| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Malaysia |
| Dates | 14–29 August |
| Teams | 11 (from 11 associations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Thailand (16th title) |
| Runners-up |  Malaysia |
| Third place |  Indonesia |
| Fourth place |  Myanmar |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 29 |
| Goals scored | 79 (2.72 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Thanabalan Nadarajah Aung Thu Nguyễn Công Phượng(4 goals each) |
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| Football at the 2017 SEA Games | ||
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The men's football tournament at the 2017 SEA Games was held from 14 to 29 August in Malaysia in August 2017. In this tournament, all 11 Southeast Asian teams played in the men's competition. In addition to the host city of Kuala Lumpur, matches were also played in Shah Alam and Selayang. Associations affiliated with FIFA might send teams to participate in the tournament. Men's teams were restricted to under-22 players (born on or after 1 January 1995).
Thailand won the tournament for the sixteenth time, since their victory in the 2015 Southeast Asian Games.
Competition schedule
The following was the competition schedule for the men's football competitions:
| G | Group stage | ½ | Semifinals | B | 3rd place play-off | F | Final |
| Mon 14 | Tue 15 | Wed 16 | Thu 17 | Fri 18 | Sat 19 | Sun 20 | Mon 21 | Tue 22 | Wed 23 | Thu 24 | Fri 25 | Sat 26 | Sun 27 | Mon 28 | Tue 29 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | ½ | B | F | ||||
Participating nations
The following eleven teams participated for the competition.
Brunei (BRU)
Cambodia (CAM)- Indonesia (INA)
Laos (LAO)- Malaysia (MAS)
- Myanmar (MYA)
Philippines (PHI)
Singapore (SGP)- Thailand (THA)
East Timor (TLS)- Vietnam (VIE)
Venues
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The tournament was held in four venues across three cities:
- Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam (Capacity: 80,372)
- UiTM Stadium, Shah Alam (Capacity: 6,000)
- UM Arena Stadium, Kuala Lumpur (Capacity: 1,000)
- Selayang Municipal Council Stadium, Selayang (Capacity: 16,000)
The Kuala Lumpur Football Stadium was one of the original venue for the football tournament, until it was replaced by Selayang Municipal Council Stadium in July 2017 due to unsatisfactory conditions in the stadium renovations. The Bukit Jalil National Stadium were also originally planned for the final matches before it was changed to Shah Alam Stadium due to several factors.
Squads
Main article: Football at the 2017 SEA Games – Men's team squadsThe men's tournament was an under-22 international tournament (born on or after 1 January 1995), with a maximum of three overage players allowed, while there were no age restrictions on women's teams.
Draw
The draw for the tournament was held on 8 July 2017, 10:00 MST (UTC+8), at the Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. The 11 teams in the men's tournament were drawn into two groups of five and six teams. The teams were seeded into four pots based on their performances in the previous Southeast Asian Games.
The hosts Malaysia were automatically assigned into position A1, and the defending champions Thailand were automatically assigned into position B1.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia (assigned to A1) Thailand (assigned to B1)
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Myanmar Vietnam
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Indonesia Singapore
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Cambodia Laos Philippines East Timor Brunei
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Group stage
- All times are Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+8).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malaysia (H)
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Myanmar
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 9 | |
| 3 | Singapore
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Laos
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | |
| 5 | Brunei
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(H) Hosts
| Myanmar | 2–0 | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
Aung Thu  45+1', 60' |
Report |
| Malaysia | 2–1 | Brunei |
|---|---|---|
| Safawi 4' Adam Nor 60' |
Report | Zulkhairy 12' |
| Myanmar | 3–1 | Laos |
|---|---|---|
| Aung Thu 37' Shwe Ko 90+2'Hlaing Bo Bo 90+4' |
Report | Phommathep 60' |
| Singapore | 1–2 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Amiruldin 38' |
Report | Azam 68' Thanabalan 74' |
| Laos | 0–2 | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Taufik 2' Ikhsan 11' (pen.) |
| Brunei | 0–6 | Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Aung Thu 24' Sithu Aung 40'Aung Kaung Mann 73', 85'Maung Maung Lwin 90+1'Than Paing 90+3' |
| Brunei | 0–3 | Laos |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kongmathilath 64', 72', 86' |
| Malaysia | 3–1 | Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
| Thanabalan 33', 82' Safawi 35' |
Report | Than Paing 85' |
| Laos | 1–3 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Phanthavong 32' |
Report | Jafri 26', 90+2' Adib 39' |
| Singapore | 1–0 | Brunei |
|---|---|---|
| Khalid 74' (o.g.) |
Report |
Group B
- All times are Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+8).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 13 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Indonesia
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 11 | |
| 3 | Vietnam
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 10 | |
| 4 | Philippines
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 6 | |
| 5 | East Timor
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 | |
| 6 | Cambodia
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
| Indonesia | 1–1 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Septian 60' (pen.) |
Report | Chaiyawat 14' |
| Vietnam | 4–0 | East Timor |
|---|---|---|
| Đoàn Văn Hậu 8', 41' Hà Đức Chinh 20'Nguyễn Công Phượng 72' |
Report |
| Cambodia | 0–2 | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cubon 52' Belgira 81' |
| Vietnam | 4–1 | Cambodia |
|---|---|---|
| Nguyễn Công Phượng 45+1', 75' Nguyễn Quang Hải 71'Hồ Tuấn Tài 76' |
Report | N. Sothearoth 83' (pen.) |
| Indonesia | 3–0 | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| Septian 6' Hargianto 45+1'Saddil 58' |
Report |
| Thailand | 1–0 | East Timor |
|---|---|---|
| Worachit 59' |
Report |
| East Timor | 0–1 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Marinus 22' |
| Thailand | 3–0 | Cambodia |
|---|---|---|
| Picha 35' Nattawut 76' (pen.), 87' |
Report |
| Philippines | 0–4 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Nguyễn Công Phượng 37' Vũ Văn Thanh 45+1'Nguyễn Văn Toàn 50'Hồ Tuấn Tài 89' |
| Philippines | 0–2 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Montree 28' Sittichok 45+1' |
| Vietnam | 0–0 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Cambodia | 0–1 | East Timor |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Gumario 57' |
| East Timor | 1–2 | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| Rocha 45' (o.g.) |
Report | Gayoso 10', 90+4' |
| Indonesia | 2–0 | Cambodia |
|---|---|---|
| Ezra 56' Febri 69' |
Report |
| Thailand | 3–0 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Phitiwat 45+3' Picha 52'Chenrop 68' |
Report |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
| 26 August – Shah Alam | ||||||
| Malaysia | 1 | |||||
| 29 August – Shah Alam | ||||||
| Indonesia | 0 | |||||
| Malaysia | 0 | |||||
| 26 August – Selayang | ||||||
| Thailand | 1 | |||||
| Thailand | 1 | |||||
| Myanmar | 0 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 29 August – Selayang | ||||||
| Indonesia | 3 | |||||
| Myanmar | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Thailand | 1–0 | Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
| Chenrop 90+4' |
Report |
| Malaysia | 1–0 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Thanabalan 86' |
Report |
Bronze medal match
| Indonesia | 3–1 | Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
| Evan 55' Septian 58'Rezaldi 76' |
Report | Than Paing 21' |
Gold medal match
| Malaysia | 0–1 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Haziq 39' (o.g.) |
Winners
| 2017 SEA Games Men's Tournament |
|---|
 Thailand Sixteenth title |
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- Jafri Firdaus Chew
- Safawi Rasid
- Aung Kaung Mann
- Javier Gayoso
- Chenrop Samphaodi
- Nattawut Sombatyotha
- Picha Autra
- Đoàn Văn Hậu
- Hồ Tuấn Tài
- 1 goal
- Zulkhairy Razali
- Nen Sothearoth
- Evan Dimas
- Ezra Walian
- Febri Haryadi
- Marinus Wanewar
- Muhammad Hargianto
- Rezaldi Hehanusa
- Saddil Ramdani
- Phathana Phommathep
- Thanin Phanthavong
- Adam Nor
- Adib Zainuddin
- Nor Azam Azih
- Hlaing Bo Bo
- Maung Maung Lwin
- Shwe Ko
- Sithu Aung
- Kouichi Belgira
- Reymart Cubon
- Amiruldin Asraf
- Ikhsan Fandi
- Taufik Suparno
- Chaiyawat Buran
- Montree Promsawat
- Phitiwat Sukjitthammakul
- Sittichok Kannoo
- Worachit Kanitsribampen
- Gumario Moreira
- Hà Đức Chinh
- Nguyễn Quang Hải
- Nguyễn Văn Toàn
- Vũ Văn Thanh
- Own goal
Final ranking
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand
|
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 19 | Gold Medal |
| 2 | Malaysia (H)
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 15 | Silver Medal |
| 3 | Indonesia
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7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 14 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | Myanmar
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 9 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Vietnam
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 10 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | Singapore
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 7 | Philippines
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 6 | |
| 8 | Laos
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | |
| 9 | East Timor
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 | |
| 10 | Cambodia
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 | |
| 11 | Brunei
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
See also
References
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