South Asian Gold Cup 2003 (Dhaka, Bangladesh)


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Results Overview

Postponed following FIFA's decision to suspend the Bangladesh FA on 
January 11, 2002.  Originally scheduled for January 26-February 5, 
2002 (all matches were moved by exactly 349 days).  Afghanistan were 
included following a recommendation to do so by the AFC (they had not
been in the original draw for 2002).

Group A 
10- 1-03 India       0-1 Pakistan
           [Sarfraz Rasool 50]
10- 1-03 Sri Lanka   1-0 Afghanistan
           [Dudley Lincoln Steinwell 41]
12- 1-03 Pakistan    2-1 Sri Lanka
           [Zahid Niaz 50, Sarfraz Rasool 86; Chathura Maduranga Weerasinghe 89]
12- 1-03 India       4-0 Afghanistan
           [Ashim Biswas 30, 63, Alvito de Chuna 77, 86]
14- 1-03 Afghanistan 0-1 Pakistan
           [Sarfraz Rasool 9]
14- 1-03 India       1-1 Sri Lanka
           [Ashim Biswas 88; Chryshantha Abeysekera 89]

 1.PAKISTAN     3  3  0  0  4- 1  9
 2.INDIA        3  1  1  1  5- 2  4
 3.Sri Lanka    3  1  1  1  3- 3  4
 4.Afghanistan  3  0  0  3  0- 6  0

Group B 
11- 1-03 Maldives    6-0 Bhutan
           [Mohammad Nizam 2, Ashraful Luphfy 11, Ali Shiham 24, 25, 67,  
            Ali Umar 77]
11- 1-03 Bangladesh  1-0 Nepal
           [Alfaz Ahmed 30]
13- 1-03 Nepal       2-0 Bhutan
           [Niranjan Rayanaji 15, Kumar Thapa 89]
13- 1-03 Bangladesh  1-0 Maldives
           [Arif Khan Joy 89]
15- 1-03 Nepal       2-3 Maldives
           [Niranjan Rayanajhi 60, Devnarayan Chawdhary 93;
            Mohamed Nizam 66, Ashraf Lutfy 80, Ali Umar 85]
15- 1-03 Bangladesh  3-0 Bhutan
           [Ariful Kabir Farhad 4, 54, Rokonuzzaman Kanchan 79]

 1.BANGLADESH   3  3  0  0  5- 0  9
 2.MALDIVES     3  2  0  1  9- 3  6
 3.Nepal        3  1  0  2  4- 4  3
 4.Bhutan       3  0  0  3  0-11  0

Semifinals 
18- 1-03 Pakistan    0-1 Maldives
           [Ibrahim Fazeel 12]
18- 1-03 Bangladesh  2-1 India           [asdet]
           [Rokonuzzaman Kanchan 77, Motiur Rahman Munna 96; Alvito D'Cunha 81]

Third Place Match 
20- 1-03 Pakistan    1-2 India           [asdet]
           [Sarfraz Rasool 66; I.M.Vijayan 56, Abhishek Yadav 99]

Final [Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka; att: 46,000]
20- 1-03 Bangladesh  1-1 Maldives        [asdet, 5-3 pen]
           [Rokonuzzaman Kanchan 12; Ali Umar 58]
           [penalties: 
            Nazrul Islam     1-0, Ahmed Naaz       1-1;
            Ariful K. Farhad 2-1, Ashraf Lutfy     2-1 (held by Aminul Islam);
            Hasan Al-Mamun   3-1, Ismail Naseem    3-2;
            Mahmudul Hasan   4-2, Ibrahim Fazil    4-3;
            Mohammad Sujan   5-3]

Goal scorers:
 4 Sarfraz Rasool (Pakistan)
 3 Ashim Biswas (India)
 3 Alvito D'Cunha (India) 
 3 Mohammed Rokonuzzam Kanchan (Bangladesh)
 3 Ali Shiyam (Maldives)
 3 Ali Umar (Maldives)
 2 Ariful Kabir (Bangladesh) 
 2 Ashraf Luthfy (Maldives)
 2 Mohamed Nizam (Maldives) 
 1 Alfaz Ahmed (Bangladesh) 
 1 Ibrahim Fazeel (Maldives) 
 1 Arif Khan (Bangladesh) 
 1 Zahid Niaz (Pakistan) 
 1 Mohammed Rahman Nunna (Bangladesh)
 1 I.M.Vijayan (India)
 1 Abhishek Yadav (India) 


Match Details

GROUP A

10/01/2003, Dhaka (Bangladesh), Bangabandhu Stadium
PAKISTAN            1 (Sarfraz Rasool 50')
INDIA               0
Pakistan:           Jafar Khan, Ashfaq Ahmed, Tanvir Ahmed, Haroon Yousuf [c], Amir 
                    Khan, Qadeer Ahmed, Zahir Hossain (Mohammed Sameem 90'), Ayez 
                    Mohammed (Amir Shaheed 86'), Sarfraz Rasool, Sajjad Hussain 
                    (Khuda Bux 68'), Shahid Saleem
India:              Naseem Akhtar, Debjit Gosh, Roberto Fernandes, M Suresh, Jo 
                    Paul Ancheri, Sameer Naik (Subash Chakraborty 63'), Shanmugam 
                    Venkatesh (Ashim Biswas 75'), Alvito D'Chuna (Jules Alberto 
                    52'), Renedy Singh, Abhishek Yadav, IM Vijayan
Referee:            Tayeb Hossain (Bangladesh)
Coaches:            Pakistan: Tariq Umer Lutfi
                    India: Stephen Constantine (England)

10/01/2003, Dhaka (Bangladesh), Bangabandu Stadium
SRI LANKA           1 (Dudley Steinwall 42')
AFGHANISTAN         0
Sri Lanka:          Sandun Devinda, KM Fuard, MM Azmeer (Mohamed Rawme Mohideen), 
                    Dudley Steinwall, Nalin Nandana Kumara (Chryshantha 
                    Abeysekera), Samantha Prabath, Chathura Weerasinghe, EB Channa, 
                    Kasun Jayasuriya (Nazar Hameed), Mohamed Hasan Hamsa, Imran 
                    Mohamed
Afghanistan:        Jamshid, Najib Naderi, Ahmad Zia, Omar Nazar, Ahmed Rahil, 
                    Bashir Ahmed, Nasir Safi (Ali Danish), Wahid (David You 
                    Rohlla), Najibullah Khr, Obaidullah (Elias), Reza Rezai
Referee:            Budhi Bahadur Gurung (Nepal)
Coaches:            Sri Lanka: Marcus Ferreira (Brazil)
                    Afghanistan: Holger Obermann (Germany)
Cards:              Sri Lanka: Nalin Nandana Kumara [Y], Samantha Prabath [Y], 
                               Imran Mohamed [Y]
                    Afghanistan: Ahmed Zia [Y], Obaidullah [Y]

12/01/2003, Dhaka (Bangladesh), Bangabandu Stadium
INDIA               4 (Ashim Biswas 30', 63', Alvito D'Cunha 77', 85')
AFGHANISTAN         0
India:              Naseem Akhter, Renedy Singh, Jo Paul Anchery, Ashim Biswas, 
                    Shanmugam Venkatesh (Alvito D'Cunha 72'), Debjit Ghosh, M 
                    Suresh, Roberto Fernandes, Sameer Naik (Abhay Kumar 60'), IM 
                    Vijayan (Abhishek Yadav 30'), Climax Lawrence
Afghanistan:        Jamshid, Najib Naderi, Ahmad Zia, Omar Nazar, Ahmed Rahil, 
                    Nasir Safi, Obaidullah, Reza Rezai (Farid Ahmed 81'), David You 
                    Rohllah, Basir Ahmed, David Yakubi (Nabiullah Khr 62')
Referee:            Budhi Bahadur Gurung (Nepal)
Coaches:            India: Stephan Constantine (England)
                    Afghanistan: Holger Obermann (Germany)
Cards:              India: Climax Lawrence [Y]

12/01/2003, Dhaka (Bangladesh), Bangabandu Stadium
PAKISTAN            2 (Zahid Niaz 50', Sarfraz Rasool 86')
SRI LANKA           1 (Weersinghe 90+1')
Pakistan:           Jafar Khan, Haroon Yousuf, Tanvir Ahmed, Mohammed Amir Khan, 
                    Ashfaq Ahmed, Sarfraz Rasool, Sajjad Hussain (Khuda Bux), Ayaz 
                    Mohammed (Amir Shahzad), Qadeer Ahmed, Shahid Newaz, Zahid 
                    Newaz (Mohammed Sameen)
Sri Lanka:          Sadun Devinda, Dudley Steinwall, MM Azmeer (Nazar Hameed), 
                    KM Fuard, Samantha Prabath, Chathura Weersinghe, Imran 
                    Mohammed, EB Channa (Uditha Perera), Kasun Jayasuriya, Janaka 
                    Sanjaya Silva (EIP Perera), Mohamed Hasan Hamsa
Referee:            Ram Krishna Ghosh (Bangladesh)
Coaches:            Pakistan: Tariq Umer Lufti
                    Sri Lanka: Marcus Ferreira (Brazil)
Cards:              Pakistan: Qadeer Ahmed [Y], Tanvir Ahmed [Y], Zahid Niaz [Y]
                    Sri Lanka: Imran Mohammed [Y]

14/01/2003, Dhaka (Bangladesh), Bangabandhu Stadium
INDIA              1 (Ashim Biswas 88')
SRI LANKA          1 (Chryshantha Abeysekera 90')
India:             Rajat Ghosh Dastidar (Virender Singh 46'), M Suresh, Renedy 
                   Singh (Subhas Chakraborty 70'), Jo Paul Ancheri, Ashim Biswas, 
                   Debjit Ghosh, Alvito D'Cunha (Abhishek Yadav 83'), Roberto 
                   Fernandes, Sameer Naik, IM Vijayan, Climax Lawrence
Sri Lanka:         Sandun Devinda, Dudley Steinwall, MM Azmeer (Uditha Perera 84'), 
                   KM Fuard, Samantha Prabath (EIP Perera 88'), Chathura Maduranga 
                   Weersinghe (Chryshantha Abeysekera 54'), EB Channa, Kasun 
                   Jayasuriya, Janaka Sanjaya Silva, Mohamed Rawme Mohideen, 
                   Mohamed Hasan Hamsa
Referee:           Tayeb Hasan (Bangladesh)
Coaches:           India: Stephen Constantine (England)
                   Sri Lanka: Marcus Ferreira (Brazil)
Cards:             India: Ashim Biswas [Y], Debjit Ghosh [Y], Sameer Naik [Y]
                   Sri Lanka: Chathura Weerasinghe [Y], Kasun Jayasuriya [Y], 
                              Mohamed Rawme Mohideen [Y]

14/01/2003, Dhaka (Bangladesh), Bangabandhu Stadium
PAKISTAN           1 (Sarfraz Rasool 9')
AFGHANISTAN        0
Pakistan:          Jafar Khan, Ashfaq Ahmed, Tanvir Ahmed, Haroon Yousuf, Qadeer 
                   Ahmed, Mohammed Sameen (Zakir Hussain), Sajjad Hussain, Ayez 
                   Mahmud, Sarfraz Rasool (Fareed Majeed), Shahid Saleem, Mohammed 
                   Amir Khan (Sajjad Haider)
Afghanistan:       Abdul Salem, Najib Naderi, Ahmad Zia (David You Rohllah), Omar 
                   Nazar, Ahmed Rahil, Bashir Ahmed (Farid Ahmed), Nasir Ahmed, 
                   Najubullah Khr, Obaidullah (Kamrani Bashir), Reza Rezai, David 
                   Yakubi
Referee:           Ram Krishna Ghosh (Bangladesh)
Coaches:           Pakistan: Tariq Umer Lufti
                   Afghanistan: Holger Obermann (Germany)

GROUP B

11/01/2003, Dhaka, Bangabandu Stadium, 55000
BANGLADESH          1 (Alfaz Ahmed 30')
NEPAL               0
Bangladesh:         Aminul Haq, Hasan Al-Mamun, Mohammad Sujon, Rajani Kanta Barman 
                    [c], Nazrul Islam, Parvez Babu (Mehdi Hasan Ujjal 76'), Motiur 
                    Munna (Saiful Islam 85'), Arman Miah, Arif Khan Joy, 
                    Rokonuzzaman Kanchan (Saifur Rahman Moni 76'), Alfaz Ahmed
Nepal:              Upendra Man Singh, Rakesh Shrestha, Deepak Lama, Narayan 
                    Manandhar (Sukra Tamang 65'), Sunil Tuladhar, Basanta Thapa, 
                    Ananta Thapa, Rajan Rayamajhi (Kumar Thapa 38'), Bal Gopal 
                    Maharjan, Nirajan Rayamajhi, Hari Khadka (Navin Neupane 74')
Referee:            Kunsuta Chaiwat (Thailand)
Coaches:            Bangladesh: George Kottan (Austria)
                    Nepal: Yo Ki-hyong (South Korea)
Cards:              Bangladesh: Hasan Al-Mamun [Y]
                    Nepal: Narayan Manandhar [Y], Sunil Tuladhar [Y]

11/01/2003, Dhaka (Bangladesh), Bangabandu Stadium
MALDIVES            6 (Nizam 2', Lutfy 11', Ali Shiham 24', 25', 67', Umar 80')
BHUTAN              0
Maldives:           Imran Mohamed, Ibrahim Amil, Ibrahim Fazeel, Mohammed Nizam, 
                    Shah Ismail, Ali Umar (Ahmed Thariqu), Assad Abdul Ghani, Ahmed 
                    Naaz, Jameel, Ashraf Luthfy (Hussain Habeeb), Ali Shiham
Bhutan:             Jigme Singhe, Passang Tshering, Irishna Subba, Bhim Kumar 
                    Chhetri, Dorji Khandu (Chengho), Sonam Tobgye (Sonam Tenzin), 
                    Kinley Dorji, Pema Dorji, Dinesh Chhetri, Wangay Dorji, Pema 
                    Chophel (Sonam Jamtsho)
Referee:            AD Silva (Sri Lanka)
Coaches:            Maldives: Jozef Jankech (Slovakia)
                    Bhutan: Henk Walk (Netherlands)
Cards:              Maldives: Ali Umar [Y]
                    Bhutan: Sonam Tobgye [Y], Pema Chophel [Y]

13/01/2003, Dhaka (Bangladesh), Bangabandu Stadium, 25000
NEPAL              2 (Niranjan Rayamajhi 14', Kumar Thapa 87')
BHUTAN             0
Nepal:             Upendra Man Singh, Rakesh Shrestha, Deepak Lama (Narayan 
                   Manandhar), Narottam Gautam, Bal Gopal Maharjan, Basanta Thapa, 
                   Ananta Thapa, Rajesh Khadgi (Rajan Rayamajhi 38') (Sukra Tamang 
                   65'), Kumar Thapa, Niranjan Rayamajhi, Hari Khadka
Bhutan:            Jigme Singye, Pasang Tshering, Irishna Subba, Bhim Kumar 
                   Chhetri, Kinley Dorji, Pema Dorji, Dinesh Chhetri, Wangay Dorji 
                   (Sonam Jamtsho), Namgye Dorji (Sangay Dukpa), Chengho, Ngawang 
                   Dendup
Referee:           Balu Sundar Raj (India)
Coaches:           Nepal: Yo Ki-hyong (South Korea)
                   Bhutan: Henk Walk (Netherlands)
Cards:             Bhutan: Namgye Dorji [Y]

13/01/2003, Dhaka, Bangabandu Stadium, 20000
BANGLADESH         1 (Arif Khan Joy 90')
MALDIVES           0
Bangladesh:        Aminul Haq, Hasan Al-Mamun, Rajani Kanta Barman [c], Nazrul 
                   Islam, Mohammad Sujon, Parvez Babu, Motiur Munna, Arman Miah, 
                   Arif Khan Joy, Rokonuzzaman Kanchan, Alfaz Ahmed (Ariful 
                   Kabir Farhad 69')
Maldives:          Imran Mohamed, Ibrahim Amil, Ibrahim Fazeel, Mohammed Nizam, 
                   Shah Ismail (Ashraf Luthfy 53'), Assad Abdul Ghani, Ahmed Naaz 
                   (Yousuf Azeem 89'), Hussain Habeeb, Mohamed Jameel, Mohamed 
                   Hussain, Ali Shiham (Ali Umar 74')
Referee:           AD Silva (Sri Lanka)
Coaches:           Bangladesh: George Kottan (Austria)
                   Maldives: Jozef Jankech (Slovakia)
Cards:             Bangladesh: Rajani Kanta Barman [Y], Hasan Al-Mamun [Y]
                   Maldives: Hussain Habeeb [Y]

15/01/2003, Dhaka (Bangaldesh), Bangabandu Stadium, 15,000
NEPAL              2 (Nirajan Rayamajhi 56', Dev Narayan Chaudhary 90'pen)
MALDIVES           3 (Mohamed Nizam 63', Ashraf Lutfy 75', Ali Umar 85')
Nepal:             Upendra Man Singh (Channu Ram Chaudhary), Rakesh Shrestha, 
                   Narayan Manandhar, Deepak Lama, Bal Gopal Maharjan, Basanta 
                   Thapa, Ananta Thapa (Dev Narayan Chaudhary), Sunil Tuladhar, 
                   Sukra Tamang, Nirajan Rayamajhi, Hari Khadka
Maldives:          Imran Mohamed, Ibrahim Amil (Sabah Ibrahim), Mohamed Nizam, Ali 
                   Umar, Yousuf Azeem, Assad Abdul Ghani, Hussain Habeeb (Ahmed 
                   Naaz), Mohamed Jameel, Mohamed Hussain (Ibrahim Fazeel), Ashraf 
                   Luthfy, Ali Shiham
Referee:           Kunsata Chaiwat (Thailand)
Coaches:           Nepal: Yo Ki-hyong (South Korea)
                   Maldives: Jozef Jankech (Slovakia)
Cards:             Nepal: Upendra Man Singh [Y], Narayan Manandhar [Y]

15/01/2003, Dhaka, Bangabandu Stadium, 15,000
BANGLADESH         3 (Ariful Kabir Farhad 3', 54', Rokonuzzaman Kanchan 78')
BHUTAN             0
Bangladesh:        Biplob Bhattacharjee, Firoz Mahmud Titu, Nazrul Islam, Motiur 
                   Munna, Mahmudul Hasan, Abdul Qaiyum Sentu, Saiful Islam (Parvez 
                   Babu 75'), Manwar Hossain (Rokonuzzaman Kanchan 62'), Saifur 
                   Rahman Moni (Alfaz Ahmed 56'), Mehdi Hasan Ujjal, Ariful Kabir 
                   Farhad
Bhutan:            Jigme Singey (Puspala Sharma 73'), Passang Tshering, Irishna 
                   Subba, Bhim Kumar, Kinley Dorji, Pema, Dinesh Chhetri, Pema 
                   Chophel (Ygyen Dorji 57'), Namgey Dorji (Dorji Khandu 31'), 
                   Sonam Tenzin, Sonam Jamtsho
Referee:           Balu Sunder Raj (India)
Coach:             Bangladesh: George Kottan (Austria)
                   Bhutan: Henk Walk (Netherlands)

SEMI FINALS

18/01/2003, Dhaka, Bangabandu Stadium
BANGLADESH         2 (Rokonuzzaman Kanchan 77', Motiur Munna 98')
INDIA              1 (Alvito D'Chuna 81')
Note:              After Sudden Death Extra Time
Bangladesh:        Aminul Haq, Hasan Al-Mamun (Firoz Mahmud Titu 96'), 
                   Mohammad Sujon, Nazrul Islam, Rajani Kanta Barman [c], Parvez 
                   Babu (Ariful Kabir Farhad 56'), Motiur Munna, Arman Miah, 
                   Arif Khan Joy, Rokonuzzaman Kanchan, Alfaz Ahmed (Mehdi Hasan 
                   Ujjal 91')
India:             Naseem Akhtar, Renedy Singh, Jo Paul Anchery, Debjit Gosh, 
                   M Suresh, Shanmugam Venkatesh (Alvito D'Cunha 62'), Roberto 
                   Fernandes, Climax Lawrence, Samir Naik (Abhay Kumar 29'), IM 
                   Vijayan, Ashim Biswas (Avishek Yadav 72')
Referee:           Kunsuta Chaiwat (Thailand)
Coaches:           Bangladesh: George Kottan (Austria)
                   India: Stephen Constantine (England)
Cards:             Bangladesh: Arman Miah [Y], Rokonuzzaman Kanchan [Y], Arif 
                               Khan Joy [Y], Rajani Kanta Barman [Y]
                   India: Ashim Biswas [Y], Alvito D'Cunha [Y]

18/01/2003, Dhaka (Bangladesh), Bangabandu Stadium
MALDIVES          1 (Ibrahim Fazeel 12')
PAKISTAN          0
Maldives:         Imran Mohamed, Ibrahim Amil, Ibrahim Fazeel (Shah Ismail 76'), 
                  Mohamed Nizam (Ibrahim Sabah 89'), Ali Umar, Yousuf Azeem, Assad 
                  Abdul Ghani, Ahmed Naaz, Mohamed Jameel, Ashraf Luthfy, Ali 
                  Shiham (Ismail Naseem 68')
Pakistan:         Jaffar Khan, Haroon Yousaf, Sarfraz Rasool, Tanvir Ahmed, Zakir 
                  Hussain, Sajjad Haider (Khuda Bux), Ashfaq Ahmed, Ayaz Muhammad, 
                  Qadeer Ahmed, Shahid Saleem, Amir Khan
Referee:          Budhi Bahadur Gurung (Nepal)
Coaches:          Maldives: Jozef Jankech (Slovakia)
                  Pakistan: Tariq Umer Lutfi

3/4 PLACE PLAY OFF

20/01/2003, Dhaka (Bangladesh), Bangabandu Stadium
INDIA             2 (IM Vijayan 56', Abhishek Jadav 99')
PAKISTAN          1 (Sarfraz Rasool 66')
Note:             After Sudden Death Extra Time
India:            Naseem Akhtar, Jo Paul Ancheri (Shanmugam Venkatesh 63'), 
                  M Suresh, Roberto Fernandes, Abhay Kumar (Harvinder Singh 70'), 
                  Subhash Chakraborty (Alvito D'Cunha 46'), Selwyn Fernandes, 
                  Climax Lawrence, Jules Alberto, Abhishek Jadav, IM Vijayan
Pakistan:         Jaffar Khan, Haroon Yousaf, Tanvir Ahmed, Zakir Hussain, Ashfaq 
                  Ahmed, Ayaz Muhammad, Qadeer Ahmed, Shahid Saleem (Mohamed Nawaz 
                  65'), Amir Khan, Sarfraz Rasool, Zahid Niaz (Sajjad Haider 43')
Referee:          Tayeb Hassan (Bangladesh)
Coaches:          India: Stephen Constantine (England)
                  Pakistan: Tariq Umer Lutfi
Cards:            India: Jo Paul Ancheri [Y]

FINAL

20/01/2003, Dhaka, Bangabandu Stadium, 46,000
BANGLADESH        1 (Rokonuzzaman Kanchan 13')
MALDIVES          1 (Ali Umar 57')
Note:             Bangladesh win 5-3 on penalties.
Bangladesh:       Aminul Haq, Feroj Mahmud Titu, Mohammad Sujon, Hasan Al-Mamun 
                  [c], Nazrul Islam, Parvez Babu, Motiur Munna, Arman Miah, 
                  Arif Khan Joy, Rokonuzzaman Kanchan, Alfaz Ahmed (Ariful Kabir 
                  Farhad)
Maldives:         Imran Mohammed, Ibrahim Amil, Mohamed Nizam, Ali Umar 
                  (Shah Ismail), Yousuf Azeem, Assad Abdul Ghani, Ahmed Naaz, 
                  Hussain Habeeb (Ibrahim Fazeel), Ashraf Luthfy, Ali Shiham 
                  (Ismail Naseem)
Referee:          AD Silva (Sri Lanka)
Coaches:          Bangladesh: George Kottan (Austria)
                  Maldives: Jozef Jankech (Slovakia)
Cards:            Bangladesh: Motiur Munna [Y], Parvez Babu [Y], Ariful Kabir 
                              Farhad [Y]
                  Maldives: Ali Umar [Y], Ahmed Naaz [Y]
Penalty Shootout: Bangladesh: Nazrul Islam, Ariful Kabir Farhad, Hasan Al-Mamun, 
                              Mahmudul Hasan, Mohammad Sujon
                  Maldives: Ahmed Naaz, Ashraf Luthfy [Saved], Ismail Naseem, 
                            Ibrahim Fazeel

Results Overview

AFGHANISTAN 
Goalkeepers: Jamshid, Abdul Salem. 
Defenders:   5-Ahmed Rahil, Najib Naderi (Altona 93 Hamburg, GERMANY), Omar
             Azhar (?, GERMANY), Ahmad Zia, Rollah, Omar Nazar 
Midfielders: 14-David Yakubi, Nasir Safi (SV Darmstadt 98 Amateure, GERMANY),
             Bashir Ahmed, Farid Ahmed, Najubullah, Nazib Nadvi 
Strikers:    9-Reza Rezai, 11-Obaidullah (?, GERMANY), Syed Tahir (Kabul),
             Kamrani Bashir, Ali Danish (?, GERMANY) 
Headcoach: 
Advisor: Holger Obermann, GERMAN. 

BANGLADESH
Goalkeepers: Biplob Bhattacharjee, Aminul Haque. 
Defenders:   Rajani Kanta Barman (Captain), Nazrul Islam, Mohammad Sujon, 
             Mahmudul Hasan, Mizanur Rahman, Hasan Al Mamun, Feroj Mahmud Tito,
             Masud Rana. 
Midfielders: Abdul Qaiyum Sentu, Manwar Hossain, Arman Miah, Faisal Mahmud, 
             Arif Khan Joy, Rokonuzzaman Kanchan, Parvez Babu,
             Saifur Rahman Moni. 
Strikers:    10-Alfaz Ahmed, Mehdi Hasan Ujjal, Majibur Rahman Ritu,
             Ariful Kabir Farhad, Murad Ahmed Milan, Saiful Islam. 
Headcoach:   George Kottan, AUSTRIAN 
Keeper Coach:Mosharraf Badal. 
 
BHUTAN 
Goalkeepers: Jigme Singhe, Puspala. 
Defenders:   Pasang Tshering (Captain), Irishna Subba, Bhim Kumar Chhetri 
Midfielders: Kinley Dorji 
Strikers:    Wange Dorji 
pos.unknown: Dorji Khandu, Chengho, Sonam Tobgye, Sonam Tenzin,
             Dinesh Chhetri, Pema Chophel, Sonam Jamtsho, Ygyen, Namey, Tenzin 
Headcoach:   Henk Walk, DUTCH. 
Manager:     Sonm Novru. 

INDIA
Goalkeepers: Naseem Akhtar (Mahindra United), Rajat Ghosh Dastidar (Mohun 
             Bagan), Virender Singh (Punjab Police); 
Defenders:   Roberto Fernandes (Salgaocar), Selwyn Fernandes (Vasco), Debjit
             Ghosh (Mahindra United), Samir Naik (Dempo), M Suresh (East 
             Bengal); 
Midfielders: Jules Alberto (Vasco), Jo Paul Ancheri (JCT), Subhash Chakraborty
             (East Bengal), Abhay Kumar (Vasco), Climax Lawrence (Salgaocar), 
             Renedy Singh (Mohun Bagan), Shanmugam Venkatesh (East Bengal); 
Strikers:    Ashim Biswas (Tollygunge Agragami), Alvito D'Cunha (East Bengal),
             Harvinder Singh Jr (JCT), IM Vijayan (JCT), Abhishek Yadav 
             (Mahindra United); 
Coach:       Stephen Constantine; 
Ass. Coach:  Aloke Mukherjee; 
Techn. Dir.: Sukhwinder Singh. 

MALDIVES 
Probables: Mohamed Jameel (Valencia), Aslam Abdul Raheem (Valencia), 
           Mohamed Nizam (Valencia), Ali Shiyam (Valencia), Mohamed Areesh 
           (Valencia), Asad Abdul Ganee (Valencia), Ali Umar (Valencia),
           Abdullah Ibrahim (IFC), Ismail Naseem (IFC), Ibrahim Fazeel (IFC), 
           Adam Abdul Latheef (IFC), Fareed Mohamed (IFC), Ahmed Naaz (IFC), 
           Mohamed Ibrahim (Victory), Ismail Mohamed (Victory), Ahmed Saeed
           (Victory), Mohamed Sobah (Victory), Imran Mohamed (Victory), 
           Yoosuf Azeem (New Radiant), Ashraf Luthfee (New Radiant), 
           Hussain Luthfee (New Radiant), Mohamed Hussain (New Radiant),
           Shah Ismail (New Radiant), Ishaq Easa (Hura), Ibrahim Sagib (Hura),
           Hassan Nadheem (Hura), Ismail Mohamed (Eagles), Ahmed Janah (Eagles),
           Ibrahim Anil (Eagles), Ahmed Niyaz (NSS), Ahmed Thoha (NSS), 
           Ahmed Thoriq (CHSE). 
Headcoach: - 
Technical Director: - 

NEPAL 
Goalkeepers: Chhannu Ram Chaudhary, Upendra Man Singh (Captain) 
Defenders:   Sagar Thapa, Dev Narayan Chaudhary, Rakesh Shrestha,
             Narayan Manandhar, Narottam Gautam
Midfielders: Rajesh Shahi, Nabin Neupane, Deepak Lama, Balgopal Maharjan,
             Kumar Thapa, Ananta Thapa. 
Strikers:    Rajan Rayamajhi, Surendra Tamang, Ramesh Budathoki, Hari Khadka,
             Basanta Thapa, Nirajan Rayamajhi. 
Headcoach:   Yo Ki Hong. 
Assistant Coaches: Raju Shakya, KC Dhurba. 

PAKISTAN 
Goalkeepers: 1 Jaffar Khan (ARMY), Abdul Ghani (KPT) 
Defenders:   15 Haroon Yousaf (ABL, Captain), 4 Tanveer Ahmed (WAPDA), 
             19 Muhammad Sameen, 2 Amir Shahzad (ARMY), Sajjad Haider (ARMY). 
Midfielders: 6 Sarfraz Rasool (KRL), Zakir Hussain (WAPDA), 8 Sajjad Hussain 
             (KRL), 5 Ashfaq Ahmed (ABL), 14 Ayyaz Muhammad (KRL), Muhammad
             Niaz (WAPDA). 
Strikers:    7 Qadeer Ahmed (KRL), 9 Shahid Saleem (HBL), 10 Zahid Niaz (PIA),
             11 Khuda Bux (WAPDA), M Nawaz, Fareed Majeed (KPT), 3 Mohammad
             Amir Khan (ABL).
Headcoach:   Tariq Umer Lutfi. 
Official:    Khamis Saeed.

SRI LANKA 
Goalkeepers: Sandun Devinda (Police), Dammika Senarath (Victory). 
Defenders:   Dudley Lincoln Steinwell (Renown SC, Captain), KM Fuard,
             Nalind Nandana Kurmara, Samantha Prabath, Rukman Rishantha 
             (Saunders SC), Janaka Sanjaya Silva, Gihan Janaka (Police). 
Midfielders: Imran Mohammed (Indian Bank, INDIA), Mohamed Rawme Mohideen
             (Ratnam), Chathura Maduranga Weerasinghe, Chryshantha Abeysekera. 
Strikers:    Kasun Nadika Jayasuriya (Indian Bank, INDIA),
             Mohammed Nazar Hameed (Java Lane), EB Channa (Pettah United),
             Isuru Udith Perera (Saunders SC). 
pos.unknown: M Azmeer (Negombo Youth), EIP Perera (Old Bens), 
             MH Mohamed Hamsa (Blue Star). 
Headcoach:   Marcus Fereira, BRAZILIAN. 
Ass. Coach:  Sampath Perera 
Manager:     Major PAR Samarakoon 


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