2023–24 Independence Cup (Bangladesh)
13th season of the Independence Cup (Bangladesh)
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The 2023–24 Independence Cup, also known as the 2023 Independence Cup was the 14th edition of the Independence Cup.[1] A total of 13 teams were contested in the final tournament.[2][3]
Host countryBangladesh
DatesQualifying:
20–23 October 2023
Competition proper:
27 October – 18 December 2023
20–23 October 2023
Competition proper:
27 October – 18 December 2023
Teams13
Venue3 (in 3 host cities)
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Bangladesh |
| Dates | Qualifying: 20–23 October 2023 Competition proper: 27 October – 18 December 2023 |
| Teams | 13 |
| Venue | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Bashundhara Kings (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Dhaka Mohammedan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 45 (2.05 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Jonathan Fernandes(Bashundhara Kings) Higor Leite(Sheikh Jamal DC) Dorielton Gomes(Bashundhara Kings) (3 goals each) |
| Best player(s) |  Rakib Hossain(Bashundhara Kings) |
| Fair play award | Dhaka Mohammedan |
← 2022–23 2026 →
(Note: All statistics do not include qualifying play-offs) | |
Bashundhara Kings is the defending champion. They have won the title by beating 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh Police FC | 3rd | Semi-finals (2021–22) |
| Bashundhara Kings | 4th | Champions (2018, 2022–23) |
| Brothers Union | 11th | Quarter finals (2017, 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) |
| Rahmatganj MFS | 13th | Semi-finals (2017) |
| Sheikh Russel KC | 9th | Champions (2013) |
| Sheikh Jamal DC | 9th | Runners-up (2012) |
| Bangladesh Army | 3rd | Quarter-final (1991) |
| Bangladesh Navy | 3rd | Group-stage (2022–23) |
| Bangladesh Air Force | 3rd | Group-stage (2022–23) |
Venues
Originally the Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shaheed Bir Sreshtho Flight Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 10,000 | ||
Location of the stadiums for the 2023–24 Independence Cup (Bangladesh) | ||
| Gopalganj | Dhaka | |
| Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium | Bashundhara Kings Arena | |
| Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 14,000 | |
Round and dates
| Dates/Year | Round | Match dates |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Qualifying Pair-1 | Qualifying Pair-2 |
|---|---|
| Bangladesh Air Force | Bangladesh Army |
| Bangladesh Navy | Dhaka University |
Match officials
The following officials were chosen for the competition.
- Referees
Jashim Akther (†)- Md Alamgir Sarker (†)
- Md Anisur Rahman Sagor (†)
- Mahmud Zamil Farouqee Nahid (†)
- Md Mizanur Rahman
- Golam Mourshed Chowdhury Nayan
- Bituraj Barua
- Md Jalal Uddin
- Md Saymoon Hasan Sany
- Bhubon Mohon Torafder
- Assistant Referees
- Md Nuruzzaman
- Sujoy Barua
- Rasel Mahmud
- Bituraj Barua
- Junayed Sharif
- Md Mizanur Rahman
- Shafiqul Islam Emon
- Bikash Sarker
- Md Mahmudul Hasan Mamun
- Sheikh Iqbal Alam
- Md Shah Alam
- Sabuj Kumar Das
- Md Shohrab Hossain
- Monir Ahmed Dhali
(†): working as both referee and assistant referee.
Qualifying play-offs
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh Army | 2–0 | Bangladesh Air Force |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh Navy | 2–0 | Dhaka University |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh Air Force | 2–0 | Dhaka University |
Matches
Play-off
All times at local (UTC+6)
| Bangladesh Air Force | 0–2 | Bangladesh Army |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Referee: Md Anisur Rahman Sagor
Referee: Md Alamgir Sarker
Elimination play-offs
| Bangladesh Air Force | 2–0 | Dhaka University |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Referee: Mahmud Zamil Farouqee Nahid
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 | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangladesh Police FC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Sheikh Jamal DC | 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Referee: Saymoon Hasan Sany
Referee: Md Alamgir Sarker
| Sheikh Jamal DC | 0–1 | Bangladesh Police FC |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Referee: Md Jalal Uddin
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Referee: Md Anisur Rahman Sagor
Referee: Md Mizanur Rahman
Referee: Bhubon Mohon Torafder
Referee: Md Saymoon Hasan Sany
| Rahmatganj MFS | 4–1 | Bangladesh Air Force |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
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Referee: Bituraj Barua
Referee: Md Alamgir Sarker
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammedan SC | 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
Referee: Md Jalal Uddin
| Fortis FC | 1–1 | Mohammedan SC |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Referee: Bhubon Mohon Torafder
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bashundhara Kings | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Chittagong Abahani | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | Bangladesh Navy FT | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
Referee: Golam Mourshed Chowdhury Nayan
| Bangladesh Navy | 1–1 | Chittagong Abahani |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Referee: Mahmud Zamil Farouqee Nahid
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-out to determine the winner.
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 3 Decemberv– Dhaka | ||||||||||
| Bangladesh Police FC | 1 | |||||||||
| 15 December – Gopalganj | ||||||||||
| Rahmatganj MFS | 2 | |||||||||
| Rahmatganj MFS | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 December – Munshigonj | ||||||||||
| Dhaka Mohammedan | 1 | |||||||||
| Dhaka Mohammedan | 1 | |||||||||
| 18 December – Gopalganj | ||||||||||
| Chittagong Abahani | 0 | |||||||||
| Dhaka Mohammedan | 1 | |||||||||
| 3 December – Dhaka | ||||||||||
| Bashundhara Kings | 2 | |||||||||
| Dhaka Abahani (p) | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| 15 December – Dhaka | ||||||||||
| 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
| Abahani Limited Dhaka | 1–1 | Sheikh Jamal DC |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
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| Penalties | ||
| 3–2 | ||
Referee: Bituraj Barua
Referee: Jashim Akhter
| Bashundhara Kings | 2–1 | Bangladesh Army |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
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Referee: Md Alamgir Sarker
Semi-finals
Referee: Bituraj Barua
| Abahani Limited Dhaka | 0–4 | Bashundhara Kings |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Referee: Md Alamgir Sarker
Final
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
2 goals
Samuel Mensah Konney (Rahmatganj MFS)
Manas Karipov (Bangladesh Police FC)
Edis Ibargüen García (Bangladesh Police FC)- Samin Yasir Juel (Rahmatganj MFS)
Muzaffar Muzaffarov (Mohammedan SC)
Miguel Figueira (Bashundhara Kings)
1 goal
- Rakib Hossain (Bashundhara Kings)
- Minhajul Abedin Ballu (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)
- Arif Hossain (Mohammedan SC)
- Jafar Iqbal (Mohammedan SC)
- Dipok Roy (Sheikh Russel KC)
- Rabiul Hasan (Abahani Limited Dhaka)
- Nabib Newaj Jibon (Abahani Limited Dhaka)
- Hemanta Vincent Biswas (Chittagong Abahani)
- Salim Reza (Bangladesh Navy)
- Sazzad Hossain (Sheikh Jamal DC)
- Bladimir Díaz (Sheikh Jamal DC)
- Washington Brandão (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)
Sunday Emmanuel (Dhaka Mohammedan)
Source: GSA
Winners
| 13th Independence Cup (Bangladesh) 2023–24 Winners |
|---|
| Bashundhara Kings Third Title |
Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
| Fair Play Award | Best goalkeeper | Best player | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammedan SC[7] | None[7] | Rakib Hossain (Bashundhara Kings)[7] |