1999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup

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1999 SAFF Coca-Cola Cup
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Tournament details
Host countryIndia
Dates22 April – 1 May
Teams (from SAFF confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions India (3rd title)
Runners-up Bangladesh
Third place Maldives
Fourth place   Nepal
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored26 (2.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)Nepal Naresh Joshi
India Baichung Bhutia
Bangladesh Mizanur Rahman
Maldives Mohamed Wildhan (3 goals)
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2003 →
All statistics correct as of 30 March 2019.

The 1999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup (also known as SAFF Coca-Cola Cup due to sponsorship reasons) was held in Goa, India between 22 April 1999 and 1 May 1999. The Nehru Stadium in Margao played host to all matches.[1] India successfully defended their title by beating Bangladesh in the final, by doing so they became the first team to retain the title as well.

Venue[]

 Goa
Fatorda Stadium
19,000
Fatorda Stadium, Goa.jpg

Squads[]

Main article: 1999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup squads

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bangladesh 2 1 1 0 4 0 +4 4
 India 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4
 Pakistan 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
Source: RSSSF
India 0–0 Bangladesh
Pakistan 0–4 Bangladesh
Hossain Iqbal Goal 7'
Alfaz Ahmed Goal 33'
Mizanur Rahman Goal 62', 65'
India 2–0 Pakistan
Baichung Bhutia Goal 24'
Syed Shabir Pasha Goal 87'

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Maldives 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
   Nepal 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 3
 Sri Lanka 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
Source: RSSSF
Sri Lanka 0–0 Maldives
Sri Lanka 2–3   Nepal
Roshan Pereira Goal 22'
Mohamed Amanulla Goal 24'		 Naresh Joshi Goal 4', 41', 81'
Nepal   2–3 Maldives
Hari Khadka Goal 65', 90'
Kumar Thapa		 Shah Ismail Goal 1'
Mohamed Wildhan Goal 74'
Abdul Ghafoor MausoomGoal 85'

Knockout phase[]

Semi-finals[]

Bangladesh 2–1   Nepal
Mizanur Rahman Goal 5'
Alfaz Ahmed Goal 62'		 Balgopal Maharajan Goal 74'
Maldives 1–2 India
Mohamed Wildhan Goal 43' Baichung Bhutia Goal 30'
Bruno Coutinho Goal 84'

Third Place Match[]

Maldives 2–0   Nepal
Mohamed Wildhan Goal 60'
Mohamed Ibrahim Goal 85'

Final[]

Bangladesh 0–2 India
Bruno Coutinho Goal 26'
Baichung Bhutia Goal 44'

Reference[]

  1. ^ Official Website
  • "South Asian Gold Cup 1999 (Margoa, Goa)". RSSSF. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  • "SAFF Gold Cup 1999". SAFF. Retrieved 2020-12-28.

Champion[]

 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup 1999 

India
Third title
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