The 2005 South Asian Football Federation Cup was the sixth edition of South Asian Football Federation Cup. It was the second time the competition was held in Pakistan. The tournament was played in two cities, Islamabad and Karachi with People's Football Stadium in Karachi hosting group-stages and Jinnah Sports Stadium in Islamabad hosting knock-out rounds and the finals. The tournament started on 7 December and ended on 17 December.
India won their fourth title after defeating Bangladesh 2–0 in the finals. Both sides contested the finals in the 1999 edition with India coming out victorious with the same result and Bhaichung Bhutia scored in that finals as well.
Ahmed Thariq, Ali Ashfaq and Ibrahim Fazeel of Maldives were the top-scorers of the tournament, all scoring three goals each.
Participating teams
Squads
Venue
The tournament was held at the Jinnah Sports Stadium in Islamabad.
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Knockout phase
Bracket
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
Goalscorers
3 goals
Ali Ashfaq
Ahmed Thariq
Ibrahim Fazeel
2 goals
Ariful Kabir Farhad
Jahid Hasan Ameli
Rokonuzzaman Kanchan
Bhaichung Bhutia
Mehtab Hossain
Umar Ali
Basanta Thapa
1 goal
Sayed Maqsood
Hafizullah Qadami
Abdul Maroof Gullestani
Mohammed Sujan
Bikash Pradhan
Abdul Hakim
Climax Lawrence
Mahesh Gawli
Mehrajuddin Wadoo
N.S. Manju
Bijaya Gurung
Surendra Tamang
Imran Hussain
Muhammad Essa
G.P.C. Karunarathne
Other statistics
Most goals scored by: Maldives (11 goals) Fewest goals scored by: Bhutan and Sri Lanka (1 goal) Most goals conceded by: Afghanistan (11 goals) Fewest goals conceded by: India and Maldives (2 goals) Fastest goal by: Mehtab Hossain for India against Nepal ()