1999 Bangabandhu Cup

1999 Bangabandhu Cup was the 2nd 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. A Japanese Third Division XI went on to win the cup after defeating the Ghana U–23 team 3-2 in the finals.[1]

1999 Bangabandhu Cup
Country Bangladesh
Dates27 August – 7 September
Teams12
Champions Japan Third Division XI (1st title)
Runners-up Ghana U–23
Matches played15
Goals scored51 (3.4 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Lee Chun-Soo (7 goals)
← 1996-7
2015 →
All statistics correct as of 29 March 2019.

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:
Kerületi FC3-2 Malaysia U–23
Illés Zsolt Sitku Nizaruddin
Lim Chau-Yew
Attendance: 10,000
Bangladesh 1-0 Malaysia U–23
Masood Rana
Bangladesh 2-2 Kerületi FC
Jewel Rana
Masood Rana 		Illés Zsolt Sitku

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:
South Korea U–20 7-2 Thailand U–23
Lee Chun-Soo
Choi Tae-Uk
Chun Jae-Woon
Nirut Surasiang (o.g.)		 Bamrung Boonprom
Brazil League XI 1-0 Thailand U–23
Hugo
South Korea U–20 2-0Brazil League XI
Lee Chun-Soo

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:
Ghana U–23 2-1   Nepal
Nepal   0-1Uzbekistan League XI
Ghana U–23 4-0Uzbekistan League XI

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:
Japanese Third Division XI 5-0 Semen Padang
　Matsuki
Suzuki
Watanabe
Kuwait U–232-0 Semen Padang
　Al Dwaisan
Darweesh Ahmed　
Kuwait U–230-1 Japanese Third Division XI
Matsuki

Knockout stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Kerületi FC1
 
 
 
 Ghana U–232
 
 Japanese Third Division XI3
 
 
 
 Ghana U–232
 
 Japanese Third Division XI3
 
 
 South Korea U–202
 

Semi-finals
Kerületi FC 1-2 Ghana U–23
Illés Zsolt Sitku Osei
Japanese Third Division XI 3-2 South Korea U–20
Yokose
Suzuki
Watanabe 		Cho Jae-jin
Lee Chun-Soo
Attendance: 10,000

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

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.
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