2015 Bangabandhu Cup

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2015 Bangabandhu Gold Cup
Bangabandhu Gold Cup Logo.jpg
Tournament details
Host country Bangladesh
Dates29 January – 8 February
Teams6 (from AFC confederations)
Venue2
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored19 (2.11 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Malaysia.svg Kumaahran Sathasivam
Flag of Thailand.svg Pakorn Prempak
(2 goals)
Best player Flag of Bangladesh.svg Jamal Bhuyan
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The 2015 Bangabandhu Cup or 2015 Bangabandhu Gold Cup is an international association football tournament organised by the Bangladesh Football Federation as a tribute to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. This was the 3rd edition of the Bangabandhu Cup, after a hiatus of 16 years. It was finally given the go ahead to be played in early 2015 with six nations participating. [1]

Contents

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka fielded senior national sides in the competition, while the others participants sent their Olympic/U-23 teams. [2] Malaysia U-23 won the third edition, after beating Bangladesh in the final. This was also the first time the host reached the final of this tournament.

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.

Venues

Nine matches were played at two different venues in Dhaka and Sylhet. The Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, and Sylhet District Stadium in Sylhet. All matches were played at the following two grounds:

Dhaka Sylhet
Bangabandhu National Stadium Sylhet District Stadium
Capacity: 36,000Capacity: 18,000
Bangabandhu National Stadium 2 by Farsad.JPG

Officials

Eleven referees and 2 match commissioner were appointed by the FIFA for this tournament.

Referees

Match Commissioner

  • Flag of Bangladesh.svg Monirul Islam
  • Flag of India.svg Goutam Kar

Broadcaster

Group stage

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 220030+36
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 21011103
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 200203−30
Source: [ citation needed ]
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg0–1Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Syazwan Soccerball shade.svg51'
Sylhet District Stadium, Sylhet
Attendance: 20,000
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg2–0Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Syahrul Soccerball shade.svg45+4'
Ridzuan Soccerball shade.svg60'
Sylhet District Stadium, Sylhet
Attendance: 8,000
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg1–0Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Hemanta Soccerball shade.svg41'
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 220062+46
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 201123−11
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 201103−31
Source: [ citation needed ]
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg2–3Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Iqram Soccerball shade.svg49'
Taufik Soccerball shade.svg53'		Adisak Soccerball shade.svg7'
Chayawat Soccerball shade.svg31'
Pakorn Soccerball shade.svg80'
Sylhet District Stadium, Sylhet
Attendance: 8,000
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg0–0Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 800
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg3–0Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Saleh Soccerball shade.svg35' (o.g.)
Pakorn Soccerball shade.svg51' (pen.)
Jaturong Soccerball shade.svg56'
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
 Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
5 February – Sylhet
 
 
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 0
 
8 February – Dhaka
 
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 1
 
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 3
 
6 February – Dhaka
 
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 2
 
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1
 
 
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 0
 

Semi-finals

Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg0–1Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Kumaahran Soccerball shade.svg50'
Sylhet District Stadium, Sylhet
Attendance: 12,000
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg1–0Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Nasiruddin Soccerball shade.svg38'
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)

Final

Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg2–3Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Ameli Soccerball shade.svg49'
Yeasin Soccerball shade.svg55'		 Nazirul Soccerball shade.svg31'
Kumaahran Soccerball shade.svg40'
Faizat Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)

Goalscorers

2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

References

  1. ↑ "SL confirmed as sixth team". The Daily Star. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Admin (28 January 2015). "Sri Lanka to play in Bangabandhu Gold Cup". ThePapare. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
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