South Asian Games

South Asian Games

1984 South Asian Games

Host city	Kathmandu
Country	Nepal
Nations participating	7
Events	5 sports
Opening ceremony	17 September
Closing ceremony	23 September
Officially opened by	Birendra, King of Nepal
Main venue	Dasarath Stadium

18- 9-84 Nepal       4-0 Maldives
         Bangladesh  2-0 Bhutan
19- 9-84 Bangladesh  5-0 Maldives
20- 9-84 Nepal       5-0 Bhutan
21- 9-84 Maldives    1-0 Bhutan
         Bangladesh  5-0 Nepal
 1.BANGLADESH   3  3  0  0 12- 0  6
 2.NEPAL        3  2  0  1  9- 5  4
 3.Maldives     3  1  0  2  1- 9  2
 4.Bhutan       3  0  0  3  0- 8  0

Final [in Dasrath Stadium, Kathmandu; att: 30,000]
23- 9-84 Nepal       4-2 Bangladesh

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1985 South Asian Games

Host city	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nations participating	7
Athletes participating	–
Events	7 sports
Opening ceremony	20 December
Closing ceremony	26 December
Officially opened by	Hussain Muhammad Ershad, President of Bangladesh
Main venue	Bangabandhu National Stadium

Group A
21-12 Bangladesh  2-1 Pakistan
22-12 Pakistan   3-1 Maldives
23-12 Bangladesh  8-0 Maldives
 1.BANGLADESH   2  2  0  0 10- 1  4
 2.Pakistan     2  1  0  1  4- 3  2
 3.Maldives     2  0  0  2  1-11  0
 
Group B
21-12 India       2-0 Nepal
22-12 Nepal       1-0 Bhutan
23-12 India       3-0 Bhutan
 1.INDIA        2  2  0  0  5- 0  4
 2.Nepal        2  1  0  1  1- 2  2
 3.Bhutan       2  0  0  2  0- 4  0

Third Place Match
25-12 Pakistan    2-2 Nepal             [aet, 2-3 pen]
  
Final
25-12 India       1-1 Bangladesh        [aet, 4-1 pen]

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1987 South Asian Games

Host city	Kolkata, India
Nations participating	7
Events	Medal sports: 10 Demonstration sport: 1
Opening ceremony	20 November
Closing ceremony	27 November
Officially opened by	R. Venkataraman President of India
Main venue	Salt Lake Stadium

Group A
21-11 India       0-0 Pakistan
22-11 Pakistan    1-0 Maldives
23-11 India       5-0 Maldives
 1.INDIA        2  1  1  0  5- 0  3
 2.Pakistan     2  1  1  0  1- 0  3
 3.Maldives     2  0  0  2  0- 6  0
 
Group B
21-11 Nepal       1-0 Bangladesh
22-11 Bangladesh  3-0 Bhutan
23-11 Nepal       6-2 Bhutan
 1.NEPAL        2  2  0  0  7- 0  4
 2.Bangladesh   2  1  0  1  3- 1  2
 3.Bhutan       2  0  0  2  2- 9  0

Third Place Match
25-11 Pakistan    1-0 Bangladesh

Final [Salt Lake stadium, Calcutta; att: 80,000]
26-11 India       1-0 Nepal

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1989 South Asian Games

Host city	Islamabad, Pakistan
Nations participating	7
Events	10 Sports
Opening ceremony	20 October
Closing ceremony	27 October
Officially opened by	Ghulam Ishaq Khan President of Pakistan
Main venue	Jinnah Stadium

Group A
21-10 Bangladesh  3-0 Sri Lanka
23-10 Bangladesh  1-1 India
25-10 India       2-1 Sri Lanka
 1.BANGLADESH   2  1  1  0  4- 1  3
 2.India        2  1  1  0  3- 2  3
 3.Sri Lanka    2  0  0  2  1- 5  0

Group B
20-10 Maldives    0-0 Nepal
22-10 Pakistan    0-0 Nepal
24-10 Pakistan    2-0 Maldives
 1.PAKISTAN     2  1  1  0  2- 0  3
 2.Nepal        2  0  2  0  0- 0  2
 3.Maldives     2  0  1  1  0- 1  1

Third Place Match
26-10 India       2-1 Nepal

Final
26-10 Pakistan    1-0 Bangladesh

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1991 South Asian Games

Host city	Colombo, Sri Lanka
Nations participating	7
Events	10 Sports
Opening ceremony	22 December
Closing ceremony	31 December
Officially opened by	Ranasinghe Premadasa, President of Sri Lanka
Main venue	Sugathadasa Stadium

Group A
22-12 Pakistan    0-0 India
24-12 Pakistan    1-0 Bangladesh
26-12 Bangladesh  2-1 India
 1.PAKISTAN     2  1  1  0  1- 0  3
 2.Bangladesh   2  1  0  1  2- 2  2
 3.India        2  0  1  1  1- 2  1

Group B
22-12 Sri Lanka    2-2 Nepal
24-12 Maldives     1-0 Nepal
26-12 Maldives     1-0 Sri Lanka
 1.MALDIVES     2  2  0  0  2- 0  4
 2.Nepal        2  0  1  1  2- 3  1
 3.Sri Lanka    2  0  1  1  2- 3  1

Third Place Match
28-12 Bangladesh   2-0 Nepal

Final
29-12 Pakistan     2-0 Maldives

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1993 South Asian Games

Host city	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nations participating	7
Events	11 Sports
Opening ceremony	December 20
Closing ceremony	December 27
Officially opened by	Abdur Rahman Biswas, President of Bangladesh
Main venue	Bangabandhu National Stadium

Group A
11-12 Bangladesh  0-0 Maldives
13-12 Nepal       0-0 Maldives
15-12 Bangladesh  0-1 Nepal
 1.NEPAL        2  1  1  0  1- 0  4
 2.Maldives     2  0  2  0  0- 0  2
 3.Bangladesh   2  0  1  1  0- 1  1

Group B
11-12 Sri Lanka   2-1 Pakistan
13-12 India       2-0 Sri Lanka
15-12 India       2-2 Pakistan
 1.INDIA        2  1  1  0  4- 2  4
 2.Sri Lanka    2  1  0  1  2- 3  3
 3.Pakistan     2  0  1  1  3- 4  1

Third Place Match
18-12 Sri Lanka   3-1 Maldives

Final
18-12 Nepal       2-2 India             [4-3 pen]

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1995 South Asian Games

Host city	Madras, India
Nations participating	7
Events	14 Sports
Opening ceremony	18 December
Closing ceremony	27 December
Officially opened by	Shankar Dayal Sharma, President of India
Main venue	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

Group A
Pakistan withdrew
23-12 India       1-0 Sri Lanka
 1.INDIA        1  1  0  0  1- 0  3
 2,SRI LANKA    1  0  0  1  0- 1  0

Group B
19-12 Nepal       1-0 Maldives
21-12 Maldives    0-0 Bangladesh
23-12 Bangladesh  2-1 Nepal
 1.BANGLADESH   2  1  1  0  2- 1  4
 2.NEPAL        2  1  0  1  2- 2  3
 3.Maldives     2  0  1  1  0- 1  1

Semifinals
25-12 Bangladesh  0-0 Sri Lanka         [4-3 pen]
25-12 India       3-0 Nepal

Third Place Match
27-12 Sri Lanka   0-0 Nepal             [5-3 pen]

Final
27-12 India       1-0 Bangladesh

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1999 South Asian Games

Tournament details
Host country	Nepal
Dates	24 September – 4 October
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Bangladesh (1st title)
Runners-up	Nepal
Third place	India
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	45 (3.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)	I. M. Vijayan (7 goals)
Best player(s)	I. M. Vijayan

Group A
24- 9-99 Sri Lanka   0-4 Maldives
27- 9-99 Bangladesh  1-2 Maldives     
29- 9-99 Bangladesh  1-0 Sri Lanka
 1.MALDIVES     2  2  0  0  6- 1  6
 2.BANGLADESH   2  1  0  1  2- 2  3
 3.Sri Lanka    2  0  0  2  0- 5  0

Group B
26- 9-99 India       5-2 Pakistan    
         Nepal       7-0 Bhutan
28- 9-99 India       3-0 Bhutan
         Nepal       3-1 Pakistan
30- 9-99 India       4-0 Nepal
         Pakistan    2-1 Bhutan
 1.INDIA        3  3  0  0 12- 2  9
 2.NEPAL        3  2  0  1 10- 5  6
 3.Pakistan     3  1  0  2  5- 9  3
 4.Bhutan       3  0  0  3  1-12  0

Semifinals
 2-10-99 Maldives    1-2 Nepal
         India       0-1 Bangladesh

Third Place Match
 4-10-99 India       3-1 Maldives 

Final
 4-10-99 Nepal       0-1 Bangladesh

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2004 South Asian Games

Tournament details
Host country	Islamabad, Pakistan
Dates	28 March - 5 April 2004
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Pakistan (3rd title)
Runners-up	India
Third place	Sri Lanka
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	21 (1.62 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Muhammad Essa (4 goals)

Group A

28 March 2004 India        0 – 0  Bangladesh

28 March 2004 Pakistan     3 – 0  Afghanistan

30 March 2004 Bangladesh   2 – 1  Afghanistan

30 March 2004 Pakistan     0 – 1  India

1 April 2004 Pakistan      1 – 0  Bangladesh

1 April 2004 India         2 – 0  Afghanistan

 India        3      2      1      0      3      0      +3     7

 Pakistan     3      2      0      1      5      1      +4     6

 Bangladesh   3      1      1      1      2      2      +0     4

 Afghanistan  3      0      0      3      1      7      -6     0

Group B

27 March 2004 Nepal        0 – 0  Bhutan

29 March 2004 Sri Lanka    1 – 0  Nepal

31 March 2004 Sri Lanka    1 – 0  Bhutan

 Sri Lanka    2      2      0      0      2      0      +2     6

 Bhutan       2      0      1      1      0      1      -1     1

 Nepal        2      0      1      1      0      1      -1     1

 Maldives     Withdrew

Semi finals

3 April 2004 India         4 – 1  Bhutan

3 April 2004 Sri Lanka     1 – 1  Pakistan Penalties 4–5

Bronze medal play-off

5 April 2004 Bhutan 0–0 (a.e.t.)  Sri Lanka  Penalties 2–3

Gold medal match

5 April 2004  India 0 – 1  Pakistan

Islamabad, Pakistan

Attendance: 37,000

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2006 South Asian Games

Tournament details
Host country	Colombo, Sri Lanka
Dates	14 August - 26 August 2006
Teams	7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Pakistan (4th title)
Runners-up	Sri Lanka
Third place	Nepal
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	36 (2.25 per match)

Group A

14 August 2006 Sri Lanka   1 – 0  Maldives

16 August 2006 Maldives    1 – 0  Bhutan

19 August 2006 Sri Lanka   0 – 1  Pakistan

21 August 2006 Maldives    3 – 1  Pakistan

21 August 2006 Sri Lanka   4 – 0  Bhutan

23 August 2006 Pakistan    4 – 0  Bhutan

 Sri Lanka    3      2      0      1      5      1      +4     6

 Pakistan     3      2      0      1      6      3      +3     6

 Maldives     3      2      0      1      4      2      +2     6

 Bhutan       3      0      0      3      0      9      -9     0

Group B

14 August 2006 India       0 – 0  Afghanistan

14 August 2006 Bangladesh  1 – 1     Nepal

16 August 2006 Afghanistan 0 – 0  Bangladesh

16 August 2006 Nepal       1 – 1  India

19 August 2006 India       2 – 1  Bangladesh

19 August 2006 Nepal       5 – 1  Afghanistan

 Nepal        3      1      2      0      7      3      +4     5

 India        3      1      2      0      4      5      +1     5

 Bangladesh   3      0      2      1      2      3      -1     2

 Afghanistan  3      0      2      1      1      5      -4     2

Semi finals

24 August 2006 India       1 – 1 (a.e.t.)       Sri Lanka Penalties       5 – 6

24 August 2006 Pakistan    2 – 1 (a.e.t.)       Nepal

Bronze medal match

26 August 2006 India       0 – 2     Nepal

Gold medal match

26 August 2006   Sri Lanka 0 – 1  Pakistan

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2010 South Asian Games

Tournament details
Host country	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dates	29 January – 8 February 2010
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Bangladesh (2nd title)
Runners-up	Afghanistan
Third place	Maldives
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	31 (1.94 per match)

Group A

29 January 2010 India      0 – 1  Afghanistan

29 January 2010 Sri Lanka  1 – 0  Pakistan

31 January 2010 India      0 – 0  Sri Lanka

31 January 2010 Pakistan   1 – 2  Afghanistan

2 February 2010 Sri Lanka  0 – 2  Afghanistan

2 February 2010 India      5 – 1  Pakistan

 Afghanistan  3      3      0      0      5      1      +4     9

 India        3      1      1      1      5      2      +3     4

 Sri Lanka    3      1      1      1      1      2      -1     4

 Pakistan     3      0      0      3      2      8      -6     0

Group B

30 January 2010 Maldives   1 – 0  Bhutan

30 January 2010 Bangladesh 3 – 0  Nepal

1 February 2010 Nepal      0 – 1  Maldives

1 February 2010 Bangladesh 4 – 0  Bhutan

3 February 2010 Nepal      2 – 0  Bhutan

3 February 2010 Bangladesh 1 – 0  Maldives

 Bangladesh   3      3      0      0      8      0      +8     9

 Maldives     3      2      0      1      2      1      +1     6

 Nepal        3      1      0      2      2      4      -2     3

 Bhutan       3      0      0      3      0      7      -7     0

Semi finals

5 February 2010 India      0 – 1  Bangladesh

5 February 2010 Maldives   0 – 1  Afghanistan

Third place play-off

7 February 2010 India      0 – 0  Maldives Penalties  1–3  

Final

8 February 2010  Bangladesh       4 – 0  Afghanistan

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2016 South Asian Games 

Tournament details
Host country	India
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Nepal (3rd title)
Runners-up	India
Third place	Bangladesh
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	39 (3.9 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Nawayug Shrestha (7 Goals)
Best player(s)	Nawayug Shrestha

Group A

6 February 2016  India      0–1    Sri Lanka

8 February 2016  Maldives   3–1    Sri Lanka

10 February 2016 India      3–2    Maldives

1-Maldives     2      1      0      1      5      4      +1     3

2-India        2      1      0      1      3      3      0      3

3-Sri Lanka    2      1      0      1      2      3      −1     3     

Group B

7 February 2016  Bhutan       0–5    Nepal

9 February 2016  Bangladesh   1–1    Bhutan

11 February 2016 Bangladesh   2–1    Nepal

1-Bangladesh 2      1      1      0      3      2      +1     4

2-Nepal      2      1      0      1      6      2      +4     3

3-Bhutan     2      0      1      1      1      6      −5     1     

Semi finals

13 February 2016 Bangladesh 0–3    India

13 February 2016 Maldives   3–4    Nepal

Bronze medal match

15 February 2016 Maldives 2–2    Bangladesh Penalties 4–5  

Gold medal match

15 February 2016 Nepal     2–1    India

Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Sarusajai

Attendance: 11220

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2019 South Asian Games 

Tournament details
Host country	Nepal
Dates	1-10 December 2019
Teams	5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Nepal (4th title)
Runners-up	Bhutan
Third place	Bangladesh
Tournament statistics
Matches played	11
Goals scored	23 (2.09 per match)
Attendance	87,750 (7,977 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Sujal Shrestha Abhishek Rijal (3 goals each)

2 December 2019 Bangladesh 0−1    Bhutan

2 December 2019 Sri Lanka  0−0    Maldives

3 December 2019 Bhutan     0−4    Nepal

4 December 2019 Nepal      1−1    Sri Lanka

5 December 2019 Bhutan     2−1    Maldives

5 December 2019 Bangladesh 1−0    Sri Lanka

7 December 2019 Nepal      2−1    Maldives

7 December 2019 Sri Lanka  0−3    Bhutan

8 December 2019 Nepal      1-0    Bangladesh

1-Nepal        5      4      1      0      10     3      +7     13

2-Bhutan       5      3      0      2      6      5      +1     9

3-Bangladesh   4      1      1      2      2      3      −1     4     

4-Maldives     4      0      2      2      1      4      −3     2     

5-Sri Lanka    4      0      2      2      1      5      −4     2

Gold medal match

10 December 2019 Nepal     2–1    Bhutan

Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu

Attendance: 17,600

Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta (India)