Football at the South Asian Games
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.
| Founded | 1984 |
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| Region | SAFF (South Asia) |
| Current champions |  |
| Most successful team(s) | |
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| Founded | 2010 |
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| Region | SAFF (South Asia) |
| Current champions |  |
| Most successful team(s) | |
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Women's football tournaments were introduced in 2010.
Champions
Men's tournament
Accurate as of 10 December 2019.[1]
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
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Score |  |
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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 pen. |
Bangladesh |
Nepal |
2–2 3–2 pen. |
 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 pen. |
India |
 Sri Lanka |
3–1 | Maldives | ||
| 1995 |
Madras, India | India |
1−0 | Bangladesh |
Sri Lanka |
0–0 5–3 pen. |
Nepal | ||
| 1999 |
Kathmandu, Nepal | Bangladesh |
1−0 | Nepal |
India |
3–1 | Maldives | ||
Since 2004 the tournament is for Under-23 teams.
As a result of Round-robin
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | | | Score | Fourth Place | ||||||
| 2004 | Islamabad, Pakistan | Pakistan | 1−0 | India U-20 | Sri Lanka | 0–0 3–2 pen. |  Bhutan | ||||
| 2006 | Colombo, Sri Lanka | Pakistan | 1−0 | Sri Lanka | Nepal | 2–0 | India U-20 | ||||
| 2010 | Dhaka & Chittagong, Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 4−0 | .svg.png){kind=small} Afghanistan | Maldives | 0–0 3–1 pen; no extra time | India U-19 | ||||
| 2016 | Guwahati & Shillong, India | Nepal | 2−1 | India | Bangladesh | 2–2 5–4 pen. | Maldives | ||||
| 2019 | Kathmandu & Pokhara, Nepal | Nepal | 2-1 | Bhutan | |||||||
Women's tournament
Accurate as of 9 December 2019.[2]
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||||
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Score | |
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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 |
2-0 |
Maldives |
As a result of Round-robin | Sri Lanka | ||||||
Medal table
Men's medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 nations) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
Women's medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 nations) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
See also
References
International association football | ||
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| Africa |  | |
| Asia | ||
| Europe | ||
| North America, Central America and the Caribbean | ||
| Oceania | ||
| South America | ||
| Non-FIFA |
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| Games | ||
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