Editing 1999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup

{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = SAFF Coca-Cola Cup
| year = 1999
| othertitles =
| image = Saff99.gif
| size = 150px
| caption = 
| country = India
| dates = 22 April – 1 May
| num_teams = 
| confederations = [[SAFF]]
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| champion = IND
| count = 3
| second = BAN
| third = MDV
| fourth = NEP
| matches = 10
| goals = 26
| attendance = 
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|NEP}} [[Naresh Joshi]] <br> {{flagicon|IND}} [[Baichung Bhutia]] <br> {{flagicon|BAN}} Mizanur Rahman Dawn<br> {{flagicon|MDV}} [[Mohamed Wildhan]] (3 goals)
| player = 
| prevseason = [[1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|1997]]
| nextseason = [[2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|2003]]
|updated  =30 March 2019
}}

The '''1999 South Asian Football Federation 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 [[Fatorda stadium|Nehru Stadium]] in [[Margao]] played host to all matches.<ref> [https://saffederation.org/saff-gold-cup-1999/ Official Website]</ref> 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==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan=4|{{location map+ |India|float=none |height=280 |width=280 |caption= |places=
{{location map~ |India |lat=35.6961 |long=51.4231 |label=[[Goa|<span style="color:Blue; font-size:87%;">Goa</span>]] |position=bottom }}
}}
! [[Goa]]
|-
| [[Fatorda Stadium]]
|-
| '''19,000'''
|-
| [[File:Fatorda Stadium, Goa.jpg|200px]]
|}

==Group stage==

===Group A===

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|show_positions=n
|sortable_table=y

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|team2=IND|name_IND={{fb|IND}}
|team3=PAK|name_PAK={{fb|PAK}}
|win_BAN=1|draw_BAN=1|loss_BAN=0|gf_BAN=4|ga_BAN=0
|win_IND=1|draw_IND=1|loss_IND=0|gf_IND=2|ga_IND=0
|win_PAK=0|draw_PAK=0|loss_PAK=2|gf_PAK=0|ga_PAK=6

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|update=complete|source={{url|https://saffederation.org/saff-gold-cup-1999/|SAFF}}
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{{footballbox
| date = April 22, 1999
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
| score = 0–0
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|BAN}}
| goals1 = 
| goals2 = 
| stadium = 
| attendance = 
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}}
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{{footballbox
| date = April 24, 1999
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|PAK}}
| score = 0–4
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|BAN}}
| goals1 = 
| goals2 = Hossain Iqbal {{goal|7}} <br> [[Alfaz Ahmed]] {{goal|33}} <br> Mihazur Rehman {{goal|62||65}}
| stadium = 
| attendance = 
| referee =
}}

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{{footballbox
| date = April 26, 1999
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
| score = 2–0
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|PAK}}
| goals1 = [[Baichung Bhutia]] {{goal|24}} <br> Syed Shabir Pasha {{goal|87}}
| goals2 = 
| stadium = 
| attendance = 
| referee = 
}}

===Group B===

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|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|sortable_table=y

|team1=MDV|name_MDV={{fb|MDV}}
|team2=NEP|name_NEP={{fb|NEP}}
|team3=SRI|name_SRI={{fb|SRI}}
|win_MDV=1|draw_MDV=1|loss_MDV=0|gf_MDV=3|ga_MDV=2
|win_NEP=1|draw_NEP=0|loss_NEP=1|gf_NEP=5|ga_NEP=5
|win_SRI=0|draw_SRI=1|loss_SRI=1|gf_SRI=2|ga_SRI=3

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|result1=Q|result2=Q
|update=complete|source={{url|https://saffederation.org/saff-gold-cup-1999/|SAFF}}
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{{footballbox
| date = April 23, 1999
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|SRI}}
| score = 0–0
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|MDV}}
| goals1 = 
| goals2 = 
| stadium = 
| attendance = 
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}}
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{{footballbox
| date = April 25, 1999
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|SRI}}
| score = 2–3
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|NEP}}
| goals1 = Roshan Pereira {{goal|22}} <br> [[Mohamed Amanulla]] {{goal|24}}
| goals2 = [[Naresh Joshi]] {{goal|4||41||81}}
| stadium = 
| attendance = 
| referee = 
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date = April 27, 1999
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|NEP}}
| score = 2–3
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|MDV}}
| goals1 = [[Hari Khadka]] {{goal|65||90}} <br>Kumar Thapa|Thapa {{goal|87}}
| goals2 = [[Shah Ismail]] {{goal|1}} <br>[[Mohamed Wildhan]] {{goal|74}} <br>Mausoon Bul Ghafoor {{goal|85}}
| stadium = 
| attendance = 
| referee = 
}}

==Knockout phase==

===Semi-finals===

{{footballbox
| date = April 29, 1999
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|BAN}}
| score = 2–1 
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|NEP}}
| goals1 = Mihazur Rehman {{goal|5}}<br>[[Alfaz Ahmed]] {{goal|62}}
| goals2 = Balgopal Maharajan {{goal|74}}
| stadium = 
| attendance = 
| referee = 
}}
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{{footballbox
| date = April 29, 1999
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MDV}}
| score = 1–2
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|IND}}
| goals1 = [[Mohamed Wildhan]] {{goal|43}}
| goals2 = [[Baichung Bhutia]] {{goal|30}}<br>[[Bruno Coutinho]] {{goal|84}}
| stadium = 
| attendance = 
| referee = 
}}

===Third Place Match===

{{footballbox
| date = May 1, 1999
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MDV}}
| score = 2–0
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|NEP}}
| goals1 = [[Mohamed Wildhan]] {{goal|60}}<br>Mohamed Ibrahim {{goal|85}}
| goals2 = 
| stadium = 
| attendance = 
| referee = 
}}

===Final===

{{footballbox
  | date = May 1, 1999
  | team1 = {{fb-rt|BAN}}
  | score = 0–2
  | team2 = {{fb|IND}}
  | goals1 =  
  | goals2 = [[Bruno Coutinho]] {{goal|26}}<br>[[Baichung Bhutia]] {{goal|44}}
  | stadium = }}

==Reference==
{{Reflist}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/saffgold99.html |title=South Asian Gold Cup 1999 (Margoa, Goa)|publisher=RSSSF|access-date=2020-12-28}}
* {{cite web|url=https://saffederation.org/saff-gold-cup-1999/ |title=SAFF Gold Cup 1999|publisher=SAFF|access-date=2020-12-28}}

==Champion==
{{winners|fb|South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup 1999|India|Third}}

{{SAFF Championship}}

{{#seo:
|keywords=1998–99 in Indian football, 1999 in Asian football, Sport in Goa
|description=
}}

[[Category:1999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup| ]]
[[Category:SAFF Championship|1999]]
[[Category:International association football competitions hosted by India|1999]]
[[Category:1998–99 in Indian football]]
[[Category:1999 in Asian football]]
[[Category:Sport in Goa]]