International football competition
The 2020 Bangabandhu Gold Cup or simply 2020 Bangabandhu Cup was an international football tournament organized and hosted by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) as a name of tribute to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman .[4] This was the 6th edition of the tournament , with six teams competing from 15 to 25 January 2020.
Palestine were the defending champions and successfully defended their title after beating Burundi 3–1 on 25 January 2020.[5] [6]
Participating nations
The FIFA Rankings of participating national teams before the draw, as of 19 December 2019.[7]
Draw
The draw was held on 4 January 2020 at 12:00 BST at Pan Pacific Hotel Sonargaon in Dhaka . The 6 teams were drawn into 2 groups of 3, by selecting one team from each of the 3 ranked pots.[8]
Venue
All matches were held at the Bangabandhu National Stadium , Dhaka , Bangladesh.[9]
Match officials
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Times listed are UTC+6:00 (BST )
In the knockout stages, if a match finished goalless at the end of normal playing time, extra time would have been played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.
Bracket
Semi-finals
Final
Goalscorers
There were 28 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 3.11 goals per match.
7 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Local sports marketing company K–Sports bought the rights for this edition of the tournament and provided all the expenditures.[10]
Prize money
The following prize money amounts were given at the end of the tournament.[3]
Position
Amount (thousand USD )
Per team
Total
Champions
30
30
Runners-up
20
20
Total
50
Broadcasting rights
References
National teams
National leagues
Domestic cups Regional leagues Youth leagues Regional cup International cup Continental cups Youth cups Defunct Leagues Defunct cups Rivalries