1993 South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Gold Cup

1993 South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation Gold Cup 1993

Tournament details
Host country	Pakistan
Dates	16–23 July
Teams	4
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	India (1st title)
Runners-up	Sri Lanka
Third place	Nepal
Fourth place	Pakistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	11 (1.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)	I.M Vijayan
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The 1993 South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation Gold Cup was the 1st South Asian Football Federation Cup, held in Lahore, Pakistan (at Railway Stadium) between 16 July 1993 and 23 July 1993.^[1][2][3] The countries that competed in this tournament were India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Additionally, a Pakistan Junior team participated under the name of Pakistan White. However, their matches were not part of the tournament. This tournament was played as a league where the team which gets the highest points wins the competition. India won the tournament and became the first ever South Asian football champions.^[4][5][6][7]

Venue

Lahore Railway Stadium 5,000

Matches

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
India	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7	Champions
Sri Lanka	3	1	1	1	4	2	+2	4
Nepal	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2
Pakistan	3	0	2	1	2	6	−4	2

Source: RSSSF

16 July 1993

India	2–0	Sri Lanka
IM Vijayan Gunabir Singh	Report

Railway Stadium, Lahore

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16 July 1993

Pakistan	1–1	Nepal
	Report

Railway Stadium, Lahore

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18 July 1993

Pakistan	0–4	Sri Lanka
	Report

Railway Stadium, Lahore

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19 July 1993

Sri Lanka	0–0	Nepal
	Report

Railway Stadium, Lahore

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21 July 1993

India	1–0	Nepal
IM Vijayan	Report

Railway Stadium, Lahore

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23 July 1993

Pakistan	1–1	India
Mohammad Nauman Khan	Report	IM Vijayan

Railway Stadium, Lahore

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Statistics

There were 11 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 1.83 goals per match.

3 goals

• IM Vijayan (Top scorer)

Champion

SAARC Gold Cup 1993
India First title

References

1. "1st SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation) Tournament 1993". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
2. "Indian team at SAARC Cup 1993". indianfootball.de. IndianFootball. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
3. "AFC gives stamp of approval to Punjab Stadium". nation.com.pk. The Nation. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
4. "1993 SAFF Championship;11v11.com". Retrieved 24 May 2021.
5. "1993 SAFF Championship; Global sport archive". Retrieved 24 May 2021.
6. "Nostalgic story of 1st South Asian Football Championship". Retrieved 24 May 2021.
7. "The sports.org". Retrieved 24 May 2021.