Football at the 2017 SEA Games – Men's tournament

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.[1] 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).

2017 SEA Games
Men's Football Tournament
Tournament details
Host country Malaysia
Dates14–29 August
Teams11 (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 played29
Goals scored79 (2.72 per match)
Top scorer(s)Malaysia Thanabalan Nadarajah
Myanmar Aung Thu
Vietnam Nguyễn Công Phượng
(4 goals each)
2015
2019

Thailand won the tournament for the sixteenth time, since their victory in the 2015 Southeast Asian Games.[2]

Competition schedule

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The following was the competition schedule for the men's football competitions:[1]

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

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The following eleven teams participated for the competition.

Venues

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Shah Alam Stadium, Selangor, venue for final matches.

The tournament was held in four venues across three cities:

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.[3] 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.[4]

Squads

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The 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.[1]

Draw

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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.[5][6]

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)
  Myanmar
  Vietnam
  Indonesia
  Singapore
  Cambodia
  Laos
  Philippines
  East Timor
  Brunei

Group stage

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Group A

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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 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
Updated to match(es) played on 23 August 2017. Source: KL2017 Official Website
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'
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar (India)

Myanmar  3–1  Laos
Aung Thu   37'
Shwe Ko   90+2'
Hlaing Bo Bo   90+4'
Report Phommathep   60'
Referee: Mohamed Javiz (Maldives)
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'
Referee: Sudish Kumar Pandey (Nepal)
Malaysia  3–1  Myanmar
Thanabalan   33', 82'
Safawi   35'
Report Than Paing   85'
Referee: Lakmal Weerakkody (Sri Lanka)

Laos  1–3  Malaysia
Phanthavong   32' Report Jafri   26', 90+2'
Adib   39'
Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)
Singapore  1–0  Brunei
Khalid   74' (o.g.) Report

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Thailand 5 4 1 0 10 1 +9 13 Semi-finals
2   Indonesia 5 3 2 0 7 1 +6 11
3   Vietnam 5 3 1 1 12 4 +8 10
4   Philippines 5 2 0 3 4 10 −6 6
5   East Timor 5 1 0 4 2 8 −6 3
6   Cambodia 5 0 0 5 1 12 −11 0
Updated to match(es) played on 24 August 2017. Source: KL2017 Official Website
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
Referee: Sudish Kumar Pandey (Nepal)
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'
Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)

Philippines  0–2  Thailand
Report Montree   28'
Sittichok   45+1'
Vietnam  0–0  Indonesia
Report
Cambodia  0–1  East Timor
Report Gumario   57'
Referee: Mohamed Javiz (Maldives)

East Timor  1–2  Philippines
Rocha   45' (o.g.) Report Gayoso   10', 90+4'
Indonesia  2–0  Cambodia
Ezra   56'
Febri   69'
Report
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar (India)
Thailand  3–0  Vietnam
Phitiwat   45+3'
Picha   52'
Chenrop   68'
Report

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsGold medal match
 
      
 
26 August – Shah Alam
 
 
  Malaysia1
 
29 August – Shah Alam
 
  Indonesia0
 
  Malaysia0
 
26 August – Selayang
 
  Thailand1
 
  Thailand1
 
 
  Myanmar0
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
29 August – Selayang
 
 
  Indonesia3
 
 
  Myanmar1

Semi-finals

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Thailand  1–0  Myanmar
Chenrop   90+4' Report
Malaysia  1–0  Indonesia
Thanabalan   86' Report
Referee: Lakmal Weerakkody (Sri Lanka)

Bronze medal match

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Indonesia  3–1  Myanmar
Evan   55'
Septian   58'
Rezaldi   76'
Report Than Paing   21'
Referee: Sudish Kumar Pandey (Nepal)

Gold medal match

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Malaysia  0–1  Thailand
Report Haziq   39' (o.g.)

Winners

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2017 SEA Games Men's Tournament
 
Thailand
Sixteenth title

Goalscorers

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4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

Final ranking

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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) 6 5 0 1 11 5 +6 15 Silver Medal
3   Indonesia 7 4 2 1 10 3 +7 14 Bronze Medal
4   Myanmar 6 3 0 3 13 8 +5 9 Fourth place
5   Vietnam 5 3 1 1 12 4 +8 10 Eliminated in
group stage
6   Singapore 4 2 0 2 4 4 0 6
7   Philippines 5 2 0 3 4 10 −6 6
8   Laos 4 1 0 3 5 8 −3 3
9   East Timor 5 1 0 4 2 8 −6 3
10   Cambodia 5 0 0 5 1 12 −11 0
11   Brunei 4 0 0 4 1 12 −11 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Football Technical Handbook" (PDF). kualalumpur2017.com.my. 9 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Thailand's reign continues, SEA Games heartbreak for Malaysia". Asian Football Confederation. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  3. ^ Haika Khazi (13 July 2017). "Stadium KL bukan lagi venue KL2017" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  4. ^ "SEA Games: Men's football final to be held at Shah Alam Stadium". The Star. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  5. ^ "U22 Việt Nam có thể gặp Thái Lan từ vòng bảng SEA Games 29" (in Vietnamese). Thể Thao Văn Hóa. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Nguy cơ cùng bảng Thái Lan, HLV Hữu Thắng nói gì?" (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Net. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  7. ^ "FIFA Referees News: 2017 SEA Games - Final (Gold Medal Match)". 29 August 2017.
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