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2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
Tournament details
Host countryBangladesh
Dates10–20 January
Venue(s)1 (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)Pakistan Sarfraz Rasool (4 goals)
Best player(s)Bangladesh Rajani Kanta Barman
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International football competition

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 an AFC recommendation 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. 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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Bangabandhu National Stadium
Capacity: 36,000

Squads

Main article: 2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup squads

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: RSSSF
India 0–1 Pakistan
Report Rasool 50'
Bangabandhu Stadium, DhakaReferee: Tayeb Hossain (Bangladesh)
Sri Lanka 1–0 Afghanistan
Steinwall 41' Report
Bangabandhu Stadium, DhakaReferee: Budhi Bahadur Gurung (Nepal)
Pakistan 2–1 Sri Lanka
Niaz 50'
Rasool 86'		 Report Weersinghe 89'
Bangabandhu Stadium, DhakaReferee: Ram Krishna Ghosh (Bangladesh)
India 4–0 Afghanistan
Biswas 30', 63'
D'Cunha 77', 86'		 Report
Bangabandhu Stadium, DhakaReferee: Budhi Bahadur Gurung (Nepal)
Pakistan 1–0 Afghanistan
Rasool 9' Report
Bangabandhu Stadium, DhakaReferee: Ram Krishna Ghosh (Bangladesh)
India 1–1 Sri Lanka
Biswas 88' Report Abeysekera 90'
Bangabandhu Stadium, DhakaReferee: 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: RSSSF
Maldives 6–0 Bhutan
Nizam 2'
Luffy 11'
Shiham 24', 25', 67'
Umar 77'		 Report
Bangabandhu Stadium, DhakaReferee: AD Silva (Sri Lanka)
Bangladesh 1–0   Nepal
Alfaz 30' Report
Bangabandhu Stadium, DhakaAttendance: 55,000Referee: Kunsuta Chaiwat (Thailand)
Nepal   2–0 Bhutan
Rayamajhi 14'
Thapa 87'		 Report
Bangabandhu Stadium, DhakaAttendance: 25,000Referee: Balu Sundar Raj (India)
Bangladesh 1–0 Maldives
Joy 90' Report
Bangabandhu Stadium, DhakaAttendance: 20,000Referee: AD Silva (Sri Lanka)
Nepal   2–3 Maldives
Rayamajhi 56'
Chaudhary 90' (pen.)		 Report Nizam 63'
Lutfy 75'
Umar 85'
Bangabandhu Stadium, DhakaAttendance: 15,000Referee: Kunsuta Chaiwat (Thailand)
Bangladesh 3–0 Bhutan
Farhad 3', 54'
Kanchan 78'		 Report
Bangabandhu Stadium, DhakaAttendance: 15,000Referee: Balu Sundar Raj (India)

Knockout phase

Bracket

 Semi-finalsFinal
       
 18 January
 
  Bangladesh2
 20 January
  India1
  Bangladesh(p)1 (5)
 18 January
  Maldives1 (3)
  Maldives1
 
  Pakistan0
 Third place play-off
 
 20 January
 
  India2
 
  Pakistan1

Semi-finals

Bangladesh 2–1 (a.s.d.e.t.) India
Kanchan 77'
Munna gold-colored soccer ball 98'		 Report D'Cunha 81'
Bangabandhu Stadium, DhakaReferee: Kunsuta Chaiwat (Thailand)
Maldives 1–0 Pakistan
Fazeel 12' Report
Bangabandhu Stadium, DhakaReferee: Budhi Bahadur Gurung (Nepal)

Third-place match

India 2–1 (a.s.d.e.t.) Pakistan
Vijayan 56'
Yadav 99'		 Report Rasool 66'
Bangabandhu Stadium, DhakaReferee: Tayeb Hasan (Bangladesh)

Final

Bangladesh 1–1 (a.e.t.) Maldives
Kanchan 13' Report Umar 57'
Penalties
Nazrul soccer ball with check mark
Farhad soccer ball with check mark
Al-Mamun soccer ball with check mark
Hasan soccer ball with check mark
Sujan soccer ball with check mark		 5–3 soccer ball with check mark Naaz
soccer ball with red X Lutfy
soccer ball with check mark Naseem
soccer ball with check mark Fazeel
Bangabandhu Stadium, DhakaAttendance: 46,000Referee: AD Silva (Sri Lanka)

Champion

 SAFF Gold Cup 2003 

Bangladesh
First title

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

  1. "New SAFF kings". The Daily Star. 21 January 2003. Archived from the original on 24 March 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  2. "SAFF Championship 2003". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 March 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  3. "I'll cherish the golden goal in all of my life". New Age. 5 May 2020. Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.

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