| Walton Federation Cup 2018 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Bangladesh | 
| Dates | 27 October – 23 November 2018[1] | 
| Teams | 13 | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Dhaka Abahani (11th title) | 
| Runners-up | Bashundhara Kings | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 | 
| Goals scored | 74 (3.36 per match) | 
| Attendance | 209,069 (9,503 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | 6 Goals  Sunday Chizoba (Dhaka Abahani) | 
| Best player(s) |  Sunday Chizoba (Dhaka Abahani) | 
The 2018 Federation Cup also known as the Walton Federation Cup 2018[2] due to the sponsorship from Walton Group was the 30th edition of the tournament. Thirteen teams completed. Dhaka Abahani was the winner of previous edition of the tournament. The winner earned a slot in the group stage of the 2019 AFC Cup.
Venue
| Dhaka | 
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| Bangabandhu National Stadium | 
| Capacity: 36,000 | 
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Draw
The draw was held 20 October 2018 at BFF house Motijheel. The thirteen teams were divided into four groups and the top two teams from each group advanced to the quarter-finals.[3]
- 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
Group stages
| Key to colours in group tables | |
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| Group Winners and Runners-up advance to the Quarter-Finals | |
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arambagh KS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Quarterfinals | 
| 2 | Chittagong Abahani | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 | |
| 3 | Rahmatganj MFS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 | 
Source: azscore
| Chittagong Abahani | 3–1 | Rahmatganj MFS | 
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| Rahmatganj MFS | 1–3 | Arambagh KS | 
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| Arambagh KS | 2–2 | Chittagong Abahani | 
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| Penalties | ||
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saif Sporting Club | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 | Quarterfinals | 
| 2 | Team BJMC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Brothers Union | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | 
Updated to match(es) played on 5 November 2018. Source: NowGoal
| Saif Sporting Club | 3–1 | Team BJMC | 
|---|---|---|
| Park Seung-il  5' (pen) Jafar Iqbal  66' Denis Bolshakov  89' (pen) | Report | Abdullah Al Parvez  12' | 
| Team BJMC | 3–2 | Brothers Union | 
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| Otabek Valijonov  45+', 54', 58' | Report | Leonardo Vieira Lima  26' Everton Souza Santos  51' | 
| Brothers Union | 0–5 | Saif Sporting Club | 
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| Denis Bolshakov  40', 90+5' Rahmat Mia  13' Jabed Khan  30' Sazzad Hossain  84' | 
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheikh Russel KC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 | Quarterfinals | 
| 2 | Dhaka Abahani | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | 
Updated to match(es) played on 5 November 2018. Source: Dhaka Tribune
| Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 0–2 | Sheikh Russel KC | 
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| Raphael Odovin  70' Alex Rafael  90+2' | 
| Sheikh Russel KC | 1–0 | Dhaka Abahani | 
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| Alisher Azizov  30' | 
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Bashundhara Kings | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 | Quarterfinals | 
| 2 | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Dhaka Mohammedan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | NoFeL Sporting Club | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | 
Updated to match(es) played on 6 November 2018. Source: FlashScoremobi
| Dhaka Mohammedan | 2–5 | Bashundhara Kings | 
|---|---|---|
| Landing Darboe  16', 68' (pen) | Report | Marcos Vinícius  90+3', 90+4' Daniel Colindres  22' (pen) Jorge Gotor  71' Motin Mia  78' | 
| Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | 2–1 | NoFeL Sporting Club | 
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| Solomon King  45+2' Shakhawat Hossain Rony  60' | Report | Ismael Bangoura  45+4' | 
| NoFeL Sporting Club | 0–2 | Dhaka Mohammedan | 
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| Nkwocha Kingsley  69', 70' | 
| Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | 1–1 | Bashundhara Kings | 
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| Solomon King  12' | Marcos Vinícius  8' | 
| Bashundhara Kings | 1–1 | NoFeL Sporting Club | 
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| Masuk Mia Jony  37' | Ashraful Islam  61' | 
| Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | 1–1 | Dhaka Mohammedan | 
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| Luciano Araya  48' | Landing Darboe  33' | 
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 | ||||||||
| 8 November | ||||||||||
| Arambagh | 2 | |||||||||
| 19 November | ||||||||||
| Dhaka | 3 | |||||||||
| Dhaka | 4 | |||||||||
| 9 November | ||||||||||
| Sheikh Jamal | 2 | |||||||||
| Saif | 1 | |||||||||
| 23 November | ||||||||||
| Sheikh Jamal | 2 | |||||||||
| Dhaka | 3 | |||||||||
| 10 November | ||||||||||
| Bashundhara | 1 | |||||||||
| Sheikh Russel | 1 | |||||||||
| 20 November | ||||||||||
| Chittagong | 0 | |||||||||
| Sheikh Russel | 0 | |||||||||
| 11 November | ||||||||||
| Bashundhara | 1 | |||||||||
| Bashundhara | 5 | |||||||||
| Team BJMC | 1 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| Arambagh KS | 2–3 | Dhaka Abahani | 
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| Shahriar Bappi  7' Ikbol Babakhanov  33' (pen.) | Report | Sunday Chizoba  30' Sohel Rana  44' Kervens Belfort  90+5' | 
| Saif Sporting Club | 1–2 | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | 
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| Deiner Córdoba  71' | Report | Sainey Bojang  30', 76' | 
| Sheikh Russel KC | 1–0 | Chittagong Abahani | 
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| Raphael Odovin  47' | Report | 
| Bashundhara Kings | 5–1 | Team BJMC | 
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| Daniel Colindres  2', 9', 15' Tawhidul Alam Sabuz  70' Motin Mia  79' | Report | Samson Iliasu  87' (pen.) | 
Semifinals
| Dhaka Abahani | 4–2 | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | 
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| Masih Saighani  56' Sunday Chizoba  65' (pen.), 82', 86' | Report | Didarul Alam  79', 84' | 
Final
| Dhaka Abahani | 3-1 | Bashundhara Kings | 
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| Chizoba  50', 79' Belfort  82' | Report | Colindres  21' | 
Goal scorers
- As of 23 November 2018
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sunday Chizoba | Dhaka Abahani | 6 | 
| 2 |  Daniel Colindres | Bashundhara Kings | 5 | 
| 3 |  Marcos Vinícius | Bashundhara Kings | 3 | 
|  Landing Darboe | Dhaka Mohammedan | ||
|  Denis Bolshakov | Saif Sporting Club | ||
|  Otabek Valijonov | Team BJMC | ||
| 7 |  Didarul Alam | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | 2 | 
|  Sainey Bojang | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | ||
|  Solomon King | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | ||
|  Motin Mia | Bashundhara Kings | ||
|  Tawhidul Alam Sabuz | Bashundhara Kings | ||
|  Shahriar Bappi | Arambagh KS | ||
|  Raphael Odovin | Arambagh KS | ||
|  Ikbol Babakhanov | Arambagh KS | ||
|  Momodou Bah | Chittagong Abahani | ||
|  Magalan Awala | Chittagong Abahani | ||
|  Kervens Belfort | Dhaka Abahani | ||
|  Kinsley Chigozie | Dhaka Mohammedan | ||
|  Raphael Odovin | Sheikh Russel KC | 
References
- ↑ "BFF President's statement for July 2018". Bangladesh Football Federation. 1 August 2018. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ↑ "Federation Cup 2018 to start from October 27". Bangladesh Football Federation. 20 October 2018.
- ↑ "Federation Cup 2018 draw on Oct 20". Bangladesh Football Federation. 17 October 2018. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
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