The knock-out stage quarterfinals of the season's ccurtain-raiser soccer meet, The Independence Cup Football 2023, begins on Sunday at two different venues across the country.

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Group A champions Bangladesh Police will meet Group B runners-up Rahmatganj MFS in the first quarterfinal on Sunday at 4:00 pm at the Bashundhara Kings Arena in the capital.

Group B champions Dhaka Abahani Ltd will face Group A runners-up Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in the seconf quarterfinal also on Sunday at 1:45 pm at the Bir Shreshtha Fl Lt Shaheed Matiur Rahman Stadium in Munshiganj.

After a recess on Monday, Dhaka Mohammedan SC, the champions of Group C, will encounter Group D runners-up Chattogram Abahani Limited in the third quarterfinal on Tuesday at 1:45 pm at the Bir Shreshtha Fl Lt Shaheed Matiur Rahman Stadium in Munshiganj.

Star-studded Bashundhara Kings, the champions of Group D, will play Group C runners-up Bangladesh Army Football team in the fourth and last quarterfinal, also on Tuesday at 4:00 pm at their home ground -- Bashundhara Kings Arena.

The two semifinals will be held ten days later, after the Bashundhara Kings vital AFC Cup Football match against Indian giant Odisha FC, billed for December 11 at Kalindi Stadum in Bhubaneswar.

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The first semifinal will be held on December 15 at  1:45 pm at the Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni Stadium in Gopalganj, while the second semifinal will also be held on the same day at 4:00 pm at the Bashundhara Kings Arena in the city.

The title-deciding final match will commence on December 18 at 1:45 pm at the Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni Stadium in Gopalganj.