1981 Bangladesh President's Gold Cup

1981 Bangladesh President's Gold Cup
Tournament details
Host countryBangladesh
Dates29 March–9 April 1981
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Dhaka Stadium
Final positions
Champions Seoul City Hall (1st title)
Runners-up Bangladesh Red
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored43 (2.87 per match)
Top scorer(s) Park Young Gi (6 goals)
1982

The 1981 Bangladesh President's Gold Cup was the inaugural edition of the Bangladesh President's Gold Cup. The event was held at the Dhaka Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1][2]

Venues

Dhaka
Dhaka Stadium
Capacity: 36,000

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Seoul City Hall 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 5 Advance to the semi-finals
2 Bangladesh Red 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 5
3  Oman 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 2
4 Singha Club 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: RSSSF
Seoul City Hall 1–0 Singha Club
  • Bang Eun Choi 42'
Report
Referee: Munir Hossain (Bangladesh)

Bangladesh Red 1–0 Oman
  • Abdul Gaffar 48'
Report
Referee: Kim Moon Sik (North Korea)

Seoul City Hall 2–0 Oman
  • Park Eun Gi 40', 62'
Report
Referee: Moiuddeen Chowdhury (Bangladesh)
Bangladesh Red 1–0 Singha Club
Report
Referee: Sambeh Achu (Oman)

Oman 3–1 Singha Club
  • Mubarak Taqi 14'
  • Abdullah Hamood 72', 83' (pen.)
Report
  • Sutep 51'
Referee: Abdur Rashid (Bangladesh)
Bangladesh Red 1–1 Seoul City Hall
Report
  • Park Eun Gi 48'
Referee: Sambeh Achu (Oman)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pyongyang SC 3 1 2 0 5 2 +3 4 Advance to the semi-finals
2  Bangladesh Green 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 4
3 Combined Baghdad XI 3 1 1 1 10 4 +6 3
4    Nepal 3 0 1 2 1 12 −11 1
Source: RSSSF
Pyongyang SC 1–1 Combined Baghdad XI
  • Joo Gan Sang 38'
Report
  • Benyamen Dhenka 74'
Referee: Dalil Khan (Bangladesh)
Bangladesh Green 1–1   Nepal
Report
Referee: Kim Soo Duk (South Korea)

Pyongyang SC 3–0   Nepal
  • Lee Song Hoo 63', 65'
  • Sin Hak Euk 89'
Report
Referee: Zahurul Haque (Bangladesh)
Bangladesh Green 3–1 Combined Baghdad XI
Report
  • Asam Abdul Razzak 69'
Referee: Sambeh Achu (Oman)

Combined Baghdad XI 8–0   Nepal
  • Ali Hossain 9', 30'
  • Wadim Munnir 14', 44'
  • Asam Abdul Razzak 19'
  • Ganem Arabi 20', 37'
  • Benyamen Dhenka 25'
Report
Referee: Munir Hossain (Bangladesh)
Bangladesh Green 1–1 Pyongyang SC
Report
  • Kim Jong Man 25'
Referee: Bameshwar Rawat (Nepal)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Seoul City Hall 5–2 Bangladesh Green
  • Kwon Oh-son 4'
  • Park Eun Gi 23', 85', 90'
  • Son Jong Sook 67'
Report
Referee: Bameshwar Rawat (Nepal)

Bangladesh Red 1–1
(a.e.t.)
Pyongyang SC
Report
  • Loo Yang Bol 42'
Penalties
5–4
  • Joo Gan Sang
  • Kim Jong Man
  • Kim Miyang Song
  • Kim Soo Nam
  • Yang Nam
Referee: Bameshwar Rawat (Nepal)

Final

Seoul City Hall 2–0 Bangladesh Red
  • Joong In Choi 43'
  • Joong Soon Taik 70'
Report
Referee: Bameshwar Rawat (Nepal)

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 43 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 2.87 goals per match.

6 goals

  • Park Eun Gi

5 goals

2 goals

  • Abdullah Hamood
  • Benyamen Dhenka
  • Lee Song Hoo
  • Ali Hossain
  • Wadim Munnir
  • Asam Abdul Razzak
  • Ganem Arabi

1 goal

1 own goal

References

  1. ^ "President's Gold Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  2. ^ "President's Gold Cup 1981". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 May 2025.