Football at the 1985 South Asian Games

The men's football tournament at the 1985 South Asian Games was held from 21 to 25 December 1985 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Nepal was the defending champion.

Football at the 1985 South Asian Games
Tournament details
Host countryBangladesh
Dates21–25 December
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions India (1st title)
Runners-up Bangladesh
Third place   Nepal

India won the tournament by defeating Bangladesh in the final.[1][2]

Participating nations
Country Appearance
 Bangladesh (Host)2nd
 Bhutan2nd
 India1st
 Maldives2nd
   Nepal2nd
 Pakistan1st

Fixtures and results

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Bangladesh 2 2 0 0 10 1 +9 4  Gold medal match
2  Pakistan 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 2  Bronze medal match
3  Maldives 2 0 0 2 1 11 −10 0
Source: RSSSF
Bangladesh 2–1 Pakistan
  • Mahfuzul Mamun Babu
Pakistan 3–1 Maldives
Agha Saeed ?', ?'
Shaukat Mufti ?'		 ? ?'
Bangladesh 8–0 Maldives
 Report

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 4  Gold medal match
2    Nepal 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 2  Bronze medal match
3  Bhutan 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
Source: RSSSF
India 2–0   Nepal
Sisir Ghosh
Nepal   1–0 Bhutan
India 3–0 Bhutan
Babu Mani
Sisir Ghosh

Bronze medal match
Pakistan 2–2   Nepal
Penalties
2–3

Gold medal match
India 1–1 Bangladesh
Sisir Ghosh 37' Sheikh Mohammad Aslam 39'
Penalties
Krishnendu Roy
Debashis Misra
Krishanu Dey
Prasanta Banerjee 		4–1 Kaiser Hamid
Sheikh Mohammad Aslam
Abu Yusuf

Winners
 Football at the 1985 South Asian Games 

India
First title

References
  1. Garin, Erik. "2nd South Asian Federation Games 1985 (Dhaka, Bangladesh)". RSSSF.
  2. "India NT Results". archive.org.
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