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)

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)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 Jinnah Sports Stadium in Islamabad.

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
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
Sri Lanka 1–2 Afghanistan
Karunarathne 85' Report Qadami 35'
Gullestani 41'

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
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'

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'

Final

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.
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