Football at the 1985 South Asian Games|
| Host country | Bangladesh |
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| Dates | 21–25 December |
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| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
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| Champions |  India (1st title) |
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| Runners-up |  Bangladesh |
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| Third place |  Nepal |
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International football competition
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.
India won the tournament by defeating Bangladesh in the final.[1][2]
Participating nations
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
|
|
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
|
|
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Winners
| Football at the 1985 South Asian Games
|
India
First title
|
References
