2020 Bangabandhu Gold Cup
Tournament details
Host countryBangladesh
Dates15–25 January[2]
Teams6[1] (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Palestine (2nd title)
Runners-up Burundi
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored28 (3.11 per match)
Top scorer(s)Burundi Jospin Nshimirimana (7 goals)
Best player(s)Burundi Jospin Nshimirimana[3]
Best goalkeeperState of Palestine Tawfiq Ali[3]
Fair play award Palestine[3]
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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.

Palestine were the defending champions and successfully defended their title after beating Burundi 3–1 on 25 January 2020.[5][6]

Participating nations

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)

Draw

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
  1.  Palestine (106)
  2.  Burundi (151)
  1.  Mauritius (172)
  2.  Bangladesh (187) (hosts)
  1.  Seychelles (200)
  2.  Sri Lanka (205)

Venue

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 / 23.727833°N 90.413444°E / 23.727833; 90.413444 (Dhaka)
Capacity: 36,000 seats

Match officials

Group stage

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
Source: GSA
(H) Hosts
Bangladesh 0–2 Palestine
Report
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Sudish Pandey (Nepal)
Palestine 2–0 Sri Lanka
 Report
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Referee: Yaasin Hanafiah (Malaysia)
Sri Lanka 0–3 Bangladesh
Report
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Referee: Virendha Rai (Bhutan)

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
Source: GSA
Mauritius 1–4 Burundi
  • François 3'
 Report
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Referee: Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh)
Burundi 3–1 Seychelles
 Report
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Referee: Mohammed Jalal Uddin (Bangladesh)
Seychelles 2–2 Mauritius
 Report
  • Ferré 67'
  • François 90+1'
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Referee: Sudish Pandey (Nepal)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
22 January – Dhaka
 
 
 Palestine1
 
25 January – Dhaka
 
 Seychelles0
 
 Palestine3
 
23 January – Dhaka
 
 Burundi1
 
 Burundi3
 
 
 Bangladesh0
 

Semi-finals

Palestine 1–0 Seychelles
 Report
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Referee: Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh)
Burundi 3–0 Bangladesh
 Report
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Referee: Sudish Pandey (Nepal)

Final

Palestine 3–1 Burundi
 Report
  • Ndikumana 60'
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Referee: Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh)

Goalscorers

There were 28 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 3.11 goals per match.

7 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Sponsorship

Local sports marketing company K–Sports bought the rights for this edition of the tournament and provided all the expenditures.[10]

Prize money

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

Broadcasting rights

Country Broadcaster Ref.
 Bangladesh RTV
BTV 		[11]
 Burundi BeTV
 Mauritius MBC1
 Palestine Al-Quds TV
 Seychelles StarTimes
 Sri Lanka Dialog TV

References

  1. ^ "নাটকীয়ভাবে আরেক দল বাড়লো বঙ্গবন্ধু গোল্ডকাপে". Jagonews24.com (in Bengali). 4 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Bangabandhu Gold Cup defers to next year". Dhaka Tribune. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d "Palestine rout Burundi 3-1 to retain Bangabandhu Gold Cup title". Dhaka. United News of Bangladesh. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Bangabandhu Gold Cup Football to begin on Jan 15". United News of Bangladesh. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Palestine win Bangabandhu Gold Cup after penalty drama". BFF. 12 October 2018. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Palestine beats Burundi to retain Bangabandhu Gold Cup title". The Financial Express. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  7. ^ "FIFA Rankings – 19 December 2019". FIFA. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Bangladesh, Palestine in same group". The Daily Star. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Six-nation event from Jan 15 at BNS only". The Daily Star. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  10. ^ "K-SPORTS to sponsor Bangabandhu Gold Cup". United News of Bangladesh. 29 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Bangabandhu Gold Cup kicks off Wednesday". United News Bangladesh. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
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