# List of SEA Games host cities

As of 2023, the SEA Games has been held in 16 cities across all Southeast Asian countries except East Timor.

## Editions

| Year | Games | Host city | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| Southeast Asian Peninsular Games ||||||
| 1959 | 1 | Bangkok | Thailand (35) | Burma (11) | Malaya (8) |
| 1961 | 2 | Rangoon | Burma (35) | Thailand (21) | Malaya (16) |
| 1963 | 1963 | Awarded to Cambodia, cancelled due to domestic political situation | Awarded to Cambodia, cancelled due to domestic political situation | Awarded to Cambodia, cancelled due to domestic political situation | Awarded to Cambodia, cancelled due to domestic political situation |
| 1965 | 3 | Kuala Lumpur | Thailand (38) | Malaysia (33) | Singapore (18) |
| 1967 | 4 | Bangkok | Thailand (77) | Singapore (28) | Malaysia (23) |
| 1969 | 5 | Rangoon | Burma (57) | Thailand (32) | Singapore (31) |
| 1971 | 6 | Kuala Lumpur | Thailand (44) | Malaysia (41) | Singapore (32) |
| 1973 | 7 | Singapore | Thailand (47) | Singapore (45) | Malaysia (30) |
| 1975 | 8 | Bangkok | Thailand (80) | Singapore (38) | Burma (28) |
| Southeast Asian Games$^1$ ||||||
| 1977 | 9 | Kuala Lumpur | Indonesia (62) | Thailand (37) | Philippines (31) |
| 1979 | 10 | Jakarta | Indonesia (92) | Thailand (50) | Burma (26) |
| 1981 | 11 | Manila | Indonesia (85) | Thailand (62) | Philippines (55) |
| 1983 | 12 | Singapore | Indonesia (64) | Philippines (49) | Thailand (49) |
| 1985 | 13 | Bangkok | Thailand (92) | Indonesia (62) | Philippines (43) |
| 1987 | 14 | Jakarta | Indonesia (183) | Thailand (63) | Philippines (59) |
| 1989 | 15 | Kuala Lumpur | Indonesia (102) | Malaysia (67) | Thailand (62) |
| 1991 | 16 | Manila | Indonesia (92) | Philippines (90) | Thailand (72) |
| 1993 | 17 | Singapore | Indonesia (88) | Thailand (63) | Philippines (57) |
| 1995 | 18 | Chiang Mai$^2$ | Thailand (157) | Indonesia (77) | Philippines (33) |
| 1997 | 19 | Jakarta | Indonesia (194) | Thailand (83) | Malaysia (55) |
| 1999 | 20 | Bandar Seri Begawan | Thailand (65) | Malaysia (57) | Indonesia (44) |
| 2001 | 21 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia (111) | Thailand (103) | Indonesia (72) |
| 2003 | 22 | Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City$^3$ | Vietnam (158) | Thailand (90) | Indonesia (55) |
| 2005 | 23 | Manila$^4$ | Philippines (113) | Thailand (87) | Vietnam (71) |
| 2007 | 24 | Nakhon Ratchasima | Thailand (183) | Malaysia (68) | Vietnam (64) |
| 2009 | 25 | Vientiane | Thailand (86) | Vietnam (83) | Indonesia (43) |
| 2011 | 26 | Palembang and Jakarta$^5$ | Indonesia (182) | Thailand (109) | Vietnam (96) |
| 2013 | 27 | Naypyidaw | Thailand (108) | Myanmar (84) | Vietnam (74) |
| 2015 | 28 | Singapore | Thailand (95) | Singapore (84) | Vietnam (73) |
| 2017 | 29 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia (144) | Thailand (71) | Vietnam (59) |
| 2019 | 30 | Philippines$^6$ | Philippines (149) | Vietnam (98) | Thailand (92) |
| 2021 | 31 | Viet Nam$^7$ | Vietnam (205) | Thailand (92) | Indonesia (69) |
| 2023 | 32 | Cambodia$^7$ | Vietnam (136) | Thailand (108) | Indonesia (87) |
| 2025 | 33 | Thailand$^7$ | | | |
| 2027 | 34 | Johor, Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Sarawak$^8$ | | | |
| 2029 | 35 | Singapore | | | |
| 2031 | 36 | TBA, Laos | | | |
| 2033 | 37 | TBA, Philippines | | | |
* $^1$ – Changed name when Brunei, the Philippines, & Indonesia were admitted.
* $^2$ – It was the first time that a non-capital city hosted the games.
* $^3$ – It was the first time that two cities co-hosted the games.
* $^4$ – Other locales that hosted the games are several cities within Metro Manila, Los Baños, Calamba, Cebu City, Bacolod, Angeles City, and Subic.
* $^5$ – Palembang is the main host for the games, Jakarta is the supporting co-host.
* $^6$ – There is no designated host city for marketing purposes for the 2019 edition which is also officially known as "Philippines 2019". The opening ceremony was held in Bocaue, Bulacan, while the closing was held at New Clark City in the town of Capas, Tarlac. Several other localities hosted the games including the towns and cities of the Clark Special Economic Zone (Angeles, Mabalacat, Capas), Metro Manila, the towns and cities of the Subic Freeport Zone, as well as the provinces of Batangas and La Union, and the city of Tagaytay.
* $^7$ – There is no designated host city for marketing purposes for the 2021, 2023 and 2025 editions.
* $^8$ – Apart from Kuala Lumpur, three Malaysian states – Johor, Penang and Sarawak – have agreed to co-host the 2027 SEA Games.

## Hosting tally

Hosting tallies from SEA Peninsular Games 1959–1975 :
| Country | Event hosted | Year hosted |
| Thailand | 3 | 1959, 1967, 1975 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1965, 1971 |
| Burma | 2 | 1961, 1969 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1973 |
| Cambodia | – | 1963$^1$ |
| Laos | – | – |
Hosting tallies from SEA Games 1977–present :
| Country | Event hosted | Year hosted |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1977, 1989, 2001, 2017, 2027 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1981, 1991, 2005, 2019, 2033 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1979, 1987, 1997, 2011 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1985, 1995, 2007, 2025 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1983, 1993, 2015, 2029 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 2003, 2021 |
| Laos | 2 | 2009, 2031 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1999 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 2013 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 2023 |
| Timor-Leste | – | – |
* $^1$ – Cambodia was to host the 1963 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, but was cancelled due to domestic political situation.