Football at the 1979 Southeast Asian Games

1979 Southeast Asian Games Football

Tournament details
Host country	Indonesia
Dates	22–30 September
Teams	5
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Malaysia (3rd title)
Runners-up	Indonesia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	22 (1.83 per match)
← 1977 1981 →

The football tournament at the 1979 Southeast Asian Games was held from 22 to 30 September in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Teams[]

Brunei and the Philippines did not participate in the football tournament. Kampuchea (then name for Cambodia), Laos and Vietnam did not participate at the Southeast Asian Games all together.

•  Burma
•  Indonesia
•  Malaysia
•  Singapore
•  Thailand

Tournament[]

The competition was played in a group format with the five participating teams; first and second place would then play off for the gold medal.

Group stage[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Malaysia	4	2	2	0	3	0	+3	6
Indonesia	4	2	1	1	6	4	+2	5
Thailand	4	2	1	1	6	4	+2	5
Singapore	4	1	1	2	4	8	−4	3
Burma	4	0	1	3	2	5	−3	1

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Second place play-off[]

As Indonesia and Thailand were level on points and goals, a play-off for second place (and the right to face Malaysia in the gold medal match) was required.

Gold medal match[]

Winners[]

1979 SEA Games Men's Tournament
Malaysia Third title

Medal winners[]

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Malaysia	Indonesia	Thailand
	Rully Nere Iswadi Idris	Daoyod Dara Somchai Chuayboonchum Vorawan Chitavanich

References[]

• Southeast Asian Games 1979 at RSSSF
• SEA Games 1979 at AFF official website