The football tournament at the 2021 SEA Games was held from 6 to 22 May 2022 in Vietnam. In addition to the host city Hanoi,[1] matches were held in Việt Trì,[2] Nam Định[3] and Cẩm Phả.[4]
| Football at the 2021 SEA Games | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venues | Việt Trì Stadium, Phú Thọ Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hà Nội Cẩm Phả Stadium, Quảng Ninh | ||||||
| Dates | 6–22 May 2022 | ||||||
| Nations | 10 | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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Associations affiliated with FIFA may send teams to participate in the tournament. There were no age restrictions on women's teams. For men's teams, with the postponement of the Games from 2021 to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the age limit was raised from under-22 (set since 2017) to under-23 (born on or after 1 January 1999) with a maximum of three overage players allowed.[5]
Competition schedule
The following is the competition schedule for the football competitions:[6]
| G | Group stage | ½ | Semifinals | B | 3rd place play-off | F | Final |
| Event | Fri 6 | Sat 7 | Sun 8 | Mon 9 | Tue 10 | Wed 11 | Thu 12 | Fri 13 | Sat 14 | Sun 15 | Mon 16 | Tue 17 | Wed 18 | Thu 19 | Fri 20 | Sat 21 | Sun 22 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | ½ | B | F | ||||||
| Women | G | G | G | G | G | G | ½ | B | F | ||||||||||
Venues
A total of 4 venues across 4 cities are used to host football matches.[6] Mỹ Đình National Stadium hosted the Men's Bronze medal match and the Men's Gold medal Match.
| Hà Nội | Football at the 2021 SEA Games (Vietnam) | Phú Thọ |
|---|---|---|
| Mỹ Đình National Stadium | Việt Trì Stadium | |
| Capacity: 40,192 | Capacity: 16,000 | |
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| Nam Định | Quảng Ninh | |
| Thiên Trường Stadium | Cẩm Phả Stadium | |
| Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 16,000 | |
Participating nations
| Nation | Men's | Women's |
|---|---|---|
 Brunei |  | |
 Cambodia |  | |
 Indonesia | | |
 Laos | | |
 Malaysia | | |
 Myanmar | | |
 Philippines | | |
 Singapore | | |
 Thailand | | |
 East Timor | | |
 Vietnam | | |
| Total: 11 NOCs | 10 | 7 |
Men's tournament
Group stage
- All times are Vietnam Standard Time (UTC+7).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vietnam (H) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 10 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Indonesia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Myanmar | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Philippines | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | |
| 5 |  East Timor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thailand | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 9 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Malaysia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8 | |
| 3 |  Singapore | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 5 | |
| 4 |  Cambodia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Laos | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 1 |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
| 19 May – Phú Thọ | ||||||
| Vietnam (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||
| 22 May – Hà Nội | ||||||
| Malaysia | 0 | |||||
| Vietnam | 1 | |||||
| 19 May – Nam Định | ||||||
| Thailand | 0 | |||||
| Thailand (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||
| Indonesia | 0 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 22 May – Hà Nội | ||||||
| Malaysia | 1 (3) | |||||
| Indonesia (p) | 1 (4) | |||||
Winners
| 2021 SEA Games Men's Tournament |
|---|
 Vietnam Third title |
Women's tournament
Group stage
- All times are Vietnam Standard Time (UTC+7).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Philippines | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 3 | |
| 3 | Cambodia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 | |
| 4 | Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
(H) Hosts
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 7 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Myanmar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | Singapore | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Laos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
| 18 May – Quảng Ninh | ||||||
| Vietnam | 1 | |||||
| 21 May – Quảng Ninh | ||||||
| Myanmar | 0 | |||||
| Vietnam | 1 | |||||
| 18 May – Quảng Ninh | ||||||
| Thailand | 0 | |||||
| Thailand | 3 | |||||
| Philippines | 0 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 21 May – Quảng Ninh | ||||||
| Myanmar | 1 | |||||
| Philippines | 2 | |||||
Winners
| 2021 SEA Games Women's Tournament |
|---|
| Vietnam Seventh title |
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Vietnam)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam (VIE)* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |