2020 Bangabandhu Cup

The 2020 Bangabandhu Gold Cup or simply 2020 Bangabandhu Cup was an international football tournament organized and hosted by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) as a name of tribute to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. This was the 6th edition of the tournament, with six teams competing from 15 to 25 January 2020.

Palestine were the defending champions and successfully defended their title after beating Burundi 3Ã¢ÂÂ1 on 25 January 2020.

Participating nations

The FIFA Rankings of participating national teams before the draw, as of 19 December 2019.

Draw

The draw was held on 4 January 2020 at 12:00 BST at Pan Pacific Hotel Sonargaon in Dhaka. The 6 teams were drawn into 2 groups of 3, by selecting one team from each of the 3 ranked pots.

Venue

All matches were held at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Match officials

Referees

Mizanur Rahman
Mohammed Jalal Uddin
Virendha Rai
Yaasin Hanafiah
Sudish Pandey

Assistant Referees

Manir Ahmmad Dali
Mohammad Nuruzzaman
Pema
Hariff Akhir
Rojen Shrestha

Group stage

Times listed are (BST)

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Times listed are (BST)
In the knockout stages, if a match finished goalless at the end of normal playing time, extra time would have been played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.

Bracket

Semi-finals

Final

Goalscorers

Sponsorship

Local sports marketing company KÃ¢ÂÂSports bought the rights for this edition of the tournament and provided all the expenditures.

Prize money

The following prize money amounts were given at the end of the tournament.