Football at the 1981 SEA Games
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Philippines | 
| Dates | 6–15 December | 
| Teams | 6 | 
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Thailand (3rd title) | 
| Runners-up |  Malaysia | 
| Third place |  Indonesia | 
| Fourth place |  Singapore | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 | 
| Goals scored | 28 (2.8 per match) | 
| ← 1979  1983 →  | |
The football tournament at the 1981 SEA Games was held from 6 December to 15 December 1981 in Manila, Philippines.
Tournament
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Malaysia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 
|  Thailand | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 
| .svg.png) Burma | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 | 
| Malaysia  | 2–2 |  Thailand | 
|---|---|---|
| Jamal Nasir  24' S. Suvindran  33' | Pue-on  50' Chitavanich  73' | 
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Indonesia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 | 
|  Singapore | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 2 | 
| .svg.png) Philippines | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | 
| Singapore  | 4–0 | .svg.png) Philippines | 
|---|---|---|
| Fandi Ahmad  32', 61', 82' R. Suriamurthi  42' | 
| Indonesia  | 2–0 | .svg.png) Philippines | 
|---|---|---|
| Taufik Saleh  33' Robby Binur  83' | 
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 13 December | ||||||
|  Malaysia (pen.) | 1 (5) | |||||
| 15 December | ||||||
|  Singapore | 1 (4) | |||||
|  Thailand | 2 | |||||
| 13 December | ||||||
|  Malaysia | 1 | |||||
|  Thailand | 2 | |||||
|  Indonesia | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 14 December | ||||||
|  Indonesia | 2 | |||||
|  Singapore | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Malaysia  | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |  Singapore | 
|---|---|---|
| Abdul Muin  85' | Au Yeong Pak Kuan  23' (pen.) | |
| Penalties | ||
| R. Arumugam   Mokhtar Dahari   G. Torairaju   Wong Hung Num   Zainal Abidin Hassan   S. Sijeindran  | 5–4 |  David Lee  Hashim Hoshni  Au Yeong Pak Kuan  T. Pathmanathan  Salim Moin  Fandi Ahmad | 
| Thailand  | 2–1 |  Indonesia | 
|---|---|---|
| Piyapong Pue-on  50', 79' | Ronny Pattinasarany  65' | 
Bronze medal match
| Indonesia  | 2–0 |  Singapore | 
|---|---|---|
| Rully Nere  11' Stefanus Sirey  68' | 
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Gold medal match
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Winners
| 1981 SEA Games Men's Tournament | 
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|  Thailand Third title | 
Final ranking
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thailand | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6 | Gold Medal | 
| 2 |  Malaysia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | Silver Medal | 
| 3 |  Indonesia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Bronze Medal | 
| 4 |  Singapore | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | Fourth place | 
| 5 | .svg.png) Burma | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 | Eliminated in group stage | 
| 6 | .svg.png) Philippines (H) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | 
(H) Hosts
Medal winners
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
|---|---|---|
|  Thailand |  Malaysia |  Indonesia | 
| GK Narasak Boonkleang  | GK R. Arumugam  | GK Poerwono  | 
References
- Garin, Erik. "South East Asian Games 1981 (Manila)". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
- SEA Games 1981. AFF official website

