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.

GK Narasak Boonkleang GK Navy Sukying DF Sutin Chaikitti DF Surak Chaikitti DF Thaweerak Sitthipoolthong DF Pairat Ratanathalerngsak DF Suravut Laohakanchanasiri MF Witthaya Hloagune MF Amnart Chalermchavalit MF Chalermwoot Sa-Ngapol MF Sompong Wattana MF Verapong Pengree MF Vorawan Chitavanich FW Pichai Kongsri FW Chalor Hongkajohn FW Prateep Phankaw FW Pichitphon Uthaikul FW Piyapong Pue-on Coach: GK David Lee GK Yakob Hashim DF Terry Pathmanathan DF Razali Saad DF Ishak Saad DF Marzuki Elias DF Manap Hamat DF Norhalis Shafik MF Sudiat Dali MF Malek Awab MF D. Tokijan MF Hashim Hosni MF Leong Kok Fann MF Ahmad Paijan FW Salim Moin FW V. Sundramoorthy FW Fandi Ahmad Coach: Hussein Aljuneid GK Raimi Jamil GK Ahmad Sabri Ismail DF Khan Hung Meng DF K. Gunasegaran DF Lim Teong Kim DF Razip Ismail DF Kamaruddin Ahmad DF Kamarulzaman Yusof MF Wong Hung Nung MF Ahmad Yusof MF Serbegeth Singh MF Nasir Yusof MF Salim Mahmud MF Fadzil Ismail FW Dollah Salleh FW Saidin Osman FW Ibrahim Saad FW Zainal Abidin Hassan Coach: