1999 SAFF Gold Cup

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1999 SAFF Coca-Cola Cup
Tournament details
Host countryIndia
Dates22 April – 1 May
Teams6 (from SAFF confederations)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions India (3rd title)
Runners-up Bangladesh
Third place Maldives
Fourth place   Nepal
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored26 (2.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)Nepal Naresh Joshi
India Baichung Bhutia
Bangladesh Mizanur Rahman Dawn
Maldives Mohamed Wildhan (3 goals)
Best playerPakistan Sarfraz Rasool[1]
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The 1999 SAFF Gold Cup (also known as SAFF Coca-Cola Cup due to sponsorship reasons) was held in Goa, India between 22 April 1999 and 1 May 1999. The Nehru Stadium in Margao played host to all matches. India successfully defended their title by beating Bangladesh in the final, by doing so they became the first team to retain the title as well.

Venue

Goa
Fatorda Stadium
19,000

Squads

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bangladesh 2 1 1 0 4 0 +4 4
 India 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4
 Pakistan 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
Source: RSSSF
India 0–0 Bangladesh
Report
Pakistan 0–4 Bangladesh
Report
India 2–0 Pakistan
 Report

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Maldives 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
   Nepal 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 3
 Sri Lanka 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
Source: RSSSF
Sri Lanka 2–3   Nepal
 Report
Nepal   2–3 Maldives
 Report

Knockout phase

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
      
A1  Bangladesh 2
B2    Nepal 1
B2  Bangladesh 0
B1  India 2
B1  Maldives 1
A2  India 2 3rd Place
A1  Maldives 2
A2    Nepal 0

Semi-finals

Bangladesh 2–1   Nepal
 Report
Maldives 1–2 India
 Report

Third-place match

Maldives 2–0   Nepal
 Report

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 26 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 2.6 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Champion

 SAFF Gold Cup 1999 

India
Third title

References

  1. "فٹ بال ہیروز کی دنیا" [World of Football Heroes]. Daily Dunya (in Urdu). 9 February 2013.