1959 Aga Khan Gold Cup

1959 Aga Khan Gold Cup

Mohammedan SC captian, Ashraf Chowdhury, receiving the 1959 Aga Khan Gold Cup from Major General Umrao Khan
Tournament details
Host country	East Pakistan (now Bangladesh)
Dates	24 August – 23 September 1959
Teams	12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue	Various  (in Dhaka host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Mohammedan SC (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	64 (3.56 per match)
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The 1959 Aga Khan Gold Cup was the second edition of the Aga Khan Gold Cup. The tournament was organized by the East Pakistan Sports Federation (EPSF) and all games were held at the Dhaka Stadium in Dhaka, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), from 24 August to 23 September 1959. Matches lasted 70 minutes, with 5 minutes recess. ^[1]

Venues

Location	Name	Capacity	Image	Notes
Dhaka	Dhaka Stadium	18,000
Dhaka	Mohammedan Sporting Club Ground	n/a

First round

24 August 1959 (1959-08-24) ^[2]

Azad SC	2–1	Police AC
S.A. Jamman Mukta 28' Zamboo 33'		Rouf 60'

Dhaka Stadium , Dacca

Referee: Masudur Rahman (Pakistan)

Replay

On 4 September 1959, the EPSF scratched Azad SC from the tournament and awarded the match to Police AC after it was found that the winners had fielded an ineligible player during their match. ^[3] Eventually, following an appeal from Azad SC, the EPSF decided to hold a replay of the match on 11 September 1959. ^[4]

11 September 1959 (1959-09-11) ^[5]

Azad SC	0–3	Police AC
		Rouf Nabi

Mohammedan Sporting Club ground, Dacca

Referee: Masudur Rahman (Pakistan)

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25 August 1959 (1959-08-25) ^[6]

Karachi Youngmen Club	2–1	PWD SC
Sujit Yaqoob 66'		Anjam Hossain 52'

Dhaka Stadium , Dacca

Referee: Hamza (Pakistan)

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26 August 1959 (1959-08-26) ^[7]

Dhaka Wanderers	2–1	Pak Moghuls
Moosa Habib		Rabbani

Dhaka Stadium , Dacca

Referee: Isa Khan (Pakistan)

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31 August 1959 (1959-08-31) ^{[8] [9]}

East Pakistan Rifles	1–2	Bogra Cotton Mills
Saghir		N/A (og.) Ali 65'

Dhaka Stadium , Dacca

Referee: Ghulam Hossain (Pakistan)

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1 September 1959 (1959-09-01) ^[10]

Dhakeshwari Cotton Mills	0–0	Saidpur T.C.

Dhaka Stadium , Dacca

Referee: Isa Khan (Pakistan)

Replay

3 September 1959 (1959-09-03) ^[11]

Dhakeshwari Cotton Mills	5–1	Saidpur T.C.
Nishith Chowdhury 14', 27', ?', ?', ?'		Yaseen 10'

Dhaka Stadium , Dacca

Referee: Isa Khan (Pakistan)

Second round

28 August 1959 (1959-08-28) ^[12]

Dhaka Wanderers	2–0	Karachi Youngmen Club
Ghazi Paltu

Dhaka Stadium , Dacca

Referee: Isa Khan (Pakistan)

Replay

The game was replayed after Karachi Youngmen Club protested that it had been concluded earlier than scheduled.

6 September 1959 (1959-09-06) ^[13]

Dhaka Wanderers	1–0	Karachi Youngmen Club
Patrick 51'

Dhaka Stadium , Dacca

Referee: Golam Hossain (Pakistan)

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29 August 1959 (1959-08-29) ^[14]

East Bengal Railway	1–3	Central Stationary
Shankar		Wasi Aziz

Dhaka Stadium , Dacca

Referee: Masudur Rahman (Pakistan)

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30 August 1959 (1959-08-30) ^[15]

Mohammedan SC	4–1	Rajshahi University
Asharf Mahtab (og.) Ilyas		S.F. Bari

Dhaka Stadium , Dacca

Referee: Afzal Khan (Pakistan)

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9 September 1959 (1959-09-09) ^[16]

Bogra Cotton Mills	Walkover [a]	Peshawar Usmania

Dhaka Stadium , Dacca

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13 September 1959 (1959-09-13) ^[17]

KMC FC	2–0	Wari Club
Abbas 25', 28'

Dhaka Stadium , Dacca

Referee: Isa Khan (Pakistan)

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14 September 1959 (1959-09-14) ^[18]

KPT FC	4–2	Police AC
Mahmud 16', 69' Kasim 45' Mir Dad 65'		Kabir 29' (pen.) Samir 31'

Dhaka Stadium , Dacca

Referee: Golam Hossain (Pakistan)

Third round

11 September 1959 (1959-09-11) ^[19]

Mohammedan SC	Abandoned (3–0) [b]	Bogra Cotton Mills
Aman Chowdhury 25' Shah Alam 43' Asharf 47'

Dhaka Stadium , Dacca

Referee: Isa Khan (Pakistan)

Replay

13 September 1959 (1959-09-13) ^[20]

Mohammedan SC	3–1	Bogra Cotton Mills
Aman Chowdhury 44' Abid 68' Asharf 69'		Salam 25'

Dhaka Stadium , Dacca

Referee: Afzal Khan (Pakistan)

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8 September 1959 (1959-09-08) ^[21]

Dhaka Wanderers	1–2	Ceylon F.A.
Moosa 38' (pen.)		Andrew Fernando 45', 64'

Dhaka Stadium , Dacca

Referee: Masudur Rahman (Pakistan)

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15 September 1959 (1959-09-15) ^[22]

KMC FC	1–0	Central Stationary
Aslam 13'

Dhaka Stadium , Dacca

Referee: Masudur Rahman (Pakistan)

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16 September 1959 (1959-09-16) ^{[23] [24]}

KPT FC	4–0	Dhakeshwari Cotton Mills
Mahmud 10', 11', 51' (pen.) Ibrahim 67'

Dhaka Stadium , Dacca

Referee: Afzal Khan (Pakistan)

Semi-finals

17 September 1959 (1959-09-17) ^[25]

KMC FC	3–0	Ceylon F.A.
Abdullah 10' Abbas 25' Rasool Bux 30' (pen.)

Dhaka Stadium , Dacca

Referee: Golam Hossain (Pakistan)

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18 September 1959 (1959-09-18) ^[26]

Mohammedan SC	2–0	KPT FC
Ashraf 25', ?'

Dhaka Stadium , Dacca

Referee: Masudur Rahman (Pakistan)

Third-place

19 September 1959 (1959-09-19) ^{[27] [28]}

Ceylon F.A.	7–2	KPT FC
Yogoraja 5' Andrew Fernando 6' Nicholas ?', ?', 67' Aluwihara		Ibrahim 65' Mahmud

Dhaka Stadium , Dacca

Referee: Hamza (Pakistan)

Final

20 September 1959 (1959-09-20) ^{[29] [30]}

16:30  UTC+6

Mohammedan SC	Abandoned (3–0) [c]	KMC FC
Madan 8' Bashir 15' Ashraf

Dhaka Stadium , Dacca

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Golam Hossain (Pakistan) ^[d]

Replay

23 September 1959 (1959-09-23) ^{[31] [32]}

16:30  UTC+6

Mohammedan SC	2–0	KMC FC
Madan 30' Asharf 38'

Dhaka Stadium , Dacca

Referee: Masudur Rahman (Pakistan)

Mohammedan

KMC

GK Ranjit Das (GK) DF Habib Ahmed DF Amir Jang Ghaznavi DF Qamruzzaman Qamru MF Abid Hussain Ghazi MF Imam Bux FW Bashir Ahmed FW Aman Chowdhury FW Madan 30' FW Shah Alam FW Ashraf Chowdhury (c) 38' Substitutions: None

GK Ghulam Hussain (GK) DF Allah Bux DF Ghafoor DF Yar Mohammad MF Saleh MF Golam MF Rasool Bux FW Haroon FW Ghulam Abbas Baloch FW Abdullah Rahi FW Yousuf Sr. Substitutions: None

Source: ^[33]

Notes

1. The game was awarded to Bogra Cotton Mills as their opponents failed to arrive in Dhaka on time. ^[16]
2. The game was abandoned 12 minutes earlier due to heavy rain while Mohammedan were leading 3–0. ^[19]
3. The game was abandoned 15 minutes from full-time due to heavy rain and poor lighting, with Mohammedan leading 3–0. ^[29]
4. Golam Hossain was replaced by Masudur Rahman following the interval. ^[29]

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