Football at the 2004 South Asian Games

Men's football tournament at 2004 South Asian Games was held across 3 venues in Pakistan from March 28 to April 6, 2004. The tournament was delayed twice due to conflicts between the Pakistani alliance with Afghanistan/Iraq and US foreign policy at the time during the events that followed 9/11.

2004 South Asian Games
Football Event
Tournament details
Host country Islamabad, Pakistan
Dates28 March – 5 April 2004
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Pakistan (3rd title)
Runners-up India
Third place Sri Lanka
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored21 (1.62 per match)
Top scorer(s) Muhammad Essa (4 goals)

The tournament was the first to introduce an under-23 tournament system for the football events. However, India entered with an under-20 team.

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