| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Singapore |
| Dates | 1–8 September |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Burma (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  South Vietnam |
| Third place |  Malaysia |
| Fourth place |  Singapore |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 22 (2.2 per match) |
The football tournament at the 1973 SEAP Games was held from 1 September to 8 September 1973 in Singapore.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Thailand | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burma | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 4 |
| South Vietnam | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 2 |
 Laos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 |
| Burma | 8–0 | Laos |
|---|---|---|
Maung Ye Nyunt  20'Than Soe 29', 81'Win Maung 39', 43'Maung Khin Lay 80', 85'Mya Kyaing 87' |
| Burma | 3–2 | South Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Win Maung 9' Mya Kyaing 15'Maung Ye Nyunt 57' | Nguyen Van Mong 24' (pen.) Cu Sinh 45' |
| Burma | 3–2 | South Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Mya Kyaing 39', 51', 56' | Tran Van Xinh 16' Nguyen Van Mong 84' (pen.) |
| 1973 SEAP Games Men's Tournament |
|---|
 Burma Fifth title |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burma | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 8 | Gold Medal |
| 2 | South Vietnam | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 3 | Silver Medal |
| 3 | Malaysia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | Singapore (H) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Thailand | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | Laos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 |
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The following lists events that happened during 1973 in Singapore.
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The Toa Payoh Public Library, formerly Toa Payoh Community Library and Toa Payoh Branch Library, is an established library located in the Toa Payoh Town Centre, Singapore, opened on 7 February 1974. It consists of three floors and has a large floor area of approximately 4125 m2. The building which the library currently based in once housed the Southeast Asian Peninsular Games Secretariat for the 1973 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games in Singapore. The library is also within walking distance of HDB Hub, Toa Payoh Bus Interchange and Toa Payoh MRT station.
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Results of India national football team from 1970–1979.
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