1999 Bangabandhu Cup

1999 Bangabandhu Cup

Country	Bangladesh
Dates	27 August – 7 September
Teams	12
Champions	Japanese League XI (1st title)
Runners-up	Ghana U–23
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. Japan League 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 28 August 1999 Kerületi FC 3-2 Malaysia U–23 Illés Zsolt Sitku Nizaruddin Lim Chau-Yew Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Attendance: 10,000 31 August 1999 Bangladesh  1-0 Malaysia U–23 Masood Rana Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka 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 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 29 August 1999 South Korea U–20 7-2 Thailand U–23 Lee Chun-Soo Choi Tae-Uk Chun Jae-Woon Nirut Surasiang (o.g.) Bamrung Boonprom Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka 31 August 1999 Brazil League XI 1-0 Thailand U–23 Hugo Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka 3 September 1999 South Korea U–20 2-0 Brazil League XI Lee Chun-Soo Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka 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 28 August 1999 Ghana U–23 2-1    Nepal Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka 30 August 1999 Nepal    0-1 Uzbekistan League XI Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka 2 September 1999 Ghana U–23 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 U–23 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3 Semen Padang 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 0 27 August 1999 Japanese League XI 5-0 Semen Padang 　Matsuki Suzuki Watanabe Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka 30 August 1999 Kuwait U–23 2-0 Semen Padang 　Al Dwaisan Darweesh Ahmed　 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka 2 September 1999 Kuwait U–23 0-1 Japanese League XI Matsuki Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Knockout stage   Semi-finals Final                       Kerületi FC 1       Ghana U–23 2   Japanese League XI 3       Ghana U–23   Japanese League XI 3     South Korea U–20 2   Semi-finals 5 September 1999 Kerületi FC 1-2 Ghana U–23 Illés Zsolt Sitku Osei Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka 5 September 1999 Japanese League XI 3-2 South Korea U–20 Yokose Suzuki Watanabe Cho Jae-jin Lee Chun-Soo Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Attendance: 10,000 Final 7 September 1999 Japanese League XI 3-2 Ghana U–23 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 U–23 4 3 0 1 10 5 +5 9 Semi-finals 3 South Korea U–20 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 U–23 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 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 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.