Tournament details | |
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Host country | Islamabad, Pakistan |
Dates | 28 March – 5 April 2004 |
Teams | 8 (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 played | 13 |
Goals scored | 20 (1.54 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Muhammad Essa (4 goals) |
← 1999 2006 →
All statistics correct as of 30 November 2013. |
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.[1]
The tournament was the first to introduce an under-23 tournament system for the football events. However, India entered with an under-20 team.[2]