Football at the SEA Games

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.

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.

SEAP Games
1 Decided by round-robin standings.

2 The title was shared.

3 There was no bronze medal game held.

SEA Games
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.

Men's tournament

 * – Competed as Malaya in the inaugural games until 1961.
 * – Competed as Burma until 1987.
 * – Including South Vietnam.