The final match of the Bangabandhu National Football Championship will be held Monday at the Bir Sreshtho Shaheed Shipahi Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur, Dhaka. Bangladesh Army will face Chattogram in the title-deciding match at 4:30pm. Earlier, Bangladesh Army booked their place in the final by beating Mymensingh 5-0 in the first semifinal. Chattogram beat Magura 4-2 in a tie-breaker as the second semifinal between them ended in a 1-1 draw Friday. Read: BPL Football: Saif deal killer blow to Dhaka Abahani with 4-2 win In a pre-final press conference at Bangladesh Football Federation House Sunday, the coaches and captains of Army and Chattogram expressed optimism that they would win the final. The champions will be awarded prize money of Tk3 lakh while the runners-up will get Tk2 lakh in addition to trophies and medals. The best player, highest goal scorer, best goalkeeper, best coach and best referee of the tournament will also be awarded. Seventy-two teams participated in the first phase of the national competition that began on December 3 last year. Later, 10 teams took part in the final round in Madaripur.  

The 10-team final round of the Bangabandhu National Football Championship will kick off in the first week of March.

A fine hat-trick by Zillur Rahman enabled hosts Sylhet District to clinch the Surma Zone title of the Bangabandhu National Football Championship eliminating Narsingdi District by 5-2 goals in the final at the Sylhet District Stadium on Tuesday.

Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) emerged champions in Seba Zone of the Bangabandhu National Football Championship beating Bangladesh Army by 3-1 goals in the tie breaker on Sunday.

Satkhira District clinched the Chitra zone title of the Bangabandhu National Football Championship beating hosts Barisal District by 1-0 goal at the Abdur Rab Serniabad Stadium in Barisal on Tuesday.

Hosts Narayanganj District beat Faridpur District by 3-1 goals in the Padma Zone match of the Bangabandhu National Football Championship at the Narayanganj Osmani Stadium on Monday.