# 2018 Independence Cup (Bangladesh)

The 2018 Independence Cup, also known as Walton Independence Cup 2018 or Walton Independence Cup Football Tournament 2018 due to the sponsorship from Walton Group, was the 11th edition of the Independence Cup, the main domestic annual club football tournament organized by Bangladesh Football Federation. Thirteen participants competed in the tournament.
Arambagh KS was the winner of the previous edition, having defeated 2–0 Chittagong Abahani in the final of the tournament.

## Venue

* Dhaka
* Bangabandhu National Stadium
* Capacity: 36,000
* All 22 matches were played at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
* 1, 4 and 7 December were played 1 match in a day of group stage.
* 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 9 December were played 2 matches in a day of group stage.
* All matches were live telecast on Channel 9
* Co-sponsored by Progoti Life Insurance Company Limited, Marcel Fridge & www.risingbd.com

## Prize money

* Champion got US$5960.
* Runners-up got US$3576.

## Draw

The draw of the tournament was held 18:00 BST at BFF house Motijheel on 25 November 2018. The thirteen participants were divided into four groups. The top two teams from each group played Quarterfinals.

## Group stage

* All matches were played in Dhaka.
* Times listed are UTC+06:00.
Key to colours in group tables :
* Group Winners and Runners-up advance to the Quarterfinals

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Arambagh KS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Saif Sporting Club | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Team BJMC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Chittagong Abahani | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Rahmatganj MFS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 3 | NoFeL Sporting Club | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Dhaka Mohammedan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 2 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Dhaka Abahani | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Brothers Union | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Muktijoddha SKC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bashundhara Kings | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Sheikh Russel KC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Sheikh Jamal DC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | |

## Knockout stage

* All matches are held at Dhaka
* Time listed UTC+6:00

### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Arambagh KS | Arambagh KS | 3 (3) | | | | | | |
| Brothers Union | Brothers Union | 3 (4) | | | | | | |
| Brothers Union | Brothers Union | 3 (4) | Brothers Union | Brothers Union | 0 | | | |
| | | | Sheikh Russel KC | Sheikh Russel KC | 2 | | | |
| Chittagong Abahani | Chittagong Abahani | 0 | Sheikh Russel KC | Sheikh Russel KC | 2 | | | |
| Sheikh Russel KC | Sheikh Russel KC | 2 | | | | | | |
| Sheikh Russel KC | Sheikh Russel KC | 2 | | | | Sheikh Russel KC | Sheikh Russel KC | 1 |
| | | | | | | Bashundhara Kings | Bashundhara Kings | 2 |
| Dhaka Abahani | Dhaka Abahani | 1 | | | | | | | Bashundhara Kings | Bashundhara Kings | 2 |
| Saif Sporting Club | Saif Sporting Club | 0 | | | | | | |
| Saif Sporting Club | Saif Sporting Club | 0 | Dhaka Abahani | Dhaka Abahani | 1 (6) | | | |
| | | | Bashundhara Kings | Bashundhara Kings | 1 (7) | | | |
| Bashundhara Kings | Bashundhara Kings | 2 (3) | Bashundhara Kings | Bashundhara Kings | 1 (7) | | | |
| Rahmatganj MFS | Rahmatganj MFS | 2 (2) | | | | | | |

### Final
## Goalscorers

    As of 27 December 2018
4 Goals
* Paul Emile Biyaga (Arambagh KS)
3 Goals
* Alisher Azizov (Sheikh Russel KC)
* Rabiul Hasan (Arambagh KS)
* Mamadou Bah (Chittagong Abahani)
2 Goals
* Faisal Ahmed Shitol (Dhaka Abahani)
* Jamal Bhuyan (Saif Sporting Club)
* Motin Mia (Bashundhara Kings)
* Leonardo Vieira Lima (Brothers Union)
* Siyo Zunapio (Rahmatganj MFS)
* Kervens Belfort (Dhaka Abahani)
* Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov (Bashundhara Kings)
* Raphael Odovin (Sheikh Russel KC)
1 Goal
* Arifur Rahman (Arambagh KS)
* Faysal Ahmed (Rahmatganj MFS)
* Jamal Hossain (Rahmatganj MFS)
* Khandokar Ashraful Islam (NoFeL Sporting Club)
* Mannaf Rabby (Brothers Union)
* Mohammad Roman (NoFeL Sporting Club)
* Nasiruddin Chowdhury (Bashundhara Kings)
* Rakibul Islam (Rahmatganj MFS)
* Sujon Biswas (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
* Marcos Vinícius (Bashundhara Kings)
* Daniel Colindres (Bashundhara Kings)
* Yusuke Kato (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
* Mufta Lawal (Chittagong Abahani)
* Samson Iliasu (Team BJMC)
* Jack Daniels (Brothers Union)