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

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
South Vietnam	3	2	0	1	8	2	+6	4
Thailand	3	2	0	1	8	7	+1	4
Malaya	3	2	0	1	5	5	0	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.

13 December 1959

Malaya	2–1	Burma

13 December 1959

South Vietnam	4–0	Thailand

14 December 1959

South Vietnam	3–0	Burma

14 December 1959

Thailand	3–1	Malaya

15 December 1959

Malaya	2–1	South Vietnam

15 December 1959

Thailand	5–2	Burma

17 December 1959

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

1959 SEAP Games Men's Tournament
South Vietnam First title

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

Gold	Silver	Bronze
South Vietnam	Thailand	Malaya

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's football	South Vietnam Pham Van Rang Tran Van Nhung Nguyen Van Cut Le Van Ho Lam Van Bon Do Thoi Vinh Tran Van Con Tran Van Duc Le Van Ti Nguyen Ngoc Thanh Pham Van Hieu Tran Ba Ty Nguyen Van Tu Ha Tam Do Quang Thach Ly Van Ron	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.^[2]

• South East Asian Peninsula Games 1959 at RSSSF