2016 Bangabandhu Cup
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | Bangladesh |
Dates | 8 January – 22 January |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 in 2 host city |
Final positions | |
Champions | Nepal (1st title) |
Runners-up | Bahrain U23 |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 34 (2.27 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Nawayug Shrestha (4 goals) |
Best player(s) | Nawayug Shrestha |
The Bangabandhu Cup or Bangabandhu Gold Cup was 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, this was the 4th time the tournament had been held. Eight teams from Asian Football Confederation participated in this edition.
Format
In the group stage, six teams were divided into two groups of three teams, playing a single round-robin, with the teams finishing first and second in each group qualifying to the semi-finals.
Prize money
Referees
- Sivakorn Pu-Udon (Thailand)
- Mohmed Jalal Vddin (BAN)
- Bhubon Tarafder (BAN)
- Hien Triet Nguyen (Vietnam)
- Omar Al-Yacobi (Oman)
- Pranjal Banerjee (India)
Broadcaster
Participating nations
The following nations have entered the competition.[1]
Group A |
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Bangladesh |
Felda United[2] |
Sri Lanka |
Nepal |
Group B |
Bangladesh U-23 |
Bahrain U-23 |
Maldives |
Cambodia |
Venues
Fifteen matches were played at two different venues in Dhaka and Jessore: The Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, and Shamsul Huda Stadium in Jessore.
Dhaka | Jessore | |
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Bangabandhu National Stadium | Shamsul Huda Stadium | |
Capacity: 36,000 | Capacity: 12,000 | |
Group Stage
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Bangladesh (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | Knockout stage |
2 | Nepal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | Felda United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
Bangladesh | 4–2 | Sri Lanka |
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Rony 17' 86' Yeasin 22' Jibon 42' |
Figurado 21' (pen.) Chaturanga 52' |
Nepal | 0–0 | Felda United |
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Bangladesh | 1–1 | Felda United |
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Mithun 76' | Hadin 55' |
Felda United | 1–2 | Sri Lanka |
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Alias 82' | Nipuna Bandara 19' Chaturanga 64' |
Bangladesh | 0–0 | Nepal |
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Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Maldives | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Knockout stage |
2 | Bahrain U-23 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | Cambodia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | Bangladesh U-23 (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Bangladesh U-23 | 1–1 | Bahrain U-23 |
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Yousuf Sifat 18' | Jasim Alshakikh 23' |
Maldives | 3–2 | Cambodia |
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Ismail Easa 6' Naaiz Hassan 38' 79' |
Sun Vandeth 15' Tith Dina 45+1' |
Bahrain U-23 | 1–0 | Cambodia |
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Abdul Aziz Al Shaikh 11' |
Bangladesh U-23 | 0–2 | Maldives |
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Ismail Easa 16' Ahmed Imaz 22' |
Bahrain U-23 | 1–1 | Maldives |
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Anwar Ali 58' | Ahmed Imaz 18' |
Cambodia | 1–0 | Bangladesh U-23 |
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Tith Dina 71' |
Knockout stage
Bracket
Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||
Bangladesh | 0 | |||||
Bahrain U-23 | 1 | |||||
Bahrain U-23 | 0 | |||||
Nepal | 3 | |||||
Maldives | 1 | |||||
Nepal | 4 | |||||
Semi-finals
Bangladesh | 0–1 | Bahrain U-23 |
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Ebrahim Alhooti 45+1' |
Maldives | 1–4 | Nepal |
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Ahmed Nashid 76' | Nawayug Shrestha 31', 61', 90+2' Bishal Rai 52' |
Final
This was the first win by Nepal in any tournament in 23 years. Striker Bimal Gharti Magar won the Man Of The Match for his goal and an assist
Bahrain U-23 | 0–3 | Nepal |
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Bimal Gharti Magar 5' Bishal Rai 87' Nawayug Shrestha 90+2' |
Awards
2016 Bangabandhu Cup Champions |
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Nepal First title |
Multiple Goalscorers
- 4 Goals
- 2 Goals
References
- ^ "BFF promises major shake-up". The Daily Star Bangladesh. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ "Cambodia open Bangabandhu Gold Cup on Saturday". ASEAN Football Federation. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.