2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup

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2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPakistan
Dates7–17 December
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions 
Ahmed Thariq
(3 goals each)
← 2003
→
All statistics correct as of 30 March 2019.

The 2005 South Asian Football Federation Cup was the sixth edition of

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 and the People's Football Stadium in Karachi.

Islamabad
Jinnah Sports Stadium
Capacity: 48,820

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) Hosts
Pakistan 1–0 Sri Lanka
Hussain 38' Report
Peoples Football Stadium, Karachi
Maldives 9–1 Afghanistan
Thariq
45+3', 46', 86'		 Report Maqsood 39'
Maldives 2–0 Sri Lanka
Ashfaq 15'
Ali 83'		 Report
Pakistan 1–0 Afghanistan
Essa 55' Report
Sri Lanka 1–2 Afghanistan
Karunarathne 85' Report Qadami 35'
Gullestani 41'
Pakistan 0–0 Maldives
Report

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
Ameli
85'		 Report
Peoples Football Stadium, Karachi
India 2–1   Nepal
Hossain 6', 28' Report Thapa 35'
Bangladesh 2–0   Nepal
Kanchan 27', 87' Report
India 3–0 Bhutan
Bhutia 45'
Gawli 51'
Hakim
64'		 Report
Nepal   3–1 Bhutan
Tamang 10'
Thapa 16'
Gurung 29'		 Report Pradhan 47'
Bangladesh 1–1 India
Ameli
77'		 Report Lawrence 17'

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
Manju
38'
Bangladesh 1–0 Pakistan
Sujan 44' (pen.) Report

Final

India 2–0 Bangladesh
Bhutia
81'		 Report

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. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  2. ^ "SAFF Gold Cup 2005". South Asian Football Federation. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2020.

External links

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