Football at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games
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Football at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games
was held in Hyderabad, India
from 22 to 31 October 2003. The football preliminaries commenced two days before the Opening Ceremony of the Games.
The football tournament was a men's-only event. 8 teams were set to participate, but only 7 played. Uzbekistan
were the gold medallists. The host country took silver, while Zimbabwe
won bronze.
, Uzbekistan
, Zimbabwe
, Rwanda
, Iran
, Malaysia, Cameroon
and Burkina Faso
. However, Cameroon
withdrew, and Ghana
was decided to replace Cameroon.
Just before the preliminaries were to begin, Ghana
pulled out of the football events, leaving only 7 teams participating.
. The football finals were held in the latter stadium.
Afro-Asian Games
The Afro-Asian Games are a series of inter-continental multi-sport competitions, held between athletes from Asia and Africa. These Games are one-of-a-kind, since no other sporting competition brings athletes from these two continents together for one event, excluding the Olympic Games. These Games...
was held in Hyderabad, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
from 22 to 31 October 2003. The football preliminaries commenced two days before the Opening Ceremony of the Games.
The football tournament was a men's-only event. 8 teams were set to participate, but only 7 played. Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
were the gold medallists. The host country took silver, while Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
won bronze.
Original setting and withdrawals
Initially, 8 teams were set to participate in the football events - IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
, Rwanda
Rwanda
Rwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
, Malaysia, Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
and Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...
. However, Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
withdrew, and Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
was decided to replace Cameroon.
Just before the preliminaries were to begin, Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
pulled out of the football events, leaving only 7 teams participating.
Venues
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 StadiumLal Bahadur Shastri Stadium
The Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium is a cricket stadium in Hyderabad, India. The stadium was originally known as Fateh Maidan and was re-named in 1967 after Lal Bahadur Shastri, India's former Prime Minister....
. The football finals were held in the latter stadium.
Group A
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | |
| Withdrew | ||||||||
Group B
Iran were represented by club side Malavan Bandar Anzali Football Club| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
Konockout Stage
Overall ranking
| RESULTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Quarterfinals | 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 | ||
| Semifinals | |||||||||
| Semifinalists |  |
|
|
|
- | - | - | ||
| Points | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | ||
| Finals | |||||||||
| Finalists |  |
|
- | - | - | - | - | ||
| Final Statistics | |||||||||
| Ranking | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||
| Medal |  Gold |
 Silver |
 Bronze |
- | - | - | - | ||
| Total points | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||