2021 Independence Cup (Bangladesh)

2021–22 Independence Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Bangladesh
City	Dhaka
Dates	27 November–18 December 2021[1]
Teams	15
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Dhaka Abahani (2nd title)
Runners-up	Bashundhara Kings
Tournament statistics
Matches played	28
Goals scored	75 (2.68 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Dorielton (Dhaka Abahani) (4 goals)
Best player(s)	Raphael Augusto (Dhaka Abahani)
Fair play award	Saif Sporting Club
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The 2021 Independence Cup also known as Riviera Independence Cup 2021 due to the sponsorship from Riviera. It was the 11th edition of the Independence Cup, the main domestic annual top tier clubs football tournament organized by Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF). The fifteen participants were competed this edition in the tournament.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Dhaka Abahani is the defending champion, having defeated 3–0 goals Bashundhara Kings in the final of the tournament.^[10]

The following fifteen teams were contested in the tournament.^[11]

Team	Appearances	Previous best performance
Bangladesh Police FC	Debut	n/a
Bashundhara Kings	2nd	Champions (2018)
Chittagong Abahani	11th	Champions (2016)
Dhaka Abahani	11th	Champions (1990)
Dhaka Mohammedan	11th	Champions (1972, 1991, 2014)
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC	11th	Champions (2005)
Rahmatganj MFS	11th	Semi-finals (2017-18)
Sheikh Russel KC	7th	Champions (2013)
Sheikh Jamal DC	7th	Runners-up (2012–13)
Saif Sporting Club	3rd	Quarter-finals (2018)
Swadhinata KS	Debut	n/a
Uttar Baridhara Club	2nd	Group-stage (2016)
Bangladesh Air Force (Invited)	Debut	n/a
Bangladesh Army (Invited)	2nd	Quarter-final (1991)
Bangladesh Navy (Invited)	Debut	n/a

All matches was held at BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh.^[12][13]

Dhaka	Dhaka
BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium
Capacity: 25,000

The draw ceremony of the tournament was held on 23 November 2021 15:00 at 3rd floors of BFF house Motijheel, Dhaka, Bangladesh. There are fifteen teams were divided into four groups. Top two team's from each group will through Knockout stage.^[14]

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Dhaka Abahani	Sheikh Jamal DC	Saif Sporting Club	Bashundhara Kings
Rahmatganj MFS	Sheikh Russel KC	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC	Chittagong Abahani
Swadhinata KS	Uttar Baridhara SC	Dhaka Mohammedan	Bangladesh Police FC
	Bangladesh Air Force	Bangladesh Army	Bangladesh Navy

Dates/Year	Round	Match dates
27 November 2021–18 December 2021	Group stages	27 November–8 December 2021
	Quarter-finals	10–12 December 2021
	Semi-finals	14 December 2021
	Final	18 December 2021

Referees

Assistant Referees

Key to colours in group tables
	Group winners and runners-up 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.

1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
4. 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;
5. Goal difference in all group matches;
6. Goals scored in all group matches;
7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams were tied and they met in the last round of the group;
8. 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);
9. Drawing of lots.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Status
1	Dhaka Abahani	2	2	0	0	5	2	+3	6	Qualified for Knockout stage
2	Swadhinata KS	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	3
3	Rahmatganj MFS	2	0	0	2	3	6	−3	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Status
1	Sheikh Russel KC	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7	Qualified for Knockout stage
2	Sheikh Jamal DC	3	1	2	0	4	1	+3	5
3	Uttar Baridhara Club	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2
4	Bangladesh Air Force	3	0	1	2	1	6	−5	1

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Status
1	Saif Sporting Club	3	2	1	0	6	4	+2	7	Qualified for Knockout stage
2	Bangladesh Army	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
3	Dhaka Mohammedan	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
4	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC	3	0	1	2	4	6	−2	1

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Status
1	Bashundhara Kings	3	3	0	0	10	0	+10	9	Qualified for Knockout stage
2	Bangladesh Police FC	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2
3	Chittagong Abahani	3	0	2	1	2	5	−3	2
4	Bangladesh Navy	3	0	2	1	2	8	−6	2

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• 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.

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	10 December – Dhaka
	Dhaka Abahani	4
					14 December – Dhaka
	Bangladesh Army	0
					Dhaka Abahani	2
	10 December – Dhaka
					Saif Sporting Club	0
	Saif Sporting Club (a.e.t.)	2
									18 December – Dhaka
	Swadhinata KS	0
									Dhaka Abahani	3
	12 December – Dhaka
									Bashundhara Kings	0
	Sheikh Russel KC	0
					14 December – Dhaka
	Bangladesh Police FC	1
					Bangladesh Police FC	1
	12 December – Dhaka
					Bashundhara Kings (a.e.t.)	2
	Bashundhara Kings	4
	Sheikh Jamal DC	0

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11th Independence Cup (Bangladesh) 2021 Winners
Dhaka Abahani Second Title

There have been 75 goals scored in 28 matches, for an average of 2.68 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

† Bold Club indicates winner of the match

Player	Club	Opponent	Result	Date
Mehedi Hasan Mithu	Bangladesh Army	Saif Sporting Club	1–2	28 November 2021
Habibur Rahman	Bangladesh Navy	Bashundhara Kings	0–6	30 November 2021
Mohammad Al-Amin	Rahmatganj MFS	Swadhinata KS	2–3	3 December 2021
Tutul Hossain Badsha	Dhaka Abahani	Rahmatganj MFS	1–3	7 December 2021
Amredin Sharifi	Bangladesh Police FC	Bangladesh Navy	1–1	8 December 2021