2019 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup

{{short description|International club football tournament by the Bangladesh Football Federation}}

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup

| year = 2019

| image =Sheikh_Kamal_ICC_2019_logo.png

| size =

| country = {{flagicon|BAN}} Bangladesh

| city = Chittagong

| dates = 19–31 October 2019

| venues = 1

| cities = 1

| num_teams = 8 (from 5 AFC nations)

| champion_other = {{flagicon|MAS}} Terengganu

| count = 1

| second_other = {{flagicon|BAN}} Chittagong Abahani

| matches = 15

| goals = 59

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|ENG}} Lee Tuck
(6 goals)

| player = {{flagicon|ENG}} Lee Tuck
(Terengganu)

| goalkeeper =

| prevseason = 2017

| nextseason = 2021

| updated =

}}

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.{{cite web |title=East Bengal, Mohun Bagan & Mohammedan invited to Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup in Bangladesh |date=10 August 2019 |url=https://khelnow.com/news/sheikh-kamal-international-club-cup-2019-quess-east-bengal-mohun-bagan-mohammedan-sc/ |publisher=Khel Now |access-date=14 October 2019 |archive-date=14 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014200251/https://khelnow.com/news/sheikh-kamal-international-club-cup-2019-quess-east-bengal-mohun-bagan-mohammedan-sc/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=শেখ কামাল ক্লাব কাপে খেলতে আসছে মালয়েশিয়া ও লাওসের দল |date= 3 October 2019|url=https://www.jagonews24.com/m/sports/football/530901 |website=jagonews24.com |access-date=14 October 2019}} This tournament took place at the M. A. Aziz Stadium in the port city of Chittagong from 19 October to 30 October 2019.{{cite web |title=Sheikh Kamal Club Cup starts October 19 |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/2019/08/25/sheikh-kamal-club-cup-starts-october-19 |publisher=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=14 October 2019|date=2019-08-25 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/football/gokulam-kerala-fc-dominate-chennai-city-fc-to-reach-sheikh-kamal-international-club-cup-semis-2363367.html|title=Gokulam Kerala FC Dominate Chennai City FC to Reach Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup Semis|access-date=21 April 2021|website=News18.com}} 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.{{cite web |title=Former champions in one group |date= 12 October 2019|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/news/former-champions-one-group-1812616 |publisher=The Daily Star |access-date=14 October 2019}}

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.{{cite web |title=Kings, Abahani drawn together in Club Cup |date=11 October 2019|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/2019/10/11/kings-abahani-drawn-together-in-club-cup |publisher=Dhaka Tribune |accessdate=14 October 2019}}

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.{{cite web |title=Eight teams including five foreign clubs will participate in Sheikh Kamal Football |date=10 October 2019|url=https://unb.com.bd/category/Sports/eight-teams-including-five-foreign-clubs-will-participate-in-sheikh-kamal-football/30238 |website=unb.com.bd |accessdate=14 October 2019}}

=Group draw=

class= "wikitable sortable"width=30%
col=span width=20%|Group A

!col=span width=20%|Group B

{{fbaicon|BAN}} Chittagong Abahani

| {{fbaicon|BAN}} Bashundhara Kings

{{fbaicon|IND}} Mohun Bagan

| {{fbaicon|IND}} Chennai City

{{fbaicon|MDV}} TC Sports Club

| {{fbaicon|IND}} Gokulam Kerala

{{fbaicon|LAO}} Young Elephants

| {{fbaicon|MAS}} Terengganu

Venue

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

Group stages

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colspan=2|Key to colours in group tables
bgcolor=#ccffcc style="width: 20px;"|

|align=left|Group Winners and Runners-up advance to the Semi-finals

= Group A =

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group A

|update =

complete

|source =

[https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/sheikh-kamal-international-club-cup-2019/group-stage/38599/ GSA]

|team1=CA|team3=YEFC|team2=MBAC|team4=TSC

|result1=KO|result2=KO

|win_CA= 2|draw_CA= 0|loss_CA=1|gf_CA= 8|ga_CA= 3|status_CA=H

|win_YEFC=2|draw_YEFC=|loss_YEFC=1|gf_YEFC=6|ga_YEFC=6|status_YEFC=

|win_MBAC=2|draw_MBAC=|loss_MBAC=1|gf_MBAC=4|ga_MBAC=2|status_MBAC=

|win_TSC= 0|draw_TSC= 0|loss_TSC= 3|gf_TSC= 2|ga_TSC=8|status_TSC=

|name_CA={{fbaicon|BAN}} Chittagong Abahani

|name_YEFC={{fbaicon|LAO}} Young Elephants

|name_MBAC={{fbaicon|IND}} Mohun Bagan

|name_TSC={{fbaicon|MDV}} TC Sports Club

|res_col_header=Q

|col_KO=#ccffcc |text_KO=Advance to Semi-finals

}}

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{{football box

|date =19 October 2019

|time =19:00

|team1 = TC Sports Club {{fbaicon|MDV}}

|score =1–4

|report =https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/2019/10/19/ctg-abahani-off-to-flying-start

|team2 = {{fbaicon|BAN}} Chittagong Abahani

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium =M. A. Aziz Stadium

|location =Chittagong

|attendance =

|referee =Murad Alzawahreh (Jordan)

}}

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{{football box

|date =20 October 2019

|time =19:00

|team1 =Mohun Bagan {{fbaicon|IND}}

|score =1–2

|report = https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/football/2019/10/20/10-man-young-elephants-surprise-mohun-bagan

|team2 ={{fbaicon|LAO}} Young Elephants

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = M. A. Aziz Stadium

|location = Chittagong

|attendance =

|referee =Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh)

}}

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{{football box

|date =23 October 2019

|time =16:00

|team1 = TC Sports Club {{fbaicon|MDV}}

|score = 0–2

|report = https://www.flashscore.mobi/match/88vVXGdF/?d=1

|team2 = {{fbaicon|IND}} Mohun Bagan

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = M. A. Aziz Stadium

|location = Chittagong

|attendance =

|referee =Jalal Uddin (Bangladesh)

}}

{{football box

|date =23 October 2019

|time =19:00

|team1 =Young Elephants {{fbaicon|LAO}}

|score = 2–4

|report =https://www.flashscore.mobi/match/UNSwWfRR/?d=1

|team2 ={{fbaicon|BAN}} Chittagong Abahani

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = M. A. Aziz Stadium

|location = Chittagong

|attendance =

|referee =Sudish Kumar Pandey (Nepal)

}}

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{{football box

|date =25 October 2019

|time =16:00

|team1 = Young Elephants {{fbaicon|LAO}}

|score = 2−1

|report = https://www.flashscore.mobi/match/6qK5REZr/?d=1

|team2 = {{fbaicon|MDV}} TC Sports Club

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

  • Samir {{goal|78}}

|stadium = M. A. Aziz Stadium

|location = Chittagong

|attendance =

|referee = Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh)

}}

{{football box

|date =25 October 2019

|time =19:00

|team1 = Chittagong Abahani {{fbaicon|BAN}}

|score = 0–1

|report = https://www.flashscore.mobi/match/zPBMNWY7/?d=1

|team2 = {{fbaicon|IND}} Mohun Bagan

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = M. A. Aziz Stadium

|location = Chittagong

|attendance =

|referee =

Shraban Kumar Tamang (Nepal)

}}

= Group B =

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section =Group B

|update =complete

|source =

[https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/sheikh-kamal-international-club-cup-2019/group-stage/38599/ GSA]

|team3=BK|team4=CCFC|team1=TFC|team2=GKFC

|result1 =KO|result2 =KO

|win_BK=1|draw_BK=0|loss_BK=2|gf_BK=6|ga_BK=9|status_BK=

|win_GKFC=2|draw_GKFC=1|loss_GKFC= |gf_GKFC=5 |ga_GKFC=1|status_GKFC=

|win_CCFC=0|draw_CCFC=0 |loss_CCFC=3 |gf_CCFC=5 |ga_CCFC=10|status_CCFC=

|win_TFC=2 |draw_TFC= 1|loss_TFC= |gf_TFC= 9|ga_TFC=5|status_TFC=

|name_BK={{fbaicon|BAN}} Bashundhara Kings

|name_GKFC={{fbaicon|IND}} Gokulam Kerala

|name_CCFC={{fbaicon|IND}} Chennai City

|name_TFC={{fbaicon|MAS}} Terengganu

|res_col_header=Q

|col_KO=#ccffcc |text_KO=Advance to Semi-finals

}}

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{{football box

|date =22 October 2019

|time =16:00

|team1 = Chennai City {{fbaicon|IND}}

|score = 3–5

|report = https://www.nowgoal.pro/football-match/chennai-city-vs-terengganu/h2h-1808755/

|team2 = {{fbaicon|MAS}} Terengganu

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = M. A. Aziz Stadium

|location = Chittagong

|attendance =

|referee = Ashantha Priyadharshana Dias (Sri Lanka)

}}

{{football box

|date =22 October 2019

|time =19:00

|team1 =Bashundhara Kings {{fbaicon|BAN}}

|score = 1–3

|report = https://www.nowgoal.pro/football-match/bashundhara-kings-vs-gokulam-kerala-fc/h2h-1808850/

|team2 = {{fbaicon|IND}} Gokulam Kerala

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = M. A. Aziz Stadium

|location = Chittagong

|attendance =

|referee = Shraban Kumar Tamang (Nepal)

}}

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{{football box

| date = 24 October 2019

| time = 16:00

| team1 = Bashundhara Kings {{fbaicon|BAN}}

| score = 3–2

| report = https://www.flashscore.mobi/match/E9qquY3r/?d=1

| team2 = {{fbaicon|IND}} Chennai City

| goals1 = *Kdouh {{goal|6||88}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = M. A. Aziz Stadium

| location = Chittagong

| attendance =

| referee = Lakmal Weerakkody (Sri Lanka)

}}

{{football box

|date =24 October 2019

|time =19:00

|team1 = Terengganu {{fbaicon|MAS}}

|score = 0−0

|report = https://www.flashscore.mobi/match/h0rmvhJl/?d=1

|team2 = {{fbaicon|IND}} Gokulam Kerala

|stadium = M. A. Aziz Stadium

|location = Chittagong

|attendance =

|referee = Murad Alzawahreh (Jordan)

}}

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{{football box

|date =26 October 2019

|time =16:00

|team1 = Gokulam Kerala {{fbaicon|IND}}

|score = 2−0

|report = https://www.flashscore.mobi/match/lSydxWm1/

|team2 = {{fbaicon|IND}} Chennai City

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = M. A. Aziz Stadium

|location = Chittagong

|referee = Jalal Uddin (Bangladesh)

|attendance =

}}

{{football box

|date =26 October 2019

|time =19:00

|team1 = Terengganu {{fbaicon|MAS}}

|score = 4−2

|report = https://www.flashscore.mobi/match/rky0yj37/

|team2 = {{fbaicon|BAN}} Bashundhara Kings

|goals1 =

  • Tuck {{goal|45+1|pen.|45+3|pen.|75}}
  • Alias {{goal|78}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = M. A. Aziz Stadium

|location = Chittagong

|attendance =

|referee = Sudish Kumar Pandey (Nepal)

}}

Knockout stage

= Bracket =

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=2|bold_winner=high

|RD1=Semi-finals

|RD2=Final

|28 October|{{fbaicon|BAN}} Chittagong Abahani|3|{{fbaicon|IND}} Gokulam Kerala|2

|29 October|{{fbaicon|MAS}} Terengganu|4 |{{fbaicon|IND}} Mohun Bagan|2

|31 October|{{fbaicon|BAN}} Chittagong Abahani|1|{{fbaicon|MAS}} Terengganu|

2

}}

= Semi-finals =

{{football box

| date = 28 October 2019

| time = 19:00

| team1 = Chittagong Abahani {{fbaicon|BAN}}

| score = 3–2

| report = https://www.flashscore.mobi/match/zVjMtFms/?d=1

| team2 = {{fbaicon|IND}} Gokulam Kerala

| goals1 = * Brossou {{goal|47||90}}

  • Chinedu {{goal|105}}

| goals2 = * Kisekka {{goal|29}}

| stadium = M. A. Aziz Stadium

| location = Chittagong

| aet = yes

| penaltyscore =

| penalties1 =

| penalties2 =

| attendance = 28,000

| referee = Murad Alzawahreh (Jordan)

| event =

| round =

| score1 = 3

| score2 = 2

}}

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{{football box

| date = 29 October 2019

| time = 19:00

| team1 = Terengganu {{fbaicon|Malaysia}}

| score = 4–2

| report = https://www.flashscore.mobi/match/ELkQuZ2m/?d=1

| team2 = {{fbaicon|IND}} Mohun Bagan

| goals1 = *Tuck {{goal|39||59||79|pen.}}

| goals2 = *González {{goal|47|pen.|61}}

| stadium = M. A. Aziz Stadium

| location = Chittagong

| penaltyscore =

| penalties1 =

| penalties2 =

| attendance =

| referee = Shraban Kumar Tamang (Nepal)

| event =

| round =

| score1 =

| score2 =

| aet =

}}

= Final =

{{football box

|date =31 October 2019

|time =18:00

|team1 = Chittagong Abahani {{fbaicon|BAN}}

|score = 1−2

|report = https://www.unb.com.bd/m/category/Sports/sk-kamal-football-terengganu-emerge-new-champions/32886

|team2 = {{fbaicon|MAS}} Terengganu

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = M. A. Aziz Stadium

|location = Chittagong

|attendance =

|referee = Sudish Kumar Pandey (Nepal)

}}

Winners

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Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup 2019
Winners
{{flagicon|MAS|size=50px}} Terengganu
First Title
Runners-Up
{{flagicon|BAN|size=20px}} Chittagong Abahani
Third-place
{{flagicon|IND|size=20px}} Gokulam Kerala
{{flagicon|IND|size=20px}} Mohun Bagan
(joint-third)

Goalscorers

{{goalscorers

|updated=31 October 2019 |ongoing =no

|source=

|matches =15|goals =59

|6 goals=

|4 goals=

|3 goals=

|2 goals=

|1 goal=

}}

Prize money

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Finishing Position

!Team

!Prize money

Champions

|Terengganu FC

|USD 50,000

Runners-up

|Chittagong Abahani

|USD 25,000

Media coverage

References