2019 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup

International club football tournament by the Bangladesh Football Federation

2019 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup
Tournament details
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Host country	Bangladesh
City	Chittagong
Dates	19–31 October 2019
Teams	8 (from 5 AFC nations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Terengganu (1st title)
Runners-up	Chittagong Abahani
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	59 (3.93 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Lee Tuck (6 goals)
Best player(s)	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. This tournament took place at the M. A. Aziz Stadium in the port city of Chittagong from 19 October to 30 October 2019. 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.

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.

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.

Group draw

Group A	Group B
Chittagong Abahani	Bashundhara Kings
Mohun Bagan	Chennai City
TC Sports Club	Gokulam Kerala
Young Elephants	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	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Chittagong Abahani (H)	3	2	1	8	3	+5	6	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Mohun Bagan	3	2	1	4	2	+2	6	Advance to Semi-finals
3	Young Elephants	3	2	1	6	6	0	6
4	TC Sports Club	3	0	3	2	8	−6	0

Source: GSA
(H) Hosts

19 October 201919:00

TC Sports Club	1–4	Chittagong Abahani
Easa 88'	Report	Chinedu 8', 39' Arafat 10' Rotković 71'

M. A. Aziz Stadium, ChittagongReferee: Murad Alzawahreh (Jordan)

20 October 201919:00

Mohun Bagan	1–2	Young Elephants
Colinas 18'	Report	Keohanam 44', 89'

M. A. Aziz Stadium, ChittagongReferee: Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh)

23 October 201916:00

TC Sports Club	0–2	Mohun Bagan
	Report	Cyrus 4' Chamorro 64'

M. A. Aziz Stadium, ChittagongReferee: Jalal Uddin (Bangladesh) 23 October 201919:00

Young Elephants	2–4	Chittagong Abahani
Thanakhanty 14' Keohanam 33'	Report	Chinedu 9' Rotković 54' Bhuyan 72' Brossou 78'

M. A. Aziz Stadium, ChittagongReferee: Sudish Kumar Pandey (Nepal)

25 October 201916:00

Young Elephants	2−1	TC Sports Club
Bounkong 17', 59'	Report	Samir 78'

M. A. Aziz Stadium, ChittagongReferee: Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh) 25 October 201919:00

Chittagong Abahani	0–1	Mohun Bagan
	Report	Suhair 59'

M. A. Aziz Stadium, ChittagongReferee: Shraban Kumar Tamang (Nepal)

Group B

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	Advance to Semi-finals
3	Bashundhara Kings	3	1	0	2	6	9	−3	3
4	Chennai City	3	0	0	3	5	10	−5	0

Source: GSA

22 October 201916:00

Chennai City	3–5	Terengganu
Yusa 23' Shereef 33' Manzi 87'	Report	Makasuf 5' Suzuki 38', 46', 71', 80'

M. A. Aziz Stadium, ChittagongReferee: Ashantha Priyadharshana Dias (Sri Lanka) 22 October 201919:00

Bashundhara Kings	1–3	Gokulam Kerala
Motin 74'	Report	Kisekka 25', 46' García 31'

M. A. Aziz Stadium, ChittagongReferee: Shraban Kumar Tamang (Nepal)

24 October 201916:00

Bashundhara Kings	3–2	Chennai City
Kdouh 6', 88' Duyshobekov 59'	Report	Manzi 43' Shereef 71'

M. A. Aziz Stadium, ChittagongReferee: Lakmal Weerakkody (Sri Lanka) 24 October 201919:00

Terengganu	0−0	Gokulam Kerala
	Report

M. A. Aziz Stadium, ChittagongReferee: Murad Alzawahreh (Jordan)

26 October 201916:00

Gokulam Kerala	2−0	Chennai City
Lalromawia 8' Kisekka 11'	Report

M. A. Aziz Stadium, ChittagongReferee: Jalal Uddin (Bangladesh) 26 October 201919:00

Terengganu	4−2	Bashundhara Kings
Tuck 45+1' (pen.), 45+3' (pen.), 75' Alias 78'	Report	Colindres 27' Kdouh 83'

M. A. Aziz Stadium, ChittagongReferee: 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-finals		Final

28 October

Chittagong Abahani	3
		31 October
Gokulam Kerala	2
		Chittagong Abahani	1
29 October
		Terengganu	2
Terengganu	4

Mohun Bagan	2

Semi-finals

28 October 201919:00

Chittagong Abahani	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Gokulam Kerala
Brossou 47', 90' Chinedu 105'	Report	Kisekka 29' Joseph 80'

M. A. Aziz Stadium, ChittagongAttendance: 28,000Referee: Murad Alzawahreh (Jordan)

29 October 201919:00

Terengganu	4–2	Mohun Bagan
Tuck 39', 59', 79' (pen.) Syafik 75'	Report	González 47' (pen.), 61'

M. A. Aziz Stadium, ChittagongReferee: Shraban Kumar Tamang (Nepal)

Final

31 October 201918:00

Chittagong Abahani	1−2	Terengganu
Rotković 48'	Report	Hakim 15' Alias 20'

M. A. Aziz Stadium, ChittagongReferee: Sudish Kumar Pandey (Nepal)

Winners

Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup 2019 Winners
Terengganu First Title
Runners-Up
Chittagong Abahani
Third-place
Gokulam Kerala Mohun Bagan (joint-third)

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

Lee Tuck (Terengganu)

4 goals

Bruno Suzuki (Terengganu)
Matthew Chinedu (Chittagong Abahani)
Henry Kisekka (Gokulam Kerala)

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Jamal Bhuyan (Chittagong Abahani)
Yeasin Arafat (Chittagong Abahani)
Motin Mia (Bashundhara Kings)
Daniel Colindres (Bashundhara Kings)
Lalromawia (Gokulam Kerala)
V. P. Suhair (Mohun Bagan)
Katsumi Yusa (Chennai City)
Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov (Bashundhara Kings)
Aphixay Thanakhanty (Young Elephants)
Hairiey Hakim (Terengganu)
Rahmat Makasuf (Terengganu)
Syafik Ismail (Terengganu)
Ismail Easa (TC Sports Club)
Mohamed Samir (TC Sports Club)
Julen Colinas (Mohun Bagan)
Salva Chamorro (Mohun Bagan)
Daneil Cyrus (Mohun Bagan)
Marcus Joseph (Gokulam Kerala)
Nathaniel García (Gokulam Kerala)

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

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"Sheikh Kamal Club Cup starts October 19". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-08-25. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
"Gokulam Kerala FC Dominate Chennai City FC to Reach Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup Semis". News18.com. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
"Former champions in one group". The Daily Star. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
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