2022–23 Independence Cup (Bangladesh)

The 2022–23 Independence Cup, also known as Bashundhara Group Independence Cup 2022 due to sponsorship from Bashundhara Group. It was the 12th edition of the Independence Cup, the oldest official club football tournament in Bangladesh.[1] A total of 16 teams were contested in the tournament including two coming through qualifying round.[2][3]

2022–23 Independence Cup
Tournament details
Host countryBangladesh Bangladesh
Dates13 November–5 December 2022
Teams16
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsBashundhara Kings (2nd title)
Runners-upSheikh Russel KC
Third placeDhaka Abahani
Fourth placeBangladesh Police FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored127 (3.97 per match)
Top scorer(s)9 goals
Brazil Dorielton (Bashundhara Kings)
Best player(s)Bangladesh Rakib Hossain
Best goalkeeperBangladesh Anisur Rahman Zico
Fair play awardDhaka Abahani

Bashundhara Kings is the defending champion. They have won the title by beating Sheikh Russel KC by 2(4)−2(1) penalties shoot out on 5 December 2022.[4]

Participating teams

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The following sixteen teams will contest in the tournament.

Team Appearances Previous best performance
AFC Uttara 1st Debut
Bangladesh Police FC 2nd Semi-finals (2021–22)
Bashundhara Kings 3rd Champions (2018)
BFF Elite Academy 1st Debut
Chittagong Abahani 7th Champions (2016)
Abahani Limited Dhaka 12th Champions (1990,2021–22)
Dhaka Mohammedan 12th Champions (1972, 1991, 2014)
Fortis FC 1st Debut
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 12th Champions (2005)
Fakirerpool YMC 2nd Group-stage (2005)
Rahmatganj MFS 12th Semi-finals (2017-18)
Sheikh Russel KC 8th Champions (2013)
Sheikh Jamal DC 8th Runners-up (2012–13)
Uttara FC 1st Debut
Navy Football Team 2nd Group-stage (2021–22)
Air Force Football Team 2nd Group-stage (2021–22)

Venues

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The matches are being played at these three venues across the country.[5]

Comilla Gopalganj Munshigonj
Comilla District Stadium Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium Munshigonj District Stadium
Capacity: 18,000 Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 10,000

Draw

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The draw ceremony were held on 31 October 2022 at 3rd floor of BFF house Motijheel, Dhaka. There are sixteen team was divided into four groups. Top two team from each group will through in the Knockout stage.[6]

Group summary

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Group A Group B
Dhaka Mohammedan AFC Uttara
Fortis FC Bashundhara Kings
Sheikh Russel KC Fakirerpool YMC
Bangladesh Navy Chittagong Abahani
Group C Group D
Abahani Limited Dhaka Bangladesh Police FC
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC BFF Elite Academy
Air Force Football Team Rahmatganj MFS
Uttara FC Sheikh Jamal DC
Pair-1 Pair-2
Little Friends Club Bangladesh Navy
Air Force Football Team Bangladesh Army

Round and dates

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Dates/Year Round Match dates
5 November – 5 December 2022 Qualifying stages 05 - 6 November 2022
Group stages 13 – 24 November 2022
Quarter-finals 26 – 27 November 2022
Semi-finals 30 November – 1 December 2022
Third-position 4 December 2022
Final 5 December 2022

Match officials

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Referees
  •   Md Anisur Rahman Sagor
  •   Anwar Hossain
  •   Bituraj Barua
  •   Md Mizanur Rahman
  •   Md Nasiruddin
  •   Golam Mourshed Chowdhury Nayan
  •   Bhubon Mohon Tarafder
  •   Sabuj Das
  •   Rimon Mahmud
Assistant Referees
  •   Md Nuruzzaman
  •   Md Jahid Hasan
  •   Sheikh Iqbal Alam
  •   Md Alamgir Sarker
  •   Rasel Mahmud
  •   Md Monir Dhali
  •   Md Mahmudul Hasan Mamun
  •   Sujoy Barua
  •   Junayed Sharif
  •   Ahmed Rafsan Joni
  •   Robin Khan
  •   Mehedi Hasan Emon
  •   Shah Alam
  •   Shafiqul Islam Emon
  •   Soumik Pal
  •   Bikash Sarker

Qualifying play-offs

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Play-off 1
Team 1 Score Team 2
Little Friends Club 2–2
(p 4–5)
Air Force Football Team
Play-off 2
Team 1 Score Team 2
Bangladesh Navy 2–2
(p 4–3)
Bangladesh Army

Matches

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All times at local (UTC+6)

Bangladesh Air Force FC2–2Little Friends Club
  • Sumon   28', 75'
Report
Penalties
5–4
Referee: Md Anisur Rahman Sagor

Bangladesh Navy2–2Bangladesh Army
Report
Penalties
4–3

Group stages

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Key to colours in group tables
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.

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. 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;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams were tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. 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);
  9. Drawing of lots.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sheikh Russel KC 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Advance to Knockout stage
2 Mohammedan SC 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3 Fortis FC 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4 Bangladesh Navy 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: GSA
Dhaka Mohammedan2–0Bangladesh Navy
Report
Referee: Md Anisur Rahman Sagor
Sheikh Russel KC1–1Fortis FC
Report
Referee: Md Mizanur Rahman

Sheikh Russel KC2–0Bangladesh Navy
Report
Dhaka Mohammedan3–1Fortis FC
Report
Referee: GM Chowdhury Nayan

Dhaka Mohammedan0–3Sheikh Russel KC
Report
Referee: Md Anisur Rahman Sagor
Bangladesh Navy1–3Fortis FC
Report
Referee: Mizanur Rahman

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bashundhara Kings (C) 3 3 0 0 19 0 +19 9 Advance to Knockout stage
2 Chittagong Abahani 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3 Fakirerpool YMC 3 1 0 2 3 19 −16 3
4 AFC Uttara 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source: GSA
(C) Champions
Bashundhara Kings14–0Fakirerpool YMC
Report
Referee: Md Nasiruddin
AFC Uttara1–2Chittagong Abahani
Report
Referee: Golam Mourshed Chowdhury Nayan

Chittagong Abahani4–0Fakirerpool YMC
Report
Referee: Md Mizanur Rahman
AFC Uttara0–3Bashundhara Kings
Report
Referee: Md Anisur Rahman Sagor

Bashundhara Kings2–0Chittagong Abahani
Report
Referee: Md Alamgir Sarker
AFC Uttara1–3Fakirerpool YMC
Report
Referee: Md Nasiruddin

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Abahani Ltd. Dhaka 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Advance to Knockout stage
2 Muktijoddha SKC 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6
3 Bangladesh Air Force FC 3 1 0 2 4 9 −5 3
4 Uttara FC 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: GSA
Dhaka Abahani2–0Uttara FC
Report
Bangladesh Air Force FC1–5Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
Report
Referee: Bhubon Mohon Tarafder

Muktijoddha Sangsad KC3–0Uttara FC
Report
Dhaka Abahani3–1Bangladesh Air Force FC
Report

Bangladesh Air Force FC2–1Uttara FC
  • Rakibul   74'
  • Juwel   90+3'
Report
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC1–3Dhaka Abahani
Report
Referee: Golam Mourshed Chowdhury Nayan

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Police FC 3 2 1 0 9 5 +4 7 Advance to Knockout stage
2 Sheikh Jamal DC 3 1 1 1 8 6 +2 4
3 Rahmatganj MFS 3 1 1 1 6 7 −1 4
4 BFF Elite Academy 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: GSA
Rahmatganj MFS1–4Bangladesh Police FC
Report
Referee: Md Anisur Rahman Sagor
Sheikh Jamal DC3–0BFF Elite Academy
Report
Referee: Md Nasiruddin

BFF Elite Academy1–1Bangladesh Police FC
Report
Referee: Bhubon Mohon Torafder
Sheikh Jamal DC2–2Rahmatganj MFS
Report
Referee: Bituraj Barua

Rahmatganj MFS3–1BFF Elite Academy
Report
Referee: Md Anisur Rahman Sagor
Bangladesh Police FC4–3Sheikh Jamal DC
Report
Referee: Md Alamgir Sarker

Knockout stage

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  • 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-out to determine the winner.

Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
26 November – Comilla
 
 
Sheikh Russel KC1
 
30 November – Munshigonj
 
Chittagong Abahani0
 
Sheikh Russel KC3
 
27 November – Gopalganj
 
Dhaka Abahani2
 
Dhaka Abahani (a.e.t.)2
 
5 December – Comilla
 
Sheikh Jamal DC1
 
Sheikh Russel KC2 (1)
 
26 November – Munshigonj
 
Bashundhara Kings (p)2 (4)
 
Bashundhara Kings2
 
1 December – Gopalganj
 
Mohammedan SC0
 
Bashundhara Kings3
 
27 November – Comilla
 
Bangladesh Police FC1 Third-place
 
Bangladesh Police FC (a.e.t.)5
 
4 December – Munshigonj
 
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC4
 
Dhaka Abahani4
 
 
Bangladesh Police FC1
 

Quarter-finals

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Sheikh Russel KC1–0Chittagong Abahani
Report
Referee: Md Mizanur Rahman
Bashundhara Kings2–0Dhaka Mohammedan
Report
Referee: Md Anisur Rahman Sagor

Dhaka Abahani2–1 (a.e.t.)Sheikh Jamal DC
Report
Referee: Md Alamgir Sarker
Bangladesh Police FC5–4 (a.e.t.)Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
Report
Referee: Bituraj Barua

Semi-finals

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Sheikh Russel KC3–2Dhaka Abahani
Report
Referee: Md Mizanur Rahman

Bashundhara Kings3–1Bangladesh Police FC
Report
Referee: Md Alamgir Sarker

Third-place

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Dhaka Abahani4–1Bangladesh Police FC
Report

Final

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Final
Sheikh Russel KC2–2 (a.e.t.)Bashundhara Kings
Report
Penalties
1–4
Referee: Golam Mourshed Chowdhury Nayan

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There have been 127 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 3.97 goals per match.

9 goals

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goals

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† Bold Club indicates winner of the match

Player Club Opponent Result Date
  Md Rakib Hasan Uttara FC Dhaka Abahani 0–2 15 November 2022
  Rasel Hossain Bangladesh Police FC Sheikh Jamal DC 4–3 24 November 2022
  Md Al-Amin Bangladesh Police FC Rahmatganj MFS 5–4 27 November 2022
  Md Shakil Hossain Sheikh Jamal DC Dhaka Abahani 1–2 27 November 2022

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date Ref
  Dorielton 6 Bashundhara Kings Fakirerpool YMC 14–0 14 November 2022
  Robinho Bashundhara Kings Fakirerpool YMC 14–0 14 November 2022
  Cornelius Stewart Sheikh Jamal DC BFF Elite Academy 3–0 16 November 2022

n Player scored n goals.

Winners

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12th Independence Cup (Bangladesh) 2022–23
Winners
Bashundhara Kings
Second Title

Awards

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Player of the Match

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Match Player of the Match
Player Club
Semi-finals 1   Didier Brossou Sheikh Russel KC
Semi-finals 2   Rakib Hossain Bashundhara Kings
Third-place   Yousef Mohammad Dhaka Abahani
Final   Anisur Rahman Zico Bashundhara Kings

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "লিগ কমিটির দায়িত্ব নিয়েই চমকের ইঙ্গিত সালাউদ্দিনের!". Offside Desk (in Bengali). September 24, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "BFF drops controversial venue for next season". The Daily Star. September 26, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  3. ^ রিপোর্টার, স্পোর্টস. "একই সঙ্গে লিগ, ফেডারেশন কাপ". DailyInqilabOnline. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  4. ^ "Indy Cup Football: Bashundhara Kings clinch title beating Sheikh Russell KC in penalty shootout". www.unb.com.bd. December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  5. ^ "ঢাকার বাইরে স্বাধীনতা কাপ". Daily Dhaka Post (in Bengali). October 20, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  6. ^ "স্বাধীনতা কাপে সহজ গ্রুপে চ্যাম্পিয়ন আবাহনী". www.bangla.bdnews24 (in Bengali). October 31, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022.