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

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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
ChampionsFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal (4th title)
Runners-upFlag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
Third placeFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored23 (2.09 per match)
Attendance87,750 (7,977 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Nepal.svg Sujal Shrestha
Flag of Nepal.svg Abhishek Rijal
(3 goals each)
2016
2024
All statistics correct as of 10 December 2019.

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]

Contents

Venue

Kathmandu
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
Capacity: 16,000
SAFF Championship Nepal v Afghanistan 2013 (6).JPG

Participating nations

CountryAppearancePrevious best performance FIFA ranking
28 November 2019
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 5thChampions (1999, 2010)187
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 5thFourth-Place (2004)189
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 4thRunners-Up (1991)155
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal (Host)5thChampions (1984, 1993, 2016)170
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 5thRunners-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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal (H)431082+610Advance to Final
2Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 430165+19
3Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 41122314
4Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 40223522
5Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 40221542
Source: 2019 SAG Unogoal
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Host

Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg0−1Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
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Dasarath Rangasala Stadium , Kathmandu
Attendance: 500
Referee: Nabindra Maharjan (Nepal)

Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg0−0Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
Report
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 500
Referee: Shrawan Lama (Nepal)

Bhutan  Flag of Bhutan.svg0−4Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Report
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Kasun Weerakkody Karage (Sri Lanka)

Maldives  Flag of Maldives.svg1−1Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Report
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 450
Referee: Kabin Byanjankar (Nepal)

Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg1−1Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Report
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Pema Tshewang (Bhutan)

Bhutan  Flag of Bhutan.svg2−1Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
Report
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 200
Referee: MD Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh)

Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg1−0Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Report
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 100
Referee: Mohamed Javiz (Maldives)

Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg2−1Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
Report
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: MD Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh)

Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg0−3Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
Report
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium , Kathmandu
Attendance: 400
Referee: Shrawan Lama (Nepal)

Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg1-0Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Report
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium , Kathmandu
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta (India)

Gold medal match

Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg2–1 Bhutan  Flag of Bhutan.svg
Report
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium , Kathmandu
Attendance: 17,600
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta (India)

Winner

 Football at the 2019 South Asian Games 
Flag of Nepal.svg
Nepal
Fourth title

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

Final results

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsResult
1Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal (H)5410103+713Gold Medal
2Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 53027709Silver Medal
3Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 41122314Bronze Medal
4Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 40223522
5Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 40221542
Source: 2019 SAG Unogoal
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Host

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References

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