2021 Independence Cup (Bangladesh)

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2021–22 Independence Cup
File:Official logo of Independence Cup (Bangladesh) 2021-2022.png
Tournament details
Host countryBangladesh
CityDhaka
Dates27 November–18 December 2021[1]
Teams15
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsDhaka Abahani (2nd title)
Runners-upBashundhara Kings
Tournament statistics
Matches played28
Goals scored75 (2.68 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Dorielton
(Dhaka Abahani)
(4 goals)
Best player(s)Brazil Raphael Augusto
(Dhaka Abahani)
Fair play awardSaif Sporting Club
← 2018

The 2021 Independence Cup also known as Riviera Independence Cup 2021 due to the sponsorship from Riviera. It was the 11th edition of the Independence Cup, the main domestic annual top tier clubs football tournament organized by Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF). The fifteen participants were competed this edition in the tournament.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Dhaka Abahani is the defending champion, having defeated 3–0 goals Bashundhara Kings 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 was 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 15:00 at 3rd floors of BFF house Motijheel, Dhaka, Bangladesh. There are fifteen teams were divided into four groups. Top two team's from each group will through Knockout stage.[14]

Group summary

Group A Group B Group C Group D
Dhaka Abahani Sheikh Jamal DC Saif Sporting Club Bashundhara Kings
Rahmatganj MFS Sheikh Russel KC Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Chittagong Abahani
Swadhinata KS Uttar Baridhara SC Dhaka Mohammedan Bangladesh Police FC

Bangladesh Air Force Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Navy

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
Assistant Referees

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.

  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.
All times listed below are local, BST (UTC+06:00).

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
Source: Global Sports Archive
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Swadhinata KS1–2Dhaka Abahani
 Report
Referee: Jasim Akter
Rahmatganj MFS2–3Swadhinata KS
 Report
Referee: Md Alamgir Sarkar
Dhaka Abahani3–1Rahmatganj MFS
 Report
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
Source: Global Sports Archive
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Sheikh Russel KC1–0Uttar Baridhara Club
Mannaf File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' Report
Referee: Bituraj Barua
Sheikh Jamal DC3–0Bangladesh Air Force
 Report
Referee: Md Saymon Hasan Sany
Uttar Baridhara Club0–0Sheikh Jamal DC
Report
Referee: GM Chowdhury Nayon
Bangladesh Air Force0–2Sheikh Russel KC
Report
Referee: Md Shorab Hossain
Uttar Baridhara Club1–1Bangladesh Air Force
 Report
Referee: Md Shorab Hossain
Sheikh Jamal DC1–1Sheikh Russel KC
 Report
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
Source: Global Sports Archive
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Mohammedan SC2–1Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
 Report
Referee: Md Jalaluddin
Saif Sporting Club2–1Bangladesh Army
 Report
Referee: Md Anisur Rahman
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC2–3Saif Sporting Club
 Report
Referee: Md Mizanur Rahman
Bangladesh Army2–1Mohammedan SC
 Report
Referee: Bituraj Barua
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC1–1Bangladesh Army
 Report
Referee: Md Mizanur Rahman
Saif Sporting Club1–1Mohammedan SC
 Report
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
Source: Global Sports Archive
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Chittagong Abahani1–1Bangladesh Police FC
 Report
Referee: Md Mizanur Rahman
Bashundhara Kings6–0Bangladesh Navy
 Report
Referee: Md Alamgir Sarkar
Bangladesh Police FC0–1Bashundhara Kings
Report
Referee: Anisur Rahman Sagor
Bangladesh Navy1–1Chittagong Abahani
Jewel File:Soccerball shade.svg 14' Report Yisa File:Soccerball shade.svg 89'
Referee: Saimoon Hasan Sany
Bangladesh Police FC1–1Bangladesh Navy
 Report
Referee: Mahmud Zamil Farouqee Nahid
Bashundhara Kings3–0Chittagong Abahani
 Report
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-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
10 December – Dhaka
 
 
Dhaka Abahani4
 
14 December – Dhaka
 
Bangladesh Army0
 
Dhaka Abahani2
 
10 December – Dhaka
 
Saif Sporting Club0
 
Saif Sporting Club (a.e.t.)2
 
18 December – Dhaka
 
Swadhinata KS0
 
Dhaka Abahani3
 
12 December – Dhaka
 
Bashundhara Kings0
 
Sheikh Russel KC 0
 
14 December – Dhaka
 
Bangladesh Police FC1
 
Bangladesh Police FC1
 
12 December – Dhaka
 
Bashundhara Kings (a.e.t.)2
 
Bashundhara Kings4
 
 
Sheikh Jamal DC0
 

Quarter-finals

Dhaka Abahani4–0Bangladesh Army
 Report
Referee: Bituraj Barua
Saif Sporting Club2–0 (a.e.t.)Swadhinata KS
 Report
Referee: Md Alamgir Sarkar
Sheikh Russel KC0–1Bangladesh Police FC
Report Sharifi File:Soccerball shade.svg 4'
Referee: Md Mizanur Rahman
Bashundhara Kings4–0Sheikh Jamal DC
 Report
Referee: Saimoon Hasan Sany

Semi-finals

Dhaka Abahani2–0Saif Sporting Club
 Report
Referee: Md Mizanur Rahman
Bangladesh Police FC1–2 (a.e.t.)Bashundhara Kings
 Report
Attendance: 11,237
Referee: Md Alamgir Sarkar

Final

Dhaka Abahani3–0Bashundhara Kings
 Report
Attendance: 20,234
Referee: Md Alamgir Sarkar

Winners

11th Independence Cup (Bangladesh) 2021
Winners
Dhaka Abahani
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

2 goals

1 goal

Own goals

† Bold Club indicates winner of the match

Player Club Opponent Result Date
Bangladesh Mehedi Hasan Mithu Bangladesh Army Saif Sporting Club 1–2 28 November 2021
Bangladesh Habibur Rahman Bangladesh Navy Bashundhara Kings 0–6 30 November 2021
Bangladesh Mohammad Al-Amin Rahmatganj MFS Swadhinata KS 2–3 3 December 2021
Bangladesh Tutul Hossain Badsha Dhaka Abahani Rahmatganj MFS 1–3 7 December 2021
Afghanistan Amredin Sharifi Bangladesh Police FC Bangladesh Navy 1–1 8 December 2021

References

  1. ↑ "Independence Cup Football kicks off Nov 27". United News of Bangladesh. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "স্বাধীনতা কাপ দিয়ে শুরু হবে ফুটবলের নতুন মৌসুম". Daily Football Bangladesh (in Bengali). 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
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  14. ↑ "স্বাধীনতা কাপের ডেথ গ্রুপে বসুন্ধরা কিংস". Daily Dhaka Post (in Bengali). 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
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