Dhaka, Oct 03: The draw ceremony for the Knockout phase of the Federation Cup 2010, which is going to kick-off on October 8, took place at BFF house today.
A total of eighteen teams are participating in this tournament whereas fourteen of them will fight in the initial round in four groups for a place in the final round where they will combat the top four teams of Bangladesh League 2009.
BFF coaches, ex players and journalists picked up the draw coupons.
BFF’s senior vice president Abdus Salam Murshedy was present in the program along with executive committee members Harunur Rashid, Fazlur Rahman Babul, Hasanuzzaman Khan Bablu, Sattyajit Das Rupu and Amirul Islam Babu.
The groups and fixture:
Federation Cup 2010
Fixture of Preliminary Round
Venue: Birshrestha Shahid Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Kamalapur
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| Rahamatgonj MFS (Bie) | Brothers Union (Bie) | Muktijoddha Shangshad | Arambagh KS |
| Chittagong Abahani LTD | Chittagong Mohammedan SC | Farashganj SC | Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited |
| Bangladesh Police | Victoria Sporting Club | Bangladesh Air Force | Young Men’s Club |
| xxxxx | Xxxxx | Bangladesh Navy | BKSP |
| Date | Team |
| Team | Outcome | Time |
| 08.10.2010 | Chittagong Abahani LTD | VS | Bangladesh Police |
| 3.00 pm |
| 09.10.2010 | Chittagong Mohammedan SC | VS | Victoria Sporting Club |
| 3.00 pm |
| 10.10.2010 | Muktijoddha Shangshad | VS | Bangladesh Navy |
| 3.00 pm |
| Farashganj SC | VS | Bangladesh Air Force |
| 6.00 pm | |
| 11.10.2010 | Arambagh KS | VS | BKSP |
| 3.00 pm |
| Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited | VS | Young Men’s Club |
| 6.00 pm | |
| 12.10.2010 | Rahamatgonj MFS | VS | Winner of CTG Abahani vs Bangladesh Police | A | 3.00 pm |
| Brothers Union | VS | Winner of Chittagong Mohammedan SC VS Victoria SC | B | 6.00 pm | |
| 13.10.2010 | Muktijoddha / Bangladesh Navy | VS | Farashganj / Bangladesh Air Force | C | 3.00 pm |
| Arambagh / BKSP | VS | Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited / Young Men’s Club | D | 6.00 pm |