Football, especially Men’s will be the most-watched sport at the SEA Games 33 Thailand, with big names from U-22 teams fighting for the Gold medals.
SEA Games 33 Football: Men’s football Full Schedule & Groups with the three best teams of the U22 Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia set to clash in the knock-out stages.
The men’s football tournament at SEA Games 33 has locked in a compact, fan-friendly schedule: nine group matches across three pools, followed by two semi-finals, a bronze-medal play-off and the final.
The draw looks balanced on paper. Group A features hosts Thailand alongside Timor-Leste and Singapore; Group B brings together U22 Vietnam, Malaysia and Laos; Group C lines up Indonesia, Myanmar and the Philippines.
Full match schedule
Group stage
- 03/12/2025 – 16:00 | U22 Laos 1–2 U22 Vietnam | Group B
- 03/12/2025 – 19:00 | U22 East Timor 1–6 U22 Thailand | Group A
- 05/12/2025 – 18:00 | U22 Myanmar vs U22 Philippines | Group C
- 06/12/2025 – 16:00 | U22 Malaysia vs U22 Laos | Group B
- 06/12/2025 – 19:00 | U22 Singapore vs U22 East Timor | Group A
- 08/12/2025 – 18:00 | U22 Philippines vs U22 Indonesia | Group C
- 11/12/2025 – 16:00 | U22 Vietnam vs U22 Malaysia | Group B
- 11/12/2025 – 19:00 | U22 Thailand vs U22 Singapore | Group A
- 12/12/2025 – 18:00 | U22 Indonesia vs U22 Myanmar | Group C
Semi-finals (15/12/2025)
- 15:30 | Semi-final 1
- 20:00 | Semi-final 2
Bronze medal match (18/12/2025)
- 15:30 | Loser SF1 vs Loser SF2
Final (18/12/2025)
- 19:30 | Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2
How the knockouts work
After the group stage, the three group winners plus the best second-placed side advance to the semi-finals on 15 December. The tournament concludes with the bronze match and final on 18 December.
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Title picture: the usual heavyweights—and a reinvigorated Vietnam
U22 Indonesia arrive as defending champions and will expect to be in the medal conversation again. Hosts Thailand’s 6–1 opening win over Timor-Leste underscored their threat, while U22 Vietnam started with a pragmatic 2–1 comeback victory over Laos—less spectacular than Thailand’s statement, but telling in a tournament where control and clutch moments often matter more than scorelines.
Most regional observers still point to Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam as the three leading contenders for gold this year.
U22 Vietnam top the value charts: depth, star power and expectation
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According to Transfermarkt, U22 Vietnam has the most valuable squad at SEA Games 33, with an estimated value of over USD 3.3 million (≈ VND 88.7 billion), edging U22 Indonesia and hosts U22 Thailand. Two key figures headline the Red Warriors’ valuation: Nguyen Dinh Bac and captain Khuat Van Khang, each listed at USD 315,000 (≈ VND 8.2 billion). Dinh Bac has already stamped his mark with a match-winning brace against Laos, while Van Khang operates as the side’s metronome—linking lines, dictating tempo, and picking the right passes in tight corridors.
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Indonesia remain close behind (≈ VND 87.2 billion), even after the injury withdrawal of Marselino Ferdinan (USD 175,000). In Indra Sjafri’s current group, midfielder Ivar Jenner carries a valuation on par with Vietnam’s leading duo, and centre-back Muhammad Ferarri (≈ VND 7.5 billion) anchors a unit built for knockout football. Thailand, third by aggregate value (more than VND 52 billion), have trusted a youthful group with limited Thai League minutes—but they lit up Group A on opening night, buoyed by the energy of a home crowd and a ruthless attacking shape.
Notable statistics from U22 Vietnam’s squad
Teams
- U22 Vietnam — Total value: > USD 3.3m (≈ VND 88.7bn) | Highest in SEA Games 33
- U22 Indonesia — Total value: ≈ VND 87.2bn | Marselino Ferdinan withdrawn (USD 175k)
- U22 Thailand — Total value: > VND 52bn | Opened with 6–1 vs Timor-Leste
Players
- Nguyen Dinh Bac (U22 Vietnam) — USD 315k (≈ VND 8.2bn)
- Khuat Van Khang (U22 Vietnam) — USD 315k (≈ VND 8.2bn)
- Ivar Jenner (U22 Indonesia) — ≈ USD 315k
- Muhammad Ferarri (U22 Indonesia) — ≈ VND 7.5bn
- Marselino Ferdinan (U22 Indonesia) — USD 175k (withdrawn)
