Biannual tournament for the nations surrounding the Indian Peninsula. In 1993 the tournament was called "South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation" Gold Cup, in 1995 simply "South Asian Gold Cup 95"; since 1997 onwards it is known as the "South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup" or "South Asian Football Federation Championship".
year winner runners-up venue
1993 India Sri Lanka Lahore, Pakistan
1995 Sri Lanka India Colombo, Sri Lanka
1997 India Maldives Kathmandu, Nepal
1999 India Bangladesh Margao, Goa
2003 Bangladesh Maldives Dhaka, Bangladesh [*]
2005 India Bangladesh Karachi, Pakistan
2008 Maldives India Malé, Maldives and Colombo, Sri Lanka
2009 India Maldives Dhaka, Bangladesh
2011 India Afghanistan New Delhi, India
2013 Afghanistan India Kathmandu, Nepal
2015 India Afghanistan Trivandrum, India
2018 Maldives India Dhaka, Bangladesh
2021 India Nepal Malé, Maldives
2023 India Kuwait Bangalore, India
[*] postponed from Oct/Nov 2001 to Jan/Feb 2002; then postponed due to suspension of
Bangladesh FA from FIFA; rescheduled for Jan 2003
Number of Titles (14; runners-up finishes between square brackets)
9 [ 4] India
2 [ 3] Maldives
1 [ 2] Afghanistan
1 [ 2] Bangladesh
1 [ 1] Sri Lanka
[ 1] Kuwait [entered as guests]
[ 1] Nepal
With thanks to Malik Riaz Hai Naveed (info@footballpakistan.com)
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