Football at the 2019 South Asian Games – Men's tournament

Men's Football at the 2019 South Asian Games was held in Kathmandu, Nepal from 2 December to 10 December 2019. It was the 13th edition of the tournament.[1]

2019 South Asian Games
Tournament details
Host countryNepal
Dates1-10 December 2019
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions   Nepal (4th title)
Runners-up Bhutan
Third place Bangladesh
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored23 (2.09 per match)
Attendance87,750 (7,977 per match)
Top scorer(s) Sujal Shrestha
Abhishek Rijal
(3 goals each)
Main article: Football at the 2019 South Asian Games

Venue
Kathmandu
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
Capacity: 16,000

Participating nations
Country Appearance Previous best performance FIFA ranking
28 November 2019
 Bangladesh5thChampions (1999, 2010)187
 Bhutan5thFourth-Place (2004)189
 Maldives4thRunners-Up (1991)155
   Nepal(Host)5thChampions (1984, 1993, 2016)170
 Sri Lanka5thRunners-Up (2006)205

Squads

Each nation must submit a squad of 20 players, 17 of whom must be born on or after 1 January 1997, and three of whom can be older dispensation players.


Officials

Fixtures and results

All times are local, NST (UTC+05:45).

Round Robin stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1    Nepal (H) 4 3 1 0 8 2 +6 10 Advance to Final
2  Bhutan 4 3 0 1 6 5 +1 9
3  Bangladesh 4 1 1 2 2 3 −1 4
4  Maldives 4 0 2 2 3 5 −2 2
5  Sri Lanka 4 0 2 2 1 5 −4 2
Source: 2019 SAG Unogoal
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Host.
Bangladesh 0−1 Bhutan
Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Nabindra Maharjan (Nepal)
Sri Lanka 0−0 Maldives
Report
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 500
Referee: Shrawan Lama (Nepal)
Bhutan 0−4   Nepal
Report
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Kasun Weerakkody Karage (Sri Lanka)
Maldives 1−1 Bangladesh
  • Hossain  70'
 Report
  • A. Ghanee  30' (o.g.)
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 450
Referee: Kabin Byanjankar (Nepal)
Nepal   1−1 Sri Lanka
 Report
  • Suman  90+1'
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Pema Tshewang (Bhutan)
Bhutan 2−1 Maldives
 Report
  • H. Mohamad  90'
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 200
Referee: MD Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh)
Bangladesh 1−0 Sri Lanka
 Report
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 100
Referee: Mohamed Javiz (Maldives)
Nepal   2−1 Maldives
 Report
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: MD Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh)
Sri Lanka 0−3 Bhutan
Report
Attendance: 400
Referee: Shrawan Lama (Nepal)
Nepal   1-0 Bangladesh
  • S. Bal  11'
 Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta (India)

Gold medal match
Nepal   2–1 Bhutan
 Report
Attendance: 17,600
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta (India)

Goalscorers

There have been 23 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 2.09 goals per match (as of 10 December 2019).

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Akram Ghanee (against Bangladesh)

Final results
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1    Nepal (H) 5 4 1 0 10 3 +7 13 Gold Medal
2  Bhutan 5 3 0 2 7 7 0 9 Silver Medal
3  Bangladesh 4 1 1 2 2 3 −1 4 Bronze Medal
4  Maldives 4 0 2 2 3 5 −2 2
5  Sri Lanka 4 0 2 2 1 5 −4 2
Source: 2019 SAG Unogoal
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Host.

References
  1. "Nepal groups with Bangladesh & Bhutan". Goal Nepal. 22 November 2019.
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