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Football at the 1961 SEAP Games

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Football
at the 1961 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games
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The football tournament at the 1961 SEAP Games was held from 11 December to 16 December 1959 in Rangoon, Burma.

In the second semi-final match between Malaya and Thailand, the match ended in a 2–2 draw. The tournament committee met on 15 December to choose a team to play in the finals. It was eventually decided to draw lots to decide which team to play and Malaya was chosen.[1]

Results

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Group stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Malaya 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 4
 Burma 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 2
 Cambodia 2 0 0 2 0 8 –8 0
Burma 4–0 Cambodia
Malaya 4–0 Cambodia
Burma 1–2 Malaya

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Vietnam 2 1 1 0 7 0 +7 3
 Thailand 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 3
 Laos 2 0 0 2 2 12 –10 0
Thailand 0–0 South Vietnam
South Vietnam 7–0 Laos
Referee: Tin Maung Oo (Myanmar)
Thailand 5–2 Laos
Referee: Tin Maung Oo (Myanmar)

Knockout stage

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Semi-finals

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Malaya 2–2 Thailand
(pso)
South Vietnam 1–2 Burma

Bronze medal match

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Thailand 1–1 South Vietnam
Referee: Tin Maung Oo (Myanmar)

Gold medal match

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Burma 0–2 Malaya[a]

Winners

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 1961 SEAP Games Men's Tournament 

Malaya
First title

Final ranking

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Malaya 4 3 1 0 10 3 +7 7 Gold Medal
2  Burma (H) 4 2 0 2 7 5 +2 4 Silver Medal
3  Thailand 4 1 3 0 8 5 +3 5 Bronze Medal
4  South Vietnam 4 1 2 1 9 3 +6 4
5  Cambodia 2 0 0 2 0 8 −8 0 Eliminated in
group stage
6  Laos 2 0 0 2 2 12 −10 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

Medal winners

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Gold Silver Bronze
 Malaya  Burma  South Vietnam
 Thailand

Notes

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  1. ^ Malaya was chosen by the tournament committee by way of picking lots to play in the final.

References

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  1. ^ "SEA Games – 1961". AFF - The Official Website Of The Asean Football Federation. 2010-11-25. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
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