Bashundhara Kings drawn in Group D in AFC Cup Football

 
Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) champions Bashundhara Kings has drawn in Group D (South Zone) of the AFC Cup Football 2023-24 along with Indian Odisha FC and MohunBagan Super Giant, and Maziya SRC of Maldives, UNB report confirmed.

The official draw for the Group Stage of the Asia's Secondary Club League, the AFC Cup 2023-24,  was held Thursday (Aug 24) afternoon at the AFC headquarter in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur.

Thirty six Asian clubs, split into nine groups, will compete in the meet on home and away basis, begining on September 18.
Four times Bangladesh champions Bashundhara Kings, which were eliminated from Asia' s top tier club meet, the AFC Champions League, losing to Sharjah FC by 0-2 goals in the preliminary round, have an opportunity to play in the main draw (Group Stage) of the AFC Cup 2023-24.

Kolkata MohunBagan SG. which beat current BPL runners- up Dhaka Abahani Limited by 3-1 goals in a AFC Cup play-off match in Kolkata last Tuesday, also grouped with Bashundhara Kings and Indian super league champions Odisha FC.

AFC Cup Grouping:

Group A: Al Ahed, Al Futuwa, Jabal Al Mukaber Club, Al Nahda

Group B: Al Wehdat, Kuwait SC, Al Kahrbaa SC, Al Ittihad Al-Ahli of Aleppo

Group C: Al Zawraa, Al Riffa, Nejmeh SC, Al Arabi

Group D: Odisha, Bashundhara Kings, Maziya Sports & Recreation Club, MohunBagan Super Giant

Group E: Ravshan, AltynAsyr, Abdysh-Ata, Merw

Group F: Dynamic Herb Cebu, Macarthur, Shan United, Phnom Penh Crown

Group G: Terengganu, Bali United, Stallion Laguna, Central Coast Mariners

Group H: Haiphong, Hougang United, Sabah, PSM Makassar

Group I: CPK, Tainan City, Ulaanbaatar, Taichung Futuro