# Football at the SEA Games

Football has been part of the SEA Games sport since the 1959 edition. The women's football competition was held for the first time in 1985 in Thailand.
From the 2001 SEA Games to the 2015 SEA Games and again in 2021 SEA Games, the age limit for men's teams was under-23 plus up to three over-aged players for each squad.
Since the 2017 SEA Games, the age limit for men's teams is under-22. At the 2019 SEA Games, two over-aged players were allowed for each team while the 2023 edition and 2025 edition saw no overage players allowed.
Thailand and Vietnam are the only two nations to have won both the men's and women's gold medals in a Southeast Asian Games football tournament. Thailand achieved this feat five times (in 1985, 1995, 1997, 2007, and 2013), while Vietnam accomplished it twice in 2019 and 2021. Furthermore, they are the only two nations to win every gold medal in the women's Southeast Asian Games football tournament that was played.

## Results
### Men's tournament
#### SEAP Games

| Year | Host | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| Year | Host | Gold Medal | Score | Silver Medal | Bronze Medal | Score | Fourth Place |
| 1959 Details | Bangkok | South Vietnam | 3–1 | Thailand | Malaya | $^1$ | Burma |
| 1961 Details | Rangoon | Malaya | 2–0 | Burma | South Vietnam Thailand | 1–1 $^2$ | |
| 1965 Details | Kuala Lumpur | Burma Thailand | 2–2 $^2$ | (shared gold)$^2$ | South Vietnam | 2–0 | Malaysia |
| 1967 Details | Bangkok | Burma | 2–1 | South Vietnam | Thailand | 5–2 | Laos |
| 1969 Details | Rangoon | Burma | 3–0 | Thailand | Laos Malaysia | $^3$ | |
| 1971 Details | Kuala Lumpur | Burma | 2–1 | Malaysia | South Vietnam Thailand | 0–0 $^2$ | |
| 1973 Details | Singapore | Burma | 3–2 | South Vietnam | Malaysia | 3–0 | Singapore |
| 1975 Details | Bangkok | Thailand | 2–1 | Malaysia | Burma Singapore | 2–2 (a.e.t.)$^2$ | |
$^1$ Decided by round-robin standings. $^2$ The title was shared. $^3$ There was no bronze medal game held.

#### SEA Games

| Year | Host | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| Year | Host | Gold Medal | Score | Silver Medal | Bronze Medal | Score | Fourth Place |
| National teams tournament (1977–1999) ||||||||||
| 1977 Details | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 2–0 | Thailand | Burma | 2–0 Awarded$^4$ | Indonesia |
| 1979 Details | Jakarta | Malaysia | 1–0 | Indonesia | Thailand | (RR)$^5$ | Singapore |
| 1981 Details | Manila | Thailand | 2–1 | Malaysia | Indonesia | 2–0 | Singapore |
| 1983 Details | Singapore | Thailand | 2–1 | Singapore | Malaysia | 5–0 | Brunei |
| 1985 Details | Bangkok | Thailand | 2–0 | Singapore | Malaysia | 1–0 | Indonesia |
| 1987 Details | Jakarta | Indonesia | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Malaysia | Thailand | 4–0 | Burma |
| 1989 Details | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 3–1 | Singapore | Indonesia | 1–1 (a.e.t.) 9–8 (p) | Thailand |
| 1991 Details | Manila | Indonesia | 0–0 (a.e.t.) 4–3 (p) | Thailand | Singapore | 2–0 | Philippines |
| 1993 Details | Singapore | Thailand | 4–3 | Myanmar | Singapore | 3–1 | Indonesia |
| 1995 Details | Chiang Mai | Thailand | 4–0 | Vietnam | Singapore | 1–0 | Myanmar |
| 1997 Details | Jakarta | Thailand | 1–1 (a.e.t.) 4–2 (p) | Indonesia | Vietnam | 1–0 | Singapore |
| 1999 Details | Bandar Seri Begawan | Thailand | 2–0 | Vietnam | Indonesia | 0–0 (a.e.t.) 4–2 (p) | Singapore |
| Under-23 National teams tournament (2001–2015) ||||||||||
| 2001 Details | Kuala Lumpur | Thailand | 1–0 | Malaysia | Myanmar | 1–0 | Indonesia |
| 2003 Details | Hanoi / Ho Chi Minh City | Thailand | 2–1 (g.g.) | Vietnam | Malaysia | 1–1 (a.e.t.) 4–2 (p) | Myanmar |
| 2005 Details | Bacolod | Thailand | 3–0 | Vietnam | Malaysia | 1–0 | Indonesia |
| 2007 Details | Nakhon Ratchasima | Thailand | 2–0 | Myanmar | Singapore | 5–0 | Vietnam |
| 2009 Details | Vientiane | Malaysia | 1–0 | Vietnam | Singapore | 3–1 | Laos |
| 2011 Details | Jakarta | Malaysia | 1–1 (a.e.t.) 4–3 (p) | Indonesia | Myanmar | 4–1 | Vietnam |
| 2013 Details | Naypyidaw / Yangon | Thailand | 1–0 | Indonesia | Singapore | 2–1 | Malaysia |
| 2015 Details | Singapore | Thailand | 3–0 | Myanmar | Vietnam | 5–0 | Indonesia |
| Under-22 National teams tournament (2017–present) ||||||||||
| 2017 Details | Kuala Lumpur | Thailand | 1–0 | Malaysia | Indonesia | 3–1 | Myanmar |
| 2019 Details | Manila / Biñan / Imus | Vietnam | 3–0 | Indonesia | Myanmar | 2–2 5–4 (p) | Cambodia |
| 2021 Details | Nam Định / Phú Thọ / Hanoi | Vietnam | 1–0 | Thailand | Indonesia | 1–1 4–3 (p) | Malaysia |
| 2023 Details | Phnom Penh | Indonesia | 5–2 (a.e.t.) | Thailand | Vietnam | 3–1 | Myanmar |
$^4$ Indonesia did not turn up at the appointed time. After waiting for 15 minutes the referee called off the game and reported to the technical committee which awarded the bronze to Burma. $^5$ Decided by round-robin standings.

### Women's tournament
#### SEA Games

| Year | Host | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| Year | Host | Gold Medal | Score | Silver Medal | Bronze Medal | Score | Fourth Place |
| 1985 Details | Bangkok | Thailand | (RR)$^1$ | Singapore | Philippines | | |
| 1995 Details | Chiang Mai | Thailand | 1–0 | Malaysia | Myanmar | No play-off | Philippines |
| 1997 Details | Jakarta | Thailand | 5–1 | Myanmar | Vietnam | 2–0 | Indonesia |
| 2001 Details | Kuala Lumpur | Vietnam | 4–0 | Thailand | Myanmar | 3–0 | Indonesia |
| 2003 Details | Hải Phòng / Nam Định | Vietnam | 2–1 | Myanmar | Thailand | 6–1 | Malaysia |
| 2005 Details | Marikina | Vietnam | 1–0 | Myanmar | Thailand | No play-off | Philippines |
| 2007 Details | Nakhon Ratchasima | Thailand | 2–0 | Vietnam | Myanmar | 5–0 | Laos |
| 2009 Details | Vientiane | Vietnam | 0–0 (a.e.t.) 3–0 (p) | Thailand | Myanmar | No play-off | Laos |
| 2013 Details | Mandalay | Thailand | 2–1 | Vietnam | Myanmar | 6–0 | Malaysia |
| 2017 Details | Kuala Lumpur | Vietnam | (RR)$^1$ | Thailand | Myanmar | (RR)$^1$ | Philippines |
| 2019 Details | Manila / Biñan | Vietnam | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Thailand | Myanmar | 2–1 | Philippines |
| 2021 Details | Quảng Ninh | Vietnam | 1–0 | Thailand | Philippines | 2–1 | Myanmar |
| 2023 Details | Phnom Penh | Vietnam | 2–0 | Myanmar | Thailand | 6–0 | Cambodia |
| $^1$ Played as round-robin. ||||||||||

## Medal tally
### Men's tournament

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Thailand | 16 | 6 | 5 | 27 |
| 2 | Malaysia | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | Myanmar | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | Vietnam | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| 5 | Indonesia | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | Singapore | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 7 | Laos | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 33 | 31 | 36 | 100 |
* ^[1] – Competed as Malaya in the inaugural games until 1961.
* ^[2] – Competed as Burma until 1987.
* ^[3] – Including South Vietnam.

### Women's tournament

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Vietnam | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Thailand | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Myanmar | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 4 | Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Singapore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Philippines | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |

### All tournaments

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Thailand (THA) | 21 | 11 | 8 | 40 |
| 2 | Vietnam (VIE) | 11 | 9 | 7 | 27 |
| 3 | Malaysia (MAS) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | Myanmar (MYA) | 5 | 8 | 12 | 25 |
| 5 | Indonesia (INA) | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 7 | Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Laos (LAO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 46 | 44 | 49 | 139 |

## Top goalscorer

Men
YearTop scorer(s)Goals
1971
Shaharuddin Abdullah
7
1973
Mya Kyaing Cu Sinh
5
1975
Mokhtar Dahari
3
1977
Mokhtar Dahari
9
1979
Wong Kwok Choy
3
1981
Piyapong Pue-on
8
1983
Salim Moin Piyapong Pue-on
5
1985
Pichai Kongsri Piyapong Pue-on
5
1987
Piyapong Pue-on
4
1989
Mustaqim Pasek Wijaya
4
1991
Ronnachai Sayomchai
5
1993
Myo Hlaing Win
8
1995
Eri Irianto Fandi Ahmad
5
1997
Hok Sochetra Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto Kiatisuk Senamuang
5
1999
Kiatisuk Senamuang
6
2001
Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli Manit Noywech
5
2003
Sarayoot Chaikamdee
9
2005
Teeratep Winothai Phạm Văn Quyến
5
2007
Anon Sangsanoi
6
2009
Sompong Soleb
6
2011
Lamnao Singto
6
2013
Ahmad Hazwan Bakri Kyaw Ko Ko Hariss Harun Sahil Suhaimi Pravinwat Boonyong Mạc Hồng Quân
3
2015
Sithu Aung Chananan Pombuppha Võ Huy Toàn
5
2017
Thanabalan Nadarajah Aung Thu Nguyễn Công Phượng
4
2019
Osvaldo Haay Hà Đức Chinh
8
2021
Witan Sulaeman Egy Maulana Vikri Hadi Fayyadh Luqman Hakim Shamsudin Win Naing Tun Jovin Bedic Patrik Gustavsson
3
2023
Fajar Fathur Rahman Ramadhan Sananta Nguyễn Văn Tùng
5
Women
YearTop scorer(s)Goals
2001
Lưu Ngọc Mai
7
2003
Chownee Phanlet Lưu Ngọc Mai
5
2005
Văn Thị Thanh Lê Thị Oanh
4
2007
Junpen Seesraum Nisa Romyen Đỗ Thị Ngọc Châm Nguyễn Thị Minh Nguyệt
4
2009
Souphavanh Phayvanh Pitsamai Sornsai Supaporn Gaewbaen Đoàn Thị Kim Chi
4
2013
Anootsara Maijarern
6
2017
Win Theingi Tun
6
2019
Yee Yee Oo
4
2021
Win Theingi Tun Taneekarn Dangda
4
2023
Jiraporn Mongkoldee
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