1987 South Asian Games Football Tournament Host country India Dates 21–26 November Teams 6 (from 1 confederation) Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Champions India (2nd title) Runners-up Nepal Third place Pakistan Fourth place Bangladesh Matches played 8 Goals scored 20 (2.5 per match) Top scorer(s) Ganesh Thapa
International football competition
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]
Participating nations
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
2
Pakistan 2
1
0
1
1
0
+1
2
3
Sri Lanka 2
0
0
2
0
6
−6
0
Group B
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Nepal 2
2
0
0
7
2
+5
4
2
Bangladesh 2
1
0
1
3
1
+2
2
3
Bhutan 2
0
0
2
2
9
−7
0
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Winners
Football at the 1987 South Asian Games
India
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
References
