Independence Cup (Bangladesh)

Independence Cup

Organising body	BFF
Founded	1972;53 years ago (1972)
Region	Bangladesh
Number of teams	12 from (1972-2017-18) 13 in 2018 15 in 2021 16 from 2022
Related competitions	Bangladesh Premier League
Current champions	Bashundhara Kings (3rd title)
Most successful club(s)	Dhaka Mohammedan Bashundhara Kings (3 titles each)
Television broadcasters	T Sports
2025–26 Independence Cup (Bangladesh)

Independence Cup is a men's association football competition in Bangladesh. The competition started in 1972 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 clubs compete in the tournament. ^[1]

Results

Edition	Year	Champion	Runners-up	Score
1st	1972	Mohammedan SC	East End Club	3–1 [2]
2nd	1975	BIDC	Police AC	1–0 [3]
3rd	1990	Abahani Limited Dhaka	Mohammedan SC	2–1
4th	1991	Mohammedan SC	Abahani Limited Dhaka	1 (4)–(2) 1
5th	2005	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC	Brothers Union	2–0
Professional league era
6th	2011	Farashganj SC	Sheikh Russel KC	1 (5)–(4) 1
7th	2013	Sheikh Russel KC	Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club	3–2 [4]
8th	2014	Mohammedan SC	Feni Soccer Club	0 (5)–(4) 0
9th	2016	Chittagong Abahani	Abahani Limited Dhaka	2–0
10th	2017–18	Arambagh KS	Chittagong Abahani	2–0
11th	2018	Bashundhara Kings	Sheikh Russel KC	2–1
12th	2021	Abahani Limited Dhaka	Bashundhara Kings	3–0 [5]
13th	2022	Bashundhara Kings	Sheikh Russel KC	2(4)–2(2)
14th	2023	Bashundhara Kings	Mohammedan SC	2–1

Statistics

Top goalscorers by season

As of 18 December 2023

Years	Player(s)	Club	Goals
2011	James Moga	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
2014	Jahid Hasan Ameli Sony Norde Sunday Chizoba	Mohammedan SC Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
2016	Sunday Chizoba	Abahani Limited Dhaka	6
2017–18	Mohammad Jewel	Arambagh KS	3
2018	Paul Emile Biyaga	Arambagh KS	4
2021	Dorielton	Abahani Limited Dhaka	4
2022–23	Dorielton	Bashundhara Kings	9
2023–24	Jonathan Fernandes Dorielton Higor Leite	Bashundhara Kings Bashundhara Kings Sheikh Jamal DC	3

Sponsors

Seasons	Sponsor
2016	KFC
2017–18, 2018	Walton Group
2021–22	Reviera
2022	Bashundhara Group

See also

• Federation Cup
• Bangladesh Super Cup
• Bangladesh Challenge Cup
• Bangladesh Premier League

References

1. "KFC Independence Cup 2016". Bangladesh Football Federation. Archived from the original on 31 August 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
2. ...এবারের স্বাধীনতা কাপ ফুটবল ট্রফি কি মতিঝিলে যাবে নাকি ফেনীতে.... Kiron's Sports Desk (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
3. "Bangladesh 1975". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 2025-03-24. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
4. সনি-এমিলি ঝলকে রাসেলেরই হাসি. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
5. বসুন্ধরাকে উড়িয়ে ৩১ বছরের অপেক্ষা শেষ আবাহনীর. Dhaka Post (in Bengali). 18 December 2021. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.