Template:Infobox International Football Competition Football at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games was held in Hyderabad, India from 22 to 31 October 2003.[1] The football preliminaries commenced two days before the Opening Ceremony of the Games.
The football tournament was a men's-only event. Eight teams were set to participate, but only seven played. The Uzbekistan U-21 youth team were the gold medalists beating the host country India in the final.[2] The host country took silver, while Zimbabwe won bronze.
Original setting and withdrawals[edit | edit source]
Initially, eight teams were set to participate in the football events - Burkina Faso, Cameroon, India, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, the U-21 youth teams of Uzbekistan and Malaysia, and the U-23 youth team of Malavan F.C. which is an Iranian football club that represented their country.
Cameroon withdrew, and Ghana was chosen as the replacement. However, just before the preliminaries, Ghana pulled out of the event, leaving only seven teams participating.
Venues[edit | edit source]
The football events were held in two stadiums - the GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium, which was the main stadium of the Games; and the Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium. The football finals were held in the latter stadium.
Group A[edit | edit source]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 India
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
 Rwanda
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
 Malaysia U-21
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
 Ghana
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Withdrew | |||||||
Matches[edit | edit source]
| India | 2–0 | Malaysia U-21 |
|---|---|---|
Jatin  50'Vijayan 64' |
| Rwanda | 2–1 | Malaysia U-21 |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Iraguha 81', 87' |
Yahyah 28' |
Group B[edit | edit source]
Iran were represented by U-23 club side Malavan Bandar Anzali Football Club.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Uzbekistan U-21
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
 Zimbabwe
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
 Burkina Faso
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 |
 Malavan U-23
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
Matches[edit | edit source]
| Zimbabwe | 4–1 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| Prince Vusumuzi Nyoni 3', 74' Albert Mbano 26', 82' |
Barro Samba Seydou 16' |
| Malavan U-23 | 0–1 | Uzbekistan U-21 |
|---|---|---|
| Marat Bikmoev 48' |
| Zimbabwe | 1–1 | Malavan U-23 |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Badza 3' |
Seyed Jalal Hosseini-Khoshkbijari 59' (pen.) |
| Burkina Faso | 0–1 | Uzbekistan U-21 |
|---|---|---|
| Yaroslav Krushilnitskiy 66' |
| Uzbekistan U-21 | 1–1 | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| Ilkom Suyunov 50' |
Leonard Tsipa 17' |
| Burkina Faso | 2–1 | Malavan U-23 |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul Moctar Diallo Germain Bationo |
Germain Bationo o.g.' |
Knockout stage[edit | edit source]
Bracket[edit | edit source]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| India | 5 | |||||
| Zimbabwe | 3 | |||||
| India | 0 | |||||
| Uzbekistan U-21 | 1 | |||||
| Uzbekistan U-21 | 2 | |||||
| Template:Country data RWA | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals[edit | edit source]
| Uzbekistan U-21 | 2–1 | Template:Country data RWA |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Third place match[edit | edit source]
| Zimbabwe | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Template:Country data RWA |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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| Penalties | ||
| 5–3 | ||
Final[edit | edit source]
| India | 0–1 | Uzbekistan U-21 |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Islom Inomov 90' |
Overall ranking[edit | edit source]
| Results | Teams | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uzbekistan U-21
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India
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Zimbabwe
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Rwanda
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Malavan U-23
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Burkina Faso
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Malaysia U-21
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Ghana
| ||
| Quarter-finals | Withdrew | ||||||||
| Victories | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Losses | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Draws | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Points | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Semi-finals | |||||||||
| Semifinalists |  |
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– | N/A | N/A | ||
| Points | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| Final | |||||||||
| Finalists |  |
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N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| Final Statistics | |||||||||
| Ranking | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||
| Medal |  Gold |
 Silver |
 Bronze |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| Total points | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Chaudhuri, Arunava; Stokkermans, Karel (2001). "Afro-Asian Games 2003". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ↑ "How have the Indian national team performed against African opponents?". Retrieved 22 December 2023.
External links[edit | edit source]
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Afro-Asian Games Host City I Afro-Asian Games (2003) |
Succeeded by Algiers |