As of 2023, the SEA Games has been held in 16 cities across all Southeast Asian countries except East Timor.

Editions

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Year Games Host city Winner 2nd 3rd
Southeast Asian Peninsular Games
1959 1   Bangkok   Thailand (35)   Burma (11)   Malaya (8)
1961 2   Rangoon   Burma (35)   Thailand (21)   Malaya (16)
1963 Awarded to Cambodia, cancelled due to domestic political situation
1965 3   Kuala Lumpur   Thailand (38)   Malaysia (33)   Singapore (18)
1967 4   Bangkok   Thailand (77)   Singapore (28)   Malaysia (23)
1969 5   Rangoon   Burma (57)   Thailand (32)   Singapore (31)
1971 6   Kuala Lumpur   Thailand (44)   Malaysia (41)   Singapore (32)
1973 7   Singapore   Thailand (47)   Singapore (45)   Malaysia (30)
1975 8   Bangkok   Thailand (80)   Singapore (38)   Burma (28)
Southeast Asian Games1
1977 9   Kuala Lumpur   Indonesia (62)   Thailand (37)   Philippines (31)
1979 10   Jakarta   Indonesia (92)   Thailand (50)   Burma (26)
1981 11   Manila   Indonesia (85)   Thailand (62)   Philippines (55)
1983 12   Singapore   Indonesia (64)   Philippines (49)   Thailand (49)
1985 13   Bangkok   Thailand (92)   Indonesia (62)   Philippines (43)
1987 14   Jakarta   Indonesia (183)   Thailand (63)   Philippines (59)
1989 15   Kuala Lumpur   Indonesia (102)   Malaysia (67)   Thailand (62)
1991 16   Manila   Indonesia (92)   Philippines (90)   Thailand (72)
1993 17   Singapore   Indonesia (88)   Thailand (63)   Philippines (57)
1995 18   Chiang Mai2   Thailand (157)   Indonesia (77)   Philippines (33)
1997 19   Jakarta   Indonesia (194)   Thailand (83)   Malaysia (55)
1999 20   Bandar Seri Begawan   Thailand (65)   Malaysia (57)   Indonesia (44)
2001 21   Kuala Lumpur   Malaysia (111)   Thailand (103)   Indonesia (72)
2003 22   Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City3   Vietnam (158)   Thailand (90)   Indonesia (55)
2005 23   Manila4   Philippines (113)   Thailand (87)   Vietnam (71)
2007 24   Nakhon Ratchasima   Thailand (183)   Malaysia (68)   Vietnam (64)
2009 25   Vientiane   Thailand (86)   Vietnam (83)   Indonesia (43)
2011 26   Palembang and Jakarta5   Indonesia (182)   Thailand (109)   Vietnam (96)
2013 27   Naypyidaw   Thailand (108)   Myanmar (84)   Vietnam (74)
2015 28   Singapore   Thailand (95)   Singapore (84)   Vietnam (73)
2017 29   Kuala Lumpur   Malaysia (144)   Thailand (71)   Vietnam (59)
2019 30   Philippines6   Philippines (149)   Vietnam (98)   Thailand (92)
2021 31   Hanoi7   Vietnam (205)   Thailand (92)   Indonesia (69)
2023 32   Phnom Penh7   Vietnam (136)   Thailand (108)   Indonesia (87)
2025 33   Bangkok, Chonburi and Songkhla7
2027 34   Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Sarawak8
2029 35   Singapore
2031 36   TBA, Laos
2033 37   TBA, Philippines
  • 1 – Changed name when Brunei, the Philippines, & Indonesia were admitted.
  • 2 – It was the first time that a non-capital city hosted the games.
  • 3 – It was the first time that two cities co-hosted the games.
  • 4 – Other locales that hosted the games are several cities within Metro Manila, Los Baños, Calamba, Cebu City, Bacolod, Angeles City, and Subic.
  • 5Palembang is the main host for the games, Jakarta is the supporting co-host.
  • 6 – There is no designated host city for marketing purposes for the 2019 edition which is also officially known as "Philippines 2019". The opening ceremony was held in Bocaue, Bulacan, while the closing was held at New Clark City in the town of Capas, Tarlac. Several other localities hosted the games including the towns and cities of the Clark Special Economic Zone (Angeles, Mabalacat, Capas), Metro Manila, the towns and cities of the Subic Freeport Zone, as well as the provinces of Batangas and La Union, and the city of Tagaytay.
  • 7 – There is no designated host city for marketing purposes for the 2021, 2023 and 2025 editions.
  • 8 – Apart from Kuala Lumpur, two Malaysian states – Penang and Sarawak – have agreed to co-host the 2027 SEA Games.

Hosting tally

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Hosting tallies from SEA Peninsular Games 1959–1975
Country Event hosted Year hosted
  Thailand 3 1959, 1967, 1975
  Malaysia 2 1965, 1971
  Burma 2 1961, 1969
  Singapore 1 1973
  Cambodia 19631
  Laos
Hosting tallies from SEA Games 1977–present
Country Event hosted Year hosted
  Malaysia 5 1977, 1989, 2001, 2017, 2027
  Philippines 5 1981, 1991, 2005, 2019, 2033
  Indonesia 4 1979, 1987, 1997, 2011
  Thailand 4 1985, 1995, 2007, 2025
  Singapore 4 1983, 1993, 2015, 2029
  Vietnam 2 2003, 2021
  Laos 2 2009, 2031
  Brunei 1 1999
  Myanmar 1 2013
  Cambodia 1 2023
  Timor-Leste

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