Football at the 1989 South Asian Games

1989 Men's South Asian Games Football Tournament

Tournament details
Host country	Pakistan
Dates	20–26 October
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Pakistan (1st title)
Runners-up	Bangladesh
Third place	India
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	10 (1.25 per match)
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The men's football tournament at the 1989 South Asian Games was held from 20 to 26 October in Pakistan. The hosts emerged as the champions, defeating Bangladesh in the final, with Haji Abdul Sattar scoring the solitary goal for Pakistan in the final. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Fixtures and results

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bangladesh	2	1	1	0	4	1	+3	3	Gold medal match
2	India	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	3	Bronze medal match
3	Sri Lanka	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4	0

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

21 October 1989

Bangladesh	3–0	Sri Lanka
Rumi 19', 72' Sabbir 24'	Report

Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

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23 October 1989

Bangladesh	1–1	India
Manik 34'	Report	Satyajit 84' (pen.)

Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

Referee: Ahmed Ibrahim Hakeem

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25 October 1989

India	2–1	Sri Lanka
	Report

Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

Referee: Ahmed Ibrahim Hakeem

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Pakistan	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	3	Gold medal match
2	Nepal	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	2	Bronze medal match
3	Maldives	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1	1

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

20 October 1989

Maldives	0–0	Nepal
	Report

Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

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22 October 1989

Pakistan	0–0	Nepal
	Report

Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

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24 October 1989

Pakistan	2–0	Maldives
Ashfaq 38' Sharafat 54'	Report

Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

Medal Matches

 Bronze medal match

26 October 1989

India	2–1	Nepal
Afonso 18' Satyajit 62'	Report	Mani Shah 56'

Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

Referee: Ahmed Ali

 Gold medal match

26 October 1989

Pakistan	1–0	Bangladesh
Sattar 90'	Report

Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Dezfouly Hadi

Winner

Men's Football at the 1989 South Asian Games
Pakistan First title

References

1. "The 1989 South Asian Games (or 4th SAF Games) were held in Islamabad, Pakistan in 1989". ocasia.org.
2. "4th South Asian Federation Games 1989". RSSSF .
3. "India NT Results". archive.org.

External links

• RSSSF - 6th South Asian Federation Games 1989 (Islamabad, Pakistan)