# 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. 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:
* Chittagong Abahani (Host)
* Bashundhara Kings
* Mohun Bagan
* Chennai City
* Gokulam Kerala
* Terengganu
* TC Sports Club
* Young Elephants

## 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 | 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 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | Young Elephants | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | TC Sports Club | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | |

### 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 | |

## 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 | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 28 October | 28 October |
| Chittagong Abahani | 3 |
| Chittagong Abahani | 3 | 31 October | 31 October |
| Gokulam Kerala | 2 | 31 October | 31 October |
| Gokulam Kerala | 2 | Chittagong Abahani | 1 |
| 29 October | 29 October | | Chittagong Abahani | 1 |
| 29 October | 29 October | Terengganu | 2 |
| Terengganu | 4 | Terengganu | 2 |
| Mohun Bagan | 2 | | |

### Final
## 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
* Didier Brossou (Chittagong Abahani)
* Somxay Keohanam (Young Elephants)
* Mohamad Kdouh (Bashundhara Kings)
* Luka Rotković (Chittagong Abahani)
2 goals
* Mashoor Shereef (Chennai City)
* Bounphachan Bounkong (Young Elephants)
* Azalinullah Alias (Terengganu)
* Pedro Manzi (Chennai City)
* Fran González (Mohun Bagan)
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.