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Football at the 1961 SEAP Games

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The football tournament at the 1961 SEAP Games was held from 11 December to 16 December 1959 in Rangoon, Burma.

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In the second semi-final match between Malaya and Thailand, the match ended in a 2–2 draw. The tournament committee met on 15 December to choose a team to play in the finals. It was eventually decided to draw lots to decide which team to play and Malaya was chosen.[1]

Results edit

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Malaya 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 4
  Burma 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 2
  Cambodia 2 0 0 2 0 8 –8 0
Burma  4–0  Cambodia
Malaya  4–0  Cambodia
Burma  1–2  Malaya

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  South Vietnam 2 1 1 0 7 0 +7 3
  Thailand 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 3
  Laos 2 0 0 2 2 12 –10 0
Thailand  0–0  South Vietnam
South Vietnam  7–0  Laos
Referee: Tin Maung Oo (Myanmar)
Thailand  5–2  Laos
Referee: Tin Maung Oo (Myanmar)

Knockout stage edit

Semi-finals edit

Malaya  2–2  Thailand
(pso)
South Vietnam  1–2  Burma

Bronze medal match edit

Thailand  1–1  South Vietnam
Referee: Tin Maung Oo (Myanmar)

Gold medal match edit

Burma  0–2  Malaya[a]

Winners edit

 1961 SEAP Games Men's Tournament 
 
Malaya
First title

Final ranking edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1   Malaya 4 3 1 0 10 3 +7 7 Gold Medal
2   Burma (H) 4 2 0 2 7 5 +2 4 Silver Medal
3   Thailand 4 1 3 0 8 5 +3 5 Bronze Medal
4   South Vietnam 4 1 2 1 9 3 +6 4
5   Cambodia 2 0 0 2 0 8 −8 0 Eliminated in
group stage
6   Laos 2 0 0 2 2 12 −10 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

Medal winners edit

Gold Silver Bronze
  Malaya   Burma   South Vietnam
  Thailand

Notes edit

  1. ^ Malaya was chosen by the tournament committee by way of picking lots to play in the final.

References edit

  1. ^ "SEA Games – 1961". AFF - The Official Website Of The Asean Football Federation. 2010-11-25. Retrieved 2023-02-02.

External links edit

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