The football tournament at the 2023 SEA Games was held from 29 April to 16 May 2023 in Cambodia. All matches were held in Phnom Penh city.
| Football at the 2023 SEA Games | |||||||
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 Mascot | |||||||
| Venues | Olympic Stadium, Visakha Stadium, RSN Stadium, RCAF Old Stadium | ||||||
| Dates | 29 April – 16 May | ||||||
| Nations | 10 | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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Associations affiliated with FIFA might send teams to participate in the tournament. There were no age restrictions on women's teams. For men's teams, the age limit returned from under-23 to under-22 (born on or after 1 January 2001) with no overage players being allowed.[1]
The draw was held on 5 April 2023 at the Morodok Techo National Stadium.[2]
Competition schedule
The following is the competition schedule for the football competitions:
| G | Group stage | ½ | Semifinals | B | 3rd place play-off | F | Final |
| Event | Sat 29 | Sun 30 | Mon 1 | Tue 2 | Wed 3 | Thu 4 | Fri 5 | Sat 6 | Sun 7 | Mon 8 | Tue 9 | Wed 10 | Thu 11 | Fri 12 | Sat 13 | Sun 14 | Mon 15 | Tue 16 | ||
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| Men | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | ½ | B | F | |||||||
| Women | G | G | G | ½ | B | F | ||||||||||||||
Venues
A total of 4 venues in Phnom Penh were used to host the football matches. Olympic Stadium and Visakha Stadium hosted the men's tournament, the women's Bronze medal match and Gold medal match. Meanwhile, Old Stadium and RSN Stadium hosted the women's group stage and semifinals.
Football at the 2023 SEA Games (Cambodia) | |||
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| Olympic Stadium | Visakha Stadium | RCAF Old Stadium | RSN Stadium |
| Capacity: 50,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 8,000 | Capacity: 5,000 |
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Participating nations
| Nation | Men's | Women's |
|---|---|---|
 Brunei |  | |
 Cambodia |  | |
 Indonesia | | |
 Laos | | |
 Malaysia | | |
 Myanmar | | |
 Philippines | | |
 Singapore | | |
 Thailand | | |
 East Timor | | |
 Vietnam | | |
| Total: 10 NOCs | 10 | 8 |
Men's tournament
Group stage
- All times are Cambodia Standard Time (UTC+7).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Indonesia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 12 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Myanmar | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Cambodia (H) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  East Timor | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Philippines | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 |
(H) Hosts
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thailand | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 10 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Vietnam | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 10 | |
| 3 |  Malaysia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Laos | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Singapore | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 1 |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
| 13 May – Phnom Penh | ||||||
| Indonesia | 3 | |||||
| 16 May – Phnom Penh | ||||||
| Vietnam | 2 | |||||
| Indonesia (a.e.t.) | 5 | |||||
| 13 May – Phnom Penh | ||||||
| Thailand | 2 | |||||
| Thailand | 3 | |||||
| Myanmar | 0 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 16 May – Phnom Penh | ||||||
| Vietnam | 3 | |||||
| Myanmar | 1 | |||||
Women's tournament
Group stage
- All times are Cambodia Standard Time (UTC+7).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Myanmar | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Philippines | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 | |
| 5 | Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 9 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Cambodia (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Singapore | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Laos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
| 12 May – Phnom Penh | ||||||
| Vietnam | 4 | |||||
| 15 May – Phnom Penh | ||||||
| Cambodia | 0 | |||||
| Vietnam | 2 | |||||
| 12 May – Phnom Penh | ||||||
| Myanmar | 0 | |||||
| Thailand | 2 | |||||
| Myanmar | 4 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 15 May – Phnom Penh | ||||||
| Cambodia | 0 | |||||
| Thailand | 6 | |||||
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Cambodia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Vietnam (VIE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Myanmar (MYA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |