Football at the 1979 SEA Games

1979 SEA Games Football
Tournament details
Host countryIndonesia
Dates22–30 September
Teams5
Venue(s)Gelora Senayan Stadium
Final positions
Champions Malaysia (3rd title)
Runners-up Indonesia
Third place Thailand
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored22 (1.83 per match)
1977
1981
International football competition

The football tournament at the 1979 SEA Games was held from 22 to 30 September in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Teams

Brunei and the Philippines did not enter. Kampuchea (then name for Cambodia), Laos and Vietnam did not participate at the Southeast Asian Games.

Tournament

The competition was played in a round robin format with the five participating teams; first and second place would then play off for the gold medal.

Round robin

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Malaysia 4 2 2 0 3 0 +3 6
 Indonesia 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 5
 Thailand 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 5
 Singapore 4 1 1 2 4 8 −4 3
 Burma 4 0 1 3 2 5 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
Thailand 1–0 Burma
Ratanatisoi (pen.)

Singapore 0–2 Malaysia
James Wong 76'
Hassan Sani 84'
Indonesia 1–3 Thailand
Dede Sulaiman 24' Chuayboonchum 48', 72'
Sittiporn 58'

Singapore 2–2 Thailand
Arshad Khamis 21'
Wong Kwok Choy 43'
Napatalung 5'
Tingstati 89'

Burma 1–2 Singapore
Aye Maung 26' Wong Kwok Choy 32', 88'

Second place play-off

As Indonesia and Thailand were level on points and goals, a play-off for second place (and the right to face Malaysia in the gold medal match) was required.

Indonesia 0–0 Thailand
Penalties
Iswadi Idris soccer ball with check mark
Tutuarima soccer ball with check mark
Joko Malis soccer ball with check mark
3–1 soccer ball with check mark Napatalung
soccer ball with red X Daoyod Dara
soccer ball with red X Eowchareon

Gold medal match

Indonesia 0–1 Malaysia
Mokhtar Dahari 21'

Winners

 1979 SEA Games Men's Tournament 

Malaysia

Third title

Final ranking

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Malaysia 5 3 2 0 4 0 +4 8 Gold Medal
2  Indonesia (H) 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 6 Silver Medal
3  Thailand 5 2 2 1 6 4 +2 6 Bronze Medal
4  Singapore 4 1 1 2 4 8 −4 3
5  Burma 4 0 1 3 2 5 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

Medal winners

Gold Silver Bronze
 Malaysia  Indonesia  Thailand
GK R. Arumugam
GK Hamid Ramli
DF Soh Chin Aun
DF Santokh Singh
DF Jamal Nasir
DF Wan Jamak Wan Hassan
DF G. Torayraju
DF Davendran
MF Abdullah Ali
MF Yahya Jusoh
MF Shukor Salleh
MF Mohammed Bakar
MF Khalid Ali
MF Bakri Ibni
MF Hassan Yahya
FW Hassan Sani
FW James Wong
FW Abdah Alif
FW Mokhtar Dahari
FW Isa Bakar
GK Haryanto
GK Poerwono
DF Simson Rumahpasal
DF Berti Tutuarima
DF Wayan Diana
DF Ronny Pattinasarany
DF Ishak Liza
DF Rae Bawa
MF Tinus Heipon
MF Wahyu Hidayat
MF Rudy W. Keltjes
MF Rully Nere
MF Iswadi Idris
MF Ghusnul Yakin
FW Effendi Marico
FW Risdianto
FW Dede Sulaiman
FW Djoko Malis
Charchai Kanari
Manus Ratanatisoi
Visoot Vichaya
Pakasit Suwananond
Juta Tingpat
Chamreon Kamnil
Daoyod Dara
Jesdaporn Napatalung
Niwat Sriswadi
Somchai Chuayboonchum
Boonlert Eowachareaon
Nawee Sookying
Parapan Premsri
Amnaj Chalermohavalit
Vorawan Chitavanich
Chersak Chaibutr
Pitak Silpasit

References

  • Southeast Asian Games 1979 at RSSSF
  • SEA Games 1979 at AFF official website
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