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2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
The 2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh between 10 January 2003 and 20 January 2003. All matches were played at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. Originally scheduled to be held between 26 January 2002 and 5 February 2002, the tournament was postponed due to the suspension of Bangladesh Football Federation by FIFA. Afghanistan were not in the draw, but were included in the tournament following the recommendation from AFC to do so. It was also Bhutan's first tournament. The final was contested by Bangladesh and the Maldives. Ali Umar had levelled in the second half after Kanchan had given Bangladesh the lead. The match went to penalties and Asraf Lufty had missed from the spot for the Maldives. Mohammed Sujan kept his nerve to score the final penalty giving Bangladesh a 5–3 victory, and with it, their first SAFF Cup championship. Pakistan's Safraz Rasool was top goal scorer. Venue The Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka was the only ven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarfraz Rasool
Sarfraz Rasool (born July 10, 1975) is a former Pakistani international footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Sarfraz won the Golden Boot at 2003 SAFF Championship, where he finished as the top-scorer with 4 goals, and was named Asian Football Confederation Player of the Month for his performance in SAFF Cup held in March 2003. Club career As a goal scoring midfielder, Rasool had been playing for KRL FC between 1999 and 2003, and was constantly in the goals for the national team. However, he controversially left Pakistan soon after and moved to England, which effectively ended his international career, but remained with KRL for some seasons, before eventually joining the renamed PMC Club Athletico Faisalabad PMC Club Athletico Faisalabad was a professional football club based in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. Originally known as Punjab Medical College Football Club for its association with Punjab Medical College, the name was changed after club had a ... in August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zahid Niaz
Zahid is a male given name particularly popular in several Asian countries. It has its roots in the Arabic language. In Arabic, there are a few variations based on the exact pronunciation of the name thus having different meanings. One of the meanings of Zahid in Arabic is Altruistic. Zahid is also defined as "the noble man who stops other from wrong doing of 'respectable' belief", explained as: "The Zahid is the literal believer in the letter of the Law, opposed to the Soofi, who believes in its spirit: hence the former is called a Zahiri (outsider), and the latter a Batini, sider."Burton 1974, p.104 Notable persons with the name include: * Zahid Ahmed (actor) (born 1984), Pakistani actor * Zahid Ahmed (cricketer) (born 1961), Pakistani cricketer * Zahid Ali (born 1976), Norwegian comedian * Zahid Iqbal (born 1981), English cricketer * Zahid Pirzada (born 1958), Pakistani field hockey player * Zahid Saeed (born 1981), Pakistani cricketer * Zahid Shareef (born 1970), Pakistani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niranjan Rayamajhi
Niranjana (), also rendered Niranjan, is an epithet in Hinduism. It is a title of Krishna according to the Bhagavad Gita, and is also an epithet of Shiva. Etymology Niranjan in Sanskrit means the one without blemishes or the one who is spotless and pure. ''Nih'' means ''not'' and ''Anjana'' means black colouring matter. Description *Niranjan means the lord of the three worlds, the physical, the astral and the causal and according to the Bhagavad Gita. *The saint Kabir described God as Niranjan. Niranjan means is translated as without collyrium, or the spotless or immaculate God, and it is used to address Rama. *It is also 52nd name of the 108 names of Krishna as it appears in the ''Sri Krishna Ashtottara Shatanama Stotra''. *In Dvadasha stotra, composed by Jagadguru Madhvacharya, the word ''Niranjan'' is explained as one the quality of Krishna Krishna (; sa, कृष्ण ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Association Of Thailand
The Football Association of Thailand under Patronage of His Majesty the King ( th, สมาคมกีฬาฟุตบอลแห่งประเทศไทย ในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์), or FA Thailand for short, is the governing body of association football, futsal and beach soccer in Thailand. It was founded on 25 April 1916. The association joined FIFA on 23 June 1925 and AFC in 1954. History In 1916, King Vajiravudh founded "The Football Association of Thailand under Patronage of His Majesty the King" after that the association joined the FIFA in 1925 and AFC in 1954. Thailand national football team joined Olympic Games first time in Australia in 1956. The first football stadium, Supachalasai Stadium, was built in 1935. King's Cup, the first football cup was introduced in 1968. And then two years later, Queen's Cup, a national cup competition, started in 1970. Thai football competitions Leagues and tournaments League competitions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfaz Ahmed
Alfaz Ahmed ( bn, আলফাজ আহমদ; born: 7 July 1973) is a retired Bangladeshi footballer who played for the Bangladesh national football team from 1995 to 2008. He is seen as one of the best strikers to ever play for Bangladesh. He won three international trophies while playing for his country. Alfaz also scored the winning goal of the 1999 South Asian Games final, against Nepal. He played for Bangladesh 13 years, scoring 11 goals along the way. Alfaz also has 109 domestic league goals, including numerous goals in AFC club competitions. Although he played as a striker for the national team, Alfaz was often used as a playmaking forward at domestic level. Alfaz is currently the assistant manager of the Dhaka Mohammedan. Club career Early career Alfaz started his football career in 1985 in the Youth Football League. He wore the Orient Sporting jersey in the Pioneer League in 1987. He played for Lalbagh Sporting in the second division during the 1988–89 season. Alfa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Federation Of Sri Lanka
The Football Sri Lanka (FSL) is the governing body of football in Sri Lanka. It operates the Sri Lanka national football team and Sri Lanka Football Premier League. History Football Sri Lanka was founded on 1939 as Ceylon Football Association, later rechristened as Football Federation of Sri Lanka in 1972. FSL affiliated with FIFA in 1952. FSL affiliated with Asian Football Confederation in 1954 & FFSL was founding member of South Asian Football Federation which was founded in 1997. In 2021 organisation has changed their name to the current one. National teams Men * Sri Lanka national football team * Sri Lanka national under-23 football team * Sri Lanka national under-20 football team * Sri Lanka national under-17 football team * Sri Lanka national beach soccer team Women * Sri Lanka women's national football team * Sri Lanka women's national under-20 football team * Sri Lanka women's national under-17 football team Corporate structure See also * Football in Sri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Umar
Ali Umar, Commissioner of Sports of Maldives (born 5 August 1980) is a Maldivian former footballer until his retirement in 2013. After he retired, he became a Member of the normalization committee appointed by FIFA to Football Association of Maldives from 2 December 2014 to 31 May 2016. Later he was elected to vice president and as an executive committee member for Football Association of Maldives. In 27 March 2018 he was appointed as the Commissioner of Sports of Maldives. Ali Umar was also a member of the Maldives national football team. Honours Maldives * SAFF Championship: 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ... References * 1980 births Living people Maldivian footballers Maldives international footballers Club Valencia players New Radiant S.C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Shiham
Ali Shiham (born 26 June 1975) is a former Maldivian international footballer. International career Ali Shiham has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for Maldives. He is well known as the first player to score a hat-trick for Maldives national team in their 22 years of international football on 11 January 2003 against Bhutan at Bangabandhu National Stadium during the 2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup The 2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh between 10 January 2003 and 20 January 2003. All matches were played at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. Originally scheduled to be held between 26 January 2002 and ... group stage. Outside football Shiham was offered to act in a Maldivian video song in 2003 for a fee of 20,000 MVR and he accepted the deal as it came from a very close friend of him; producer Ahmed Moosa (Ammaty). References External links * * 1975 births Living people Maldivian footballers Maldiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Nizam
Mohamed Nizam (born 17 May 1974) is a Maldivian former footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ... who played as a forward. He was the captain of the Maldives national football team and now retired from international football. Career statistics Managerial External links * Honours 1974 births Living people Maldivian footballers Maldives men's international footballers New Radiant S.C. players Club Valencia (Maldives) players People from Thoddoo Men's association football forwards {{Maldives-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tayeb Hasan
Hasan Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (born 9 January 1970) is a Bangladeshi football referee who has been a full international referee for FIFA. Shamsuzzaman became a FIFA referee in 1999. He served as a referee at the 2002, 2010, and 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, in addition to the AFC Champions League and West Asian Football Federation Championship. He also works as a sports teacher at Satkhira Day-Night College Satkhira Day-Night College is a co-educational college in Satkhira Satkhira( bn, সাতক্ষীরা) is a city and district headquarter of Satkhira District in Khulna Division, south-west Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), official .... Shamsuzzaman retired from refereeing in 2016. References 1970 births Living people Bangladeshi football referees {{Bangladesh-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
