2018 Independence Cup (Bangladesh)
{{about|the cup season held in December 2018|the season that held in January to February 2018|2017–18 Independence Cup (Bangladesh)}}
{{infobox football tournament season
| title = Independence Cup
| year = 2018–19
| other_title =
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| country = Bangladesh
| num_teams = 13
| dates = 1–26 December 2018
| champions = Bashundhara Kings
| count = 1
| runner-up = Sheikh Russel KC
| matches = 22
| goals = 44
| attendance = 118765
| top goal scorer = 4 goals
{{flagicon|CMR}} Paul Emile Biyaga
(Arambagh KS)
| player = {{flagicon|BAN}} Anisur Rahman Zico
(Bashundhara Kings)
| prevseason = 2017–18
| nextseason = 2021–22
| updated =
}}
The 2018 Independence Cup, also known as Walton Independence Cup 2018{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/news/kings-still-unsatisfied-after-lifting-independence-cup-1679614|title=Kings still unsatisfied after lifting Independence Cup|newspaper=The Daily Star|date=27 December 2018|access-date=1 February 2019}} or Walton Independence Cup Football Tournament 2018{{cite news|url=https://unb.com.bd/category/Sports/independence-cup-football-both-matches-end-in-goalless-draw/8039|title=Independence Cup Football: Both matches end in goalless draw |date=8 December 2018|access-date=1 February 2019|work=United News of Bangladesh|publication-place=Dhaka}} due to the sponsorship from Walton Group, was the 11th edition of the Independence Cup, the main domestic annual club football tournament organized by Bangladesh Football Federation. Thirteen participants competed in the tournament.
Arambagh KS was the winner of the previous edition, having defeated 2–0 Chittagong Abahani in the final of the tournament.
Venue
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| width="25%" | Dhaka |
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| Bangabandhu National Stadium |
| Capacity: 36,000 |
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- All 22 matches were played at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
- 1, 4 and 7 December were played 1 match in a day of group stage.
- 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 9 December were played 2 matches in a day of group stage.
- All matches were live telecast on Channel 9
- Co-sponsored by Progoti Life Insurance Company Limited, Marcel Fridge & {{URL|www.risingbd.com}}
Prize money
- Champion got US$5960.
- Runners-up got US$3576.
Draw
The draw of the tournament was held 18:00 BST at BFF house Motijheel on 25 November 2018. The thirteen participants were divided into four groups. The top two teams from each group played Quarterfinals.
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Group stage
=Group A=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group A
|update=complete
|source=[https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/walton-independence-cup-2018-2019/group-stage/28699/ GSA]
|teamwidth = 185
|team3=BJMC |team2=SSC |team1=AKS
|result1=KO|result2=KO
|win_SSC =1 |draw_SSC = |loss_SSC = 1|gf_SSC =2 |ga_SSC =3
|win_AKS= 2|draw_AKS= |loss_AKS= 0|gf_AKS= 5|ga_AKS= 2
|win_BJMC= |draw_BJMC= |loss_BJMC=2 |gf_BJMC=1 |ga_BJMC=3
|name_SSC =Saif Sporting Club
|name_AKS=Arambagh KS
|name_BJMC=Team BJMC
|res_col_header=Q
|col_KO=#ccffcc |text_KO=Advance to Quarterfinals
}}
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{{Football box
| date = 1 December 2018
| time = 17:00 BST
| round =
| event =
| team1 = Saif Sporting Club
| score1 =
| score2 =
| score = 1–0
| report =
| team2 = Team BJMC
| goals1 =
- Jamal Bhuyan {{goal|86 }}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
| location =
| attendance =
5418
| referee =S. Borua (Bangladesh)
}}
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{{Football box
| date = 4 December 2018
| time = 17:00 BST
| round =
| event =
| team1 = Team BJMC
| score1 =1
| score2 =2
| score =
| report =
| team2 = Arambagh KS
| goals1 =
- Samson Iliasu {{goal|37}}
| goals2 =
- Rabiul Hasan {{goal|4}}
- Arifur Rahman {{goal|45+2}}
| stadium = Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
| location =
| attendance =6765
| referee =Imdadul Khan (Bangladesh)
}}
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{{Football box
| date = 7 December 2018
| time = 17:00 BST
| round =
| event =
| team1 = Arambagh KS
| score1 =
| score2 =
| score =3–1
| report =
| team2 = Saif Sporting Club
| goals1 =
- Paul Emile Biyaga {{goal|45||62||80}}
| goals2 =
- Jamal Bhuyan {{goal|68}}
| stadium = Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
| location =
| attendance =4233
| referee =Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh)
}}
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=Group B=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group B
|update=complete
|source=[https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/walton-independence-cup-2018-2019/group-stage/28699/ GSA]
|teamwidth = 175
|team1=CAL |team4=MSC |team2=RAH |team3=NFL
|result1=KO|result2=KO
|win_CAL =2|draw_CAL =1 |loss_CAL =0 |gf_CAL = 4|ga_CAL =
|win_MSC= |draw_MSC= 2|loss_MSC= 1|gf_MSC= |ga_MSC= 2
|win_RAH=1 |draw_RAH= 1|loss_RAH= 1|gf_RAH=3 |ga_RAH=1
|win_NFL = 1|draw_NFL = |loss_NFL = 2|gf_NFL = 2|ga_NFL =6
|name_CAL =Chittagong Abahani
|name_MSC=Dhaka Mohammedan
|name_RAH=Rahmatganj MFS
|name_NFL=NoFeL Sporting Club
|res_col_header=Q
|col_KO=#ccffcc |text_KO=Advance to Quarterfinals
}}
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{{Football box
| date = 3 December 2018
| time = 15:00 BST
| round =
| event =
| team1 = Chittagong Abahani
| score1 = 3
| score2 = 0
| score = 3–0
| report =https://www.observerbd.com/news.php?id=171491
| team2 = NoFeL Sporting Club
| goals1 =
- Mamadou Bah {{goal|19||61}}
- Mufta Lawal {{goal|54}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
| location =
| attendance =7188
| referee =
Jahidul Chowdhury
}}
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{{Football box
| date = 3 December 2018
| time = 17:15 BST
| round =
| event =
| team1 = Dhaka Mohammedan
| score1 = 0
| score2 = 0
| score = 0–0
| report =
| team2 = Rahmatganj MFS
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
| location =
| attendance =12479
| referee = Sazzad Islam Rana
}}
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{{Football box
| date = 6 December 2018
| time = 15:00 BST
| round =
| event =
| team1 = Rahmatganj MFS
| score1 =
| score2 =
| score =0–1
| report =https://www.theindependentbd.com/arcprint/details/177646/2018-12-07
| team2 = Chittagong Abahani
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
- Mamadou Bah {{goal|38}}
| stadium = Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
| location =
| attendance =1866
| referee =Farukh Islam Rana
}}
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{{Football box
| date = 6 December 2018
| time = 17:15 BST
| round =
| event =
| team1 = NoFeL Sporting Club
| score1 =
| score2 =
| score =2–0
| report =
| team2 = Dhaka Mohammedan
| goals1 =
- Khandokar Ashraful Islam {{goal|28}}
- Mohammad Roman {{goal|90+8}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
| location =
| attendance =1761
| referee =Nahid Islam (Bangladesh)
}}
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{{Football box
| date = 9 December 2018
| time = 15:00 BST
| round =
| event =
| team1 = Rahmatganj MFS
| score1 =
| score2 =
| score = 3–0
| report =
| team2 = NoFeL Sporting Club
| goals1 =
- Rakibul Islam {{goal|36}}
- Siyo Zunapio {{goal|63||81}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
| location =
| attendance =
1698
| referee =
Ismail Hawladar
}}
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{{Football box
| date = 9 December 2018
| time = 17:15 BST
| round =
| event =
| team1 = Dhaka Mohammedan
| score1 =
| score2 =
| score =0–0
| report = https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/football/162980/mohammedan-crash-out
| team2 = Chittagong Abahani
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
| location =
| attendance =689
| referee =Ashok Chakrabarty
}}
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=Group C=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group C
|update=complete
|source=[https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/walton-independence-cup-2018-2019/group-stage/28699/ GSA]
|teamwidth = 175
|team3=MUK |team1=DAL |team2=BU
|result1=KO|result2=KO
|win_DAL =1 |draw_DAL =1 |loss_DAL = |gf_DAL = 2|ga_DAL = 1
|win_BU= |draw_BU= 2|loss_BU= 0|gf_BU= 1|ga_BU= 1
|win_MUK= |draw_MUK= 1|loss_MUK= 1|gf_MUK= 2|ga_MUK= 3
|name_DAL =Dhaka Abahani
|name_BU =Brothers Union
|name_MUK =Muktijoddha SKC
|res_col_header=Q
|col_KO =#ccffcc |text_KO=Advance to Quarterfinals
}}
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{{Football box
| date = 2 December 2018
| time = 15:00 BST
| round =
| event =
| team1 = Dhaka Abahani
| score = 2–1
| report =
| team2 = Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
| goals1 =
- Faisal Ahmed Shitol {{goal|76||78}}
| goals2 =
- Yusuke Kato {{goal|90+2|pen.}}
| stadium = Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
| location =
| attendance =11418
| referee = Jalal Uddin
}}
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{{Football box
| date = 5 December 2018
| time = 15:00 BST
| team1 = Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
| score = 1–1
| report =
| team2 = Brothers Union
| goals1 =* Sujon Biswas {{goal|23}}
| goals2 =* Leonardo Vieira Lima {{goal|8}}
| stadium = Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
| location =
| attendance = 1576
| referee = Arif Islam
}}
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{{Football box
| date = 8 December 2018
| time = 17:15 BST
| round =
| event =
| team1 = Brothers Union
| score1 =
| score2 =
| score = 0–0
| report =
| team2 = Dhaka Abahani
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
| location =
| attendance =3611
| referee =Asaad Islam
}}
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=Group D=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group D
|update=complete
|source=[https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/walton-independence-cup-2018-2019/group-stage/28699/ GSA]
|teamwidth = 100
|team1=BK |team3=SJDC |team2=SRKC
|result1=KO|result2=KO
|win_SJDC = |draw_SJDC = 1|loss_SJDC = 1|gf_SJDC = |ga_SJDC =2
|win_SRKC= |draw_SRKC=2 |loss_SRKC= |gf_SRKC= |ga_SRKC=
|win_BK= 1|draw_BK=1 |loss_BK= |gf_BK=2 |ga_BK=
|name_SJDC =Sheikh Jamal DC
|name_SRKC=Sheikh Russel KC
|name_BK=Bashundhara Kings
|res_col_header=Q
|col_KO=#ccffcc |text_KO=Advance to Quarterfinals
}}
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{{Football box
| date = 2 December 2018
| time = 17:15 BST
| round =
| event =
| team1 = Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
| score1 = 0
| score2 = 2
| score = 0–2
| report =
| team2 = Bashundhara Kings
| goals1 =
| goals2 =* Nasiruddin Chowdhury {{goal|18}}
- Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov {{goal|38}}
| stadium = Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
| location =
| attendance =9498
| referee =G.M. Chowdhury Noyon
}}
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{{Football box
| date = 5 December 2018
| time = 17:15 BST
| round =
| event =
| team1 = Bashundhara Kings
| score1 =
| score2 =
| score = 0–0
| report =
| team2 = Sheikh Russel KC
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
| location =
| attendance =5488
| referee = Nizam Sarkar
}}
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{{Football box
| date = 8 December 2018
| time = 15:00 BST
| round =
| event =
| team1 = Sheikh Russel KC
| score1 =
| score2 =
| score =0–0
| report =
| team2 = Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
| location =
| attendance =4948
| referee =Manik Chakladar (Bangladesh)
}}
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Knockout stage
=Bracket=
{{8TeamBracket
|RD1=Quarter-finals
|RD2=Semi-finals
|RD3=Final
|RD1-seed1 =
|RD1-team1 =Arambagh KS
|RD1-score1 =3 (3)
|RD1-seed2 =
|RD1-team2 =Brothers Union
|RD1-score2 =3 (4)
|RD1-seed3 =
|RD1-team3 =Chittagong Abahani
|RD1-score3 =0
|RD1-seed4 =
|RD1-team4 =Sheikh Russel KC
|RD1-score4 =2
|RD1-seed5 =
|RD1-team5 =Dhaka Abahani
|RD1-score5 =
1
|RD1-seed6 =
|RD1-team6 =Saif Sporting Club
|RD1-score6 =
0
|RD1-seed7 =
|RD1-team7 =Bashundhara Kings
|RD1-score7 =
2 (3)
|RD1-seed8 =
|RD1-team8 =
|RD1-score8 =
2 (2)
|RD2-team1 =Brothers Union
|RD2-score1 =0
|RD2-team2 =Sheikh Russel KC
|RD2-score2 =2
|RD2-team3 =
|RD2-score3 =1 (6)
|RD2-team4 =Bashundhara Kings
|RD2-score4 =1 (7)
|RD3-team1 =Sheikh Russel KC
|RD3-score1 =1
|RD3-team2 =Bashundhara Kings
|RD3-score2 =2
}}
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=Quarterfinals=
{{football box
|date =11 December 2018
|time =16:30 BST
|team1 =Arambagh KS
|score =
3–3
|aet =yes
|report =
|team2 =Brothers Union
|goals1 =
- Rabiul Hasan {{goal|12||53}}
- Paul Emile Biyaga {{goal|85}}
|goals2 =
- Leonardo Lima {{goal|43}}
- Mannaf Rabby {{goal|65}}
- Jack Daniels {{goal|78}}
|penalties1=
- Mohammad Rockey {{penmiss}}
- Rajon Mia {{pengoal}}
- Rabiul Hasan {{penmiss}}
- Abu Sufian Zahid {{pengoal}}
- Kingsley Nkurumeh {{pengoal}}
- Chinedu Matthew {{penmiss}}
|penaltyscore =3–4
|penalties2 =*Leonardo Lima {{penmiss}}
- Mannaf Rabby {{pengoal}}
- Everton Souza Santos {{pengoal}}
- Muayad Khalid {{pengoal}}
- Joseph Nur Rahman {{penmiss}}
- Khan Mohammad Tara {{pengoal}}
|stadium =Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
|attendance =6480
|referee =
Jakir Khan (Bangladesh)
}}
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{{football box
|date =12 December 2018
|time =16:30 BST
|team1 =Chittagong Abahani
|score =0–2
|report =https://www.observerbd.com/details.php?id=172899
|team2 =Sheikh Russel KC
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Alisher Azizov {{goal|35}}
- Raphael Odovin {{goal|38}}
|penalties1 =
|penaltyscore =
|penalties2 =
|stadium =Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
|attendance =2346
|referee =Narul Islam (Bangladesh)
}}
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{{football box
|date =13 December 2018
|time =16:30 BST
|team1 =Dhaka Abahani
|score =1–0
|report =
|team2 =Saif Sporting Club
|goals1 =* Kervens Belfort {{goal|81}}
|goals2 =
|penalties1 =
|penaltyscore =
|penalties2 =
|stadium =Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
|attendance =6499
|referee =Ashikur Talukdar (Bangladesh)
}}
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{{football box
|date =14 December 2018
|time =16:30 BST
|team1 =Bashundhara Kings
|score =2–2
|aet =yes
|report =
|team2=Rahmatganj MFS
|goals1 =
- Daniel Colindres {{goal|66}}
- Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov {{goal|90+5}}
|goals2 =
- Jamal Hossain {{goal|25}}
- Faysal Ahmed {{goal|71}}
|penalties1 =
- Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov {{pengoal}}
- Emon Mahmud Babu {{penmiss}}
- Masuk Mia Jony {{penmiss}}
- Nasiruddin Chowdhury {{pengoal}}
- Daniel Colindres {{pengoal}}
|penaltyscore =
3–2
|penalties2 =
- Siyo Zunapio {{penmiss}}
- Damian Chigozie Udeh {{penmiss}}
- Faysal Ahmed {{pengoal}}
- Didarul Islam {{pengoal}}
- Monday Osagie {{penmiss}}
|stadium =Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
|attendance =3591
|referee =Jahangir Alam (Bangladesh)
}}
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=Semifinals=
{{football box
|date =19 December 2018
|time =16:30 BST
|team1 =Brothers Union
|score = 0–2
|report =
|team2 =Sheikh Russel KC
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Alisher Azizov {{goal|45||51}}
|penalties1 =
|penaltyscore =
|penalties2 =
|stadium =Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
|attendance =
4964
|referee =
Maruf Islam (Bangladesh)
}}
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{{football box
|date =20 December 2018
|time =16:30 BST
|team1 =Dhaka Abahani
|score =1–1
|aet =yes
|report =
|team2 =Bashundhara Kings
|goals1 =Kervens Belfort {{goal|82}}
|goals2 =Motin Mia {{goal|69}}
|penalties1 =* Masih Saighani {{pengoal}}
- Kervens Belfort {{penmiss}}
- Waly Faisal {{pengoal}}
- Rubel Mia {{pengoal}}
- Sunday Chizoba {{pengoal}}
- Raihan Hasan {{pengoal}}
- Tutul Hossain Badsha {{pengoal}}
- Imtiaz Sultan Jitu {{penmiss}}
|penaltyscore =6–7
|penalties2 =* Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov {{pengoal}}
- Marcos Vinícius {{pengoal}}
- Hemanta Vincent Biswas {{pengoal}}
- Nasiruddin Chowdhury {{pengoal}}
- Daniel Colindres {{penmiss}}
- Rokonuzzaman Kanchan {{pengoal}}
- Masuk Mia Jony {{pengoal}}
- Anisur Rahman Zico {{pengoal}}
|stadium =Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
|attendance =3761
|referee =Sazzad Islam Kiron (Bangladesh)
}}
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=Final=
{{football box
|date = 26 December 2018
|time = 16:30 BST
|team1 =Sheikh Russel KC
|score =1–2
|aet = yes
|report =https://www.dailystar.net/sports/football/news/kings-still-unsatisfied-lifting-independence-cup-1679614
|team2 =Bashundhara Kings
|goals1 =* Raphael Odovin {{goal|45+1}}
|goals2 =* Marcos Vinícius {{goal|16}}
- Motin Mia {{goal|95}}
|penalties1 =
|penaltyscore =
|penalties2 =
|stadium =Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
|attendance =12488
|referee =Sujit Banarjee (Bangladesh)
}}
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Goalscorers
{{updated|27 December 2018}}
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4 Goals
- {{flagicon|CMR}} Paul Emile Biyaga (Arambagh KS)
3 Goals
- {{flagicon|UZB}} Alisher Azizov (Sheikh Russel KC)
- {{flagicon|BAN}} Rabiul Hasan (Arambagh KS)
- {{flagicon|GAM}} Mamadou Bah (Chittagong Abahani)
2 Goals
- {{flagicon|BAN}} Faisal Ahmed Shitol (Dhaka Abahani)
- {{flagicon|BAN}} Jamal Bhuyan (Saif Sporting Club)
- {{flagicon|BAN}} Motin Mia (Bashundhara Kings)
- {{flagicon|BRA}} Leonardo Vieira Lima (Brothers Union)
- {{flagicon|DR Congo}} Siyo Zunapio (Rahmatganj MFS)
- {{flagicon|Haiti}} Kervens Belfort (Dhaka Abahani)
- {{flagicon|KGZ}} Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov (Bashundhara Kings)
- {{flagicon|NGR}} Raphael Odovin (Sheikh Russel KC)
1 Goal
- {{flagicon|BAN}} Arifur Rahman (Arambagh KS)
- {{flagicon|BAN}} Faysal Ahmed (Rahmatganj MFS)
- {{flagicon|BAN}} Jamal Hossain (Rahmatganj MFS)
- {{flagicon|BAN}} Khandokar Ashraful Islam (NoFeL Sporting Club)
- {{flagicon|BAN}} Mannaf Rabby (Brothers Union)
- {{flagicon|BAN}} Mohammad Roman (NoFeL Sporting Club)
- {{flagicon|BAN}} Nasiruddin Chowdhury (Bashundhara Kings)
- {{flagicon|BAN}} Rakibul Islam (Rahmatganj MFS)
- {{flagicon|BAN}} Sujon Biswas (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
- {{flagicon|BRA}} Marcos Vinícius (Bashundhara Kings)
- {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Daniel Colindres (Bashundhara Kings)
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Yusuke Kato (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
- {{flagicon|NGR}} Mufta Lawal (Chittagong Abahani)
- {{flagicon|NGR}} Samson Iliasu (Team BJMC)
- {{flagicon|PAN}} Jack Daniels (Brothers Union)
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See also
References
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Category:Independence Cup (Bangladesh)
Category:2018 in Bangladeshi football
Category:2018 Asian domestic association football cups
{{2018 in Asian football (AFC)}}