Football at the 2017 SEA Games
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The football tournament at the 2017 SEA Games was in Kuala Lumpur. In addition matches were played in Kuala Lumpur, Shah Alam and Selayang.[1]
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Tournament details | |
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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 | ![]() ![]() |
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Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 39 |
Goals scored | 119 (3.05 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (women; 6 goals) |
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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,[2] while Indonesia got bronze for the fourth time after beating Myanmar with a score 3–1.[3] 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.[4][5] Myanmar defended the bronze after losing to the two favourites: Vietnam and Thailand.[6]