The 2018 Federation Cup, also known as the Walton Federation Cup 2018 due to the sponsorship from Walton Group, was the 30th edition of the tournament. Thirteen teams competed for this cup. Consecutively winning the previous two editions of the tournament, Abahani completed their second hattrick and 11th Federation Cup title by defeating Bashundhara Kings in the finals by 3–1. This earned them a slot in the group stage of the 2019 AFC Cup.
Venue Dhaka Bangabandhu National Stadium Capacity: 36,000
Draw The draw was held on 20 October 2018 at Bangladesh Football Federation house in Motijheel. The thirteen teams were divided into four groups and the top two teams from each group advanced to the quarter-finals. All 22 matches were played at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Two matches of the group stage were played daily. All 22 matches were broadcast live on Channel 9
Prize money Champion got US$5960. Runner-Up got US$3576.
Group stages All matches were played at Dhaka Time listed are UTC+6:00. Key to colours in group tablesGroup Winners and Runners-up advance to the Quarter-Finals
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage Time listed are UTC+6:00 All matches were held at Dhaka In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Goal scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Sunday ChizobaDhaka Abahani62 Daniel ColindresBashundhara Kings5 3 Marcos ViníciusBashundhara Kings 3 Landing DarboeDhaka Mohammedan Denis BolshakovSaif Sporting Club Otabek ValijonovTeam BJMC 7 Didarul AlamSheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club 2 Sainey BojangSheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Solomon KingSheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Motin MiaBashundhara Kings Tawhidul Alam SabuzBashundhara Kings Shahriar BappiArambagh KS Raphael OdovinArambagh KS Ikbol BabakhanovArambagh KS Momodou BahChittagong Abahani Magalan AwalaChittagong Abahani Kervens BelfortDhaka Abahani Kinsley ChigozieDhaka Mohammedan Raphael OdovinSheikh Russel KC
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