2019 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup

International club football tournament by the Bangladesh Football Federation
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)
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International football competition

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]

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

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

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

Group A Group B
Bangladesh Chittagong Abahani Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
India Mohun Bagan India Chennai City
Maldives TC Sports Club India Gokulam Kerala
Laos Young Elephants Malaysia Terengganu

Venue

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

Group stages

  • All Matches were played at Chittagong.
  • Times Listed are UTC+6:00
Key to colours in group tables
Group Winners and Runners-up advance to the Semi-finals

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bangladesh Chittagong Abahani (H) 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6 Advance to Semi-finals
2 India Mohun Bagan 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3 Laos Young Elephants 3 2 0 1 6 6 0 6
4 Maldives TC Sports Club 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source: GSA
(H) Hosts
TC Sports Club Maldives1–4Bangladesh Chittagong Abahani
 Report
Referee: Murad Alzawahreh (Jordan)
Mohun Bagan India1–2Laos Young Elephants
 Report
Referee: Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh)
TC Sports Club Maldives0–2India Mohun Bagan
Report
Young Elephants Laos2–4Bangladesh Chittagong Abahani
Report
Referee: Sudish Kumar Pandey (Nepal)
Young Elephants Laos2−1Maldives TC Sports Club
 Report
  • Samir 78'
Referee: Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh)
Chittagong Abahani Bangladesh0–1India Mohun Bagan
Report
Referee: Shraban Kumar Tamang (Nepal)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Malaysia Terengganu 3 2 1 0 9 5 +4 7 Advance to Semi-finals
2 India Gokulam Kerala 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
3 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings 3 1 0 2 6 9 −3 3
4 India Chennai City 3 0 0 3 5 10 −5 0
Source: GSA
Chennai City India3–5Malaysia Terengganu
 Report
Referee: Ashantha Priyadharshana Dias (Sri Lanka)
Bashundhara Kings Bangladesh1–3India Gokulam Kerala
 Report
Referee: Shraban Kumar Tamang (Nepal)
Bashundhara Kings Bangladesh3–2India Chennai City
 Report
Referee: Lakmal Weerakkody (Sri Lanka)
Terengganu Malaysia0−0India Gokulam Kerala
Report
Referee: Murad Alzawahreh (Jordan)
Gokulam Kerala India2−0India Chennai City
Report
Terengganu Malaysia4−2Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
  • Tuck 45+1' (pen.), 45+3' (pen.), 75'
  • Alias 78'
 Report
Referee: Sudish Kumar Pandey (Nepal)

Knockout stage

  • Time listed are UTC+6:00
  • All matches played at Chittagong
  • In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.

Bracket

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

2

 
Malaysia Terengganu4
 
 
India Mohun Bagan2
 

Semi-finals

Chittagong Abahani Bangladesh3–2 (a.e.t.)India Gokulam Kerala
 Report
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Murad Alzawahreh (Jordan)
Terengganu Malaysia4–2India Mohun Bagan
 Report
  • González 47' (pen.), 61'
Referee: Shraban Kumar Tamang (Nepal)

Final

Chittagong Abahani Bangladesh1−2Malaysia Terengganu
Report
Referee: Sudish Kumar Pandey (Nepal)

Winners

Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup 2019
Winners
Malaysia
Terengganu
First Title

Goalscorers

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

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

Media coverage

  • Bangladeshi satellite channels Channel 9, Bangla TV & Bangladesh Television live telecasted all matches in Bangladesh and South Asian countries as well as rest of the world.
  • Online stream: Cplustv YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3aNZXndc9tRpYKYKSYUbrg
  • Bangladesh Betar 104.0 FM telecasted live commentary all matches from the stadium.
  • Print media partners are The Daily Star also The Bonik Barta.

References

  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.