1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup

The 1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup was held in Kathmandu, Nepal between 4 September 1997 and 13 September 1997.[1] India won the championship after defeating Maldives in the final.[2][3][4]

1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
Tournament details
Host country   Nepal
Dates4 – 13 September
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions India (2nd title)
Runners-up Maldives
Third place Pakistan
Fourth place Sri Lanka
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored29 (2.9 per match)
Top scorer(s) IM Vijayan (6 goals)

Venues
Kathmandu
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
Capacity: 25,000

Group stage

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sri Lanka 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6
 Pakistan 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
   Nepal (H) 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
Source: RSSSF
(H) Host
Nepal   0–2 Pakistan
Mohammed Nauman  28'
Mohammed Ijaz  68'
Sri Lanka 2–0 Pakistan
Roshan Pereira  54'
Mohamed Amanulla  86'
Nepal   1–3 Sri Lanka
Deepak Amayta  72' Roshan Pereira  15', 70', 86'

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 India 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 4
 Maldives 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2
 Bangladesh 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
Source: RSSSF
Maldives 1–1 Bangladesh
Lirugam Saeed Imtiaz Ahmed  53'
India 3–0 Bangladesh
IM Vijayan  74', 76'
Baichung Bhutia  88'
India 2–2 Maldives
Baichung Bhutia  30'
Jo Paul Ancheri  55'		 Ibrahim Rasheed  65'
Mohamed Nizam  83'

Knockout phase

Bracket
  Semi-finals     Final
                 
  A1  Sri Lanka 1  
  B2  Maldives 2    
      B2  Maldives 1
      B1  India 5
  B1  India 2    
  A2  Pakistan 0   3rd Place
 
A1  Sri Lanka 0
  A2  Pakistan 1

Semi-finals
Sri Lanka 1–2 Maldives
KM Kabeer  21' Shah Ismail  19'
Mohammed Nizam  89'
India 2–0 Pakistan
IM Vijayan  42', 76'

Third Place Match
Pakistan 1–0 Sri Lanka
Haseemdeen  76' (o.g.)

Final
India 5–1 Maldives
Jo Paul Ancheri  9'
Baichung Bhutia  15'
IM Vijayan  20', 53'
Amit Das  49'		 Report Adam Abdul Lateef  43'

Champion
 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup 1997 

India
Second title

References
  1. SAFF Official Website
  2. "1997 SAFF Championship; global sport archive.com". Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  3. "1997 SAFF Championship; Olympics.org". Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  4. "1997 South Asian Championship;11v11.com". Retrieved 24 May 2021.
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