2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup

2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
Tournament details
Host country  Bangladesh
Dates 10 January – 20 January
Venue(s)  (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Bangladesh (1st title)
Runners-up  Maldives
Third place  India
Fourth place  Pakistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Goals scored 39 (2.44 per match)
Top scorer(s) Sarfraz Rasool (4 goals)
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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. Mohmmed Sujon kept his nerve to score the final penalty giving Bangledesh a 5-3 victory, and with it, their first SAFF Cup championship. Pakistan's Safraz Rasool was top goal scorer.

Contents

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Pakistan 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9
 India 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 4
 Sri Lanka 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
 Afghanistan 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
2003-01-10
 India  0 – 1  Pakistan Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
Referee: Hossain (Bangladesh)
Rasool  50'
2003-01-10
 Sri Lanka  1 – 0  Afghanistan Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
Referee: Gurung (Nepal)
Steinwall  41'
2003-01-12
 Pakistan  2 – 1  Sri Lanka Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
Referee: Ghosh (Bangladesh)
Niaz  50'
Rasool  86'		 Weersinghe  89'
2003-01-12
 India  4 – 0  Afghanistan Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
Referee: Gurung (Nepal)
Biswas  30'  63'
D'Cunha  77'  86'
2003-01-14
 Pakistan  1 – 0  Afghanistan Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
Referee: Ghosh (Bangladesh)
Rasool  9'
2003-01-10
 India  1 – 1  Sri Lanka Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
Referee: Hasan (Bangladesh)
Biswas  88' Abeysekera  90'

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bangladesh 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9
 Maldives 3 2 0 1 9 3 +6 6
 Nepal 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
 Bhutan 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0
2003-01-11
 Maldives  6 – 0  Bhutan Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
Referee: AD Silva (Sri Lanka)
Nizam  2'
Lutfy  11'
Shiham  24'  25'  67'
Umar  77'
2003-01-11
 Bangladesh  1 – 0  Nepal Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Chaiwat (Thailand)
Ahmed  30'
2003-01-13
 Nepal  2 – 0  Bhutan Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Raj (India)
Rayamajhi  14'
Thapa  87'
2003-01-13
 Bangladesh  1 – 0  Maldives Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: AD Silva (Sri Lanka)
Joy  90'
2003-01-15
 Nepal  2 – 3  Maldives Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Chaiwat (Thailand)
Rayamajhi  56'
Chaudhary  90' (pen.)		 Nizam  63'
Lutfy  75'
Umar  85'
2003-01-15
 Bangladesh  3 – 0  Bhutan Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Raj (India)
Farhad  3'  54'
Kanchan  78'

Knockout phase

Semi-finals

2003-01-18
 Bangladesh  2 – 1 (a.s.d.e.t.)  India Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
Referee: Chaiwat (Thailand)
Kanchan  77'
Munna  98'		 D'Cunha  81'
2003-01-18
 Maldives  1 – 0  Pakistan Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
Referee: Gurung (Nepal)
Fazeel  12'

Third Place Match

2003-01-20
 India  2 – 1 (a.s.d.e.t.)  Pakistan Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
Referee: Hasan (Bangladesh)
Vijayan  56'
Jadav  99'		 Rasool  66'

Final

2003-01-20
 Bangladesh  1 – 1 (a.e.t.)  Maldives Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: AD Silva (Sri Lanka)
Kanchan  13' Umar  57'
  Penalties  
Islam
Miah
Al-Mamun
Hasan
Sujon		 5 – 3 Naaz
Lutfy
Gill
Fazeel

Champion

 2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup Winners 

Bangladesh
First title

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

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