Football at the 2006 South Asian Games

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.

2006 South Asian Games
Football Event
Tournament details
Host countrySri Lanka Colombo, Sri Lanka
Dates14–26 August 2006
Teams7 (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 played16
Goals scored36 (2.25 per match)
2004
2010
All statistics correct as of 30 November 2013.

Fixtures and results edit

Results correct as of 1 December 2013.[1]

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals

Group A edit

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
Sri Lanka  1–0  Maldives
Fernando   Report

Maldives  1–0  Bhutan
Assad Ali   Report

Sri Lanka  0–1  Pakistan
Report Lashari  

Maldives  3–1  Pakistan
Report
Sri Lanka  4–0  Bhutan
Report

Pakistan  4–0  Bhutan
Adeel Ahmed  
Essa  
Shahid Ahmed   40', 68'
Report

Group B edit

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'

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 edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 August – Colombo, Sri Lanka
 
 
  Pakistan2
 
26 August – Colombo, Sri Lanka
 
    Nepal1
 
  Sri Lanka0
 
24 August – Colombo, Sri Lanka
 
  Pakistan1
 
  India1 (5)
 
 
  Sri Lanka (p)1 (6)
 
Third place
 
 
26 August – Colombo, Sri Lanka
 
 
  India0
 
 
    Nepal2

Semi finals edit

India  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Sri Lanka
Sadlan Perera   120' Report Lalramluaha   98'
Penalties
5–6

Pakistan  2–1 (a.e.t.)    Nepal
Essa   70' Report Rai   30'
Anjan K. C.   55' (o.g.)

Bronze medal match edit

India  0–2    Nepal (  Bronze)
Report Rai   4'
Maharjan   13'

Gold medal match edit

(  Silver) Sri Lanka  0–1  Pakistan (  Gold)
Report Adeel Ahmed   45'

Winner edit

 Football at the 2006 South Asian Games 
 
Pakistan

Fourth title

Final ranking edit

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 edit

  1. ^ "South Asian Games Sri Lanka 2006". Footballinternational.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2013.

External links edit