Football has been part of the SEA Games sport since the 1959 edition.

Since the 2017 SEA Games, the age limit for men's teams is under-22.

Thailand and Vietnam are the only two nations to have won both the men's and women's gold medals in a Southeast Asian Games football tournament.

Furthermore, they are the only two nations to win every gold medal in the women's Southeast Asian Games football tournament that was played.

After waiting for 15 minutes the referee called off the game and reported to the technical committee which awarded the bronze to Burma.