Fed Cup from June 10
The professional football league committee yesterday decided to start the Federation Cup from June 10 with the participation of 12 teams of the of top-tier professional league.
“The Federation Cup will start from June 10 and the Bangladesh Premier League will get underway from July 15,” Bangladesh Football Federation's senior vice-president Abdus Salam Murshedy informed, adding that they are determined to start the Federation Cup on schedule this time.
“We have taken this decision with consent from participating clubs as the representatives of all clubs, except for Mohammedan SC, were present at the meeting,” said Murshedy, who is also the chairman of the league committee.
The committee had earlier declared a tentative starting date for the Federation Cup as May 15, but later postponed it as only three clubs gave their consent to take part, thanks to the decision of releasing national footballers from the ongoing camp to the respective clubs on only match-days.
BFF general secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag informed that the 12 participating teams will be split into four groups for the round-robin matches before top teams of each group advance to the quarterfinals. The final is likely to be held on June 30.
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