2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Bangladesh |
Dates | 10 – 20 January |
Venue(s) | (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Bangladesh (1st title) |
Runners-up | Maldives |
Third place | India |
Fourth place | Pakistan |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 39 (2.44 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Sarfraz Rasool (4 goals) |
The 2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh between 10 January 2003 and 20 January 2003. All matches were played at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. Originally scheduled to be held between 26 January 2002 and 5 February 2002, the tournament was postponed due to the suspension of Bangladesh Football Federation by FIFA. Afghanistan were not in the draw, but were included in the tournament following the recommendation from AFC to do so. It was also Bhutan's first tournament.
The final was contested by Bangladesh and the Maldives. Ali Umar had levelled in the second half after Kanchan had given Bangladesh the lead. The match went to penalties and Asraf Lufty had missed from the spot for the Maldives. Mohmmed Sujon kept his nerve to score the final penalty giving Bangladesh a 5–3 victory, and with it, their first SAFF Cup championship. Pakistan's Safraz Rasool was top goal scorer.
Venue[]
The Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka was the only venue for the tournament. It is also home venue for Bangladesh national football team.
Dhaka | |
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Bangabandhu National Stadium | |
Capacity: 36,000 | |
Squads[]
Group stage[]
Group A[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 |
India | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Afghanistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
India | 0–1 | Pakistan |
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Rasool 50' |
Sri Lanka | 1–0 | Afghanistan |
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Steinwall 41' |
Pakistan | 2–1 | Sri Lanka |
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Zahid Niaz 50' Rasool 86' |
Chathura Weersinghe 89' |
India | 4–0 | Afghanistan |
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Biswas 30', 63' D'Cunha 77', 86' |
Pakistan | 1–0 | Afghanistan |
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Rasool 9' |
India | 1–1 | Sri Lanka |
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Biswas 88' | Chryshantha Abeysekera 90' |
Group B[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Bangladesh | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
Maldives | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 |
Nepal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
Bhutan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 |
Maldives | 6–0 | Bhutan |
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Nizam 2' Ashraful Luffy 11' Shiham 24', 25', 67' Umar 77' |
Bangladesh | 1–0 | Nepal |
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Alfaz 30' |
Bangladesh | 1–0 | Maldives |
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Joy 90' |
Nepal | 2–3 | Maldives |
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Niranjan Rayamajhi 56' Dev Narayan Chaudhary 90' (pen.) |
Nizam 63' Ashraf Lutfy 75' Umar 85' |
Bangladesh | 3–0 | Bhutan |
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Ariful Kabir Farhad 3', 54' Kanchan 78' |
Knockout phase[]
Bracket[]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
18 January | ||||||
Bangladesh | 2 | |||||
20 January | ||||||
India | 1 | |||||
Bangladesh(p) | 1 (5) | |||||
18 January | ||||||
Maldives | 1 (3) | |||||
Maldives | 1 | |||||
Pakistan | 0 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
20 January | ||||||
India | 2 | |||||
Pakistan | 1 |
Semi-finals[]
Bangladesh | 2–1 (a.s.d.e.t.) | India |
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Kanchan 77' Motiur Munna 98' |
D'Cunha 81' |
Third Place Match[]
India | 2–1 (a.s.d.e.t.) | Pakistan |
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Vijayan 56' Jadav 99' |
Rasool 66' |
Final[]
Bangladesh | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Maldives |
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Kanchan 13' | Umar 57' | |
Penalties | ||
Islam Muhiful Miah Hasan Al-Mamun Mahmudul Hasan Mohammed Sujan |
5–3 | Ahmed Naaz Ashraf Lutfy Aaron Gill Fazeel |
Champion[]
2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup Winners |
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Bangladesh First title |
Goalscorers[]
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- Ashim Biswas
- Alvito D'Cunha
- Rokonuzzaman Kanchan
- Ali Shiyam
- Ali Umar
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Alfaz Ahmed
- Ibrahim Fazeel
- Arif Khan Joy
- Zahid Niaz
- Mohammed Rahman Munna
- I.M. Vijayan
- Abhishek Yadav
External links[]
- SAFF Championship
- 2003 in Bangladeshi football
- International association football competitions hosted by Bangladesh
- 2003 in Asian football
- 2000s in Dhaka