2021–22 BFF U-16 Football Tournament explained

Tourney Name:	BFF U-16 Football Tournament
Year:	2021–22
Country:	Bangladesh
Dates:	21 September–11 October 2022
Num Teams:	11
Venues:	2
Cities:	1
Champion Other:	Kawran Bazar PS U-16
Count:	1
Second Other:	Wari Club U-16
Fair Play:	Wari Club U-16
Matches:	28
Goals:	113
Top Scorer:	6 goals Abu Bokkor Siddik (Fortis FC U-16) Arif Hosen Sobuj (Kawran Bazar PS U-16)
Player:	Akash Islam (Wari Club U-16)
Nextseason:	2023–24

The 2021–22 BFF U-16 Football Tournament was the inaugural edition of BFF U-16 Football Tournament. The youth teams of 11 BCL clubs competing in the tournament. It was played from 20 September to 11 October 2022 at two venues in Dhaka.^{[1] [2]}

Karan Bazar PS U-16 is the defending champion having won against Wari Club U-16 by 3–0 goals in the final on 11 October 2022.^[3]

Format

All the participant teams will be divided into two groups. Every team will play once against the other teams of their group in group phase. The champion and runners-up of both groups will qualify for semi-final.^[4]

Participating teams

The following eleven team were participated in the tournament.

Team	Appearances	Previous best performance
AFC Uttara U-16	Debut
Agrani Bank Ltd. SC U-16	Debut
Dhaka Wanderers Club U-16	Debut
Gopalganj Sporting Club U-16	Debut
Farashganj SC U-16	Debut
Fakirerpool YMC U-16	Debut
Fortis FC U-16	Debut
Kawran Bazar PS U-16	Debut
NoFeL Sporting Club U-16	Debut
Uttara FC U-16	Debut
Wari Club U-16	Debut

Draw

The draw ceremony were held at BFF house at Motijheel, Dhaka on 18 September 2022.^[5]

width=20%	Group A	width=20%	Group B
NoFeL Sporting Club U-16 Agrani Bank Ltd. SC U-16 Fakirerpool YMC U-16 Uttara FC U-16 Wari Club U-16	Fortis FC U-16 Kawran Bazar PS U-16 Dhaka Wanderers U-16 Farashganj SC U-16 Gopalganj Sporting Club U-16 AFC Uttara U-16

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Round Matches Dates

Phase	Date
Group Stages	20 September–4 October 2022
Semi finals	7–8 October 2022
Final	11 October 2022

Venues

All matches will be played following two ground.

Group stages

• All matches will be played at Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• Times listed are .

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Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

• In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.

Bracket

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Semi-finals

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Final

Awards

Award	Winner	Club
Player of the Tournament	Akash Islam	Wari Club U-16
Man of the Final	Shahidul Mustafa	Kawran Bazar PS U-16
Fair Play Trophy		Wari Club U-16

See also

• BFF U-18 Football League(2021-22)

Notes and References

1. Web site: বয়সভিত্তিক ফুটবলের ২ আয়োজন নিয়ে আসছে বাফুফে. dhakapost.com.
2. Web site: BFF U-16 Football tournament's draw held - Sports - observerbd.com. The Daily Observer.
3. News: কাওরান বাজার চ্যাম্পিয়ন. 11 October 2022. bn. Daily Dhaka Post. 13 October 2022.
4. Web site: বিসিএল টুর্নামেন্টের আলোচনায় মাঠ . 2022-09-23 . dhakapost.com . bn.
5. Web site: BFF U-16 Football tournament's draw held - Sports - observerbd.com . 2022-09-23 . The Daily Observer.