Football at the 1982 Asian Games was held in New Delhi, India from 20 November to 3 December 1982. In this tournament, 16 teams played in the men's competition.
Medalists
Draw
The teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the 1978 Asian Games.
* Oman and North Yemen withdrew, South Yemen was moved to group D to balance the number of teams in each group.
Squads
Results
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
- The match was scratched and Saudi Arabia were awarded the bronze medal 2–0 after the North Korean team (including officials and competitors from other sports) were handed a two-year suspension for assaulting the referee, Vijit Getkaew of Thailand, and his linesman after the final whistle of their semi-final.
Gold medal match
Final standing
References
- The 1982 Asian Games on rsssf.com
