2003 SAFF Gold Cup
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = SAFF Gold Cup
| year = 2003
| othertitles =
| image =
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| country = Bangladesh
| dates = 10–20 January
| num_teams =
| confederations =
| venues = 1
| 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)
| player = {{flagicon|BAN}} Rajani Kanta Barman{{cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/new-saff-kings|title=New SAFF kings|access-date=15 January 2024|date=21 January 2003|website=The Daily Star|archive-date=24 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324140449/https://www.thedailystar.net/news/new-saff-kings|url-status=live}}
| prevseason = 1999
| nextseason = 2005
|updated =
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The 2003 SAFF 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 an AFC recommendation to do so. It was also Bhutan's first tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold02.html|title=SAFF Championship 2003|access-date=16 April 2023|website=RSSSF|archive-date=24 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324140707/https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold02.html|url-status=live}}
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 the home venue for Bangladesh national football team.
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| Dhaka
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| Bangabandhu National Stadium |
| Capacity: 36,000 |
| 200px |
Squads
{{main article|2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup squads}}
Group stage
=Group A=
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|team2=IND|name_IND={{fb|IND}}
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|team4=AFG|name_AFG={{fb|AFG|2002}}
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|win_SRI=1|draw_SRI=1|loss_SRI=1|gf_SRI=3|ga_SRI=3
|win_AFG=0|draw_AFG=0|loss_AFG=3|gf_AFG=0|ga_AFG=6
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{{football box
| date = 10 January 2003
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
| score = 0–1
| report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/pakistan-v-india-10-january-2003-250948/
| team2 = {{fb|PAK}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 = Rasool {{goal|50}}
| stadium = Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
| attendance =
| referee = Tayeb Hossain (Bangladesh)
}}
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| date = 10 January 2003
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|SRI}}
| score = 1–0
| report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/sri-lanka-v-afghanistan-10-january-2003-250949/
| team2 = {{fb|AFG|2002}}
| goals1 = Steinwall {{goal|41}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
| attendance =
| referee = Budhi Bahadur Gurung (Nepal)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 12 January 2003
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|PAK}}
| score = 2–1
| report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/pakistan-v-sri-lanka-12-january-2003-250950/
| team2 = {{fb|SRI}}
| goals1 = Niaz {{goal|50}}
Rasool {{goal|86}}
| goals2 = Weersinghe {{goal|89}}
| stadium = Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
| attendance =
| referee = Ram Krishna Ghosh (Bangladesh)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 12 January 2003
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
| score = 4–0
| report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/afghanistan-v-india-12-january-2003-250951/
| team2 = {{fb|AFG|2002}}
| goals1 = Biswas {{goal|30||63}}
D'Cunha {{goal|77||86}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
| attendance =
| referee = Budhi Bahadur Gurung (Nepal)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 14 January 2003
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|PAK}}
| score = 1–0
| report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/afghanistan-v-pakistan-14-january-2003-250963/
| team2 = {{fb|AFG|2002}}
| goals1 = Rasool {{goal|9}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
| attendance =
| referee = Ram Krishna Ghosh (Bangladesh)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 14 January 2003
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
| score = 1–1
| report = https://www.11v11.com/competitions/south-asian-football-federation-(saff)-championship/2003/finals/#google_vignette
| team2 = {{fb|SRI}}
| goals1 = Biswas {{goal|88}}
| goals2 = Abeysekera {{goal|90}}
| stadium = Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
| attendance =
| referee = Hasan (Bangladesh)
}}
=Group B=
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|team1=BAN|name_BAN={{fb|BAN}}
|team2=MDV|name_MDV={{fb|MDV}}
|team3=NEP|name_NEP={{fb|NEP}}
|team4=BHU|name_BHU={{fb|BHU}}
|win_BAN=3|draw_BAN=0|loss_BAN=0|gf_BAN=5|ga_BAN=0
|win_MDV=2|draw_MDV=0|loss_MDV=1|gf_MDV=9|ga_MDV=3
|win_NEP=1|draw_NEP=0|loss_NEP=2|gf_NEP=4|ga_NEP=4
|win_BHU=0|draw_BHU=0|loss_BHU=3|gf_BHU=0|ga_BHU=11
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{{football box
| date = 11 January 2003
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MDV}}
| score = 6–0
| report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/maldives-v-bhutan-11-january-2003-250952/
| team2 = {{fb|BHU}}
| goals1 = Nizam {{goal|2}}
Luffy {{goal|11}}
Shiham {{goal|24||25||67}}
Umar {{goal|77}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
| attendance =
| referee = AD Silva (Sri Lanka)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 11 January 2003
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|BAN}}
| score = 1–0
| report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/bangladesh-v-nepal-11-january-2003-250953/
| team2 = {{fb|NEP}}
| goals1 = Alfaz {{goal|30}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
| attendance = 55,000
| referee = Kunsuta Chaiwat (Thailand)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 13 January 2003
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|NEP}}
| score = 2–0
| report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/nepal-v-bhutan-13-january-2003-250954/
| team2 = {{fb|BHU}}
| goals1 = Rayamajhi {{goal|14}}
Thapa {{goal|87}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
| attendance = 25,000
| referee = Balu Sundar Raj (India)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 13 January 2003
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|BAN}}
| score = 1–0
| report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/bangladesh-v-maldives-13-january-2003-250955/
| team2 = {{fb|MDV}}
| goals1 = Joy {{goal|90}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
| attendance = 20,000
| referee = AD Silva (Sri Lanka)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 15 January 2003
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|NEP}}
| score = 2–3
| report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/nepal-v-maldives-15-january-2003-250965/
| team2 = {{fb|MDV}}
| goals1 = Rayamajhi {{goal|56}}
Chaudhary {{goal|90|pen.}}
| goals2 = Nizam {{goal|63}}
Lutfy {{goal|75}}
Umar {{goal|85}}
| stadium = Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
| attendance = 15,000
| referee = Kunsuta Chaiwat (Thailand)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 15 January 2003
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|BAN}}
| score = 3–0
| report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/bangladesh-v-bhutan-15-january-2003-250966/
| team2 = {{fb|BHU}}
| goals1 = Farhad {{goal|3||54}}
Kanchan {{goal|78}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
| attendance = 15,000
| referee = Balu Sundar Raj (India)
}}
Knockout phase
= Bracket =
{{#invoke:RoundN|N4
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|RD1=Semi-finals
|RD2=Final
|Consol=Third place play-off
|18 January|{{fb|BAN}}|2|{{fb|IND}}|1
|18 January |{{fb|MDV}}|1|{{fb|PAK}}|0
|20 January|{{fb|BAN}}{{pen}}|1 (5)|{{fb|MDV}}|1 (3)
|20 January |{{fb|IND}}|2|{{fb|PAK}}|1
}}
=Semi-finals=
{{football box
| date = 18 January 2003
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|BAN}}
| score = 2–1 (a.s.d.e.t.)
| report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/bangladesh-v-india-18-january-2003-250968/
| team2 = {{fb|IND}}
| goals1 = Kanchan {{goal|77}}
Munna {{golden goal|98}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/105749/ill-cherish-the-golden-goal-in-all-of-my-life|title=I’ll cherish the golden goal in all of my life|language=en|website=New Age|date=2020-05-05|access-date=2023-12-13|archive-date=2023-12-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213170814/https://www.newagebd.net/article/105749/ill-cherish-the-golden-goal-in-all-of-my-life|url-status=live}}
| goals2 = D'Cunha {{goal|81}}
| stadium = Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
| attendance =
| referee = Kunsuta Chaiwat (Thailand)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 18 January 2003
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MDV}}
| score = 1–0
| report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/pakistan-v-maldives-18-january-2003-250967/
| team2 = {{fb|PAK}}
| goals1 = Fazeel {{goal|12}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
| attendance =
| referee = Budhi Bahadur Gurung (Nepal)
}}
=Third-place match=
{{football box
| date = 20 January 2003
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
| score = 2–1 (a.s.d.e.t.)
| report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/india-v-pakistan-20-january-2003-250969/
| team2 = {{fb|PAK}}
| goals1 = Vijayan {{goal|56}}
Yadav {{goal|99}}
| goals2 = Rasool {{goal|66}}
| stadium = Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
| attendance =
| referee = Tayeb Hasan (Bangladesh)
}}
=Final=
{{football box
| date = 20 January 2003
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|BAN}}
| score = 1–1 {{aet}}
| report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/bangladesh-v-maldives-20-january-2003-250970/
| team2 = {{fb|MDV}}
| goals1 = Kanchan {{goal|13}}
| goals2 = Umar {{goal|57}}
| stadium = Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
| attendance = 46,000
| referee = AD Silva (Sri Lanka)
|penalties1 = Nazrul {{pengoal}}
Farhad {{pengoal}}
Al-Mamun {{pengoal}}
Hasan {{pengoal}}
Sujan {{pengoal}}
|penaltyscore = 5–3
|penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Naaz
{{penmiss}} Lutfy
{{pengoal}} Naseem
{{pengoal}} Fazeel
}}
Champion
{{winners|fb|SAFF Gold Cup 2003|BAN|First}}
Goalscorers
;4 goals
- {{flagicon|PAK}} Sarfraz Rasool
;3 goals
{{colbegin|colwidth=18em}}
- {{flagicon|BAN}} Rokonuzzaman Kanchan
- {{flagicon|IND}} Ashim Biswas
- {{flagicon|IND}} Alvito D'Cunha
- {{flagicon|MDV}} Ali Shiyam
- {{flagicon|MDV}} Ali Umar
{{colend}}
;2 goals
{{colbegin|colwidth=18em}}
- {{flagicon|NEP}} Nirajan Rayamajhi
- {{flagicon|BAN}} Ariful Kabir Farhad
- {{flagicon|MDV}} Ashraf Luthfy
- {{flagicon|MDV}} Mohamed Nizam
{{colend}}
;1 goal
{{colbegin|colwidth=18em}}
- {{flagicon|BAN}} Alfaz Ahmed
- {{flagicon|NEP}} Kumar Thapa
- {{flagicon|MDV}} Ibrahim Fazeel
- {{flagicon|BAN}} Arif Khan Joy
- {{flagicon|NEP}} Dev Narayan Chaudhary
- {{flagicon|PAK}} Zahid Niaz
- {{flagicon|BAN}} Motiur Rahman Munna
- {{flagicon|IND}} I.M. Vijayan
- {{flagicon|IND}} Abhishek Yadav
{{colend}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffcup.html RSSSF 2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup] at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
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