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2019 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup

The 2019 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup, also known as Sheikh Kamal Gold Cup 2019, was the 3rd edition of Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup, an international club football tournament hosted by the Chittagong Abahani in association with the Bangladesh Football Federation.[1][2] This tournament took place at the M. A. Aziz Stadium in the port city of Chittagong from 19 October to 30 October 2019.[3][4] Participation fees for each team are US$10,000 and the champion of the tournament was awarded US$50,000 and the runner-up was awarded US$25,000.[5]

2019 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup
Tournament details
Host countryBangladesh Bangladesh
CityChittagong
Dates19–31 October 2019
Teams8 (from 5 AFC nations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsMalaysia Terengganu (1st title)
Runners-upBangladesh Chittagong Abahani
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored59 (3.93 per match)
Top scorer(s)England Lee Tuck
(6 goals)
Best player(s)England Lee Tuck
(Terengganu)
← 2017
2021 →

Maldivian side T.C. Sports Club were the defending champions having won the 2017 edition, but were eliminated from group stage in this edition

Participating teams edit

Eight clubs sent their team to participate in the tournament from five nations of AFC. Two teams from Bangladesh, three teams from India, and one team each from Laos, Malaysia and Maldives participated.[6]

Following are the participated teams:

Draw edit

The draw were held on 11 October 2019 in Dhaka. The eight teams were divided into 2 groups. The top 2 teams from each group will qualify for Semi-finals.[7]

Group draw edit

Group A Group B
  Chittagong Abahani   Bashundhara Kings
  Mohun Bagan   Chennai City
  TC Sports Club   Gokulam Kerala
  Young Elephants   Terengganu

Venue edit

Chittagong
M. A. Aziz Stadium
Capacity: 25,000

Group stages edit

Key to colours in group tables
Group Winners and Runners-up advance to the Semi-finals

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Chittagong Abahani (H) 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6 Advance to Semi-finals
2   Mohun Bagan 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3   Young Elephants 3 2 0 1 6 6 0 6
4   TC Sports Club 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source: GSA
(H) Hosts
TC Sports Club  1–4  Chittagong Abahani
  • Easa   88'
 Report
Referee: Murad Alzawahreh (Jordan)
Mohun Bagan  1–2  Young Elephants
 Report
Referee: Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh)
TC Sports Club  0–2  Mohun Bagan
Report
Referee: Jalal Uddin (Bangladesh)
Young Elephants  2–4  Chittagong Abahani
 Report
Referee: Sudish Kumar Pandey (Nepal)
Young Elephants  2−1  TC Sports Club
 Report
  • Samir   78'
Referee: Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh)
Chittagong Abahani  0–1  Mohun Bagan
Report
Referee: Shraban Kumar Tamang (Nepal)

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Terengganu 3 2 1 0 9 5 +4 7 Advance to Semi-finals
2   Gokulam Kerala 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
3   Bashundhara Kings 3 1 0 2 6 9 −3 3
4   Chennai City 3 0 0 3 5 10 −5 0
Source: GSA
Chennai City  3–5  Terengganu
 Report
Referee: Ashantha Priyadharshana Dias (Sri Lanka)
Bashundhara Kings  1–3  Gokulam Kerala
 Report
Referee: Shraban Kumar Tamang (Nepal)
Bashundhara Kings  3–2  Chennai City
 Report
Referee: Lakmal Weerakkody (Sri Lanka)
Terengganu  0−0  Gokulam Kerala
Report
Referee: Murad Alzawahreh (Jordan)
Gokulam Kerala  2−0  Chennai City
 Report
Referee: Jalal Uddin (Bangladesh)
Terengganu  4−2  Bashundhara Kings
 Report
Referee: Sudish Kumar Pandey (Nepal)

Knockout stage edit

Bracket edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
28 October
 
 
  Chittagong Abahani3
 
31 October
 
  Gokulam Kerala2
 
  Chittagong Abahani1
 
29 October
 
  Terengganu

2

 
  Terengganu4
 
 
  Mohun Bagan2
 

Semi-finals edit

Chittagong Abahani  3–2 (a.e.t.)  Gokulam Kerala
  • Brossou   47', 90'
  • Chinedu   105'
 Report
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Murad Alzawahreh (Jordan)
Terengganu  4–2  Mohun Bagan
 Report
Referee: Shraban Kumar Tamang (Nepal)

Final edit

Chittagong Abahani  1−2  Terengganu
 Report
Referee: Sudish Kumar Pandey (Nepal)

Winners edit

Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup 2019
Winners
 
Terengganu
First Title

Goalscorers edit

There have been 59 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 3.93 goals per match (as of 31 October 2019).

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Prize money edit

Finishing Position Team Prize money
Champions Terengganu FC USD 50,000
Runners-up Chittagong Abahani USD 25,000

Media coverage edit

References edit

  1. ^ "East Bengal, Mohun Bagan & Mohammedan invited to Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup in Bangladesh". Khel Now. 10 August 2019. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  2. ^ "শেখ কামাল ক্লাব কাপে খেলতে আসছে মালয়েশিয়া ও লাওসের দল". jagonews24.com. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Sheikh Kamal Club Cup starts October 19". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-08-25. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Gokulam Kerala FC Dominate Chennai City FC to Reach Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup Semis". News18.com. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Former champions in one group". The Daily Star. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Kings, Abahani drawn together in Club Cup". Dhaka Tribune. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Eight teams including five foreign clubs will participate in Sheikh Kamal Football". unb.com.bd. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
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