2016 Bangabandhu Cup

2016 Bangabandhu Gold Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Bangladesh
Dates	8–22 January
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue	2 in 2 host cities
Final positions
Champions	Nepal (1st title)
Runners-up	Bahrain U21
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	34 (2.27 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Nawayug Shrestha (4 goals)
Best player	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 Bangabandhu Cup 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

• Winner: ৳4,250,000.
• Runner-up: ৳2,000,000.

Referees

• Sivakorn Pu-Udon (Thailand)
• Mohmed Jalal Vddin (BAN)
• Bhubon Tarafder (BAN)
• Hien Triet Nguyen (Vietnam)
• Omar Al-Yacobi (Oman)
• Pranjal Banerjee (India)

Broadcasters

• Channel 9
• Bangladesh Television-BTV

Participating nations

The following nations have entered the competition: ^[1]

Group A
Bangladesh
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
Bangabandhu National Stadium Shamsul Huda Stadium

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	Felda United	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2

Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

8 January 2016

2:45 PM BDT

Bangladesh	4–2	Sri Lanka
Rony 17', 86' Zahid 22' Jibon 42'	Report	Figurado 21' (pen.) Chaturanga 52'

Shamsul Huda Stadium, Jessore

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Sivakorn Pu-Udom (Thailand)

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9 January 2016

2:45 PM BDT

Nepal	0–0	Felda United

Shamsul Huda Stadium, Jessore

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Mohamed Jalal Uddin (Bangladesh)

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13 January 2016

3:00 PM BDT

Nepal	1–0	Sri Lanka
Magar 2'

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 400

Referee: Bhubon Tarafder (Bangladesh)

13 January 2016

6:30 PM BDT

Bangladesh	1–1	Felda United
Mithun 76'		Hadin 55'

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 6,400

Referee: Hien Triet Nguyen (Vietnam)

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15 January 2016

3:00 PM BDT

Felda United	1–2	Sri Lanka
Alias 82'		Nipuna Bandara 19' Chaturanga 64'

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 300

Referee: Omar Al-Yacoubi (Oman)

15 January 2016

6:30 PM BDT

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: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

10 January 2016

2:45 PM BDT

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)

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11 January 2016

2:45 PM BDT

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)

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14 January 2016

3:00 PM BDT

Bahrain U-21	1–0	Cambodia
Abdul Aziz Al Shaikh 11'

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 800

Referee: Mohamed Jalal Uddin (Bangladesh)

14 January 2016

6:30 PM BDT

Bangladesh U-23	0–2	Maldives
		Ismail Easa 16' Ahmed Imaz 22'

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 3,200

Referee: Omar Al-Yacoubi (Oman)

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16 January 2016

3:00 PM BDT

Bahrain U-23	1–1	Maldives
Anwar Ali 58'		Ahmed Imaz 18'

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 200

Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)

16 January 2016

6:30 PM BDT

Cambodia	1–0	Bangladesh U-23
Tith Dina 71'

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 3000

Referee: Omar Al-Yacoubi (Oman)

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Round 1				Round 2
	18 January – Dhaka
	Bangladesh	0
					22 January – Dhaka
	Bahrain U-21	1
					Bahrain U-21	0
	19 January – Dhaka
					Nepal	3
	Maldives	1
	Nepal	4

Semi-finals

18 January 2016

5:30 PM BDT

Bangladesh	0–1	Bahrain U-21
		Ebrahim Alhooti 45+1'

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Sivakorn Pu-Udom (Thailand)

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19 January 2016

5:30 PM BDT

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

22 January 2016

5:00 PM BDT

Bahrain U-21	0–3	Nepal
		Bimal Gharti Magar 5' Bishal Rai 87' Nawayug Shrestha 90+2'

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 16,000

• This was the first win by Nepal in any tournament in 23 years. ^[3] Striker Bimal Gharti Magar won the Man Of The Match for his goal and assist.

Awards

2016 Bangabandhu Cup champions
Nepal First title

Goalscorers

4 Goals

• Nawayug Shrestha

2 Goals

• Bimal Gharti Magar
• Bishal Rai
• Shakhawat Hossain Rony
• Naaiz Hassan
• Ismail Easa
• Chaturanga
• Tith Dina
• Ahmed Imaz

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.