The 2021–22 Federation Cup (due to sponsorship from

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also known as ''Bashundhara Group Federation Cup 2021'') was the 33rd edition of the tournament, the main domestic annual top-tier clubs football competition in Bangladesh organized by

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(BFF). The 12 participants were competed in the tournament. The tournament was played from 25 December 2021 to 9 January 2022. The winner of the tournament earned the slot of playing Qualifying play-off of

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are current champions. The club have defeated Rahmatganj MFS by 2–1 on 9 January 2022 to lift the trophy for the twelfth time.

Venue

All matches was held at BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium in

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, Bangladesh.

Participating teams

The following twelve teams will contest in the tournament.

Draw

The draw ceremony of the tournament were held on 23 December 2021 12:00 BST at 3rd floor of BFF house

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, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The twelve participants were divided into four groups. Top two teams from each group will through into the Knockout stage.

Group summary

Round and dates

Match officials

;Referees * Bituraj Borua * Md Alamgir Sarkar * Bhubon Mohon Torafder * Saymoon Hasan Sany * Md Anisur Rahman * Mohammad Jalaluddin ;Assistant Referees * Md Monir Dhali * Md Rasel Mia * Md Nuruzzaman * Sujoy Borua * Md Khorshed Islam * SM Junayed Sharif * Sheikh Iqbal Alam * Md Mahmudul Hasan Mamun * Sharifuzzaman Khan Tipu * Md Shah Alam

Group stages

;Tiebreakers Teams were ranked according to

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(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 Goal difference, goal differential or points difference is a form of tiebreaker used to rank sport teams which finish on equal points in a league competition. Either "goal difference" or "points difference" is used, depending on whether matches ar ...

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 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,

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would have been played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a

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to determine the winner.

Bracket

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

Final

The final was held at BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium in

, on 9 January 2022 between Rahmatganj MFS and

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. Abahani won the match on 1–2 scoreline.

Winners

Statistics

Goalscorers

Own goals

''† Bold Club indicates winner of the match''

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:2021-22 Bangladesh Federation Cup Bangladesh Federation Cup Federation Cup 2021–22 Asian domestic association football cups