Football at the 2004 South Asian Games – Men's tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| 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 | 21 (1.62 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Muhammad Essa(4) Mehdi Hassan Uzzal (2) Debabrata Roy (2) Sunil Chhetri (2) |
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.
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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