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2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup

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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]

2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPakistan
Dates7–17 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.

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

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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

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Main article: 2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup squads

Venue

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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

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Group A

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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
Maldives  9–1  Afghanistan
Ali   11'
Fazeel   27', 45 2', 60'
Ashfaq   32', 88'
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

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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
Farhad   42', 58'
Ameli   85'		 Report
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

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Bracket

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

Semi-finals

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

Final

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India  2–0  Bangladesh
Wadoo   33'
Bhutia   81'		 Report

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Other statistics

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References

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  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.
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