Football at the 1981 Southeast Asian Games
| 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) |
The football tournament at the 1981 Southeast Asian Games was held from 6 December to 15 December 1981 in Manila, Philippines.
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 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Burma |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 |
8 December 1981 |
| Malaysia |
2 – 2 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
Jamal Nasir  24' S. Suvindran 33' |
Piyapong Pue-on 50' Vorawan Chitavanich 73' |
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 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Philippines |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul Muin 85' |
Au Yeong Pak Kuan 23' (pen.) | |
| Penalties | ||
R. Arumugam  Mokhtar Dahari  G. Torairaju Wong Hung Num Zainal Abidin Hassan S. Sijeindran |
5 – 4 | David Lee Hashim Hoshni Au Yeong Pak Kuan T. Pathmanathan Salim Moin Fandi Ahmad |
Bronze medal match
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Gold medal match
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Winners
| 1981 SEA Games Men's Tournament |
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Thailand Third title |
Medal winners
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
| Thailand |
Malaysia |
Indonesia |
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Udomsak Ujjin |
R. Arumugam |
Poerwono |
References
- Garin, Erik. "South East Asian Games 1981 (Manila)". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
- SEA Games 1981. AFF official website
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