Independence Cup (Bangladesh)

**Independence Cup**
Founded	2005 (2005)
Region	Bangladesh
Number of teams	12
Current champions	Chittagong Abahani (1st title)
Television broadcasters	Bangladesh Television
Website	www.bffonline.com
2016 Independence Cup

Independence Cup is a knockout competition in men's association football. The competition started in 2005 and is run by the Bangladesh Football Federation which is responsible for all types of competitive matches in the country. The teams from the country's premier league and other clubs compete in the tournament. Most of the matches are played in the country's main football venue Bangabandhu National Stadium.^[1]

Title History

Year	Champion	Runners-up
2005	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC	Brothers Union
2011	Farashganj SC	Sheikh Russel KC
2013	Sheikh Russel KC	Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
2014	Dhaka Mohammedan	Feni Soccer Club
2016	Chittagong Abahani	Dhaka Abahani

References

↑ "KFC Independence Cup 2016". Retrieved 9 May 2016.

Football in Bangladesh

Bangladesh Football Federation

National teams	Men's Women's U-23 U-20 Women's U-20 U-17 Women's U-17 U-14 Women's U-14 Futsal Women's Futsal Beach soccer

National leagues	Bangladesh Premier League Bangladesh Super League Bangladesh Championship League

Domestic cups	Federation Cup Super Cup Independence Cup

Regional leagues	Dhaka League Chittagong League Rajshahi League Khulna League Barishal League Sylhet League Rangpur League Mymensingh League Cox's Bazar League Comilla League

Regional cup	Sher-e-Bangla Cup

International cup	Bangabandhu Cup 1996 1999 2015 2016

Defunct Cups	National Football Championship Aga Khan Gold Cup President's Gold Cup

List of clubs List of venues

National football cups (AFC region)

Australia Bahrain Bangladesh Brunei Cambodia China Guam Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Jordan Korea DPR Korea Republic Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Northern Mariana Islands^† Oman Pakistan Palestine Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Timor Leste Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen

^† Provisional Associated Member

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