2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
Tournament details
Host countryBangladesh
Dates10–20 January
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Bangladesh (1st title)
Runners-up Maldives
Third place India
Fourth place Pakistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored39 (2.44 per match)
Top scorer(s)Pakistan Sarfraz Rasool (4 goals)

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.[1]

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 venue for the tournament. It is also home venue for Bangladesh national football team.

Dhaka
Bangabandhu National Stadium
Capacity: 36,000

Squads

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
Source: RSSSF
India 0–1 Pakistan
Report Rasool 50'
Referee: Tayeb Hossain (Bangladesh)

Sri Lanka 1–0 Afghanistan
Steinwall 41' Report
Referee: Budhi Bahadur Gurung (Nepal)

Pakistan 2–1 Sri Lanka
Niaz 50'
Rasool 86'
Report Weersinghe 89'
Referee: Ram Krishna Ghosh (Bangladesh)

India 4–0 Afghanistan
Biswas 30', 63'
D'Cunha 77', 86'
Report
Referee: Budhi Bahadur Gurung (Nepal)

Pakistan 1–0 Afghanistan
Rasool 9' Report
Referee: Ram Krishna Ghosh (Bangladesh)

India 1–1 Sri Lanka
Biswas 88' Report 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
Source: RSSSF
Maldives 6–0 Bhutan
Nizam 2'
Luffy 11'
Shiham 24', 25', 67'
Umar 77'
Report
Referee: AD Silva (Sri Lanka)

Bangladesh 1–0   Nepal
Alfaz 30' Report
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Kunsuta Chaiwat (Thailand)

Nepal   2–0 Bhutan
Rayamajhi 14'
Thapa 87'
Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Balu Sundar Raj (India)

Bangladesh 1–0 Maldives
Joy 90' Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: AD Silva (Sri Lanka)

Nepal   2–3 Maldives
Rayamajhi 56'
Chaudhary 90' (pen.)
Report Nizam 63'
Lutfy 75'
Umar 85'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Kunsuta Chaiwat (Thailand)

Bangladesh 3–0 Bhutan
Farhad 3', 54'
Kanchan 78'
Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Balu Sundar Raj (India)

Knockout phase

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 January
 
 
 Bangladesh2
 
20 January
 
 India1
 
 Bangladesh(p)1 (5)
 
18 January
 
 Maldives1 (3)
 
 Maldives1
 
 
 Pakistan0
 
Third place play-off
 
 
20 January
 
 
 India2
 
 
 Pakistan1

Semi-finals

Bangladesh 2–1 (a.s.d.e.t.) India
Kanchan 77'
Munna gold-colored soccer ball 98' [2]
Report D'Cunha 81'
Referee: Kunsuta Chaiwat (Thailand)

Maldives 1–0 Pakistan
Fazeel 12' Report
Referee: Budhi Bahadur Gurung (Nepal)

Third-place match

India 2–1 (a.s.d.e.t.) Pakistan
Vijayan 56'
Yadav 99'
Report Rasool 66'
Referee: Tayeb Hasan (Bangladesh)

Final

Bangladesh 1–1 (a.e.t.) Maldives
Kanchan 13' Report Umar 57'
Penalties
Nazrul soccer ball with check mark
Farhad soccer ball with check mark
Al-Mamun soccer ball with check mark
Hasan soccer ball with check mark
Sujan soccer ball with check mark
5–3 soccer ball with check mark Naaz
soccer ball with red X Lutfy
soccer ball with check mark Naseem
soccer ball with check mark Fazeel
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: AD Silva (Sri Lanka)

Champion

 SAFF Gold Cup 2003 

Bangladesh

First title

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

  1. "SAFF Championship 2003". Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  2. "I'll cherish the golden goal in all of my life". New Age. 5 May 2020. Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
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