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Tournament details | |
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Host country | Bangladesh |
Dates | 15–25 January [1] |
Teams | 6 [2] (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 9 |
Goals scored | 28 (3.11 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
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.
Palestine were the defending champions and successfully defended their title after beating Burundi 3–1 on 25 January 2020. [5] [6]
The FIFA Rankings of participating national teams before the draw, as of 19 December 2019. [7]
Country | FIFA Ranking 1 | Previous best performance |
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![]() | 187 | Runners-up (2015) |
![]() | 106 | Champions (2018) |
![]() | 151 | Debut |
![]() | 172 | Debut |
![]() | 200 | Debut |
![]() | 205 | Group stage (2016) |
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 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
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All matches were held at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh. [9]
Dhaka | |
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Bangabandhu National Stadium | |
23°43′40.2″N90°24′48.4″E / 23.727833°N 90.413444°E | |
Capacity: 36,000 seats | |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
Sri Lanka ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 | |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
Mauritius ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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| Report |
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Burundi ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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| Report |
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Seychelles ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Report |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
22 January – Dhaka | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
25 January – Dhaka | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
23 January – Dhaka | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
Palestine ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Burundi ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Palestine ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Report |
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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
Local sports marketing company K–Sports bought the rights for this edition of the tournament and provided all the expenditures. [10]
The following prize money amounts were given at the end of the tournament. [3]
Position | Amount (thousand USD) | |
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Per team | Total | |
Champions | 30 | 30 |
Runners-up | 20 | 20 |
Total | 50 |
Country | Broadcaster | Ref. |
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![]() | RTV BTV | [11] |
![]() | BeTV | |
![]() | MBC1 | |
![]() | Al-Quds TV | |
![]() | StarTimes | |
![]() | Dialog TV |
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