Football at the 2006 South Asian Games
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Dates | 14–26 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) |
← 2004 2010 → All statistics correct as of 30 November 2013. | |
International football competition
The Men's football tournament at 2006 South Asian Games was held across in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 14 to 26 August 2006. All matches took place at Sugathadasa Outdoor Sport Complex. India enter with their U-20 team; the other sides are U-23 teams.
Fixtures and results
Results correct as of 1 December 2013.[1]
- Times listed are UTC+05:30.
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals | |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Pakistan | 4–0 | Bhutan |
|---|---|---|
Adeel Ahmed  Essa Shahid Ahmed 40', 68' | Report |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| India | 0–0 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Bangladesh | 1–1 | Nepal |
|---|---|---|
| Faisal 39' | Report | Anjan 13' |
| Afghanistan | 0–0 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Nepal | 1–1 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Shahukhala (pen.) | Report | Sushil 63' |
| India | 2–1 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Sushil 11' Branco 23' | Report | Firoz 80' (pen.) |
| Nepal | 5–1 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Gurung 14' Ju Manu Rai 17', 44', 62'Rai 18' | Report | Hafizullah 54' |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 24 August – Colombo, Sri Lanka | ||||||
| Pakistan | 2 | |||||
| 26 August – Colombo, Sri Lanka | ||||||
| Nepal | 1 | |||||
| Sri Lanka | 0 | |||||
| 24 August – Colombo, Sri Lanka | ||||||
| Pakistan | 1 | |||||
| India | 1 (5) | |||||
| Sri Lanka (p) | 1 (6) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 26 August – Colombo, Sri Lanka | ||||||
| India | 0 | |||||
| Nepal | 2 | |||||
Semi finals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
( Silver) Sri Lanka | 0–1 | Pakistan ( Gold) |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Adeel Ahmed 45' |
Winner
| Football at the 2006 South Asian Games |
|---|
 Pakistan Fourth title |
Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 12 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 |
| 3 | Nepal | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 8 |
| 4 | India | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | –3 | 5 |
| 5 | Maldives | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 |
| 7 | Afghanistan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 2 |
| 8 | Bhutan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | –9 | 0 |
Notes and references
- ^ "South Asian Games Sri Lanka 2006". Footballinternational.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
External links
- RSSSF
