The football tournament at the 1981 SEA Games was held from 6 December to 15 December 1981 in Manila, Philippines.

1981 SEA Games Football
Tournament details
Host countryPhilippines
Dates6–15 December
Teams6
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 played10
Goals scored26 (2.6 per match)
1979
1983

Tournament edit

Group stage edit

Group A edit

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
  Burma 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1
Source: [citation needed]
Malaysia  1–0  Burma
Abdul Muin  

Malaysia  2–2  Thailand
Jamal Nasir   24'
S. Suvindran   33'
Pue-on   50'
Chitavanich   73'

Thailand  3–3  Burma
Madard Tongtaum   28'
Pue-on   32'   57'
Aye Maung Win   26'   72'   88'

Group B edit

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
  Philippines 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
Source: [citation needed]
Indonesia  1–0  Singapore
Taufik Saleh   62'

Singapore  4–0  Philippines
Fandi Ahmad   32', 61', 82'
R. Suriamurthi   42'

Indonesia  2–0  Philippines
Taufik Saleh   33'
Robby Binur   83'

Knockout stage edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 December
 
 
  Malaysia (pen.) 1 (5)
 
15 December
 
  Singapore1 (4)
 
  Thailand2
 
13 December
 
  Malaysia1
 
  Thailand 2
 
 
  Indonesia0
 
Third place
 
 
14 December
 
 
  Indonesia2
 
 
  Singapore0

Semi-finals edit

Thailand  2–1  Indonesia
Piyapong Pue-on   50'   79' Ronny Pattinasarany   65'

Bronze medal match edit

Indonesia  2–0  Singapore
Rully Nere   11'
Stefanus Sirey   68'

Gold medal match edit

Thailand  2–1  Malaysia
Tongtaum   8'
Pue-on   41'
Abdul Muin   86'

Winners edit

 1981 SEA Games Men's Tournament 
 
Thailand

Third title

Final ranking edit

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   Burma 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1 Eliminated in
group stage
6   Philippines (H) 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

Medal winners edit

Gold Silver Bronze
  Thailand   Malaysia   Indonesia

GK Narasak Boonkleang
GK Sompong Nantapraparsil
GK Sirisak Yamsang
DF Thaweerat Sittipultong
DF Amnart Chalermchavalit
DF Prapan Premsri
DF Varin Tansuphasiri
DF Watana Promsakha
MF Apinan Punrasiri
MF Sompit Suwanaplugh
MF Songwuti Khanthatat
MF Wisoon Wichaya
MF Chalermwoot Sa-Ngapol
MF Sompong Wattana
MF Vorawan Chitavanich
FW Suntara Klanarong
FW Chredsak Chaiyabutr
FW Chalor Hongkajohn
FW Piyapong Pue-on
FW Madard Tongtaum
Coach: Prawit Chaisam

GK R. Arumugam
DF Jamal Nasir
DF Wong Hung Nung
DF Kamal Khalid
DF G. Torairaju
DF Yassin Mohammad Noor
DF S. Pushpanathan
DF K. Gunasakarn
MF Muhidin Hussin
MF Rosli Hussein
MF Abdul Muin bin Abdul Rahim
MF Khalid Ali
MF Sujeindran M. Suppiah
FW Ibrahim Haji Din
FW Mokhtar Dahari
FW Yunus Alif
FW Zainal Abidin Hassan
FW Alis Syed Mohamad
Coach: Karl-Heinz Weigang

GK Poerwono
GK A.A Raka
DF Simson Rumahpasal
DF Didik Darmadi
DF Nassir Salassa
DF Rusdin Lacanda
MF Ronny Pattinasarany
MF Tommy Latuperissa
MF Riono Asnan
MF Berti Tutuarima
MF Herry Kiswanto
MF Rully Nere
FW Mettu Duaramuri
FW Spiks Pulanda
FW Stefanus Sirey
FW Taufik Saleh
FW Robby Binur
FW Risdianto
Coach: Bernd Fischer

References edit