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Football at the 2025 SEA Games – Men's tournament

The men's football tournament at the 2025 SEA Games (Thai: การแข่งขันฟุตบอลชายซีเกมส์ 2568) was held from 3 to 18 December 2025. It was the 33rd edition of the men's SEA Games football tournament. Teams participating in the men's competition were restricted to under-22 players (born on or after 1 January 2003).

2025 Men's SEA Games Football Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryThailand
Dates3–18 December
Teams9 (from 9 associations)
Venues2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Vietnam (4th title)
Runners-up Thailand
Third place Malaysia
Fourth place Philippines
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored42 (3.23 per match)
Top scorer(s)Thailand Yotsakorn Burapha
(7 goals)
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Indonesia were the defending champions, having won in 2023,[1] but they failed to get past the group stages as they were defeated by the Philippines and failed to get the best second-placed team to advance to the semi-finals (scored one goal fewer than Malaysia), which marked the first time since 2019 that a defending champions, the first time for Indonesia's team since 2009 were eliminated in the group stage and the first time since 1993 that a defending champions (also Indonesia) failed to retain their title.[2] The Vietnamese went on to win their third title (as unified country) and fourth title (in total) in history by defeating Thailand 3–2 in the final. For Thailand, this was the first time since 1967 that they failed to achieve a gold medal on their home soil.

Schedule

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The schedule is as follows.

Legend
GSGroup stage 1⁄2Semi-finals BBronze medal match FGold medal match
Wed 3Thu 4Fri 5Sat 6Sun 7Mon 8Tue 9Wed 10Thu 11Fri 12Sat 13Sun 14Mon 15Tue 16Wed 17Thu 18
GSGSGSGSGSGSSFBF

Venues

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Squads

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Each team had to submit a squad of 23 players, three of whom had to be goalkeepers. All players have to be born on or after 1 January 2003.[5]

Draw

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The draw for the groups was held on 19 October 2025, 13:00 ICT (UTC+7).[6] The ten teams were drawn into three groups of four or five teams each. The hosts Thailand were automatically seeded into Pot 1 and placed into the first position of Group A, while the remaining teams were seeded into their respective pots, based on their previous performance.

Originally, Timor-Leste was not included among the confirmed entrant teams. Timor-Leste alleged that they had been omitted but later apologized and was granted entry regardless.[7]

Cambodia originally were drawn to Group A but withdrew, citing safety reasons raised by Cambodian officials. As a result, Singapore, who were originally drawn in Group C, were moved to Group A to balance out the number of teams in each group.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3

Group stage

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The group winners and the best runners-up advanced to the knockout stage, which began with the semi-finals.

All times are local, ICT (UTC+7).

Tiebreakers

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The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:[5]

  1. Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, none for a defeat);
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Number of goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
  5. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
  6. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
  7. Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):
    • Yellow card: −1 point;
    • Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
    • Direct red card: −4 points;
    • Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
  8. Drawing of lots.

Group A

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Thailand (H) 2 2 0 0 9 1 +8 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Timor-Leste 2 1 0 1 4 7 −3 3
3  Singapore 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Timor-Leste 1–6 Thailand
 Report
Attendance: 7,741
Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)
Singapore 1–3 Timor-Leste
 Report
Referee: Asker Nadjafaliev (Uzbekistan)
Thailand 3–0 Singapore
 Report
Attendance: 7,896

Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Vietnam 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Malaysia 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
3  Laos 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 0
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Laos 1–2 Vietnam
 Report
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)
Malaysia 4–1 Laos
 Report
Referee: Payam Heydari (Iran)
Vietnam 2–0 Malaysia
 Report
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

Group C

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Philippines 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Indonesia 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
3  Myanmar 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Myanmar 0–2 Philippines
Report
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikstan)
Philippines 1–0 Indonesia
 Report
Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
Indonesia 3–1 Myanmar
 Report
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

Ranking of second-placed teams

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Only the best second-placed team will advance to the semi-finals.

Pos Grp Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B  Malaysia 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3 Advance to knockout stage
2 C  Indonesia 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
3 A  Timor-Leste 2 1 0 1 4 7 −3 3
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins; 5) Lower disciplinary points total; 6) Drawing of lots.

Knockout stage

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In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.[5]

Bracket

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Semi-finalsGold medal match
 
      
 
15 December – Bangkok
 
 
 Thailand1
 
18 December – Bangkok
 
 Malaysia0
 
 Thailand 2
 
15 December – Bangkok
 
 Vietnam (a.e.t.)3
 
 Vietnam2
 
 
 Philippines0
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
18 December – Bangkok
 
 
 Philippines1
 
 
 Malaysia2

Semi-finals

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Vietnam 2–0 Philippines
 Report
Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)
Thailand 1–0 Malaysia
 Report
Attendance: 19,659
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

Bronze medal match

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Philippines 1–2 Malaysia
Haqimi red-colored football 36' (o.g.) Report
Attendance: 1,325
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

Gold medal match

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Statistics

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Final ranking

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As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Vietnam 4 4 0 0 9 3 +6 12 Gold medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Thailand 4 3 0 1 12 4 +8 9 Silver medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Malaysia 4 2 0 2 6 5 +1 6 Bronze medal
4  Philippines 4 2 0 2 4 4 0 6 Fourth place
5  Indonesia 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3 Eliminated in
group stage
6  Timor-Leste 2 1 0 1 4 7 −3 3
7  Laos 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 0
8  Myanmar 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
9  Singapore 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0
Source: [citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Indonesia Juara Sepak Bola SEA Games Setelah 32 Tahun" [Indonesia became the champions of the SEA Games football after 32 years]. CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 16 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "U22 Indonesia thắng U22 Myanmar, vẫn bị loại từ vòng bảng SEA Games 33". vov.vn (in Vietnamese). VOV. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  3. ↑ สนไหม! ปรับระบบบอลซีเกมส์แก้โจทย์เตะโหด ‘ก้องศักด’ ให้สมาคมฯ พิจารณา [Interested? Adjusting SEA Games Football System to Solve Tough Schedules, 'Kongsak' Assigns Association to Consider.]. Daily News (in Thai). 23 January 2025. Archived from the original on 27 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  4. ↑ ผอ.น้อย ยืนยันสนาม 700 ปี พร้อมที่จะเป็นสังเวียนดวลแข้งลูกหนัง ซีเกมส์ชาย ['Director Noi' Confirms the 700th Anniversary Stadium Is Ready to Host Men's Football Matches in the SEA Games.]. Chiang Mai News (in Thai). 25 January 2025. Archived from the original on 27 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "Technical Handbook (Football & Futsal): The 33rd SEA Games Thailand 2025" (PDF). nocindonesia.ap-south-1.linodeobjects.com. Souteast Asian Games Federation.
  6. ↑ "Thai Men's and Women's Football Teams Drawn with Cambodia at SEA Games". seagames2025.org. 20 October 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  7. ↑ Chittinand, Tor (20 October 2025). "Thai, Cambodian footballers to clash in Songkhla". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "ขอบคุณแฟนบอลจำนวน 17,376 คน ที่มาให้กำลังใจฟุตบอลชายทีมชาติไทย ที่ราชมังคลากีฬาสถานในวันนี้" [Thank you to the 17,376 fans who came to support the Thai men's national football team at Rajamangala National Stadium today.] (in Thai). FAT. 18 December 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025 – via Facebook.
  9. ↑ "Trọng tài FIFA người Iran bắt trận U22 Việt Nam - Thái Lan". Tuổi Trẻ Online (in Vietnamese). 18 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.

Notes

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  1. 1 2 3 Originally planned to be held in Tinsulanon Stadium, but moved to Rajamangala Stadium due to safety concerns
  2. 1 2 3 Originally planned to be held in Tinsulanon Stadium, but moved to Rajamangala Stadium due to Cyclone Senyar hitting Songkhla province.
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