1999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup

The 1999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup (also known as SAFF Coca-Cola Cup due to sponsorship reasons) was held in Goa, India between 22 April 1999 and 1 May 1999. The Nehru Stadium in Margao played host to all matches.[1] India successfully defended their title by beating Bangladesh in the final, by doing so they became the first team to retain the title as well.

1999 SAFF Coca-Cola Cup
Tournament details
Host countryIndia
Dates22 April – 1 May
Teams (from SAFF confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions India (3rd title)
Runners-up Bangladesh
Third place Maldives
Fourth place   Nepal
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored26 (2.6 per match)
Top scorer(s) Naresh Joshi (3 goals)
Baichung Bhutia (3 goals)
Mihazur Rehman (3 goals)
Mohamed Wildhan (3 goals)

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bangladesh 2 1 1 0 4 0 +4 4
 India 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4
 Pakistan 2 0 0 2 0 6 6 0
Source: SAFF
India 0 – 0 Bangladesh

Pakistan 0 – 4 Bangladesh
Hossain Iqbal  7'
Alfaz Ahmed  33'
Mizanur Rehman  62', 65'

India 2 – 0 Pakistan
Baichung Bhutia  24'
Syed Shabir Pasha  87'

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Maldives 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
   Nepal 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 3
 Sri Lanka 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 1
Source: SAFF
Sri Lanka 0 – 0 Maldives

Sri Lanka 2 – 3   Nepal
Roshan Pereira  22'
Mohamed Amanulla  24'
Naresh Joshi  4', 41', 81'

Nepal   2 – 3 Maldives
Hari Khadka  65', 90'
Kumar Thapa
Shah Ismail  1'
Mohamed Wildhan  74'
Mausoon Bul Ghafoor  85'

Knockout phase

Semi-finals

Bangladesh 2 – 1   Nepal
Mihazur Rehman  5'
Alfaz Ahmed  62'
Balgopal Maharajan  74'

Maldives 1 – 2 India
Mohamed Wildhan  43' Baichung Bhutia  30'
Bruno Coutinho  84'

Third Place Match

Maldives 2 – 0   Nepal
Mohamed Wildhan  60'
Mohamed Ibrahim  85'

Final

Bangladesh 0 – 2 India
Bruno Coutinho  26'
Baichung Bhutia  44'

Reference

  • "South Asian Gold Cup 1999 (Margoa, Goa)". RSSSF. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  • "SAFF Gold Cup 1999". SAFF. Retrieved 2020-12-28.

Champion

 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup 1999 

India
Third title
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