# 2020–21 Federation Cup (Bangladesh)

The 2020–21 Federation Cup (due to sponsorship from Walton also known as Walton Federation Cup 2020) was the 32nd edition of the tournament, the main domestic annual club football competition in Bangladesh organized by Bangladesh Football Federation. The 13 participants is competing in the tournament. The tournament has started on 22 December 2020. The winner of the tournament will earn the slot of playing Qualifying play-off of 2022 AFC Cup.
Bashundhara Kings are current champions. The club have defeated Rahmatganj MFS by 2–1 on 5 January 2020 to lift the trophy for the first time.

## Venue

* Dhaka
* Bangabandhu National Stadium
* Capacity: 36,000

## Participating teams

The following teams contest in the tournament.
| Team | Appearances | Previous best performance |
| Arambagh KS | 32nd | Runners-up (1997, 2001, 2016) |
| Bangladesh Police FC | 2nd | Semi-finals (2019–20) |
| Bashundhara Kings | 3rd | Champions (2019–20, 2020–21) |
| Brothers Union | 32nd | Champions (1980, 1991, 2005) |
| Chittagong Abahani | 32nd | Champions (2017) |
| Dhaka Abahani | 32nd | Champions (1982, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018) |
| Mohammedan SC | 32nd | Champions (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1995, 2002, 2008, 2009) |
| Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 32nd | Champions (1994, 2001, 2003) |
| Rahmatganj MFS | 32nd | Runners-up (2019–20) |
| Sheikh Russel KC | 26th | Champions (2012) |
| Sheikh Jamal DC | 10th | Champions (2011-12, 2013, 2015) |
| Saif Sporting Club | 4th | Runners-up (2020–21) |
| Uttar Baridhara Club | 2nd | Quarter-finals (2020–21) |

## Draw

The draw ceremony of the tournament was held on 13 December 2020 at 12:00 BST on the 3rd floor of BFF House Motijheel, Dhaka. The thirteen teams were divided into four groups. The top two teams from each group will move into the Quarter-Finals.

## Group stage

* All matches will be held at Dhaka
* Time listed are UTC+6:00
Key to colour in group tables :
* Group Winners and Runners-up advance to the Knockout stage

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sheikh Russel KC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 1 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 3 | Bangladesh Police FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Saif Sporting Club | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Uttar Baridhara Club | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 3 | Arambagh KS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Brothers Union | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bashundhara Kings | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Chittagong Abahani | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 3 | Rahmatganj MFS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Dhaka Abahani | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Mohammedan SC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 3 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 | |

## Knockout-stage

* All matches will play at Dhaka
* Times listed are UTC+6:00
* In the knockout stage, extra-time and a penalty shoot-out will used to decide the winner if necessary.

### Bracket

| Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | | Final | Final |
| 1 January 2021 | 1 January 2021 | | | |
| Sheikh Russel KC | 0 | | | |
| Sheikh Russel KC | 0 | 6 January 2021 | 6 January 2021 | | |
| Chittagong Abahani (a.e.t.) | 2 | 6 January 2021 | 6 January 2021 | |
| Chittagong Abahani (a.e.t.) | 2 | Chittagong Abahani | 0 | |
| 2 January 2021 | 2 January 2021 | | Chittagong Abahani | 0 | |
| 2 January 2021 | 2 January 2021 | Saif Sporting Club | 3 | |
| Saif Sporting Club (p) | 2 (7) | Saif Sporting Club | 3 | |
| Saif Sporting Club (p) | 2 (7) | | | | 10 January 2021 | 10 January 2021 |
| Mohammedan SC | 2 (6) | | | | 10 January 2021 | 10 January 2021 |
| Mohammedan SC | 2 (6) | | | | Saif Sporting Club | 0 |
| 3 January 2021 | 3 January 2021 | | | | | Saif Sporting Club | 0 |
| 3 January 2021 | 3 January 2021 | | | | Bashundhara Kings | 1 |
| Bashundhara Kings | 2 | | | | Bashundhara Kings | 1 |
| Bashundhara Kings | 2 | 7 January 2021 | 7 January 2021 | | | |
| Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | 0 | 7 January 2021 | 7 January 2021 | | | |
| Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | 0 | Bashundhara Kings (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | |
| 4 January 2021 | 4 January 2021 | | Bashundhara Kings (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | |
| 4 January 2021 | 4 January 2021 | Dhaka Abahani | 1 | |
| Dhaka Abahani | 1 | Dhaka Abahani | 1 | |
| Uttar Baridhara Club | 0 | | | |

### Final

The final was held at Home of football Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, on 10 January 2021 between Saif Sporting Club and Bashundhara Kings. Bashundhara won the match on 0–1 scoreline.

## Goalscorers

There have been 64 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 2.91 goals per match.
5 goals
* Raúl Becerra (Bashundhara Kings)
* Kenneth Ikechukwu (Saif SC)
3 goals
* Solomon King Kanform (Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club)
2 goals
* Masih Saighani (Dhaka Abahani)
* Arifur Rahman (Saif SC)
* Jewel Rana (Dhaka Abahani)
* Mohamed Atikuzzaman (Mohammedan SC)
* Sumon Reza (Uttar Baridhara Club)
* Yeasin Arafat (Saif SC)
* Fernandes (Bashundhara Kings)
* Francisco Wagsley (Dhaka Abahani)
* Robinho (Bashundhara Kings)
* Christopher Chizoba (Arambagh KS)
* Emmanuel Ariwachukwu (Saif SC)
* Mohammed Abiola Nurat (Mohammedan SC)
* Siyovush Asrorov (Sheikh Russel KC)
1 goal
* Foysal Ahmed Fahim (Saif SC)
* Habibur Rahman Sohag (Mohammedan SC)
* Mannaf Rabby (Chittagong Abahani)
* Maraz Hossain Opi (Saif SC)
* Mohammad Shadin (Bangladesh Police FC)
* Murad Hossain (Arambagh KS)
* Nihat Jaman Ucchash (Arambagh KS)
* Rakib Hossain (Chittagong Abahani)
* Rohit Sarkar (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
* Sazzad Hossain (Saif SC)
* Sujon Biswas (Uttar Baridhara Club)
* Toklis Ahmed (Sheikh Russel KC)
* Nixon Guylherme (Chittagong Abahani)
* Siyo Zunapio (Brothers Union)
* Mahmoud Sayed (Uttar Baridhara Club)
* Mostafa Kahraba (Uttar Baridhara Club)
* Pa Omar Jobe (Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club)
* Kervens Belfort (Dhaka Abahani)
* Souleymane Diabate (Mohammedan SC)
* Ugochukwu Obi Moneke (Sheikh Russel KC)
* Akbarali Kholdarov (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
* Evgeniy Kochnev (Uttar Baridhara Club)

### Own goals

† Bold Club indicates winner of the match
| Player | Club | Opponent | Result | Date |
| Alaaeldin Nasr Elmagraby | Rahmatganj MFS | Bashundhara Kings | 0–3 | 22 December 2020 |
| Mahmoud Sayed | Uttar Baridhara Club | Saif SC | 0–3 | 23 December 2020 |
| Ariful Islam | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | Bangladesh Police FC | 2–2 | 27 December 2020 |

## Broadcaster

* The private satellite TV channel T Sports has broadcast all matches live.