Federation Cup (Bangladesh)

Federation Cup

Organiser(s)	BFF
Founded	1980;45 years ago (1980)
Region	Bangladesh
Teams	12 10 (2023–24)
Qualifier for	Bangladesh Challenge Cup
Related competitions	Bangladesh Premier League
Current champions	Bashundhara Kings (4th titles)
Most championships	Abahani Limited Dhaka (12th titles)
Broadcaster	T Sports
Website	bff.com.bd/federation cup
2025–26

The Federation Cup, also known as the Bangladesh Federation Cup, is Bangladesh's premier cup competition in men's association football. The competition started in 1980 and is run by the Bangladesh Football Federation which is responsible for all types of competitive matches in the country. The teams from the country's premier league and other permitted clubs compete in the tournament while occasionally Indian sides were invited in the past. Usually games are played in the neutral venues.

Competition format

Initial

Prior to the 2024–25 season, the format involved a total of 13 teams participate in the final round. The groups are drawn out by the Bangladesh Football Federation before the tournament. Teams are split into 4 groups and the two top teams from each group qualify for the knockout rounds. A group winner deciding match is held if two teams are on equal on points and Goal difference. Following the group-stages fixtures ending in a tie after extra time will be decided by a penalty shoot-out. ^[1]

Current

From the 2024–25 season onwards, ten clubs participate, divided into two groups. The top two from each group qualify for the final rounds. ^[2]

Results

Year	Winners	Runners-up	Score	Notes and References [3] [4]
1980	Jointly: Mohammedan Sporting Club and Brothers Union		0–0
1981	Mohammedan Sporting Club	Abahani Krira Chakra	2–0
1982	Jointly: Abahani Krira Chakra and Mohammedan Sporting Club		0–0
1983	Mohammedan Sporting Club	Abahani Krira Chakra	2–0
1984	Jointly: Mohammedan Sporting Club and Abahani Krira Chakra		—	Match abandoned due to riots, with the score at 0–0.
1985	Abahani Krira Chakra	Brothers Union	1–0
1986	Abahani Krira Chakra	Brothers Union	2–1
1987	Mohammedan Sporting Club	Dhaka Wanderers Club	1–0
1988	Abahani Limited Dhaka	Mohammedan Sporting Club	1–0
1989	Mohammedan Sporting Club	Abahani Limited Dhaka	2–1 ( a.e.t. )
1990	not held
1991	Brothers Union	Mohammedan Sporting Club	0–0 ( a.e.t. ) (4–2 ( p ))
1992	not held
1993
1994	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC	Abahani Limited Dhaka	3–2
1995	Mohammedan Sporting Club	Abahani Limited Dhaka	0–0 ( a.e.t. ) (6–5 ( p ))
1996	not held
1997	Abahani Limited Dhaka	Arambagh Krira Sangha	2–1
1998	not held
1999	Abahani Limited Dhaka	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC	0–0 ( a.e.t. ) (5–3 ( p ))
2000	Abahani Limited Dhaka	Mohammedan Sporting Club	2–1
2001	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC	Arambagh Krira Sangha	3–0
2002	Mohammedan Sporting Club	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC	2–0
2003	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC	Mohammedan Sporting Club	2–1 ( a.e.t. )
2004	not held
2005	Brothers Union	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC	1–0
2006	not held
2007
Professional league era
2008	Mohammedan Sporting Club	Abahani Limited Dhaka	1–1 ( a.e.t. ) (3–2 ( p ))	[5] [6]
2009	Mohammedan Sporting Club	Abahani Limited Dhaka	0–0 ( a.e.t. ) (4–1 ( p ))
2010	Abahani Limited Dhaka	Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club	5–3 ( a.e.t. )	[7]
2011–12	Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club	Team BJMC	3–1	[8]
2012	Sheikh Russel KC	Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club	2–1 (a.e.t.)
2013	Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC	1–0	[9]
2014	not held
2015	Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC	6–4 ( a.e.t. )	[10]
2016	Abahani Limited Dhaka	Arambagh Krira Sangha	1–0	[11]
2017	Abahani Limited Dhaka	Chittagong Abahani	3–1	[12]
2018	Abahani Limited Dhaka	Bashundhara Kings	3–1	[13]
2019–20	Bashundhara Kings	Rahmatganj MFS	2–1	[14]
2020–21	Bashundhara Kings	Saif Sporting Club	1–0	[15]
2021–22	Abahani Limited Dhaka	Rahmatganj MFS	2–1	[16]
2022–23	Mohammedan Sporting Club	Abahani Limited Dhaka	4–4 ( a.e.t. ) (4–2 ( p ))	[17]
2023–24	Bashundhara Kings	Mohammedan Sporting Club	2–1	[18]
2024–25	Bashundhara Kings	Abahani Limited Dhaka	1–1 ( a.e.t. ) (5–3 ( p ))

Statistics by club

Team	Winner	Runners-up	Years won	Years runners-up
Abahani Limited Dhaka	12	9	1982*, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021–22	1981, 1983, 1989, 1994, 1995, 2008, 2009, 2022–23, 2024–25
Mohammedan Sporting Club	11	5	1980*, 1981, 1982*, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1995, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2022–23	1988, 1991, 2000, 2003, 2023–24
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC	3	5	1994, 2001, 2003	1999, 2002, 2005, 2013, 2015
Brothers Union	3	2	1980*, 1991, 2005	1985, 1986
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club	3	2	2011–12, 2013, 2015	2010, 2012
Bashundhara Kings	4	1	2019–20, 2020–21, 2023–24, 2024–25	2018
Sheikh Russel KC	1	0	2012
Arambagh Krira Sangha	0	3		1997, 2001, 2016
Rahmatganj MFS	0	2		2019–20, 2021–22
Dhaka Wanderers Club	0	1		1987
Team BJMC	0	1		2011–12
Chittagong Abahani	0	1		2017
Saif Sporting Club	0	1		2020–21

Top goalscorers by edition

As of 29 April 2025

Years	Players	Clubs	Goals
1987	Rizvi Karim Rumi Rumman Bin Wali Sabbir	BRTC SC Mohammedan SC	4
2001	Mominur Rahman Momin	Prantik Krira Chakra	7
2009	Alamu Bukola Olalekan	Mohammedan SC	8
2010	James Moga	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC	7
2011–12	Assogba Allen Abdul Rasheed Ajagun Ernest Emako-Siankam Lucky Divine	Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Team BJMC Sheikh Russel KC Rahmatganj MFS	4
2012	Jahid Hasan Ameli	Sheikh Russel KC	7
2013	Sony Norde	Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club	7
2015	Wedson Anselme	Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club	6
2016	Kester Akon	Arambagh KS	4
2017	Emeka Darlington	Abahani Limited Dhaka	3
2018	Sunday Chizoba	Abahani Limited Dhaka	6
2019–20	Sidney Rivera	Bangladesh Police FC	4
2020–21	Raúl Becerra Kenneth Ikechukwu	Bashundhara Kings Saif Sporting Club	5
2021–22	Dorielton Gomes Philip Adjah	Abahani Limited Dhaka Rahmatganj MFS	4
2022–23	Souleymane Diabate	Mohammedan SC	8
2023–24	Washington Brandão	Abahani Limited Dhaka	5
2024–25	Topu Barman Mustapha Drammeh Sazzad Hossain Arif Hossain Nabib Newaj Jibon Samuel Boateng Mohammad Ibrahim	Bashundhara Kings Brothers Union Brothers Union Mohammedan SC Rahmatganj MFS Rahmatganj MFS Dhaka Abahani	3

Sponsorship

The tournament is currently sponsored by Bashundhara Group. Below is a list of sponsors: ^[19]

Period	Sponsor
1980–1988	No main sponsor
1989	Coca-Cola
1991–1994	No main sponsor
1995	Beximco
1997	No main sponsor
1999	Pedrolo Pump
2000	No main sponsor
2001	Nitol Group
2002	Muktijoddha Sangsad
2003–2005	Kohinoor Chemical
2008–2009	Citycell
2010–2012	Grameenphone
2013–2018	Walton
2019–20	TVS Motor Company
2020–2021	Walton
2021–	Bashundhara Group

See also

• Bangladesh Football Federation
• Bangladesh Challenge Cup
• Bangladesh Premier League
• Independence Cup
• Bangladesh Championship League
• Super Cup
• List of Bangladeshi football champions
• Football in Bangladesh

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