2020–21 Bashundhara Kings season

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]

Bashundhara Kings
2020–21 season
OwnerBashundhara Group
PresidentBangladesh Imrul Hassan[1]
Head coachSpain Óscar Bruzón
StadiumShaheed Dhirendranath Stadium, Cumilla
Bangladesh Premier League1st of 13
Federation CupWinners [2]
Independence CupTBC
AFC CupGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Robinho (20)
All:
Robinho (23)
Biggest win6–0 Vs Uttar Baridhara Club
(30 April 2021)
Biggest defeat1–2 Vs Chittagong Abahani
(18 July 2021)
All statistics correct as of 24 August 2021.

Current squad
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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Bangladesh BAN Mitul Hasan
2 DF Bangladesh BAN Sushanto Tripura
3 DF Bangladesh BAN Nurul Naium Faisal
4 DF Bangladesh BAN Topu Barman (captain)
6 MF Bangladesh BAN Emon Mahmud Babu
7 MF Bangladesh BAN Masuk Mia Jony
8 MF Brazil BRA Fernandes
9 FW Argentina ARG Raúl Becerra
10 FW Brazil BRA Robinho (on loan from Fluminense)
11 FW Bangladesh BAN Tawhidul Alam Sabuz
12 DF Bangladesh BAN Bishwanath Ghosh
13 MF Bangladesh BAN Atiqur Rahman Fahad
14 DF Bangladesh BAN Yeasin Khan
15 MF Bangladesh BAN Biplu Ahmed
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Bangladesh BAN Mahbubur Rahman Sufil
18 MF Bangladesh BAN Sheikh Alamgir Kabir Rana
19 MF Bangladesh BAN Mohammad Ibrahim
20 FW Bangladesh BAN Eleta Kingsley
21 FW Bangladesh BAN Rasel Ahmed
22 GK Bangladesh BAN Anisur Rahman Zico
29 FW Bangladesh BAN Motin Mia
32 GK Bangladesh BAN Mehedi Hasan
36 GK Bangladesh BAN Hamidur Rahman Remon
40 DF Bangladesh BAN Tariq Kazi
41 FW Bangladesh BAN Obaidur Rahman Nawbab
44 DF Iran IRN Khaled Shafiei
49 DF Bangladesh BAN Tareq Miah
58 MF Bangladesh BAN Mahdi Khan
71 FW Bangladesh BAN Rimon Hossain
99 MF Bangladesh BAN Fahim Morshed

Transfers

Transfers in
No. Pos Player Previous club Fee Date Source
8 MF Brazil Jonathan Fernandes Brazil Botafogo Free 21 August 2020 [7]
44 DF Iran Khaled Shafiei Iran Saipa F.C. Free 30 October 2020 [8]
9 FW Argentina Raúl Becerra Qatar Umm Salal SC Free 31 October 2020 [9]
58 MF Bangladesh Mahdi Khan England Sporting Bengal United F.C. Free 21 December 2020
20 FW Bangladesh Eleta Kingsley Bangladesh Arambagh KS Free 1 April 2021 [10]
41 FW Bangladesh Obidur Rahman Nawbab Qatar Al-Duhail SC Free 8 April 2021 [11]

Loans in
No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
10 FW Brazil Robinho Brazil Fluminense Free 5 August 2020 [12]

Transfers out
No. Pos Player Moved to Fee Date Source
91 DF Tajikistan Akhtam Nazarov Tajikistan FC Istiklol Free 12 June 2020 [13]
35 DF Argentina Nicolás Delmonte Spain Zamora CF Free 13 June 2020 [14]
26 FW Costa Rica Daniel Colindres Costa Rica Saprissa Free 11 June 2020 [15]
20 MF Kyrgyzstan Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov Kyrgyzstan FC Abdysh-Ata Kant Free 12 June 2020 [16]
28 FW Argentina Hernan Barcos Italy A.C.R. Messina Free 31 October 2020 [17]
27 FW Bangladesh Nihat Jaman Ucchash Bangladesh Arambagh KS Free 3 November 2020
88 MF Bangladesh Robiul Hasan Bangladesh Dhaka Mohammedan ৳1500000 ($17700) 17 April 2021 [18]

Pre-season & friendlies
Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void or Postponed   Fixtures

Maldives tour

In 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 Maldives Cancelled Bashundhara Kings Bangladesh Maldives
October 2020 Maziya S&RC Maldives Cancelled Bashundhara Kings Bangladesh Maldives

Friendly
1 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
  • Nawab
    Becerra
Report
  • Sujon Biswas
 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

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
BPL 13 January 2021 20 September 2021 Matchday 1 Winner 23 20 2 1 57 10 +47 086.96
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 +56 089.29

Last updated: 20 September 2021
Source: Competitions

Federation Cup
Main article: 2020-21 Bangladesh Federation Cup

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: Soccerway
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
3 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
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
Main article: 2021 Bangladesh Premier League (football)

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bashundhara Kings (C, Q) 24 21 2 1 60 10 +50 65 Qualification for AFC Cup Group stage
2 Sheikh Jamal DC[lower-alpha 1] 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
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualify for the AFC competition
Notes:
  1. Sheikh Jamal cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they were not granted an AFC Cup license for 2022.[20]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHA-AHAHAHAHAAH
ResultWWWWWWWDWWWW-WWWWWLWWWWD
Position211111111111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 20 September 2021 (2021-09-20). Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches
13 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
Report Becerra 18', 76'
Khaled Shafiei 25'
Fernandes 51'
BipluYellow card 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
Yellow card 84'
Sabuz 62'
 Report
  • JoyYellow card 16'
 Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Referee: Bituraj Barua
7 May 2021 Round 16 Brothers Union 1–5 Bashundhara Kings Dhaka
21:00 BST
  • F. Hasanboev 36'
  • AwalaYellow card 71'
  • OriakuYellow card 79'
 Report Fernandes 21'
Robinho 45' 80'
Sabuz 59' 74'
M.KhanYellow card 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
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Jalaluddin
30 June 2021 Round 18 Dhaka Mohammedan 0–1 Bashundhara Kings Dhaka
16:30 BST
  • Rana Yellow card 19'
  • Suzan Red card 20'
  • Atikuzzaman Yellow card 38'
  • Diabate Yellow card 52'
  • Masud Rana Yellow card 54'
 Report
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Referee: Jasim Akter
18 July 2021 Round 19 Bashundhara Kings 1–2 Chittagong Abahani Dhaka
16:30 BST
Report
  • M. Chinedu 39', 89'
  • M. Nayeem Yellow card 49'
  • Rakib Yellow card 51'
 Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Referee: Jasim Akhter
4 August 2021 Round 20 Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 0–3 Bashundhara Kings Dhaka
16:00 BST
  • B. Famoussa Yellow card 68'
 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
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Referee: Anisur Rahman
12 August 2021 Round 22 Arambagh KS 0–1 Bashundhara Kings Dhaka
16:00 BST
  • R.Rony Yellow card 84'
  • M. Molla Yellow card 90+4'
 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 Yellow card 70'
Robinho 80'		 Report Rafi Yellow card 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
Report

M. Ridoy Yellow card 36' Rayhan Yellow card 81'

S. Uddin Yellow card 90+3'
 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
Main article: 2021 AFC Cup

Group stage
Main article: 2021 AFC Cup group stage

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 India ATK Mohun Bagan 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Inter-zone play-off semi-finals
2 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
3 India Bengaluru 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
4 Maldives Maziya (H) 3 0 0 3 3 11 −8 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
18 August 2021 (2021-08-18) 2021 AFC Cup group stage Bashundhara Kings Bangladesh 2–0 Maldives Maziya Malé, Maldives
22:00 BST (UTC+6)
Stats Report Stadium: National Football Stadium
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)
24 August 2021 (2021-08-24) 2021 AFC Cup group stage ATK Mohun Bagan India 1–1 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings Malé, Maldives
17:00 UTC+6
Stats Report
Stadium: National Football Stadium
Referee: Qassim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

Statistics

Goalscorers
As of match played till 20 September 2021
Rank Player Position Total BPL AFC Cup Federation Cup Independence Cup
1 Brazil Robinho FW 24 21 1 2 0
2 Argentina Raúl Becerra FW 21 16 0 5 0
3 Brazil Fernandes MF 10 7 1 2 0
4 Bangladesh Tawhidul Alam Sabuz FW 6 6 0 0 0
5 Bangladesh Topu Barman DF 2 0 0 0
6 Bangladesh Mohammad Ibrahim MF 1 1 0 0 0
Bangladesh Mahbubur Rahman Sufil FW 1 1 0 0 0
Bangladesh Biplu Ahmed MF 1 1 0 0 0
Iran Khaled Shafiei DF 1 1 0 0 0
Bangladesh 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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