2025–26 Independence Cup (Bangladesh)
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Bangladesh |
| Dates | 29 April–23 May 2026 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
← 2023–24 2026–27 → | |
The 2025–26 Independence Cup will be 14th edition of the Independence Cup domestic annual top-tier club football competition in Bangladesh which play only local footballers, organized by Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF). A total of 10 teams will contested in the tournament.[1][2][3]
Bashundhara Kings is the defending champion. They have won the title by beating Dhaka Mohammedan by 2−1 goals in the final on 18 December 2023.[4]
Participating teams
The following ten participants will participate in the tournament.
| Team | Appearances | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh Police FC | 3rd |
Semi-finals (2021) |
| Bashundhara Kings | 4th |
Champions (2018, 2022–23) |
| Brothers Union | 11th |
Quarter finals (2017–18, 2018) |
| Chittagong Abahani | 8th |
Champions (2016) |
| Abahani Limited Dhaka | 13th |
Champions (1990, 2021) |
| Mohammedan | 13th |
Champions (1972, 1991, 2014) |
| Fortis FC | 2nd |
Group stages (2022–23) |
| Rahmatganj MFS | 13th |
Semi-finals (2017–18) |
| Dhaka Wanderers | 1st |
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| Fakirerpool YMC | 1st |
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Venues
The venues of the competition has not finished yet.
References
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- ^ "ঘরোয়া ফুটবলে প্রথমবার এক মৌসুমে হবে পাঁচটি আসর". www.jagonews24.com (in Bengali). February 1, 2025. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ "দেশি ফুটবলারদের নিয়ে হবে স্বাধীনতা কাপ". www.bd-pratidin.com (in Bengali). February 1, 2025. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ "১০ জন নিয়েই চ্যাম্পিয়ন কিংস". www.dhakapost.com (in Bengali). Retrieved February 2, 2025.