Bashundhara Kings
2019–20 season
OwnerBashundhara Group
PresidentImrul Hassan[1]
Head coachÓscar Bruzón
StadiumSheikh Kamal Stadium, Nilphamari
Bangladesh Premier League6th (season cancelled)
Federation CupWinners [2]
Top goalscorerLeague: Daniel Colindres(3)
All: Daniel Colindres(6)
Biggest winBashundhara Kings 5-1 Maldives TC Sports Club
(11 March 2020)
Biggest defeatBashundhara Kings 0-2 Chittagong Abahani
(27 December 2019)

The 2019–20 season is Bashundhara Kings's 3rd professional season since its creation in 2013, and its second consecutive season in the top-flight[3] of Bangladesh football. The season began on 13 February 2020 and was suspended on 15 March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Bangladesh. On 17 May 2020, the league was declared void by the BFF executive committee.[4]

Summary

On 3 September 2019, Kings took another step in their bid to bolster their star-studded squad for the upcoming season by completing the signing of rising Lebanon International striker Mohamed Jalal Kdouh.[5] On 22 October 2019, Gokulam Kerala FC of India made a flying start in the eight-team 2019 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup upsetting Kings by 3-1 goals in their first match.[6] On 24 October 2019, Bashundhara Kings clinched their first win of the Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup after beating nine-man Chennai City FC 3–2 in an eventful encounter where four red cards were splashed on and off the pitch, including the head coaches of the two teams.[7] On 26 October 2019, Bashundhara Kings were ruled out of the tournament after losing to Terengganu FC 4–2 in their must-win match of the final group round fixtures.[8]

On 7 November 2019, it was revealed that Kings signed Bangladesh-origin Finland right-back Tariq Kazi to bolster their defense for the upcoming season.[9]

On 19 December 2019, Bashundhara Kings began their TVS Federation Cup 2019 campaign with a 1–0 win over Brothers Union. New signing Lebanese striker Mohamed Jalal Kdouh netted the all-important goal in the opening half.[10] On 3 January 2020, Kings reached the final of Bangladesh Federation Cup eliminating newcomers Bangladesh Police FC by 3-0 goals in the second semifinal.[11] On 5 January 2020, Daniel Colindres scored twice as Bashundhara Kings clinched the title of the Federation Cup for the first time following a 2–1 win over Rahmatganj MFS in the final.[12][13] The achievement also ensured Bashundhara's play-off berth in next season's AFC Cup.[14] Daniel Colindres was named player of the tournament.[15][16]

On 2 February 2020, it was revealed that Former Argentina international Hernan Barcos will be playing for Bangladesh Premier League champions Bashundhara Kings in their upcoming AFC Cup campaign and the second phase of the league, confirmed club president Imrul Hassan.[17]

On 13 February 2020, Defending champions Bashundhara Kings managed a hard-fought 1-0 goal victory over newcomers Uttar Baridhara Club in the opening match of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at their home venue at Sheikh Kamal Stadium in Nilphamari.[18]

On 11 March 2020, Argentine striker Hernan Barcos made a remarkable debut in Bangladesh with a sensational quadruple as Bashundhara Kings kicked off their maiden 2020 AFC Cup campaign from Group E with a dominating 5–1 win over TC Sports Club. Barcos, who featured for Argentina four times, headed his first two goals within half an hour before netting two more after the break, while skipper Daniel Colindres added the other to record Bashundhara's biggest win of the season. It was arguably the best performance of the season from the Kings whose goalkeeper Anisur Rahman Zico also starred in between the posts by making three penalty saves, one of which was scored on the rebound during Easa Ismail's equalizer, while the other was retaken and saved again with a dive to his left.[19][20]

On 17 May 2020, The BFF executive committee, following an emergency meeting, declared the 12th edition of the league abandoned, scrapping promotion and relegation while canceling the Independence Cup from the calendar as a precaution to combat the spread of coronavirus in the country.[21] On 10 June 2020, Bashundhra Kings released their Costa Rican World-Cupper Daniel Colindres after a nearly two-year stint with the club.[22]

On 5 August 2020, Bashundhara Kings announced their new signing Robson Azevedo da Silva for the AFC Cup and forthcoming football season as the Brazilian winger is all set to join the Bangladesh side on loan from Fluminense FC for a year.[23] On 21 August 2020, Midfielder Jonathan da Silveira Fernandes, better known as Fernandes, joined Bashundhara Kings who last played for Brazilian top-tier outfit Botafogo.[24]

On 10 September 2020, Kings' journey in their debut AFC Cup campaign ended after just a single match. Kings took pole position in Group E with a 5-1 thrashing of TC Sports of Maldives in their opening fixture on 11 March, but the Bangladesh giants' campaign stalled when coronavirus spread throughout the continent, forcing the AFC to reschedule the remaining group matches at centralised venues before its cancellation.[25]

Current squad

As of 20 November 2019

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Bangladesh BAN Mitul Hasan
2 DF Bangladesh BAN Sushanto Tripura
3 DF Bangladesh BAN Nurul Naium Faisal
4 DF Bangladesh BAN Yeasin Khan
5 DF Bangladesh BAN Topu Barman
6 MF Bangladesh BAN Emon Mahmud Babu
7 MF Bangladesh BAN Masuk Mia Jony
8 MF Bangladesh BAN Rabiul Hasan
9 FW Bangladesh BAN Motin Mia
10 FW Bangladesh BAN Tawhidul Alam Sabuz
11 MF Bangladesh BAN Biplu Ahmed
12 DF Bangladesh BAN Bishwanath Ghosh
13 MF Bangladesh BAN Atiqur Rahman Fahad
14 FW Bangladesh BAN Rasel Ahmed
17 FW Bangladesh BAN Mahbubur Rahman Sufil
18 MF Bangladesh BAN Sheikh Alamgir Kabir Rana
19 MF Bangladesh BAN Mohammad Ibrahim
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Kyrgyzstan KGZ Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov
21 MF Bangladesh BAN Omar Faruk Mithu
22 GK Bangladesh BAN Anisur Rahman Zico
24 DF Bangladesh BAN Jahangir Alam Sajeeb
25 GK Bangladesh BAN Maksudur Rahman Mostak
26 FW Costa Rica CRC Daniel Colindres (captain)
27 FW Bangladesh BAN Nihat Jaman Ucchash
28 DF Bangladesh BAN Monir Hossain
35 DF Argentina ARG Nicolás Delmonte
36 GK Bangladesh BAN Hamidur Rahman Remon
40 DF Bangladesh BAN Tariq Kazi
52 DF Bangladesh BAN Hakim Biswas
69 MF Bangladesh BAN Foayej Ahammed
71 FW Bangladesh BAN Rimon Hossain
91 DF Tajikistan TJK Akhtam Nazarov
99 MF Bangladesh BAN Fahim Morshed
— FW Argentina ARG Hernán Barcos

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup

Group stage

Group B

22 October 2019 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup 2019 Bashundhara Kings Bangladesh 1–3 India Gokulam Kerala F.C. Chittagong, Bangladesh
19:00
  • Mia 74'
 Report
Stadium: M. A. Aziz Stadium
Referee: Shraban Kumar Tamang (Nepal)

Friendly

14 December 2019 Friendly Bashundhara Kings 3-0 Rahmatganj MFS Bangladesh
14:30 BST Stadium: Bashundhara Sports Complex

Competition

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
BPL 13 February 2020 15 March 2020 Matchday 1 6th(season cancelled) 6 3 1 2 10 9 +1 050.00
Federation Cup 19 December 2019 5 January 2020 Group stage Winner 5 4 0 1 7 4 +3 080.00
Independence Cup - - Not held - 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
AFC Cup[26][27] 11 March 2020[28] Group stage[29][30] 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 100.00
Total 12 8 1 3 22 14 +8 066.67

Last updated: 16 March 2020
Source: NowGoal

Federation Cup

Group stage

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chittagong Abahani 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Quarter-Finals
2 Bashundhara Kings 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
3 Brothers Union 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
Source: Soccerway

Knockout phase

AFC Cup

Group stage

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts BAS MAZ CHE TCS
1 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 3 — 4 Nov 29 Oct 5–1
2 Maldives Maziya 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 23 Oct — 1 Nov 26 Oct
3 India Chennai City 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 26 Oct 2–2 — 4 Nov
4 Maldives TC Sports 1 0 0 1 1 5 −4 0 1 Nov 29 Oct 23 Oct —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head away goals: Maziya 2, Chennai City 0.
11 March 2020 (2020-03-11) 1 Bashundhara Kings Bangladesh 5-1 Maldives TC Sports Club Dhaka
15:30 UTC+6:00
Report
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. 6 4 0 2 8 7 +1 12
5 Saif Sporting Club 6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 11
6 Bashundhara Kings 6 3 1 2 10 9 +1 10
7 Rahmatganj MFS 6 2 1 3 6 5 +1 7
8 Arambagh KS 5 1 2 2 6 9 −3 5
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
6 3 1 2 10 9  +1 10 1 0 1 4 4  0 2 1 1 6 5  +1

Last updated: 16 March 2020.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAAAAH
ResultWDWWLL
Position332346
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020 (2020-03-15). Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

13 February 2020 1 Bashundhara Kings 1-0 Uttar Baridhara SC Nilphamari, Bangladesh
15:30 BST
Report Stadium: Sheikh Kamal Stadium
Referee: J. Uddin
20 February 2020 2 Bangladesh Police FC 1-1 Bashundhara Kings Dhaka, Bangladesh
16:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Referee: Shohrab Hossain (Bangladesh)
25 February 2020 3 Brothers Union 2-3 Bashundhara Kings Dhaka, Bangladesh
18:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Referee: Jalaluddin (Bangladesh)
4 March 2020 4 Rahmatganj MFS 1-2 Bashundhara Kings Dhaka, Bangladesh
15:30BST
Report
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
7 March 2020 5 Dhaka Mohammedan 1-0 Bashundhara Kings Comilla, Bangladesh
15:15 BST
  • Moneke 25'
 Report Stadium: Shaheed Dhirendranath Stadium
Referee: Jalauddin Bangladesh
15 March 2020 6 Bashundhara Kings 3-4 Chittagong Abahani Nilphamari
15:15 BST
Report
  • Brossou 64'
  • Nixon Guylherme 67', 87' (pen.)
  • Chinedu 90+5'
 Stadium: Sheikh Kamal Stadium
Referee: B. Gour (Bangladesh)

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of match played till 15 March 2020
Rank Player Position Total BPL AFC Cup Federation Cup Independence Cup
1 Costa Rica Daniel Colindres FW 8 4 1 3 0
2 Argentina Hernán Barcos FW 4 0 4 0 0
3 Bangladesh Mohammad Ibrahim MF 2 2 0 0 0
4 Lebanon Mohamad Jalal Kdouh FW 2 0 0 2 0
5 Argentina Nicolás Delmonte DF 2 1 0 1 0
6 Bangladesh Topu Barman DF 1 0 0 1 0
7 Bangladesh Tawhidul Alam Sabuz FW 1 1 0 0 0
8 Kyrgyzstan Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov MF 1 1 0 0 0
9 Tajikistan Akhtam Nazarov MF 1 1 0 0 0
Total 22 10 5 7 0

Source: Matches

References

  1. ↑ "Imrul Hasan wants to make a mark in Asian football". Dhaka Tribune. January 11, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Bashundhara Win Federation Cup". Dhaka Tribune. January 5, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Bangladesh - Bashundhara Kings - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". Us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "All League Suspended". 16 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Kings rope in Lebanese star Kdouh". 3 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "Gokulam Kerala FC upset Bashundhara Kings 3-1 | Daily Sun |".
  7. ↑ "Kings beat 9-man Chennai in 4-red card tie". 25 October 2019.
  8. ↑ "Kings out as Terengganu, Gokulam through". 27 October 2019.
  9. ↑ "Kings, Russel seal new signings". 7 November 2019.
  10. ↑ "Kings start with win". 19 December 2019.
  11. ↑ "Fed Cup: Kings reach final eliminating Police 3-0".
  12. ↑ "Colindres drives Kings to Fed Cup title". 5 January 2020.
  13. ↑ "Kings clinch maiden Federation Cup title". 5 January 2020.
  14. ↑ "Kings the new champions". 6 January 2020.
  15. ↑ "Colindres shines as number 9". 5 January 2020.
  16. ↑ "Colindres praises teamwork". 6 January 2020.
  17. ↑ "Barcos to play for Kings". 3 February 2020.
  18. ↑ "BPL Football: Bashundhara Kings earn 1-0 win over Uttar Baridhara".
  19. ↑ "Kings, Barcos make royal debut". 11 March 2020.
  20. ↑ "The AFC".
  21. ↑ "BFF cancels football season". The Daily Star. 17 May 2020.
  22. ↑ "Bashundhara Kings can't write their history without me: Colindres". 10 June 2020.
  23. ↑ "Kings loan in Brazilian Robinho for a year". 5 August 2020.
  24. ↑ "Fernandes joins Kings from Botafogo". 22 August 2020.
  25. ↑ "Kings' AFC Cup run ends in cancellation". 11 September 2020.
  26. ↑ "2020 AFC Cup". AFC.Com. January 11, 2020.
  27. ↑ "2020 AFC Cup Draw". Fox Sports Asia. January 11, 2020.
  28. ↑ "2020 AFC Cup Fixtures". AFC.Com. January 11, 2020.
  29. ↑ "Bashundhara Kings Drawn in Group E". Daily Sun. January 11, 2020.
  30. ↑ "Bashundhara Kings, Chennai City and TC Football in same group". Daily Observer. January 11, 2020.
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