1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup

1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
Tournament details
Host country	Nepal
Dates	4–13 September
Teams	6
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	India (2nd title)
Runners-up	Maldives
Third place	Pakistan
Fourth place	Sri Lanka
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	29 (2.9 per match)
Top scorer(s)	IM Vijayan (6 goals)
	← 1995 1999 → All statistics correct as of 30 March 2019.

The 1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup was held in Kathmandu, Nepal between 4 and 13 September.^[1] India won the championship after defeating the Maldives 5–1 in the final.^[2]^[3]^[4]

^ SAFF Official Website
^ "1997 SAFF Championship; global sport archive.com". Retrieved 24 May 2021.
^ "1997 SAFF Championship; Olympics.org". Retrieved 24 May 2021.
^ "1997 South Asian Championship;11v11.com". Retrieved 24 May 2021.

[1] SAFF Official Website

[2] "1997 SAFF Championship; global sport archive.com". Retrieved 24 May 2021.

[3] "1997 SAFF Championship; Olympics.org". Retrieved 24 May 2021.

[4] "1997 South Asian Championship;11v11.com". Retrieved 24 May 2021.

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