Citycell Fed Cup draw
Monday, 4 August 2008
The ceremonial draw for the 16-team final round of the season's curtain raiser football meet, the Federation Cup Football Tournament, was held Sunday afternoon amid huge enthusiasm among football lovers, reports UNB.
The first professional league (B League) champions Dhaka Abahani Limited will play Jatrabari KC in the inaugural match Wednesday (Aug 6) at 5 pm at the country's premier sports venue -- Banglabandhu National Stadium.
Groupings for the final round of the meet have been finalized through the ceremonial draw at a function at Hotel Purbani in the afternoon in presence of large number of former star booters and renowned organisers.
Dhaka Abahani Limited has been placed in tough Group B along with Chittagong Mohammedan SC, Chittagong Abahani Limited and Jatrabari KC.
Senior Vice-President of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) and Chairman of the Professional League Committee Abdus Salam Murshadi addressed the function, also attended by Tanjim Haque and Mohammad Atiq of the meet's sponsor CityCell.
Famed TV star Sadia Islam Mou and her celebrated actor husband Zahid Hasan were the main attraction in the ceremonial draw. They picked up the tokens of first two clubs, Muktijoddha Sangsad KC and Dhaka Abahani Limited, to lead Group A and B respectively.
Later, star footballers of yesteryears, mostly from Dhaka Mohammedan SC, but none of the B league champions Dhaka Abahani Limited, picked up the names of remaining 14 clubs.
Captain of Swadhin Bangla Football team Zakaria Pintoo, star booter cum hockey player Pratap Sankar Hazra, long serving national custodian Shahidur Rahman Shantu, Sultan Ahmed, Shahiduddin Ahmed Selim, Mosabbir Hossain, Kazi Jashimuddin Joshi, Elias Hossain, Mohammad Kaikobad, Bashir Ahmed, Kaiser Hamid, Abu Yousuf, Shafiqul Islam Manik and Ajmat Ali drew the tokens of participating clubs.
Four top teams of the maiden Professional League (B League) -holders Dhaka Abahani Limited, runners-up Dhaka Mohammedan SC, Muktijoddha Sangsad KC and Sheikh Russell KC - have been considered as the top seeded teams to lead four groups.
Group A: Muktijoddha Sangsad KC, Farashganj SC, Khulna Abahani KC and Dhaka Wanderers Club;
Group B: Dhaka Abahani Limited, Chittagong Mohammedan SC, Chittagong Abahani Limited and Jatrabari KC;
Group C: Sheikh Russell KC, Brothers Union Club, Victoria SC and BKSP;
Group D: Dhaka Mohammedan SC, Arambagh KS, Rahmatganj MFS and Sunrise SC.
On completion of the group matches, champions and runners-up of the four groups will play in the quarterfinals.
The first professional league (B League) champions Dhaka Abahani Limited will play Jatrabari KC in the inaugural match Wednesday (Aug 6) at 5 pm at the country's premier sports venue -- Banglabandhu National Stadium.
Groupings for the final round of the meet have been finalized through the ceremonial draw at a function at Hotel Purbani in the afternoon in presence of large number of former star booters and renowned organisers.
Dhaka Abahani Limited has been placed in tough Group B along with Chittagong Mohammedan SC, Chittagong Abahani Limited and Jatrabari KC.
Senior Vice-President of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) and Chairman of the Professional League Committee Abdus Salam Murshadi addressed the function, also attended by Tanjim Haque and Mohammad Atiq of the meet's sponsor CityCell.
Famed TV star Sadia Islam Mou and her celebrated actor husband Zahid Hasan were the main attraction in the ceremonial draw. They picked up the tokens of first two clubs, Muktijoddha Sangsad KC and Dhaka Abahani Limited, to lead Group A and B respectively.
Later, star footballers of yesteryears, mostly from Dhaka Mohammedan SC, but none of the B league champions Dhaka Abahani Limited, picked up the names of remaining 14 clubs.
Captain of Swadhin Bangla Football team Zakaria Pintoo, star booter cum hockey player Pratap Sankar Hazra, long serving national custodian Shahidur Rahman Shantu, Sultan Ahmed, Shahiduddin Ahmed Selim, Mosabbir Hossain, Kazi Jashimuddin Joshi, Elias Hossain, Mohammad Kaikobad, Bashir Ahmed, Kaiser Hamid, Abu Yousuf, Shafiqul Islam Manik and Ajmat Ali drew the tokens of participating clubs.
Four top teams of the maiden Professional League (B League) -holders Dhaka Abahani Limited, runners-up Dhaka Mohammedan SC, Muktijoddha Sangsad KC and Sheikh Russell KC - have been considered as the top seeded teams to lead four groups.
Group A: Muktijoddha Sangsad KC, Farashganj SC, Khulna Abahani KC and Dhaka Wanderers Club;
Group B: Dhaka Abahani Limited, Chittagong Mohammedan SC, Chittagong Abahani Limited and Jatrabari KC;
Group C: Sheikh Russell KC, Brothers Union Club, Victoria SC and BKSP;
Group D: Dhaka Mohammedan SC, Arambagh KS, Rahmatganj MFS and Sunrise SC.
On completion of the group matches, champions and runners-up of the four groups will play in the quarterfinals.