Football at the 1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games
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The football tournament at the 1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games was held from 13 December to 17 December 1959 in Bangkok
, Thailand
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* It is not certain whether goal difference
or goal average was used to determine the finalists. Both methods gave the same results.
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Note: There was no bronze medal match. It is unknown if Malaya were awarded the bronze medal as they finished third in the group.
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
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Group stage
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |||
| 0 |
* It is not certain whether goal difference
Goal difference
In sports such as ice hockey and association football, goal difference is often the first tiebreaker used to rank teams which finish a league competition with an equal number of points....
or goal average was used to determine the finalists. Both methods gave the same results.
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Final
Medal winners
| Gold | Silver |
|---|---|
Note: There was no bronze medal match. It is unknown if Malaya were awarded the bronze medal as they finished third in the group.