| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Malaysia |
| Dates | 19–26 November |
| Teams | 7 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Malaysia (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Thailand |
| Third place |  Burma |
| Fourth place |  Indonesia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 49 (3.77 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Mokhtar Dahari (9 goals) |
← 1975 1979 → | |
The football tournament at the 1977 SEA Games is the first edition of the tournament as the Southeast Asian Games. It was held from 19 November to 26 November 1977 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Burma Indonesia Malaysia
Philippines
Singapore Thailand
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 |
| Malaysia
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 4 |
| Philippines
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 |
 Brunei
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 |
| Malaysia | 1–2 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
Abdah Alif  88' |
Report | Iswadi Idris 28' Hadi Ismanto 82' |
| Philippines | 4–1 | Brunei |
|---|---|---|
| Benavidez 44', 52', 68', 70' |
Report | Abdul Razak 10' |
| Malaysia | 5–0 | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| Bakri Ibni 8' Mokhtar Dahari 52', ?'Isa Bakar 56'Wan Rashid |
Report |
| Indonesia | 4–0 | Brunei |
|---|---|---|
| Iswadi Idris Andi Lala |
Report |
| Philippines | 1–1 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Veloso 90' |
Report | Andi Lala 30' |
| Malaysia | 7–0 | Brunei |
|---|---|---|
| Mokhtar Dahari 1' James Yaakub 35', 60', 57' (o.g.)Wan Rashid 59'James Wong 76'Santokh Singh 90' |
Report |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burma
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 4 |
| Thailand
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| Singapore
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
| Thailand | 2–0 | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| Cherdsak 32' Jesdapon 72' |
Report |
| Burma | 5–1 | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| Than Win 17' Maung Nyint Aung 40' Aye Maung 50' (pen.) Maung Tin Win 67' Soe Naing 86' |
Report | Kwang Hock 73' |
| Thailand | 0–3 | Burma |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Aye Maung 15' Soe Naing 35'Maung Maung Tin 74' |
| Malaysia | 9–1 | Burma |
|---|---|---|
| James Wong 2' Mokhtar Dahari 8', 29' (pen.), 39', 86', 88' Isa Bakar 56', 62' Bakri Ibni 83' |
Report | Aye Maung 42' (pen.) |
| Indonesia | 0–2[note 1] | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Report 1 Report 2 |
Referee: Othman Omar (Malaysia)
| Burma | 2–0[note 2] | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2–0 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Bakri Ibni 11' Mokhtar Dahari 68' |
Report |
| 1977 SEA Games Men's Tournament |
|---|
 Malaysia Second title |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malaysia (H)
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 3 | +21 | 8 | Gold Medal |
| 2 | Thailand
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | Silver Medal |
| 3 | Burma
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 6 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | Indonesia
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 5 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Philippines
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | Singapore
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | |
| 7 | Brunei
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 |
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
| Malaysia
|
Thailand
|
Burma
|
