# 2022–23 Independence Cup (Bangladesh)

The 2022–23 Independence Cup, also known as Bashundhara Group Independence Cup 2022 due to sponsorship from Bashundhara Group. It was the 12th edition of the Independence Cup, the oldest official club football tournament in Bangladesh. A total of 16 teams were contested in the tournament including two coming through qualifying round.
Bashundhara Kings is the defending champion. They have won the title by beating Sheikh Russel KC by 2(4)−2(1) penalties shoot out on 5 December 2022.

## Participating teams

The following sixteen teams will contest in the tournament.
| Team | Appearances | Previous best performance |
| AFC Uttara | 1st | Debut |
| Bangladesh Police FC | 2nd | Semi-finals (2021–22) |
| Bashundhara Kings | 3rd | Champions (2018) |
| BFF Elite Academy | 1st | Debut |
| Chittagong Abahani | 7th | Champions (2016) |
| Abahani Limited Dhaka | 12th | Champions (1990,2021–22) |
| Dhaka Mohammedan | 12th | Champions (1972, 1991, 2014) |
| Fortis FC | 1st | Debut |
| Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 12th | Champions (2005) |
| Fakirerpool YMC | 2nd | Group-stage (2005) |
| Rahmatganj MFS | 12th | Semi-finals (2017-18) |
| Sheikh Russel KC | 8th | Champions (2013) |
| Sheikh Jamal DC | 8th | Runners-up (2012–13) |
| Uttara FC | 1st | Debut |
| Bangladesh Navy | 2nd | Group-stage (2021–22) |
| Bangladesh Air Force | 2nd | Group-stage (2021–22) |

## Venues

The matches are being played at these three venues across the country.
| Comilla | Gopalganj | Munshigonj |
| Comilla District Stadium | Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium | Munshigonj District Stadium |
| Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 10,000 |
| ComillaGopalganjMunshigonj |||

## Draw

The draw ceremony were held on 31 October 2022 at 3rd floor of BFF house Motijheel, Dhaka. There are sixteen team was divided into four groups. Top two team from each group will through in the Knockout stage.

## Group summary

| Group A | Group B |
| Dhaka Mohammedan | AFC Uttara |
| Fortis FC | Bashundhara Kings |
| Sheikh Russel KC | Fakirerpool YMC |
| Bangladesh Navy | Chittagong Abahani |
| Group C | Group D |
| Abahani Limited Dhaka | Bangladesh Police FC |
| Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | BFF Elite Academy |
| Bangladesh Air Force | Rahmatganj MFS |
| Uttara FC | Sheikh Jamal DC |
| Pair-1 | Pair-2 |
| Little Friends Club | Bangladesh Navy |
| Bangladesh Air Force | Bangladesh Army |

## Round and dates

| Dates/Year | Round | Match dates |
| 5 November – 5 December 2022 | Qualifying stages | 05 - 6 November 2022 |
| 5 November – 5 December 2022 | Group stages | 13 – 24 November 2022 |
| 5 November – 5 December 2022 | Quarter-finals | 26 – 27 November 2022 |
| 5 November – 5 December 2022 | Semi-finals | 30 November – 1 December 2022 |
| 5 November – 5 December 2022 | Third-position | 4 December 2022 |
| 5 November – 5 December 2022 | Final | 5 December 2022 |

## Match officials
### Referees

* Md Anisur Rahman Sagor
* Anwar Hossain
* Bituraj Barua
* Md Mizanur Rahman
* Md Nasiruddin
* Golam Mourshed Chowdhury Nayan
* Bhubon Mohon Tarafder
* Sabuj Das
* Rimon Mahmud

### Assistant Referees

* Md Nuruzzaman
* Md Jahid Hasan
* Sheikh Iqbal Alam
* Md Alamgir Sarker
* Rasel Mahmud
* Md Monir Dhali
* Md Mahmudul Hasan Mamun
* Sujoy Barua
* Junayed Sharif
* Ahmed Rafsan Joni
* Robin Khan
* Mehedi Hasan Emon
* Shah Alam
* Shafiqul Islam Emon
* Soumik Pal
* Bikash Sarker

## Qualifying play-offs

Play-off 1 :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Little Friends Club | 2–2 (p 4–5) | Bangladesh Air Force |
Play-off 2 :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Bangladesh Navy | 2–2 (p 4–3) | Bangladesh Army |

### Matches

All times at local (UTC+6)

## Group stages

Key to colours in group tables :
* Group winners and runners-up 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 | Sheikh Russel KC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Mohammedan SC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 3 | Fortis FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Bangladesh Navy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | |

### Group B

| 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 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Abahani Ltd. Dhaka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Muktijoddha SKC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 3 | Bangladesh Air Force | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Uttara FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Police FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 7 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Sheikh Jamal DC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 3 | Rahmatganj MFS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | BFF Elite Academy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | |

## 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 |
| 26 November – Comilla | 26 November – Comilla | | | |
| Sheikh Russel KC | 1 | | | |
| Sheikh Russel KC | 1 | 30 November – Munshigonj | 30 November – Munshigonj | | |
| Chittagong Abahani | 0 | 30 November – Munshigonj | 30 November – Munshigonj | |
| Chittagong Abahani | 0 | Sheikh Russel KC | 3 | |
| 27 November – Gopalganj | 27 November – Gopalganj | | Sheikh Russel KC | 3 | |
| 27 November – Gopalganj | 27 November – Gopalganj | Dhaka Abahani | 2 | |
| Dhaka Abahani (a.e.t.) | 2 | Dhaka Abahani | 2 | |
| Dhaka Abahani (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | 5 December – Comilla | 5 December – Comilla |
| Sheikh Jamal DC | 1 | | | | 5 December – Comilla | 5 December – Comilla |
| Sheikh Jamal DC | 1 | | | | Sheikh Russel KC | 2 (1) |
| 26 November – Munshigonj | 26 November – Munshigonj | | | | | Sheikh Russel KC | 2 (1) |
| 26 November – Munshigonj | 26 November – Munshigonj | | | | Bashundhara Kings (p) | 2 (4) |
| Bashundhara Kings | 2 | | | | Bashundhara Kings (p) | 2 (4) |
| Bashundhara Kings | 2 | 1 December – Gopalganj | 1 December – Gopalganj | | | |
| Mohammedan SC | 0 | 1 December – Gopalganj | 1 December – Gopalganj | | | |
| Mohammedan SC | 0 | Bashundhara Kings | 3 | | | |
| 27 November – Comilla | 27 November – Comilla | | Bashundhara Kings | 3 | | | |
| 27 November – Comilla | 27 November – Comilla | Bangladesh Police FC | 1 | | Third-place | Third-place |
| Bangladesh Police FC (a.e.t.) | 5 | Bangladesh Police FC | 1 | | Third-place | Third-place |
| Bangladesh Police FC (a.e.t.) | 5 | | | | 4 December – Munshigonj | 4 December – Munshigonj |
| Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 4 | | | | 4 December – Munshigonj | 4 December – Munshigonj |
| Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 4 | | | | Dhaka Abahani | 4 |
| | | | | | Bangladesh Police FC | 1 |

### Final
## Statistics
### Goalscorers

There have been 127 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 3.97 goals per match.
9 goals
* Dorielton (Bashundhara Kings)
6 goals
* Cornelius Stewart (Sheikh Jamal DC)
* Mfon Udoh (Sheikh Russel KC)
* Robinho (Bashundhara Kings)
4 goals
* Getterson Alves Santos (Dhaka Abahani)
* M S Bablu (Bangladesh Police FC)
* Rakib Hossain (Bashundhara Kings)
3 goals
* Yacouba Bamba (Chittagong Abahani)
* Edward Morillo (Bangladesh Police FC)
* Daniel Colindres (Dhaka Abahani)
* Miguel Figueira (Bashundhara Kings)
2 goals
* Faisal Ahmed Shitol (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
* Jafar Iqbal (Dhaka Mohammedan)
* Souleymane Diabate (Dhaka Mohammedan
* Ojukwu David Ifegwu (Chittagong Abahani)
* Aminur Rahman Sajib (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
* Sumon Reza (Bangladesh Air Force)
* Mohammad Ibrahim (Sheikh Russel KC)
* Luiz Junior (Fortis FC)
* Amredin Sharifi (Fortis FC)
* Raphael Augusto (Dhaka Abahani)
* Almazbek Malikov (Bangladesh Police FC)
* Fatkhullo Fatkhulloyev (Rahmatganj MFS)
* Emmanuel Uzochukwu (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
* Jose Alexander Hernandez (Bangladesh Police FC)
* Kpehi Didier Brossou (Sheikh Russel KC)
1 goal
* Emon Mahmud Babu (Dhaka Abahani)
* Rasel Hossain (Bangladesh Police FC)
* Danilo Quipapá (Fortis FC)
* Biplu Ahmed (Bashundhara Kings)
* Tariq Kazi (Bashundhara Kings)
* Yeasin Arafat (Bashundhara Kings)
* Masuk Mia Jony (Bashundhara Kings)
* Niam Uddin (AFC Uttara)
* Rabby Bhuyia (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
* Md Taj Uddin (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
* Joyonto Kumar Roy (Bangladesh Police FC)
* Isa Faysal (Bangladesh Police FC)
* Mohammad Abdullah (Rahmatganj MFS)
* Roger Duarte (Dhaka Mohammedan
* Junior Mapuku (Sheikh Russel KC)
* Jamir Uddin (Chittagong Abahani)
* Emmanuel Uzochukwu (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
* Yousef Mohammad (Dhaka Abahani)
* Soma Otani (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
* Maraz Hossain Opi (Dhaka Abahani)
* Samim Yasir Juel (Rahmatganj MFS)
* Shakil Ahmed (Sheikh Jamal DC)
* Mirajul Islam (BFF Elite Academy)
* Shakhawat Hossain Rony (Bangladesh Navy)
* Dalim Barman (Fakirerpool YMC)
* Afzal Hossain (Fakirerpool YMC)
* Rezzatul Islam (Fakirerpool YMC)
* Sakib Bepari (AFC Uttara)
* Mohammed Sagor (Uttara FC)
* Juwel (Bangladesh Air Force)
* Rakibul (Bangladesh Air Force)
* Syed Shah Quazem Kirmane (Bangladesh Police FC)
* Michael Morais (Rahmatganj MFS)
* Saddam Anny (Rahmatganj MFS)
* Asadul Molla (BFF Elite Academy)
* Eshanur Rahman (Bangladesh Police FC)
* Landry Ndikumana (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
* Mohamed Rahim Uddin (Dhaka Abahani)
* Otabek Valijonov (Sheikh Jamal DC)
* Peter Nworah (Dhaka Abahani)
* Timur Talipov (Sheikh Russel KC)

### Own goals

† Bold Club indicates winner of the match
| Player | Club | Opponent | Result | Date |
| Md Rakib Hasan | Uttara FC | Dhaka Abahani | 0–2 | 15 November 2022 |
| Rasel Hossain | Bangladesh Police FC | Sheikh Jamal DC | 4–3 | 24 November 2022 |
| Md Al-Amin | Bangladesh Police FC | Rahmatganj MFS | 5–4 | 27 November 2022 |
| Md Shakil Hossain | Sheikh Jamal DC | Dhaka Abahani | 1–2 | 27 November 2022 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Dorielton $^6$ | Bashundhara Kings | Fakirerpool YMC | 14–0 | 14 November 2022 |
| Robinho | Bashundhara Kings | Fakirerpool YMC | 14–0 | 14 November 2022 |
| Cornelius Stewart | Sheikh Jamal DC | BFF Elite Academy | 3–0 | 16 November 2022 |
$^n$ Player scored n goals.

## Winners

* 12th Independence Cup (Bangladesh) 2022–23 Winners
* Bashundhara Kings Second Title

## Awards
### Player of the Match

| Match | Player of the Match | Player of the Match |
| Match | Player | Club |
| Semi-finals 1 | Didier Brossou | Sheikh Russel KC |
| Semi-finals 2 | Rakib Hossain | Bashundhara Kings |
| Third-place | Yousef Mohammad | Dhaka Abahani |
| Final | Anisur Rahman Zico | Bashundhara Kings |