International football competition
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]
Participating nations
The FIFA Rankings of participating national teams before the draw, as of 19 December 2019.[7]
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]
Venue
All matches were held at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh.[9]
Match officials
Group stage
Group A
Source: GSA
(H) Hosts
Group B
Source: GSA
Knockout stage
- Times listed are UTC+6:00 (BST)
- In the knockout stages, if a match finished goalless at the end of normal playing time, extra time would have been played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.
Bracket
Semi-finals
Final
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]
Broadcasting rights
References
- ^ "নাটকীয়ভাবে আরেক দল বাড়লো বঙ্গবন্ধু গোল্ডকাপে". Jagonews24.com (in Bengali). 4 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "Bangabandhu Gold Cup defers to next year". Dhaka Tribune. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Palestine rout Burundi 3-1 to retain Bangabandhu Gold Cup title". Dhaka. United News of Bangladesh. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "Bangabandhu Gold Cup Football to begin on Jan 15". United News of Bangladesh. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Palestine win Bangabandhu Gold Cup after penalty drama". BFF. 12 October 2018. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Palestine beats Burundi to retain Bangabandhu Gold Cup title". The Financial Express. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "FIFA Rankings – 19 December 2019". FIFA. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "Bangladesh, Palestine in same group". The Daily Star. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "Six-nation event from Jan 15 at BNS only". The Daily Star. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "K-SPORTS to sponsor Bangabandhu Gold Cup". United News of Bangladesh. 29 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Bangabandhu Gold Cup kicks off Wednesday". United News Bangladesh. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
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