Football at the 2019 South Asian Games

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Football
at the 2019 South Asian Games
VenuesKathmandu
Dates1–10 December
Nations5 (from 1 confederation)
Medalists
Gold medal 
Silver medal 
Bronze medal 
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Football at the 2019 South Asian Games is the 3rd edition to introduce Women's football to the games, alongside men's.

Competition schedule[edit]

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[edit]

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 / 27.69500°N 85.31472°E / 27.69500; 85.31472 (Dasarath Rangasala Stadium) 28°12′15.8″N 83°59′30″E / 28.204389°N 83.99167°E / 28.204389; 83.99167 (Pokhara Rangasala)
Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 5,000
Football at the 2019 South Asian Games is located in Nepal
Pokhara
Pokhara
Kathmandu
Kathmandu
Football at the 2019 South Asian Games (Nepal)

Participating nations[edit]

Men's tournament[edit]

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

Women's tournament[edit]

Medal summary[edit]

Medal table[edit]

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

Medalists[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 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