The 2026–27 Federation Cup is the 38th edition of the tournament, the main domestic annual top-tier club football competition in Bangladesh organized by Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF). Thirteen participants will contest in the tournament. The tournament is being played from 22 September 2026 to May 2027.
Bashundhara Kings is the current champions having defeated Mohammedan SC by 3–2 goals in the final on 20 May 2026.
Participating teams The following thirteen clubs will participate in the tournament. TeamAppearances Previous best performanceArambagh KS Runners-up (1997, 2001)Bangladesh Police Semi-finals (2019–20, 2023–24) Champions (2019–20, 2020–21, 2023–24), 2025–26)Brothers Union Champions (1980, 1991, 2005)City Club Debut Chattogram City Debut Dhaka Wanderers Runners-up (1987)Dhaka Abahani Champions (1982, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021–22)Fortis FC Group stages (2022–23)Fakirerpool YMC Group stages (2024–25)Mohammedan Champions (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1995, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2022–23)PWD SC Group stages (2025–26)Rahmatganj MFS Runners-up (2019–20, 2021–22)
Venues The matches will be played at the following four venues. Munshigonj ManikganjShaheed Bir Sreshtho Flight Lt. Matiur Rahman StadiumShaheed Miraj–Tapan StadiumCapacity: 10,000Capacity: 5,000 Gopalganj DhakaSheikh Fazlul Haque Mani StadiumNational StadiumCapacity: 5,000Capacity: 22,400
Draw The draw ceremony of the tournament was held on 12 September 2026 at 15:00 BST on the 3rd floor of BFF House, Motijheel, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The thirteen clubs were divided into two groups, and the top two teams from each group will qualify for the next round.
Group summary Group AGroup BDhaka AbahaniArambagh KSBrothers UnionBashundhara KingsChattogram CityBangladesh PoliceFortis FCCity ClubFakirerpool YMCDhaka WanderersRahmatganj MFSMohammedan SCPWD Sports Club Schedule PhaseDateGroup stage22 September 2026–12 January 2027QRFTBD – 2027FinalTBD – 2027
Group stage Key to colours in group tablesGroup winners will qualify for QRF 1.Group runners-ups will advance to QRF 2. TiebreakersThe ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:
Points obtained in all group matches: Head to head result. Goal difference in all group matches; Number of goals scored in all group matches.
Group A
Group B
Qualification Round (QR) to the Final
Round dates and venues RoundDateVenuesQRF 1 TBA 2027TBAQRF 2TBA 2027TBAQRF 3TBA 2027TBAFinalTBA 2027TBA
Format There are no home-and-away matches in this cup competition. So, every Qualification Round (QR) to the Final matches and the Final will be played at neutral venues.
The QRF 1 winner will advance to the Final, while the loser will face the QRF 2 winner in QRF 3.
The winner of QRF 3 will face the QRF 1 winner in the Final.
Qualified teams GroupWinnersRunners-upAB
Bracket
Qualification Round (QR) to the Final 1
Qualification Round (QR) to the Final 2
Qualification Round (QR) to the Final 3
Final
Statistics Goalscorers
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