South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup 2005
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| South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup 2005 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Pakistan |
| Dates | 7 December – 17 December |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
 India (4th title) |
Second place  |
 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 Karachi, 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 forth title win. Ali Ashfaq, Ibrahim Fazeel and Ahmed Thariq all from the Maldives ended joint top scorers.
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[edit] Group stage
Teams in green field progress to the Semi-finals.
[edit] 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 | Pakistan |
1 - 0 | Sri Lanka |
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| Imran Hussain 38 |
| December 7, 2005 | Maldives |
9 - 1 | Afghanistan |
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| Umar Ali 11 Ibrahim Fazeel 27, 45+2, 60 Ali Ashfaq 32, 88 Ahmed Thariq 45+3, 46, 86 |
Sayed Maqsood 39 |
| December 9, 2005 | Maldives |
2 - 0 | Sri Lanka |
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| Ali Ashfaq 15 Umar Ali 83 |
| December 9, 2005 | Pakistan |
1 - 0 | Afghanistan |
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| Muhammad Essa 55 |
| December 11, 2005 | Sri Lanka |
1 - 2 | Afghanistan |
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| G.P.C. Karunarathne 85 | Hafizullah Qadami 35 Abdul Maroof Gullistani 41 |
| December 11, 2005 | Pakistan |
0 - 0 | Maldives |
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[edit] 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 8, 2005 | Bangladesh |
3 - 0 | Bhutan |
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| Ariful Kabir Farhad 42, 58 Zahid Hasan Ameli 85 |
| December 8, 2005 | India |
2 - 1 | Nepal |
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| Mehtab Hossain 6, 28 | Basanta Thapa 35 |
| December 10, 2005 | Bangladesh |
2 - 0 | Nepal |
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| Rokonuzzaman Kanchan 27, 87 |
| December 10, 2005 | India |
3 - 0 | Bhutan |
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| Baichung Bhutia 45 Mahesh Gawli 51 Abdul Hakim 64 |
| December 12, 2005 | Nepal |
3 - 1 | Bhutan |
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| Surendra Tamang 10 Basanta Thapa 16 Bijay Gurung 29 |
Bikash Pradhan 47 |
| December 12, 2005 | Bangladesh |
1- 1 | India |
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| Zahid Hasan Ameli 77 | Climax Lawrence 17 |
[edit] Semi-Finals
| December 14, 2005 | Maldives |
0 - 1 | India |
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| Manju Nanjangud Shivananju 38 |
| December 14, 2005 | Bangladesh |
1 - 0 | Pakistan |
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| Mohammad Sujan 44 |
[edit] Finals
| December 17, 2005 | Bangladesh |
0 - 2 | India |
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| Mehrajuddin Wadoo 33 Baichung Bhutia 81 |
[edit] Winners
| South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup 2005 |
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 India Fourth title |
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