Accordingly, the men's football event of the 33rd SEA Games has 11 participating teams, divided into 3 groups, in which groups A and B each have 3 teams, group C has 4 teams. The teams are divided into seed groups based on their achievements and hosting rights as follows: group 1 includes Thailand (host team, code A1), Indonesia and Vietnam; group 2 includes Myanmar, Malaysia, Cambodia; group 3 includes the Philippines, Laos, Singapore.
According to the draw results, Vietnam is in Group B with Malaysia and Laos. Group A is host Thailand with Cambodia and Timor Leste. Group C has 4 teams including Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines and Singapore.
The teams will compete in a round robin format, with the top three teams and the best runner-up advancing to the semi-finals. This year’s tournament continues to use the U22 format (players born from January 1, 2003 onwards) and there are no spots for overage players.
As planned, the group stage will take place from December 3 to December 12; the semi-finals on December 15; the third-place match and the final on December 18.
Three stadiums have been chosen as the venues for the competition, including Rajamangala (Bangkok), Tinsulanonda (Songkhla) and 700th Anniversary of Chiangmai (Chiangmai), with Rajamangala also hosting the semi-finals, third-place match and final.
In preparation for this important tournament, in early October, U23 Vietnam was summoned and had a training trip to the UAE with two friendly matches highly appreciated for their professional quality with U23 Qatar on October 9 and October 13.
In November 2025, U23 Vietnam will participate in an international tournament in China according to the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the leaders of the two Federations in August 2025. The tournament is expected to bring together U23 China, U23 Vietnam and two other strong teams of the continent, promising to be a valuable preparation step before the key tasks at the end of the year.
Meanwhile, in women's football, there are 8 teams participating, divided into 2 groups, each group has 4 teams. The Vietnamese women's team is in the number 1 seed group with Thailand (host team, code A1) and Myanmar.
According to the draw results, Vietnam is in Group B with Myanmar, Philippines and Malaysia. Group A has hosts Thailand, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia. The competition format for women's football is similar to that of men's football with group stage matches taking place from December 4 to December 13; semi-finals on December 14; third place match and final on December 17.
The two stadiums chosen to host the women's group stage matches are Chonburi and TNSU Chonburi. Chonburi Stadium will also be the venue for the semi-finals, third-place match and final.
Source: https://bvhttdl.gov.vn/viet-nam-cung-bang-voi-malaysia-va-lao-tai-sea-games-33-20251019141443303.htm
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