1999 Bangabandhu Cup

1999 Bangabandhu Cup

Country	Bangladesh
Dates	27 August – 7 September
Teams	12
Champions	Japanese League XI (1st title)
Runners-up	Ghana
Matches played	15
Goals scored	51 (3.4 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Lee Chun-Soo (7 goals)
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1999 Bangabandhu Cup was the second season of the Bangabandhu Cup, after the first edition was held in 1996-7. The second edition ran from 27 August 1999 to 7 September 1999. The first game was a Group D encounter between Japan League XI and Indonesian Football Club Semen Padang. Japan League XI went on to win the cup after defeating Ghana Olympic team 3-2 in the finals.^[1]

Bangabandhu Cup was discontinued since the 1999 edition due to ever-changing political scenario of the country coinciding with the receding popularity of the football in Bangladesh.^[2] Bangabandhu Gold Cup was relaunched again in 2015. The third edition is set to start from 29 January 2015.^[3]

Format

In group stage twelve teams divided into four groups of three teams. Each group was a round robin of three games, where each team played one match against each of the other teams in the same group. Teams were awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw and none for a defeat. The teams finishing first in each group qualified for the Semi-finals. The winners of the Semi-final games were to play in the 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 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0 Kerületi FC v  Malaysia 28 August 1999 Kerületi FC 3-2  Malaysia Illés Zsolt Sitku Nizaruddin Lim Chau-Yew Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Attendance: 10,000 Bangladesh  v  Malaysia 31 August 1999 Bangladesh  1-0  Malaysia Masood Rana Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Bangladesh  v Kerületi FC 3 September 1999 Bangladesh  2-2 Kerületi FC Jewel Rana Masood Rana Illés Zsolt Sitku Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Group B Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  South Korea 2 2 0 0 9 2 +7 6 Brazil League XI 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3  Thailand 2 0 0 2 2 8 −6 0 South Korea  v  Thailand 29 August 1999 South Korea  7-2  Thailand Lee Chun-Soo Choi Tae-Uk Chun Jae-Woon Nirut Surasiang (o.g.) Bamrung Boonprom Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Brazil League XI v  Thailand 31 August 1999 Brazil League XI 1-0  Thailand Hugo Henrique Assis do Nascimento Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka South Korea  v Brazil League XI 3 September 1999 South Korea  2-0 Brazil League XI Lee Chun-Soo Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Group C Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Ghana 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 Ghana  v    Nepal 28 August 1999 Ghana  2-1    Nepal Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Nepal    v Uzbekistan League XI 30 August 1999 Nepal    0-1 Uzbekistan League XI Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Ghana  v Uzbekistan League XI 2 September 1999 Ghana  4-0 Uzbekistan League XI Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Group D Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Japanese League XI 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 6  Kuwait 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3 Semen Padang 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 0 Japanese League XI v Semen Padang 27 August 1999 Japanese League XI 5-0 Semen Padang Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka  Kuwait v Semen Padang 30 August 1999  Kuwait 2-0 Semen Padang Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka  Kuwait v Japanese League XI 2 September 1999  Kuwait 0-1 Japanese League XI Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Knockout stage Semi-finals Final Bangladesh   Kerületi FC 1     Ghana 2     Bangladesh       Japanese League XI 3     Ghana 2 Bangladesh   Japanese League XI 3   South Korea 2   Semi-finals Kerületi FC v  Ghana 5 September 1999 Kerületi FC 1-2  Ghana Illés Zsolt Sitku Osei Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Japanese League XI v  South Korea 5 September 1999 Japanese League XI 3-2  South Korea Yokose Suzuki Watanabe Jae Jin-Cho Lee Chun-Soo Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Attendance: 10,000 Final Japanese League XI v  Ghana 7 September 1999 Japanese League XI 3-2  Ghana Kataoka Takahashi Razak Amadu Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Attendance: 35,000 Winners 1999 Bangabandhu Cup Champion Japanese League XI First title Team statistics Table shows each teams achievements. Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final 1 Japanese League XI 4 4 0 0 12 4 +8 12 2  Ghana 4 3 0 1 10 5 +5 9 Semi-finals 3  South Korea 3 2 0 1 11 5 +6 6 4 Kerületi FC 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4 Eliminated in the group stage 5  Bangladesh 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 6  Kuwait 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3 7 Brazil League XI 2 1 0 1 1 2 -2 3 8 Uzbekistan League XI 2 1 0 1 1 4 -3 3 9  Malaysia 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 0 10    Nepal 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 0 11  Thailand 2 0 0 2 2 8 -6 0 12 Semen Padang 2 0 0 2 0 7 -7 0 References Morrison, Neil. "Bangabandhu Cup 1999". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 29 January 2015. Anam, Atique. "Showtime IN Sylhet". The Daily Star. Retrieved 29 January 2015. "Bangladesh eyes semifinal in Bangabandhu Gold Cup". The Financial Express. Retrieved 29 January 2015.