The

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tournament at the

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was held from 20 November to 4 December. The men's tournament is played at under-23 level, while the women's tournament has no age limit.

Venues

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;Women's tournament *

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Teams

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;Women's tournament * * * * *

Squads

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Men's tournament

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Winners

Final ranking

Match-fixing controversy

Two players from the Vietnamese team, striker Pham Van Quyen and midfielder Le Quoc Vuong, were arrested in

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for "indulging in betting on games and organising betting" (

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). The scandal apparently took place in a match with Vietnam placed against

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, with Vietnam winning 1–0. However, the results are disputed after allegations rose on state television state that some Vietnamese players appeared to slow down their play. It's also been alleged that Van Quyen received 23 million đồng from two women in

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on the way to Hanoi from

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for the match-fix. Meanwhile, the Philippine government praised Vietnamese officials for the crackdown on football corruption and the arrest of the two players. Philippine Olympic Committee chairman Robert Aventajado said that the arrests were made to protect the sport and that Vietnam is working to stem further damage that the scandal has caused to it. Two more players, midfielder Huynh Quoc Anh and defender Le Bat Hieu, were arrested on the same charges over the same scandal. It is believed that these players also received twenty million đồng from local bookmakers to make sure that Vietnam won't win by more than one goal. The same accusation is also believed to be applied to the 23 million đồng payout to Van Quyen.Medal-fixing allegations tarnish South East Asian Games
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Women's tournament

Group stage

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Finals

Winners

Final ranking

Medal winners

References

*Roman, Todd
"Southeast Asian Games 2005"
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