2015 Bangabandhu Cup
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Dates | 29 January – 8 February |
Teams | 6 (from AFC confederations) |
Venue(s) | 2 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 9 |
Goals scored | 19 (2.11 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() (2 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
The Bangabandhu Cup or Bangabandhu Gold Cup is an international association football tournament organised by the Bangladesh Football Federation as a tribute to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. It was launched in 1996, but only two editions have thus far been played. 2015 edition was the third edition of the Bangabandhu Cup. The BFF had been looking to re-launch the tournament since 2009.It was finally given the go ahead in 2014 to be played in early 2015 with six nations participating.[1] It was finally given the go ahead in 2014 to be played in early 2015 with six nations participating.[2] Just days prior to the start of the tournament, the BFF confirmed all six participants.[3] Malaysia U-23 won the third edition in the re-launch tournament against Bangladesh in the final. This is also the first time the host, Bangladesh have reached the final.
Format
In the group stage, six teams were divided into two groups of three teams. Each group was a round-robin of three games, where each team played one match against each of the other teams in the same group. Teams were awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw and none for a defeat. The teams finishing first and second in each group qualified to the semi-finals.
Officials
Eleven referees and 2 match commissioner were appointed by the FIFA for this tournament.
Referees
Tayeb Shamsuzzaman
Mijanur Rahman
Jalal Uddin
Jasim Uddin
Ferdour Ahmed
Mohammad Nuruzzaman
MZF Nahid
Khamis Mohammed SA Al-Marri
Bonyadifard Mooud Abbasali
Hsu Min-Yu
Match Commissioner
Broadcaster
Venues
Nine matches were played at two different venues in Dhaka and Sylhet. The Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, and Sylhet District Stadium in Sylhet. All matches were played at the following two grounds:
Dhaka | Sylhet | |
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Bangabandhu National Stadium | Sylhet District Stadium | |
Capacity: 36,000 | Capacity: 18,000 | |
Participating nations
The following nations have entered the competition.[4]
Group 'A' |
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Group 'B' |
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Matches
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
Bangladesh ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Syazwan ![]() |
Bangladesh ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Hemanta ![]() |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
Semi-finals
Bangladesh ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Nasiruddin ![]() |
Final
Goalscorers
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goal
Squads
Bahrain U-23
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Bangladesh
Head coach: Lodewijk de Kruif
Malaysia U-23
Head coach: Razip Ismail
No. | Name | Nationality | Position | |||||||
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
1 | Mohd Farhan Abu Bakar | ![]() |
GK | |||||||
22 | Mohd Ramadhan Abdul Hamid | ![]() |
GK | |||||||
23 | Muhd Ilham Amirullah Razali | ![]() |
GK | |||||||
Defenders | ||||||||||
5 | Wan Ahmad Amirzafran Wan Nadris | ![]() |
CB | |||||||
16 | Mohd Asri Mardzuki | ![]() |
LB | |||||||
3 | Mohd Ashmawi Yakin | ![]() |
RB | |||||||
13 | Azrul Nizam Muhamad | ![]() |
LB | |||||||
24 | Annas Rahmat | ![]() |
CB | |||||||
15 | Mohd Syawal Nordin | ![]() |
CB, LB | |||||||
21 | Nazirul Naim Che Hashim | ![]() |
LB | |||||||
11 | Muhd Syazwan Andik | ![]() |
LB, LM | |||||||
Midfielders | ||||||||||
4 | Ariff Farhan Isa | ![]() |
CM, LB | |||||||
8 | Shahrul Igwan Samsudin | ![]() |
LM, LW | |||||||
7 | Amirul Hisyam Awang Kechik | ![]() |
CM, AM | |||||||
25 | Faris Shah Rosli | ![]() |
RM, RW | |||||||
10 | Mohd Ridzuan Abdunloh | ![]() |
LM, LW, RM, RW | |||||||
9 | Adam Nor Azlin | ![]() |
AM, CM, ST | |||||||
18 | Syahrul Azwari Ibrahim | ![]() |
RM, RW, ST | |||||||
Amirul Ikmal Hafiz | ![]() |
CM | ||||||||
Forwards | ||||||||||
Mohd Syafwan Syahlan | ![]() |
ST | ||||||||
12 | S. Kumaahran | ![]() |
ST, RW, LW | |||||||
17 | Mohd Faizat Ghazli | ![]() |
ST, LW | |||||||
20 | Muhd Akhir Bahari | ![]() |
ST, RW, LW |
Singapore U-23
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Sri Lanka
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Thailand U-23
Head coach: Choketawee Promrut
References
- ^ "BFF outlines Bangabandhu Gold Cup in Jan". Dhaka Tribune. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ "'CMG offers lucrative'". The Daily Star. 25 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^ "SL confirmed as sixth team". The Daily Star. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "Gold Cup opener in Sylhet, final in Dhaka". The Daily Star Bangladesh. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.