The knockout stage of the men's football tournament at the 2025 SEA Games were played from 15 to 18 December 2025. The group winner and the best runner-up from each group in the group stage qualify for the knockout stage.
Format In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.
Qualified teams The group winner and the best runner-up from each of the three groups qualified for the knockout stage.
Group Winners Runners-up(Best one qualify) A B C
Bracket
Semi-finals Vietnam vs Philippines
Manager: Kim Sang-sikManager: Garrath McPherson
Assistant referees: Bang Gi-yeol (South Korea) Alireza Ildrom (Iran) Fourth official: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)
Thailand vs Malaysia
Manager:Thawatchai Damrong-OngtrakulManager:Nafuzi Zain
Assistant referees: Sanjar Shayusupov (Uzbekistan) Hasan Karimov (Tajikistan) Fourth official: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)
Bronze medal match
Manager: Garreth McPhersonManager:Nafuzi Zain
Assistant referees: Hamed Talib Saif Al-Ghafri (Oman) Mohamed Jaafar Mohamed Salman (Bahrain) Fourth official: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)
Gold medal match
References
External links SEA Games Football Tournament Thailand 2025, seagames2025.org