2005 SAFF Gold Cup
International football competition
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The 2005 SAFF Gold Cup was the sixth edition of SAFF Gold Cup. It was the second time the competition was held in Pakistan. All matches were held at the People's Football Stadium in Karachi.[1][2] The tournament started on 7 December and ended on 17 December.[3]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Pakistan |
| Dates | 7–17 December |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  India (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Bangladesh |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 38 (2.53 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Ibrahim Fazeel Ali Ashfaq Ahmed Thariq(3 goals each) |
| Best player | Bhaichung Bhutia |
| Fair play award |  Bhutan |
← 2003 2008 → | |
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.[4]
Participating teams
| 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
Venue
The tournament was held at the People's Football Stadium in Karachi.
| Karachi | 2005 SAFF Gold Cup (Pakistan) |
|---|---|
| People's Football Stadium | |
| Capacity: 40,000 | |
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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 |
| Sri Lanka | 1–2 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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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 |
| Bangladesh | 3–0 | Bhutan |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Bangladesh | 2–0 | Nepal |
|---|---|---|
Kanchan  27', 87' |
Report |
| Bangladesh | 1–1 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Ameli 77' |
Report | Lawrence 17' |
Knockout phase
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 14 Dec – Islamabad | ||||||
| Maldives | 0 | |||||
| 17 Dec – Islamabad | ||||||
| India | 1 | |||||
| India | 2 | |||||
| 14 Dec – Islamabad | ||||||
| Bangladesh | 0 | |||||
| Bangladesh | 1 | |||||
| Pakistan | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Bangladesh | 1–0 | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| Sujan 44' (pen.) |
Report |
Final
| India | 2–0 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
Ariful Kabir Farhad- Jahid Hasan Ameli
- Rokonuzzaman Kanchan
Bhaichung Bhutia- Mehtab Hossain
Umar Ali
Basanta Thapa
- 1 goal
Sayed Maqsood- Hafizullah Qadami
- Abdul Maroof Gullestani
- Mohammed Sujan
Bikash Pradhan- Abdul Hakim
- Climax Lawrence
- Mahesh Gawli
- Mehrajuddin Wadoo
- N.S. Manju
- Bijaya Gurung
- Surendra Tamang
Imran Hussain- Muhammad Essa
G.P.C. Karunarathne
Awards
| Most Valuable Player[1][2] | Top Scorers | Fair Play |
|---|---|---|
| Bhaichung Bhutia |
Ibrahim Fazeel
(3 goals) |
Bhutan |
Other statistics
- Most goals scored by: Maldives (11 goals)
- Fewest goals scored by: Bhutan and Sri Lanka (1 goal)
- Most goals conceded by: Afghanistan (11 goals)
- Fewest goals conceded by: India and Maldives (2 goals)
- Fastest goal by: Mehtab Hossain for India against Nepal (
6')