The football tournament at the 1979 SEA Games was held from 22 September to 30 September in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Teams
Venues Jakarta Gelora Senayan Main Stadium Capacity: 110,000
Tournament The competition was played in a round robin format with the five participating teams. The first and second placed teams would then play off for the gold medal.
Second place play-off As Indonesia and Thailand were level on points and goals, a play-off for second place (and the right to face Malaysia in the gold medal match) was required.
Gold medal match
Winners
Final ranking
Medal winners Gold Silver Bronze GK Arumugam Rengasamy GK Hamid Ramli DF Soh Chin Aun DF Santokh Singh DF Jamal Nasir DF Wan Jamak Wan Hassan DF Govindasamy Torayraju DF Hanis Davendran MF Abdullah Ali MF Yahya Jusoh MF Shukor Salleh MF Mohammed Bakar MF Khalid Ali MF Bakri Ibni MF Hassan Yahya FW Hassan Sani FW James Wong FW Abdah Alif FW Mokhtar Dahari FW Isa Bakar GK Endang Haryanto GK Purwono DF Simson Rumahpasal DF Berti Tutuarima DF Wayan Diana DF Ronny Pattinasarany DF Ishak Liza DF Rae Bawa MF Tinus Heipon MF Wahyu Hidayat MF Rudy William Keltjes MF Rully Nere MF Iswadi Idris MF Ghusnul Yakin FW Effendi Marico FW Risdianto FW Dede Sulaeman FW Djoko Malis GK Charchai Kanari GK Nawee Sookying DF Pitak Silprasit DF Manas Ratanatisoi DF Prapan Premsri DF Wisoot Wichaya DF Pakasit Suwananond DF Juta Tingsabadh DF Chamroen Kamnil MF Jesdaporn Naphatalung MF Amnart Chalermchaowarit MF Niwat Srisawat MF Boonlert Eowacharoen MF Sittiporn Pongsri MF Vorawan Chitavanich FW Somchai Chuayboonchum FW Daoyod Dara FW Cherdsak Chaiyabutr
References Southeast Asian Games 1979 at RSSSF SEA Games 1979 at AFF official website