The football tournament at the 2005 SEA Games 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.
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Football at the 2005 SEA Games â Men's team squads
The draw was held on 6 November 2005.
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Two players from the Vietnamese team, striker Phạm VÃÂn Quyến and midfielder Lê Quá»Âc Vðợng, were arrested in Hanoi for "indulging in betting on games and organising betting" (match-fixing). The scandal apparently took place in a match with Vietnam placed against Myanmar, with Vietnam winning 1âÂÂ0. 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 ÃÂá»Âng from two women in Ho Chi Minh City on the way to Hanoi from Manila 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 Huỳnh Quá»Âc Anh and defender Lê BáºÂt Hiếu, were arrested on the same charges over the same scandal. It is believed that these players also received twenty million ÃÂá»Âng from local bookmakers to make sure that Vietnam wouldn't win by more than one goal. The same accusation is also believed to be applied to the 23 million ÃÂá»Âng payout to Van Quyen.
Due to last-minute withdrawals from Laos, Singapore, and Malaysia, the remaining 5 countries were put into one group.