2022–23 Federation Cup

Bashundhara Group Federation Cup 2022–23
Tournament details
Host country	Bangladesh
City	3
Dates	20 December 2022 – 30 May 2023
Teams	11
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Mohammedan Sporting Club (11th title)
Runners-up	Abahani Limited
Third place	Bashundhara Kings
Fourth place	Sheikh Russel KC
Tournament statistics
Matches played	23
Goals scored	72 (3.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Souleymane Diabate (8 goals each)
Best player(s)	Souleymane Diabate
Fair play award	Bashundhara Kings

The 2022–23 Federation Cup (due to sponsorship from Bashundhara Group also known as Bashundhara Group Federation Cup 2022–23) was the 34th edition of the tournament, the main domestic annual top-tier clubs football competition in Bangladesh organized by Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF). The eleven participants were contest in the tournament. The tournament were played from 20 December 2022 – 30 May 2023.^[1][2] The winner of the tournament will earn the slot of playing Qualifying play-off of 2023–24 AFC Cup.

Mohammedan SC are current champions having defeated Abahani Limited Dhaka by 4(4)–(2)4 to lift the trophy for the eleventh time.^[3]

Participating teams

The following eleven teams will contest in the tournament.

Venues

The matches were played at these three venues across the country.

Comilla	Gopalganj	Munshigonj
Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium	Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium	Shaheed Bir Sreshtho Flight Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium
Capacity: 18,000	Capacity: 5,000	Capacity: 10,000
Comilla Gopalganj Munshigonj

Draw

The draw ceremony were held on 16:00 25 November 2022 at 3rd floor of BFF house Motijheel, Dhaka. There are eleven team was divided into three groups. The top two teams from each group and two best third-placed teams will qualify for the Knock out stages.^[4]

Group summary

Round Matches Dates

Match officials

Referees

Assistant Referees

• Md Rasel Mahmud
• Bayezid Mondol
• Mehedi Hasan Emon
• Sheikh Iqbal Alam
• Md Shah Alam
• Sujoy Barua
• Soumik Pal
• Md Rimon Mahmud
• Md Nuruzzaman
• Anwar Hossain Saju
• Sabbir Salek Shuvo
• Md Monir Dhali
• Biash Sarkar

Group stages

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.

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.

Statistics

Own goals

† Bold Club indicates winner of the match

Player	Club	Opponent	Result	Date
Monjurur Rahman Manik	Bangladesh Police FC	Abahani Limited Dhaka	0–1	3 January 2023
Khalekuzzaman Sabuj	Sheikh Russel KC	Bashundhara Kings	1–2	23 May 2023[6]

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date	Ref
Souleymane Diabate 4	Dhaka Mohammedan	Dhaka Abahani	(4) 4–4 (2)	30 May 2023	[7]

Awards

See also

• 2022–23 Independence Cup (Bangladesh)
• 2022–23 Bangladesh Premier League (football)

References