The 2021 Independence Cup 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.
Dhaka Abahani is the defending champion, having defeated 3–0 goals
Bashundhara Kings in the final of the tournament.
Participating teams
The following fifteen teams will contest in the tournament.
Venue
All matches was held at
BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium
Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium, (বীরশ্রেষ্ঠ শহিদ সিপাহি মোস্তফা কামাল ফুটবল স্টেডিয়াম) known as Kamalapur Stadium, is a Association ...
in
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city i ...
, Bangladesh.
Draw
The draw ceremony of the tournament was held on 23 November 2021 15:00 at 3rd floors of BFF house
Motijheel
Motijheel ( bn, মতিঝিল) is a ''thana'' (administrative division) of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is at the heart of the city (the General Post Office is considered the zero point of Dhaka). Motijheel is the major business and commercial hub ...
, Dhaka, Bangladesh. There are fifteen teams were divided into four groups. Top two team's from each group will through
Knockout stage.
Group summary
Round and dates
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
;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;
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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;
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Penalty shoot-out
The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...
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
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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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
The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...
to determine the winner.
Bracket
Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Final
Winners
Statistics
Goalscorers
Own goals
''† Bold Club indicates winner of the match''
References
Independence Cup (Bangladesh)
2021 in Bangladeshi football
2021 Asian domestic association football cups
{{2021 in Asian football (AFC)