2005 SAFF Gold Cup
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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]
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 |
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| File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan (Host) | 6th | Third-place 1997 | 168 |
| File:Flag of Afghanistan (2002–2004).svg Afghanistan | 2nd | Group stage (2003) | 198 |
| File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh | 5th | Champions (2003) | 170 |
| File:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan | 2nd | Group stage (2003) | 189 |
| File:Flag of India.svg India | 6th | Champions (1993, 1997, 1999) | 135 |
| File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives | 4th | Runners-up (1997, 2003) | 147 |
| File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal | 6th | Third-place (1993) | 181 |
| File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | 6th | Champions (1995) | 144 |
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Squads
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Venue
The tournament was held at the People's Football Stadium in Karachi.
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Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout phase
Bracket
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Semi-finals
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Final
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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- 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[1][2] | Top Scorers | Fair Play |
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| Template:Fbicon Bhaichung Bhutia | Template:Flagicon Ibrahim Fazeel
Template:Flagicon Ahmed Thariq (3 goals) |
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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 (<templatestyles src="Goal/styles.css"/>File:Soccerball shade.svg 6')
References
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External links
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- 2005 in Asian football
- SAFF Championship
- International association football competitions hosted by Pakistan
- 2005–06 in Pakistani football
- 2005–06 in Sri Lankan football
- 2005–06 in Indian football
- 2005 in Maldivian football
- 2005 in Bhutanese football
- 2005 in Afghan football
- 2005 in Nepalese sport