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 Maldives in the final.[2][3][4]
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1997, south, asian, football, federation, gold, held, kathmandu, nepal, between, september, india, championship, after, defeating, maldives, final, tournament, detailshost, country, nepaldates4, septemberteams6venue, host, city, final, positionschampions, indi. 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 Maldives in the final 2 3 4 1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold CupTournament detailsHost country NepalDates4 13 SeptemberTeams6Venue s 1 in 1 host city Final positionsChampions India 2nd title Runners up MaldivesThird place PakistanFourth place Sri LankaTournament statisticsMatches played10Goals scored29 2 9 per match Top scorer s IM Vijayan 6 goals 19951999 All statistics correct as of 30 March 2019 Contents 1 Venues 2 Group stage 2 1 Group A 2 2 Group B 3 Knockout phase 3 1 Bracket 3 2 Semi finals 3 3 Third place match 3 4 Final 4 Champion 5 ReferencesVenues editKathmandu nbsp nbsp KathmanduDasarath Rangasala StadiumCapacity 25 000 nbsp Group stage editGroup A edit Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Sri Lanka 2 2 0 0 5 1 4 6 nbsp Pakistan 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 nbsp Nepal H 2 0 0 2 1 5 4 0Source RSSSF H Hosts 4 September 1997Nepal nbsp 0 2 nbsp PakistanReport Nauman nbsp 28 Ijaz nbsp 68 6 September 1997Sri Lanka nbsp 2 0 nbsp PakistanPereira nbsp 54 Amanulla nbsp 86 Report 8 September 1997Nepal nbsp 1 3 nbsp Sri LankaAmayta nbsp 72 Report Pereira nbsp 15 70 86 Group B edit Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp India 2 1 1 0 5 2 3 4 nbsp Maldives 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2 nbsp Bangladesh 2 0 1 1 1 4 3 1Source RSSSF 5 September 1997Maldives nbsp 1 1 nbsp BangladeshSaeed nbsp Report Nakib nbsp 53 7 September 1997India nbsp 3 0 nbsp BangladeshIM Vijayan nbsp 74 76 Bhutia nbsp 88 Report 9 September 1997India nbsp 2 2 nbsp MaldivesBhutia nbsp 30 Ancheri nbsp 55 Report Rasheed nbsp 65 Nizam nbsp 83 Knockout phase editBracket edit Semi finalsFinal A1 nbsp Sri Lanka1B2 nbsp Maldives2B2 nbsp Maldives1B1 nbsp India5B1 nbsp India2A2 nbsp Pakistan03rd PlaceA1 nbsp Sri Lanka0A2 nbsp Pakistan1Semi finals edit 10 September 1997Sri Lanka nbsp 1 2 nbsp MaldivesKabeer nbsp 21 Report Ismail nbsp 19 Nizam nbsp 89 11 September 1997India nbsp 2 0 nbsp PakistanIM Vijayan nbsp 42 76 Report Third place match edit 13 September 1997Pakistan nbsp 1 0 nbsp Sri LankaHaseemdeen nbsp 76 o g Report Final edit 13 September 1997 5 India nbsp 5 1 nbsp MaldivesAncheri nbsp 9 Bhutia nbsp 15 IM Vijayan nbsp 20 53 Das nbsp 49 Report Lateef nbsp 43 Champion edit SAFF Gold Cup 1997 nbsp India Second titleReferences edit SAFF Official Website 1997 SAFF Championship global sport archive com Retrieved 24 May 2021 1997 SAFF Championship Olympics org Retrieved 24 May 2021 1997 South Asian Championship 11v11 com Retrieved 24 May 2021 India v Maldives 13 September 1997 Retrieved 2 November 2023 South Asian Gold Cup 1997 Kathmandu Nepal RSSSF Retrieved 2020 12 28 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup amp oldid 1183109177, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
