| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Indonesia | 
| City | Jakarta | 
| Dates | 10–20 September | 
| Teams | 6 | 
| Venue(s) | Gelora Senayan Main Stadium | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Indonesia (1st title) | 
| Runners-up |  Malaysia | 
| Third place |  Thailand | 
| Fourth place | .svg.png.webp) Burma | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 | 
| Goals scored | 22 (2.2 per match) | 
The football tournament at the 1987 SEA Games was held from 10 to 20 September 1987 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Teams
Tournament
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .svg.png.webp) Burma | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
|  Malaysia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
|  Singapore | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Thailand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 
|  Indonesia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 | 
|  Brunei | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | 
| Thailand  | 3–1 |  Brunei | 
|---|---|---|
| Piyapong Pue-on  14'  23' Prateep Pankhao  55' | Jamhari Rani  33' | 
| Indonesia  | 2–0 |  Brunei | 
|---|---|---|
| Ricky Yacob  34'  73' | 
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 16 September | ||||||
|  Thailand | 0 | |||||
| 20 September | ||||||
|  Malaysia | 2 | |||||
|  Indonesia  (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||
| 17 September | ||||||
|  Malaysia | 0 | |||||
|  Indonesia | 4 | |||||
| .svg.png.webp) Burma | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 19 September | ||||||
|  Thailand | 4 | |||||
| .svg.png.webp) Burma | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Winners
| 1987 SEA Games Men's Tournament | 
|---|
|  Indonesia First title | 
Final ranking
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Indonesia (H) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | Gold Medal | 
| 2 |  Malaysia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Silver Medal | 
| 3 |  Thailand | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 | Bronze Medal | 
| 4 | .svg.png.webp) Burma | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 2 | Fourth place | 
| 5 |  Singapore | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Eliminated in group stage | 
| 6 |  Brunei | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | 
(H) Hosts
Medal winners
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
|---|---|---|
|  Indonesia |  Malaysia |  Thailand | 
| GK Ponirin Mekka  | GK Raimi Jamil  | GK Sompong Naataprapasil  | 
Notes
- ↑ Despite entering an under-19 team, FIFA still counted all their matches at this edition of the SEA Games as full internationals.
References
- Veroeveren, Piet, "Southeast Asian Games 1987". RSSSF
- SEA Games 1987 AFF official website