The Bangabandhu Cup, also known as the Bangabandhu Gold Cup, was 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.
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.
Palestine is the champion, after defeating Tajikistan in the 2018 tournament and defended its trophy against Burundi in 2020.
Results
Year Final ChampionsScore Runners–up1996–97 Details Malaysia 2–1 PSM Makassar 1999 Details Japan3–2 Ghana 2015 Details Malaysia3–2 Bangladesh2016 Details Nepal3–0 Bahrain2018 Details Palestine0–0 (4–3 PSO) Tajikistan2020 Details Palestine3–1 Burundi
Tournament summary
Team Champions Runners–up Malaysia U-23 2 (1996/97, 2015) 02 (2018, 2020) 0 1 (2016) 0 1 (1999) 0 01 (2018) Bahrain U-230 1 (2016)0 1 (2015) Ghana U-230 1 (1999) PSM Makassar0 1 (1996–97)01 (2020)
Top goalscorers
Top goalscorers by edition YearsPlayer(s)Goals1996–97 Izaak Fatari Musa Kallon–1999 Lee Chun-soo72015 Kumaahran Sathasivam Pakorn Prempak22016 Nawayug Shrestha42018 Komron Tursunov22020 Jospin Nshimirimana7
Venues Bangabandhu National Stadium Sylhet District Stadium Bangladesh Army Stadium M. A. Aziz Stadium Cox's Bazar Stadium
References
External links Tournament overview at RSSSF