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Bashundhara Kings

2023–24 season
Owner	Bashundhara Group
President	Imrul Hassan
Head coach	Óscar Bruzón
Stadium	Bashundhara Kings Arena
Bangladesh Premier League	1st
Federation Cup	Winners
Independence Cup	Winners
AFC Champions League	Preliminary round
AFC Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Dori (9) All: Dori (15)
Biggest win	1–7 v Brothers Union (Away) 30 March 2024 (Premier League)
Biggest defeat	2–0 v Sharjah FC (Away) 15 August 2023 (Champions League) 3–1 v Maziya (Away) 19 September 2023 (AFC Cup)
Home colours Away colours
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All statistics correct as of 30 March 2024.

The 2023–24 season is the Bashundhara Kings's 11th competitive professional season since its creation in 2013, and 6th consecutive season in Bangladesh Premier League, country's top-tier football league. In addition to the domestic league, Bashundhara Kings is participating in this season's edition of AFC Champions League, AFC Cup, Federation Cup and Independence Cup. This season will cover the period from 1 August 2023 to June 2024.

By participating in the 2023–24 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs, Bashundhara became the first Bangladeshi club to participate in the AFC Champions League since the tournament was renamed in 2002 and overall fourth club from the country to play in Asia's top-tier club competition.

Players

Players and squad numbers last updated on 29 April 2024.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Nat.	Player	Position(s)	Date Of Birth	Year Signed	Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1		Anisur Rahman Zico (Vice-captain)	GK	(1997-08-10) 10 August 1997 (age 27)	2018	Saif Sporting Club
27		Mehedi Hasan	GK	(2004-01-02) 2 January 2004 (age 20)	2020	Youth team
50		Mehedi Hasan Srabon	GK	(2005-08-12) 12 August 2005 (age 19)	2023	Muktijoddha SKC
66		Md. Asif	GK	(2006-10-20) 20 October 2006 (age 18)	2023	BFF Elite Academy
Defenders
2		Yeasin Arafat	LB	(2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 (age 21)	2021	Saif Sporting Club
4		Topu Barman (Vice-captain)	CB	(1994-12-20) 20 December 1994 (age 30)	2019	Abahani Ltd. Dhaka
5		Tutul Hossain Badsha	CB	(1999-08-20) 20 August 1999 (age 25)	2022	Abahani Ltd. Dhaka
12		Bishwanath Ghosh	RB / CB	(1999-05-30) 30 May 1999 (age 25)	2019	Sheikh Russel KC
18		Mohammed Jahid Hossen	LB	(2002-06-01) 1 June 2002 (age 22)	2023	Mohammedan SC
22		Md Saad Uddin	RB / RM / RW	(1998-09-01) 1 September 1998 (age 26)	2022	Sheikh Russel KC
40		Tariq Kazi	RWB / LWB / CB	(2000-10-06) 6 October 2000 (age 24)	2019	Ilves
44		Boburbek Yuldashov	CB / DM	(1993-04-08) 8 April 1993 (age 31)	2023	FC Sogdiana Jizzakh
71		Rimon Hossain	LB / LM	(2005-07-01) 1 July 2005 (age 19)	2019	Arambagh FA
Midfielders
6		Md Sohel Rana	DM / CM / AM	(1996-06-01) 1 June 1996 (age 28)	2023	Abahani Ltd. Dhaka
7		Masuk Mia Jony	DM / CM	(1998-01-16) 16 January 1998 (age 26)	2018	Saif Sporting Club
8		Miguel Figueira	AM	(2000-04-22) 22 April 2000 (age 24)	2022	Goias
17		Sohel Rana	CM / DM / AM	(1995-03-27) 27 March 1995 (age 29)	2021	Abahani Ltd. Dhaka
24		Didier Brossou (remained as unregistered player in BPL 2nd phase)	CM / AM	(1989-12-23) 23 December 1989 (age 34)	2023	Sheikh Russel KC
33		Shekh Morsalin	AM / CM	(2005-11-25) 25 November 2005 (age 19)	2021	Alamgir Somaj Kollayan KS
37		Mojibur Rahman Jony	CM / AM	(2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19)	2023	Fortis FC
52		Md Sabbir Hossain	CM / DM / LB	(2003-06-28) 28 June 2003 (age 21)	2022	Swadhinata KS
77		Asror Gofurov	DM / CM / AM	(1995-01-30) 30 January 1995 (age 29)	2022	Saif Sporting Club
Forwards
9		Dorielton	CF	(1990-03-07) 7 March 1990 (age 34)	2022	Abahani Ltd. Dhaka
10		Robinho (captain)	LW / RW / AM	(1995-07-21) 21 July 1995 (age 29)	2020	Fluminense FC
11		Tawhidul Alam Sabuz	CF / SS	(1990-09-14) 14 September 1990 (age 34)	2018	Saif Sporting Club
15		Biplu Ahmed	RW / AM	(1999-05-05) 5 May 1999 (age 25)	2019	Sheikh Russel KC
19		Mohammad Ibrahim	LW / RW	(1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 (age 27)	2023	Sheikh Russel KC
20		Rakib Hossain	RW / SS	(1998-11-18) 18 November 1998 (age 26)	2022	Abahani Ltd. Dhaka
21		Aminur Rahman Sajib	CF / LW	(1994-06-18) 18 June 1994 (age 30)	2023	Muktijoddha SKC
23		Rafiqul Islam	LW / RW	(2004-02-12) 12 February 2004 (age 20)	2023	Fortis FC
29		Motin Mia	CF / RW / SS	(1998-12-20) 20 December 1998 (age 26)	2018	Saif Sporting Club
99		Mfon Udoh	LW / RW / CF	(1992-03-14) 14 March 1992 (age 32)	2023	Sheikh Russel KC
Left during the season
30		SK Saiful Islam	GK	(1992-03-03) 3 March 1992 (age 32)	2023	Chittagong Abahani
70		Shokhrukhbek Kholmatov	DM / CB	(1993-03-16) 16 March 1993 (age 31)	2023	Rahmatganj MFS

Transfers

Transfers in

No.	Position	Player	Previous club	Fee	Date	Ref.
44	DF	Boburbek Yuldashov	FC Sogdiana Jizzakh	Free	July 2023
19	FW	Mohammad Ibrahim	Sheikh Russel KC	Free	July 2023
70	DF	Shokhrukhbek Kholmatov	Rahmatganj MFS	Free	July 2023
24	MF	Didier Brossou	Sheikh Russel KC	Free	July 2023
18	DF	Mohammed Jahid Hossen	Mohammedan SC	Free	July 2023
21	FW	Aminur Rahman Sajib	Muktijoddha SKC	Free	July 2023
37	FW	Mojibur Rahman Jony	Fortis FC	Free	July 2023
23	MF	Rafiqul Islam	Fortis FC	Free	July 2023
50	GK	Mehedi Hasan Srabon	Muktijoddha SKC	Free	July 2023
6	MF	Shohel Rana	Dhaka Abahani	Free	September 2023
99	FW	Mfon Udoh	Sheikh Russel KC	Free	September 2023

Transfers out

No.	Position	Player	Moved To	Fee	Date	Ref.
67	FW	Piash Ahmed Nova	Sheikh Jamal DC	Free	25 July 2023
13	MF	Atiqur Rahman Fahad	Sheikh Jamal DC	Free	25 July 2023
99	FW	Sumon Reza	Sheikh Russel KC	Free	July 2023
22	GK	Sultan Ahmed Sakhil	Free agent	Free	July 2023
66	DF	Mahamudul Hasan Kiron	Sheikh Jamal DC	Free	July 2023
36	GK	Hamidur Rahman Remon	Sheikh Jamal DC	Free	July 2023
42	GK	Darius Faris Rahman	Free agent	Free	July 2023
70	MF	Shokhrukhbek Kholmatov	Sheikh Jamal DC	Free	18 October 2023
30	GK	SK Saiful Islam	Brothers Union	Free	March 2024

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overall record

Last updated: 18 May 2024
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

League table

Results summary

Last updated: 18 May 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

1. Due to unavailability of Munshigonj Stadium, the fixture had been swapped and Bashundhara played as the home team in Bashundhara Kings Arena. In the reverse fixture, Chittagong Abahani will play as the home team in Munshigonj.

Matches

Independence Cup

Group stage

The draw ceremony were held on 23 October 2023 at 3rd floor of BFF house Motijheel, Dhaka. There are thirteen team was divided into four groups. Top two team from each group will through in the Knockout stage.

Knockout phase

Quarter-final

Semi-final

Final

Federation Cup

Group stage

The draw ceremony were held on 13 December 2023 at BFF house in Motijheel, Dhaka. There are ten team was divided into three groups. Top two teams from each group and two best third-placed teams will through in the knockout stage.

Knockout phase

Quarter-final

Semi-final

Final

AFC Champions League

Qualifying play-offs

Preliminary round

15 August 2023 (2023-08-15) Preliminary round	Sharjah	2–0	Bashundhara Kings	Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
21:35 BST (UTC+6)	M. Pjanić  39' Luanzinho 45+3', 71' A. Al-Kaabi  88'	Report	Rakib  3' Dorielton  48' B. Ghosh  57'	Stadium: Sharjah Stadium Attendance: 1,426 Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)

AFC Cup

Group stage

The draw for the 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage was held on 24 August 2023 at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The first group matches were played on 18 September 2023.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		ODI	BDK	MBSG	MAZ
1	Odisha	6	4	0	2	17	12	+5	12	Inter-zone play-off semi-finals		—	1–0	0–4	6–1
2	Bashundhara Kings	6	3	1	2	10	10	0	10			3–2	—	2–1	2–1
3	Mohun Bagan SG	6	2	1	3	11	11	0	7			2–5	2–2	—	2–1
4	Maziya	6	2	0	4	9	14	−5	6			2–3	3–1	1–0	—

19 September 2023 (2023-09-19) 1	Maziya	3–1	Bashundhara Kings	Malé, Maldives
16:00 BST (UTC+6)	Balabanović 15' K. Gamal  28' Nazeem 68' H. Nihan  80' Fasir 90+1'	Report	Rakib  52' Saad  90' Ibrahim 90+3'	Stadium: National Football Stadium Attendance: 874 Referee: Razlan Joffri bin Ali (Malaysia)

2 October 2023 (2023-10-02) 2	Bashundhara Kings	3–2	Odisha	Dhaka, Bangladesh
18:00 BST (UTC+6)	M. Figueira 39',  90+2' Dori 45', 54',  56' S. Rana  90+7'	Report	C. Delgado  15' D. Maurício 19' P. Rebello  43' J. Lalrinzuala 66' R. Krishna  77' Thoiba  88'	Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena Attendance: 7,137 Referee: Mohammad Hasan Mahmoud Arafah (Jordan)

24 October 2023 (2023-10-24) 3	Mohun Bagan SG	2–2	Bashundhara Kings	Odisha, India
22:00 BST (UTC+6)	D. Petratos 29' A. Rai 54' J. Cummings  61' A. Thapa  88'	Report	Dori 33',  55' Robinho 70' (pen.)	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Clifford Postanes Daypuyat (Philippines)

7 November 2023 (2023-11-07) 4	Bashundhara Kings	2–1	Mohun Bagan SG	Dhaka, Bangladesh
20:00 BST (UTC+6)	M. Figueira 44' Robinho 80' M. Srabon  90'	Report	L. Colaco 17',  65' S. Samad  74' H. Boumous  83' G. Martins  90+5'	Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena Attendance: 7,137 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

27 November 2023 (2023-11-27) 5	Bashundhara Kings	2–1	Maziya	Dhaka, Bangladesh
18:00 BST (UTC+6)	Rakib Hossain  40' Yuldashov  78', 80' Figueira 88'	Report	Regan 11' H. Shareef  57'	Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena Attendance: 6,552 Referee: Mohammad Hasan Mahmoud Arafah (Jordan)

11 December 2023 (2023-12-11) 6	Odisha	1–0	Bashundhara Kings	Bhubaneswar, India
20:00 BST (UTC+6)	M. Fall 61' L. Khawlhring  67' A. Ranawade  73' A. Jahouh  86' A. Jadhav  90+4'	Report	Rakib  20' A. Gafurov  42'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 5,132 Referee: Duy Lân Ngô (Vietnam)

Statistics

As of 5 April 2024

Squad statistics

Includes all competitions except Federation Cup.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Federation Cup		Independence Cup		AFC Champions League		AFC Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	BAN	Anisur Rahman Zico	6	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
27	GK	BAN	Mehedi Hasan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
30	GK	BAN	SK Saiful Islam	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
36	GK	BAN	Hamidur Rahman Remon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
50	GK	BAN	Mehedi Hasan Srabon	15	0	7	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	0
Defenders
2	DF	BAN	Yeasin Arafat	6	0	0+3	0	0	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	BAN	Topu Barman	13	0	9+2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0+1	0
5	DF	BAN	Tutul Hossain Badsha	8	0	1+3	0	0	0	2+2	0	0	0	0	0
12	DF	BAN	Bishwanath Ghosh	20	0	10	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	6	0
18	DF	BAN	Jahid Hossen	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	BAN	Saad Uddin	19	1	9	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	6	0
40	DF	BAN	Tariq Kazi	14	0	3+2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	6	0
44	DF	UZB	Boburbek Yuldashov	21	2	9	0	0	0	4+1	1	1	0	6	1
71	DF	BAN	Rimon Hossain	8	1	3+4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
6	MF	BAN	Shohel Rana	12	2	3+2	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0+2	0
7	MF	BAN	Masuk Mia Jony	12	0	5+3	0	0	0	1+3	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	BRA	Miguel Figueira	19	10	9	5	0	0	4	2	1	0	5	3
17	MF	BAN	Sohel Rana	17	0	10+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	1+4	0
24	MF	CIV	Didier Brossou	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
33	MF	BAN	Shekh Morsalin	8	0	0	0	0	0	3+1	0	0+1	0	1+2	0
37	MF	BAN	Mojibur Rahman Jony	6	0	0+5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
52	MF	BAN	Sabbir Hossen	4	0	0+2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
77	MF	UZB	Asror Gafurov	12	2	4	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	6	0
Forwards
9	FW	BRA	Dorielton	21	15	9	9	0	0	4+1	3	1	0	6	3
10	FW	BRA	Robinho	20	10	11	7	0	0	3	1	1	0	5	2
11	FW	BAN	Tawhidul Alam Sabuz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	FW	BAN	Biplu Ahmed	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	BAN	Mohammad Ibrahim	13	2	1+4	1	0	0	2+2	0	0+1	0	0+3	1
20	FW	BAN	Rakib Hossain	22	8	11	7	0	0	3+1	1	1	0	6	0
21	FW	BAN	Aminur Rahman Sajib	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW	BAN	Rafiqul Islam	8	0	1+1	0	0	0	2+3	0	0	0	0+1	0
29	FW	BAN	Motin Mia	5	0	0+3	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
99	FW	NGA	Mfon Udoh	3	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
Players who left during the season
70	MF	UZB	Shokhrukhbek Kholmatov	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: Soccerway

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	Premier League	Federation Cup	Independence Cup	AFC Cup	AFC Champions League	Total
1	9	FW	Dori	9	0	3	3	0	15
2	8	MF	Miguel Figueira	5	0	2	3	0	10
	10	FW	Robinho	7	0	1	2	0	10
4	20	FW	Rakib Hossain	7	0	1	0	0	8
5	19	FW	Mohammad Ibrahim	1	0	0	1	0	2
	6	MF	Sohel Rana	1	0	1	0	0	2
	99	FW	Mfon Udoh	2	0	0	0	0	2
	44	DF	Boburbek Yuldashov	0	0	1	1	0	2
	77	MF	Asror Gafurov	2	0	0	0	0	2
10	71	DF	Rimon Hossain	1	0	0	0	0	1
	22	DF	Saad Uddin	1	0	0	0	0	1
Own goals				0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals				37	0	9	10	0	50

Assists

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total assists are equal.

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	Premier League	Federation Cup	Independence Cup	AFC Champions League	AFC Cup	Total
1	10	FW	Robinho	7	0	1	0	2	10
2	8	MF	Miguel Figueira	5	0	3	0	0	8
3	9	FW	Dori	3	0	0	0	3	6
4	20	FW	Rakib Hossain	2	0	1	0	1	4
5	24	MF	Didier Brossou	1	0	0	0	1	2
	37	MF	Mojibur Jony	2	0	0	0	0	2
	22	DF	Saad Uddin	0	0	2	0	0	2
	71	DF	Rimon Hossain	2	0	0	0	0	2
8	5	DF	Tutul Badsha	1	0	0	0	0	1
	4	DF	Topu Barman	1	0	0	0	0	1
	33	MF	Shekh Morsalin	0	0	0	0	1	1
	19	FW	Mohammad Ibrahim	1	0	0	0	0	1
	23	FW	Rafiqul Islam	1	0	0	0	0	1
	17	MF	Sohel Rana	1	0	0	0	0	1
	44	DF	Boburbek Yuldashov	1	0	0	0	0	1
	7	MF	Masuk Mia Zoni	1	0	0	0	0	1
Totals				29	0	7	0	8	44

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