1999 Bangabandhu Cup

1999 Bangabandhu Cup
Tournament details
CountryBangladesh
Dates27 August – 7 September
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Japan Third Division XI (1st title)
Runners-up Ghana U-23
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored51 (3.4 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Lee Chun-soo (7 goals)

All statistics correct as of 29 March 2019.

1999 Bangabandhu Cup was the 2nd season of the Bangabandhu Cup, after the first edition was held in 1996–97. The second edition ran from 27 August 1999 to 7 September 1999. A Japanese Third Division XI went on to win the cup after defeating the Ghana U-23 team 3–2 in the finals.[1]

Bangabandhu Cup was discontinued after the 1999 edition due to the political situation in the country,[2] and relaunched again in 2015.[3]

Format

In group stage twelve teams divided into four groups of three teams, playing a single match round-robin. The teams finishing first in each group qualified for the Semi-finals.

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
III. Kerületi FC 2 1 1 0 5 4 +1 4
 Bangladesh 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
Malaysia U-23 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0
Source:
Kerületi FC3–2 Malaysia U-23
Sitku Nizaruddin
Lim Chau-Yew


Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
South Korea U-20 2 2 0 0 9 2 +7 6
Brazil League XI 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
Thailand U-23 2 0 0 2 2 8 −6 0
Source:

Brazil League XI 1–0 Thailand U-23
Hugo

South Korea U-20 2–0 Brazil League XI
Lee Chun-soo

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Ghana U-23 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6
Uzbekistan League XI 2 1 0 1 1 4 −3 3
   Nepal 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
Source:

Nepal   0–1 Uzbekistan League XI

Ghana U-23 4–0 Uzbekistan League XI

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Japan Third Division XI 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 6
Kuwait U-23 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3
Semen Padang 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 0
Source:

Kuwait U-23 2–0 Semen Padang
Al Dwaisan
Darweesh Ahmed

Kuwait U-23 0–1 Japanese Third Division XI
Matsuki

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Kerületi FC1
 
 
 
Ghana U-232
 
Japanese Third Division XI3
 
 
 
Ghana U-232
 
Japanese Third Division XI3
 
 
South Korea U-202
 

Semi-finals

Final

Japanese Third Division XI 3–2 Ghana U-23
Kataoka
Takahashi
Razak
Amadu

Winners

1999 Bangabandhu Cup Champion

Japan Football League (Third Division) XI
First title

Team statistics

Table shows each team's achievements.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1 Japanese Third Division XI 4 4 0 0 12 4 +8 12 Final
2 Ghana U-23 4 3 0 1 10 5 +5 9 Final
3 South Korea U-20 3 2 0 1 11 5 +6 6 Semi-finals
4 Kerületi FC 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
5  Bangladesh 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 Eliminated in the group stage
6 Kuwait U-23 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3
7 Brazil League XI 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
8 Uzbekistan League XI 2 1 0 1 1 4 −3 3
9 Malaysia U-23 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0
10    Nepal 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
11 Thailand U-23 2 0 0 2 2 8 −6 0
12 Semen Padang 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 0
Source:

References

  1. ^ Morrison, Neil. "Bangabandhu Cup 1999". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  2. ^ Anam, Atique. "Showtime IN Sylhet". The Daily Star. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh eyes semifinal in Bangabandhu Gold Cup". The Financial Express. Retrieved 29 January 2015.