Football at the 1987 South Asian Games

Men's football took place at the 1987 South Asian Games in Calcutta, India. India won its second title by defeating Nepal in the final and became the first team to defend the title successfully.[1][2]

1987 South Asian Games Football Tournament
Tournament details
Host country India
Dates21–26 November
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions India (2nd title)
Runners-up   Nepal
Third place Pakistan
Fourth place Bangladesh
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored20 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ganesh Thapa
(5 goals)

Participating nations
Country Appearance
 India (Host)2nd
   Nepal3rd
 Pakistan2nd
 Maldives3rd
 Bangladesh3rd
 Bhutan3rd

Fixtures and results

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India 2 1 1 0 5 0 +5 3  Gold medal match
2  Pakistan 2 1 0 1 1 0 +1 2  Bronze medal match
3  Sri Lanka 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
Source: RSSSF
India 0–0 Pakistan
Pakistan 1–0 Maldives
Sharafat Ali Report
India 5–0 Maldives
Shareef (o.g.)
Sisir Ghosh
Amit Bhadra
Deepak Kumar
Krishanu Dey

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1    Nepal 2 2 0 0 7 2 +5 4  Gold medal match
2  Bangladesh 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 2  Bronze medal match
3  Bhutan 2 0 0 2 2 9 −7 0
Source: RSSSF
Nepal   1–0 Bangladesh
 Report
Bangladesh 3–0 Bhutan
 Report
Nepal   6–2 Bhutan

Bronze medal match
Pakistan 1–0 Bangladesh
Sharafat Ali Report

Gold medal match
India 1–0   Nepal
Mohammed Farid 89'

Winners
 Football at the 1987 South Asian Games 

India
Second title

Goalscorers

There have been 20 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 2.5 goals per match.

5 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Shareef (against Maldives)

References
  1. "3rd South Asian Federation Games 1987 (Calcutta, India)". RSSSF.
  2. "India NT Results". archive.org.
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