Bangabandhu Cup
The Bangabandhu Cup, also known as the Bangabandhu Gold Cup, is an international football tournament organised by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) as a tribute to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman who is the founding father of Bangladesh. It has been played sporadically since 1996, and was resurrected in 2015.[1]
Founded | 1996 |
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Region | International |
Current champions | Palestine |
Most successful team(s) | Palestine Malaysia (2 titles each) |
2022 Bangabandhu Cup |
Up to the 2016 edition, most of the participating countries in the tournament sent their youth national teams, their second teams or club sides. In the 2018 edition, all participating nations sent their first team except the Philippines.[2]
Palestine is the champion, after defeating Tajikistan in the 2018 tournament and defended its trophy against Burundi in 2020.
Results
Year | Final | ||
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Champions | Score | Runners–up | |
1996–97 Details |
Malaysia |
2–1 | PSM Makassar |
1999 Details |
Japan |
3–2 | Ghana |
2015 Details |
Malaysia |
3–2 | Bangladesh |
2016 Details |
Nepal |
3–0 | Bahrain |
2018 Details |
Palestine |
0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 PSO) |
Tajikistan |
2020 Details |
Palestine |
3–1 | Burundi |
Tournament summary
Team | Champions | Runners–up |
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Malaysia U-23 | 2 (1996/97, 2015) | 0 |
Palestine | 2 (2018, 2020) | 0 |
Nepal | 1 (2016) | 0 |
Japan | 1 (1999) | 0 |
Tajikistan | 0 | 1 (2018) |
Bahrain U-23 | 0 | 1 (2016) |
Bangladesh | 0 | 1 (2015) |
Ghana U-23 | 0 | 1 (1999) |
PSM Makassar | 0 | 1 (1996–97) |
Burundi | 0 | 1 (2020) |
Top goalscorers
Top goalscorers by edition
Years | Player(s) | Goals |
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1996–97 | Izaak Fatari Musa Kallon |
– |
1999 | Lee Chun-soo | 7 |
2015 | Kumaahran Sathasivam Pakorn Prempak |
2 |
2016 | Nawayug Shrestha | 4 |
2018 | Komron Tursunov | 2 |
2020 | Jospin Nshimirimana | 7 |
Venues
References
- "Bangabandhu Gold Cup coming to life". The Daily Star. 8 March 2015. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- "First teams add fire". The Daily Star. 1 October 2018. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
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