1999 Bangabandhu Cup

Football tournament season

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.
← 1996–97 2015 →

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

31 August 1999

Bangladesh	1–0	Malaysia U-23
Dawn 29'

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

3 September 1999

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

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Group B

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

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	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ghana U-23	2	2	0	6	1	+5	6
Uzbekistan League XI	2	1	1	1	4	−3	3
Nepal	2	0	2	1	3	−2	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Japan Third Division XI	2	2	0	6	0	+6	6
Kuwait U-23	2	1	1	2	1	+1	3
Semen Padang	2	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

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 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	Semi-finals
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

^ 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.