Football at the 1951 Asian Games
| Football at the 1951 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | National Stadium |
| Date | 5–10 March |
| Nations | 6 |
Football at the 1951 Asian Games was held in New Delhi, India from 5 to 11 March 1951. In this tournament, six teams played in the men's competition. The pitch dimensions were 110 by 65 yards slightly narrower than permitted by international regulations but FIFA had been notified this in advance and sanctioned the tournament.[1][2]
Medalists
Draw
The draw for the Games was held on 25 February 1951 at a conference chaired by Guru Dutt Sondhi, who headed an executive committee for the purpose, in New Delhi. Japan and Afghanistan received byes in the first round; the former would play the winner of Iran v. Burma and the latter to play the winner of India v. Indonesia games. It was also announced that the matches would be played in two halves of 30 minutes each with a 5-minute interval, and a 15 minute extra-time with a 1-minute interval, when a result is not produced in regulation time.[3]
Squads
Results
All times are India Standard Time (UTC+05:00)
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 5 March | ||||||||||
 Iran | 2 | |||||||||
| 7–8 March | ||||||||||
 Burma | 0 | |||||||||
| Iran (r) | 0 (3) | |||||||||
 Japan | 0 (2) | |||||||||
| 10 March | ||||||||||
| Iran | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 March | ||||||||||
 India | 1 | |||||||||
| India | 3 | |||||||||
| 7 March | ||||||||||
 Indonesia | 0 | |||||||||
| India | 3 | |||||||||
 Afghanistan | 0 | 3rd place match | ||||||||
| 9 March | ||||||||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||||||
| Afghanistan | 0 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Iran | 2–0 | Burma |
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Alavinejad  17'Kouzehkanani 60' |
Report |
Semi-finals
| India | 3–0 | Afghanistan |
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| Venkatesh 10' Mewalal 16'Nandy 55' |
Report |
- Replay
Bronze medal match
| Japan | 2–0 | Afghanistan |
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| Iwatani 40', 45' |
Report |
Gold medal match
Goalscorers
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Chairuddin Siregar (INA) (against IND)
Final standing
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
India |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 6 |
|
Iran |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 |
|
Japan |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
| 4 | Afghanistan |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
| 5 | Burma |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
| 6 | Indonesia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Football at the 1951 Asian Games: RSSSF.com". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Indian football team at 1951 Asian Games". Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Football Draw for Asian Games". The Indian Express. 27 February 1951. p. 4. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
Further reading
- "এশিয়ান গেমস অনেক দূরে চলে গেছে" [The Asian Games going far away]. kalerkantho.com. Dhaka: কালের কণ্ঠ. 19 September 2014. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
External links
- Report of the first Asian Games held at New Delhi
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