2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup

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.

2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
Tournament details
Host countryBangladesh
Dates10 – 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 played16
Goals scored39 (2.44 per match)
Top scorer(s) Sarfraz Rasool (4 goals)

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 Bangladesh a 5–3 victory, and with it, their first SAFF Cup championship. Pakistan's Safraz Rasool was top goal scorer.

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:
India 0–1 Pakistan
Rasool  50'
Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
Referee: Hossain (Bangladesh)
Sri Lanka 1–0 Afghanistan
Steinwall  41'
Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
Referee: Gurung (Nepal)
Pakistan 2–1 Sri Lanka
Niaz  50'
Rasool  86'		 Weersinghe  89'
Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
Referee: Ghosh (Bangladesh)
India 4–0 Afghanistan
Biswas  30'  63'
D'Cunha  77'  86'
Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
Referee: Gurung (Nepal)
Pakistan 1–0 Afghanistan
Rasool  9'
Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
Referee: Ghosh (Bangladesh)
India 1–1 Sri Lanka
Biswas  88' Abeysekera  90'
Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
Referee: Hasan (Bangladesh)

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:
Maldives 6–0 Bhutan
Nizam  2'
Lutfy  11'
Shiham  24'  25'  67'
Umar  77'
Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
Referee: AD Silva (Sri Lanka)
Bangladesh 1–0   Nepal
Alfaz  30'
Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Chaiwat (Thailand)
Nepal   2–0 Bhutan
Rayamajhi  14'
Thapa  87'
Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Raj (India)
Bangladesh 1–0 Maldives
Joy  90'
Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: AD Silva (Sri Lanka)
Nepal   2–3 Maldives
Rayamajhi  56'
Chaudhary  90' (pen.)		 Nizam  63'
Lutfy  75'
Umar  85'
Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Chaiwat (Thailand)
Bangladesh 3–0 Bhutan
Farhad  3'  54'
Kanchan  78'
Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Raj (India)

Knockout phase

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

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

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

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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