2023–24 Federation Cup (Bangladesh)

2023–24 Federation Cup
Tournament details
Host country	Bangladesh
City	3
Dates	26 December 2023 –22 May 2024
Teams	10
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Bashundhara Kings (3rd title)
Runners-up	Mohammedan SC
Tournament statistics
Matches played	19
Goals scored	61 (3.21 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Washington Brandão; (Abahani Limited Dhaka); (5 goals)
Best player(s)	Robson Azevedo; (Bashundhara Kings)
Best goalkeeper	Mehedi Hasan Srabon; (Bashundhara Kings)
Fair play award	Abahani Limited Dhaka
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The 2023–24 Federation Cup (also known as ABG Bashundhara Federation Cup 2023–24 for sponsorship reasons) was the 35th edition of the tournament, the main domestic annual top-tier club football competition in Bangladesh organized by Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF). Ten participants were participated in the tournament. It was played from 26 December 2023 to 22 May 2024.^[1]^[2]

Bashundhara Kings is the defending champions having defeated Mohammedan SC by 2–1 goals in the final on 22 May 2024.^[3]

Participating teams

The following eleven teams will take part in the tournament.

Team	Appearances	Previous best performance
Bangladesh Police FC	5th	Runners-up (1975)
Bashundhara Kings	5th	Champions (2019–20, 2020–21)
Brothers Union	33rd	Champions (1980, 1991, 2005)
Chittagong Abahani	13th	Runners-up (2017)
Abahani Limited Dhaka	35th	Champions (1982, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021–22)
Mohammedan SC	35th	Champions (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1995, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2022–23)
Fortis FC	2nd	Group stages (2022–23)
Rahmatganj MFS	35th	Runners-up (2019–20, 2021–22)
Sheikh Russel KC	28	Champions (2012)
Sheikh Jamal DC	13th	Champions (2011-12, 2013, 2015)

Venues

The matches were being played following these four venues.

Munshigonj	Mymensingh
Shaheed Bir Sreshtho Flight Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium	Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium
Capacity: 10,000	Capacity: 15,000
Munshigonj Mymensingh Gopalganj Dhaka class=notpageimage\| Location of the stadiums of 2023–24 Federation Cup (Bangladesh)
Gopalganj	Dhaka
Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium	Bashundhara Kings Arena
Capacity: 5,000	Capacity: 14,000

Draw

The draw ceremony were held on 20 December 2023 at 3rd floor of BFF house Motijheel, Dhaka. There are ten team was divided into two groups. Top two teams from each group and two best runners-up was through in the Knockout stage.^[4]

Group summary

Group A	Group B	Group C
Bangladesh Police FC	Dhaka Abahani	Bashundhara Kings
Sheikh Jamal DC	Dhaka Mohammedan	Sheikh Russel KC
Rahmatganj MFS	Chittagong Abahani	Fortis FC
	Brothers Union

Round Matches Dates

Phase	Date
Group stages	26 December 2023 – 13 February 2024
Quarter-finals	2–30 April 2024
Semi-finals	7–14 May 2024
Final	22 May 2024

Match officials

Referees

Md Mizanur Rahman
Md Anisur Rahman Sagor
Md Nasir Uddin
Jashim Akther
Bituraj Barua
Md Alamgir Sarker (†)
Sabuj Das
Golam Mourshed Chowdhury Nayon
Jasim Akhter
Saymoon Hasan Sany (†)

Assistant Referees

Bikash Sarker
Md Khorshed Islam
Sharifuzzaman Tipu
Md Nazmul Huda
Mehedi Hasan Emon
Sujoy Barua
Md Monir Ahmmad Dhali
Md Nuruzzaman
Jashim Akter (†)
Md Kamruzzaman
Md Alamgir Sarker

(†): working as both referee and assistant

Group stages

Key to colours in group tables
	Group winners, runners-ups and two best third-placed teams will 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	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sheikh Jamal DC	2	1	1	0	6	3	+3	4	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Bangladesh Police FC	2	0	2	0	4	4	0	2	Advance to Knockout stage
3	Rahmatganj MFS	2	0	1	1	3	6	−3	1	Qualified as a best third place team to Knockout stage

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stages tiebreakers

26 December 2023

14:00

Rahmatganj MFS	2–2	Bangladesh Police FC
Samuel Mensah Konney 41' Boateng 77' (pen.)	Report	Sahed Miah 19' Edis Ibargüen García 68' (pen.)

Shaheed Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium, Munshigonj

Referee: Md Mizanur Rahman

23 January 2024

14:45

Rahmatganj MFS	1–4	Sheikh Jamal DC
Ceesay 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Dimgba 19' Fahim 31', 90+4' Sazzad 86'

Bashundhara Kings Arena, Dhaka

Referee: Bituraj Barua

6 February 2024

15:00

Sheikh Jamal DC	2–2	Bangladesh Police FC
Abdullah 23' Dimgba 39' (pen.)	Report	Edis Ibargüen García 25' Kirmane 31'

Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium, Gopalganj

Referee: Md Nasir Uddin

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mohammedan SC	3	3	0	6	3	+3	9	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Abahani Limited Dhaka	3	2	1	10	2	+8	6	Advance to Knockout stage
3	Chittagong Abahani	3	1	2	4	5	−1	3
4	Brothers Union	3	0	3	1	11	−10	0

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stages tiebreakers

16 January 2024