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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)

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]

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
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'
Maldives 2–0 Sri Lanka
Ali Ashfaq Goal 15'
Umar Ali Goal 83'		 Report
Pakistan 1–0 Afghanistan
Muhammad Essa Goal 55' Report
Sri Lanka 1–2 Afghanistan
G.P.C. Karunarathne Goal 85' Report Hafizullah Qadami Goal 35'
Abdul Maroof Gullestani Goal 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
Ariful Kabir Farhad Goal 42', 58'
Jahid Hasan Ameli Goal 85'		 Report
India 2–1 Nepal
Mehtab Hossain Goal 6', 28' Report Basanta Thapa Goal 35'
Bangladesh 2–0 Nepal
Rokonuzzaman Kanchan Goal 27', 87' Report
India 3–0 Bhutan
Baichung Bhutia Goal 45'
Mahesh Gawli Goal 51'
Abdul Hakim Goal 64'		 Report
Nepal 3–1 Bhutan
Surendra Tamang Goal 10'
Basanta ThapaGoal 16'
Bijaya Gurung Goal 29'		 Report Bikash Pradhan Goal 47'
Bangladesh 1–1 India
Jahid Hasan Ameli Goal 77' Report Climax Lawrence Goal 17'

Knockout phase

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
  • Bangladesh Ariful Kabir Farhad
  • Bangladesh Jahid Hasan Ameli
  • Bangladesh Rokonuzzaman Kanchan
  • India Bhaichung Bhutia
  • India Mehtab Hossain
  • Maldives Umar Ali
  • Nepal Basanta Thapa
1 goal
  • Afghanistan Sayed Maqsood
  • Afghanistan Hafizullah Qadami
  • Afghanistan Abdul Maroof Gullestani
  • Bangladesh Muhammad Sujan
  • Bhutan Bikash Pradhan
  • India Abdul Hakim
  • India Climax Lawrence
  • India Mahesh Gawli
  • India Mehrajuddin Wadoo
  • India N.S. Manju
  • Nepal Bijaya Gurung
  • Nepal Surendra Tamang
  • Pakistan Imran Hussain
  • Pakistan Muhammad Essa
  • Sri Lanka G.P.C. Karunarathne

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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