2020_Bangabandhu_Cup
2020 Bangabandhu Cup
International football competition
The 2020 Bangabandhu Gold Cup or simply 2020 Bangabandhu Cup was an international football tournament organized and hosted by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) as a name of tribute to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[4] This was the 6th edition of the tournament, with six teams competing from 15 to 25 January 2020.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Bangladesh |
| Dates | 15–25 January[1] |
| Teams | 6[2] (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Palestine (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Burundi |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 28 (3.11 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Jospin Nshimirimana (7 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Jospin Nshimirimana[3] |
| Best goalkeeper | Tawfiq Ali[3] |
| Fair play award | Palestine[3] |
← 2018 2023 → | |
Palestine were the defending champions and successfully defended their title after beating Burundi 3–1 on 25 January 2020.[5][6]
The FIFA Rankings of participating national teams before the draw, as of 19 December 2019.[7]
| Country | FIFA Ranking1 | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
 Bangladesh (Host) |
187 | Runners-up (2015) |
| Palestine |
106 | Champions (2018) |
| Burundi |
151 | Debut |
 Mauritius |
172 | Debut |
 Seychelles |
200 | Debut |
 Sri Lanka |
205 | Group stage (2016) |
The draw was held on 4 January 2020 at 12:00 BST at Pan Pacific Hotel Sonargaon in Dhaka. The 6 teams were drawn into 2 groups of 3, by selecting one team from each of the 3 ranked pots.[8]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
|---|---|---|
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All matches were held at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh.[9]
| Dhaka | |
|---|---|
| Bangabandhu National Stadium | |
| 23°43′40.2″N 90°24′48.4″E | |
| Capacity: 36,000 seats | |
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Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palestine |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Bangladesh (H) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Sri Lanka |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Seychelles |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 | |
| 3 | Mauritius |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
| Mauritius | 1–4 | Burundi |
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| Burundi | 3–1 | Seychelles |
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- Times listed are UTC+6:00 (BST)
- In the knockout stages, if a match finished goalless at the end of normal playing time, extra time would have been played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 22 January – Dhaka | ||||||
| Palestine | 1 | |||||
| 25 January – Dhaka | ||||||
| Seychelles | 0 | |||||
| Palestine | 3 | |||||
| 23 January – Dhaka | ||||||
| Burundi | 1 | |||||
| Burundi | 3 | |||||
| Bangladesh | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
Final
There were 28 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 3.11 goals per match.
7 goals
3 goals
2 goals
Motin Mia
Asman Ndikumana- Amissi Tambwe
Adrien François
Perry Monnaie
1 goal
Local sports marketing company K–Sports bought the rights for this edition of the tournament and provided all the expenditures.[10]
The following prize money amounts were given at the end of the tournament.[3]
| Position | Amount (thousand USD) | |
|---|---|---|
| Per team | Total | |
| Champions | 30 | 30 |
| Runners-up | 20 | 20 |
| Total | 50 | |
- "Bangabandhu Gold Cup defers to next year". Dhaka Tribune. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- "নাটকীয়ভাবে আরেক দল বাড়লো বঙ্গবন্ধু গোল্ডকাপে". Jagonews24.com (in Bengali). 4 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- "Palestine rout Burundi 3-1 to retain Bangabandhu Gold Cup title". Dhaka. United News of Bangladesh. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- "Bangabandhu Gold Cup Football to begin on Jan 15". United News of Bangladesh. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- "Palestine win Bangabandhu Gold Cup after penalty drama". BFF. 12 October 2018. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- "Palestine beats Burundi to retain Bangabandhu Gold Cup title". The Financial Express. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- "FIFA Rankings – 19 December 2019". FIFA. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- "Bangladesh, Palestine in same group". The Daily Star. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- "Six-nation event from Jan 15 at BNS only". The Daily Star. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- "K-SPORTS to sponsor Bangabandhu Gold Cup". United News of Bangladesh. 29 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- "Bangabandhu Gold Cup kicks off Wednesday". United News Bangladesh. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.