Football at the 1977 Southeast Asian Games

1977 Southeast Asian Games Football
Tournament details
Host country  Malaysia
Dates 19 – 26 November
Teams 7
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Malaysia (2nd title)
Runners-up  Thailand
Third place  Burma
Fourth place  Indonesia
Tournament statistics
Matches played 13
Goals scored 49 (3.77 per match)
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The football tournament at the 1977 Southeast Asian Games is the first edition of the tournament as the Southeast Asian Games. It was held from 19 November to 26 November 1977 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Contents

Teams

Tournament

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Indonesia 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 5
 Malaysia 3 2 0 1 13 2 +11 4
 Philippines 3 1 1 1 5 7 −2 3
 Brunei 3 0 0 3 1 15 −14 0
19 November 1977
 Malaysia  1 – 2  Indonesia Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur
20 November 1977
 Philippines  4 – 1  Brunei Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur
21 November 1977
 Malaysia  5 – 0  Philippines Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur
22 November 1977
 Indonesia  4 – 0  Brunei Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur
23 November 1977
 Philippines  1 – 1  Indonesia Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur
23 November 1977
 Malaysia  7 – 0  Brunei Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Burma 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 4
 Thailand 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 2
 Singapore 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 0
20 November 1977
 Thailand  2 – 0  Singapore Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur
21 November 1977
 Burma  5 – 1  Singapore Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur
22 November 1977
 Thailand  0 – 3  Burma Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

25 November 1977
 Malaysia  9 – 1  Burma Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur
25 November 1977
 Indonesia  ABD[note 1]  Thailand Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur
Referee: Othman Omar (Malaysia)

Bronze medal match

26 November 1977
 Burma  [note 2]  Indonesia Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur

Gold medal match

26 November 1977
 Malaysia  2 – 0  Thailand Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur

Winners

 1977 SEA Games Men's Tournament 

Malaysia
Second title

Medal winners

Gold Silver Bronze
 Malaysia  Thailand  Burma

Notes

  1. ^ Match abandoned by referee Othman Omar in 60th minute because of a free-for-all. The score was then tied at 1-1. The Disciplinary Committee found the Indonesian team guilty of violent conduct and the match was awarded to Thailand.
  2. ^ 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.

References

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