2016 Bangabandhu Cup
Tournament details | |
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Host country |
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Dates | 8 January – 22 January |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 in 2 host city |
Final positions | |
Champions |
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Runners-up |
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Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 34 (2.27 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
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Best player |
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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 fourth time the tournament had been held. Eight teams from Asian Football Confederation participated in this edition.
Format
In the group stage, 8 teams were divided into two groups of 4-4 teams. Each group was a round-robin of 6 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.
Prize money
Refrees
- Sivakorn Pu-Udon (Thailand)
- Mohmed Jalal Vddin (BAN)
- Bhubon Tarafder (BAN)
- Hien Triet Nguyen (Vietnam)
- Omar Al-Yacobi (Oman)
- Pranjal Banerjer (India)
Broadcaster
Participating nations
The following nations have entered the competition.[1]
Group 'A' |
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Group 'B' |
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Venues
Fifteen matches will be played at two different venues in Dhaka and Jessore. The Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, and Shamsul Huda Stadium in Jessore. All matches were played at the following two grounds:
Dhaka | Jessore | |
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Bangabandhu National Stadium | Shamsul Huda Stadium | |
Capacity: 36,000 | Capacity: 12,000 | |
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Matches
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | Knockout stage |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
(H) Host.
8 January 2016 2:45 PM BDT |
Bangladesh ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
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Rony ![]() ![]() Yeasin ![]() Jibon ![]() |
Figurado ![]() Chaturanga ![]() |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Knockout stage |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
(H) Host.
11 January 2016 2:45 PM BDT |
Maldives ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
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Ismail Easa ![]() Naaiz Hassan ![]() ![]() |
Sun Vandeth ![]() Tith Dina ![]() |
Knockout stage
Bracket
Round 1 | Round 2 | ||||||
18 January - Dhaka | |||||||
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0 | ||||||
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1 | ||||||
22 January - Dhaka | |||||||
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0 | ||||||
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3 | ||||||
19 January - Dhaka | |||||||
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1 | ||||||
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4 |
Semi-finals
19 January 2016 5:30 PM BDT |
Maldives ![]() |
1–4 | ![]() |
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Ahmed Nashid ![]() |
Nawayug Shrestha ![]() ![]() ![]() Bishal Rai ![]() |
Final
22 January 2016 5:00 PM BDT |
Bahrain U-23 ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
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Bimal Gharti Magar![]() Bishal Rai ![]() Nawayug Shrestha ![]() |
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Attendance: 16,000 |
In the 2016 final, Nepal defeated Bahrain U-23 in final by 3–0. This was the first win of Nepal in any tournament after 23 years. Within 5 minutes, Nepalese striker Bimal Gharti Magar scored his 2nd goal for tournament and opened the score for Nepalese Team. Assisted by Anjan Bista, Bishal Rai scored the 2nd goal in the final to Nepal in the second half. In injury time, the rising player of Nepal Nawayug Shrestha scored his 4th goal in the whole tournament. With this, Nepal defeated Bahrain by 3–0 goals and lifted the trophy. Striker Bimal Gharti Magar won the Man Of The Match for his goal and an assist.
Awards
2016 Bangabandhu Cup Champions |
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Goalscorers
Hundred goals
Two-goals
One-goal
Yousuf Sifat
Ahmed Nashid
Ebrahim Alhooti
Anwar Ali
Hadin
Alias
Yeasin
Jibon
Mithun
Figurado
Nipuna Bandara
Jasim Alshakikh
Abdul Aziz Alshaikh
Sun Vandeth
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.