2015 Bangabandhu Cup
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Bangladesh |
| Dates | 29 January – 8 February |
| Teams | 6 (from AFC confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Malaysia (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Bangladesh |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 19 (2.11 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Kumaahran Sathasivam Pakorn Prempak(2 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Jamal Bhuyan |
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International football competition
The 2015 Bangabandhu Cup or 2015 Bangabandhu Gold Cup is an international association football tournament organised by the Bangladesh Football Federation as a tribute to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. This was the 3rd edition of the Bangabandhu Cup, after a hiatus of 16 years. It was finally given the go ahead to be played in early 2015 with six nations participating.[1]
Malaysia U-23 won the third edition, after beating Bangladesh U-23 in the final. This was also the first time the host reached the final of this tournament.
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.
Venues
Nine matches were played at two different venues in Dhaka and Sylhet. The Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, and Sylhet District Stadium in Sylhet. All matches were played at the following two grounds:
| Dhaka | Sylhet | |
|---|---|---|
| Bangabandhu National Stadium | Sylhet District Stadium | |
| Capacity: 36,000 | Capacity: 18,000 | |
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Officials
Eleven referees and 2 match commissioner were appointed by the FIFA for this tournament.
Referees
Ferdour Ahmed- Jalal Uddin
- Jasim Uddin
- Mijanur Rahman
- Mohammad Nuruzzaman
- Nahid
- Tayeb Shamsuzzaman
Hsu Min-Yu
Mooud Bonyadifar
Khamis Al-Marri
Match Commissioner
- Monirul Islam
Goutam Kar
Broadcaster
- Channel 9
- Fox Sports 2
- Bangladesh Television
Group stage
- All times are local, Bangladesh Standard Time (UTC+06:00)
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Bangladesh | 0–1 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
Syazwan  51' |
Attendance: 20,000
| Bangladesh | 1–0 | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| Hemanta 41' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
 Singapore | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 |
 Bahrain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 5 February – Sylhet | ||||||
| Singapore | 0 | |||||
| 8 February – Dhaka | ||||||
| Malaysia | 1 | |||||
| Malaysia | 3 | |||||
| 6 February – Dhaka | ||||||
| Bangladesh | 2 | |||||
| Bangladesh | 1 | |||||
| Thailand | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Bangladesh | 1–0 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Chowdhury 38' |
Final
Goalscorers
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goal
Saleh
References
- ^ "SL confirmed as sixth team". The Daily Star. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160329142039/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesb/bangabandhu.html
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