Bangabandhu Cup

The Bangabandhu Cup, also known as the Bangabandhu Gold Cup, is an international football tournament organised by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) as a tribute to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman who is considered as the founding father of Bangladesh. It has been played sporadically since 1996, and was resurrected in 2015.[1]

Bangabandhu Cup
Founded1996
RegionInternational
Current champions Palestine
Most successful team(s) Palestine
 Malaysia
(2 titles each)
2020 Bangabandhu Cup

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.[2]

Palestine is the champion, after defeating Tajikistan in the 2018 tournament and defended his throphy against Burundi in 2020.

Results

Year Final
Champions Score Runners–up
1996–97
Details

Malaysia Red
2 – 1
PSM Makassar
1999
Details

JFL XI
3 – 2
Ghana U–23
Year Final
Winner Score Runner-up
2015
Details

Malaysia U–22
3 – 2
Bangladesh
2016
Details

Nepal
3 – 0
Bahrain U–23
2018
Details

Palestine
0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 PSO)

Tajikistan
2020
Details

Palestine
3 – 1
Burundi

Tournament summary

Team Champions Runners–up
Malaysia U–22 2015, 1996–97 N/A
 Palestine 2018, 2020 N/A
   Nepal 2016 N/A
JFL XI 1999 N/A
 Tajikistan N/A 2018
Bahrain U–23 N/A 2016
 Bangladesh N/A 2015
Ghana U–23 N/A 1999
PSM Makassar N/A 1996–97
 Burundi N/A 2020

Top goalscorers

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