Football at the 2021 SEA Games
The football tournament at the 2021 SEA Games was held from 6 to 22 May 2022 in Vietnam. In addition to the host city Hanoi, matches were held in Việt Trì, Nam Định and Cẩm Phả.
Associations affiliated with FIFA may send teams to participate in the tournament. There were no age restrictions on women's teams. For men's teams, with the postponement of the Games from 2021 to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the age limit was raised from under-22 to under-23 with a maximum of three overage players allowed.
Competition schedule
The following is the competition schedule for the football competitions:| G | Group stage | ½ | Semifinals | B | 3rd place play-off | F | Final |
Venues
A total of 4 venues across 4 cities are used to host football matches. Mỹ Đình National Stadium hosted the Men's Bronze medal match and the Men's Gold medal Match.| Hà Nội | Phú Thọ | |
| Mỹ Đình National Stadium | Việt Trì Stadium | |
| Capacity: 40,192 | Capacity: 16,000 | |
| Nam Định | Quảng Ninh | |
| Thiên Trường Stadium | Cẩm Phả Stadium | |
| Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 16,000 | |
Participating nations
| Nation | Men's | Women's |
 Brunei|2021|nanaMen's tournamentGroup stage
Group AGroup BKnockout stageWomen's tournamentGroup stage
Group AGroup BKnockout stage |