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
VenuesKathmandu
Dates1–10 December
Nations5 (from 1 confederation)
Medalists
Gold medal 
Silver medal 
Bronze medal 
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Competition schedule

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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

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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
   
 
 
Pokhara
 
Kathmandu
Football at the 2019 South Asian Games (Nepal)

Participating nations

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Men's tournament

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

Women's tournament

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Medal summary

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Medal table

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

Medalists

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

References

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  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