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 country	Bangladesh
Dates	21–25 December
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	India (1st title)
Runners-up	Bangladesh
Third place	Nepal
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)	Sisir Ghosh (4 goals)
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India won the tournament by defeating Bangladesh in the final.^[1][2]

Participating nations

Country	Appearance
Bangladesh (Host)	2nd
Bhutan	2nd
India	1st
Maldives	2nd
Nepal	2nd
Pakistan	1st

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

21 December 1985

Bangladesh	2–1	Pakistan
Mahfuzul 27', 89'		Ejaz 11'

Dhaka Stadium, Dhaka

22 December 1985

Pakistan	3–1	Maldives
Agha Saeed 18', 44' Shaukat 39'		Moosa 48'

Dhaka Stadium, Dhaka

23 December 1985

Bangladesh	8–0	Maldives
Elias 22' Aslam 30', 78' Kaiser 35', 75' Wasim 53', 60' Mahfuzul 55'	Report

Dhaka Stadium, Dhaka

Referee: Roshan Kumar Shrestha (Nepal)

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

21 December 1985

India	2–0	Nepal
Sisir

Dhaka Stadium, Dhaka

22 December 1985

Nepal	1–0	Bhutan
Dhirendra Kumar Pradhan 32'

Dhaka Stadium, Dhaka

23 December 1985

India	3–0	Bhutan
Babu Mani 62', 72' Sisir 83'

Dhaka Stadium, Dhaka

Referee: Zahirul Haque (Bangladesh)

Bronze medal match

25 December 1985

Pakistan	2–2	Nepal
Mahmood Anwar 11' Agha Saeed 58'		Dhirendra Kumar Pradhan 44' AMB Mala 83'
Penalties
Agha Saeed Mukhtar Nasir Abbas Zulfiqar Ahmed Shaukat	2–3	Mani Shah Ganesh Dhirendra Kumar Pradhan

Dhaka Stadium, Dhaka

Gold medal match

25 December 1985

India	1–1	Bangladesh
Sisir 37'		Aslam 39'
Penalties
Krishnendu Debashis Misra Krishanu Prasanta	4–1	Kaiser Aslam Abu Yusuf

Dhaka Stadium, Dhaka

Winners

Football at the 1985 South Asian Games
India First title