2024 Bangladesh Challenge Cup
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football match
| title = 2024 Bangladesh Challenge Cup
২০২৪ বাংলাদেশ চ্যালেঞ্জ কাপ
| event = Bangladesh Challenge Cup
| image =
| caption =
| team1 = Bashundhara Kings
| team1score = 3
| team2 = Mohammedan SC
| team2score = 1
| details =
| date = 22 November 2024
| stadium = Bashundhara Kings Arena
| city = Dhaka
| man_of_the_match1a = {{flagicon|BAN}} Topu Barman (Bashundhara Kings)
| attendance =
| weather = Clear night
{{convert|25|°C|°F}}
34% humidity
| previous =
| next = 2025
}}
The 2024 Bangladesh Challenge Cup also known as Bangladesh 2.0 Challenge Cup was the inaugural edition of the Bangladesh Challenge Cup. It is an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Bangladesh Premier League and Federation Cup competitions. Bashundhara Kings won both league and cup as a result Federation Cup runners up Mohammedan SC are the opposition. The match of the cup was played on 22 November 2024.{{cite web|url=https://dailyinqilab.com/sports/others/679959|date=21 August 2024|title=চ্যালেঞ্জ কাপ দিয়ে শুরু হবে নতুন ফুটবল মৌসুম|language=bn|work=www.dailyinqilab.com|access-date=8 September 2024}}{{cite news|date=19 August 2024|title=BFF drops two football competitions for next season |url=https://www.newagebd.net/post/football/243026/bff-drops-two-football-competitions-for-next-season |access-date=8 September 2024|work=www.newagebd.net}}{{cite web|url=https://www.jagonews24.com/amp/475530|date=16 January 2019|title=বছরে তিনটি আন্তর্জাতিক টুর্নামেন্ট করার চ্যালেঞ্জ বাফুফের|language=bn|work=www.jagonews24.com|access-date=8 September 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.channel24bd.tv/sports/article/221700/!|date=24 July 2024|title=ঘরোয়া ফুটবলে বাড়ছে টুর্নামেন্ট, যুক্ত হচ্ছে চ্যালেঞ্জ কাপ|language=bn|work=www.channel24bd.tv|access-date=8 September 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.jagonews24.com/amp/962423|date=19 August 2024|title=কাটছাঁট করে ঘরোয়া ফুটবল আয়োজনের সিদ্ধান্ত|language=bn|work=www.jagonews24.com|access-date=8 September 2024}}
Bashundhara Kings is the current edition champions of the cup who beat Mohammedan SC by 3–1 goals on 22 November 2024.{{cite web|url=https://unb.com.bd/category/Sports/challenge-cup-football-bashundhara-kings-clinch-seasons-first-title-beating-mohammedan-sc-3-1/147524|date=22 November 2024|title=Challenge Cup Football: Bashundhara Kings clinch season's first title beating Mohammedan SC 3-1|work=www.unb.com.bd|access-date=22 November 2024}}
Venue
The match of the Cup was played at these venue.
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| Dhaka
|rowspan="4"| {{location map|Bangladesh|float=right|width=200|caption=|lat=23.8103|long=90.4125|label=Dhaka|position=top }} |
|---|
| Bashundhara Kings Arena |
| Capacity: 6,000 |
Teams
The following two teams qualified for the tournament.
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| Team
! Qualification ! Previous appearances |
|---|
| Bashundhara Kings
| 2023–24 Bangladesh Premier League Champions and 2023–24 Federation Cup Winners | rowspan="2" | Inaugural edition |
| Mohammedan SC
| 2023–24 Bangladesh Premier League Runners-up and 2023–24 Federation Cup Runners-up |
Match officials
The following officials were chosen for the cup.
;Referees
- {{flagicon|BHU}} Virendra Rai
;Assistant Referees
- {{flagicon|BAN}} Md Symoon Hasan Sany
- {{flagicon|BHU}} Passang Passang
- {{flagicon|BHU}} Hem Kumar Sunwar
Match
=Details=
{{Football box
|date = 22 November 2024
|team1 = Bashundhara Kings
|score = 3–1
|report = https://www.sofascore.com/football/match/bashundhara-kings-mohammedan-sc/TxTbsDKfc#id:13157889
|team2 = Mohammedan SC
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
Diabate {{goal|7}}
|stadium = Bashundhara Kings Arena
|location = Dhaka
|attendance =
|referee = Virendra Rai (Bhutan)
|motm = Topu Barman (Bashundhara Kings)
}}
| width=92% |
| {{Football kit
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| width=25| | width=25| |
|---|---|
| colspan=3|Manager: | |
| colspan=3|{{flagicon|ROM}} Valeriu Tița |
|valign="top" width="50%"|
| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" | |
| width=25| | width=25| |
|---|---|
| colspan=3|Manager: | |
| colspan=3|{{flagicon|BAN}} Alfaz Ahmed |
|}
| style="width:100%;font-size:90%"
|style="width:40%;vertical-align:top"| Man of the Match:
|
=Goalscorers=
{{goalscorers
|matches=1|goals=4|updated=|ongoing=no|source=
|1 goals=
- {{flagicon|MLI}} Souleymane Diabate (Mohammedan SC)
- {{flagicon|BAN}} Topu Barman (Bashundhara Kings)
- {{flagicon|BAN}} Foysal Ahmed Fahim (Bashundhara Kings)
- {{flagicon|BRA}} Miguel Figueira (Bashundhara Kings)}}