2022–23 Bashundhara Kings season

Bashundhara Kings
2022–23 season
OwnerBashundhara Group
PresidentImrul Hassan[1]
Head coachÓscar Bruzón[2]
StadiumBashundhara Kings Arena
Bangladesh Premier League1st
Bangladesh Federation CupThird Place
Independence CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Dorielton
(20 goals)

All: Dorielton
(33 goals)
Biggest win14–0 Vs Fakirerpool YMC
(14 November 2022)

The 2022–23 season was the Bashundhara Kings's 10th competitive professional season since its creation in 2013, and 5th consecutive season in Bangladesh Premier League, country's top tier football league. In addition to domestic league, Bashundhara Kings participated on this season's edition of the Federation Cup and Independence Cup. This season were covered period from October 2022 to 22 July 2023.[3][4][5][6] This season didn't include any AFC competitions as the Asian club competitions switched to two-year (autumn-to-spring) schedule from 2023.[7]

Players

As of 1 July 2023
No. Nat. Player Position(s) Date Of Birth Year Signed Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1 Anisur Rahman Zico (3rd captain) GK (1997-08-10) 10 August 1997 2018 Saif Sporting Club
22 Sultan Ahmed Sakhil GK (1990-09-14) 14 September 1990 2021 Abahani Ltd. Dhaka
27 Mehedi Hasan GK (2004-01-02) 2 January 2004 2020 Youth team
30 SK Saiful Islam GK (1992-03-03) 3 March 1992 2023 Chittagong Abahani
36 Hamidur Rahman Remon GK (1990-10-20) 20 October 1990 2019 Rahmatganj MFS
42 Darius Faris Rahman GK 2023 FC LaPa
Defenders
2 Yeasin Arafat LB (2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 2021 Saif Sporting Club
3 Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh CB (1991-05-11) 11 May 1991 2022 Gol Gohar Sirjan
4 Topu Barman (captain) CB (1994-12-20) 20 December 1994 2019 Abahani Ltd. Dhaka
5 Tutul Hossain Badsha CB (1999-08-20) 20 August 1999 2022 Abahani Ltd. Dhaka
12 Bishwanath Ghosh RB (1999-05-30) 30 May 1999 2019 Sheikh Russel KC
22 Md Saad Uddin RB/RM/RW (1998-09-01) 1 September 1998 2022 Sheikh Russel KC
40 Tariq Kazi RWB/LWB/CB (2000-10-06) 6 October 2000 2019 Ilves
66 Mahamudul Hasan Kiron RB (2001-09-01) 1 September 2001 2022 Rahmatganj MFS
71 Rimon Hossain LB/LM (2005-07-01) 1 July 2005 2019 Arambagh FA
Midfielders
7 Masuk Mia Jony DM/CM (1998-01-16) 16 January 1998 2018 Saif Sporting Club
13 Atiqur Rahman Fahad DM (1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 2019 Abahani Ltd. Dhaka
15 Biplu Ahmed AM/RW (1999-05-05) 5 May 1999 2019 Sheikh Russel KC
17 Sohel Rana CM/DM/AM (1995-03-27) 27 March 1995 2021 Abahani Ltd. Dhaka
24 Miguel Figueira AM (2000-04-22) 22 April 2000 2022 Goias
33 Shekh Morsalin CM/AM (2005-11-25) 25 November 2005 2021 Alamgir Somaj Kollayan KS
52 Md Sabbir Hossain AM (2003-06-28) 28 June 2003 2022 Swadhinata KS
77 Asror Gofurov AM/RW (1995-01-30) 30 January 1995 2022 Saif Sporting Club
Forwards
9 Dorielton CF (1990-03-07) 7 March 1990 2022 Abahani Ltd. Dhaka
10 Robinho (vice-captain) LW/RW/AM (1995-07-21) 21 July 1995 2020 Fluminense FC
11 Tawhidul Alam Sabuz CF/SS (1990-09-14) 14 September 1990 2018 Saif Sporting Club
20 Rakib Hossain RW/SS (1998-11-18) 18 November 1998 2022 Abahani Ltd. Dhaka
29 Motin Mia CF/RW/SS (1998-12-20) 20 December 1998 2018 Saif Sporting Club
99 Sumon Reza CF/SS (1995-06-15) 15 June 1995 2021 Uttar Baridhara Club

Pre-season friendly

4 November 2022 Friendly Bangladesh Police FC 0–2 Bashundhara Kings Dhaka
14:00
  • Dorielton 16', 33'
Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena

Transfer

In

No. Pos Player Previous club Fee Date Source
MF Tutul Hossain Badsha Abahani Limited Dhaka Free transfer 6 August 2022 [8]
FW Dorielton Gomez Nascimento Bashundhara Kings Free transfer 7 August 2022 [8]
MF Md Saad Uddin Sheikh Russel KC Free transfer 26 August 2022 [8]
DF Reza Khanzadeh Gol Gohar Sirjan Free transfer 8 October 2022
77 MF Asror Gafurov Saif Sporting Club Free transfer 8 October 2022

Out

No. Pos Player Moved to Fee Date Source
MF Fahim Morshed Bangladesh Police FC Free transfer 4 August 2022
FW Eleta Kingsley Abahani Limited Dhaka Free transfer 7 August 2022
MF Alamgir Kabir Rana Mohammedan SC Free transfer 23 August 2022
FW Nuha Marong Rajasthan United FC Free transfer 4 October 2022
FW Stojan Vranjes FK Sloboda Tuzla Free transfer 1 September 2022
3 DF Reza Khanzadeh Malavan F.C. Free transfer 10 July 2023

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Overall

Competition First match Last match Final Position
BPL 9 December 2022 14 July 2023 Winners
Federation Cup 27 December 2022 23 May 2023 Third place
Independence Cup 14 November 2022 5 December 2022 Champions

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
BPL 20 18 1 1 51 13 +38 090.00
Independence Cup 6 6 0 0 26 3 +23 100.00
Federation Cup 6 5 0 1 14 7 +7 083.33
Total 32 29 1 2 91 23 +68 090.63

Source: Competitions

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bashundhara Kings (C, Q) 20 18 1 1 51 13 +38 55 Qualification for the AFC Challenge League play-off round
2 Dhaka Abahani 20 12 4 4 45 18 +27 40
3 Bangladesh Police FC 20 10 5 5 39 21 +18 35
4 Mohammedan SC 20 9 5 6 38 21 +17 32
5 Sheikh Russel KC 20 8 6 6 33 30 +3 30
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualify for the AFC competition

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
20 18 1 1 51 13  +38 55 10 0 0 25 3  +22 8 1 1 26 10  +16

Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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ResultWWWWWWWWWWDWWWLWWWWW
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  1. ^ No Bashundhara Kings matchday in this round.
Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

9 December 2022 (2022-12-09) 1 Bashundhara Kings 3–0 AFC Uttara Dhaka
14:30 BST (UTC+6)
Report
  • S. Bepari  36'
Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena
Referee: Md Alamgir Sarkar
23 December 2022 2 Fortis FC 0–2 Bashundhara Kings Rajshahi
14:30 BST (UTC+6) Report
Stadium: Rajshahi District Stadium
Referee: Bhubon Mohon Tarafder
31 December 2022 3 Bashundhara Kings 2–0 Rahmatganj MFS Dhaka
14:30 BST (UTC+6)
Report
  • Akkas Ali  43'
  • Jhoaho Hinestroza  51'
  • Mohamed Tanvir Hossain  88'
  • Shokhrukhbek Kholmatov  90+4'
Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena
Referee: Mohammed Nasiruddin
6 January 2023 4 Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 1–3 Bashundhara Kings Gopalganj
14:45 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium
Referee: Mohan Bhaban
13 January 2023 5 Bashundhara Kings 1–0 Bangladesh Police FC Dhaka
14:45 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena
Referee: Jasim Akther
21 January 2023 6 Chittagong Abahani 0–3 Bashundhara Kings Munshigonj
15:00 BST (UTC+6)
  • Shaker Ullah  49'
  • Ifeagwu Ojukwu David  58'
Report
Stadium: Shaheed Bir Sreshtho Flight Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Jalaluddin
28 January 2023 7 Bashundhara Kings 3–1 Sheikh Russel KC Dhaka
15:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena
Referee: Nasir Uddin
3 February 2023 8 Dhaka Mohammedan 0–1 Bashundhara Kings Cumilla
15:45 BST (UTC+6) Report
Stadium: Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium
Referee: Md Alamgir Sarker
11 February 2023 9 Bashundhara Kings 3–0 Sheikh Jamal DC Dhaka
15:45 BST (UTC+6)
Report
  • Sohanur Rahman  52'
  • Otabek Valizhonov  58'
Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena
Referee: Md Anisur Rahman Sagor
17 February 2023 10 Dhaka Abahani 1–2 Bashundhara Kings Comilla
15:45 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium
Referee: Pema Tshewang (Bhutan)
7 April 2023 12 AFC Uttara 1–1 Bashundhara Kings Mymensingh
15:45 BST (UTC+6)
  • Sarower Zaman Nipu  8'
  • Sajon Mia  45+5'
  • Rayhan Ahmed  56'
  • Mohammad Abdullah Tofel  56'
  • Sakib Bepari 90+6'  90+7'
Report
Stadium: Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium
Referee: Md Saymoon Hasan Sany
15 April 2023 13 Bashundhara Kings 4–1 Fortis FC Dhaka
15:45 BST (UTC+6)
Report
  • Abdullah Omar Sajib  17'
  • Sahin Mia  32'
  • Borhan Uddin  45+6'
  • Garcia Joof 90+3'
Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena
Referee: Md Nasir Uddin
28 April 2023 14 Rahmatganj MFS 0–4 Bashundhara Kings Munshigonj
15:45 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Shaheed Bir Sreshtho Flight Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium
Referee: Md Alamgir Sarkar
5 May 2023 15 Bashundhara Kings 4–0 Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Dhaka
16:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report
  • Alfaj Miah  18'
Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena
Referee: Bhubon Mohon Tarafder
12 May 2023 16 Bangladesh Police FC 2–1 Bashundhara Kings Mymensingh
16:00 BST (UTC+6)
  • Monaem  11'
  • Edward Morillo 32', 62'
  • Robiul  89'
  • Syed Shah Quazem Kirmane  90+3'
Report
Stadium: Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium
Attendance: 2,012
Referee: Md Anisur Rahman Sagor
Man of the Match: Edward Morillo
19 May 2023 17 Bashundhara Kings 2–0 Chittagong Abahani Dhaka
16:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report
  • Ekbal Hossain  13'
  • Forhad Mia  17'  18'
  • Ifegwu  55'
  • Mohamed Rockey  73'
Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena
Referee: Saymoon Hasan Sany
26 May 2023 18 Sheikh Russel KC 4-6 Bashundhara Kings Dhaka
16:00 BST (UTC+6)
  • Sujon Biswas 26'
  • Dipok Roy 38'
  • Kenneth 69', 90' (pen.)
Report
Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena
Referee: Md Alamgir Sarker
Man of the Match: Dorielton
2 June 2023 19 Bashundhara Kings 2–1 Dhaka Mohammedan Dhaka
16:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena
Attendance: 9,474
Referee: Md Anisur Rahman Sagor
7 July 2023 20 Sheikh Jamal DC 1–3 Bashundhara Kings Gopalganj
16:00 BST (UTC+6)
  • Abu Shaeid 90'
Report
Stadium: Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium
Referee: Md Nasiruddin
14 July 2023 (2023-07-14) 21 Bashundhara Kings 1–0 Dhaka Abahani Dhaka
16:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena
Attendance: 12,125
Referee: Md Alamgir Sarkar

Federation Cup

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bashundhara Kings 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5 9 Advance to knockout phase
2 Chittagong Abahani 3 1 1 1 1 2 −1 4
3 Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
4 Fortis FC 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: Footystats
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
27 December 2022 Bashundhara Kings 2–0 Fortis FC Munshigonj
14:30 BST (UTC+6)
  • Rimon  22'
  • Asror Gafurov 53', 94'
  • Mahmudul Hasan Kiron  80'
Report
  • Shahdat Hossain Manik  3'
Stadium: Shaheed Bir Sreshtho Flight Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium
Referee: Md Nasir Uddin
17 January 2023 Bashundhara Kings 4–3 Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Gopalganj
15:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium
Referee: Md Alamgir Sarkar
7 February 2023 Bashundhara Kings 2–0 Chittagong Abahani Cumilla
15:15 BST (UTC+6)
Report Stadium: Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium
Referee: Bhubon Mohon Tarofder

Knockout stages

4 April 2023 Quarter-finals Bashundhara Kings 3–1 Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Munshigonj
15:15 BST (UTC+6)
Report
  • Emmanuel 34'
  • Md Roman  39'
  • Bishal Das  87'
Stadium: Shaheed Bir Sreshtho Flight Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium
Referee: Md Anisur Rahman Sagor
9 May 2023 Semi-finals Bashundhara Kings 1–2 Dhaka Mohammedan Gopalganj
15:15 BST (UTC+6)
Report Stadium: Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium
Referee: Bhubon Mohon Tarafder
23 May 2023 Third-place Bashundhara Kings 2–1 Sheikh Russel KC Dhaka
15:15 BST (UTC+6)
Report
  • Brossou 7'
  • Mohiuddin Mahi  54'
  • Robiul Alam  80'
Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena
Referee: Md Nasir Uddin

Independence Cup

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bashundhara Kings (C) 3 3 0 0 19 0 +19 9 Advance to Knockout stage
2 Chittagong Abahani 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3 Fakirerpool YMC 3 1 0 2 3 19 −16 3
4 AFC Uttara 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source: GSA
(C) Champions
14 November 2022 (2022-11-14) Bashundhara Kings 14–0 Fakirerpool YMC Comilla
14:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report Stadium: Comilla District Stadium
Referee: Md Nasiruddin
18 November 2022 (2022-11-18) AFC Uttara 0–3 Bashundhara Kings Gopalganj
14:00 BST (UTC+6) Report
Stadium: Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium
Referee: Md Anisur Rahman Sagor
22 November 2022 (2022-11-22) Bashundhara Kings 2–0 Chittagong Abahani Munshigonj
13:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report Stadium: Munshigonj District Stadium
Referee: Md Alamgir Sarker

Knockout stages

26 November 2021 (2021-11-26) Quarter-finals Bashundhara Kings 2–0 Dhaka Mohammedan Munshigonj
13:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report Stadium: Munshigonj District Stadium
Referee: Md Anisur Rahman Sagor
1 December 2022 (2022-12-01) Semi-finals Bashundhara Kings 3–1 Bangladesh Police FC Gopalganj
13:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report
  • Edward 90+1'
Stadium: Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium
Referee: Md Alamgir Sarker
5 December 2022 (2022-12-05) Final Sheikh Russel KC 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(1–4 p)
Bashundhara Kings Comilla
13:00 BST (UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Comilla District Stadium
Referee: Golam Mourshed Chowdhury Nayan

Statistics

Goalscorers

Rank Player Position Total BPL Independence Cup Federation Cup
1 Dorielton FW 33 20 9 4
2 Robinho FW 18 10 6 2
3 Miguel Figueira MF 15 10 3 2
4 Rakib Hossain MF 8 4 4 0
5 Asror Gafurov MF 6 3 0 3
6 Yeasin Arafat MF 2 1 1 0
7 Biplu Ahmed MF 1 0 1 0
Motin Mia FW 1 1 0 0
Sumon Reza FW 1 0 0 1
Tariq Kazi DF 1 0 1 0
Topu Barman DF 1 0 0 1
Masuk Mia Jony MF 1 0 1 0
Shekh Morsalin MF 1 1 0 0
Own goal 2 1 0 1
Total 91 51 26 13

Source: Matches

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