1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Nepal |
Dates | 4 – 13 September |
Teams | 6 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | India (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Maldives |
Third place | Pakistan |
Fourth place | Sri Lanka |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 10 |
Goals scored | 29 (2.9 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | IM Vijayan (6 goals) |
The 1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup was held in Kathmandu, Nepal between 4 September 1997 and 13 September 1997.[1] India won the championship after defeating Maldives in the final.[2][3][4]
Venues[]
Kathmandu | |
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Dasarath Rangasala Stadium | |
Capacity: 25,000 | |
Group stage[]
Group A[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Sri Lanka | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Nepal (H) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Sri Lanka | 2–0 | Pakistan |
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Roshan Pereira 54' Mohamed Amanulla 86' |
Group B[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
Maldives | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Source: RSSSF
Maldives | 1–1 | Bangladesh |
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Lirugam Saeed | Imtiaz Ahmed 53' |
India | 3–0 | Bangladesh |
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IM Vijayan 74', 76' Baichung Bhutia 88' |
India | 2–2 | Maldives |
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Baichung Bhutia 30' Jo Paul Ancheri 55' |
Ibrahim Rasheed 65' Mohamed Nizam 83' |
Knockout phase[]
Bracket[]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||||
A1 | Sri Lanka | 1 | ||||||
B2 | Maldives | 2 | ||||||
B2 | Maldives | 1 | ||||||
B1 | India | 5 | ||||||
B1 | India | 2 | ||||||
A2 | Pakistan | 0 | 3rd Place | |||||
A1 | Sri Lanka | 0 | ||||||
A2 | Pakistan | 1 |
Semi-finals[]
Third Place Match[]
Final[]
India | 5–1 | Maldives |
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Jo Paul Ancheri 9' Baichung Bhutia 15' IM Vijayan 20', 53' Amit Das 49' |
Report | Adam Abdul Lateef 43' |
Champion[]
South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup 1997 |
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India Second title |
References[]
- ^ SAFF Official Website
- ^ "1997 SAFF Championship; global sport archive.com". Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "1997 SAFF Championship; Olympics.org". Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "1997 South Asian Championship;11v11.com". Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- "South Asian Gold Cup 1997 (Kathmandu, Nepal)". RSSSF. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
Categories:
- SAFF Championship
- 1997 in Nepalese sport
- International association football competitions hosted by Nepal
- 1997 in Asian football
- 20th century in Kathmandu