2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Pakistan |
| Dates | 7 December – 17 December |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  India (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Bangladesh |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 39 (2.6 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Ibrahim Fazeel (3 goals) Ali Ashfaq (3 goals) Ahmed Thariq (3 goals) |
The 2005 South Asian Football Federation Cup was hosted in Islamabad, jinnah sports stadium Pakistan from December 7 to December 17.
Bangladesh and India played out the final in a repeat of the 1999 final. Just as in the 1999 final, India beat Bangladesh 2-0 with goals from Mehraj Din Wadoo and Baichung Bhutia. Bhutia was also had scored the second goal in the 1999 final. It was India's fourth title win. Ali Ashfaq, Ibrahim Fazeel and Ahmed Thariq all from the Maldives ended joint top scorers.
Contents
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives |
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 |
 Pakistan |
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
 Afghanistan |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | -8 |
 Sri Lanka |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -4 |
|
December 7, 2005
|
| Maldives |
9 - 1 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Umar Ali 11 Ibrahim Fazeel 27, 45+2, 60 Ali Ashfaq 32, 88 Ahmed Thariq 45+3, 46, 86 |
Sayed Maqsood 39 |
|
December 11, 2005
|
| Sri Lanka |
1 - 2 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| G.P.C. Karunarathne 85 | Hafizullah Qadami 35 Abdul Maroof Gullestani 41 |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh |
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
| India |
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
 Nepal |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
 Bhutan |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -8 |
|
December 12, 2005
|
| Nepal |
3 - 1 | Bhutan |
|---|---|---|
| Surendra Tamang 10 Basanta Thapa 16 Bijaya Gurung 29 |
Bikash Pradhan 47 |
Knockout phase
Semi-finals
Final
Champion
| South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup 2005 |
|---|
 India Fourth title |
