2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup

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 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) Ibrahim Fazeel
Ali Ashfaq
Ahmed Thariq
(3 goals each)

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.
Maldives 9–1 Afghanistan
Umar Ali  11'
Ibrahim Fazeel  27', 45+2', 60'
Ali Ashfaq  32', 88'
Ahmed Thariq  45+3', 46', 86'
Report Sayed Maqsood  39'

Maldives 2–0 Sri Lanka
Ali Ashfaq  15'
Umar Ali  83'
Report

Sri Lanka 1–2 Afghanistan
G.P.C. Karunarathne  85' Report Hafizullah Qadami  35'
Abdul Maroof 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
Ariful Kabir Farhad  42', 58'
Jahid Hasan Ameli  85'
Report
India 2–1   Nepal
Mehtab Hossain  6', 28' Report Basanta Thapa  35'

Bangladesh 2–0   Nepal
Rokonuzzaman Kanchan  27', 87' Report
India 3–0 Bhutan
Baichung Bhutia  45'
Mahesh Gawli  51'
Abdul Hakim  64'
Report

Nepal   3–1 Bhutan
Surendra Tamang  10'
Basanta Thapa 16'
Bijaya Gurung  29'
Report Bikash Pradhan  47'

Knockout phase

Semi-finals

Bangladesh 1–0 Pakistan
Muhammad Sujan  44' (pen.) Report

Final

Champion

 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup 2005 

India
Fourth title

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.com. RSSSF. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  2. "SAFF Gold Cup 2005". South Asian Football Federation. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
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