Football has been part of the SEA Games sport since the 1959 edition. The women's football competition was held for the first time in 1985 in Thailand.
| Organising body | SEAGF AFF |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1959 (men) 1985 (women) |
| Region | Southeast Asia |
| Number of teams | at most 11 (men) at most 11 (women) |
| Current champions |  Indonesia (men; 3rd title)
 Vietnam(women; 8th title) |
| Most successful team(s) |  Thailand (men; 16 titles) Vietnam(women; 8 titles) |
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From the 2001 SEA Games to the 2015 SEA Games, the age limit for men's teams was under-23 plus up to three over-aged players for each squad.
Since the 2017 SEA Games, the age limit for men's teams is under-22. At the 2019 SEA Games, two over-aged players were allowed for each team.
Thailand and Vietnam are the only two nations have won both Gold medals of Men's and Women's tournament in a Southeast Asian Games.
Results
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edit| Year | Host | Gold medal match | Bronze medal match | ||||||
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| Gold Medal | Score | Silver Medal | Bronze Medal | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
| 1959 Details |
Bangkok |
 South Vietnam |
3–1 |  Thailand |
 Malaya |
1 |  Burma | ||
| 1961 Details |
 Rangoon |
Malaya |
2–0 | Burma |
South Vietnam Thailand |
1–1 2 | |||
| 1965 Details |
 Kuala Lumpur |
Burma Thailand |
2–2 2 | (shared gold)2 | South Vietnam |
2–0 |  Malaysia | ||
| 1967 Details |
Bangkok |
Burma |
2–1 | South Vietnam |
Thailand |
5–2 |  Laos | ||
| 1969 Details |
Rangoon |
Burma |
3–0 | Thailand |
Laos Malaysia |
3 | |||
| 1971 Details |
Kuala Lumpur |
Burma |
2–1 | Malaysia |
South Vietnam Thailand |
0–0 2 | |||
| 1973 Details |
 Singapore |
Burma |
3–2 | South Vietnam |
Malaysia |
3–0 |  Singapore | ||
| 1975 Details |
Bangkok |
Thailand |
2–1 | Malaysia |
 Burma Singapore |
2–2 (a.e.t.)2 | |||
1 Decided by round-robin standings.
2 The title was shared.
3 There was no bronze medal game held.
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4 Indonesia did not turn up at the appointed time. After waiting for 15 minutes the referee called off the game and reported to the technical committee which awarded the bronze to Burma.
5 Decided by round-robin standings.
Women's tournament
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Medal tally
editMen's tournament
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 16 | 6 | 5 | 27 |
| 2 | Malaysia [1] | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| 3 |  Myanmar [2] | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | Vietnam [3] | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| 5 | Indonesia | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | Singapore | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 7 |  Laos | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 33 | 31 | 36 | 100 | |
Women's tournament
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Thailand | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Myanmar | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 4 | Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Singapore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 |  Philippines | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
All tournaments
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand (THA) | 21 | 11 | 8 | 40 |
| 2 | Vietnam (VIE) | 11 | 9 | 7 | 27 |
| 3 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | Myanmar (MYA) | 5 | 8 | 12 | 25 |
| 5 | Indonesia (INA) | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 7 | Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Laos (LAO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 46 | 44 | 49 | 139 | |
Top goalscorer
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Winning managers
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