2019 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup

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2019 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup
Sheikh Kamal ICC 2019 logo.png
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh
City Chittagong
Dates19–31 October 2019
Teams8 (from 5 AFC nations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Malaysia.svg Terengganu (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Bangladesh.svg Chittagong Abahani
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored59 (3.93 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of England.svg Lee Tuck
(6 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of England.svg Lee Tuck
(Terengganu)
2017
2021

The 2019 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup, also known as Sheikh Kamal Gold Cup 2019, was the 3rd edition of Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup, an international club football tournament hosted by the Chittagong Abahani in association with the Bangladesh Football Federation. [1] [2] This tournament took place at the M. A. Aziz Stadium in the port city of Chittagong from 19 October to 30 October 2019. [3] [4] Participation fees for each team are US$10,000 and the champion of the tournament was awarded US$50,000 and the runner-up was awarded US$25,000. [5]

Contents

Maldivian side T.C. Sports Club were the defending champions having won the 2017 edition, but were eliminated from group stage in this edition

Participating teams

Eight clubs sent their team to participate in the tournament from five nations of AFC. Two teams from Bangladesh, three teams from India, and one team each from Laos, Malaysia and Maldives participated. [6]

Following are the participated teams:

Draw

The draw were held on 11 October 2019 in Dhaka. The eight teams were divided into 2 groups. The top 2 teams from each group will qualify for Semi-finals. [7]

Group draw

Group AGroup B
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Chittagong Abahani Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bashundhara Kings
Flag of India.svg Mohun Bagan Flag of India.svg Chennai City
Flag of Maldives.svg TC Sports Club Flag of India.svg Gokulam Kerala
Flag of Laos.svg Young Elephants Flag of Malaysia.svg Terengganu

Venue

Chittagong
M. A. Aziz Stadium
Capacity: 25,000

Group stages

Key to colours in group tables
Group Winners and Runners-up advance to the Semi-finals

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Chittagong Abahani (H)320183+56Advance to Semi-finals
2 Flag of India.svg Mohun Bagan 320142+26
3 Flag of Laos.svg Young Elephants 32016606
4 Flag of Maldives.svg TC Sports Club 30032860
Source: GSA
(H) Hosts

TC Sports Club Flag of Maldives.svg 1–4 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Chittagong Abahani
  • Easa Soccerball shade.svg88'
Report
M. A. Aziz Stadium , Chittagong
Referee: Murad Alzawahreh (Jordan)

Mohun Bagan Flag of India.svg 1–2 Flag of Laos.svg Young Elephants
Report
M. A. Aziz Stadium , Chittagong
Referee: Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh)

TC Sports Club Flag of Maldives.svg 0–2 Flag of India.svg Mohun Bagan
Report
M. A. Aziz Stadium , Chittagong
Referee: Jalal Uddin (Bangladesh)
Young Elephants Flag of Laos.svg 2–4 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Chittagong Abahani
Report
M. A. Aziz Stadium , Chittagong
Referee: Sudish Kumar Pandey (Nepal)

Young Elephants Flag of Laos.svg 2−1 Flag of Maldives.svg TC Sports Club
Report
  • Samir Soccerball shade.svg78'
M. A. Aziz Stadium , Chittagong
Referee: Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh)
Chittagong Abahani Flag of Bangladesh.svg 0–1 Flag of India.svg Mohun Bagan
Report
M. A. Aziz Stadium , Chittagong
Referee: Shraban Kumar Tamang (Nepal)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Malaysia.svg Terengganu 321095+47Advance to Semi-finals
2 Flag of India.svg Gokulam Kerala 321051+47
3 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bashundhara Kings 31026933
4 Flag of India.svg Chennai City 300351050
Source: GSA

Chennai City Flag of India.svg 3–5 Flag of Malaysia.svg Terengganu
Report
M. A. Aziz Stadium , Chittagong
Referee: Ashantha Priyadharshana Dias (Sri Lanka)
Bashundhara Kings Flag of Bangladesh.svg 1–3 Flag of India.svg Gokulam Kerala
Report
M. A. Aziz Stadium , Chittagong
Referee: Shraban Kumar Tamang (Nepal)

Bashundhara Kings Flag of Bangladesh.svg 3–2 Flag of India.svg Chennai City
Report
M. A. Aziz Stadium , Chittagong
Referee: Lakmal Weerakkody (Sri Lanka)
Terengganu Flag of Malaysia.svg 0−0 Flag of India.svg Gokulam Kerala
Report
M. A. Aziz Stadium , Chittagong
Referee: Murad Alzawahreh (Jordan)

Gokulam Kerala Flag of India.svg 2−0 Flag of India.svg Chennai City
Report
M. A. Aziz Stadium , Chittagong
Referee: Jalal Uddin (Bangladesh)
Terengganu Flag of Malaysia.svg 4−2 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bashundhara Kings
Report
M. A. Aziz Stadium , Chittagong
Referee: Sudish Kumar Pandey (Nepal)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
28 October
 
 
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Chittagong Abahani 3
 
31 October
 
Flag of India.svg Gokulam Kerala 2
 
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Chittagong Abahani 1
 
29 October
 
Flag of Malaysia.svg Terengganu

2

 
Flag of Malaysia.svg Terengganu 4
 
 
Flag of India.svg Mohun Bagan 2
 

Semi-finals

Chittagong Abahani Flag of Bangladesh.svg 32 (a.e.t.) Flag of India.svg Gokulam Kerala
Report
M. A. Aziz Stadium , Chittagong
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Murad Alzawahreh (Jordan)

Terengganu Flag of Malaysia.svg 4–2 Flag of India.svg Mohun Bagan
Report
M. A. Aziz Stadium , Chittagong
Referee: Shraban Kumar Tamang (Nepal)

Final

Chittagong Abahani Flag of Bangladesh.svg 1−2 Flag of Malaysia.svg Terengganu
Report
M. A. Aziz Stadium , Chittagong
Referee: Sudish Kumar Pandey (Nepal)

Winners

Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup 2019
Winners
Flag of Malaysia.svg Terengganu
First Title
Runners-Up
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Chittagong Abahani
Thrid-place
Flag of India.svg Gokulam Kerala
Flag of India.svg Mohun Bagan
(joint-thrid)

Goalscorers

There have been 59 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 3.93 goals per match (as of 31 October 2019).

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Prize money

Finishing PositionTeamPrize money
Champions Terengganu FC USD 50,000
Runners-up Chittagong Abahani USD 25,000

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