# 2019–20 Bashundhara Kings season

The 2019–20 season is Bashundhara Kings's 3rd professional season since its creation in 2013, and its second consecutive season in the top-flight of Bangladesh football. The season began on 13 February 2020 and was suspended on 15 March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Bangladesh. On 17 May 2020, the league was declared void by the BFF executive committee.

## Summary

On 3 September 2019, Kings took another step in their bid to bolster their star-studded squad for the upcoming season by completing the signing of rising Lebanon International striker Mohamed Jalal Kdouh. On 22 October 2019, Gokulam Kerala FC of India made a flying start in the eight-team 2019 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup upsetting Kings by 3-1 goals in their first match. On 24 October 2019, Bashundhara Kings clinched their first win of the Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup after beating nine-man Chennai City FC 3–2 in an eventful encounter where four red cards were splashed on and off the pitch, including the head coaches of the two teams. On 26 October 2019, Bashundhara Kings were ruled out of the tournament after losing to Terengganu FC 4–2 in their must-win match of the final group round fixtures.
On 7 November 2019, it was revealed that Kings signed Bangladesh-origin Finland right-back Tariq Kazi to bolster their defense for the upcoming season.
On 19 December 2019, Bashundhara Kings began their TVS Federation Cup 2019 campaign with a 1–0 win over Brothers Union. New signing Lebanese striker Mohamed Jalal Kdouh netted the all-important goal in the opening half. On 3 January 2020, Kings reached the final of Bangladesh Federation Cup eliminating newcomers Bangladesh Police FC by 3-0 goals in the second semifinal. On 5 January 2020, Daniel Colindres scored twice as Bashundhara Kings clinched the title of the Federation Cup for the first time following a 2–1 win over Rahmatganj MFS in the final. The achievement also ensured Bashundhara's play-off berth in next season's AFC Cup. Daniel Colindres was named player of the tournament.
On 2 February 2020, it was revealed that Former Argentina international Hernan Barcos will be playing for Bangladesh Premier League champions Bashundhara Kings in their upcoming AFC Cup campaign and the second phase of the league, confirmed club president Imrul Hassan.
On 13 February 2020, Defending champions Bashundhara Kings managed a hard-fought 1-0 goal victory over newcomers Uttar Baridhara Club in the opening match of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at their home venue at Sheikh Kamal Stadium in Nilphamari.
On 11 March 2020, Argentine striker Hernan Barcos made a remarkable debut in Bangladesh with a sensational quadruple as Bashundhara Kings kicked off their maiden 2020 AFC Cup campaign from Group E with a dominating 5–1 win over TC Sports Club. Barcos, who featured for Argentina four times, headed his first two goals within half an hour before netting two more after the break, while skipper Daniel Colindres added the other to record Bashundhara's biggest win of the season. It was arguably the best performance of the season from the Kings whose goalkeeper Anisur Rahman Zico also starred in between the posts by making three penalty saves, one of which was scored on the rebound during Easa Ismail's equalizer, while the other was retaken and saved again with a dive to his left.
On 17 May 2020, The BFF executive committee, following an emergency meeting, declared the 12th edition of the league abandoned, scrapping promotion and relegation while canceling the Independence Cup from the calendar as a precaution to combat the spread of coronavirus in the country. On 10 June 2020, Bashundhra Kings released their Costa Rican World-Cupper Daniel Colindres after a nearly two-year stint with the club.
On 5 August 2020, Bashundhara Kings announced their new signing Robson Azevedo da Silva for the AFC Cup and forthcoming football season as the Brazilian winger is all set to join the Bangladesh side on loan from Fluminense FC for a year. On 21 August 2020, Midfielder Jonathan da Silveira Fernandes, better known as Fernandes, joined Bashundhara Kings who last played for Brazilian top-tier outfit Botafogo.
On 10 September 2020, Kings' journey in their debut AFC Cup campaign ended after just a single match. Kings took pole position in Group E with a 5-1 thrashing of TC Sports of Maldives in their opening fixture on 11 March, but the Bangladesh giants' campaign stalled when coronavirus spread throughout the continent, forcing the AFC to reschedule the remaining group matches at centralised venues before its cancellation.

## Current squad

    As of 20 November 2019
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | BAN | Mitul Hasan |
| 2 | DF | BAN | Sushanto Tripura |
| 3 | DF | BAN | Nurul Naium Faisal |
| 4 | DF | BAN | Yeasin Khan |
| 5 | DF | BAN | Topu Barman |
| 6 | MF | BAN | Emon Mahmud Babu |
| 7 | MF | BAN | Masuk Mia Jony |
| 8 | MF | BAN | Rabiul Hasan |
| 9 | FW | BAN | Motin Mia |
| 10 | FW | BAN | Tawhidul Alam Sabuz |
| 11 | MF | BAN | Biplu Ahmed |
| 12 | DF | BAN | Bishwanath Ghosh |
| 13 | MF | BAN | Atiqur Rahman Fahad |
| 14 | FW | BAN | Rasel Ahmed |
| 17 | FW | BAN | Mahbubur Rahman Sufil |
| 18 | MF | BAN | Sheikh Alamgir Kabir Rana |
| 19 | MF | BAN | Mohammad Ibrahim |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | MF | KGZ | Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov |
| 21 | MF | BAN | Omar Faruk Mithu |
| 22 | GK | BAN | Anisur Rahman Zico |
| 24 | DF | BAN | Jahangir Alam Sajeeb |
| 25 | GK | BAN | Maksudur Rahman Mostak |
| 26 | FW | CRC | Daniel Colindres (captain) |
| 27 | FW | BAN | Nihat Jaman Ucchash |
| 28 | DF | BAN | Monir Hossain |
| 35 | DF | ARG | Nicolás Delmonte |
| 36 | GK | BAN | Hamidur Rahman Remon |
| 40 | DF | BAN | Tariq Kazi |
| 52 | DF | BAN | Hakim Biswas |
| 69 | MF | BAN | Foayej Ahammed |
| 71 | FW | BAN | Rimon Hossain |
| 91 | DF | TJK | Akhtam Nazarov |
| 99 | MF | BAN | Fahim Morshed |
| — | FW | ARG | Hernán Barcos |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

### Friendly
## Competition
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| BPL | 13 February 2020 | 15 March 2020 | Matchday 1 | 6th(season cancelled) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Federation Cup | 19 December 2019 | 5 January 2020 | Group stage | Winner | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 080.00 |
| Independence Cup | - | - | Not held | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| AFC Cup | 11 March 2020 | | Group stage | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 066.67 |
Last updated: 16 March 2020 Source: NowGoal

### Federation Cup
#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Chittagong Abahani | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | Quarter-Finals |
| 2 | Bashundhara Kings | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | Quarter-Finals |
| 3 | Brothers Union | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | |

#### Knockout phase
### AFC Cup
#### Group E

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BAS | MAZ | CHE | TCS |
| 1 | Bashundhara Kings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 3 | — | 4 Nov | 29 Oct | 5–1 |
| 2 | Maziya | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 Oct | — | 1 Nov | 26 Oct |
| 3 | Chennai City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 Oct | 2–2 | — | 4 Nov |
| 4 | TC Sports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | 1 Nov | 29 Oct | 23 Oct | — |
* 1 2 Head-to-head away goals: Maziya 2, Chennai City 0.

### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 4 | Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 12 |
| 5 | Saif Sporting Club | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 11 |
| 6 | Bashundhara Kings | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 10 |
| 7 | Rahmatganj MFS | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 |
| 8 | Arambagh KS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 5 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 16 March 2020. Source: Soccerway

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Ground | H | A | A | A | A | H |
| Result | W | D | W | W | L | L |
| Position | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |

#### Matches
## Statistics
### Goalscorers

    As of match played till 15 March 2020
| Rank | Player | Position | Total | BPL | AFC Cup | Federation Cup | Independence Cup |
| 1 | Daniel Colindres | FW | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Hernán Barcos | FW | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Mohammad Ibrahim | MF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Mohamad Jalal Kdouh | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Nicolás Delmonte | DF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Topu Barman | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Tawhidul Alam Sabuz | FW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov | MF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Akhtam Nazarov | MF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
Source: Matches