1999 SAFF Gold Cup

1999 SAFF Coca-Cola Cup

Tournament details
Host country	India
Dates	22 April – 1 May
Teams	6 (from SAFF confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	India (3rd title)
Runners-up	Bangladesh
Third place	Maldives
Fourth place	Nepal
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	26 (2.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Naresh Joshi Baichung Bhutia Mizanur Rahman Dawn Mohamed Wildhan (3 goals)
Best player(s)	Sarfraz Rasool

The 1999 SAFF 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 Nehru Stadium in Margao played host to all matches. 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

Goa	Goa
	Fatorda Stadium
	19,000

Squads

Main article: 1999 SAFF Gold Cup squads

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Bangladesh	2	1	1	0	4	0	+4	4
India	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2	4
Pakistan	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	0

Source: RSSSF

22 April 1999

India	0–0	Bangladesh
	Report

Fatorda Stadium, Margao

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24 April 1999

Pakistan	0–4	Bangladesh
	Report	Iqbal  7' Alfaz  33' Dawn  62', 65'

Fatorda Stadium, Margao

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26 April 1999

India	2–0	Pakistan
Bhutia  23' Pasha  87'	Report

Fatorda Stadium, Margao

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Maldives	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4
Nepal	2	1	0	1	5	5	0	3
Sri Lanka	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1

Source: RSSSF

23 April 1999

Sri Lanka	0–0	Maldives
	Report

Fatorda Stadium, Margao

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25 April 1999

Sri Lanka	2–3	Nepal
Pereira  22' Amanulla  24'	Report	Joshi  4', 41', 81'

Fatorda Stadium, Margao

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27 April 1999

Nepal	2–3	Maldives
Khadka  65', 90'	Report	Ismail  1' Wildhan  74' Mausoom  85'

Fatorda Stadium, Margao

Knockout phase

Semi-finals

29 April 1999

Bangladesh	2–1	Nepal
Dawn  5' Alfaz  62'	Report	Maharajan  74'

Fatorda Stadium, Margao

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29 April 1999

Maldives	1–2	India
Wildhan  43'	Report	Bhutia  30' Coutinho  84'

Fatorda Stadium, Margao

Third-place match

1 May 1999

Maldives	2–0	Nepal
Wildhan  60' Mohamed Ibrahim  85'	Report

Fatorda Stadium, Margao

Final

1 May 1999

Bangladesh	0–2	India
	Report	Coutinho  26' Bhutia  44'

Fatorda Stadium, Margao

Champion

SAFF Gold Cup 1999
Template:Fb-big Third title

External links

• "South Asian Gold Cup 1999 (Margoa, Goa)". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
• "SAFF Gold Cup 1999". SAFF. Retrieved 28 December 2020.