The 2020–21 season is Bashundhara Kings's 8th season as a football club since its creation in 2013, and its 3rd consecutive season in the top-flight.[3][4] In addition to domestic league, Bashundhara participated on this season's edition of Federation Cup and AFC Cup.[5] The season covered the period from December 2020 to September 2021, with the late ending to the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.[6]
2020–21 season | |||
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Owner | Bashundhara Group | ||
President | Imrul Hassan[1] | ||
Head coach | Óscar Bruzón | ||
Stadium | Shaheed Dhirendranath Stadium, Cumilla | ||
Bangladesh Premier League | 1st of 13 | ||
Federation Cup | Winners [2] | ||
Independence Cup | TBC | ||
AFC Cup | Group Stage | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Robinho (20) All: Robinho (23) | ||
Biggest win | 6–0 Vs Uttar Baridhara Club (30 April 2021) | ||
Biggest defeat | 1–2 Vs Chittagong Abahani (18 July 2021) | ||
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All statistics correct as of 24 August 2021. |
Current squad
edit- As of 14 May 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
editTransfers in
editNo. | Pos | Player | Previous club | Fee | Date | Source |
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8 | MF | Jonathan Fernandes | Botafogo | Free | 21 August 2020 | [7] |
44 | DF | Khaled Shafiei | Saipa F.C. | Free | 30 October 2020 | [8] |
9 | FW | Raúl Becerra | Umm Salal SC | Free | 31 October 2020 | [9] |
58 | MF | Mahdi Khan | Sporting Bengal United F.C. | Free | 21 December 2020 | |
20 | FW | Eleta Kingsley | Arambagh KS | Free | 1 April 2021 | [10] |
41 | FW | Obidur Rahman Nawbab | Al-Duhail SC | Free | 8 April 2021 | [11] |
Loans in
editNo. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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10 | FW | Robinho | Fluminense | Free | 5 August 2020 | [12] |
Transfers out
editNo. | Pos | Player | Moved to | Fee | Date | Source |
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91 | DF | Akhtam Nazarov | FC Istiklol | Free | 12 June 2020 | [13] |
35 | DF | Nicolás Delmonte | Zamora CF | Free | 13 June 2020 | [14] |
26 | FW | Daniel Colindres | Saprissa | Free | 11 June 2020 | [15] |
20 | MF | Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov | FC Abdysh-Ata Kant | Free | 12 June 2020 | [16] |
28 | FW | Hernan Barcos | A.C.R. Messina | Free | 31 October 2020 | [17] |
27 | FW | Nihat Jaman Ucchash | Arambagh KS | Free | 3 November 2020 | |
88 | MF | Robiul Hasan | Dhaka Mohammedan | ৳1500000 ($17700) | 17 April 2021 | [18] |
Pre-season & friendlies
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Win Draw Loss Void or Postponed Fixtures
Maldives tour
editIn 2020, Bashundhara Kings were going to play two friendlies against TC Sports Club and Maziya S&RC as a part of pre-season camp in Maldives, but later cancelled.[19]
October 2020 | TC Sports Club | Cancelled | Bashundhara Kings | Maldives |
October 2020 | Maziya S&RC | Cancelled | Bashundhara Kings | Maldives |
Friendly
edit1 December 2020 | Bashundhara Kings | 2–0 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Bangladesh |
Stadium: Bashundhara Sports Complex Ground |
6 June 2021 | Bashundhara Kings | 4–1 | Uttar Baridhara Club | Bangladesh |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bashundhara Sports Complex Ground |
15 June 2021 | Bashundhara Kings | 2–0 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Dhaka |
Report | Stadium: Bashundhara Sports Complex Ground |
19 June 2021 | Bashundhara Kings | 1–0 | Sheikh Russel KC | Dhaka |
Report | Stadium: Bashundhara Sports Complex Ground |
Competitions
editOverview
editCompetition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
BPL | 13 January 2021 | 20 September 2021 | Matchday 1 | Winner | 23 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 10 | +47 | 86.96 |
Federation Cup | 22 December 2020 | 10 January 2021 | Group stage | Winner | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 100.00 |
Independence Cup | September 2021 | October 2021 | Group stage | Did not held | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
AFC Cup | 18 August 2021 | 24 August 2021 | Group stage | Group | — | |||||||
Total | 28 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 67 | 11 | +56 | 89.29 |
Last updated: 20 September 2021
Source: Competitions
Federation Cup
editGroup stage
editGroup C
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Bashundhara Kings | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | Knockout-stage |
2 | Chittagong Abahani | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | Rahmatganj MFS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
22 December 2020 Group Stage | Bashundhara Kings | 3-0 | Rahmatganj MFS | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka |
17:30 BST | Becerra 43' Robinho 53' Nasr 65' (o.g.) |
Report | Referee: Sujit Banarjee (Bangladesh) |
28 December 2020 Group Stage | Chittagong Abahani | 0–1 | Bashundhara Kings | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka |
17:00 BST | Report | Becerra 49' | Referee: MD. Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh) |
Knockout phage
edit3 January 2021 Quarter-final | Bashundhara Kings | 2–0 | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | Dhaka |
16:00 BST | Becerra 10' Robinho 89' |
Report | Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Bitu Raj Barua (Bangladesh) |
7 January 2021 Semi-final | Bashundhara Kings | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Dhaka Abahani | Dhaka |
16:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Sujit Banarjee (Bangladesh) |
10 January 2021 Final | Saif Sporting Club | 0–1 | Bashundhara Kings | Dhaka |
16:00 BST | Report | Becerra 52' | Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Jalal Uddin (Bangladesh) |
Premier League
editLeague table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Bashundhara Kings (C, Q) | 24 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 60 | 10 | +50 | 65 | Qualification for AFC Cup Group stage |
2 | Sheikh Jamal DC[a] | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 52 | |
3 | Dhaka Abahani (Q) | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 65 | 29 | +36 | 47 | Qualification for AFC Cup qualifying play-offs |
4 | Saif Sporting Club | 24 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 44 | |
5 | Chittagong Abahani | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 44 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualify for the AFC competition
Notes:
- ^ Sheikh Jamal cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they were not granted an AFC Cup license for 2022.[20]
Results summary
editOverall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
23 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 10 | +47 | 62 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 6 | +22 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 4 | +25 |
Last updated: 20 September 2021.
Source: Soccerway
Results by round
editA = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Matches
edit13 January 2021 Round 1 | Bashundhara Kings | 2–0 | Uttar Baridhara | Dhaka |
16:00 BST | Becerra
35' Ibrahim 55' |
Report | Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium |
19 January 2021 Round 2 | Bangladesh Police FC | 1–2 | Bashundhara Kings | Dhaka |
15:30 BST | Touré 42' | Report | Robinho 16', 45+1' | Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium |
23 January 2021 Round 3 | Bashundhara Kings | 1–0 | Brothers Union | Cumilla |
15:00 BST | Robinho 63' | Report | Stadium: Comilla Stadium |
27 January 2021 Round 4 | Rahmatganj MFS | 0–3 | Bashundhara Kings | Dhaka |
18:00 BST | Report | Robinho 34'(P) Kiran 45+2'(O.G) Tawhidul Alam Sabuz 86' |
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium |
1 February 2021 Round 5 | Bashundhara Kings | 4–1 | Mohammedan | Comilla |
15:00 BST | Becerra
10', 81'(P) Robinho 45+1' Fernandes 50' |
Report | Nurat 22' | Stadium: Comilla Stadium |
5 February 2021 Round 6 | Chittagong Abahani | 0–1 | Bashundhara Kings | Dhaka |
15:00 BST | Report | Sufil 62' | Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium |
8 February 2021 Round 7 | Bashundhara Kings | 3–0 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Comilla |
15:00 BST | Robinho 9' Becerra 44' Sabuz 75' |
Report | Stadium: Comilla Stadium |
14 February 2021 Round 8 | Sheikh Jamal DC | 0–0 | Bashundhara Kings | Dhaka |
15:30 BST | Report | Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium |
16 February 2021 Round 9 | Bashundhara Kings | 6–1 | Arambagh KS | Comilla |
15:00 BST | Becerra
3', 65', 74' Robinho 32', 42', 77' |
Report | Nihat 16' | Stadium: Comilla Stadium |
20 February 2021 Round 10 | Saif SC | 1–2 | Bashundhara Kings | Dhaka |
15:30 BST | John Okoli 18' | Report | Tawhidul Alam Sabuz 34' Robinho 37' |
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium |
24 February 2021 Round 11 | Bashundhara Kings | 4 – 0 | Sheikh Russel KC | Comilla |
15:00 BST | Becerra
23', 74' Robinho 42', 83' |
Report | Stadium: Comilla Stadium |
28 February 2021 Round 12 | Dhaka Abahani | 1–4 | Bashundhara Kings | Dhaka |
16:00 BST |
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Report | Becerra 18', 76' Khaled Shafiei 25' Fernandes 51' Biplu 73' |
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium |
30 April 2021 Round 14 | Uttar Baridhara SC | 0–6 | Bashundhara Kings | Dhaka |
16:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Arisuz Rahman Sagor |
4 May 2021 Round 15 | Bashundhara Kings | 2–0 | Police FC | Dhaka |
19:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Bituraj Barua |
7 May 2021 Round 16 | Brothers Union | 1–5 | Bashundhara Kings | Dhaka |
21:00 BST |
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Report | Fernandes 21' Robinho 45' 80' Sabuz 59' 74' M.Khan 83' |
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Symoon Hasan Sany |
27 June 2021 Round 17 | Bashundhara Kings | 2–1 | Rahmatganj MFS | Dhaka |
17:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Mohammed Jalaluddin |
30 June 2021 Round 18 | Dhaka Mohammedan | 0–1 | Bashundhara Kings | Dhaka |
16:30 BST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Jasim Akter |
18 July 2021 Round 19 | Bashundhara Kings | 1–2 | Chittagong Abahani | Dhaka |
16:30 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Jasim Akhter |
4 August 2021 Round 20 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 0–3 | Bashundhara Kings | Dhaka |
16:00 BST |
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Report | Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Jalal Uddin |
9 August 2021 Round 21 | Bashundhara Kings | 2–0 | Sheikh Jamal DC | Dhaka |
14:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Anisur Rahman |
12 August 2021 Round 22 | Arambagh KS | 0–1 | Bashundhara Kings | Dhaka |
16:00 BST |
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Report | Stadium: BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium Referee: Shohrab Hossain |
14 September 2021 Round 23 | Bashundhara Kings | 3–0 | Saif SC | Dhaka |
16:00 BST (UTC+6) | Eleta 54' 63' Tariq 70' Robinho 80' |
Report | Rafi 17' | Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Anisur Rahman |
Note: This match was rescheduled from August to September due to Bashundhara Kings's 2021 AFC Cup group stage matches. |
17 September 2021 Round 24 | Sheikh Russel KC | 0–1 | Bashundhara Kings | Dhaka |
16:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Mohammad Alamgir | ||
Note: This match was rescheduled from August to September due to Bashundhara Kings's 2021 AFC Cup group stage matches. |
20 September 2021 Round 25 | Bashundhara Kings | 1–1 | Abahani Ltd. Dhaka | Dhaka |
16:00 BST |
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Report | Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Bituraj Barua | |
Note: This match was rescheduled from August to September due to Bashundhara Kings's 2021 AFC Cup group stage matches. |
AFC CUP
editGroup stage
editGroup D
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Inter-zone play-off semi-finals |
2 | Bashundhara Kings | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | |
3 | Bengaluru | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
4 | Maziya (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 |
18 August 2021 2021 AFC Cup group stage | Bashundhara Kings | 2–0 | Maziya | Malé, Maldives |
22:00 BST (UTC+6) |
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Stats Report | Stadium: National Football Stadium Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon) |
21 August 2021 2021 AFC Cup group stage | Bengaluru | 0−0 | Bashundhara Kings | Malé, Maldives |
17:00 BST (UTC+6) |
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Live Report Stats Report |
Stadium: National Football Stadium Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia) |
24 August 2021 2021 AFC Cup group stage | ATK Mohun Bagan | 1–1 | Bashundhara Kings | Malé, Maldives |
17:00 UTC+6 | Stats Report | Stadium: National Football Stadium Referee: Qassim Al-Hatmi (Oman) |
Statistics
editGoalscorers
edit- As of match played till 20 September 2021
Rank | Player | Position | Total | BPL | AFC Cup | Federation Cup | Independence Cup |
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1 | Robinho | FW | 24 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
2 | Raúl Becerra | FW | 21 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
3 | Fernandes | MF | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
4 | Tawhidul Alam Sabuz | FW | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Topu Barman | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Mohammad Ibrahim | MF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mahbubur Rahman Sufil | FW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Biplu Ahmed | MF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Khaled Shafiei | DF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Eleta Kingsley | FW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Own goal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 71 | 58 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
Source: Matches
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