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.
| Organiser(s) | SEAGF AFF |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1959 (men) 1985 (women) |
| Region | Southeast Asia |
| Teams | at most 11 (men) at most 11 (women) |
| Current champions | Vietnam (men; 4th title) Philippines (women; 1st title) |
| Most championships | Thailand (men; 16 titles) Vietnam (women; 8 titles) |
| 2025 Southeast Asian Games | |
From the 2001 SEA Games to the 2015 SEA Games and again since 2021 SEA Games, the men's teams was restricted to under-23 plus additional three over-23 players maximum 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.
Results
Men's tournament
SEAP Games
| Year | Host | Gold medal match | Bronze medal match | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | Bronze medal match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Awarded4 | 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 | Hanoi Nam Định Phú Thọ | 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 | ||
| 2025 Details | Bangkok Chiang Mai | Vietnam | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Thailand | Malaysia | 2–1 | Philippines | ||
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.
6 The 1985 tournament featured only three teams, and as a result, no fourth place was awarded.
Women's tournament
SEA Games
| Year | Host | Gold medal match | Bronze medal match | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Medal | Score | Silver Medal | Bronze Medal | Score | Fourth Place | |||||
| 1985 Details | Bangkok | Thailand | (RR)1 | Singapore | Philippines | 6 | ||||
| 1995 Details | Chiang Mai | Thailand | 1–0 | Malaysia | Myanmar | (RR)1 | 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 | (RR)1 | 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 | (RR)1 | 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 | |||
| 2025 Details | Chonburi | Philippines | 0–0 (a.e.t.) 6–5 (p) | Vietnam | Thailand | 2–0 | Indonesia | |||
| 1 Played as round-robin. | ||||||||||
Medal tally
Men's tournament
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 16 | 7 | 5 | 28 |
| 2 | Malaysia [1] | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| 3 | Myanmar [2] | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | Vietnam [3] | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 |
| 5 | Indonesia | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | Singapore | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 7 | Laos | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 34 | 32 | 37 | 103 | |
Women's tournament
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | Thailand | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 3 | Philippines | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Myanmar | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 5 | Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Singapore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | |
All tournaments
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 21 | 12 | 9 | 42 |
| 2 | Vietnam | 12 | 10 | 7 | 29 |
| 3 | Malaysia | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 |
| 4 | Myanmar | 5 | 8 | 12 | 25 |
| 5 | Indonesia | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | Philippines | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Singapore | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 8 | Laos | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 48 | 46 | 51 | 145 | |
See also
- AFF Championship
- AFF Women's Championship
- AFF U-23 Championship
- Football at the East Asian Games
- Football at the West Asian Games
- Football at the Asian Games
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