The football tournament at the 1979 Southeast Asian Games

1979 Southeast Asian Games

The 10th Southeast Asian Games were held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 21–30 September 1979. It was the first time that Indonesia hosted the biennial sports carnival...

was held from 22 September to 30 September in Jakarta

Jakarta

Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...

, Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

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Teams

Brunei

Brunei national football team

The Brunei national football team nicknamed Tebuan ,is the national team of the Brunei and is controlled by the Football Association of Brunei Darussalam.The team was founded in 1959 and joined FIFA in 1969.Their main regional rivalries are against Malaysia and Philippines.The...

 and the Philippines

Philippines national football team

The Philippines national football team is the national football team of the Philippines and represents the country in international football. The team is controlled by the Philippine Football Federation , the governing body of football in the Philippines....

 did not participate in the football tournament. Kampuchea

Cambodia national football team

The Cambodia national football team is the national team of Cambodia and is controlled by the Football Federation of Cambodia . It was known as the Khmer Republic national football team from 1970 to 1975. It finished fourth in the 1972 Asian Cup, but is currently one of the weakest teams in the...

 (then name for Cambodia), Laos

Laos national football team

The Laos national football team is the national team of Laos and is controlled by the Lao Football Federation. A member of the AFC, Laos has developed regional rivalries with Thailand and Burma.-History:...

 and Vietnam

Vietnam national football team

The Vietnam national football team is the national football team representing Vietnam and is managed by the Vietnam Football Federation.In the FIFA World Rankings, Vietnam's highest standing was in the first release of the figures, in September 1998, at 84th...

 did not participate at the Southeast Asian Games all together.

Tournament

The competition is played in a group format with only five participating teams. The group winner advances to the gold medal match with the second and third placed teams going into a play-off for the right to play in the gold medal match.

Group stage

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	4	2	2	0	3	0
6
	4	2	1	1	6	4
5
	4	2	1	1	6	4
5
	4	1	1	2	4	8	−4	3
	4	0	1	3	2	5	−3	1

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Second place play-off

Gold medal match

Medal winners

Gold	Silver