South Asian Football Federation Cup
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The South Asian Football Federation Cup, also called the SAFF Cup (previously South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup), is a football competition of mainly South Asian countries and territories. Previous names have included the South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Gold Cup in 1993 and South Asian Gold Cup 95 in 1995.
The countries that competed in one or more tournaments are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It is held every two years.
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[edit] Tournaments
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
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| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd Place | Score | 4th Place | ||||
| 1993 Details |
Lahore, Pakistan |  India |
n/a(1) |  Sri Lanka |
 Nepal |
n/a(1) |  Pakistan |
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| 1995 Details |
Colombo, Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
1 - 0 | India |
 Bangladesh |
n/a(2) | Nepal |
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| 1997 Details |
Kathmandu, Nepal | India |
5 - 1 |  Maldives |
Pakistan |
1 - 0 | Sri Lanka |
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| 1999 Details |
Margao, India | India |
2 - 0 | Bangladesh |
Maldives |
2 - 0 | Nepal |
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| 2001 | ---- | POSTPONED(3) | |||||||
| 2003 Details |
Dhaka, Bangladesh | Bangladesh |
1 -1 (5 - 3) pens |
Maldives |
India |
2 -1 | Pakistan |
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| 2005 Details |
Karachi, Pakistan | India |
2 -0 | Bangladesh |
Maldives Pakistan |
n/a(2) | |||
| 2007 Details |
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1Final tournaments in league table format.
2No third place playoff.
3Postponed from Oct/Nov 2001 to Jan/Feb 2002; then postponed due to suspension of Bangladesh FA from FIFA; tournament finally took place in 2003.
[edit] Total Wins
| Wins | Nation | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 |  India |
1993, 1997,1999, 2005 |
| 1 |  Bangladesh |
2003 |
| 1 |  Sri Lanka |
1995 |
[edit] See also
- AFC
- AFC Asian Cup
- East Asian Cup
- Gulf Cup of Nations
- Tiger Cup
- West Asian Football Federation Championship
