# 2022–23 Bashundhara Kings season

The 2022–23 season was the Bashundhara Kings's 10th competitive professional season since its creation in 2013, and 5th consecutive season in Bangladesh Premier League, country's top tier football league. In addition to domestic league, Bashundhara Kings participated on this season's edition of the Federation Cup and Independence Cup. This season were covered period from October 2022 to 22 July 2023. This season didn't include any AFC competitions as the Asian club competitions switched to two-year (autumn-to-spring) schedule from 2023.

## Players

    As of 1 July 2023
| No. | Player | Position(s) | Date Of Birth | Year Signed | Previous Club |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Anisur Rahman Zico (3rd captain) | GK | (1997-08-10) 10 August 1997 (age 27) | 2018 | Saif Sporting Club |
| 22 | Sultan Ahmed Sakhil | GK | (1990-09-14) 14 September 1990 (age 34) | 2021 | Abahani Ltd. Dhaka |
| 27 | Mehedi Hasan | GK | (2004-01-02) 2 January 2004 (age 21) | 2020 | Youth team |
| 30 | SK Saiful Islam | GK | (1992-03-03) 3 March 1992 (age 32) | 2023 | Chittagong Abahani |
| 36 | Hamidur Rahman Remon | GK | (1990-10-20) 20 October 1990 (age 34) | 2019 | Rahmatganj MFS |
| 42 | Darius Faris Rahman | GK | | 2023 | FC LaPa |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Yeasin Arafat | LB | (2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 (age 22) | 2021 | Saif Sporting Club |
| 3 | Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh | CB | (1991-05-11) 11 May 1991 (age 33) | 2022 | Gol Gohar Sirjan |
| 4 | Topu Barman (captain) | CB | (1994-12-20) 20 December 1994 (age 30) | 2019 | Abahani Ltd. Dhaka |
| 5 | Tutul Hossain Badsha | CB | (1999-08-20) 20 August 1999 (age 25) | 2022 | Abahani Ltd. Dhaka |
| 12 | Bishwanath Ghosh | RB | (1999-05-30) 30 May 1999 (age 25) | 2019 | Sheikh Russel KC |
| 22 | Md Saad Uddin | RB/RM/RW | (1998-09-01) 1 September 1998 (age 26) | 2022 | Sheikh Russel KC |
| 40 | Tariq Kazi | RWB/LWB/CB | (2000-10-06) 6 October 2000 (age 24) | 2019 | Ilves |
| 66 | Mahamudul Hasan Kiron | RB | (2001-09-01) 1 September 2001 (age 23) | 2022 | Rahmatganj MFS |
| 71 | Rimon Hossain | LB/LM | (2005-07-01) 1 July 2005 (age 19) | 2019 | Arambagh FA |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 7 | Masuk Mia Jony | DM/CM | (1998-01-16) 16 January 1998 (age 26) | 2018 | Saif Sporting Club |
| 13 | Atiqur Rahman Fahad | DM | (1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 (age 29) | 2019 | Abahani Ltd. Dhaka |
| 15 | Biplu Ahmed | AM/RW | (1999-05-05) 5 May 1999 (age 25) | 2019 | Sheikh Russel KC |
| 17 | Sohel Rana | CM/DM/AM | (1995-03-27) 27 March 1995 (age 29) | 2021 | Abahani Ltd. Dhaka |
| 24 | Miguel Figueira | AM | (2000-04-22) 22 April 2000 (age 24) | 2022 | Goias |
| 33 | Shekh Morsalin | CM/AM | (2005-11-25) 25 November 2005 (age 19) | 2021 | Alamgir Somaj Kollayan KS |
| 52 | Md Sabbir Hossain | AM | (2003-06-28) 28 June 2003 (age 21) | 2022 | Swadhinata KS |
| 77 | Asror Gofurov | AM/RW | (1995-01-30) 30 January 1995 (age 29) | 2022 | Saif Sporting Club |
| Forwards |||||||
| 9 | Dorielton | CF | (1990-03-07) 7 March 1990 (age 34) | 2022 | Abahani Ltd. Dhaka |
| 10 | Robinho (vice-captain) | LW/RW/AM | (1995-07-21) 21 July 1995 (age 29) | 2020 | Fluminense FC |
| 11 | Tawhidul Alam Sabuz | CF/SS | (1990-09-14) 14 September 1990 (age 34) | 2018 | Saif Sporting Club |
| 20 | Rakib Hossain | RW/SS | (1998-11-18) 18 November 1998 (age 26) | 2022 | Abahani Ltd. Dhaka |
| 29 | Motin Mia | CF/RW/SS | (1998-12-20) 20 December 1998 (age 26) | 2018 | Saif Sporting Club |
| 99 | Sumon Reza | CF/SS | (1995-06-15) 15 June 1995 (age 29) | 2021 | Uttar Baridhara Club |

## Transfer
### In

| No. | Pos | Player | Previous club | Fee | Date |
| | MF | Tutul Hossain Badsha | Abahani Limited Dhaka | Free transfer | 6 August 2022 |
| | FW | Dorielton Gomez Nascimento | Bashundhara Kings | Free transfer | 7 August 2022 |
| | MF | Md Saad Uddin | Sheikh Russel KC | Free transfer | 26 August 2022 |
| | DF | Reza Khanzadeh | Gol Gohar Sirjan | Free transfer | 8 October 2022 |
| 77 | MF | Asror Gafurov | Saif Sporting Club | Free transfer | 8 October 2022 |

### Out

| No. | Pos | Player | Moved to | Fee | Date |
| | MF | Fahim Morshed | Bangladesh Police FC | Free transfer | 4 August 2022 |
| | FW | Eleta Kingsley | Abahani Limited Dhaka | Free transfer | 7 August 2022 |
| | MF | Alamgir Kabir Rana | Mohammedan SC | Free transfer | 23 August 2022 |
| | FW | Nuha Marong | Rajasthan United FC | Free transfer | 4 October 2022 |
| | FW | Stojan Vranjes | FK Sloboda Tuzla | Free transfer | 1 September 2022 |
| 3 | DF | Reza Khanzadeh | Malavan F.C. | Free transfer | 10 July 2023 |

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### Overall

| Competition | First match | Last match | Final Position |
| BPL | 9 December 2022 | 14 July 2023 | Winners |
| Federation Cup | 27 December 2022 | 23 May 2023 | Third place |
| Independence Cup | 14 November 2022 | 5 December 2022 | Champions |

### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| BPL | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 13 | +38 | 090.00 |
| Independence Cup | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | +23 | 100.00 |
| Federation Cup | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 083.33 |
| Total | 32 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 91 | 23 | +68 | 090.63 |
Source: Competitions

### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Bashundhara Kings (C, Q) | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 13 | +38 | 55 | Qualification for the AFC Challenge League play-off round |
| 2 | Dhaka Abahani | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 18 | +27 | 40 | |
| 3 | Bangladesh Police FC | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 35 | |
| 4 | Mohammedan SC | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 32 | |
| 5 | Sheikh Russel KC | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 30 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Soccerway

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | – | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
* ↑ No Bashundhara Kings matchday in this round.

### Federation Cup
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bashundhara Kings | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Chittagong Abahani | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 4 | Fortis FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | |

#### Knockout stages
### Independence Cup
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bashundhara Kings (C) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 | 9 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Chittagong Abahani | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 3 | Fakirerpool YMC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 3 | |
| 4 | AFC Uttara | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | |

#### Knockout stages
## Statistics
### Goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Position | Total | BPL | Independence Cup | Federation Cup |
| 1 | Dorielton | FW | 33 | 20 | 9 | 4 |
| 2 | Robinho | FW | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | Miguel Figueira | MF | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Rakib Hossain | MF | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Asror Gafurov | MF | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Yeasin Arafat | MF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Biplu Ahmed | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Motin Mia | FW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Sumon Reza | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Tariq Kazi | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Topu Barman | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Masuk Mia Jony | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Shekh Morsalin | MF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 91 | 51 | 26 | 13 |
Source: Matches