Bangabandhu Cup (Bengali: বঙ্গবন্ধু কাপ) is an International Kabaddi tournament held in Bangladesh. It's named after Bangladesh's father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The first edition took place in 2021.
| Country | Bangladesh |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation |
| First tournament | 2021 |
| Last tournament | 2023 |
| Number of teams |
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| Current champions |  Bangladesh |
| Most successful | Bangladesh (3 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | T Sports(2021-present) |
 2023 Bangabandhu Cup | |
History
The first edition took place in 2021. Five countries from three continents competed in the tournament which are Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka from Asia, Kenya from Africa and Poland from Europe. Bangladesh finished group stage as first and advanced to the final. Sri Lanka and Kenya finished group stage as second and third and advanced to the qualifier. Kenya won the qualifier and advanced to the final. Bangladesh defeated Kenya and became the champions.[1]
The second edition took place in 2022. Four new teams participated which are Iraq, Indonesia, Malaysia from Asia and England from Europe. A total of 8 countries from three continents participated in 2nd edition. Except Poland all other teams from previous edition participated in the second edition. Poland didn't participate because of Ukraine war. Eight teams were split into two groups. Bangladesh won the cup for the second time by beating Kenya and Kenya became the runner's up for the second time.[2]
The third edition took place in 2023 from 13-21 March.12 teams from four continents participated in this edition. All 8 teams from previous edition and Poland from 1st edition competed in the tournament. Argentina from South America, Thailand and Chinese Taipei from Asia participated for the first time in this edition. 12 teams were split into two groups. Bangladesh defeated Chinese Taipei in the final and became champions for the third time. Top two teams (Bangladesh and Chinese Taipei) automatically qualified for the world cup.[3][4][5]
Summary
| Year | Host | Final | Third place | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runner-up | |||||
| 2021 |
Dhaka |
Bangladesh |
34–28 |  Kenya |
 Sri Lanka |
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| 2022 |
Dhaka |
Bangladesh |
34–31 | Kenya |
 Iraq |
and | Sri Lanka |
| 2023 |
Dhaka |
Bangladesh |
42–28 |  Chinese Taipei |
 Thailand |
and | Iraq |
| 2024 |
Dhaka |
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Tournament Summary
| Team | Appearances | Best result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Latest | ||
| Bangladesh |
3 | 2021 | 2023 | Champions (2021,2022,2023) |
| Kenya |
3 | 2021 | 2023 | Runner's up (2021,2022) |
| Chinese Taipei |
1 | 2023 | 2023 | Runner's up (2023) |
| Sri Lanka |
3 | 2021 | 2023 | |
 Nepal |
3 | 2021 | 2023 | |
 Poland |
2 | 2021 | 2023 | |
 England |
2 | 2022 | 2023 | |
| Iraq |
2 | 2022 | 2023 | |
 Malaysia |
2 | 2022 | 2023 | |
 Indonesia |
2 | 2022 | 2023 | |
 Argentina |
1 | 2023 | 2023 | |
| Thailand |
1 | 2023 | 2023 | |