2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup

2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPakistan
Dates7–17 December
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions India (4th title)
Runners-up Bangladesh
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored38 (2.53 per match)
Top scorer(s)Maldives Ibrahim Fazeel
Maldives Ali Ashfaq
Maldives Ahmed Thariq
(3 goals each)
2003
2008
All statistics correct as of 30 March 2019.

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]

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]

  1. ^ Zlotkowski, Andre (6 March 2008). "South Asian Gold Cup 2005 (Karachi, Pakistan)". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  2. ^ "SAFF Gold Cup 2005". South Asian Football Federation. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2020.