Football at the 1961 SEAP Games

The football tournament at the 1961 SEAP Games was held from 11 December to 16 December 1959 in Rangoon, Burma.

Football
at the 1961 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

In the second semi-final match between Malaya and Thailand, the match ended in a 2–2 draw. The tournament committee met on 15 December to choose a team to play in the finals. It was eventually decided to draw lots to decide which team to play and Malaya was chosen.[1]

Results

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Malaya 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 4
 Burma 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 2
 Cambodia 2 0 0 2 0 8 –8 0
Burma 40 Cambodia

Malaya 40 Cambodia

Burma 12 Malaya

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Vietnam 2 1 1 0 7 0 +7 3
 Thailand 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 3
 Laos 2 0 0 2 2 12 –10 0

South Vietnam 70 Laos
Referee: Tin Maung Oo (Myanmar)

Thailand 52 Laos
Referee: Tin Maung Oo (Myanmar)

Semi-finals

Malaya 22 Thailand
(pso)

Bronze medal match

Thailand 11 South Vietnam
Referee: Tin Maung Oo (Myanmar)

Gold medal match

Winners

 1961 SEAP Games Men's Tournament 

Malaya

First title

Final ranking

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Malaya 4 3 1 0 10 3 +7 7 Gold Medal
2  Burma (H) 4 2 0 2 7 5 +2 4 Silver Medal
3  Thailand 4 1 3 0 8 5 +3 5 Bronze Medal
4  South Vietnam 4 1 2 1 9 3 +6 4
5  Cambodia 2 0 0 2 0 8 8 0 Eliminated in
group stage
6  Laos 2 0 0 2 2 12 10 0
Source:
(H) Hosts

Medal winners

Gold Silver Bronze
 Malaya  Burma  South Vietnam
 Thailand

Notes

  1. Malaya was chosen by the tournament committee by way of picking lots to play in the final.

References

  1. "SEA Games – 1961". AFF - The Official Website Of The Asean Football Federation. 2010-11-25. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
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