2021 Independence Cup (Bangladesh)
10th season of the Independence Cup (Bangladesh)
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The 2021 Independence Cup is also known as the Riviera Independence Cup 2021 due to sponsorship from Riviera. It was the 12th edition of the Independence Cup, the main domestic annual top-tier club football tournament organized by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF). Fifteen participants competed in this edition of the tournament.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Bangladesh |
| City | Dhaka |
| Dates | 27 November–18 December 2021[1] |
| Teams | 15 |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Dhaka Abahani (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Bashundhara Kings |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 75 (2.68 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Dorielton(Dhaka Abahani) (4 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Raphael Augusto (Dhaka Abahani) |
| Fair play award | Saif Sporting Club |
← 2018 2022–23 → | |
Dhaka Abahani is the defending champion, having defeated the Bashundhara Kings 3–0 in the final of the tournament.[10]
Participating teams
The following fifteen teams were contested in the tournament.[11]
| Team | Appearances | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh Police FC | Debut | n/a |
| Bashundhara Kings | 2nd | Champions (2018) |
| Chittagong Abahani | 11th | Champions (2016) |
| Dhaka Abahani | 11th | Champions (1990) |
| Dhaka Mohammedan | 11th | Champions (1972, 1991, 2014) |
| Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 11th | Champions (2005) |
| Rahmatganj MFS | 11th | Semi-finals (2017-18) |
| Sheikh Russel KC | 7th | Champions (2013) |
| Sheikh Jamal DC | 7th | Runners-up (2012–13) |
| Saif Sporting Club | 3rd | Quarter-finals (2018) |
| Swadhinata KS | Debut | n/a |
| Uttar Baridhara Club | 2nd | Group-stage (2016) |
| Bangladesh Air Force (Invited) | Debut | n/a |
| Bangladesh Army (Invited) | 2nd | Quarter-final (1991) |
| Bangladesh Navy (Invited) | Debut | n/a |
Venue
All matches were held at BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[12][13]
| Dhaka | |
|---|---|
| BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium | |
| Capacity: 25,000 | |
Draw
The draw ceremony of the tournament was held on 23 November 2021 at 15:00 on the 3rd floor of BFF House, Motijheel, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The fifteen teams were divided into four groups. The top two teams from each group go through the knockout stage.[14]
Group summary
Round and dates
| Dates/Year | Round | Match dates |
|---|---|---|
| 27 November 2021 – 18 December 2021 | Group stages | 27 November–8 December 2021 |
| Quarter-finals | 10–12 December 2021 | |
| Semi-finals | 14 December 2021 | |
| Final | 18 December 2021 |
Match officials
- Referees
Bitura Barua- Md Saymoon Hasan Sany
- Md Jalaluddin
- Md Anisur Rahman Sagor
- Md Jasim Akter
- Md Mizanur Rahman
- Md Alamgir Sarkar
- Md Shorab Hossain
- GM Chowdhury Nayan
- Mahmud Zamil Farouqee Nahid
- Assistant referees
- Md Shah Alam
- Sujoy Borua
- Md Nuruzzaman
- Junayed Sharif
- Md Monir Dhali
- Md Mahmudul Hasan Mamun
- Sharifuzzaman Tipu
- Mehedi Hasan Emon
- Md Rasel Mia
- Bayezid Mondol
- Sheikh Iqbal Alam
- Md Khorshed Islam
- Sheikh Farid
Group stages
| 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.
- 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 | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhaka Abahani | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Qualified for Knockout stage |
| 2 | Swadhinata KS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Rahmatganj MFS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 |
| Swadhinata KS | 1–2 | Dhaka Abahani |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Referee: Jasim Akter
| Rahmatganj MFS | 2–3 | Swadhinata KS |
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Report |
Referee: Md Alamgir Sarkar
Referee: Bituraj Barua
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheikh Russel KC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Qualified for Knockout stage |
| 2 | Sheikh Jamal DC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | |
| 3 | Uttar Baridhara Club | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Bangladesh Air Force | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
Referee: Bituraj Barua
| Sheikh Jamal DC | 3–0 | Bangladesh Air Force |
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Report |
Referee: Md Saymon Hasan Sany
Referee: GM Chowdhury Nayon
| Bangladesh Air Force | 0–2 | Sheikh Russel KC |
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| Report |
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Referee: Md Shorab Hossain
| Uttar Baridhara Club | 1–1 | Bangladesh Air Force |
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Report |
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Referee: Md Shorab Hossain
| Sheikh Jamal DC | 1–1 | Sheikh Russel KC |
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Report |
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Referee: Md Saymoon Hasan Sany
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saif Sporting Club | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | Qualified for Knockout stage |
| 2 | Bangladesh Army | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Dhaka Mohammedan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 |
| Mohammedan SC | 2–1 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC |
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Report |
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Referee: Md Jalaluddin
Referee: Md Anisur Rahman
| Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 2–3 | Saif Sporting Club |
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Report |
Referee: Md Mizanur Rahman
| Bangladesh Army | 2–1 | Mohammedan SC |
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Report |
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Referee: Bituraj Barua
| Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 1–1 | Bangladesh Army |
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Report |
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Referee: Md Mizanur Rahman
| Saif Sporting Club | 1–1 | Mohammedan SC |
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Referee: GM Chowdhury Nayon
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bashundhara Kings | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 9 | Qualified for Knockout stage |
| 2 | Bangladesh Police FC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 3 | Chittagong Abahani | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 | |
| 4 | Bangladesh Navy | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 2 |
| Chittagong Abahani | 1–1 | Bangladesh Police FC |
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| Report |
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Referee: Md Mizanur Rahman
Referee: Md Alamgir Sarkar
Referee: Anisur Rahman Sagor
| Bangladesh Navy | 1–1 | Chittagong Abahani |
|---|---|---|
Jewel  14' |
Report | Yisa 89' |
Referee: Saimoon Hasan Sany
Referee: Mahmud Zamil Farouqee Nahid
Referee: Md Alamgir Sarkar
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-out to determine the winner.
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 10 December – Dhaka | ||||||||||
| Dhaka Abahani | 4 | |||||||||
| 14 December – Dhaka | ||||||||||
| Bangladesh Army | 0 | |||||||||
| Dhaka Abahani | 2 | |||||||||
| 10 December – Dhaka | ||||||||||
| Saif Sporting Club | 0 | |||||||||
| Saif Sporting Club (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||
| 18 December – Dhaka | ||||||||||
| Swadhinata KS | 0 | |||||||||
| Dhaka Abahani | 3 | |||||||||
| 12 December – Dhaka | ||||||||||
| Bashundhara Kings | 0 | |||||||||
| Sheikh Russel KC | 0 | |||||||||
| 14 December – Dhaka | ||||||||||
| Bangladesh Police FC | 1 | |||||||||
| Bangladesh Police FC | 1 | |||||||||
| 12 December – Dhaka | ||||||||||
| Bashundhara Kings (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||
| Bashundhara Kings | 4 | |||||||||
| Sheikh Jamal DC | 0 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
Referee: Bituraj Barua
Referee: Md Alamgir Sarkar
Referee: Md Mizanur Rahman
Referee: Saimoon Hasan Sany
Semi-finals
Referee: Md Mizanur Rahman
Final
Winners
| 11th Independence Cup (Bangladesh) 2021 Winners |
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| Second title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There have been 75 goals scored in 28 matches, for an average of 2.68 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
Fernandes (Bashundhara Kings)- Robinho (Bashundhara Kings)
Daniel Colindres (Dhaka Abahani)
Tetsuaki Misawa (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
2 goals
1 goal
Amredin Sharifi (Bangladesh Police FC)- Eleta Kingsley (Bashundhara Kings)
- Emon Mahmud Babu (Dhaka Abahani)
- Jewel Rana (Bangladesh Navy)
- Juwel Miah (Bangladesh Air Force)
- Mannaf Rabbi (Sheikh Russel KC)
- Maraz Hossain Opi (Saif Sporting Club)
- Mehedi Hasan Mithu (Bangladesh Army)
- Mehedi Hasan Royal (Dhaka Abahani)
- Minhajul Abedin Ballu (Dhaka Mohammedan)
- M S Bablu (Bangladesh Police FC)
- Nasirul Islam Nasir (Saif Sporting Club)
- Rajib Hossain (Dhaka Mohammedan)
- Ranju Shikdar (Bangladesh Army)
- Rakib Hossain (Dhaka Abahani)
- Sahed Hossain (Dhaka Mohammedan)
- Sanowar Hossain (Rahmatganj MFS)
- Sazzad Hossain (Saif Sporting Club)
- Shahin Ahammad (Sheikh Jamal DC)
- Shahriar Emon (Bangladesh Army)
- Shamimul Haque (Bangladesh Army)
- Sheikh Alamgir Kabir Rana (Bashundhara Kings)
- Sohanur Rahman (Sheikh Jamal DC)
- Yeasin Arafat (Bashundhara Kings)
Nedo Turković (Swadhinata KS)- Danilo Quipapá (Bangladesh Police FC)
- Denilson Rodrigues Roldão (Bangladesh Police FC)
Ahmed Shamsaldin (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
Solomon King Kanform (Sheikh Jamal DC)
Philip Adjah (Rahmatganj MFS)
Esmaël Gonçalves (Sheikh Russel KC)
Souleymane Diabate (Dhaka Mohammedan)
Emeka Ogbugh (Saif Sporting Club)- Kehinde Yisa Anifowoshe (Chittagong Abahani)
- Mfon Udoh (Saif Sporting Club)
- Peter Ebimobowei (Chittagong Abahani)
Rafał Zaborowski (Swadhinata KS)
Evgeniy Kochnov (Uttar Baridhara Club)- Nodir Mavlonov (Swadhinata KS)
- Otabek Valijonov (Sheikh Jamal DC)
Own goals
† Bold Club indicates winner of the match
| Player | Club | Opponent | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mehedi Hasan Mithu | Bangladesh Army | Saif Sporting Club | 1–2 | 28 November 2021 |
| Habibur Rahman | Bangladesh Navy | Bashundhara Kings | 0–6 | 30 November 2021 |
| Mohammad Al-Amin | Rahmatganj MFS | Swadhinata KS | 2–3 | 3 December 2021 |
| Tutul Hossain Badsha | Dhaka Abahani | Rahmatganj MFS | 1–3 | 7 December 2021 |
 Amredin Sharifi | Bangladesh Police FC | Bangladesh Navy | 1–1 | 8 December 2021 |