The women's football tournament at the 2023 SEA Games was held from 3–15 May 2023 in Cambodia. Eight Southeast Asian nations participated in the women's tournament. All matches are played in Phnom Penh. There is no age limit for this tournament. Indonesia withdrew from the competition after the draw. Timor-Leste did not take part in the competition.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Cambodia |
| Dates | 3–15 May |
| Teams | 8 (from 8 associations) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Vietnam (8th title) |
| Runners-up |  Myanmar |
| Third place |  Thailand |
| Fourth place |  Cambodia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 55 (3.44 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Jiraporn Mongkoldee (6 goals) |
Vietnam made history by becoming the first nation to win the tournament four times in a row, and eight times in total, successfully defending their titles in 2017, 2019, and 2021, by beating Myanmar 2–0 in the final.
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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| Women | G | G | G | ½ | B | F | ||||||||||||||
Venues
Three venues were used during the tournament. Olympic Stadium hosted the Bronze medal match and the Gold medal Match.
Football at the 2023 SEA Games – Women's tournament (Cambodia) | ||
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| RCAF Old Stadium | RSN Stadium | Olympic Stadium |
| Capacity: 8,000 | Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 50,000 |
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Participating nations
Draw
The draw for the tournament was held on 5 April 2023 at the Morodok Techo National Stadium.[1] 9 teams were seeded into five pots based on their performance in the 2021 edition. The hosts were allocated in Pot 1.[2][3][4] Indonesia withdrew after the draw.[5]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
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| Cambodia (H) Vietnam (C) | Thailand Philippines | Myanmar Singapore |  Laos |  Indonesia Malaysia |
Squads
Unlike the men's tournament which is an under-22 international tournament, the women's football tournament is for senior national teams.
Group stage
- All times are Cambodia Standard Time (UTC+7).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
| Vietnam | 3–0 | Malaysia |
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| Philippines | 0–1 | Myanmar |
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| Myanmar | 1–3 | Vietnam |
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| Malaysia | 0–1 | Philippines |
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| Vietnam | 1–2 | Philippines |
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| Myanmar | 5–1 | Malaysia |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Vietnam | 4–0 | Cambodia |
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| Thailand | 2–4 | Myanmar |
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Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
| Vietnam | 2–0 | Myanmar |
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Goalscorers
There were 55 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.44 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
Yorn Yoeurn
July Kyaw- Win Theingi Tun
Sarina Bolden
Panittha Jeeratanapavibul- Pattaranan Aupachai
Nguyễn Thị Bích Thùy- Nguyễn Thị Thanh Nhã
- Phạm Hải Yến
- Trần Thị Thùy Trang
1 goal
- Poeurn Kunthea
Dalavone Sophapmixay
Intan Sarah- Khin Marlar Tun
- Myat Noe Khin
- Naw Htet Htet Wai
- Yu Per Khine
- Hali Long
Nicole Lim- Nur Izzati Rosni
- Nipawan Panyosuk
- Nualanong Muensri
- Thanchanok Jansri
- Ngân Thị Vạn Sự
1 own goal
- Jaciah Jumilis (against Vietnam)
Final ranking
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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| 1 | Vietnam | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 12 | Gold Medal |
| 2 | Myanmar | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 9 | Silver Medal |
| 3 | Thailand | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 12 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | Cambodia (H) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 6 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Philippines | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | Singapore | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |
| 7 | Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 | |
| 8 | Laos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 | |
| 9 | Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |