The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) decided to finally drop the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium as one of the venues for the upcoming season's top-tier competitions, and the BFF president revealed his intention to allocate Tk 1 crore prize money in Super Cup, slated for next year.

"Kamalapur Stadium has not been in our consideration for next season as we are mulling to hold season-curtaining tournament Independence Cup outside the capital in more than one venue. Cumilla, Mushiganj and Gopalganj have been among the initial candidates to hold the next season's Independence Cup," informed BFF general secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag yesterday.

The astro-turf surface at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium, popularly known as Kamalapur Stadium, has virtually turned into an injury-trap for the players. One of the notable victims include national defender and Bashundhara Kings captain Tapu Barman, who is still nursing an injury he sustained in last season during season-curtaining Independence Cup.

Apart from Tapu, several foreign players also sustained injuries during the Independence Cup and, as a consequence, three clubs – Bashundhara Kings, Uttar Baridhara Club and Muktijoddha Sangsad – withdrew from last edition's Federation Cup after the local game's governing body did not consider their appeal to arrange the Federation Cup outside the Kamalapur Stadium.

The BFF general secretary also added they have tentatively scheduled a one-month transfer window from the first week of October, before the season gets underway in the middle of November through the Independence Cup. Afterwards, the Bangladesh Premier League will commence in the second week of December, coinciding with the FIFA World Cup.

Meanwhile, the BFF president Kazi Salahuddin said that they are all set to bring back Tk 1 crore prize money for the Super Cup after 10 years with a hope to make the Bangladesh Premier League more competitive and entertain the spectators in the process.

"A total of six teams, split into two groups, will compete in the Super Cup, which is expected to take place after the completion of a second-term transfer window in April," Salahuddin said.

"Top four teams from the standings of last Bangladesh premier league table will play directly while two teams from the rest of the professional football league will come through the qualification round," added the BFF president.