Bangabandhu Cup

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Bangabandhu Cup
Bangabandhu Gold Cup logo.png
Founded1996;28 years ago (1996)
RegionInternational
Current championsFlag of Palestine.svg  Palestine
Most successful team(s)Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia
(2 titles each)
Soccerball current event.svg 2022 Bangabandhu Cup

The Bangabandhu Cup, also known as the Bangabandhu Gold Cup, is an international football tournament organised by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) as a tribute to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman who is the founding father of Bangladesh. It has been played sporadically since 1996, and was resurrected in 2015. [1]

Contents

Up to the 2016 edition, most of the participating countries in the tournament sent their youth national teams, their second teams or club sides. In the 2018 edition, all participating nations sent their first team except the Philippines. [2]

Palestine is the champion, after defeating Tajikistan in the 2018 tournament and defended its trophy against Burundi in 2020.

Results

YearFinal
ChampionsScoreRunners–up
1996–97
Details
Flag of Malaysia.svg
Malaysia
2–1 Flag of Indonesia.svg
PSM Makassar
1999
Details
Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
3–2 Flag of Ghana.svg
Ghana
2015
Details
Flag of Malaysia.svg
Malaysia
3–2 Flag of Bangladesh.svg
Bangladesh
2016
Details
Flag of Nepal.svg
Nepal
3–0 Flag of Bahrain.svg
Bahrain
2018
Details
Flag of Palestine.svg
Palestine
0–0( a.e.t. )
(4–3 PSO)
Flag of Tajikistan.svg
Tajikistan
2020
Details
Flag of Palestine.svg
Palestine
3–1 Flag of Burundi.svg
Burundi

Tournament summary

TeamChampionsRunners–up
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia U-23 2 (1996/97 , 2015)0
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 2 (2018, 2020)0
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 1 (2016)0
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1 (1999)0
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 01 (2018)
Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain U-23 01 (2016)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 01 (2015)
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana U-23 01 (1999)
Flag of Indonesia.svg PSM Makassar 01 (1996–97)
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 01 (2020)

Top goalscorers

Top goalscorers by edition

YearsPlayer(s)Goals
1996–97 Flag of Indonesia.svg Izaak Fatari
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Musa Kallon
1999 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Chun-soo 7
2015 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kumaahran Sathasivam
Flag of Thailand.svg Pakorn Prempak
2
2016 Flag of Nepal.svg Nawayug Shrestha 4
2018 Flag of Tajikistan.svg Komron Tursunov 2
2020 Flag of Burundi.svg Jospin Nshimirimana 7

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