2016 Bangabandhu Cup

The Bangabandhu Cup or Bangabandhu Gold Cup was an international association football tournament organised by the Bangladesh Football Federation as a tribute to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Launched in 1996, it was the 4th time the tournament had been held. Eight teams from Asian Football Confederation participated in this edition.

2016 Bangabandhu Gold Cup
Tournament details
Host country Bangladesh
Dates8 January – 22 January
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 in 2 host city
Final positions
Champions   Nepal (1st title)
Runners-up Bahrain U23
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored34 (2.27 per match)
Top scorer(s) Nawayug Shrestha
(4 goals)
Best player(s) Nawayug Shrestha

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.

Prize money

Referees
  • Sivakorn Pu-Udon (Thailand)
  • Mohmed Jalal Vddin (BAN)
  • Bhubon Tarafder (BAN)
  • Hien Triet Nguyen (Vietnam)
  • Omar Al-Yacobi (Oman)
  • Pranjal Banerjee (India)

Broadcaster

Participating nations

The following nations have entered the competition.[1]

Group A
 Bangladesh
Felda United[2]
 Sri Lanka
   Nepal
Group B
 Bangladesh U-23
 Bahrain U-23
 Maldives
 Cambodia

Venues

Fifteen matches were played at two different venues in Dhaka and Jessore: The Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, and Shamsul Huda Stadium in Jessore.

Dhaka Jessore
Bangabandhu National Stadium Shamsul Huda Stadium
Capacity: 36,000 Capacity: 12,000

Group Stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Bangladesh (H) 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5 Knockout stage
2    Nepal 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5
3  Sri Lanka 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
4 Felda United 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Source:
(H) Host.
Bangladesh 4–2 Sri Lanka
Rony  17'  86'
Yeasin  22'
Jibon  42'		 Figurado  21' (pen.)
Chaturanga  52'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-Udom (Thailand)
Nepal   0–0 Felda United
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Mohamed Jalal Uddin (Bangladesh)
Nepal   1–0 Sri Lanka
Magar  2'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Bhubon Tarafder (Bangladesh)
Bangladesh 1–1 Felda United
Mithun  76' Hadin  55'
Attendance: 6,400
Referee: Hien Triet Nguyen (Vietnam)
Felda United 1–2 Sri Lanka
Alias  82' Nipuna Bandara  19'
Chaturanga  64'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Omar Al-Yacoubi (Oman)
Bangladesh 0–0   Nepal
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-Udom (Thailand)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Maldives 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Knockout stage
2  Bahrain U-23 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3  Cambodia 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4  Bangladesh U-23 (H) 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source:
(H) Host.
Bangladesh U-23 1–1 Bahrain U-23
Yousuf Sifat  18' Jasim Alshakikh  23'
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)
Maldives 3–2 Cambodia
Ismail Easa  6'
Naaiz Hassan  38'  79'		 Sun Vandeth  15'
Tith Dina  45+1'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Omar Al-Yacoubi (Oman)
Bahrain U-23 1–0 Cambodia
Abdul Aziz Al Shaikh  11'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Mohamed Jalal Uddin (Bangladesh)
Bangladesh U-23 0–2 Maldives
Ismail Easa  16'
Ahmed Imaz  22'
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Omar Al-Yacoubi (Oman)
Bahrain U-23 1–1 Maldives
Anwar Ali  58' Ahmed Imaz  18'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)
Cambodia 1–0 Bangladesh U-23
Tith Dina  71'
Attendance: 3000
Referee: Omar Al-Yacoubi (Oman)

Knockout stage

Bracket
 
Round 1Round 2
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Bangladesh0
 
 
 
 Bahrain U-231
 
 Bahrain U-230
 
 
 
   Nepal3
 
 Maldives1
 
 
   Nepal4
 

Semi-finals
Bangladesh 0–1 Bahrain U-23
Ebrahim Alhooti  45+1'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-Udom (Thailand)
Maldives 1–4   Nepal
Ahmed Nashid  76' Nawayug Shrestha  31', 61', 90+2'
Bishal Rai  52'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Omar Al-Yacoubi (Oman)

Final

This was the first win by Nepal in any tournament in 23 years. Striker Bimal Gharti Magar won the Man Of The Match for his goal and an assist

Bahrain U-23 0–3   Nepal
Bimal Gharti Magar 5'
Bishal Rai  87'
Nawayug Shrestha  90+2'
Attendance: 16,000

Awards
 2016 Bangabandhu Cup Champions 

Nepal
First title

Multiple Goalscorers
4 Goals
2 Goals

References
  1. "BFF promises major shake-up". The Daily Star Bangladesh. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  2. "Cambodia open Bangabandhu Gold Cup on Saturday". ASEAN Football Federation. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
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