1999 Bangabandhu Cup

1999 Bangabandhu Cup

Tournament details
Country	Bangladesh
Dates	27 August – 7 September
Teams	12
Final positions
Champions	Japan Third Division XI (1st title)
Runner-up	Ghana U-23
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	51 (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: ^{[citation needed]}

28 August 1999

Kerületi FC	3–2	Malaysia U-23
Sitku		Nizaruddin Lim Chau-Yew

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 10,000

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31 August 1999

Bangladesh	1–0	Malaysia U-23
Dawn 29'

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

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3 September 1999

Bangladesh	2–2	Kerületi FC
Jewel (pen.), 85' Masoud 88'		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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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

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31 August 1999

Brazil League XI	1–0	Thailand U-23
Hugo

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

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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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

28 August 1999

Ghana U-23	2–1	Nepal

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

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30 August 1999

Nepal	0–1	Uzbekistan League XI

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

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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
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: ^{[citation needed]}

27 August 1999

Japanese Third Division XI	5–0	Semen Padang
Matsuki Suzuki Watanabe

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

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30 August 1999

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

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

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2 September 1999

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

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	Kerületi FC	1
	Ghana U-23	2
					Japanese Third Division XI	3
					Ghana U-23	2
	Japanese Third Division XI	3
	South Korea U-20	2

Semi-finals

5 September 1999

Kerületi FC	1–2	Ghana U-23
Sitku		Osei

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

5 September 1999

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

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 35,000

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: ^{[citation needed]}

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.