Football at the 2019 South Asian Games explained

Event:Football
Games:2019 South Asian Games
Dates:1–10 December
Nations:5 (from 1 confederation)
Gold:
Silver:
Bronze:
Prev:2016
Next:2023

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

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]

KathmanduPokhara
Dasarath Rangasala StadiumPokhara Rangasala
Capacity: 20,000Capacity: 5,000

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

Medalists

Men
Women

Notes and References

  1. https://thehimalayantimes.com/sports/defending-champions-nepal-in-group-a/ Defending champions Nepal in Group A
  2. https://thehimalayantimes.com/sports/coming-to-dasharath-stadium-is-exciting-shrestha/ Coming to Dasharath Stadium is exciting — Shrestha