In this article we are going to talk about Football at the South Asian Games, a topic that has been the subject of interest and debate in recent years. Football at the South Asian Games is an issue that affects people of all ages, genders and cultures, and its relevance crosses different fields such as health, economics, politics and society in general. Throughout history, Football at the South Asian Games has played a fundamental role in people's lives and its study and understanding are crucial to understanding the world in which we live. Through this article, we will explore different aspects of Football at the South Asian Games, from its origins to its impact today, with the aim of providing a comprehensive view on this relevant topic.
Founded | Men: 1985 Women: 2010 |
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Region | SAFF (South Asia) |
Current champions | M: Nepal W: India (2019) |
Most successful team(s) | M: Nepal & Pakistan (4 titles each) W: India (3 titles) |
2019 (M), 2019 (W) |
Football has been a sport at the South Asian Games since it commenced in 1984. Since the 2004 South Asian Games, the age limit for men's teams is under 23, plus up to three overaged players for each squad, which is the same as the age limit in football competitions at the Summer Olympics and Asian Games. Nepal and Pakistan are currently the most successful countries in the Men's event with 4 Gold Medals each while India is the most successful in Women's event with 3 Gold Medals.
Women's football tournaments were introduced in 2010.
Accurate as of 10 December 2019.
Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
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Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
1984 |
Kathmandu, Nepal | Nepal |
4−2 | Bangladesh |
Maldives |
unclear whether a match for third place was held; Maldives were awarded bronze, possibly because of the group record | |||
1985 |
Dhaka, Bangladesh | India |
1−1 (4–1 p) |
Bangladesh |
Nepal |
2–2 (3–2 p) |
Pakistan | ||
1987 |
Culcutta, India | India |
1−0 | Nepal |
Pakistan |
1–0 | Bangladesh | ||
1989 |
Islamabad, Pakistan | Pakistan |
1−0 | Bangladesh |
India |
2–1 | Nepal | ||
1991 |
Colombo, Sri Lanka | Pakistan |
2−0 | Maldives |
Bangladesh |
2–0 | Nepal | ||
1993 |
Dhaka, Bangladesh | Nepal |
2−2 (4–3 p) |
India |
Sri Lanka |
3–1 | Maldives | ||
1995 |
Madras, India | India |
1−0 | Bangladesh |
Sri Lanka |
0–0 (5–3 p) |
Nepal | ||
1999 |
Kathmandu, Nepal | Bangladesh |
1−0 | Nepal |
India |
3–1 | Maldives |
Since 2004 the tournament is for Under-23 teams.
Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
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Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
2004 |
Islamabad, Pakistan | Pakistan |
1−0 | India U-20 |
Sri Lanka |
0–0 (3–2 p) |
Bhutan | ||
2006 |
Colombo, Sri Lanka | Pakistan |
1−0 | Sri Lanka |
Nepal |
2–0 | India U-20 | ||
2010 |
Dhaka & Chittagong, Bangladesh | Bangladesh |
4−0 | Afghanistan |
Maldives |
0–0 (3–1 p) |
India U-19 | ||
2016 |
Guwahati & Shillong, India | Nepal |
2−1 | India |
Bangladesh |
2–2 (5–4 p) |
Maldives | ||
2019 |
Kathmandu & Pokhara, Nepal | Nepal |
2−1 | Bhutan |
As a result of Round-robin | Maldives |
Accurate as of 9 December 2019.
Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
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Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
2010 |
Dhaka, Bangladesh | India |
3−1 | Nepal |
Bangladesh |
As a result of Round-robin | Pakistan | ||
2016 |
Guwahati & Shillong, India | India |
2−1 | Nepal |
Bangladesh |
As a result of Round-robin | Maldives | ||
2019 |
Kathmandu & Pokhara, Nepal | India |
2−0 | Nepal |
Maldives |
As a result of Round-robin | Sri Lanka |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Nepal/ Nepal U-23 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
2 | Pakistan/ Pakistan U-23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
3 | India/ India U-23/ India U-20 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
4 | Bangladesh/ Bangladesh U-23 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
5 | Sri Lanka/ Sri Lanka U-23 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
6 | Maldives/ Maldives U-23 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
7 | Afghanistan U-23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Bhutan/ Bhutan U-23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Totals (8 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | India | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2 | Nepal | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
3 | Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
4 | Maldives | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (4 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | India (IND) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
2 | Nepal (NEP) | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
3 | Pakistan (PAK) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
4 | Bangladesh (BAN) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
5 | Maldives (MDV) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
7 | Afghanistan (AFG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Bhutan (BHU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Totals (8 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 |