# 2022–23 Federation Cup (Bangladesh)

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. 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.

## Participating teams

The following eleven teams will contest in the tournament.
| Team | Appearances | Previous best performance |
| AFC Uttara | Debut | |
| Bangladesh Police FC | 4th | Semi-finals (2019–20) |
| Bashundhara Kings | 5th | Champions (2019–20, 2020–21) |
| Chittagong Abahani | 12th | Runners-up (2017) |
| Abahani Limited Dhaka | 34th | Champions (1982, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021–22) |
| Mohammedan SC | 34th | Champions (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1995, 2002, 2008, 2009) |
| Fortis FC | Debut | |
| Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 34th | Champions (1994, 2001, 2003) |
| Rahmatganj MFS | 34th | Runners-up (2019–20, 2021–22) |
| Sheikh Russel KC | 28 | Champions (2012) |
| Sheikh Jamal DC | 12th | Champions (2011-12, 2013, 2015) |

## 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 |
| ComillaGopalganjMunshigonj |||

## 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.

## Group summary

| Group A | Group B | Group C |
| Sheikh Jamal DC | Bashundhara Kings | Abahani Limited Dhaka |
| Mohammedan SC | Chittagong Abahani | Sheikh Russel KC |
| Rahmatganj MFS | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Bangladesh Police FC |
| AFC Uttara | Fortis FC | |

## Round Matches Dates

| Phase | Date |
| Group stages | 20 December 2022 – 3 February 2023 |
| Quarter-finals | 4 April–2 May 2023 |
| Semi-finals | 9–16 May 2023 |
| Third-place | 23 May 2023 |
| Final | 30 May 2023 |

## Match officials
### Referees

* Sabuj Das
* Md Anisur Rahman Sagor
* Md Nasir Uddin
* Bhubon Mohon Tarafder
* Md Jalal Uddin
* Md Alamgir Sarkar
* Rimon Mahmud

### Assistant Referees

* Md Rasel Mahmud Jibon
* 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 Ahmmad Dhali
* Biash Sarkar

## Group stages

Key to colours in group tables :
* Group winners, runners-ups and two best third-placed teams will 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.
* Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
* Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
* Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
* 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;
* Goal difference in all group matches;
* Goals scored in all group matches;
* Penalty shoot-out if only two teams were tied and they met in the last round of the group;
* 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);
* Drawing of lots.

### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mohammedan SC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Rahmatganj MFS | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 | Sheikh Jamal DC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 4 | AFC Uttara | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 | |

### Group B

| 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 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Sheikh Russel KC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 | Bangladesh Police FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 | |

### Ranking of third-placed teams

Due to groups having different numbers of teams, the results against the fourth-placed teams in four-team groups are not considered for this ranking.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | A | Sheikh Jamal DC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | knockout phase |
| 2 | B | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0 | knockout phase |
| 3 | C | Bangladesh Police FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 | |
* 1 2 Goals scored: Muktijoddha SKC: 3, Police FC: 0.

## 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-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 4 April–Munshigonj | 4 April–Munshigonj | | | |
| Bashundhara Kings | 3 | | | |
| Bashundhara Kings | 3 | 9 May–Gopalganj | 9 May–Gopalganj | | |
| Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 1 | 9 May–Gopalganj | 9 May–Gopalganj | |
| Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 1 | Bashundhara Kings | 1 | |
| 18 April–Cumilla | 18 April–Cumilla | | Bashundhara Kings | 1 | |
| 18 April–Cumilla | 18 April–Cumilla | Mohammedan SC | 2 | |
| Chittagong Abahani | 1 | Mohammedan SC | 2 | |
| Chittagong Abahani | 1 | | | | 30 May–Cumilla | 30 May–Cumilla |
| Mohammedan SC | 4 | | | | 30 May–Cumilla | 30 May–Cumilla |
| Mohammedan SC | 4 | | | | Mohammedan SC(p) | 4 (4) |
| 11 April–Gopalganj | 11 April–Gopalganj | | | | | Mohammedan SC(p) | 4 (4) |
| 11 April–Gopalganj | 11 April–Gopalganj | | | | Abahani Limited Dhaka | 4 (2) |
| Abahani Limited Dhaka | 1 | | | | Abahani Limited Dhaka | 4 (2) |
| Abahani Limited Dhaka | 1 | 16 May–Cumilla | 16 May–Cumilla | | | |
| Sheikh Jamal DC | 0 | 16 May–Cumilla | 16 May–Cumilla | | | |
| Sheikh Jamal DC | 0 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | 3 | | | |
| 2 May–Munshigonj | 2 May–Munshigonj | | Abahani Limited Dhaka | 3 | | | |
| 2 May–Munshigonj | 2 May–Munshigonj | Sheikh Russel KC | 0 | | Third place | Third place |
| Sheikh Russel KC | 1 | Sheikh Russel KC | 0 | | Third place | Third place |
| Sheikh Russel KC | 1 | | | | 23 May–Gopalganj | 23 May–Gopalganj |
| Rahmatganj MFS | 0 | | | | 23 May–Gopalganj | 23 May–Gopalganj |
| Rahmatganj MFS | 0 | | | | Bashundhara Kings | 2 |
| | | | | | Sheikh Russel KC | 1 |

### Final

* 34th Federation Cup (Bangladesh) 2022–23 Winners
* Mohammedan SC Eleventh Title

## Statistics
### Goalscorers

There have been 72 goals scored in 23 matches, for an average of 3.13 goals per match. Source: Footystats

#### 8 Goals

* Souleymane Diabate (Mohammedan SC)

#### 4 Goals

* Emmanuel Uzochukwu (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
* Dorielton Gomes Nascimento (Bashundhara Kings)

#### 3 Goals

* Asror Gafurov (Bashundhara Kings)
* Muzaffar Muzaffarov (Mohammedan SC)
* Foysal Ahmed Fahim (Abahani Limited Dhaka)

#### 2 Goals

* Robson Azevedo da Silva (Bashundhara Kings)
* Jhoaho Hinestroza (Rahmatganj MFS)
* Sazzad Hossain (Mohammedan SC)
* Landry Ndikumana (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
* Sunday Emmanuel (Mohammedan SC)
* Kpehi Didier Brossou (Sheikh Russel KC)
* Miguel Figueira (Bashundhara Kings)
* Daniel Colindres (Abahani Limited Dhaka)

#### 1 Goal

* Arif Hossain (Mohammedan SC)
* Ashraful Haque Asif (Mohammedan SC)
* Nihat Jaman Ucchash (Sheikh Russel KC)
* Shahriar Emon (Mohammedan SC)
* Sumon Reza (Bashundhara Kings)
* Roger Duarte (Mohammedan SC)
* Michael Vinícius Silva de Morais (Rahmatganj MFS)
* Sabuz Hossain (Fortis FC)
* Topu Barman (Bashundhara Kings)
* Khondoker Ashraful Islam (Rahmatganj MFS)
* Rohit Sarker (AFC Uttara)
* Mehedi Hasan Royal (Abahani Limited Dhaka)
* Dipok Roy (Sheikh Russel KC)
* Khalekuzzaman Sabuj (Sheikh Russel KC)
* Eleta Kingsley (Abahani Limited Dhaka)
* Kawshik Barua (Sheikh Jamal DC)
* Mannaf Rabbi (Sheikh Jamal DC)
* Daniel Febles (Mohammedan SC)
* Fatkhullo Fatkhulloyev (Rahmatganj MFS)
* Otabek Valizhonov (Sheikh Jamal DC)
* Ojukwu David Ifegwu (Chittagong Abahani)
* Candy Augustine Agbane (Chittagong Abahani)
* Cornelius Stewart (Sheikh Jamal DC)
* Sulayman Sillah (Sheikh Jamal DC)
* Peter Nworah (Abahani Limited Dhaka)
* Raphael Augusto (Abahani Limited Dhaka)
* Kenneth Ikechukwu (Sheikh Russel KC)
* Emeka Ogbugh (Abahani Limited Dhaka)
* Rahmat Mia (Abahani Limited Dhaka)

### 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 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
| Souleymane Diabate $^4$ | Dhaka Mohammedan | Dhaka Abahani | (4) 4–4 (2) | 30 May 2023 | |

## Awards

| Most Valuable Player | Top Goalscorer | Best Player |
| Souleymane Diabate | Souleymane Diabate | Souleymane Diabate |