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 tournament is open to Premier League clubs and other registered teams. It can be considered the successor to the Independence Day Football Tournament from the East Pakistan era.^[1]

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)	Mohammedan SC Bashundhara Kings (3 titles each)
Television broadcasters	T Sports
2025–26 Independence Cup (Bangladesh)

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

• Independence Day Football Tournament
• Federation Cup
• Bangladesh Super Cup
• Bangladesh Challenge Cup
• Bangladesh Premier League