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1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup

The 1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup was held in Kathmandu, Nepal between 4 and 13 September.[1] India won the championship after defeating the Maldives 5–1 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)India IM Vijayan (6 goals)
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All statistics correct as of 30 March 2019.

Venues

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Kathmandu
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
Capacity: 25,000
 

Group stage

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Group A

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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) Hosts
Nepal    0–2  Pakistan
Report Nauman   28'
Ijaz   68'
Sri Lanka  2–0  Pakistan
Pereira   54'
Amanulla   86'		 Report
Nepal    1–3  Sri Lanka
Amayta   72' Report Pereira   15', 70', 86'

Group B

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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
Saeed   Report Nakib   53'
India  3–0  Bangladesh
IM Vijayan   74', 76'
Bhutia   88'		 Report
India  2–2  Maldives
Bhutia   30'
Ancheri   55'		 Report Rasheed   65'
Nizam   83'

Knockout phase

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Bracket

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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

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Sri Lanka  1–2  Maldives
Kabeer   21' Report Ismail   19'
Nizam   89'
India  2–0  Pakistan
IM Vijayan   42', 76' Report

Third-place match

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Pakistan  1–0  Sri Lanka
Haseemdeen   76' (o.g.) Report

Final

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India  5–1  Maldives
Ancheri   9'
Bhutia   15'
IM Vijayan   20', 53'
Das   49'		 Report Lateef   43'

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 29 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 2.9 goals per match.

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  •   Hasemdeen (against Pakistan)

Champion

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 SAFF Gold Cup 1997 
 
India
Second title

References

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  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.
  5. ^ "India v Maldives, 13 September 1997". Retrieved 2 November 2023.
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