The most successful team is Thailand
in this region
SEA GAME football medal history
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
| Thiland | 8 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| Burma (Myanmar) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| Singapore | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Philippine, Brunei, Cambodia, Lao football are participant level.
Last SEA GAMES football tournament status.
| Year | Venue | Gold (1st) | Silver (2nd) | Bronze (3rd) | Myanmar (Burma) status |
| 2001 | KL | Thailand | Malaysia | Myanmar | 3rd |
| 1999 | Brunei | Thailand | Vietnam | Indonesia | Group |
| 1997 | Jakata | Thailand | Indonesia | Vietnam | Group |
| 1995 | Chiang Mai | Thailand | Vietnam | Singapore | 4th, beaten by Singapore 0:1 |
| 1993 | Singapore | Thailand | Myanmar | Singapore | 2nd, beaten by Thailand 3:4 |
| 1991 | Manila | Indonesia | Thailand | Singapore | Group |
| 1989 | KL | Malaysia | Singapore | Indonesia | Group |
| 1987 | Jakarta | Indonesia | Malaysia | Thailand | Group |
| 1985 | Bangkok | Thailand | Singapore | Malaysia | Group |
| 1983 | Singapore | Thailand | Singapore | Malaysia | Group |
| 1981 | Manila | Malaysia | Indonesia | Thailand | Group |
| 1979 | Jakarta | Malaysia | Indonesia | Thailand | Group |
| 1977 | KL | Malaysia | Thailand | Burma | 3rd, Indonesia did not play |
| 1975 | Bangkok | Thailand | Malaysia | Burma & Singapore | 3rd |
| 1973 | Singapore | Burma | Vietnam | Malaysia | 1st |
| 1971 | KL | Burma | Malaysia | Vietnam & Thailand | 1st |
| 1969 | Rangoon | Burma | Thailand | - | 1st |
| 1967 | Bangkok | Burma | Vietnam | Thailand | 1st |
| 1965 | KL | Burma & Thailand | - | Vietnam | 1st |
| 1963 | Cambodia | No Game | - | - | Due to disagreement with IAF |
| 1961 | Rangoon | Malaysia | Burma | Vietnam & Thailand | 2nd, beaten by Malaysia 0:2 |
| 1959 | Bangkok | Vietnam | Thailand | Malaysia | 4th, only four teams participated |