Football at the 1981 Southeast Asian Games

1981 Southeast Asian Games Football
Tournament details
Host country  Philippines
Dates 6 December – 15 December
Teams 6
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Thailand (3rd title)
Runners-up  Malaysia
Third place  Indonesia
Fourth place  Singapore
Tournament statistics
Matches played 10
Goals scored 26 (2.6 per match)
← 1979
1983 →

The football tournament at the 1981 Southeast Asian Games was held from 6 December to 15 December 1981 in Manila, Philippines.

Contents

Tournament

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Malaysia 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 3
 Thailand 2 0 2 0 5 5 0 2
 Burma 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1
6 December 1981
 Malaysia  1 – 0  Burma
8 December 1981
 Malaysia  2 – 2  Thailand
11 December 1981
 Thailand  3 – 3  Burma

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Indonesia 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 4
 Singapore 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3 2
 Philippines 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
7 December 1981
 Indonesia  1 – 0  Singapore
9 December 1981
 Singapore  4 – 0  Philippines
11 December 1981
 Indonesia  2 – 0  Philippines

Knockout stage

  Semi-finals Final
13 December
  Malaysia (pen.)  1 (5)  
  Singapore  1 (4)  
 
15 December
      Thailand  2
    Malaysia  0
Third place
13 December 14 December
  Thailand  2   Indonesia  2
  Indonesia  0     Singapore  0

Semi-finals

13 December 1981
 Malaysia  1 – 1  Singapore
  Penalties  
5 – 4
13 December 1981
 Thailand  2 – 0  Indonesia

Bronze medal match

14 December 1981
 Indonesia  2 – 0  Singapore

Gold medal match

15 December 1981
 Thailand  2 – 0  Malaysia

Winners

 1981 SEA Games Men's Tournament 

Thailand
Third title

Medal winners

Gold Silver Bronze
 Thailand  Malaysia  Indonesia

References

Southeast Asian
Peninsular Games
  • 1959
  • 1961
  • 1963
  • 1965
  • 1967
  • 1969
  • 1971
  • 1973
  • 1975
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