Football at the 2019 South Asian Games

Football at the 2019 South Asian Games is the 3rd edition to introduce Women's football to the games, alongside men's.

Football
at the 2019 South Asian Games
Venues2
Dates1 December – 10 December
Nations6

Competition schedule

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]

Venues

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
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium Pokhara Rangasala
27°41′42″N 85°18′53″E 28°12′15.8″N 83°59′30″E
Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 5,000
Pokhara
Kathmandu
Football at the 2019 South Asian Games (Nepal)

Participating nations

Men's tournament

India decided not to participate in the men's event but was included in the men's event draw.[2]

Women's tournament

Medal summary

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Nepal1102
2 India1001
3 Bhutan0101
4 Bangladesh0011
 Maldives0011
Totals (5 nations)2226

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
   Nepal  Bhutan  Bangladesh
Women
 India    Nepal  Maldives

References

  1. Defending champions Nepal in Group A The Himalayan Times. Published: November 23, 2019
  2. Coming to Dasharath Stadium is exciting — Shrestha The Himalayan Times. Published: November 26, 2019
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