Football at the 1959 SEAP Games

Football
at the 1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games
1961 →
The South Vietnam team winning gold at the 1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

The football tournament at the 1959 SEAP Games was held from 13 December to 17 December 1959 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Results

Group stage

Pos. Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Vietnam 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 4 Advance to Final
2  Thailand 3 2 0 1 8 7 +1 4
3  Malaya 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 4
4  Burma 3 0 0 3 3 10 –7 0

* It is not certain whether goal difference or goal average was used to determine the finalists. Both methods gave the same results.

Malaya 2–1 Burma
South Vietnam 4–0 Thailand

South Vietnam 3–0 Burma
Thailand 3–1 Malaya

Malaya 2–1 South Vietnam
Thailand 5–2 Burma

Final

South Vietnam 3–1 Thailand
Đỗ Thới Vinh 21'
Đỗ Quang Thách 40–45'
Lê Văn Tỉ?[1]
Hà Tam?[2] 2nd half'
Sunthan 31'

Winners

 1959 SEAP Games Men's Tournament 

South Vietnam

First title

Final ranking

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  South Vietnam 4 3 0 1 11 3 +8 6 Gold Medal
2  Thailand (H) 4 2 0 2 9 10 −1 4 Silver Medal
3  Malaya 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 4 Bronze Medal
4  Burma 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 0 Fourth place
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

Medal winners

Gold Silver Bronze
 South Vietnam  Thailand  Malaya
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's football  South Vietnam
Phạm Văn Rạng
Trần Văn Nhung
Nguyễn Văn Cụt
Lê Văn Hồ
Lâm Văn Bôn
Đỗ Thới Vinh
Trần Văn Côn
Trần Văn Đực
Lê Văn Tỉ
Nguyễn Ngọc Thanh
Phạm Văn Hiếu
Trấn Bá Tỷ
Nguyễn Văn Tư
Nguyễn Văn Còn
 Thailand
Anurat Nakorn
Chalor Satayalaksana
Kasem Narongdej
Prathet Sutabutra
Prem Srichakra
Suchata Mutugun
Suphot Phanich
Vichit Yamboonruang
Vichai Ratanakironavara
Sunthan Suriyakham
Anusit Suwananetr
Samruay Chaiyonk
Chockchai Suvaree
Dhamanoon Nakvilai
Bamphen Luttimont
Prasan Suwanasith
Sawang Changchin
Sukit Chitranukroh
Suraphol Chaichareon
Wanchai Suvaree
Visutr Neeladanuvongs
 Malaya
Sexton Lourdes
Ng Mun Keai
Cheah Cheng Kok
Tang Choong Hing
R. Anthony
M. Joseph
Abdul Ghani Minhat
P.A. Gunasegaram
Ng Boon Bee
Yusoff Bakar
Ahmad Nazari
Mok Wai Hoong
Edwin Dutton
Wong Kam Seng
Arthur Koh
Robert Choe
S. Govindaraju
Stanley Gabriel

Note: There was no bronze medal match. It is unknown if Malaya were awarded the bronze medal as they finished third in the group. A photo of the award ceremony shown three players but only Vietnamese and Thai players are identified.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Nhựt Quang (21 November 2019). "SEA Games vừa ra đời, Việt Nam 2 lần thắng Thái Lan sớm vô địch bóng đá". Báo Thanh Niên. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  2. ^ Nguyễn Đức (26 November 2013). "ĐT miền Nam Việt Nam giành HCV: Nhân chứng lịch sử và chuyện chưa bao giờ kể". Bóng đá +. Retrieved 26 December 2024.