The women’s football event will kick off on December 4 with 5 teams including Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam and Laos playing in a round robin format to choose two teams playing in the semi-final.

Vietnam has a great advantage as they face the underdogs like Malaysia at their first match. They have defeated Malaysia six times with the latest record high score of 11-0 in the 2008 Southeast Asian Football Cup. They will later play Laos and watch their two archrivals Thailand and Myanmar clashing at the final leg.