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2001 SEA Games The 2001 Southeast Asian Games (), officially known as the 21st Southeast Asian Games, were a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This was the fifth time that Malaysia plays as SEA Games hosts, the country previous ...

was held in

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. It included a men's tournament, and was also the fourth Southeast Asian Games to include a women's tournament, but the first permanently. The men's competition was held from 1 to 15 September 2001, while the women's tournament was held from 4 to 14 September 2001. The men's tournament was the first of the Southeast Asian Games to have an age limit, and has been played by U-23 (under 23 years old) national teams since then, while the women's tournament has no age limit. All matches were held in

Venues

Medal winners

Men's tournament

Participants

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Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Bronze medal match

Final match

Winners

Goalscorers

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Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli Akmal Rizal Bin Ahmad Rakhli (born 12 December 1981) is a former Malaysian professional football (soccer), footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. He is well known for his finishing ability and good technique. Apart ...

Manit Noywech Manit Noywech (, born 5 March 1980) is a Thai retired footballer. He is a former striker of Thailand national team and scored 6 goals for the national team and he is known as Rivaldo of Thailand. Honours Club Suphanburi F.C. * Provincial Leag ...

;4 goals *

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;3 goals * Elie Aiboy * Aung Tun Naing *

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;2 goals * Budi Sudarsono * Maman * Phengta Phounsamay * Nizaruddin Yusof * Yan Paing * Fadzuhasny Juraimi * Sarawut Treephan *

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;1 goal * Jasriman Johari *

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* Irwan Fadzli Idrus * Mohd Nizam Jamil *

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* Tint Naing Tun Thein *

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* Ratna Suffian *

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* Jukkpant Punpee * Narongchai Vachiraban *

Sakda Joemdee Sakda Joemdee (, ; born 7 April 1982) is a Thai retired professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Sakda has Vietnamese nationality due to his long time careers at Vietnam on 17 January 2009, under the name Đoàn Văn Sakda. ...

* Rungpoj Tawanchri * Nguyễn Minh Nghĩa *

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Final ranking

Women's tournament

Participants

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Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Winners

Goalscorers

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Lưu Ngọc Mai Luu Ngoc Mai (born 10 May 1974) is a former Vietnamese footballer. Personal life She was born on 10 May 1974, in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City today). She is the youngest child in a family of 13 siblings. She belongs to the first generation of Ho Chi ...

;3 goals * Mar Lin Win * Ngamsom Chaiyawut * Bùi Thị Hiền Lương ;2 goals * Hla Hla Than * Nuenggrutai Srathongvian *

Nguyễn Thị Mai Lan Nguyễn (阮) (sometimes abbreviated as Ng̃) is the most common surname of the Vietnamese people. Outside of Vietnam, the surname is commonly rendered without diacritics as ''Nguyen''. By some estimates 30 to 39 percent of Vietnamese peopl ...

;1 goal * Yakomina Swabra * Rozana Roslan * Widiya Habibah * Aye Nandar Hlaing * Moe Moe War * Mar Lar Win * My Nilar Htwe * Nu Nu Khaine Win * Zin Mar Win * Penrapai Promphuy * Pranee Saipin * Prapa Buathong * Sirinard Paturat *

Đoàn Thị Kim Chi Đoàn Thị Kim Chi (born 29 April 1979) is a Vietnamese football manager and former footballer who is the currently assistant coach for Vietnam national team and the head coach of Hồ Chí Minh City I. Career She has won 4 gold medals in S ...

Nguyễn Thị Hà Nguyễn (阮) (sometimes abbreviated as Ng̃) is the most common surname of the Vietnamese people. Outside of Vietnam, the surname is commonly rendered without diacritics as ''Nguyen''. By some estimates 30 to 39 percent of Vietnamese peopl ...

* Nguyễn Thị Thuý Nga ;Own goal * Gan Hwee Fern (For Vietnam)

Final ranking

Notes

References

Events at the 2001 SEA Games

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