| 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.
| 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 |
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 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.
| South Vietnam | 3–0 | Burma |
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| Malaya | 2–1 | South Vietnam |
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| South Vietnam | 3–1 | Thailand |
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Đỗ Thới Vinh  21'Đỗ Quang Thách 40–45'Lê Văn Tỉ 2nd half' | Report | Sathan 31' |
| 1959 SEAP Games Men's Tournament |
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 South Vietnam First title |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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| 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 |
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| South Vietnam | Thailand | Malaya |
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. [1]
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