The 2022–23 Federation Cup (due to sponsorship from Bashundhara Group also known as Bashundhara Group Federation Cup 2022–23) was the 34th edition of the tournament, the main domestic annual top-tier clubs football competition in Bangladesh organized by Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF). The eleven participants were contest in the tournament. The tournament were played from 20 December 2022 – 30 May 2023. The winner of the tournament will earn the slot of playing Qualifying play-off of 2023–24 AFC Cup.
Mohammedan SC are current champions having defeated Abahani Limited Dhaka by 4(4)–(2)4 to lift the trophy for the eleventh time.
Participating teams The following eleven teams will contest in the tournament.
Team Appearances Previous best performanceAFC Uttara Bangladesh Police FC Runners-up (1975)Bashundhara Kings Champions (2019–20, 2020–21)Chittagong Abahani Runners-up (2017)Abahani Limited Dhaka Champions (1982, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021–22)Mohammedan SC Champions (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1995, 2002, 2008, 2009)Fortis FC Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Champions (1994, 2001, 2003)Rahmatganj MFS Runners-up (2019–20, 2021–22)Sheikh Russel KC Champions (2012)Sheikh Jamal DC Champions (2011-12, 2013, 2015)
Venues The matches were played at these three venues across the country.
ComillaGopalganjMunshigonjShaheed Dhirendranath Datta StadiumSheikh Fazlul Haque Mani StadiumShaheed Bir Sreshtho Flight Lt. Matiur Rahman StadiumCapacity: 18,000Capacity: 5,000Capacity: 10,000
Draw The draw ceremony were held on 16:00 25 November 2022 at 3rd floor of BFF house Motijheel, Dhaka. There are eleven team was divided into three groups. The top two teams from each group and two best third-placed teams will qualify for the Knock out stages.
Group summary Group AGroup BGroup CSheikh Jamal DCBashundhara KingsAbahani Limited DhakaMohammedan SCChittagong AbahaniSheikh Russel KCRahmatganj MFSMuktijoddha Sangsad KCBangladesh Police FCAFC UttaraFortis FC
Round Matches Dates PhaseDateGroup stages20 December 2022 – 3 February 2023Quarter-finals4 April–2 May 2023Semi-finals9–16 May 2023Third-place23 May 2023Final30 May 2023
Match officials Referees
Sabuj Das Md Anisur Rahman Sagor Md Nasir Uddin Bhubon Mohon Tarafder Md Jalal Uddin Md Alamgir Sarkar Rimon Mahmud
Assistant Referees Md Rasel Mahmud Jibon Bayezid Mondol Mehedi Hasan Emon Sheikh Iqbal Alam Md Shah Alam Sujoy Barua Soumik Pal Md Rimon Mahmud Md Nuruzzaman Anwar Hossain Saju Sabbir Salek Shuvo Md Monir Ahmmad Dhali Biash Sarkar
Group stages Key to colours in group tablesGroup 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
Group B
Group C
Ranking of third-placed teams Due to groups having different numbers of teams, the results against the fourth-placed teams in four-team groups are not considered for this ranking.
Knockout stage In the knockout stages, if a match finished goalless at the end of normal playing time, extra time would have been played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third-place
Final
34th Federation Cup 2022–23 WinnersMohammedan SC Eleventh Title
Statistics Goalscorers
8 Goals Souleymane Diabate (Mohammedan SC) 4 Goals Emmanuel Uzochukwu (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC) Dorielton Gomes Nascimento (Bashundhara Kings) 3 Goals Asror Gafurov (Bashundhara Kings) Muzaffar Muzaffarov (Mohammedan SC) Foysal Ahmed Fahim (Abahani Limited Dhaka)
2 Goals Robson Azevedo da Silva (Bashundhara Kings) Jhoaho Hinestroza (Rahmatganj MFS) Sazzad Hossain (Mohammedan SC) Landry Ndikumana (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC) Sunday Emmanuel (Mohammedan SC) Kpehi Didier Brossou (Sheikh Russel KC) Miguel Figueira (Bashundhara Kings) Daniel Colindres (Abahani Limited Dhaka)
1 Goal Arif Hossain (Mohammedan SC) Ashraful Haque Asif (Mohammedan SC) Nihat Jaman Ucchash (Sheikh Russel KC) Shahriar Emon (Mohammedan SC) Sumon Reza (Bashundhara Kings) Roger Duarte (Mohammedan SC) Michael Vinícius Silva de Morais (Rahmatganj MFS) Sabuz Hossain (Fortis FC) Topu Barman (Bashundhara Kings) Khondoker Ashraful Islam (Rahmatganj MFS) Rohit Sarker (AFC Uttara) Mehedi Hasan Royal (Abahani Limited Dhaka) Dipok Roy (Sheikh Russel KC) Khalekuzzaman Sabuj (Sheikh Russel KC) Eleta Kingsley (Abahani Limited Dhaka) Kawshik Barua (Sheikh Jamal DC) Mannaf Rabbi (Sheikh Jamal DC) Daniel Febles (Mohammedan SC) Fatkhullo Fatkhulloyev (Rahmatganj MFS) Otabek Valizhonov (Sheikh Jamal DC) Ojukwu David Ifegwu (Chittagong Abahani) Candy Augustine Agbane (Chittagong Abahani) Cornelius Stewart (Sheikh Jamal DC) Sulayman Sillah (Sheikh Jamal DC) Peter Nworah (Abahani Limited Dhaka) Raphael Augusto (Abahani Limited Dhaka) Kenneth Ikechukwu (Sheikh Russel KC) Emeka Ogbugh (Abahani Limited Dhaka) Rahmat Mia (Abahani Limited Dhaka)
Own goals † Bold Club indicates winner of the match Player Club Opponent Result Date Monjurur Rahman ManikBangladesh Police FCAbahani Limited Dhaka0–1 Khalekuzzaman SabujSheikh Russel KCBashundhara Kings1–2
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Ref Souleymane Diabate 4 Dhaka Mohammedan Dhaka Abahani (4) 4–4 (2)
Awards +Most Valuable PlayerTop GoalscorerBest PlayerSouleymane DiabateSouleymane DiabateSouleymane Diabate
See also 2022–23 Independence Cup (Bangladesh) 2022–23 Bangladesh Premier League (football)
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