History
Hockey Champions Trophy Bangladesh is organized byCompetition Format & rules
It will be a round-robin format competition. Top 4 teams from the point table will advance to the playoffs. The top two teams from the league phase will play against each other in the first Qualifying match, with the winner going straight to the final and the loser getting another chance to qualify for the final by playing the second Qualifying match. Meanwhile, the third and fourth-place teams from the league phase play against each other in an eliminator match and the winner from that match will play the loser from the first Qualifying match. The winner of the second Qualifying match will move on to the final to play the winner of the first Qualifying match in the Final match, where the winner will be crowned the league champions.Player acquisition, squad composition and salaries
A team can acquire players from players draft and sign one player directly. The local players are categorised as icon, A plus, A, B and C category players, while foreign players are as icon, A, B and six in reserved category players, listed in draft. Team composition rules (as of 2022) are: *The squad strength must be 17–18 players. *A team can buy 17 players from players draft, with a maximum of 4 overseas players and 13 local players. *A team can buy one local or foreign player directly. *Two under-18 level local players are mandatory. *A team can play maximum of 4 overseas players in their playing eleven of a match. The term of a player contract is one year, with the franchise having the option to extend the contract.Players draft
Six franchises can choose only a single player each from the list of icons after which the remaining players will drop down to the A+ category, where 15 players already feature. Unsold players from the A+ category will fall to A and so on. Teams are allowed to sign a maximum of 13 local players ne icon, two A+, three A, four B and three C one direct signing and four foreign players to round out an 18-man squad.Venue
All matches will played at Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh.Teams
On 8 September 2022Teams on the map
League championships
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* {{Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/HCTBangladesh Field hockey in Bangladesh Field hockey competitions in Bangladesh Sport in Dhaka Recurring sporting events established in 2022