Football at the 2023 SEA Games – Men's tournament
The men's football tournament at the 2023 SEA Games was held in Cambodia. Ten Southeast Asian nations entered the men's tournament. The tournament was limited to players exclusively under-22 years of age (born on or after 1 January 2001). Vietnam were the two-time defending champions, but were eliminated in the semi-finals by Indonesia. The Indonesian went on to win their first title after 32 years, and their third title in history by defeating Thailand 5–2 in the final. Competition schedule The following is the competition schedule for the football competitions: Venues Three venues were used during the tournament. Olympic Stadium hosted Group A, the Semi-finals, Bronze medal match and the Gold medal Match. Participating nations Draw The draw for the tournament was held on 5 April 2023 at the Morodok Techo National Stadium. 10 teams were seeded into five pots based on their performance in the 2021 edition. The hosts were allocated in Pot 1. Squads The men's tournament was an under-22 international tournament, with no overage players allowed. Group stage All times are Cambodia Standard Time (UTC+7). Group A Group B Knockout stage Semi-finals Bronze medal match Gold medal match Goalscorers Final ranking Controversy Chaos ensued in the match