rahmatganj MFS | 2 | |||||||||
Dhaka Mohammedan | 1 | |||||||||
Chittagong Abahani | 0 | |||||||||
Dhaka Mohammedan | 1 | |||||||||
3 December –Dhaka | ||||||||||
Bashundhara Kings | 2 | |||||||||
Sheikh Jamal DC | 1 (2) | |||||||||
Dhaka Abahani | 0 | |||||||||
5 December –Dhaka | ||||||||||
Bashundhara Kings | 4 | |||||||||
Bashundhara Kings | 2 | |||||||||
Bangladesh Army | 1 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
Bangladesh Police FC | 1–2 | Rahmatganj MFS |
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Report |
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Referee: Md Jalal Uddin
Chittagong Abahani | ||
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Report |
Referee: Jashim Akhter
Bashundhara Kings | 2–1 | Bangladesh Army |
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Report |
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Referee: Md Alamgir Sarker
Semi-finals
Mohammedan SC | ||
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Report |
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Referee: Bituraj Barua
Abahani Limited Dhaka | 0–4 | Bashundhara Kings |
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Report |
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Referee: Md Alamgir Sarker
Final
Mohammedan SC | 1–2 | Bashundhara Kings |
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Report |
Referee: Md Jalal Uddin
Statistics
Goalscorers
There have been 45 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 2.05 goals per match.
3 goals
Jonathan Fernandes (Abahani Limited Dhaka)
- Sheikh Jamal DC)
Dorielton Gomes (Bashundhara Kings)
2 goals
Samuel Mensah Konney (Rahmatganj MFS)
Manas Karipov (Bangladesh Police FC)
Edis Ibargüen García (Bangladesh Police FC)
Samin Yasir Juel (Rahmatganj MFS)
- Mohammedan SC)
Miguel Figueira (Bashundhara Kings)
1 goal
Rakib Hossain (Bashundhara Kings)
- Mohammedan SC)
Murad Hossain Chowdhury (Rahmatganj MFS)
Rofiqul Islam Sumon (Rahmatganj MFS)
Juwel Miah (Bangladesh Air Force)
Ranju Sikder (Bangladesh Army)
Emtiyaz Raihan (Bangladesh Army)
- Mohammedan SC)
- Mohammedan SC)
Dipok Roy (Sheikh Russel KC)
Rabiul Hasan (Abahani Limited Dhaka)
Nabib Newaj Jibon (Abahani Limited Dhaka)
- Chittagong Abahani)
Salim Reza (Bangladesh Navy)
- Sheikh Jamal DC)
- Sheikh Jamal DC)
- Dhaka Abahani)
Shahriar Emon (Bangladesh Army)
Cornelius Stewart (Abahani Limited Dhaka)
Valeriy Gryshyn (Fortis FC)
Boburbek Yuldashov (Bashundhara Kings)
Mohamed Sohel Rana (Bashundhara Kings)
Robinho Azevedo (Bashundhara Kings)
- Dhaka Mohammedan)
Source: GSA
Winners
13th Independence Cup (Bangladesh) 2023–24 Winners |
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Bashundhara Kings Third Title |
Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
Fair Play Award | Best goalkeeper | Best player | |||
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Mohammedan SC[7]
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None[7] | ![]() (Bashundhara Kings)[7] |
See also
References
- ^ "লিগ কমিটির দায়িত্ব নিয়েই চমকের ইঙ্গিত সালাউদ্দিনের!". Offside Desk (in Bengali). September 24, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ "ঢাবির হার দিয়ে শুরু ঘরোয়া ফুটবল মৌসুম". www.dhakapost.com (in Bengali). October 20, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- ^ "২৭ অক্টোবর স্বাধীনতা কাপ দিয়ে শুরু নতুন মৌসুম". www.deshrupantor.com (in Bengali). October 23, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ "১০ জন নিয়েই চ্যাম্পিয়ন কিংস". www.dhakapost.com (in Bengali). Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ "Abahani, Kings placed in separate groups". The Daily Star. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ "আবারও কিংসের গ্রুপে চট্টগ্রাম আবাহনী, শেখ রাসেলের সঙ্গী আবাহনী". www.kalerkantho.com (in Bengali). October 23, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Independence Cup Football: Bashundhara Kings clinch title beating Dhaka Mohammedan 2-1 in final". www.unb.com.bd. December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023.