Thailand wins most gold medals in men’s football at SEA Games

April 11, 2023

From the 1959 Southeast Asian Peninsula Games to the 2022 SEA Games in Vietnam, the Thai men’s soccer team won the most gold medals 16 times among the 11 Southeast Asian nations, followed by Malaysia, a six-time champion.

The first Southeast Asian Peninsular Games were held in Bangkok, Thailand, with only six countries participating: hosts Myanmar, Myanmar, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam. South). The national teams of Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Myanmar are candidates who have never been absent from football, while other countries, including Cambodia, have been absent from the SEA Games due to political, natural and economic reasons.

In terms of gold medals in men’s football, Thai athletes have won the most 16 gold medals, including five silver and five bronze. Malaysia came in second with 6 gold, 6 silver and 7 bronze medals, followed by Myanmar with 5 gold medals, Vietnam with 3 gold medals and Indonesia with 2 gold medals.

Cambodia, meanwhile, has never won a medal in men’s football, but Cambodian athletes have reached the semi-finals in 2019 at the 30th SEA Games in the Philippines.

For the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia in the men’s football category, the Cambodian U22 football team welcomes Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines and East Timor. This is according to the results of the lottery on the afternoon of April 5 at the Moradok Techo National Stadium. Group B features Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Laos.