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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = SAFF Gold Cup
| year = 2005
| image =
| size =
| caption =
| country = Pakistan
| dates = 7–17 December
| finalists = 
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| champion = IND
| count = 4
| second = BAN
| third = 
| matches = 15
| goals = 38
| attendance =
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Ibrahim Fazeel]]<br/>{{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Ali Ashfaq]]<br/>{{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Ahmed Thariq]]<br>(3 goals each)
| player ={{flagicon|IND}} [[Bhaichung Bhutia]] 
| prevseason = [[2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|2003]]
| nextseason = [[2008 SAFF Championship|2008]]
| updated =30 March 2019
|fair_play={{fb|BHU}}}}

The '''2005 SAFF Gold Cup''' was the sixth edition of '''[[South Asian Football Federation Cup|SAFF Gold Cup]]'''. It was the second time the competition was held in [[Pakistan]]. All matches were held at the [[Peoples Football Stadium|People's Football Stadium]] in Karachi.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2005-12-18 |title=India beat B'desh to win SAFF Cup |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/india-beat-bdesh-to-win-saff-cup/articleshow/1336032.cms |access-date=2024-12-21 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=India win SAFF title |url=https://m.rediff.com/sports/2005/dec/17saff1.htm |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=Rediff |language=en}}</ref> The tournament started on 7 December and ended on 17 December.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold05.html |title=South Asian Gold Cup 2005 (Karachi, Pakistan) |last=Zlotkowski |first=Andre |date=6 March 2008 |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=6 January 2019}}</ref>

[[India national football team|India]] won their fourth title after defeating [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] 2–0 in the finals. Both sides contested the [[1999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup#Finals|finals]] in the [[1999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|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 national football team|Maldives]] were the top-scorers of the tournament, all scoring three goals each.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://saffederation.org/saff-gold-cup-2005/ | title=SAFF Gold Cup 2005 | publisher=South Asian Football Federation | accessdate=26 December 2020 | archive-date=18 September 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918095659/https://saffederation.org/saff-gold-cup-2005/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Participating teams==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
! style="width:160px;"|Country
! style="width:100px;"|Appearance
! style="width:300px;"|Previous best performance
! [[FIFA World Rankings|FIFA ranking]]<br> Dec 2005
|-
| {{fb|PAK}} (Host) ||align=center|6th || Third-place [[1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|1997]] ||align=center|168
|-
| {{fb|AFG|2002}} ||align=center|2nd || Group stage ([[2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|2003]]) ||align=center|198
|-
| {{fb|BAN}} ||align=center|5th || '''Champions''' ([[2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|2003]]) ||align=center|170
|-
| {{fb|BHU}} ||align=center|2nd || Group stage ([[2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|2003]]) ||align=center|189
|-
| {{fb|IND}} ||align=center|6th || '''Champions''' ([[1993 South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Gold Cup|1993]], [[1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|1997]], [[1999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|1999]])||align=center|135
|-
| {{fb|MDV}} ||align=center|4th || Runners-up ([[1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|1997]], [[2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|2003]]) ||align=center|147
|-
| {{fb|NEP}} ||align=center|6th || Third-place ([[1993 South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Gold Cup|1993]]) ||align=center|181
|-
| {{fb|SRI}} ||align=center|6th || '''Champions''' ([[1995 South Asian Gold Cup|1995]]) ||align=center|144
|}

==Squads==
{{Main|2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup squads}}

==Venue==
The tournament was held at the [[People's Football Stadium]] in [[Karachi]].
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! [[Karachi]]
|rowspan="4"| {{location map+|Pakistan|float=center|width=250|caption=|places={{Location map~|Pakistan|lat_deg=24|lat_min=51|lon_deg=67|lon_min=0|position=left|background=|label='''[[Karachi]]'''}}}}
|-
| [[People's Football Stadium]]
|-
| Capacity: '''40,000'''
|-
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|80x80px]]
|}

==Group stage==
===Group A===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|update=complete
|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold05.html RSSSF]

|team1=MAL |team2=PAK |team3=AFG |team4=SRI
|result1=KO |result2=KO

|win_MAL=2 |draw_MAL=1 |loss_MAL=0 |gf_MAL=11 |ga_MAL=1
|win_PAK=2 |draw_PAK=1 |loss_PAK=0 |gf_PAK=2 |ga_PAK=0 |status_PAK=H
|win_AFG=1 |draw_AFG=0 |loss_AFG=2 |gf_AFG=3 |ga_AFG=11
|win_SRI=0 |draw_SRI=0 |loss_SRI=3 |gf_SRI=1 |ga_SRI=5

|name_MAL={{fb|Maldives}}
|name_PAK={{fb|PAK}}
|name_AFG={{fb|AFG|2004}}
|name_SRI={{fb|SRI}}

|res_col_header=Q
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to [[2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup#Knockout phase|knockout phase]]
}}
{{footballbox
| date = 7 December 2005
| team1 = {{fb-rt|PAK}}
| score = 1–0
| report = http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/saffgold05.html
| team2 = {{fb|SRI}}
| goals1 = [[Imran Hussain (footballer)|Hussain]] {{goal|38}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Peoples Football Stadium]]
| location = [[Karachi]]
}}
{{footballbox
| date = 7 December 2005
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Maldives}}
| score = 9–1
| report = http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/saffgold05.html
| team2 = {{fb|AFG|2004}}
| goals1 = [[Umar Ali|Ali]] {{goal|11}}<br/>[[Ibrahim Fazeel|Fazeel]] {{goal|27||45+2||60}}<br/>[[Ali Ashfaq|Ashfaq]] {{goal|32||88}}<br/>[[Ahmed Thariq|Thariq]] {{goal|45+3||46||86}}
| goals2 = [[Sayed Maqsood|Maqsood]] {{goal|39}}
| stadium = [[Peoples Football Stadium]]
| location = [[Karachi]]
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date = 9 December 2005
| team1 = {{fb-rt| Maldives}}
| score = 2–0
| report = http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/saffgold05.html
| team2 = {{fb|SRI}}
| goals1 = [[Ali Ashfaq|Ashfaq]] {{goal|15}}<br/> [[Umar Ali|Ali]] {{goal|83}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Peoples Football Stadium]]
| location = [[Karachi]]
}}
{{footballbox
| date = 9 December 2005
| team1 = {{fb-rt|PAK}}
| score = 1–0
| report = http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/saffgold05.html
| team2 = {{fb|AFG|2004}}
| goals1 = [[Muhammad Essa|Essa]] {{goal|55}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Peoples Football Stadium]]
| location = [[Karachi]]
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date = 11 December 2005
| team1 = {{fb-rt|SRI}}
| score = 1–2
| report = http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/saffgold05.html
| team2 = {{fb|AFG|2004}}
| goals1 = [[G.P.C. Karunarathne|Karunarathne]] {{goal|85}}
| goals2 = [[Hafizullah Qadami|Qadami]] {{goal|35}}<br/> Gullestani {{goal|41}}
| stadium = [[Peoples Football Stadium]]
| location = [[Karachi]]
}}
{{footballbox
| date = 11 December 2005
| team1 = {{fb-rt|PAK}}
| score = 0–0
| report = http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/saffgold05.html
| team2 = {{fb|Maldives}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Peoples Football Stadium]]
| location = [[Karachi]]
}}

===Group B===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|update=complete
|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold05.html RSSSF]

|team1=BAN |team2=IND |team3=NEP |team4=BHU
|result1=KO |result2=KO

|win_BAN=2 |draw_BAN=1 |loss_BAN=0 |gf_BAN=6 |ga_BAN=1
|win_IND=2 |draw_IND=1 |loss_IND=0 |gf_IND=6 |ga_IND=2
|win_NEP=1 |draw_NEP=0 |loss_NEP=2 |gf_NEP=4 |ga_NEP=5
|win_BHU=0 |draw_BHU=0 |loss_BHU=3 |gf_BHU=1 |ga_BHU=9

|name_BAN={{fb|BAN}}
|name_IND={{fb|IND}}
|name_NEP={{fb|NEP}}
|name_BHU={{fb|BHU}}

|res_col_header=Q
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to [[2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup#Knockout phase|knockout phase]]
}}

{{footballbox
| date = 8 December 2005
| team1 = {{fb-rt|BAN}}
| score = 3–0
| report = http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/saffgold05.html
| team2 = {{fb|BHU}}
| goals1 = [[Ariful Kabir Farhad|Farhad]] {{goal|42||58}}<br/> [[Jahid Hasan Ameli|Ameli]] {{goal|85}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Peoples Football Stadium]]
| location = [[Karachi]]
}}
{{footballbox
| date = 8 December 2005
| team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
| score = 2–1
| report = http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/saffgold05.html
| team2 = {{fb|NEP}}
| goals1 = [[Mehtab Hossain|Hossain]] {{goal|6||28}}
| goals2 = [[Basanta Thapa|Thapa]] {{goal|35}}
| stadium = [[Peoples Football Stadium]]
| location = [[Karachi]]
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date = 10 December 2005
| team1 = {{fb-rt|BAN}}
| score = 2–0
| report = http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/saffgold05.html
| team2 = {{fb|NEP}}
| goals1 = [[Rokonuzzaman Kanchan|Kanchan]] {{goal|27||87}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Peoples Football Stadium]]
| location = [[Karachi]]
}}
{{footballbox
| date = 10 December 2005
| team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
| score = 3–0
| report = http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/saffgold05.html
| team2 = {{fb|BHU}}
| goals1 = [[Baichung Bhutia|Bhutia]] {{goal|45}}<br/>[[Mahesh Gawli|Gawli]] {{goal|51}}<br/> [[Abdul Hakim|Hakim]] {{goal|64}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Peoples Football Stadium]]
| location = [[Karachi]]
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date = 12 December 2005
| team1 = {{fb-rt|NEP}}
| score = 3–1
| report = http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/saffgold05.html
| team2 = {{fb|BHU}}
| goals1 = [[Surendra Tamang|Tamang]] {{goal|10}}<br/> [[Basanta Thapa|Thapa]] {{goal|16}}<br/> [[Bijaya Gurung|Gurung]] {{goal|29}}
| goals2 = [[Bikash Pradhan|Pradhan]] {{goal|47}}
| stadium = [[Peoples Football Stadium]]
| location = [[Karachi]]
}}
{{footballbox
| date = 12 December 2005
| team1 = {{fb-rt|BAN}}
| score = 1–1
| report = http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/saffgold05.html
| team2 = {{fb|IND}}
| goals1 = [[Jahid Hasan Ameli|Ameli]] {{goal|77}}
| goals2 = [[Climax Lawrence|Lawrence]] {{goal|17}}
| stadium = [[Peoples Football Stadium]]
| location = [[Karachi]]
}}

==Knockout phase==
===Bracket===
{{#invoke:RoundN|N4
|style=white-space:nowrap|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high|3rdplace=no|color=yes
|RD1=[[#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]]
|RD2=[[#Final|Final]]
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2-->
<!--semi-finals -->
|14 Dec – [[Jinnah Sports Stadium|Islamabad]]|{{fb|MDV}}|0|{{fb|IND}}|1
|14 Dec – [[Jinnah Sports Stadium|Islamabad]]|{{fb|BAN}}|1|{{fb|PAK}}|0
<!--final -->
|17 Dec – [[Jinnah Sports Stadium|Islamabad]]|{{fb|IND}} |2|{{fb|BAN}}|0
}}

===Semi-finals===
{{footballbox
| date = 14 December 2005
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Maldives}}
| score = 0–1
| report = http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/saffgold05.html
| team2 = {{fb|IND}}
| goals1 = 
| goals2 = [[Nanjangud Shivananju Manju|Manju]] {{goal|38}}
| stadium = [[Peoples Football Stadium]]
| location = [[Karachi]]
| event = 
| time = 
| round = 
| score1 = 
| score2 = 
| attendance = 
| referee = 
}}
{{footballbox
| date = 14 December 2005
| team1 = {{fb-rt|BAN}}
| score = 1–0
| report = http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/saffgold05.html
| team2 = {{fb|PAK}}
| goals1 = [[Mohammed Sujan|Sujan]] {{goal|44|pen.}}
| stadium = [[Peoples Football Stadium]]
| location = [[Karachi]]
| event = 
| time = 
| round = 
| score1 = 
| score2 = 
| goals2 = 
| attendance = 
| referee = 
}}

===Final===
{{footballbox
| date = 17 December 2005
| team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
| score = 2–0
| report = http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/saffgold05.html
| team2 = {{fb|BAN}}
| goals1 = [[Mehrajuddin Wadoo|Wadoo]] {{goal|33}}<br/>[[Baichung Bhutia|Bhutia]] {{goal|81}}
| goals2 = 
| stadium = [[Peoples Football Stadium]]
| location = [[Karachi]]
| event = 
| time = 
| round = 
| score1 = 
| score2 = 
| attendance = 
| referee = 
}}

==Statistics==
===Goalscorers===

;3 goals
* {{flagicon|MDV}} [[Ali Ashfaq]]
* {{flagicon|MDV}} [[Ahmed Thariq]]
* {{flagicon|MDV}} [[Ibrahim Fazeel]]
;2 goals
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Ariful Kabir Farhad]]
* {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Jahid Hasan Ameli]]
* {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Rokonuzzaman Kanchan]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Bhaichung Bhutia]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mehtab Hossain]]
* {{flagicon|MDV}} Umar Ali
* {{flagicon|NEP}} Basanta Thapa
{{div col end}}
;1 goal
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* {{flagicon|AFG|2004}} Sayed Maqsood
* {{flagicon|AFG|2004}} [[Hafizullah Qadami]]
* {{flagicon|AFG|2004}} Abdul Maroof Gullestani
* {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Mohammed Sujan]]
* {{flagicon|BHU}} [[Bikash Pradhan]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Abdul Hakim]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Climax Lawrence]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mahesh Gawli]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mehrajuddin Wadoo]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[N.S. Manju]]
* {{flagicon|NEP}} [[Bijaya Gurung]]
* {{flagicon|NEP}} Surendra Tamang
* {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Imran Hussain (footballer)|Imran Hussain]]
* {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Muhammad Essa]]
* {{flagicon|SRI}} G.P.C. Karunarathne
{{div col end}}

=== Awards ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:auto;"
!Most Valuable Player<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
!Top Scorers
!Fair Play
|-
|{{fbicon|IND}} [[Bhaichung Bhutia]]
|{{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Ibrahim Fazeel]] 

{{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Ali Ashfaq]]

{{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Ahmed Thariq]] 

(3 goals)
|{{fb|BHU}}
|}

===Other statistics===
*'''Most goals scored by''': [[Maldives national football team|Maldives]] (11 goals)
*'''Fewest goals scored by''': [[Bhutan national football team|Bhutan]] and [[Sri Lanka national football team|Sri Lanka]] (1 goal)
*'''Most goals conceded by''': [[Afghanistan national football team|Afghanistan]] (11 goals)
*'''Fewest goals conceded by''': [[India national football team|India]] and [[Maldives national football team|Maldives]] (2 goals)
*'''Fastest goal by''': [[Mehtab Hossain]] for [[India national football team|India]] against [[Nepal national football team|Nepal]] ({{goal|6}})

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold05.html 2005 SAFF Championship RSSSF]
{{SAFF Championship}}

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