The football tournament at the 1981 SEA Games was held from 6 December to 15 December 1981 in Manila, Philippines.
Tournament
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
INDONESIA: GK Poerwono RB Simson Rumahpasal CB Nasir Salassa CB Rusdin Lacanda LB Didik Darmadi CM Herry Kiswanto CM Ronny Pattinasarany CM Robby Binur CM Rully Nere FW Mettu Dwaramuri FW Stefanus Sirey Substitutes: DF Berti Tutuarima FW Risdianto
SINGAPORE: GK David Lee DF Phua Ching Loon DF T. Pathmanathan DF Norhalis Shafik DF R. Suriamurthi MF Malek Awab MF K Kannan MF S. Selvakumar MF Salim Moin CF Fandi Ahmad CF Au Yeong Pak Kuan Substitutes: MF Abdullah Noor MF Marzuki Elias
Gold medal match
THAILAND: GK Narasak Boonkleang RB Sutin Chaikitti CB T. Sitipultong CB Aumnat Chareumchavalit LB Prapen Pramsri CM Chalermwoot Sa-Ngapol CM Madard Tongtaum CM Vorawan Chitavanich FW Piyapong Pue-on FW Chirdsak Chaiyabutr FW Chalor Hongkajohn
MALAYSIA: GK R. Arumugam DF Zainal Abidin Hassan DF Subramaniam Puspanathan DF Khamal Khalid DF Wong Hung Nung MF Abd Mohd Khalid Mohd Ali MF Jamal Nasir MF S. Sujeindran MF G. Torairaju CF Mokhtar Dahari CF Yunus Alif Substitutes: MF Abdul Muin
Winners
Final ranking
Medal winners Gold Silver Bronze GK Narasak Boonkleang GK Sompong Nantapraparsil GK Sirisak Yamsang DF Thaweerat Sittipultong DF Amnart Chalermchavalit DF Prapan Premsri DF Varin Tansuphasiri DF Watana Promsakha MF Apinan Punrasiri MF Sompit Suwanaplugh MF Songwuti Khanthatat MF Wisoon Wichaya MF Chalermwoot Sa-Ngapol MF Sompong Wattana MF Vorawan Chitavanich FW Suntara Klanarong FW Chredsak Chaiyabutr FW Chalor Hongkajohn FW Piyapong Pue-on FW Madard Tongtaum Coach: Prawit Chaisam GK R. Arumugam DF Jamal Nasir DF Wong Hung Nung DF Kamal Khalid DF G. Torairaju DF Yassin Mohammad Noor DF S. Pushpanathan DF K. Gunasakarn MF Muhidin Hussin MF Rosli Hussein MF Abdul Muin bin Abdul Rahim MF Khalid Ali MF Sujeindran M. Suppiah FW Ibrahim Haji Din FW Mokhtar Dahari FW Yunus Alif FW Zainal Abidin Hassan FW Alis Syed Mohamad Coach: Karl-Heinz Weigang GK Poerwono GK A.A Raka DF Simson Rumahpasal DF Didik Darmadi DF Nassir Salassa DF Rusdin Lacanda DF Ronny Pattinasarany MF Tommy Latuperissa MF Riono Asnan MF Berti Tutuarima MF Herry Kiswanto MF Rully Nere FW Mettu Duaramuri FW Spiks Pulanda FW Stefanus Sirey FW Taufik Saleh FW Robby Binur FW Risdianto Coach: Bernd Fischer
References Garin, Erik. "South East Asian Games 1981 (Manila)". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-03-30. SEA Games 1981. AFF official website