Football at the 1979 Southeast Asian Games


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

Teams

and the Philippines did not participate in the football tournament. Kampuchea, Laos and Vietnam did not participate at the Southeast Asian Games all together.

Tournament

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

Group stage


----
----
----
----

Second place play-off

As Indonesia and Thailand were level on points and goals, a play-off for second place was required.

Gold medal match

Winners

Medal winners