Softball at the SEA Games
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Softball has been occasionally held at the SEA Games for both men and women.
Current season, competition or edition: Softball at the 2025 SEA Games | |
| Sport | Softball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1979 |
| No. of teams | 4 (M) - 5 (W) (in 2025) |
| Continent | Asia |
Most recent champions | M:  PhilippinesW: Philippines(2025) |
| Most titles | M: Philippines (9 titles) W: Philippines(11 titles) |
History
Softball debuted at the SEA Games in the 1979 edition.[1]
The Philippines has dominated both the men's and women's tournament. Editions on which the Philippines did not win the men's title was in 1997 (Indonesia) and 2019 (Singapore). The Philippines won all women's title.[2][3]
Results
Men's
| Year | Hosts | Gold Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth Place | ||
| 1977 |  Malaysia |
Softball tournament not held | |||||
| 1979 |  Indonesia |
 Philippines[4][5] |
No information |  Singapore[6] |
No information | ||
| 1981 | Philippines |
Philippines[5] |
No information | Indonesia[6] |
Singapore[6] |
No information | |
| 1983 | Singapore |
Softball tournament not held | |||||
| 1985 |  Thailand | ||||||
| 1987 | Indonesia |
Philippines |
1–0[7] | Indonesia |
No information | ||
| 1989 | Malaysia |
Softball tournament not held | |||||
| 1991 | Philippines |
Philippines |
4–3[8] | Indonesia |
No information | ||
| 1993 | Singapore |
Softball tournament not held | |||||
| 1995 | Thailand | ||||||
| 1997 | Indonesia |
Indonesia[9] |
3–0[10] | Philippines[11] |
Malaysia |
[12] | Singapore |
| 1999 |  Brunei |
Softball tournament not held[13] | |||||
| 2001 | Malaysia | ||||||
| 2003 |  Vietnam | ||||||
| 2005 | Philippines |
Philippines |
4–3 | Indonesia |
Malaysia |
No playoff | No other team |
| 2007 | Thailand |
Philippines |
11–2 | Indonesia |
Malaysia |
Page playoff | Thailand |
| 2009 |  Laos |
Softball tournament not held | |||||
| 2011 | Indonesia |
Philippines |
7–3 | Indonesia |
Singapore |
Page playoff | Malaysia |
| 2013 |  Myanmar |
Softball tournament not held | |||||
| 2015 | Singapore |
Philippines |
6–4 | Indonesia |
Singapore |
Page playoff | Malaysia |
| 2017 | Malaysia |
Softball tournament not held | |||||
| 2019 | Philippines |
Singapore |
6–1 | Philippines |
Indonesia |
5–0 | Thailand |
| 2021 | Vietnam |
Softball tournament not held | |||||
| 2023 |  Cambodia | ||||||
| 2025 | Thailand |
Philippines |
3–0 | Singapore |
Thailand |
9–2 | Malaysia |
Women's
| Year | Hosts | Gold Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth Place | ||
| 1977 | Malaysia |
Softball tournament not held | |||||
| 1979 | Indonesia |
Philippines |
No information | No information | |||
| 1981 | Philippines |
Philippines |
No information | Singapore[14] |
No information | ||
| 1983 | Singapore |
Softball tournament not held | |||||
| 1985 | Thailand | ||||||
| 1987 | Indonesia |
Philippines |
3–0[7] | Indonesia |
Singapore[15] |
No information | |
| 1989 | Malaysia |
Softball tournament not held | |||||
| 1991 | Philippines |
Philippines |
1–0[8] | Indonesia |
No information | ||
| 1993 | Singapore |
Softball tournament not held | |||||
| 1995 | Thailand | ||||||
| 1997 | Indonesia |
Philippines |
4–3[10] | Indonesia[11] |
No information | ||
| 1999 | Brunei |
Softball tournament not held[13] | |||||
| 2001 | Malaysia | ||||||
| 2003 | Vietnam | ||||||
| 2005 | Philippines |
Philippines |
1–0 | Indonesia |
Thailand |
No playoff | Singapore |
| 2007 | Thailand |
Philippines |
7–0 | Singapore |
Thailand |
Page playoff | Indonesia |
| 2009 | Laos |
Softball tournament not held | |||||
| 2011 | Indonesia |
Philippines |
6–0 | Thailand |
Indonesia |
Page playoff | Singapore |
| 2013 | Myanmar |
Softball tournament not held | |||||
| 2015 | Singapore |
Philippines |
3–0 | Thailand |
Singapore |
Page playoff | Indonesia |
| 2017 | Malaysia |
Softball tournament not held | |||||
| 2019 | Philippines |
Philippines |
8–0 | Indonesia |
Malaysia |
Page playoff | Singapore |
| 2021 | Vietnam |
Softball tournament not held | |||||
| 2023 | Cambodia | ||||||
| 2025 | Thailand |
Philippines |
4-1 | Singapore |
Thailand |
1–0 | Indonesia |
Medal tally
Overall
Medal tally since the 2005 SEA Games
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippines (PHI) | 20 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| 2 | Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 12 | 2 | 15 |
| 3 | Singapore (SGP) | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 22 | 20 | 16 | 58 | |
Men's tournament
Medal tally since the 2005 SEA Games
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippines | 9 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | Indonesia | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Singapore | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Thailand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 11 | 11 | 8 | 30 | |
Women's tournament
Medal tally since the 2005 SEA Games
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippines | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | Indonesia | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Singapore | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Thailand | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 5 | Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 11 | 9 | 8 | 28 | |