2016 Independence Cup

2016 Independence Cup
Country Bangladesh Bangladesh
Teams 12
Champions Chittagong Abahani
Runners-up Dhaka Abahani
Matches played 33
Goals scored 91 (2.76 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Nigeria Sunday Chizoba (6 goals)
Best player Haiti Leonel Saint-Preux

The 2016 Independence Cup[1] also known as KFC Independence Cup due to the sponsorship from KFC is the 5th edition of the tournament. A total of 12 teams completing in this tournament.[2]Dhaka Mohammedan was the winner of previous edition of the tournament.[3]

Venues

Dhaka
Bangabandhu National Stadium
Capacity: 36,000

Group Stage

The twelve participants were divided into two groups. The top two teams for each group qualified for the semifinals.

Group A

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club 5 4 1 0 12 2 +10 13
Chittagong Abahani 5 3 1 1 9 7 +2 10
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 5 3 0 2 7 6 +1 9
Dhaka Mohammedan 5 2 0 3 10 8 +2 6
Brothers Union 5 2 0 3 5 11 −6 6
Uttar Baridhara SC 5 0 0 5 1 10 −9 0

2 April 2016
18:30
Brothers Union 2-0 Uttar Baridhara SC
Mezbah Uddin  34'
Nkwocha Kingsley  84'		 Report

12 April 2016
17:00
Dhaka Mohammedan 1-2 Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
Ismael Bangoura 90+2' Landry Pouemi  73'(o.g.)
Kolo Musa 82'

17 April 2016
19:15
Dhaka Mohammedan 5-1 Chittagong Abahani
Ismael Bangoura  21', 50'
Biplu Ahmed  32'
Masuk Mia Jony  60'
Yousuf Sifat		 Zahid Hossain  36' (pen.)

21 April 2016
17:30
Dhaka Mohammedan 2-3 Brothers Union
Tawhidul Alam Sabuz 54'
Biplu Ahmed  66'		 Mannaf Rabbi 51', 52'
Awudu Ibrahim 75'

Group B

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Sheikh Russel KC 5 3 1 1 7 5 +2 10
Dhaka Abahani 5 2 3 0 9 3 +6 9
Team BJMC 5 2 1 2 9 8 +1 7
Rahmatganj MFS 5 1 2 2 6 7 −1 5
Sheikh Moni Arambagh KS 5 0 4 1 2 3 −1 4
Feni Soccer Club 5 0 3 2 4 11 −7 3

3 April 2016
18:30
Dhaka Abahani 1-1 Feni Soccer Club
Camara Sarba  45+1' Choumrin Rakhine  84' (pen.)

6 April 2016
16:00
Feni Soccer Club 2-3 Rahmatganj MFS
Thuam Frank  11', 90+5' Sohel Mia  25'
Zunapio Siyo  66', 72'

7 April 2016
16:00
Sheikh Russel KC 3-2 Team BJMC
Fikru Teferra  4(pen.)', 11', 76' Mehedi Hossein Tapu  7'
Samson Iliasu  83'

9 April 2016
18:30
Dhaka Abahani 5-0 Team BJMC
Lee Tuck  23'
Camara Sarba  28', 67'
Sunday Chizoba  84', 89'

10 April 2016
16:00
Feni Soccer Club 1-1 Sheikh Moni Arambagh KS
Iqbal Hossain Bhuiyan  65' Mohammad Abdullah  59'

18 April 2016
17:30
Team BJMC 6-0 Feni Soccer Club
Eleta Kingsley  36', 38', 45', 50', 73'
Samson Iliasu  87'

20 April 2016
17:30
Dhaka Abahani 2-2 Rahmatganj MFS
Rohan Ricketts  7'
Camara Sarba  85'		 Zunapio Siyo  38'
Nurul Absar  71'

Semi Final

Semi Final 1

Semi Final 2

The Final

Goal Scorers

Top 5

No. Name Club Goals
1. Nigeria Sunday Chizoba Dhaka Abahani 6
2. Ethiopia Fikru Teferra Sheikh Russel KC 6
3. Nigeria Eleta Kingsley Team BJMC 6
4. Haiti Wedson Anselme Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club 5
5. Nigeria Kolo Musa Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 5

References

  1. ↑ "Football Season 2016 will begin with Independence Cup". The Daily Observer. Dhaka. 25 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Independence Cup to begin March 30". The Daily Star. 25 March 2016.
  3. ↑ http://www.bff.com.bd/bff/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1939&Itemid=206
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