2020 Bangabandhu Cup

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2020 Bangabandhu Gold Cup
Official logo of Bangabandhu Cup 2020.png
Tournament details
Host countryBangladesh
Dates15–25 January [1]
Teams 6 [2]  (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Palestine.svg  Palestine (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored28 (3.11 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Burundi.svg Jospin Nshimirimana (7 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Burundi.svg Jospin Nshimirimana [3]
Best goalkeeper Flag of Palestine.svg Tawfiq Ali [3]
Fair play awardFlag of Palestine.svg  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.

Contents

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]

CountryFIFA Ranking 1 Previous best performance
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh (Host)187Runners-up (2015)
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 106Champions (2018)
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 151Debut
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 172Debut
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 200Debut
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 205Group 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 1Pot 2Pot 3
  1. Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine (106)
  2. Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi (151)
  1. Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius (172)
  2. Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh (187) (hosts)
  1. Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles (200)
  2. Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka (205)

Venue

All matches were held at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh. [9]

Dhaka
Bangabandhu National Stadium
23°43′40.2″N90°24′48.4″E / 23.727833°N 90.413444°E / 23.727833; 90.413444 (Dhaka)
Capacity: 36,000 seats
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh.jpg

Match officials

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 220040+46Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh (H)210132+13
3Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 200205−50
Source: GSA
(H) Hosts
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg0–2Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine
Report
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Sudish Pandey (Nepal)
Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg2–0Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Report
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Referee: Yaasin Hanafiah (Malaysia)
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg0–3Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Report
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Referee: Virendha Rai (Bhutan)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 220072+56Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 201135−21
3Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 201136−31
Source: GSA
Mauritius  Flag of Mauritius.svg1–4Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
Report
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Referee: Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh)
Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg3–1Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles
Report
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Referee: Mohammed Jalal Uddin (Bangladesh)
Seychelles  Flag of Seychelles.svg2–2Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
Report
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Referee: Sudish Pandey (Nepal)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
 Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
22 January – Dhaka
 
 
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 1
 
25 January – Dhaka
 
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 0
 
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 3
 
23 January – Dhaka
 
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 1
 
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 3
 
 
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 0
 

Semi-finals

Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg1–0Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles
Report
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Referee: Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh)
Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg3–0Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Report
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Referee: Sudish Pandey (Nepal)

Final

Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg3–1Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
Report
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]

PositionAmount (thousand USD)
Per teamTotal
Champions3030
Runners-up2020
Total50

Broadcasting rights

CountryBroadcasterRef.
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh RTV
BTV 		[11]
Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi BeTV
Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius MBC1
Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine Al-Quds TV
Flag of Seychelles.svg Seychelles StarTimes
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Dialog TV

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