List of SEA Games host cities
As of 2023[update], the SEA Games has been held in 16 cities across all Southeast Asian countries except East Timor.
Editions
1959, 1967, 1975, 1985, 2025
1961, 1969
1965, 1971, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2017, 2027
1973, 1983, 1993, 2015
1979, 1987, 1997, 2011
1981, 1991, 2005
1995
1999
2003, 2021
2007
2009
2011
2013
2019
2023
2025
2025
2027
2027
2027
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Location of the Southeast Asian Games host
- 1 – Changed name when Brunei, the Philippines, & Indonesia were admitted.
- 2 – It was the first time that a non-capital city hosted the games.
- 3 – It was the first time that two cities co-hosted the games.
- 4 – Other locales that hosted the games are several cities within Metro Manila, Los Baños, Calamba, Cebu City, Bacolod, Angeles City, and Subic.
- 5 – Palembang is the main host for the games, Jakarta is the supporting co-host.
- 6 – There is no designated host city for marketing purposes for the 2019 edition which is also officially known as "Philippines 2019". The opening ceremony was held in Bocaue, Bulacan, while the closing was held at New Clark City in the town of Capas, Tarlac. Several other localities hosted the games including the towns and cities of the Clark Special Economic Zone (Angeles, Mabalacat, Capas), Metro Manila, the towns and cities of the Subic Freeport Zone, as well as the provinces of Batangas and La Union, and the city of Tagaytay.
- 7 – There is no designated host city for marketing purposes for the 2021, 2023 and 2025 editions.
- 8 – Apart from Kuala Lumpur, three Malaysian states – Penang, Sabah and Sarawak – have agreed to co-host the 2027 SEA Games.
Hosting tally
Country | Event hosted | Year hosted |
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Thailand | 3 | 1959, 1967, 1975 |
Malaysia | 2 | 1965, 1971 |
Burma | 2 | 1961, 1969 |
Singapore | 1 | 1973 |
Cambodia | – | |
Laos | – | – |
Country | Event hosted | Year hosted |
---|---|---|
Malaysia | 5 | 1977, 1989, 2001, 2017, 2027 |
Philippines | 5 | 1981, 1991, 2005, 2019, 2033 |
Indonesia | 4 | 1979, 1987, 1997, 2011 |
Thailand | 4 | 1985, 1995, 2007, 2025 |
Singapore | 4 | 1983, 1993, 2015, 2029 |
Vietnam | 2 | 2003, 2021 |
Laos | 2 | 2009, 2031 |
Brunei | 1 | 1999 |
Myanmar | 1 | 2013 |
Cambodia | 1 | 2023 |
Timor-Leste | – | – |
- 1 – Cambodia was to host the 1963 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, but was cancelled due to domestic political situation.
References
External links
- Official website (in English)
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- 1959 Bangkok
- 1961 Yangon
- 1963 Phnom Penh2
- 1965 Kuala Lumpur
- 1967 Bangkok
- 1969 Yangon
- 1971 Kuala Lumpur
- 1973 Singapore
- 1975 Bangkok
- 1977 Kuala Lumpur
- 1979 Jakarta
- 1981 Manila
- 1983 Singapore
- 1985 Bangkok
- 1987 Jakarta
- 1989 Kuala Lumpur
- 1991 Manila
- 1993 Singapore
- 1995 Chiang Mai
- 1997 Jakarta
- 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan
- 2001 Kuala Lumpur
- 2003 Hanoi–Ho Chi Minh City
- 2005 Manila
- 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima
- 2009 Vientiane
- 2011 Jakarta–Palembang
- 2013 Naypyidaw
- 2015 Singapore
- 2017 Kuala Lumpur
- 2019 Philippines
- 2021 Vietnam3
- 2023 Cambodia
- 2025 Thailand
- 2027 Malaysia
- 2029 Singapore
- 2031 TBA, Laos
- 2033 TBA, Philippines
1 Formerly known as Southeast Asian Peninsular Games from 1959 until 1975. 2 Cancelled due to hosting issues and due to the Vietnam War. 3 Postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.