Tourney Name: | Bangabandhu Gold Cup |
Year: | 2015 |
Country: | Bangladesh |
Dates: | 29 January – 8 February |
Num Teams: | 6 |
Confederations: | AFC |
Venues: | 2 |
Count: | 2 |
Matches: | 9 |
Goals: | 19 |
Player: | Jamal Bhuyan |
Top Scorer: | Kumaahran Sathasivam Pakorn Prempak (2 goals) |
Prevseason: | 1999 |
Nextseason: | 2016 |
The 2015 Bangabandhu Cup or 2015 Bangabandhu Gold Cup is an international association football tournament organised by the Bangladesh Football Federation as a tribute to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. This was the 3rd edition of the Bangabandhu Cup, after a hiatus of 16 years. It was finally given the go ahead to be played in early 2015 with six nations participating.[1]
Malaysia U-23 won the third edition, after beating Bangladesh U-23 in the final. This was also the first time the host reached the final of this tournament.
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.
Nine matches were played at two different venues in Dhaka and Sylhet. The Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, and Sylhet District Stadium in Sylhet.All matches were played at the following two grounds:
Dhaka | Sylhet | ||
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Bangabandhu National Stadium | Sylhet District Stadium | ||
Capacity: 36,000 | Capacity: 18,000 | ||
Eleven referees and 2 match commissioner were appointed by the FIFA for this tournament.
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