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| Venues | Kathmandu | ||||||
| Dates | 1–10 December | ||||||
| Nations | 5 (from 1 confederation) | ||||||
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Football at the 2019 South Asian Games is the 3rd edition to introduce Women's football to the games, alongside men's.
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| Venues | Kathmandu | ||||||
| Dates | 1–10 December | ||||||
| Nations | 5 (from 1 confederation) | ||||||
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Football at the 2019 South Asian Games is the 3rd edition to introduce Women's football to the games, alongside men's.
The men's tournament will be held from 1 December to 10 December 2019 while the women's tournament will be contested from 3 December to 10 December 2019. [1]
Football at the 2019 South Asian Games is scheduled to be held in two venues in Nepal; the Dasarath Rangasala Stadium in Kathmandu for the men's tournament and the Pokhara Rangasala in Pokhara for the women's tournament. [1]
| Kathmandu | Pokhara |
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| Dasarath Rangasala Stadium | Pokhara Rangasala |
| 27°41′42″N85°18′53″E / 27.69500°N 85.31472°E | 28°12′15.8″N83°59′30″E / 28.204389°N 83.99167°E |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 5,000 |
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  Pokhara  Kathmandu Football at the 2019 South Asian Games (Nepal) | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nepal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Bhutan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Maldives | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men |  Nepal |  Bhutan |  Bangladesh |
| Women |  India | Nepal |  Maldives |
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