Bangabandhu Cup
Appearance
Founded | 1996 |
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Region | International |
Current champions | Nepal |
Most successful team(s) | Malaysia B/U-23 (2 titles) |
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 Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. It was first launched in 1996, and The second Bangabandhu Cup was staged in 1999. BFF had considered re-launching the tournament in 2009. It was finally given the go-ahead in 2014 for a third edition to be played in early 2015 with six nations participating.[1][2] Nepal is the new champion by defeating Bahrain in the 2016 tournament.
Results
Year | Final | ||
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Winner | Score | Runner-up | |
1996-97 Details |
Malaysia B |
2 - 1 | PSM Makassar |
1999 Details |
Japan League XI |
3 - 2 | Ghana Olympic |
2015 Details |
Malaysia U-23 |
3 - 2 | Bangladesh |
2016 Details |
Nepal |
3 - 0 | Bahrain U-23 |
Venues
See also
- Bangabandhu Cup
- Kirin Cup
- King's Cup
- Merlion Cup
- Nehru Cup
- Pestabola Merdeka
References
- ^ "Bangabandhu Gold Cup coming to life". The Daily Star. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ^ "BFF outlines Bangabandhu Gold Cup in Jan". Dhaka Tribune. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.