2005 SAFF Gold Cup

2005 SAFF Gold Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPakistan
Dates7–17 December
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
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)
Best playerIndia Bhaichung Bhutia
Fair play award Bhutan
← 2003
2008 →

The 2005 SAFF Gold Cup was the sixth edition of SAFF Gold Cup. It was the second time the competition was held in Pakistan. All matches were held at the People's Football Stadium in Karachi.[1][2] The tournament started on 7 December and ended on 17 December.[3]

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.[4]

Participating teams

Country Appearance Previous best performance FIFA ranking
Dec 2005
 Pakistan (Host)6thThird-place 1997168
 Afghanistan2ndGroup stage (2003)198
 Bangladesh5thChampions (2003)170
 Bhutan2ndGroup stage (2003)189
 India6thChampions (1993, 1997, 1999)135
 Maldives4thRunners-up (1997, 2003)147
   Nepal6thThird-place (1993)181
 Sri Lanka6thChampions (1995)144

Squads

Venue

The tournament was held at the People's Football Stadium in Karachi.

Karachi
2005 SAFF Gold Cup (Pakistan)
People's Football Stadium
Capacity: 40,000

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
Maldives 9–1 Afghanistan
 Report
  • Maqsood 39'
Sri Lanka 1–2 Afghanistan
  • Karunarathne 85'
 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
 Report
India 2–1   Nepal
Hossain 6', 28' Report Thapa 35'
Bangladesh 2–0   Nepal
Kanchan 27', 87' Report
India 3–0 Bhutan
 Report
Nepal   3–1 Bhutan
 Report

Knockout phase

Bracket

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

Semi-finals

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Awards

Most Valuable Player[1][2] Top Scorers Fair Play
India Bhaichung Bhutia Maldives Ibrahim Fazeel

Maldives Ali Ashfaq

Maldives Ahmed Thariq

(3 goals)

  Bhutan

Other statistics

References

  1. 1 2 "India beat B'desh to win SAFF Cup". The Times of India. 18 December 2005. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  2. 1 2 "India win SAFF title". Rediff. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  3. ↑ Zlotkowski, Andre (6 March 2008). "South Asian Gold Cup 2005 (Karachi, Pakistan)". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "SAFF Gold Cup 2005". South Asian Football Federation. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
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