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]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Pakistan |
| Dates | 7–17 December |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| 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) |
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
edit| 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
editVenue
editThe 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
editGroup A
edit| 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 |
| Maldives | 9–1 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
Ali  11'Fazeel 27', 45+2', 60'Ashfaq 32', 88'Thariq 45+3', 46', 86' | Report | Maqsood 39' |
| Sri Lanka | 1–2 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Karunarathne 85' | Report | Qadami 35' Gullestani 41' |
Group B
edit| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Farhad 42', 58' Ameli 85' | Report |
| Bangladesh | 2–0 | Nepal |
|---|---|---|
| Kanchan 27', 87' | Report |
Knockout phase
editBracket
edit| 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
editFinal
editStatistics
editGoalscorers
edit- 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
Other statistics
edit- 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')
References
edit- ^ Zlotkowski, Andre (6 March 2008). "South Asian Gold Cup 2005 (Karachi, Pakistan)". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "SAFF Gold Cup 2005". South Asian Football Federation. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2020.