# 2017–18 Independence Cup (Bangladesh)

The 2017–18 Independence Cup was the 9th edition of the Independence Cup association football tournament in Bangladesh. It was known as the Walton Independence Cup 2017–18 for sponsorship reasons.
A total of 12 teams competed beginning 16 January 2018. Only local players are eligible to play.
Chittagong Abahani won the previous edition of the tournament.

## Venues

* Dhaka
* Bangabandhu National Stadium
* Capacity: 36,000

## Draw

The draw ceremony of the tournament was held the BFF house Motijheel, Dhaka on 11 January 2018. The twelve participants were divided into four groups, and the top two teams from each groups advanced to the quarter-finals.

## Group stages

* All matches played at Dhaka
* Time Listed are UTC+6:00
Key to colours in group tables :
* Group Winners and Runners-up advance to the Quarter-Finals

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Rahmatganj MFS | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Mohammedan SC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Farashganj SC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Advance to Quarter-Finals |
| 2 | Brothers Union | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Advance to Quarter-Finals |
| 3 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Quarter-Finals |
| 2 | Sheikh Russel KC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Advance to Quarter-Finals |
| 3 | Team BJMC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Chittagong Abahani | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Advance to Quarter-Finals |
| 2 | Arambagh KS | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Advance to Quarter-Finals |
| 3 | Saif Sporting Club | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |

## Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | 2 | | | | | | |
| Brothers Union | Brothers Union | 0 | | | | | | |
| Brothers Union | Brothers Union | 0 | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | 0 | | | |
| | | | Arambagh KS | Arambagh KS | 1 | | | |
| Farashganj SC | Farashganj SC | 0 | Arambagh KS | Arambagh KS | 1 | | | |
| Rahmatganj MFS | Rahmatganj MFS | 1 | | | | | | |
| Rahmatganj MFS | Rahmatganj MFS | 1 | | | | Arambagh KS | Arambagh KS | 2 |
| | | | | | | Chittagong Abahani | Chittagong Abahani | 0 |
| Abahani Limited Dhaka | Abahani Limited Dhaka | 0 | | | | | | | Chittagong Abahani | Chittagong Abahani | 0 |
| Arambagh KS | Arambagh KS | 3 | | | | | | |
| Arambagh KS | Arambagh KS | 3 | Rahmatganj MFS | Rahmatganj MFS | 0 | | | |
| | | | Chittagong Abahani | Chittagong Abahani | 1 | | | |
| Chittagong Abahani | Chittagong Abahani | 4 | Chittagong Abahani | Chittagong Abahani | 1 | | | |
| Sheikh Russel KC | Sheikh Russel KC | 3 | | | | | | |

## Goalscorers

There were 38 goals scored in 19 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.
3 goals
* Mohammad Jewel (Arambagh KS)
2 goals
* Shakhawat Hossain Rony (Chittagong Abahani)
* Nurul Absar (Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club)
* Bishal Das (Brothers Union)
* Forhad Mona (Farashganj SC)
* Tawhidul Alam Sabuz (Chittagong Abahani)
* Mehebub Hasan Nayon (Sheikh Russel KC)
1 goal
* Zahid Parvez Chowdhury (Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club)
* Mahbubur Rahman Sufil (Arambagh KS)
* Shahriar Bappy (Arambagh KS)
* Sohel Rana (Chittagong Abahani)
* Mohammad Abdullah (Chittagong Abahani)
* Mohammad Javed (Sheikh Russel KC)
* Mohammad Arifur Rahman (Arambagh KS)
* Zahid Hasan Ameli (Mohammedan SC)
* Jabed Khan (Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club)
* Rakib Sarkar (Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club)
* Rashedul Shuvo (Rahmatganj MFS)
* Mohamed Elias (Rahmatganj MFS)
* Nabib Newaj Jibon (Abahani Limited Dhaka)
* Atiqur Rahman Fahad (Abahani Limited Dhaka)
* Sobuj Biswas (Sheikh Russel KC)
* Mohamed Hedayetullah Robin Team BJMC
* Mohamed Alamgir (Farashganj SC)
* Amirul Islam (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
* Masuk Mia Jony (Chittagong Abahani)
* Jewel Rana (Saif Sporting Club)
* Mohammad Rockey (Arambagh KS)
2 own goals
* Sobuj Biswas (against Abahani Limited Dhaka)
* Khalekurzaman Sabuj (against Farashganj SC)