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]

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

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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

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1961 SEAP Games Men's Tournament
Malaya First title

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

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Malaya	Burma	South Vietnam  Thailand

• South East Asian Peninsula Games 1961 at RSSSF