The 1959 Aga Khan Gold Cup was the second edition of the Aga Khan Gold Cup. The tournament was organized by the East Pakistan Sports Federation (EPSF) and most games were held at the Dhaka Stadium in Dacca, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), from 24 August to 23 September 1959. Matches lasted 70 minutes, with 5 minutes recess.
Venues LocationNameCapacityImageNotes Dacca Dacca Stadium 18,000 Dacca Mohammedan Sporting Club Ground n/a
First round
Replay On 4 September 1959, the EPSF scratched Azad SC from the tournament and awarded the match to Police AC after it was found that the winners had fielded an ineligible player during their match. Eventually, following an appeal from Azad SC, the EPSF decided to hold a replay of the match on 11 September 1959.
Replay
Second round
Replay The game was replayed after Karachi Youngmen Club protested that it had been concluded earlier than scheduled.
Third round
Replay
Semi-finals
Third-place
Final
Replay
GK Ranjit Das (GK) DF Habib AhmedDF Amir Jang GhaznaviDF Qamruzzaman QamruMF Abid Hussain GhaziMF Imam BuxFW Bashir Ahmed FW Aman ChowdhuryFW Madan FW Shah AlamFW Ashraf Chowdhury (c) Substitutions:None GK Ghulam Hussain (GK) DF Allah Bux DF Ghafoor DF Yar MohammadMF SalehMF Golam MF Rasool BuxFW HaroonFW Ghulam Abbas Baloch FW Abdullah RahiFW Yousuf Sr. Substitutions:None
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