2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup

The 2005 South Asian Football Federation Cup was the sixth edition of South Asian Football Federation Cup. It was the second time the competition was held in Pakistan. The tournament was played in two cities, Islamabad and Karachi with People's Football Stadium in Karachi hosting group-stages and Jinnah Sports Stadium in Islamabad hosting knock-out rounds and the finals. The tournament started on 7 December and ended on 17 December.

India won their fourth title after defeating Bangladesh 2–0 in the finals. Both sides contested the finals in the 1999 edition with India coming out victorious with the same result and Bhaichung Bhutia scored in that finals as well.

Ahmed Thariq, Ali Ashfaq and Ibrahim Fazeel of Maldives were the top-scorers of the tournament, all scoring three goals each.

Venue
The tournament was held at the Jinnah Sports Stadium in Islamabad and the People's Football Stadium in Karachi.

Goalscorers

 * 3 goals
 * 🇲🇻 Ali Ashfaq
 * 🇲🇻 Ahmed Thariq
 * 🇲🇻 Ibrahim Fazeel
 * 2 goals


 * Ariful Kabir Farhad
 * Jahid Hasan Ameli
 * Rokonuzzaman Kanchan
 * 🇮🇳 Bhaichung Bhutia
 * 🇮🇳 Mehtab Hossain
 * 🇲🇻 Umar Ali
 * Basanta Thapa


 * 1 goal


 * 🇦🇫 Sayed Maqsood
 * 🇦🇫 Hafizullah Qadami
 * 🇦🇫 Abdul Maroof Gullestani
 * Mohammed Sujan
 * Bikash Pradhan
 * 🇮🇳 Abdul Hakim
 * 🇮🇳 Climax Lawrence
 * 🇮🇳 Mahesh Gawli
 * 🇮🇳 Mehrajuddin Wadoo
 * 🇮🇳 N.S. Manju
 * Bijaya Gurung
 * Surendra Tamang
 * 🇵🇰 Imran Hussain
 * 🇵🇰 Muhammad Essa
 * G.P.C. Karunarathne

Other statistics

 * Most goals scored by: Maldives (11 goals)
 * Fewest goals scored by: Bhutan and Sri Lanka (1 goal)
 * Most goals conceded by: Afghanistan (11 goals)
 * Fewest goals conceded by: India and Maldives (2 goals)
 * Fastest goal by: Mehtab Hossain for India against Nepal (⚽ 6')