| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Thailand | 
| Dates | 8–18 December | 
| Teams | 6 | 
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| 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 | |||
| Women's Division | |||
Men's tournament
Participants
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 4 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | 
| Indonesia  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sundramoorthy  | 
| Singapore  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| D. Tokijan  Ahmad  | 
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 | 
| Malaysia  | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zainal Abidin Hassan  Wong Hung Nung Saidin Osman Lim Teong Kim Dollah Salleh  | 
| Thailand  | 7–0 | |
|---|---|---|
Knockout stages
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| December 15 | ||||||
| 2 (6) | ||||||
| December 16 | ||||||
| 2 (5) | ||||||
| 2 | ||||||
| December 15 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 7 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| December 16 | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
Semi-finals
| Singapore  | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmad  | 
Hassan  Khan Hung Meng  | 
|
| Penalties | ||
| Sundramoorthy  Hosni Saad Pathmanathan Moin Leong Kok Fann  | 
6–5 | |
Third place match
| Malaysia  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lim Teong Kim  | 
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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | +16 | 7 | Gold Medal | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | Silver Medal | |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 | Bronze Medal | |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 1 | Fourth place | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | Eliminated in group stage  | |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 | 
(H) Hosts
Medal winners
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
|---|---|---|
| 
 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 4 | Gold Medal | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 2 | Silver Medal | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | Bronze Medal | 
(H) Hosts
| Thailand  | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
Winners
| 1985 SEA Games Women's Tournament | 
|---|
Thailand First title  | 
References
- BASOC (1985) 13th SEA Games Official Report, Thailand