2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup

Infobox International Football Competition
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year = 2003
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country = Bangladesh
dates = 10 January – 20 January
num_teams =
confederations =
venue = Bangabandhu Stadium
cities = 1
champion = BAN
count = 1
second = MDV
third = IND
fourth = PAK
matches = 16
goals = 39
attendance =
top_scorer = flagicon|PAK 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 Bangabandu 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, there first SAFF Cup championship. Pakistan's Safraz Rasool was top goal scorer.

Group stage

Group A

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date = 2003-01-10
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team1 = fb-rt|IND
score = 0 – 1
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team2 = fb|PAK
goals1 =
goals2 = Rasool goal|50
stadium = Bangabandu Stadium, Dhaka
attendance =
referee = Hossain (Bangladesh)----footballbox
date = 2003-01-10
time =
team1 = fb-rt|SRI
score = 1 – 0
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team2 = fb|AFG
goals1 = Steinwall goal|41
goals2 =
stadium = Bangabandu Stadium, Dhaka
attendance =
referee = Gurung (Nepal)----footballbox
date = 2003-01-12
time =
team1 = fb-rt|PAK
score = 2 – 1
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team2 = fb|SRI
goals1 = Niaz goal|50
Rasool goal|86
goals2 = Weersinghe goal|89
stadium = Bangabandu Stadium, Dhaka
attendance =
referee = Ghosh (Bangladesh)----footballbox
date = 2003-01-12
time =
team1 = fb-rt|IND
score = 4 – 0
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team2 = fb|AFG
goals1 = Biswas goal|30 goal|63
D'Cunha goal|77 goal|86
goals2 =
stadium = Bangabandu Stadium, Dhaka
attendance =
referee = Gurung (Nepal)----footballbox
date = 2003-01-14
time =
team1 = fb-rt|PAK
score = 1 – 0
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team2 = fb|AFG
goals1 = Rasool goal|9
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stadium = Bangabandu Stadium, Dhaka
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referee = Ghosh (Bangladesh)----footballbox
date = 2003-01-10
time =
team1 = fb-rt|IND
score = 1 – 1
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team2 = fb|SRI
goals1 = Biswas goal|88
goals2 = Abeysekera goal|90
stadium = Bangabandu Stadium, Dhaka
attendance =
referee = Hasan (Bangladesh)

Group B

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date = 2003-01-11
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team1 = fb-rt|MDV
score = 6 – 0
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team2 = fb|BHU
goals1 = Nizam goal|2
Lutfy goal|11
Shiham goal|24 goal|25 goal|67
Umar goal|77
goals2 =
stadium = Bangabandu Stadium, Dhaka
attendance =
referee = AD Silva (Sri Lanka)----footballbox
date = 2003-01-11
time =
team1 = fb-rt|BAN
score = 1 – 0
report =
team2 = fb|NEP
goals1 = Ahmed goal|30
goals2 =
stadium = Bangabandu Stadium, Dhaka
attendance = 55,000
referee = Chaiwat (Thailand)----footballbox
date = 2003-01-13
time =
team1 = fb-rt|NEP
score = 2 – 0
report =
team2 = fb|BHU
goals1 = Rayamajhi goal|14
Thapa goal|87
goals2 =
stadium = Bangabandu Stadium, Dhaka
attendance = 25,000
referee = Raj (India)----footballbox
date = 2003-01-13
time =
team1 = fb-rt|BAN
score = 1 – 0
report =
team2 = fb|MDV
goals1 = Joy goal|90
goals2 =
stadium = Bangabandu Stadium, Dhaka
attendance = 20,000
referee = AD Silva (Sri Lanka)----footballbox
date = 2003-01-15
time =
team1 = fb-rt|NEP
score = 2 – 3
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team2 = fb|MDV
goals1 = Rayamajhi goal|56
Chaudhary goal|90 (pen.)
goals2 = Nizam goal|63
Lutfy goal|75
Umar goal|85
stadium = Bangabandu Stadium, Dhaka
attendance = 15,000
referee = Chaiwat (Thailand)----footballbox
date = 2003-01-15
time =
team1 = fb-rt|BAN
score = 3 – 0
report =
team2 = fb|BHU
goals1 = Farhad goal|3 goal|54
Kanchan goal|78
goals2 =
stadium = Bangabandu Stadium, Dhaka
attendance = 15,000
referee = Raj (India)

Knockout stage

emifinals

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date = 2003-01-18
time =
team1 = fb-rt|BAN
score = 2 – 1 (a.s.d.e.t.)
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team2 = fb|IND
goals1 = Kanchan goal|77
Munna goal|98
goals2 = D'Cunha goal|81
stadium = Bangabandu Stadium, Dhaka
attendance =
referee = Chaiwat (Thailand)----footballbox
date = 2003-01-18
time =
team1 = fb-rt|MDV
score = 1 – 0
report =
team2 = fb|PAK
goals1 = Fazeel goal|12
goals2 =
stadium = Bangabandu Stadium, Dhaka
attendance =
referee = Gurung (Nepal)

Third place play-off

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date = 2003-01-20
time =
team1 = fb-rt|IND
score = 2 – 1 (a.s.d.e.t.)
report =
team2 = fb|PAK
goals1 = Vijayan goal|56
Jadav goal|99
goals2 = Rasool goal|66
stadium = Bangabandu Stadium, Dhaka
attendance =
referee = Hasan (Bangladesh)

Final

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date = 2003-01-20
time =
team1 = fb-rt|BAN
score = 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
report =
team2 = fb|MDV
goals1 = Kanchan goal|13
goals2 = Umar goal|57
stadium = Bangabandu Stadium, Dhaka
attendance = 46,000
referee = AD Silva (Sri Lanka)penshootoutbox
penalties1 = Islam pengoal
Miah pengoal
Al-Mamun pengoal
Hasan pengoal
Sujon pengoal
penaltyscore = 5 – 3
penalties2 = pengoal Naaz
penmiss|saved Lutfy
pengoal Gill
pengoal Fazeel

Goalscorers

;4 goals
*flagicon|PAK Sarfraz Rasool

;3 goals
*flagicon|IND Ashim Biswas
*flagicon|IND Alvito D'Cunha
*flagicon|BAN Rokonuzzamam Kanchan
*flagicon|MDV Ali Shiyam
*flagicon|MDV Ali Umar

;2 goals
*flagicon|BAN Ariful Kabir
*flagicon|MDV Ashraf Luthfy
*flagicon|MDV Mohamed Nizam

;1 goal
*flagicon|BAN Alfaz Ahmed
*flagicon|MDV Ibrahim Fazeel
*flagicon|BAN Arif Khan Joy
*flagicon|PAK Zahid Niaz
*flagicon|BAN Mohammed Rahman Nunna
*flagicon|IND I.M. Vijayan
*flagicon|IND Abhishek Yadav

External links

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/saffcup.html RSSSF Page on the South Asian Federation Cup]