1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup Explained

Year:	1997
Country:	Nepal
Dates:	4–13 September
Num Teams:	6
Venues:	1
Cities:	1
Champion:	IND
Count:	2
Second:	MDV
Third:	PAK
Fourth:	SRI
Matches:	10
Goals:	29
Top Scorer:	IM Vijayan (6 goals)
Prevseason:	1995
Nextseason:	1999
Updated:	30 March 2019

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 the Maldives 5–1 in the final.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Venues

Kathmandu
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
Capacity: 25,000

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout phase

Semi-finals

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Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

References

• Web site: South Asian Gold Cup 1997 (Kathmandu, Nepal) . . 2020-12-28.

Notes and References

1. https://saffederation.org/saff-gold-cup-1997/ SAFF Official Website
2. Web site: 1997 SAFF Championship; global sport archive.com. 24 May 2021.
3. Web site: 1997 SAFF Championship; Olympics.org. 24 May 2021.
4. Web site: 1997 South Asian Championship;11v11.com. 24 May 2021.