# 2024–25 Federation Cup (Bangladesh)

The 2024–25 Federation Cup (also known as Bashundhara Group Federation Cup 2024–25 for sponsorship reasons) is the 36th edition of the tournament, the main domestic annual top-tier club football competition in Bangladesh organized by Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF). Ten participants are participating in the tournament. It being played from 3 December 2024 to 5 May 2025. Bashundhara Kings is the defending champions having defeated Mohammedan SC by 2–1 goals in the final on 22 April 2025. The winners will qualify for 2025 Bangladesh Challenge Cup.

## Participating teams

The following ten clubs are participating in the tournament.
| Team | Appearances | Previous best performance |
| Bangladesh Police | 6th | Semi-finals (2019–20, 2023–24) |
| Bashundhara Kings | 6th | Champions (2019–20, 2020–21, 2023–24) |
| Brothers Union | 34th | Champions (1980, 1991, 2005) |
| Chittagong Abahani | 14th | Runners-up (2017) |
| Dhaka Abahani | 36th | Champions (1982, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021–22) |
| Mohammedan SC | 36th | Champions (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1995, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2022–23) |
| Fortis FC | 3rd | Group stages (2022–23) |
| Rahmatganj MFS | 36th | Runners-up (2019–20, 2021–22) |
| Dhaka Wanderers | TBC | Runners-up (1987) |
| Fakirerpool YMC | TBC | TBC |

## Venues

The matches are being played at these three venues across the country.
| Comilla | Dhaka | Mymensingh |
| Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium | Bashundhara Kings Arena | Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium |
| Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 6,000 | Capacity: 25,000 |
| ComillaDhakaMymensingh |||

## Draw

The draw ceremony of the tournament was held on 20 November 2024 15:00 BST at 3rd floor of BFF house Motijheel, Dhaka Bangladesh. The ten clubs were divided into two groups, top two group winners & runners-up form each group will qualify in the next round.

## Group summary

| Group A | Group B |
| Bashundhara Kings | Dhaka Mohammedan |
| Bangladesh Police | Dhaka Abahani |
| Fortis FC | Chittagong Abahani |
| Brothers Union | Rahmatganj MFS |
| Dhaka Wanderers | Fakirerpool YMC |

## Round Matches Dates

| Phase | Date |
| Group stages | 3 December 2024 – 4 February 2025 |
| QRF | 8 – 15 April 2025 |
| Final | 5 May 2025 |

## Match officials

The following officials were chosen for the competition.

### Referees

* Mahaud Zamal Farooque Nahid
* Golam Mourshed Chowdhury Nayon
* Md Jalal Uddin
* Bituraj Barua
* Sabuj Kumar Das
* SM Jasim Akhter
* Md Alamgir Sarker
* Md Nazmul Huda
* Taposh Roy
* Anisur Rahman Sagor
* Md Nasir Uddin
* Md Abul Kalam Rumon
* Bhubon Mohon Tarofder

### Assistant Referees

* Mahmud Hasan Mamun
* Sujoy Barua
* Md Khorshed Alam
* Md Shah Alam
* Md Nuruzzaman
* Sharifuzzaman Tipu
* Rasel Mahmud
* Sheikh Iqbal Alam
* Robin Khan
* Bikash Sarker
* Md Tarikul Islam
* Md Nafiz Sarkar
* Bayezid Mondol
* Md Monir Ahmmad Dhali
* Ahmed Rafshan Jani

## Group stages

Key to colours in group tables :
* Group winners will qualify for QRF 1.
* Group runners-ups will advance to QRF 2.
* Tiebreakers
* The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:
* Points obtained in all group matches: Win: 3 points;Draw: 1 point;Loss: 0 points;
* Head to head result.
* Goal difference in all group matches;
* Number of goals scored in all group matches.

### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bashundhara Kings | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 9 | Qualified for QRF 1 |
| 2 | Brothers Union | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 7 | Advanced to QRF 2 |
| 3 | Fortis FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | |
| 4 | Bangladesh Police FC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 | Dhaka Wanderers Club | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 0 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Dhaka Abahani | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 12 | Qualify for QRF 1 |
| 2 | Rahmatganj MFS | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 | Advance to QRF 2 |
| 3 | Dhaka Mohammedan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6 | |
| 4 | Fakirerpool YMC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 1 | |
| 5 | Chittagong Abahani | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 1 | |

## Qualification Round (QR) to the Final
### Round dates and venues

| Round | Date | Venues |
| QRF 1 | 8 April 2025 | Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium, Cumilla |
| QRF 2 | 8 April 2025 | Bashundhara Kings Arena, Dhaka |
| QRF 3 | 15 April 2025 | Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium, Mymensingh |
| Final | 5 May 2025 | Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium, Mymensingh |

### Format

There is no home-away matches in this cup competition. So, every Qualification Round (QR) to the Final matches and Final will be played in neutral vanues.
QRF 1 winners will be advanced to the Final and losers will get a second chance by faceing QRF 2 winners in QRF 3.
The winners of QRF 3 will face QRF 1 winners in the Final.

### Qualified teams

| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
| A | Bashundhara Kings | Brothers Union |
| B | Dhaka Abahani | Rahmatganj MFS |

### Bracket

| QRF 1 | QRF 1 | QRF 1 | QRF 3 | QRF 3 | Final | Final |
| A1 | Bashundhara Kings | | | | A1/B1 | Winner of QRF 1 |
| B1 | Dhaka Abahani | | | | TBD | Winner of QRF 3 |
| | | | A1/B1 | Loser of QRF 1 | | |
| QRF 2 | QRF 2 | QRF 2 | A2/B2 | Winner of QRF 2 | | |
| A2 | Brothers Union | | | | | |
| B2 | Rahmatganj | | | | | |

### Qualification Round (QR) to the Final 3
## Final
## Statistics
### Goalscorers

There have been 64 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 3.2 goals per match (as of 31 January 2025).
3 goals
* Topu Barman (Bashundhara Kings)
* Mustapha Drammeh (Brothers Union)
* Sazzad Hossain (Brothers Union)
* Arif Hossain (Dhaka Mohammedan)
* Nabib Newaj Jibon (Rahmatganj MFS)
2 goals
* Miguel Figueira (Bashundhara Kings)
* Al Amin (Bangladesh Police)
* Kawsar Ali Rabbi (Brothers Union)
* Mohammad Ibrahim (Dhaka Abahani)
* Yeasin Khan (Dhaka Abahani)
* Joy Kumar (Fortis FC)
* Akobir Turaev (Fakirerpool YMC)
* Raju Ahmed Zisan (Dhaka Mohammedan)
* Moinul Islam Moin (Dhaka Mohammedan)
* Mohammed Toha (Rahmatganj MFS)
* Ernest Boateng (Rahmatganj MFS)
1 goal
* Sohel Rana Sr. (Bashundhara Kings)
* Sohel Rana Jr. (Bashundhara Kings)
* Fernandes (Bashundhara Kings)
* Esanur Rahman (Bangladesh Police)
* Mannaf Rabby (Bangladesh Police)
* Eleta Kingsley (Brothers Union)
* Saiful Islam (Chittagong Abahani)
* Tawhidul Alam Sabuz (Chittagong Abahani)
* Sumon Reza (Dhaka Abahani)
* Hasan Murad Tipu (Dhaka Abahani)
* Mahdi Yusuf Khan (Dhaka Abahani)
* Enamul Islam Gazi (Dhaka Abahani)
* Mohammad Ridoy (Dhaka Abahani)
* Mohammad Emon (Dhaka Wanderers)
* Souleymane Diabate (Dhaka Mohammedan)
* Muzaffar Muzaffarov (Dhaka Mohammedan)
* Md Jewel Mia (Dhaka Mohammedan)
* Sourav Dewan (Dhaka Mohammedan)
* Mohammad Abdullah (Fortis FC)
* Piash Ahmed Nova (Fortis FC)
* Jasur Jumaev (Fortis FC)
* Shanto Tudo (Fakirerpool YMC)
* Rafayel Tudu (Fakirerpool YMC)
* Rajon Howladar (Rahmatganj MFS)
* Maraz Hossain (Rahmatganj MFS)
* Mostafa Kahraba (Rahmatganj MFS)
Source: Soccerway

#### Own goals

† Bold Club indicates winner of the match
| Player | Club | Opponent | Result | Date |
| Nazmul Islam Rasel | Dhaka Wanderers | Bashundhara Kings | 0–5 | 28 January 2025 |

### Hat-tricks

† Bold Club indicates winner of the match
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Sazzad Hossain | Brothers Union | Dhaka Wanderers | 8–0 | 17 December 2024 |
| Mustapha Drammeh | Brothers Union | Dhaka Wanderers | 8–0 | 17 December 2024 |
| Nabib Newaj Jibon | Rahmatganj MFS | Fakirerpool YMC | 6–0 | 24 December 2024 |

## Individual awards
### Man of the match

* Mohammad Ibrahim, Rakibul Islam Tushar and Topu Barman won most Man of the match awards. (2) (as of 28 January 2025 (2025-01-28))
† Bold club indicates winner of the match
* Group Stage
| Match day | Group | Match no. | Player | Club | Opponent |
| 1 | A | 1 | Topu Barman | Bashundhara Kings | Brothers Union |
| 1 | A | 2 | Rakibul Islam Tushar | Bangladesh Police FC | Fortis FC |
| 2 | B | 3 | Mohammad Ibrahim | Dhaka Abahani | Chittagong Abahani |
| 2 | B | 4 | Rajon Howladar | Rahmatganj MFS | Mohammedan SC |
| 3 | A | 5 | Mohammad Abdullah | Fortis FC | Bashundhara Kings |
| 3 | A | 6 | Sazzad Hossain | Brothers Union | Dhaka Wanderers |
| 4 | B | 7 | Raju Ahmed | Dhaka Mohammedan | Chittagong Abahani |
| 4 | B | 8 | Nabib Newaj Jibon | Rahmatganj MFS | Fakirerpool YMC |
| 5 | A | 9 | Miguel Figueira | Bashundhara Kings | Bangladesh Police FC |
| 5 | A | 10 | Joy Kumar | Fortis FC | Dhaka Wanderers |
| 6 | B | 11 | Shanto Tudo | Fakirerpool YMC | Chittagong Abahani |
| 6 | B | 12 | Mohammad Ibrahim (2) | Dhaka Abahani | Dhaka Mohammedan |
| 7 | A | 13 | Ashraful Islam Rana | Brothers Union | Fortis FC |
| 7 | A | 14 | Mannaf Rabby | Bangladesh Police | Dhaka Wanderers |
| 8 | B | 15 | Mahdi Yusuf Khan | Dhaka Abahani | Fakirerpool YMC |
| 8 | B | 16 | Mostafa Kahraba | Rahmatganj MFS | Chittagong Abahani |
| 9 | A | 17 | Topu Barman (2) | Bashundhara Kings | Dhaka Wanderers |
| 9 | A | 18 | Rakibul Islam Tushar (2) | Bangladesh Police FC | Brothers Union |
| 10 | B | 19 | Mohammad Ridoy | Dhaka Abahani | Rahmatganj MFS |
| 10 | B | 20 | Moinul Islam Moin | Dhaka Mohammedan | Fakirerpool YMC |
* Qualification Round (QR) to the Final
| Round | Match no. |
| QRF 1 | 21 |
| QRF 2 | 22 |
| QRF 3 | 23 |
* Final
| Round | Match no. | Player | Club | Opponent |
| Final | 24 | | | |