Football at the 2015 SEA Games


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Football at the 2015 SEA Games was held at Singapore National Stadium, Jalan Besar Stadium and Bishan Stadium, Singapore from 29 May to 15 June 2015. Medals were awarded in one event for men's competitions.[1] There were match-fixing scandals involving East Timor team with several other teams.

Football – Men's tournament
at the 2015 SEA Games
VenuesSingapore National Stadium
Jalan Besar Stadium
Bishan Stadium
Dates29 May – 15 June 2015
Competitors220 from 11 nations
Medalists
gold medal  Thailand (THA)
silver medal  Myanmar (MYA)
bronze medal  Vietnam (VIE)

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In contrast to the previous editions, the organisers decided to not include a women's tournament in this edition.[2]

Three football stadiums were hosted matches of the football competition:

  Singapore
Singapore National Stadium Jalan Besar Stadium Bishan Stadium
Capacity: 55,000 Capacity: 11,000 Capacity: 4,200
   

Participating nations

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A total of 220 athletes from 11 nations competed in football at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games:

The draw for the tournament was held on 15 April 2015.

Pot 1 Pot 2

  Singapore (hosts)
  Indonesia
  Myanmar
  Cambodia
  Philippines

  Thailand (holders)
  Malaysia
  Vietnam
  Laos
  Brunei
  East Timor

Competition schedule

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The following was the competition schedule for the football competitions:

P Preliminaries ½ Semifinals B 3rd place play-off F Final
Event↓/Date → Fri 29 Sat 30 Sun 31 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
Men P P P P P P P P P P P P P ½ B F
Source: Medallists (Teams)

All times listed are UTC+8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Myanmar 4 3 1 0 14 7 +7 10 Semi-finals
2   Indonesia 4 3 0 1 11 5 +6 9
3   Singapore (H) 4 2 0 2 5 4 +1 6
4   Cambodia 4 1 1 2 8 13 −5 4
5   Philippines 4 0 0 4 2 11 −9 0

Source: Seagames 2015
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(H) Hosts











Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Thailand 5 5 0 0 16 1 +15 15 Semi-finals
2   Vietnam 5 4 0 1 17 4 +13 12
3   Malaysia 5 3 0 2 7 7 0 9
4   Laos 5 2 0 3 6 13 −7 6
5   East Timor 5 1 0 4 4 10 −6 3
6   Brunei 5 0 0 5 2 17 −15 0

Source: Seagames 2015
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
















Semi-finalsGold medal match
      
13 June – Kallang, Singapore
  Myanmar2
15 June – Kallang, Singapore
  Vietnam1
  Myanmar0
13 June – Kallang, Singapore
  Thailand3
  Thailand5
  Indonesia0
Bronze medal match
15 June – Kallang, Singapore
  Vietnam5
  Indonesia0

2015 SEA Games Men's Tournament
 
Thailand
Fifteenth title
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
1   Thailand 7 7 0 0 24 1 +23 21 Gold Medal
2   Myanmar 6 4 1 1 16 11 +5 13 Silver Medal
3   Vietnam 7 5 0 2 23 6 +17 15 Bronze Medal
4   Indonesia 6 3 0 3 11 15 −4 9 Fourth place
5   Malaysia 5 3 0 2 7 7 0 9 Eliminated in
group stage
6   Singapore (H) 4 2 0 2 5 4 +1 6
7   Laos 5 2 0 3 6 13 −7 6
8   Cambodia 4 1 1 2 8 13 −5 4
9   East Timor 5 1 0 4 4 10 −6 3
10   Philippines 4 0 0 4 2 11 −9 0
11   Brunei 5 0 0 5 2 17 −15 0

Source: Final Standing
(H) Hosts

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

On 6 November 2015, Timor Leste's Technical director Orlando Marques Henriques Mendes and former international player Moisés Natalino De Jesus were sentenced to 24 months and 20 months imprisonment respectively for offences related to football match-fixing activities. A Singaporean match-fixer Rajendran R Kurusamy had agreed to pay S$15k should Timor Leste to lose their opening game against Malaysia.[3] Rajendran and Indonesian accomplice Nasiruddin pleaded guilty as well and were sentenced to 48 and 30 months’ jail respectively.[4]

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  2. ^ "Is women's football a neglected sport in Singapore?".
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ Chelvan, Vanessa Paige. "SEA Games football match-fixing: Timor Leste nationals go on trial". CNA. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.