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2016 Bangabandhu Gold Cup
Tournament details
Host countryBangladesh
Dates8–22 January
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 in 2 host cities
Final positions
Champions   Nepal (1st title)
Runners-up Bahrain U21
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored34 (2.27 per match)
Top scorer(s)Nepal Nawayug Shrestha
(4 goals)
Best player(s)Nepal Nawayug Shrestha
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The 2016 Bangabandhu Cup or 2016 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. Launched in 1996, it was the 4th time the tournament had been held. Eight teams from the 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

Broadcasters

Participating nations

The following nations have entered the competition:[1]

Group A
 Bangladesh
Malaysia Felda United[2]
   Nepal
 Sri Lanka
Group B
 Bahrain U-21
 Bangladesh U-23
 Cambodia
 Maldives

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
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
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 Malaysia Felda United 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Bangladesh 4–2 Sri Lanka
Rony 17', 86'
Yeasin 22'
Jibon 42'		 Figurado 21' (pen.)
Chaturanga 52'
Shamsul Huda Stadium, Jessore
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-Udom (Thailand)
Nepal   0–0Malaysia Felda United
Shamsul Huda Stadium, Jessore
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Mohamed Jalal Uddin (Bangladesh)
Nepal   1–0 Sri Lanka
Magar 2'
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 400
Referee: Bhubon Tarafder (Bangladesh)
Bangladesh 1–1Malaysia Felda United
Mithun 76' Hadin 55'
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 6,400
Referee: Hien Triet Nguyen (Vietnam)
Felda United Malaysia1–2 Sri Lanka
Alias 82' Nipuna Bandara 19'
Chaturanga 64'
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 300
Referee: Omar Al-Yacoubi (Oman)
Bangladesh 0–0   Nepal
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-Udom (Thailand)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Maldives 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Knockout stage
2  Bahrain U-21 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
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Bangladesh U-23 1–1 Bahrain U-21
Yousuf Sifat 18' Jasim Alshakikh 23'
Shamsul Huda Stadium, Jessore
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)
Maldives 3–2 Cambodia
Ismail Easa 6'
Naaiz Hassan 38', 79'		 Sun Vandeth 15'
Tith Dina 45+1'
Shamsul Huda Stadium, Jessore
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Omar Al-Yacoubi (Oman)
Bahrain U-21 1–0 Cambodia
Abdul Aziz Al Shaikh 11'
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 800
Referee: Mohamed Jalal Uddin (Bangladesh)
Bangladesh U-23 0–2 Maldives
Ismail Easa 16'
Ahmed Imaz 22'
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Omar Al-Yacoubi (Oman)
Bahrain U-23 1–1 Maldives
Anwar Ali 58' Ahmed Imaz 18'
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 200
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)
Cambodia 1–0 Bangladesh U-23
Tith Dina 71'
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 3000
Referee: Omar Al-Yacoubi (Oman)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Round 1Round 2
 
      
 
18 January – Dhaka
 
 
 Bangladesh0
 
22 January – Dhaka
 
Bahrain Bahrain U-211
 
Bahrain Bahrain U-210
 
19 January – Dhaka
 
   Nepal3
 
 Maldives1
 
 
   Nepal4
 

Semi-finals

Bangladesh 0–1 Bahrain U-21
Ebrahim Alhooti 45+1'
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-Udom (Thailand)
Maldives 1–4   Nepal
Ahmed Nashid 76' Nawayug Shrestha 31', 61', 90+2'
Bishal Rai 52'
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Omar Al-Yacoubi (Oman)

Final

Bahrain U-21 0–3   Nepal
Bimal Gharti Magar 5'
Bishal Rai 87'
Nawayug Shrestha 90+2'
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 16,000

Awards

 2016 Bangabandhu Cup champions 
  
Nepal
First title

Goalscorers

4 Goals
2 Goals

References

  1. ^ "BFF promises major shake-up". The Daily Star Bangladesh. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Cambodia open Bangabandhu Gold Cup on Saturday". ASEAN Football Federation. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Nepal beat Bahrain 3-0 in Bangabandhu, win first international title after 23 years than AFC Solidarity by beating Macau 1-0 in final ..Nepal won South Asian Games 2016 football Gold medal by defeating host country India on final 2-1". The Himalayan Times. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
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