2005 SAFF Gold Cup

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. The tournament started on 7 December and ended on 17 December.

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.

Participating teams

Country	Appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA ranking Dec 2005
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Pakistan	flag alias = Flag of Pakistan.svg	flag alias-army = Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Pakistan.svg	flag alias-navy=Naval Standard of Pakistan.svg	flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Pakistan.svg	flag alias-military = Armed Forces of Pakistan Flag.svg	link alias-military = Pakistan Armed Forces	flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Pakistan.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} (Host) ||align=center|6th || Third-place 1997 ||align=center|168
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Afghanistan	flag alias = Flag of the Taliban.svg	flag alias-1880 = Flag of Afghanistan (1880–1901).svg	flag alias-1901 = Flag of Afghanistan (1901–1919).svg	flag alias-1919 = Flag of Afghanistan (1919–1921).svg	flag alias-1926 = Flag of Afghanistan (1926–1928).svg	flag alias-1928a = Flag of Afghanistan (1928).svg	flag alias-1928 = Flag of Afghanistan (1928–1929).svg	flag alias-1929a = Flag of Afghanistan (1929).svg	flag alias-1929 = Flag of Afghanistan (1929–1931).svg	flag alias-1930 = Flag of Afghanistan (1931–1973).svg	flag alias-1973 = Flag of Afghanistan (1973–1974).svg	flag alias-1974 = Flag of Afghanistan (1974–1978).svg	flag alias-1978a = Flag of Afghanistan (1978).svg	flag alias-1978 = Flag of Afghanistan (1978–1980).svg	flag alias-1980 = Flag of Afghanistan (1980–1987).svg	flag alias-1987 = Flag of Afghanistan (1987–1992).svg	flag alias-1992a = Flag of Afghanistan (1992).svg	flag alias-1992 = Flag of Afghanistan (1992–2001).svg	flag alias-1996 = Flag of Taliban (original).svg	flag alias-1997 = Flag of the Taliban.svg	flag alias-2001 = Flag of Afghanistan (2001–2002).svg	flag alias-2002 = Flag of Afghanistan (2002–2004).svg	flag alias-2004 = Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg	flag alias-2013 = Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg	flag alias-Taliban = Flag of the Taliban.svg	link alias-military = Afghan Armed Forces	Islamic National Army	flag alias-army = Military Flag of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.svg	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Taliban (Shahada v2).svg	link alias-air force = Afghan Air Force	flag alias-Islamic Emirate = Flag of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.svg	flag alias-football = Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg	flag alias-cricket = Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football	variant = 2002 }} ||align=center|2nd || Group stage (2003) ||align=center|198
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Bangladesh	flag alias = Flag of Bangladesh.svg	flag alias-1971 = Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Bangladesh.svg	flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Bangladesh.svg	flag alias-coast guard=Ensign of the Bangladesh Coast Guard.svg	flag alias-army = Flag of the Bangladesh Army.svg	flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Bangladesh.svg	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Bangladesh.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} ||align=center|5th || Champions (2003) ||align=center|170
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Bhutan	flag alias = Flag of Bhutan.svg	flag alias-1949 = Flag of Bhutan (1949-1956).svg	flag alias-1956 = Flag of Bhutan (1956–1969).svg	flag alias-army = Flag of the Royal Bhutan Army.svg	link alias-army = Royal Bhutan Army	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team }} ||align=center|2nd || Group stage (2003) ||align=center|189
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = India	flag alias = Flag of India.svg	flag alias-1880 = British Raj Red Ensign.svg	flag alias-British = British Raj Red Ensign.svg	flag alias-1931 = 1931 Flag of India.svg	flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of India.svg	flag alias-army = Flag of Indian Army.svg	link alias-army = Indian Army	flag alias-naval-1879 = Flag of Imperial India.svg	flag alias-naval-1884 = Flag of Imperial India.svg	flag alias-naval-1928 = Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg	flag alias-naval-1947 = Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg	flag alias-naval-1950 = Naval Ensign of India (1950–2001).svg	flag alias-naval-2001 = Naval Ensign of India (2001–2004).svg	flag alias-naval-2004 = Naval Ensign of India (2004–2014).svg	flag alias-naval-2014 = Naval Ensign of India (2014–2022).svg	flag alias-naval-2022 = Naval Ensign of India (2022).svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of India.svg	flag alias-air force-1950 = Air Force Ensign of India (1950–2023).svg	flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of India.svg	flag alias-coast guard = Indian Coast Guard flag.svg	link alias-coast guard = Indian Coast Guard	link alias-naval = Indian Navy	link alias-air force = Indian Air Force	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of India.svg	link alias-navy = Indian Navy	flag alias-military = Flag of Indian Armed Forces.svg	link alias-military = Indian Armed Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} ||align=center|6th || Champions (1993, 1997, 1999)||align=center|135
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Maldives	flag alias = Flag of Maldives.svg	flag alias-1117 = Flag of the Maldives (pre-1903, alternative flag shape).svg	flag alias-1796 = Earliest Flag of the Maldives.svg	flag alias-1903 = Flag of the Maldives until 1903.svg	flag alias-1926 = Old National Flag of the Maldives.svg	flag alias-1953 = Flag of the Maldives 1953.svg	flag alias-air force = Flag of the MNDF Air Corps.svg	Maldives Air Corps	flag alias-marines = Flag of the MNDF Marine Corps.svg	Maldives Marine Corps	flag alias-military = Flag of the Maldives National Defence Force.svg	link alias-military = Maldives National Defence Force	link alias-coast guard = Maldivian Coast Guard	flag alias-coast guard = Flag of the MNDF Coast Guard.svg	variant =	size =	name =	altlink = national football team }} ||align=center|4th || Runners-up (1997, 2003) ||align=center|147
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Nepal	flag alias = Flag of Nepal.svg	flag alias-old = Flag of Nepal (1775–1962).svg	flag alias-1930 = Flag of Nepal (1775–1962).svg	flag alias-1768 = Flag of Nepal (19th century).svg	flag alias-1856 = Flag of Nepal (1856-c.1930).svg	link alias-army = Nepali Army	border =	size =	size flag alias = 24x20px	size flag alias-old = 24x20px	size flag alias-1930 = 24x20px	size flag alias-1768 = 24px	size flag alias-1856 = 24x20px	sizebig flag alias = x27px	sizebig flag alias-old = x27px	sizebig flag alias-1930 = x27px	sizebig flag alias-1768 = x30px	sizebig flag alias-1856 = x27px	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} ||align=center|6th || Third-place (1993) ||align=center|181
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Sri Lanka	flag alias = Flag of Sri Lanka.svg	flag alias-army=Flag of the Sri Lankan Army.png	link alias-army=Sri Lanka Army	flag alias-air force=Air Force Ensign of Sri Lanka.svg	link alias-air force=Sri Lanka Air Force	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Sri Lanka.svg	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Sri Lanka.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} ||align=center|6th || Champions (1995) ||align=center|144

Venue

The tournament was held at the People's Football Stadium in Karachi.

Karachi
People's Football Stadium
Capacity: 40,000
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Statistics

Goalscorers

3 goals

• Template:Flagicon Ali Ashfaq
• Template:Flagicon Ahmed Thariq
• Template:Flagicon Ibrahim Fazeel

2 goals

• Template:Flagicon Ariful Kabir Farhad
• Template:Flagicon Jahid Hasan Ameli
• Template:Flagicon Rokonuzzaman Kanchan
• Template:Flagicon Bhaichung Bhutia
• Template:Flagicon Mehtab Hossain
• Template:Flagicon Umar Ali
• Template:Flagicon Basanta Thapa

1 goal

• Template:Flagicon Sayed Maqsood
• Template:Flagicon Hafizullah Qadami
• Template:Flagicon Abdul Maroof Gullestani
• Template:Flagicon Mohammed Sujan
• Template:Flagicon Bikash Pradhan
• Template:Flagicon Abdul Hakim
• Template:Flagicon Climax Lawrence
• Template:Flagicon Mahesh Gawli
• Template:Flagicon Mehrajuddin Wadoo
• Template:Flagicon N.S. Manju
• Template:Flagicon Bijaya Gurung
• Template:Flagicon Surendra Tamang
• Template:Flagicon Imran Hussain
• Template:Flagicon Muhammad Essa
• Template:Flagicon G.P.C. Karunarathne

Awards

Most Valuable Player	Top Scorers	Fair Play
Template:Fbicon Bhaichung Bhutia	Template:Flagicon Ibrahim Fazeel Template:Flagicon Ali Ashfaq Template:Flagicon Ahmed Thariq (3 goals)	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Bhutan	flag alias = Flag of Bhutan.svg	flag alias-1949 = Flag of Bhutan (1949-1956).svg	flag alias-1956 = Flag of Bhutan (1956–1969).svg	flag alias-army = Flag of the Royal Bhutan Army.svg	link alias-army = Royal Bhutan Army	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team }}

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 (File:Soccerball shade.svg 6')

External links

• 2005 SAFF Championship RSSSF