Football at the 1979 SEA Games


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, 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


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Second place play-off

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