2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup

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2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPakistan
Dates7 December – 17 December
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions India (4th title)
Runners-up Bangladesh
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored38 (2.53 per match)
Top scorer(s)Maldives Ibrahim Fazeel
Maldives Ali Ashfaq
Maldives Ahmed Thariq
(3 goals each)
← 2003
2008 →
All statistics correct as of 30 March 2019.

The 2005 South Asian Football Federation Cup was the sixth edition of South Asian Football Federation Cup. It was the second time the competition was held in Pakistan. The tournament was played in two cities, Islamabad and Karachi with People's Football Stadium in Karachi hosting group-stages and Jinnah Sports Stadium in Islamabad hosting knock-out rounds and the finals. The tournament started on 7 December and ended on 17 December.[1]

India won their fourth title after defeating Bangladesh 2–0 in the finals. Both sides contested the finals in the 1999 edition with India coming out victorious with the same result and Bhaichung Bhutia scored in that finals as well.

Ahmed Thariq, Ali Ashfaq and Ibrahim Fazeel of Maldives were the top-scorers of the tournament, all scoring three goals each.[2]

Participating teams[]

Country Appearance Previous best performance FIFA ranking
Dec 2005
 Pakistan (Host) 6th Third-place 1997 168
 Afghanistan 2nd Group stage (2003) 198
 Bangladesh 5th Champions (2003) 170
 Bhutan 2nd Group stage (2003) 189
 India 6th Champions (1993, 1997, 1999) 135
 Maldives 4th Runners-up (1997, 2003) 147
   Nepal 6th Third-place (1993) 181
 Sri Lanka 6th Champions (1995) 144

Squads[]

Main article: 2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup squads

Venue[]

The tournament was held at the Jinnah Sports Stadium in Islamabad.

Islamabad
Jinnah Sports Stadium
Capacity: 48,820
Jinnah Sports Stadium.JPG

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Maldives 3 2 1 0 11 1 +10 7 Advance to knockout phase
2  Pakistan (H) 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7
3  Afghanistan 3 1 0 2 3 11 −8 3
4  Sri Lanka 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: RSSSF
(H) Host
Pakistan 1–0 Sri Lanka
Imran Hussain Goal 38' Report
Peoples Football Stadium, Karachi
Maldives 9–1 Afghanistan
Umar Ali Goal 11'
Ibrahim Fazeel Goal 27', 45+2', 60'
Ali Ashfaq Goal 32', 88'
Ahmed Thariq Goal 45+3', 46', 86'		 Report Sayed Maqsood Goal 39'
Peoples Football Stadium, Karachi
Maldives 2–0 Sri Lanka
Ali Ashfaq Goal 15'
Umar Ali Goal 83'		 Report
Peoples Football Stadium, Karachi
Pakistan 1–0 Afghanistan
Muhammad Essa Goal 55' Report
Peoples Football Stadium, Karachi
Sri Lanka 1–2 Afghanistan
G.P.C. Karunarathne Goal 85' Report Hafizullah Qadami Goal 35'
Abdul Maroof Gullestani Goal 41'
Peoples Football Stadium, Karachi
Pakistan 0–0 Maldives
Report
Peoples Football Stadium, Karachi

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Bangladesh 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Advance to knockout phase
2  India 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
3    Nepal 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  Bhutan 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: RSSSF
Bangladesh 3–0 Bhutan
Ariful Kabir Farhad Goal 42', 58'
Jahid Hasan Ameli Goal 85'		 Report
Peoples Football Stadium, Karachi
India 2–1   Nepal
Mehtab Hossain Goal 6', 28' Report Basanta Thapa Goal 35'
Peoples Football Stadium, Karachi
Bangladesh 2–0   Nepal
Rokonuzzaman Kanchan Goal 27', 87' Report
Peoples Football Stadium, Karachi
India 3–0 Bhutan
Baichung Bhutia Goal 45'
Mahesh Gawli Goal 51'
Abdul Hakim Goal 64'		 Report
Peoples Football Stadium, Karachi
Nepal   3–1 Bhutan
Surendra Tamang Goal 10'
Basanta Thapa Goal 16'
Bijaya Gurung Goal 29'		 Report Bikash Pradhan Goal 47'
Peoples Football Stadium, Karachi
Bangladesh 1–1 India
Jahid Hasan Ameli Goal 77' Report Climax Lawrence Goal 17'
Peoples Football Stadium, Karachi

Knockout phase[]

Bracket[]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 Dec – Islamabad
 
 
 Maldives0
 
17 Dec – Islamabad
 
 India1
 
 India 2
 
14 Dec – Islamabad
 
 Bangladesh0
 
 Bangladesh1
 
 
 Pakistan0
 

Semi-finals[]

Maldives 0–1 India
Report Nanjangud Shivananju Manju Goal 38'
Bangladesh 1–0 Pakistan
Muhammad Sujan Goal 44' (pen.) Report

Final[]

India 2–0 Bangladesh
Mehrajuddin Wadoo Goal 33'
Baichung Bhutia Goal 81'		 Report

Champion[]

 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup 2005 

India
Fourth title

Statistics[]

Goalscorers[]

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Other Statistics[]

References[]

  1. ^ Zlotkowski, Andre (6 March 2008). "South Asian Gold Cup 2005 (Karachi, Pakistan)". rsssf.com. RSSSF. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  2. ^ "SAFF Gold Cup 2005". South Asian Football Federation. Retrieved 26 December 2020.

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