List of SEA Games host cities
# List of SEA Games host cities

Since the SEA Games began in 1959, it has been held in 15 cities across all Southeast Asian countries except East Timor.

## Editions

| Year | Games | Host city | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southeast Asian Peninsular Games ||||||
| 1959 | 1 | Bangkok | Thailand (35) | Burma (11) | Malaya (8) |
| 1961 | 2 | Rangoon | Burma (35) | Thailand (21) | Malaya (16) |
| 1963 | 1963 | Awarded to Cambodia, cancelled due to domestic political situation | Awarded to Cambodia, cancelled due to domestic political situation | Awarded to Cambodia, cancelled due to domestic political situation | Awarded to Cambodia, cancelled due to domestic political situation |
| 1965 | 3 | Kuala Lumpur | Thailand (38) | Malaysia (33) | Singapore (18) |
| 1967 | 4 | Bangkok | Thailand (77) | Singapore (28) | Malaysia (23) |
| 1969 | 5 | Rangoon | Burma (57) | Thailand (32) | Singapore (31) |
| 1971 | 6 | Kuala Lumpur | Thailand (44) | Malaysia (41) | Singapore (32) |
| 1973 | 7 | Singapore | Thailand (47) | Singapore (45) | Malaysia (30) |
| 1975 | 8 | Bangkok | Thailand (80) | Singapore (38) | Burma (28) |
| Southeast Asian $Games^1$ ||||||
| 1977 | 9 | Kuala Lumpur | Indonesia (62) | Thailand (37) | Philippines (31) |
| 1979 | 10 | Jakarta | Indonesia (92) | Thailand (50) | Burma (26) |
| 1981 | 11 | Manila | Indonesia (85) | Thailand (62) | Philippines (55) |
| 1983 | 12 | Singapore | Indonesia (64) | Philippines (49) | Thailand (49) |
| 1985 | 13 | Bangkok | Thailand (92) | Indonesia (62) | Philippines (43) |
| 1987 | 14 | Jakarta | Indonesia (183) | Thailand (63) | Philippines (59) |
| 1989 | 15 | Kuala Lumpur | Indonesia (102) | Malaysia (67) | Thailand (62) |
| 1991 | 16 | Manila | Indonesia (92) | Philippines (90) | Thailand (72) |
| 1993 | 17 | Singapore | Indonesia (88) | Thailand (63) | Philippines (57) |
| 1995 | 18 | Chiang $Mai^2$ | Thailand (157) | Indonesia (77) | Philippines (33) |
| 1997 | 19 | Jakarta | Indonesia (194) | Thailand (83) | Malaysia (55) |
| 1999 | 20 | Bandar Seri Begawan | Thailand (65) | Malaysia (57) | Indonesia (44) |
| 2001 | 21 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia (111) | Thailand (103) | Indonesia (72) |
| 2003 | 22 | Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh $City^3$ | Vietnam (158) | Thailand (90) | Indonesia (55) |
| 2005 | 23 | $Manila^4$ | Philippines (113) | Thailand (87) | Vietnam (71) |
| 2007 | 24 | Nakhon Ratchasima | Thailand (183) | Malaysia (68) | Vietnam (64) |
| 2009 | 25 | Vientiane | Thailand (86) | Vietnam (83) | Indonesia (43) |
| 2011 | 26 | Palembang and $Jakarta^5$ | Indonesia (182) | Thailand (109) | Vietnam (96) |
| 2013 | 27 | Naypyidaw | Thailand (108) | Myanmar (84) | Vietnam (74) |
| 2015 | 28 | Singapore | Thailand (95) | Singapore (84) | Vietnam (73) |
| 2017 | 29 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia (144) | Thailand (71) | Vietnam (59) |
| 2019 | 30 | $Philippines^6$ | Philippines (149) | Vietnam (98) | Thailand (92) |
| 2021 | 31 | $Vietnam^7$ | Vietnam (205) | Thailand (92) | Indonesia (69) |
| 2023 | 32 | $Cambodia^7$ | Vietnam (136) | Thailand (108) | Indonesia (87) |
| 2025 | 33 | Bangkok, Chonburi and Songkhla | | | |
| 2027 | 34 | Malaysia | | | |
| 2029 | 35 | Singapore | | | |
| 2031 | 36 | Laos | | | |
| 2033 | 37 | Philippines | | | |

* $^1$ – 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 and 2023 edition.

## Hosting tally

Hosting tallies from SEA Peninsular Games 1959–1975 :

| Country | Event hosted | Year hosted |
| - | - | - |
| Thailand | 3 | 1959, 1967, 1975 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1965, 1971 |
| Burma | 2 | 1961, 1969 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1973 |
| Cambodia | – | $1963^1$ |
| Laos | – | – |

Hosting tallies from SEA Games 1977–present :

| 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.
