Football at the 2019 South Asian Games – Men's tournament
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Nepal |
| Dates | 1–10 December 2019 |
| Teams | 5 (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 played | 11 |
| Goals scored | 23 (2.09 per match) |
| Attendance | 87,750 (7,977 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Sujal Shrestha Abhishek Rijal (3 goals each) |
← 2016 2024 → All statistics correct as of 10 December 2019. | |
International football competition
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]
Venue
| Kathmandu |
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| Dasarath Rangasala Stadium |
| Capacity: 16,000 |
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Participating nations
| Country | Appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA ranking 28 November 2019 |
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| Bangladesh | 5th | Champions (1999, 2010) | 187 |
| Bhutan | 5th | Fourth-Place (2004) | 189 |
 Maldives | 4th | Runners-Up (1991) | 155 |
| Nepal (Host) | 5th | Champions (1984, 1993, 2016) | 170 |
 Sri Lanka | 5th | Runners-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
| Referees
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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 |
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| 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) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
| Bangladesh | 0−1 | Bhutan |
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| Bhutan | 0−4 | Nepal |
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| Maldives | 1−1 | Bangladesh |
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| Nepal | 1−1 | Sri Lanka |
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| Bangladesh | 1−0 | Sri Lanka |
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| Nepal | 1-0 | Bangladesh |
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Gold medal match
Winner
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 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
Mahbubur Rahman Sufil
Tshering Dorji- Yeshi Dorji
- Phub Thinley
Ibrahim Mahudhee- Hamza Mohamad
- Ibrahim Hussain
Ananta Tamang- Mikchhen Tamang
Jude Suman
1 own goal
- Akram Ghanee (against Bangladesh)
Final results
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
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| 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) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
References
- ^ "Nepal groups with Bangladesh & Bhutan". Goal Nepal. 22 November 2019.
