Football South Asian Cup 1997

South Asian Football Federation Championship 1997 1997 South Asian Football Federation Cup ™

Number of nations	8th
South Asian Champion	India
venue	Kathmandu , Nepal
opening	4th September 1997
Endgame	September 13, 1997
Gates	29 (Ø: 2.9 per game)
Top scorer	IM Vijayan (IND) 6 goals

The third South Asian Football Federation Championship , officially South Asian Football Federation Cup in 1997 , was held from 9 to 13. September 1997 in Kathmandu in Nepal instead. Six South Asian nations took part in the tournament. India became South Asian champions in 1997 with a 5-1 win over the Maldives . Pakistan finished third with a win against defending champions Sri Lanka . The Maldives took part in the SAFF Cup for the first time.

venue

The venue for the third South Asia Football Federation Cup was the Nepalese capital Kathmandu . It was the first hosting of the SAFF Cup and an international football nations tournament in Nepal. The venue for all tournament games was the Dasarath Rangasala Stadium in Kathmandu.

competition

Group A

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Sri Lanka	5: 1	6th
2	Pakistan	2: 2	3
3	Nepal	1: 5	0

4th September 1997
Nepal	-	Pakistan	0: 2
September 6, 1997
Sri Lanka	-	Pakistan	2-0
September 8, 1997
Nepal	-	Sri Lanka	1: 3

Group B

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	India	5: 2	4th
2	Maldives	3: 3	2
3	Bangladesh	1: 4	1

September 5, 1997
Maldives	-	Bangladesh	1: 1
September 7, 1997
India	-	Bangladesh	3-0
September 9, 1997
India	-	Maldives	2: 2

Semifinals

September 10, 1997	Sri Lanka	-	Maldives	1: 2
September 11, 1997	India	-	Pakistan	2-0

3rd place match

September 13, 1997	Pakistan	-	Sri Lanka	1-0

final

September 13, 1997	India	-	Maldives	5: 1

South Asian Champion 1997 India