2023–24 Bashundhara Kings season

Bashundhara Kings
2023–24 season
Owner	Bashundhara Group
President	Imrul Hassan
Head coach	Óscar Bruzón
Stadium	Bashundhara Kings Arena
Bangladesh Premier League	TBD
Federation Cup	Group stage
Independence Cup	Group stage
AFC Champions League	Preliminary round
AFC Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: ; All: Dori, Miguel Figueira; (3 goals each)
Biggest win	3–2 v Odisha FC; (Home); 02 October 2023; (AFC Cup); 1–0 v Bangladesh Navy FT; (Neutral); 28 October 2023; (Independence Cup); 2–1 v Mohun Bagan; (Home); 7 November 2023; (AFC Cup)
Biggest defeat	2–0 v Sharjah FC; (Away); 15 August 2023; (Champions League); 3–1 v Maziya; (Away); 19 September 2023; (AFC Cup)
Home colours	Away colours
	All statistics correct as of 7 November 2023.

The 2023–24 season is the Bashundhara Kings's 11th competitive professional season since its creation in 2013, and 6th consecutive season in Bangladesh Premier League, country's top-tier football league. In addition to the domestic league, Bashundhara Kings is participating in this season's edition of AFC Champions League, AFC Cup, Federation Cup and Independence Cup.^[3] This season will cover the period from 1 August 2023 to June 2024.^[4]

By participating in the 2023–24 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs, Bashundhara became the first Bangladeshi club to participate in the AFC Champions League since the tournament was renamed in 2002 and overall fourth club from the country to play in Asia's top-tier club competition.

Players

Players and squad numbers last updated on 29 October 2023.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Player	Position(s)	Date Of Birth	Year Signed	Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1	Anisur Rahman Zico (Vice-captain)	GK	(1997-08-10) 10 August 1997	2018	Saif Sporting Club
27	Mehedi Hasan	GK	(2004-01-02) 2 January 2004	2020	Youth team
30	SK Saiful Islam	GK	(1992-03-03) 3 March 1992	2023	Chittagong Abahani
50	Mehedi Hasan Srabon	GK	(2005-08-12) 12 August 2005	2023	Muktijoddha SKC
66	Md. Asif	GK	(2006-10-20) 20 October 2006	2023	BFF Elite Academy
Defenders
2	Yeasin Arafat	LB	(2003-01-05) 5 January 2003	2021	Saif Sporting Club
4	Topu Barman (captain)	CB	(1994-12-20) 20 December 1994	2019	Abahani Ltd. Dhaka
5	Tutul Hossain Badsha	CB	(1999-08-20) 20 August 1999	2022	Abahani Ltd. Dhaka
12	Bishwanath Ghosh	RB / CB	(1999-05-30) 30 May 1999	2019	Sheikh Russel KC
18	Mohammed Jahid Hossen	LB	(2002-06-01) 1 June 2002	2023	Mohammedan SC
22	Md Saad Uddin	RB / RM / RW	(1998-09-01) 1 September 1998	2022	Sheikh Russel KC
40	Tariq Kazi	RWB / LWB / CB	(2000-10-06) 6 October 2000	2019	Ilves
44	Boburbek Yuldashov	CB / DM	(1993-04-08) 8 April 1993	2023	FC Sogdiana Jizzakh
71	Rimon Hossain	LB / LM	(2005-07-01) 1 July 2005	2019	Arambagh FA
Midfielders
6	Shohel Rana	DM / CM / AM	(1996-06-01) 1 June 1996	2023	Abahani Ltd. Dhaka
7	Masuk Mia Jony	DM / CM	(1998-01-16) 16 January 1998	2018	Saif Sporting Club
8	Miguel Figueira	AM	(2000-04-22) 22 April 2000	2022	Goias
17	Sohel Rana	CM / DM / AM	(1995-03-27) 27 March 1995	2021	Abahani Ltd. Dhaka
24	Didier Brossou	CM / AM	(1989-12-23) 23 December 1989	2023	Sheikh Russel KC
33	Shekh Morsalin	AM / CM	(2005-11-25) 25 November 2005	2021	Alamgir Somaj Kollayan KS
37	Mojibur Rahman Jony	CM / AM	(2005-01-01) 1 January 2005	2023	Fortis FC
52	Md Sabbir Hossain	CM / DM / LB	(2003-06-28) 28 June 2003	2022	Swadhinata KS
77	Asror Gofurov	DM / CM / AM	(1995-01-30) 30 January 1995	2022	Saif Sporting Club
Forwards
9	Dorielton	CF	(1990-03-07) 7 March 1990	2022	Abahani Ltd. Dhaka
10	Robinho (vice-captain)	LW / RW / AM	(1995-07-21) 21 July 1995	2020	Fluminense FC
11	Tawhidul Alam Sabuz	CF / SS	(1990-09-14) 14 September 1990	2018	Saif Sporting Club
15	Biplu Ahmed	RW / AM	(1999-05-05) 5 May 1999	2019	Sheikh Russel KC
19	Mohammad Ibrahim	LW / RW	(1997-08-07) 7 August 1997	2023	Sheikh Russel KC
20	Rakib Hossain	RW / SS	(1998-11-18) 18 November 1998	2022	Abahani Ltd. Dhaka
21	Aminur Rahman Sajib	CF / LW	(1994-06-18) 18 June 1994	2023	Muktijoddha SKC
23	Rafiqul Islam	LW / RW	(2004-02-12) 12 February 2004	2023	Fortis FC
29	Motin Mia	CF / RW / SS	(1998-12-20) 20 December 1998	2018	Saif Sporting Club
99	Mfon Udoh (only registered for AFC Cup)	LW / RW / CF	(1992-03-14) 14 March 1992	2023	Sheikh Russel KC
Left during the season
70	Shokhrukhbek Kholmatov	DM / CB	(1993-03-16) 16 March 1993	2023	Rahmatganj MFS

Transfers

Transfers in

No.	Position	Player	Previous club	Fee	Date	Ref.
44	DF	Boburbek Yuldashov	FC Sogdiana Jizzakh	Free	July 2023	^[5]
19	FW	Mohammad Ibrahim	Sheikh Russel KC	Free	July 2023	^[5]
70	DF	Shokhrukhbek Kholmatov	Rahmatganj MFS	Free	July 2023	^[5]
24	MF	Didier Brossou	Sheikh Russel KC	Free	July 2023	^[5]
18	DF	Mohammed Jahid Hossen	Mohammedan SC	Free	July 2023	^[6]^[5]
21	FW	Aminur Rahman Sajib	Muktijoddha SKC	Free	July 2023	^[7]^[5]
37	FW	Mojibur Rahman Jony	Fortis FC	Free	July 2023	^[7]^[5]
23	MF	Rafiqul Islam	Fortis FC	Free	July 2023	^[5]
50	GK	Mehedi Hasan Srabon	Muktijoddha SKC	Free	July 2023	^[5]
6	MF	Shohel Rana	Dhaka Abahani	Free	September 2023	^[8]^[5]
99	FW	Mfon Udoh	Sheikh Russel KC	Free	September 2023

Transfers out

No.	Position	Player	Moved To	Fee	Date	Ref.
67	FW	Piash Ahmed Nova	Sheikh Jamal DC	Free	25 July 2023	^[9]
13	MF	Atiqur Rahman Fahad	Sheikh Jamal DC	Free	25 July 2023	^[10]^[5]
99	FW	Sumon Reza	Sheikh Russel KC	Free	July 2023	^[7]^[5]
22	GK	Sultan Ahmed Sakhil	Free agent	Free	July 2023	^[5]
66	DF	Mahamudul Hasan Kiron	Sheikh Jamal DC	Free	July 2023	^[5]
36	GK	Hamidur Rahman Remon	Sheikh Jamal DC	Free	July 2023
42	GK	Darius Faris Rahman	Free agent	Free	July 2023
70	MF	Shokhrukhbek Kholmatov	Sheikh Jamal DC	Free	18 October 2023	^[11]

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	December 2023	TBD	Matchday 1	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Independence Cup	28 October 2023	TBD	Group Stage	TBD	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Federation Cup	TBD	TBD	Group Stage	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
AFC Champions League	15 August 2023	15 August 2023	Preliminary round	Preliminary round	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
AFC Cup	19 September 2023	TBD	Group stage	TBD	4	2	1	1	8	8	+0	050.00
Total					6	3	1	2	9	10	−1	050.00

Last updated: 7 November 2023
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bashundhara Kings	3	3	0	0	12	4	+8	9	Qualification for the AFC Challenge League play-off round
2	Mohammedan SC	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	7
3	Bangladesh Police FC	3	2	0	1	3	1	+2	6
4	Sheikh Russel KC	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
5	Abahani Ltd. Dhaka	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4

Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2024. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Independence Cup

Group stage

The draw ceremony were held on 23 October 2023 at 3rd floor of BFF house Motijheel, Dhaka. There are thirteen team was divided into four groups. Top two team from each group will through in the Knockout stage.^[12]

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	Advance to Knockout stage
3	Bangladesh Navy FT	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1

Source: GSA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

28 October 2023 (2023-10-28) 1	Bashundhara Kings	1–0	Bangladesh Navy	Dhaka
18:30 BST (UTC+6)	Figueira 3' Sabbir 43' Y. Arafat 85'	Report	S. Sarkar	Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena Referee: Golam Mourshed Chowdhury Nayan

1 December 2023 (2023-12-01) 3	Chittagong Abahani	v	Bashundhara Kings	Dhaka
14:30 BST (UTC+6)				Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena

Federation Cup

Group stage

AFC Champions League

Qualifying play-offs

Preliminary round

15 August 2023 (2023-08-15) Preliminary round	Sharjah	2–0	Bashundhara Kings	Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
21:35 BST (UTC+6)	M. Pjanić 39' Luanzinho 45+3', 71' A. Al-Kaabi 88'	Report	Rakib 3' Dorielton 48' B. Ghosh 57'	Stadium: Sharjah Stadium Attendance: 1,426 Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)

AFC Cup

Group stage

The draw for the 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage was held on 24 August 2023 at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The first group matches will be played on 18 September 2023.^[13]^[14]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ODI	BDK	MBSG	MAZ
1	Odisha	6	4	0	2	17	12	+5	12	Inter-zone play-off semi-finals	—	1–0	0–4	6–1
2	Bashundhara Kings	6	3	1	2	10	10	0	10		3–2	—	2–1	2–1
3	Mohun Bagan SG	6	2	1	3	11	11	0	7		2–5	2–2	—	2–1
4	Maziya	6	2	0	4	9	14	−5	6		2–3	3–1	1–0	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

19 September 2023 (2023-09-19) 1	Maziya	3–1	Bashundhara Kings	Malé, Maldives
16:00 BST (UTC+6)	Balabanović 15' K. Gamal 28' Nazeem 68' H. Nihan 80' Fasir 90+1'	Report	Rakib 52' Saad 90' Ibrahim 90+3'	Stadium: National Football Stadium Attendance: 874 Referee: Razlan Joffri bin Ali (Malaysia)

2 October 2023 (2023-10-02) 2	Bashundhara Kings	3–2	Odisha	Dhaka, Bangladesh
18:00 BST (UTC+6)	M. Figueira 39', 90+2' Dori 45', 54', 56' S. Rana 90+7'	Report	C. Delgado 15' D. Maurício 19' P. Rebello 43' J. Lalrinzuala 66' R. Krishna 77' Thoiba 88'	Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena Attendance: 7,137 Referee: Mohammad Hasan Mahmoud Arafah (Jordan)

24 October 2023 (2023-10-24) 3	Mohun Bagan SG	2–2	Bashundhara Kings	Odisha, India
22:00 BST (UTC+6)	D. Petratos 29' A. Rai 54' J. Cummings 61' A. Thapa 88'	Report	Dori 33', 55' Robinho 70' (pen.)	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Clifford Postanes Daypuyat (Philippines)

7 November 2023 (2023-11-07) 4	Bashundhara Kings	2–1	Mohun Bagan SG	Dhaka, Bangladesh
20:00 BST (UTC+6)	M. Figueira 44' Robinho 80' M. Srabon 90'	Report	L. Colaco 17', 65' S. Samad 74' H. Boumous 83' G. Martins 90+5'	Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

27 November 2023 (2023-11-27) 5	Bashundhara Kings	2–1	Maziya	Dhaka, Bangladesh
18:00 BST (UTC+6)	Rakib Hossain 40' Yuldashev 80' 78' Figueira 88'	Report	Regan 11' Hussain Shareef 57'	Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena

11 December 2023 (2023-12-11) 6	Odisha	v	Bashundhara Kings	Bhubaneswar, India
20:00 BST (UTC+6)		Report		Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 6,552

Statistics

As of 7 November 2023

Squad statistics

Includes all competitions.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Federation Cup		Independence Cup		AFC Champions League		AFC Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	BAN	Anisur Rahman Zico	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
27	GK	BAN	Mehedi Hasan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
30	GK	BAN	SK Saiful Islam	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
36	GK	BAN	Hamidur Rahman Remon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	GK	BAN	Darius Faris Rahman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
50	GK	BAN	Mehedi Hasan Srabon	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Defenders
2	DF	BAN	Yeasin Arafat	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	BAN	Topu Barman	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0+1	0
5	DF	BAN	Tutul Hossain Badsha	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
12	DF	BAN	Bishwanath Ghosh	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
18	DF	BAN	Jahid Hossen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	BAN	Saad Uddin	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
40	DF	BAN	Tariq Kazi	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
44	DF	UZB	Boburbek Yuldashov	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	4	0
71	DF	BAN	Rimon Hossain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
6	MF	BAN	Shohel Rana	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
7	MF	BAN	Masuk Mia Jony	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	BRA	Miguel Figueira	5	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	3	2
17	MF	BAN	Sohel Rana	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+3	0
24	MF	CIV	Didier Brossou	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
33	MF	BAN	Shekh Morsalin	3	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	1	0
37	MF	BAN	Mojibur Rahman Jony	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
52	MF	BAN	Sabbir Hossen	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
77	MF	UZB	Asror Gafurov	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
Forwards
9	FW	BRA	Dorielton	6	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	4	3
10	FW	BRA	Robinho	6	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	4	2
11	FW	BAN	Tawhidul Alam Sabuz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	FW	BAN	Biplu Ahmed	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	BAN	Mohammad Ibrahim	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0+1	0	0+3	1
20	FW	BAN	Rakib Hossain	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
21	FW	BAN	Aminur Rahman Sajib	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW	BAN	Rafiqul Islam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW	BAN	Motin Mia	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
99	FW	NGA	Mfon Udoh	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Players who left during the season
70	MF	UZB	Shokhrukhbek Kholmatov	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: Soccerway

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	Independence Cup	AFC Cup	Total
1	9	FW	Dori	0	3	3
1	8	MF	Miguel Figueira	1	2	3
3	10	FW	Robinho	0	2	2
4	19	FW	Mohammad Ibrahim	0	1	1
Own goals				0	0	0
Totals				1	8	9

Assists

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total assists are equal.

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	Independence Cup	AFC Cup	Total
1	10	FW	Robinho	1	2	3
2	9	FW	Dori	0	2	2
3	24	MF	Didier Brossou	0	1	1
3	20	FW	Rakib Hossain	0	1	1
Totals				1	6	7

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