The 1963 Aga Khan Gold Cup was the sixth edition of the Aga Khan Gold Cup. The tournament was organized by the East Pakistan Sports Federation (EPSF) and all games were held at the Dhaka Stadium in Dacca, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), from 9 to 29 October 1959. Matches lasted 70 minutes, with 5 minutes recess.
Venues Dhaka Dhaka Stadium Capacity: 25,000
Qualifying stage First phase
Second phase
Byes to the round robin league: Nepal and Indonesia U23.
Round robin league Group A
Group B
Knockout stage Semi-finals
Final Match The 1963 Aga Khan Gold Cup final was held at the Dhaka Stadium on 29 October 1963.
The final began infront of 45,000 spectators, an important chance was created in the fourth minute when Yousuf Sr. ran down the left flank and tried a shot, but was turnt down by goalkeeper Muhammad Latif. After several passing combinations taking place between both teams, Muhammad Umer put his side ahead in the 29th minute, where he capitalised on a mistake by defender Alam Butt, which enabled him to striker the ball past Latif, giving the Wanderers a 1–0 lead.
This however did not discourage the Railwaymen, as they found the back of the net through their star player, M.N. Jehan, who also scored on a mistake, this time from Gafur Baloch, who misjudged a pass, which Jehan equalized from.
After the interval, both teams fought harshly, however, it was the Railwaymen who would take the trophy home, as they scored the winning goal through striker, Idrees Sr., who headed the ball in the goal nearing the end of the game.
GKMuhammad Latif (GK)RBAlam Butt (c)LBAbdul HaqMFRamzanMFRashidMFYounus RanaFWTalib AliFWMuhammad SaleemFWIdrees Sr.FWM.N. JehanFWJawedSubstitutions:NoneGKGhulam Hussain (GK)DFKhuda BakhshDFAbdul Gafur BalochDFAmin BalochMFMurad BakhshMFAbdul GhafoorFWYousuf Jr.FWAbdullah RahiFWMuhammad Umer (c)FWGhulam Abbas BalochFWYousuf Sr.Substitutions:None Source:
Top scorers
9 Goals Muhammad Idrees Sr. Ghulam Abbas Baloch
5 Goals M.N. Jehan Muhammad Umer Yousuf Sr.
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