1995 SAARC Gold Cup

The 1995 SAARC Gold Cup, also known as Bristol SAARC Gold Cup for sponsorship reasons,^{[1][2][3][4][5]} 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.^{[6][7][8][9][10]} The event was sponsored by Ceylon Tobacco Company.^[11]

1995 SAARC Gold Cup

Bristol SAARC 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
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	13 (1.86 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mohamed Amanulla (3 goals)
← 1993 1997 → All statistics correct as of 30 March 2019.

Venue

Colombo	Colombo
	Sugathadasa Stadium
	Capacity: 25,000

Squads

Main article: 1995 SAARC 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

Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo

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27 March 1995

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

Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo

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29 March 1995

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

Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo

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

Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo

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31 March 1995

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

Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo

Final

2 April 1995

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

Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo

Statistics

Goalscorers

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

3 goals

• Mohamed Amanulla

2 goals

• Bhaichung Bhutia

1 goal

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

Champion

South Asian Gold Cup 1995
Sri Lanka First title