The 2019 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup, also known as Sheikh Kamal Gold Cup 2019, was the 3rd edition of Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup, an international club football tournament hosted by the Chittagong Abahani in association with the Bangladesh Football Federation. This tournament took place at the M. A. Aziz Stadium in the port city of Chittagong from 19 October to 30 October 2019. Participation fees for each team are US$10,000 and the champion of the tournament was awarded US$50,000 and the runner-up was awarded US$25,000.
Maldivian side T.C. Sports Club were the defending champions having won the 2017 edition, but were eliminated from group stage in this edition
Participating teams Eight clubs sent their team to participate in the tournament from five nations of AFC. Two teams from Bangladesh, three teams from India, and one team each from Laos, Malaysia and Maldives participated.
Following are the participated teams: Chittagong Abahani (Host) Bashundhara Kings Mohun Bagan Chennai City Gokulam Kerala Terengganu TC Sports Club Young Elephants
Draw The draw were held on 11 October 2019 in Dhaka. The eight teams were divided into 2 groups. The top 2 teams from each group will qualify for Semi-finals.
Group draw Group AGroup B Chittagong Abahani Bashundhara Kings Mohun Bagan Chennai City TC Sports Club Gokulam Kerala Young Elephants Terengganu
Venue Chittagong M. A. Aziz Stadium Capacity: 25,000
Group stages All Matches were played at Chittagong. Times Listed are UTC+6:00 Key to colours in group tablesGroup Winners and Runners-up advance to the Semi-finals
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage Time listed are UTC+6:00 All matches played at Chittagong In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.
Bracket
Semi-finals
Final
Winners Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup 2019Winners TerengganuFirst TitleRunners-up Chittagong AbahaniThird-place Gokulam Kerala Mohun Bagan (joint-third)
Goalscorers
Prize money Finishing PositionTeamPrize moneyChampionsTerengganu FCUSD 50,000Runners-upChittagong AbahaniUSD 25,000
Media coverage
Bangladeshi satellite channels Channel 9, Bangla TV & Bangladesh Television live telecasted all matches in Bangladesh and South Asian countries as well as rest of the world. Online stream: Cplustv YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3aNZXndc9tRpYKYKSYUbrg Bangladesh Betar 104.0 FM telecasted live commentary all matches from the stadium. Print media partners are The Daily Star also The Bonik Barta.
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