2021–22 Federation Cup (Bangladesh)

2021–22 Federation Cup
Bashundhara Group Federation Cup 2021
Tournament details
Host countryBangladesh
City1
Dates25 December 2021 – 9 January 2022
Teams12
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsDhaka Abahani (12th title)
Runners-upRahmatganj MFS
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored63 (3.32 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Dorielton Gomes
(Dhaka Abahani)
Nigeria Philip Adjah
(Rahmatganj MFS)
(4 goals each)
Best player(s)Costa Rica Daniel Colindres
(Dhaka Abahani)
Fair play awardDhaka Abahani

The 2021–22 Federation Cup (due to sponsorship from Bashundhara Group also known as Bashundhara Group Federation Cup 2021) was the 33rd edition of the tournament, the main domestic annual top-tier clubs football competition in Bangladesh organized by Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF). The 12 participants were competed in the tournament. The tournament was played from 25 December 2021 to 9 January 2022.[1][2][3][4][5] The winner of the tournament earned the slot of playing Qualifying play-off of 2023–24 AFC Cup.

Dhaka Abahani are current champions. The club have defeated Rahmatganj MFS by 2–1 on 9 January 2022 to lift the trophy for the twelfth time.[6]

Venue

All matches was held at BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[7][8]

Dhaka
BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium
Capacity: 25,000

Participating teams

The following twelve teams will contest in the tournament.

Team Appearances Previous best performance
Bangladesh Police FC 3rd Semi-finals (2019–20)
Bashundhara Kings
(Later withdrew)[9]		 4th Champions (2019–20, 2020–21)
Chittagong Abahani 33rd Champions (2017)
Dhaka Abahani 33rd Champions (1982, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018)
Dhaka Mohammedan 33rd Champions (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1995, 2002, 2008, 2009)
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC[9]
(Later withdrew)		 33rd Champions (1994, 2001, 2003)
Rahmatganj MFS 33rd Runners-up (2019–20)
Sheikh Russel KC 27th Champions (2012)
Sheikh Jamal DC 11th Champions (2011-12, 2013, 2015)
Saif Sporting Club 5th Runners-up (2020–21)
Swadhinata KS Debut n/a
Uttar Baridhara Club
(Later withdrew)[10]		 3rd Quarter-finals (2020–21)

Draw

The draw ceremony of the tournament were held on 23 December 2021 12:00 BST at 3rd floor of BFF house Motijheel, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The twelve participants were divided into four groups. Top two teams from each group will through into the Knockout stage.[11][12]

Group summary

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

Round and dates

Dates/Year Round Match dates
27 December 2021 – 9 January 2022 Group stages 27 December 2021 – 30 December 2021
Quarter-finals 2–3 January 2022
Semi-finals 6 January 2022
Final 9 January 2022

Match officials

Referees
  • Bangladesh Bituraj Borua
  • Bangladesh Md Alamgir Sarkar
  • Bangladesh Bhubon Mohon Torafder
  • Bangladesh Saymoon Hasan Sany
  • Bangladesh Md Anisur Rahman
  • Bangladesh Mohammad Jalaluddin
Assistant Referees
  • Bangladesh Md Monir Dhali
  • Bangladesh Md Rasel Mia
  • Bangladesh Md Nuruzzaman
  • Bangladesh Sujoy Borua
  • Bangladesh Md Khorshed Islam
  • Bangladesh SM Junayed Sharif
  • Bangladesh Sheikh Iqbal Alam
  • Bangladesh Md Mahmudul Hasan Mamun
  • Bangladesh Sharifuzzaman Khan Tipu
  • Bangladesh Md Shah Alam

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 Mohammedan 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4[a] Advance to Knockout stage
2 Swadhinata KS 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4[a]
3 Bashundhara Kings 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0 Later withdrew
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b As the fair play points of the two teams were equal, the group champion and runners-up were determined through a penalty shootout.Dhaka Mohammedan (4–3) Swadhinata KS.
Bashundhara Kings0–3
Walkover		Swadhinata KS
Report
Referee: Md Alamgir Sarkar
Dhaka Mohammedan1–1Swadhinata KS
  • Diabate 39'
 Report
Penalties
 4–3[13]
Referee: Md Anisur Rahman Sagor
Bashundhara Kings0–3
Walkover		Dhaka Mohammedan
Report

Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1 Sheikh Russel KC 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 4[a] Advance to Knockout stage
2 Dhaka Abahani 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 4[a]
3 Uttar Baridhara Club 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0 Later withdrew
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b As the fair play points of the two teams were equal, the group champion and runners-up were determined through a penalty shootout. Sheikh Russel KC (13–12) Dhaka Abahani.
Dhaka Abahani3–0
Walkover		Uttar Baridhara Club
Report
Referee: Bituraj Borua
Sheikh Russel KC3–0
Walkover		Uttar Baridhara Club
Report
Dhaka Abahani2–2Sheikh Russel KC
 Report
Penalties
12–13
Referee: Mohammed Jalaluddin

Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1 Saif Sporting Club 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 Advance to Knockout stage
2 Chittagong Abahani 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
3 Bangladesh Police FC 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Bangladesh Police FC1–1Saif Sporting Club
 Report
Referee: Saymoon Hasan Sany
Bangladesh Police FC0–2Chittagong Abahani
Report
Referee: Md Alamgir Sarkar
Chittagong Abahani1–2Saif Sporting Club
 Report
Referee: Bituraj Borua

Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1 Sheikh Jamal DC 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4[a] Advance to Knockout stage
2 Rahmatganj MFS 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4[a]
3 Muktijoddha Sangsad KS 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0 Later withdrew
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b As the fair play points of the two teams were equal, the group champion and runners-up were determined through a penalty shootout. Sheikh Jamal DC (5–4) Rahmatganj MFS.
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC0–3
Walkover		Sheikh Jamal DC
Report
Referee: Bhubon Mohon Tarafder
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC0–3
Walkover		Rahmatganj MFS
Report
Rahmatganj MFS1–1Sheikh Jamal DC
 Report
Penalties
4–5
Referee: Saymoon Hasan Sany

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
 
          
 
2 January – Dhaka
 
 
Dhaka Mohammedan2
 
6 January – Dhaka
 
Chittagong Abahani1
 
Dhaka Mohammedan1
 
2 January – Dhaka
 
Rahmatganj MFS2
 
Saif Sporting Club2
 
9 January – Dhaka
 
Swadhinata KS0
 
Rahmatganj MFS1
 
3 January – Dhaka
 
Dhaka Abahani2
 
Sheikh Russel KC3
 
6 January – Dhaka
 
Rahmatganj MFS (a.e.t.)4
 
Saif Sporting Club 3 (3)
 
3 January – Dhaka
 
Dhaka Abahani (p)3 (4)
 
Sheikh Jamal DC0
 
 
Dhaka Abahani6
 

Quarter-finals

Dhaka Mohammedan2–1Chittagong Abahani
 Report
Referee: Md Anisur Rahman
Saif Sporting Club2–0Swadhinata KS
 Report
Referee: Mohammed Jalaluddin
Sheikh Russel KC3–4 (a.e.t.)Rahmatganj MFS
 Report
Referee: Bituraj Borua
Sheikh Jamal DC0–6Dhaka Abahani
Report

Raphael 35' (pen.)

Referee: Md Mizanur Rahman

Semi-finals

Dhaka Mohammedan1–2Rahmatganj MFS
 Report
Referee: Mohammed Jalaluddin
Saif Sporting Club3–3Dhaka Abahani
 Report
Penalties
 3–4
Attendance: 5,102
Referee: Md Saymoon Hasan Sany

Final

The final was held at BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Dhaka, on 9 January 2022 between Rahmatganj MFS and Abahani Limited Dhaka. Abahani won the match on 1–2 scoreline.[14][15]

Rahmatganj MFS1–2Dhaka Abahani
 Report
Attendance: 17,560
Referee: Bituraj Borua

Winners

33rd Federation Cup (Bangladesh) 2021–22
Winners
Dhaka Abahani
Twelfth Title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 63 goals scored in 19 matches, for an average of 3.32 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 Arafat Hossen Chittagong Abahani Dhaka Mohammedan 1–2 2 January 2022

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