| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Singapore |
| Dates | 28 May – 6 June |
| Teams | 7 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Thailand (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Singapore |
| Third place |  Malaysia |
| Fourth place |  Brunei |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 39 (3 per match) |
The football tournament at the 1983 Southeast Asian Games was held from 28 May to 6 June 1983 in Singapore.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 4 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
 Philippines | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 |
| Singapore | 2–1 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
Fandi Ahmad  7'V. Sundramoorthy 47' | Chen Wooi Haw 20' |
| Singapore | 5–0 | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| Fandi Ahmad 2' Salim Moin 32', 52', 64', 76' |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 4 |
| Brunei | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
 Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 |
 Burma | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
| Thailand | 5–0 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Somprasong 5' Chuayboonchum 30'Pue-on 44', 90'Hongkajohn 87' |
| Thailand | 2–1 | Brunei |
|---|---|---|
| Pue-on 50', 74' | Majidi Ghani 32' |
| Indonesia | 1–1 | Brunei |
|---|---|---|
| Riono Asnan 77' | Arifin 61' |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 4 June | ||||||
| Singapore | 4 | |||||
| 6 June | ||||||
| Brunei | 0 | |||||
| Singapore | 1 | |||||
| 4 June | ||||||
| Thailand | 2 | |||||
| Thailand (pen.) | 1 (4) | |||||
| Malaysia | 1 (1) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 5 June | ||||||
| Malaysia | 5 | |||||
| Brunei | 0 | |||||
| Singapore | 4–0 | Brunei |
|---|---|---|
| Fandi Ahmad 8', 35' Amin Sariman 23'Salim Moin 82' |
| Malaysia | 5–0 | Brunei |
|---|---|---|
| Abidin Hassan 42', ?' B. Sathianathan 78'Santokh Singh 85'A. Rukumaran 89' |
| Singapore | 1–2 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Au Yeong Pak Kuan 79' (pen.) | Pue-on 10' Hongkajohn 38' |
| 1983 SEA Games Men's Tournament |
|---|
 Thailand Fourth title |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 | Gold Medal |
| 2 | Singapore (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 6 | Silver Medal |
| 3 | Malaysia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 4 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | Brunei | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | Burma | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
| 7 | Philippines | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 |
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
| Thailand | Singapore [1] | Malaysia |
GK Narasak Boonkleang | GK Patrick Wee | GK R. Arumugam |
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