2016 Bangabandhu Cup

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2016 Bangabandhu Gold Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Bangladesh
Dates	8 January – 22 January
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 in 2 host cities
Final positions
Champions	Nepal (1st title)
Runners-up	Bahrain U23
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	34 (2.27 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Nawayug Shrestha (4 goals)
Best player(s)	Nawayug Shrestha
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The 2016 Bangabandhu Cup or 2016 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 the Asian Football Confederation participated in this edition.

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[]

• Winner: ৳4,250,000.
• Runner-up: ৳2,000,000.

Referees[]

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

Broadcasters[]

• Channel 9
• Bangladesh Television-BTV

Participating nations[]

The following nations have entered the competition:^[1]

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

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
Bangabandhu National Stadium Shamsul Huda Stadium

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

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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

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Knockout stage[]

Bracket[]

	Round 1				Round 2
	Bangladesh	0
	Bahrain U-23	1
					Bahrain U-23	0
					Nepal	3
	Maldives	1
	Nepal	4

Semi-finals[]

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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 assist.

Awards[]

2016 Bangabandhu Cup Champions
Nepal First title

Goalscorers[]

4 Goals

• Nawayug Shrestha

2 Goals

References[]