The 7th edition of inter-garments football tournament titled ‘BGMEA Cup’ will begin on September 29 at Uttara Sector 4 Kallyan Samiti field. Mid and upper-managements of 16 garment factories of the country will compete in the 8-A-Side football tournament which will be organized by Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA). The BGMEA Cup 2022 players' auction was held at International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) , Dhaka on September 10 where the participating teams made additions to their squad, BGMEA said on Sunday. BGMEA President Faruque Hassan attended the player auction ceremony as the chief guest. BGMEA Vice President Shahidullah Azim, BGMEA Director Md. Imranur Rahman, garment entrepreneurs, players and representatives of sponsors were also present at the programme. Also read: Bangladesh, Indonesia need to work together as partners: BGMEA chief A total of 16 reowned garment companies in Bangladesh will participate in the tournament. They are FAKIR FASHION, AKH GROUP, URMI GROUP, SAYEM GROUP, BABYLON GROUP FARIHA GROUP EPYLLION GROUP,  SNOWTEX OUTERWEAR, AMAZING FASHIONS, APPARELS VILLAGE KIMS CORPORATION, EVINCE GROUP, TORQUE FASHIONS TEAM GROUP, LAILA GROUP, BANDO DESIGN The tournament is powered by “Turag Active” while Platinum Sponsors are  – SHELTECH, BUFT, FARIHA GROUP Gold Sponsors – CLUB11, TWELVE CLOTHING, SARA LIFESTYLE LTD, PORCELANOSA BANGLADESH, SPARROW, NIPA GROUP, ANTRIX SOLUTIONS LIMITED. Broadcast Partner – T-SPORTS Internet Partner- Aamra Gift Partner-CBL Munchee Fitness Partner-Movement Solutions BD Venue Partner- Uttara Kallyan Samiti. Also read: BGMEA seeks uninterrupted energy supply by special arrangements These are the partners of this football tournament. The 16 teams will be divided into 4 groups and the group stage matches will be played at Uttara Sector 4 Kallyan Samiti filed. The final match of the football tournament will be held at the Army Stadium at a later date. Md. Imranur Rahman, a Director of BGMEA and Managing Director of Bando Design Ltd, is a passionate footballer and an organizer who initiated the corporate football tournament in the garment industry ‘BGMEA Cup’ back in 2016.

The 6th edition of the inter-garments football tournament "BGMEA Cup" will begin on January 20 in Dhaka's Uttara. Mid and upper management of 16 garment factories will compete in the eight-a-side tournament. The companies are Fakir Fashions, Team Group, Babylon Group, Epyllion Group, Setara Group, Sayem Group, Mosharaf Apparels Studio, Snowtex Outerwear, Laila Group, Apparels Village, Comfit by Youth Group, Sterling Group, Apparel Industry, Torque Fashions, Tusuka Group and Bando Design. The 16 teams will be divided into four groups and the group stage matches will be played at Uttara Sector 4 Kalyan Samiti field. Read: Bangamata Football: Rajshahi clinch title beating Mymensingh 2-0 The final match of the football tournament will be held at the Army Stadium. The BGMEA Cup 2022 player auction was held at Uttara Club in Dhaka Friday. The tournament trophy was also unveiled there. Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President Faruque Hassan joined the auction event as chief guest. Rahbar Khan Sharan, who played in the fifth edition of the BGMEA Cup in 2020, earned a call-up to the national team in 2021. He was honoured by the BGMEA president at the auction event. BGMEA vice-presidents Khandoker Rafiqul Islam, Md Nasir Uddin; directors Abdullah Hil Rakib, Md Imranur Rahman, Giant Group Director Sharmeen Hassan Tithi, Uttara Club President Feroz Alam, garment entrepreneurs, players and representatives of sponsors were also present at the programme. The tournament is powered by Sheltech Ceramics. ABA Group, the BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology, Twelve Clothing, Urmi Group, Four H Group and Epic Group are co-sponsors. T Sports is the broadcast partner.