The 2021 Independence Cup also known as Riviera Independence Cup 2021 due to the sponsorship from Riviera. It was the 12th edition of the
Independence Cup, the main domestic annual top tier clubs
football
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tournament organized by
Bangladesh Football Federation
Bangladesh Football Federation (, ''Bānglādesh fūṭbôl fēḍārēshôn'') is the governing body that administers the sport of association football in Bangladesh. It is in charge of running the country's men's and women's national teams, ...
(BFF). The fifteen participants were competed this edition in the tournament.
Dhaka Abahani
Abahani Limited Dhaka (), also referred as Dhaka Abahani or Abahani Limited, is a Bangladeshi professional football club based in the Dhanmondi area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The club currently competes in the Bangladesh Premier League, the top ...
is the defending champion, having defeated 3–0 goals
Bashundhara Kings
Bashundhara Kings () is a professional football club based in Bashundhara Residential Area, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The club competes in the Bangladesh Premier League, the top tier of the Bangladesh football league system. The club was established i ...
in the final of the tournament.
Participating teams
The following fifteen teams were contested in the tournament.
Venue
All matches was held at
BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium in
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; , ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the capital city, capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city of Bangladesh. It is one of the list of largest cities, largest and list o ...
, Bangladesh.
Draw
The draw ceremony of the tournament was held on 23 November 2021 15:00 at 3rd floors of BFF house
Motijheel
Motijheel () is a central business district and a thana of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is Dhaka's primary central business district, and also the nation's largest commercial and financial hub. Motijheel, located immediately adjacent to Dhaka's zero ...
, Dhaka, Bangladesh. There are fifteen teams were divided into four groups. Top two team's from each group will through
Knockout stage
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.
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
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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;
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Goal difference
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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
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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
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would have been played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a
penalty shoot-out
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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)
Independence Cup
2021 Asian domestic association football cups
{{2021 in Asian football (AFC)