Football at the 2017 SEA Games
The football tournament at the 2017 SEA Games was in Kuala Lumpur. In addition matches were played in Kuala Lumpur, Shah Alam and Selayang.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Malaysia |
| Dates | 14–29 August |
| Teams | 11 (men) + 5 (women) (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Thailand (men; 16th title) Vietnam (women; 5th title) |
| Runners-up | Malaysia (men) Thailand (women) |
| Third place | Indonesia (men) Myanmar (women) |
| Fourth place | Myanmar (men) Philippines (women) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 39 |
| Goals scored | 119 (3.05 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Thanabalan Nadarajah Aung Thu Nguyễn Công Phượng (men; 4 goals each) Win Theingi Tun (women; 6 goals) |
| Football at the 2017 SEA Games | ||
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| Tournament | ||
| men | women | |
| Squads | ||
| men | women | |
Associations affiliated with FIFA might send teams to participate in the tournament. Men's teams were restricted to under-22 players (born on or after 1 January 1995) with a maximum of three overage players allowed, while there were no age restrictions on women's teams.
In the men's tournament, Thailand continued their title as a defending champion after they won their sixteenth SEA Games men's gold medal in the tournament by beating Malaysia with a score 1–0, while Indonesia got bronze for the fourth time after beating Myanmar with a score 3–1. Meanwhile, in the women's tournament, Vietnam pipped Thailand for their fifth SEA Games women's gold medal after they scored a 6–0 win over Malaysia in a round-robin format that subsequently gave them a superior goal difference. Myanmar defended the bronze after losing to the two favourites: Vietnam and Thailand.