Football at the 2017 SEA Games – Men's tournament
International football competition
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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.[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).[2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | |
| Dates | 14–29 August |
| Teams | 11 (from 11 associations) |
| Venue | 4 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 29 |
| Goals scored | 79 (2.72 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (4 goals each) |
← 2015 2019 → | |
Thailand won the tournament for the third straight time and a record-extending sixteenth time total.[3][4][5][6]
Competition schedule
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
Venues

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.[7] 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.[8]
Squads
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
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.[9][10]
The hosts Malaysia were automatically assigned into position A1, and the defending champions Thailand were automatically assigned into position B1.
Group stage
- All times are Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+8).
Group A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(H) Hosts
| Myanmar | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Aung Thu Shwe Ko Hlaing Bo Bo |
Report | Phommathep |
| Brunei | 0–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Aung Thu Sithu Aung Aung Kaung Mann Maung Maung Lwin Than Paing |
| Brunei | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kongmathilath |
| Malaysia | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Thanabalan Safawi |
Report | Than Paing |
Group B
- All times are Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+8).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 13 | Semi-finals | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
| Vietnam | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Đoàn Văn Hậu Hà Đức Chinh Nguyễn Công Phượng |
Report |
| Cambodia | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cubon Belgira |
| Vietnam | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nguyễn Công Phượng Nguyễn Quang Hải Hồ Tuấn Tài |
Report | N. Sothearoth |
| Thailand | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Worachit |
Report |
| Timor-Leste | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Marinus |
| Philippines | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Nguyễn Công Phượng Vũ Văn Thanh Nguyễn Văn Toàn Hồ Tuấn Tài |
| Cambodia | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Gumario |
| Timor-Leste | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rocha |
Report | Gayoso |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
| 26 August – Shah Alam | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 29 August – Shah Alam | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 26 August – Selayang | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 29 August – Selayang | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
Semi-finals
| Malaysia | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Thanabalan |
Report |
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Winners
| 2017 SEA Games Men's Tournament |
|---|
Thailand Sixteenth title |
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 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 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 19 | Gold Medal | |
| 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 15 | Silver Medal | |
| 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 14 | Bronze Medal | |
| 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 9 | Fourth place | |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 10 | Eliminated in group stage | |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 | ||
| 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 | ||
| 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |