2021 Independence Cup (Bangladesh)

2021–22 Independence Cup
Tournament details
Host country	Bangladesh
City	Dhaka
Dates	27 November–18 December 2021
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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Last updated December 22, 2024

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]

Participating teams

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

Venue

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


Dhaka	Dhaka
BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium
Capacity: 25,000

Draw

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 summary

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

Round and dates

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

Match officials

Referees

Bitura Barua
Md Saymoon Hasan Sany
Md Jalaluddin
Md Anisur Rahman Sagor
Md Jasim Akter
Md Mizanur Rahman
Md Alamgir Sarkar
Md Shorab Hossain
GM Chowdhury Nayan
Mahmud Zamil Farouqee Nahid

Assistant Referees

Md Shah Alam
Sujoy Borua
Md Nuruzzaman
Junayed Sharif
Md Monir Dhali
Md Mahmudul Hasan Mamun
Sharifuzzaman Tipu
Mehedi Hasan Emon
Md Rasel Mia
Bayezid Mondol
Sheikh Iqbal Alam
Md Khorshed Islam
Sheikh Farid

Group stages

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.

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

Source: Global Sports Archive
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

29 November 2021

17:45

Swadhinata KS	1–2	Dhaka Abahani
Nodir 91'	Report	Royal 29' Raphael 74'

BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium , Dhaka

Referee: Jasim Akter

3 December 2021

17:45

Rahmatganj MFS	2–3	Swadhinata KS
Philip 3' Sanowar 25'	Report	Rafal 16' Nedo 50' Al-Amin 72' (o.g.)

BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium , Dhaka

Referee: Md Alamgir Sarkar

7 December 2021

17:45

Dhaka Abahani	3–1	Rahmatganj MFS
Dorielton 17 (pen.)', 50' Raphael 70' (pen.)	Report	Tutul 14' (o.g.)

BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium , Dhaka

Referee: Bituraj Barua

Group B

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	Qualified for Knockout stage
3	Uttar Baridhara Club	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2
4	Bangladesh Air Force	3	0	1	2	1	6	−5	1

Source: Global Sports Archive
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

27 November 2021