# Bangabandhu Cup 2023 (Kabaddi)

The Bangabandhu Cup 2023 International Kabaddi Tournament is an International Kabaddi Tournament organised by Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation in Bangladesh. The third season of Bangabandhu Cup (Kabaddi) this tournament will be commenced from 13 to 21 March 2023. The event will take place in Dhaka, Bangladesh. A total of 12 teams across several continents (Asia, Europe, Africa, and South America) are set to participate in the Bangabandu Kabaddi Cup.
Bangladesh are the previous champions of the Bangabandhu Cup (Kabaddi). They won the title for the 2nd time in 2022, defeating Kenya in the final.

## Participating nations

| No. | Team | Apps. |
| 1 | Bangladesh (Host) | 3rd |
| 2 | Argentina | 1st |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 1st |
| 4 | England | 2nd |
| 5 | Iraq | 2nd |
| 6 | Indonesia | 2nd |
| 7 | Malaysia | 2nd |
| 8 | Nepal | 3rd |
| 9 | Kenya | 3rd |
| 10 | Poland | 2nd |
| 11 | Thailand | 1st |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 3rd |

## Venues

The all games were played at the following venues. Shaheed Noor Hossain National Volleyball Stadium, Paltan, Dhaka.
| Dhaka | Dhaka |
| Shaheed Noor Hossain National Volleyball Stadium | Dhaka |
| Capacity: 5,000 | Dhaka |

## Group stage

| Group A | Group B |
| Bangladesh(H) Argentina Poland  Iraq  England Nepal | Chinese Taipei Indonesia Kenya  Sri Lanka Thailand Malaysia |
Key to colours in group tables :
* Group winners & runners-ups teams will advance to the Knockout-stage.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | SD | Pts | |
| 1 | Bangladesh (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 10 | Qualification to semi finals |
| 2 | Iraq | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 8 | Qualification to semi finals |
| 3 | Nepal | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 6 | |
| 4 | England | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -47 | 4 | |
| 5 | Poland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| 6 | Argentina | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -167 | 0 | |
* 13 March 2023 16:30
| Bangladesh | 50–22 | Poland |
| | Match 1 | |
* 13 March 2023 17:30
| Iraq | 56–28 | Argentina |
| | Match 3 | |
* 14 March 2023 17:00
| Bangladesh | 72–23 | Argentina |
| | Match 6 | |
* 14 March 2023 18:00
| Iraq | 49–48 | Nepal |
| | Match 7 | |
* 14 March 2023 17:00
| England | 38–35 | Poland |
| | Match 8 | |
* 15 March 2023 15:00
| Nepal | 39–24 | England |
| | Match 9 | |
* 15 March 2023 16:00
| Iraq | 38–31 | Poland |
| | Match 10 | |
* 16 March 2023 16:00
| Bangladesh | 40–24 | Nepal |
| | Match 16 | |
* 17 March 2023 14:00
| Bangladesh | 55–27 | England |
| | Match 18 | |
* 17 March 2023 16:00
| Argentina | 28–62 | Nepal |
| | March 20 | |
* 18 March 2023 16:00
| Bangladesh | 49–33 | Iraq |
| | Match 24 | |
* 18 March 2023 17:00
| England | 41–37 | Argentina |
| | March 25 | |
* 18 March 2023 18:00
| Nepal | 49–35 | Poland |
| | Match 26 | |
* 19 March 2023 15:00
| Iraq | 47–36 | England |
| | Match 27 | |
* 19 March 2023 16:00
| Poland | 86–34 | Argentina |
| | Match 28 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | SD | Pts | |
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 8 | Qualification to semi finals |
| 2 | Thailand | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 8 | Qualification to semi finals |
| 3 | Kenya | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 6 | |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 6 | |
| 5 | Indonesia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -90 | 2 | |
| 6 | Malaysia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -167 | 0 | |
* 13 March 2023 18:30
| Kenya | 40–45 | Chinese Taipei |
| | Match 2 | |
* 14 March 2023 15:00
| Malaysia | 23–36 | Indonesia |
| | Match 4 | |
* 14 March 2023 16:00
| Sri Lanka | 32–36 | Thailand |
| | Match 5 | |
* 15 March 2023 17:00
| Kenya | 42–47 | Thailand |
| | Match 11 | |
* 15 March 2023 18:00
| Indonesia | 22–38 | Chinese Taipei |
| | Match 12 | |
* 15 March 2023 19:00
| Sri Lanka | 45–26 | Malaysia |
| | Match 13 | |
* 16 March 2023 14:00
| Malaysia | 24–59 | Thailand |
| | Match 14 | |
* 16 March 2023 15:00
| Kenya | 65–33 | Indonesia |
| | [Match 15] | |
* 16 March 2023 17:00
| Sri Lanka | 41–39 | Chinese Taipei |
| | Match 17 | |
* 17 March 2023 15:00
| Kenya | 81–26 | Malaysia |
| | Match 19 | |
* 17 March 2023 17:00
| Thailand | 28–40 | Chinese Taipei |
| | March 21 | |
* 17 March 2023 18:00
| Sri Lanka | 47–21 | Indonesia |
| | Match 22 | |
* 18 March 2023 15:00
| Malaysia | 34–79 | Chinese Taipei |
| | Match 23 | |
* 19 March 2023 17:00
| Indonesia | 26–55 | Thailand |
| | Match 29 | |
* 19 March 2023 18:00
| Kenya | 40–34 | Sri Lanka |
| | Match 30 | |

## Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | Bangladesh | 45 | | | |
| B2 | Thailand | 26 | | | |
| B2 | Thailand | 26 | SF1 | Bangladesh | 42 |
| | | | SF2 | Chinese Taipei | 28 |
| B1 | Chinese Taipei | 52 | SF2 | Chinese Taipei | 28 |
| A2 | Iraq | 44 | | | |

### Semi-Finals

* 20 March 2023 17:00
| Bangladesh | 45–26 | Thailand |
| | SF 1 | |
* 20 March 2023 18:00
| Chinese Taipei | 52–44 | Iraq |
| | SF 2 | |

### Final

* 21 March 2023 17:00
| Bangladesh | 42–28 | Chinese Taipei |
| | Final Match | |

## Broadcasting

T Sports served as host broadcaster of the tournament. And, Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation will broadcast all matches on YouTube & Facebook .

### Television

| Countries | TV | Streaming |
| Bangladesh | T Sports | Toffee |