1999 SAFF Gold Cup

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.

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[1]
← 1997 2003 → All statistics correct as of 30 March 2019.

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

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24 April 1999

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

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26 April 1999

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

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

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25 April 1999

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

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27 April 1999

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

Knockout phase

Semi-finals

29 April 1999

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

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29 April 1999

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

Third-place match

1 May 1999

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

Final

1 May 1999

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

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 26 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 2.6 goals per match.

3 goals

• Mizanur Rahman Dawn
• Bhaichung Bhutia
• Naresh Joshi
• Mohamed Wildhan

2 goals

• Alfaz Ahmed
• Bruno Coutinho
• Hari Khadka

1 goal

• Iqbal Hossain
• Syed Sabir Pasha
• Roshan Pereira
• Mohamed Amanulla
• Ismail Shah
• Mausoom Abdul Ghafoor
• Balgopal Maharajan
• Mohamed Ibrahim

Champion

SAFF Gold Cup 1999
India Third title