2021–22 Federation Cup (Bangladesh)

The 2021–22 Federation Cup (due to sponsorship from Bashundhara Group 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 Bangladesh Football Federation (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 2023–24 AFC Cup.

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

All matches was held at BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

The following twelve teams will contest in the tournament.

The draw ceremony of the tournament were held on 23 December 2021 12:00 BST at 3rd floor of BFF house Motijheel, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The twelve participants were divided into four groups. Top two teams from each group will through into the Knockout stage.

Referees

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

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.

1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
4. 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;
5. Goal difference in all group matches;
6. Goals scored in all group matches;
7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams were tied and they met in the last round of the group;
8. 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);
9. Drawing of lots.

• 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 to determine the winner.

The final was held at BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Dhaka, on 9 January 2022 between Rahmatganj MFS and Abahani Limited Dhaka. Abahani won the match on 1–2 scoreline.

There have been 63 goals scored in 19 matches, for an average of 3.32 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

† Bold Club indicates winner of the match