The 2005 South Asian Football Federation Cup was the sixth edition of
South Asian Football Federation Cup
The South Asian Football Federation Championship, commonly known as SAFF Championship (previously known as ''South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Gold Cup'' and ''South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup''), is the main international ...
. It was the second time the competition was held in
Pakistan
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. The tournament was played in two cities,
Islamabad
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and
Karachi
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with
People's Football Stadium
The People's Football Stadium is a football stadium located in Lyari, a neighbourhood in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is owned by the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation, formerly City District Government of Karachi. It has a capacity of 40,000.
...
in Karachi hosting group-stages and
Jinnah Sports Stadium
Jinnah Sports Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Islamabad, Pakistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 48,000 people and is the largest stadium in Pakistan.
Stadium
This stadium was built in ...
in Islamabad hosting knock-out rounds and the finals. The tournament started on 7 December and ended on 17 December.
India
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won their fourth title after defeating
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
2–0 in the finals. Both sides contested the
finals
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** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of cont ...
in the
1999 edition with India coming out victorious with the same result and
Bhaichung Bhutia
Bhaichung Bhutia (born 15 December 1976), also spelled as Baichung Bhutia, is an Indian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Bhutia is considered as the torchbearer of Indian football in the international arena. He is often ...
scored in that finals as well.
Ahmed Thariq,
Ali Ashfaq and
Ibrahim Fazeel of
Maldives
Maldives (, ; dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ, translit=Dhivehi Raajje, ), officially the Republic of Maldives ( dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ, translit=Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa, label=none, ), is an archipelag ...
were the top-scorers of the tournament, all scoring three goals each.
Participating teams
Squads
Venue
The tournament was held at the
Jinnah Sports Stadium
Jinnah Sports Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Islamabad, Pakistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 48,000 people and is the largest stadium in Pakistan.
Stadium
This stadium was built in ...
in
Islamabad
Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million people, and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital ...
.
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout phase
Bracket
Semi-finals
Final
Champion
Statistics
Goalscorers
;3 goals
*
Ali Ashfaq
*
Ahmed Thariq
*
Ibrahim Fazeel
;2 goals
*
Ariful Kabir Farhad
Ariful Kabir Farhad ( bn, আরিফুল কবির ফরহাদ; born 12 March 1980) is a retired Bangladeshi professional footballer who played as a centre forward. He played for the Bangladesh national team from 2003 to 2006.
Intern ...
*
Jahid Hasan Ameli
Zahid Hasan Ameli ( bn, জাহিদ হাসান এমিলি; born 25 December 1987) is a Bangladeshi footballer who plays as a striker for Brothers Union and the Bangladesh national team. He is the current second top scorer of the ...
*
Rokonuzzaman Kanchan
*
Bhaichung Bhutia
Bhaichung Bhutia (born 15 December 1976), also spelled as Baichung Bhutia, is an Indian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Bhutia is considered as the torchbearer of Indian football in the international arena. He is often ...
*
Mehtab Hossain
Mehtab Hossain (born 5 September 1985) is an Indian professional footballer and coach who last played for Madan Maharaj as a defensive midfielder.
During his career, Hossain has played for both of the Kolkata football giants, Mohun Bagan and ...
* Umar Ali
* Basanta Thapa
;1 goal
* Sayed Maqsood
*
Hafizullah Qadami
Hafizullah Qadami Ke madaresh zandst ( fa, حفیظ الله قدمی; born 20 February 1985) is an Afghan football player. He plays as a forward and has played football with Maiwand Kabul FC since 2003. Qadami is considered one of Afghanistan ...
*
Abdul Maroof Gullestani
Abdul Maroof Gullestani (born 8 June 1986) is an Afghan football player. He has played for Afghanistan national team.
National team statistics
External links
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Living people
Afghan footballers
1986 births
Association football defende ...
*
Mohammed Sujan
*
Bikash Pradhan
*
Abdul Hakim
*
Climax Lawrence
Climax Lourenco Lawrence (born 16 January 1979) is a retired Indian professional football midfielder. He last played for FC Bardez in the Goa Professional League in 2017.
National team
In 2002, he was called to the India national football te ...
*
Mahesh Gawli
Mahesh Gawli (born 23 January 1980) is an Indian football coach and former footballer who played as a centre-back and represented India national football team on 68 occasions between 2000 and 2011.
Club career
Gawli was born in Goa and began ...
*
Mehrajuddin Wadoo
Mehrajuddin Wadoo (born 12 February 1984) is an Indian professional manager and former footballer. He is the current head coach of I-League club Mohammedan. During his playing days, Wadoo played for clubs such as Mohun Bagan, East Bengal, Sal ...
*
N.S. Manju
*
Bijaya Gurung
Bijaya Gurung ( ne, बिजय गुरुङ) is a Nepali team midfielder who currently plays for Three Star Club. Gurung was the last player in the national team from the first batch of ANFA Academy. He was considered one of the most skillfu ...
* Surendra Tamang
*
Imran Hussain
*
Muhammad Essa
Muhammad Essa Khan (Urdu/Pashto: ; born on 20 November 1983) is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a forward. Essa is one of the most well known faces in Pakistani football, due to his regular goal scoring at international level.
Cl ...
* G.P.C. Karunarathne
Other Statistics
*Most goals scored by:
Maldives
Maldives (, ; dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ, translit=Dhivehi Raajje, ), officially the Republic of Maldives ( dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ, translit=Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa, label=none, ), is an archipelag ...
(11 goals)
*Fewest goals scored by:
Bhutan
Bhutan (; dz, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is situated in the Eastern Himalayas, between China in the north and India in the south. A mountainou ...
and
Sri Lanka (1 goal)
*Most goals conceded by:
Afghanistan
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(11 goals)
*Fewest goals conceded by:
India
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and
Maldives
Maldives (, ; dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ, translit=Dhivehi Raajje, ), officially the Republic of Maldives ( dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ, translit=Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa, label=none, ), is an archipelag ...
(2 goals)
*Fastest goal by:
Mehtab Hossain
Mehtab Hossain (born 5 September 1985) is an Indian professional footballer and coach who last played for Madan Maharaj as a defensive midfielder.
During his career, Hossain has played for both of the Kolkata football giants, Mohun Bagan and ...
for
India
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against
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...
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References
External links
2005 SAFF Championship RSSSF
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2005 in Asian football
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2005
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