| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Thailand | 
| Dates | 8–18 December | 
| Teams | 6 | 
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Thailand (5th title) | 
| Runners-up |  Singapore | 
| Third place |  Malaysia | 
| Fourth place |  Indonesia | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 | 
| Goals scored | 35 (3.5 per match) | 
The football competition at the 1985 SEA Games was held at the Suphachalasai Stadium in the National Sport Complex, Bangkok, Thailand. The matches were played from 8 to 18 December.
Medal winners
| Division | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Division |  Thailand |  Singapore |  Malaysia | 
| Women's Division |  Thailand |  Singapore | .svg.png.webp) Philippines | 
Men's tournament
Participants
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Singapore | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 4 | 
|  Indonesia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | 
|  Brunei | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | 
| Indonesia  | 0–1 |  Singapore | 
|---|---|---|
| Sundramoorthy  54' | 
| Singapore  | 3–0 |  Brunei | 
|---|---|---|
| D. Tokijan  25' Ahmad  50', 75' | 
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Thailand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 3 | 
|  Malaysia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 3 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Philippines | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 | 
| Malaysia  | 6–0 | .svg.png.webp) Philippines | 
|---|---|---|
| Zainal Abidin Hassan  20'  44' Wong Hung Nung  53' Saidin Osman  62' Lim Teong Kim  84' Dollah Salleh  86' | 
| Thailand  | 7–0 | .svg.png.webp) Philippines | 
|---|---|---|
Knockout stages
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| December 15 | ||||||
|  Singapore (p) | 2 (6) | |||||
| December 16 | ||||||
|  Malaysia | 2 (5) | |||||
|  Thailand | 2 | |||||
| December 15 | ||||||
|  Singapore | 0 | |||||
|  Thailand | 7 | |||||
|  Indonesia | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| December 16 | ||||||
|  Malaysia | 1 | |||||
|  Indonesia | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Singapore  | 2–2 (a.e.t.) |  Malaysia | 
|---|---|---|
| Ahmad  57', 74' | Hassan  48' Khan Hung Meng  89' | |
| Penalties | ||
| Sundramoorthy   Hosni   Saad   Pathmanathan   Moin   Leong Kok Fann  | 6–5 |  Salleh  Nasir Yusoff  Hassan  Khan Hung Meng  Ahmad  Mahmud | 
Third place match
| Malaysia  | 1–0 |  Indonesia | 
|---|---|---|
| Lim Teong Kim  67' | 
Final
Winners
| 1985 SEA Games Men's Tournament | 
|---|
|  Thailand Fifth title | 
Final ranking
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thailand (H) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | +16 | 7 | Gold Medal | 
| 2 |  Singapore | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | Silver Medal | 
| 3 |  Malaysia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 | Bronze Medal | 
| 4 |  Indonesia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 1 | Fourth place | 
| 5 |  Brunei | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | Eliminated in group stage | 
| 6 | .svg.png.webp) Philippines | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 | 
(H) Hosts
Medal winners
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
|---|---|---|
|  Thailand |  Singapore |  Malaysia | 
| GK Narasak Boonkleang  | GK David Lee  | GK Raimi Jamil  | 
Women's tournament
Participants
Round Robin
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thailand (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 4 | Gold Medal | 
| 2 |  Singapore | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 2 | Silver Medal | 
| 3 | .svg.png.webp) Philippines | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | Bronze Medal | 
(H) Hosts
| Thailand  | 4–0 | .svg.png.webp) Philippines | 
|---|---|---|
| Singapore  | 2–0 | .svg.png.webp) Philippines | 
|---|---|---|
Winners
| 1985 SEA Games Women's Tournament | 
|---|
|  Thailand First title | 
References
- BASOC (1985) 13th SEA Games Official Report, Thailand