page_title: 1999 in Bangladesh
section_title: Sports
hierarchical_section_title: 1999 in Bangladesh / Events / Sports
caption_attribution_description: English: Khaled Mahmud Sujon, the former Bangladesh National Team player
context_page_description: 1999 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1999th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 999th year of the 2nd millennium, the 99th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1990s decade.
  The year 1999 was the 28th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the fourth year of the first term of the Government of Sheikh Hasina.
context_section_description: South Asian (Federation) Games:
  Bangladesh participated in the 1999 South Asian Federation Games held in Kathmandu, Nepal from 25 September to 4 October 1999. With 2 golds, 10 silvers and 35 bronzes Bangladesh ended the tournament at the fifth position in overall points table.
  International football:
  Bangladesh participated in 1999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup held in Goa, India, where they lost to India in the Final.
  The 2nd season of the Bangabandhu Cup was held in Dhaka from 27 August 1999 to 7 September 1999. Japan League XI went on to win the cup after defeating the Ghana U–23 team in the finals.
  Domestic football:
  Mohammedan SC won Dhaka League title while Abahani Ltd. became runner-up.
  Abahani Ltd. won the title of Bangladesh Federation Cup while Muktijoddha Sangsad KC became runner-up.
  Cricket:
  The final of the 1998–99 Asian Test Championship was played at Dhaka in March 1999, in which Pakistan won against Sri Lanka.
  Later that month, Bangladesh hosted Kenya and Zimbabwe for the List A Meril International Tournament which was won convincingly by Zimbabwe.
  Bangladesh participated in 1999 Cricket World Cup held in England from 14 May - 20 June. Bangladesh did not progress from the group stage, but they managed to defeat Scotland and Pakistan in the tournament. The win against Pakistan was Bangladesh's first win in ODI format against any test playing nation. Khaled Mahmud was the man of the match for his all-round performance in that landmark win.
  In October, West Indies led by Brian Lara played a single first-class match against the Bangladesh national team, which was drawn. The teams also played a two-match series of Limited Overs Internationals (LOI) which West Indies won 2–0.
  In October and November, an England A team visited Bangladesh and played three matches against the Bangladesh National team. Two of these were first-class matches which were drawn. England A won the limited overs match by 5 wickets.
  The National Cricket League was launched in November 1999.
caption: Khaled Mahmud
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