Football at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | India |
| City | Hyderabad |
| Dates | 22–31 October 2003 |
| Teams | 7 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uzbekistan |
| Runners-up |  India |
| Third place |  Zimbabwe |
| Fourth place |  Rwanda |
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.
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Original setting and withdrawals
Initially, 8 teams were set to participate in the football events - India, 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.
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 Stadium. The football finals were held in the latter stadium.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Rwanda |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
 Malaysia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
 Ghana |
Withdrew | |||||||
Group B
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23 October
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| Zimbabwe |
4 - 1 |  Burkina Faso |
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Prince Vusumuzi Nyoni  3' 74'Albert Mbano 26' 82' |
Barro Samba Seydou 16' |
Iran were represented by club side Malavan Bandar Anzali Football Club
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uzbekistan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Zimbabwe |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Burkina Faso |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 |
 Iran |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
Knockout Stage
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| India |
5 | ||||||
| Zimbabwe |
3 | ||||||
| India |
0 | ||||||
| Uzbekistan |
1 | ||||||
| Uzbekistan |
2 | ||||||
| Rwanda |
1 | ||||||
Overall ranking
| RESULTS | |||||||||
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| Uzbekistan |
India |
Zimbabwe |
Rwanda |
Iran |
Burkina Faso |
Malaysia |
Ghana |
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| 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 |  |
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- | - | - | ||
| Points | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | ||
| Finals | |||||||||
| Finalists | 20 px | 20 px | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Final Statistics | |||||||||
| Ranking | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||
| Medal |  Gold |
 Silver |
 Bronze |
- | - | - | - | ||
| Total points | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
