1995 South Asian Gold Cup

1995 South Asian Gold Cup 1995

Bristoi Saaro Gold Cup
Tournament details
Host country	Sri Lanka
Dates	25 March – 2 April
Teams	6
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Sri Lanka (1st title)
Runners-up	India
Third place	Bangladesh
Fourth place	Nepal
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	13 (1.86 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mohamed Amanulla (2 goals)
← 1993 1997 → All statistics correct as of 30 March 2019.

The 1995 South Asian Gold Cup (also known as Bristoi Saaro Gold Cup) was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka between 25 March and 2 April. Originally 6 teams participated in the competition, but Maldives withdrew from the competition.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Venue

Colombo	Colombo
	Sugathadasa Stadium
	Capacity: 25,000

Squads

Main article: 1995 South Asian Gold Cup squads

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Bangladesh	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	3
Nepal	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
Pakistan	2	1	0	1	1	2	−1	3

Source: RSSSF

25 March 1995

Pakistan	1–0	Bangladesh
Iqbal 43'	Report

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27 March 1995

Nepal	0–2	Bangladesh
	Report	Mizan 8' Rakib 26'

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29 March 1995

Nepal	2–0	Pakistan
Maharajan 20' Khadka 87'	Report

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sri Lanka	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1[a]
India	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1[a]

Source: RSSSF
Notes:

1. Sri Lanka placed first after toss.

29 March 1995

Sri Lanka	2–2	India
Amanulla 62' (pen.), 87'	Report	Bhutia 25', 27'

Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo

Referee: Mansur Mohammed Abul Azad (Bangladesh)

Knockout phase

Semi-finals

31 March 1995

India	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Bangladesh
	Report
Penalties
	4–2

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31 March 1995

Sri Lanka	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Nepal
Amanulla 44' Perera 120'	Report	Amatya 50'

Final

2 April 1995

Sri Lanka	1–0 (a.s.d.e.t.)	India
Wellage 108'	Report

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 13 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 1.86 goals per match.

2 goals

• Mohamed Amanulla

1 goal

• Zafar Iqbal
• Mizanur Rahman Mizan
• Rakib Hossain
• Bal Gopal Maharajan
• Hari Khadka
• Bhaichung Bhutia
• Deepak Amatya
• Roshan Perera
• Sarath Wellage

Champion

South Asian Gold Cup 1995
Sri Lanka First title

References

1. SAFF Website
2. "1995 SAFF Championship;globalsport archive.com". Retrieved 24 May 2021.
3. "1995 SAFF Championship". Retrieved 24 May 2021.
4. "1995 SAFF Championship;RSSSF.com". Retrieved 24 May 2021.
5. "Lanka hopes to regain supremacy". Retrieved 27 May 2021.