The Bangabandhu Cup, also known as the Bangabandhu Gold Cup, is an international
football
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tournament organised by the
Bangladesh Football Federation
Bangladesh Football Federation (, ''Bānlādēśa phuṭabala phēḍārēśana'') is the governing body that administrates the sport of association football in Bangladesh. It is in charge of running the country's men's and women's national tea ...
(BFF) as a tribute to
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ( bn, শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান; 17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), often shortened as Sheikh Mujib or Mujib and widely known as Bangabandhu (meaning ''Friend of Bengal''), was a Bengali polit ...
who is the
founding father
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of
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mo ...
. It has been played sporadically since 1996, and was resurrected in 2015.
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.
is the champion, after defeating
Tajikistan
Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...
in the 2018 tournament and defended its trophy against
Burundi
Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Gr ...
in 2020.
Results
Tournament summary
Top goalscorers
Top goalscorers by edition
Venues
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Bangabandhu National Stadium
Bangabandhu National Stadium ( bn, বঙ্গবন্ধু জাতীয় স্টেডিয়াম, '' romanised: Bongobondhu jateeyo stediyaam''), also known as Dhaka Stadium, and formerly known as Dacca Stadium, is the national ...
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Sylhet District Stadium
Sylhet District Stadium ( bn, সিলেট জেলা স্টেডিয়াম) is located in Rekabi Bazar, Sylhet, Bangladesh with a capacity of 15,000. It is a multipurpose stadium mostly used for football and cricket. The stadium is c ...
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Bangladesh Army Stadium
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M. A. Aziz Stadium
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Cox's Bazar Stadium
Cox's Bazar Stadium, also known as Bir Shrestha Ruhul Amin Stadium is a football stadium situated by the south side of Cox's Bazar Medical College Hospital and east side of Cox's Bazar district council.
See also
* List of football stadiums in ...
References
External links
* http://www.rsssf.com/tablesb/bangabandhu.html
{{Friendly association football tournaments in Asia
International association football competitions hosted by Bangladesh
Memorials to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Annual sporting events
Recurring sporting events established in 1996
1996 establishments in Bangladesh