The men's football tournament at the 2025 SEA Games will be held from 3 to 18 December 2025. It will be the 33rd edition of the men's SEA Games football tournament. Teams participating in the men's competition were restricted to under-22 players (born on or after 1 January 2003).
Each team had to submit a squad of eighteen players, two of whom had to be goalkeepers, with at least fifteen born on or after 1 January 2003, and three who could be older dispensation players. Additionally, each team could also have a list of four alternate players, who could replace any player in the squad in case of injury during the tournament.[citation needed]
Draw
The draw for the groups were held on 19 October 2025, 13:00 ICT (UTC+7).[6] The ten teams were drawn into three groups of four-five teams each. The hosts Thailand were automatically seeded into Pot 1 and placed into the first position of Group A, while the remaining teams were seeded into their respective pots, based on their previous performance.
Originally, Timor Leste was not included among the confirmed entrant teams. Timor Leste alleged that they have been omitted but later apologized and was granted entry regardless.[7]
Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
Goal difference in all group matches;
Goals scored in all group matches;
Penalty shoot-out if only two teams had the same number of points, and they met in the last round of the group and were tied after applying all criteria above (not used if more than two teams had the same number of points, or if their rankings were not relevant for qualification for the next stage);
Disciplinary points
Yellow card: −1 point;
Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
Source: SEA Games Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins; 5) Lower disciplinary points total; 6) Drawing of lots.
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end 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.
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