AFF Championship
Founded | 1996 (1996) |
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Region | AFF (Southeast Asia) |
Number of teams | 10 (finals) 11 (eligible to enter qualification) |
Current champions | Vietnam (2nd title) |
Most successful team(s) | Thailand (5 titles) |
Website | affsuzukicup.com |
2018 AFF Championship |
AFF Suzuki Cup 2016 final match first leg between Indonesia and Thailand | |
Tournaments | |
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The AFF Championship (known formally as the ASEAN Football Federation Championship) is a biennial international association football competition, contested by the men's national teams of the member of ASEAN Football Federation (AFF), determining the sub-continental champion of Southeast Asia.
It was founded as the Tiger Cup after Singapore-based Asia Pacific Breweries, makers of Tiger Beer, sponsored the competition from its inauguration in 1996 until the 2004 edition. After Asia Pacific Breweries withdrew as title sponsors, the competition was known as the AFF Championship for the 2007 edition. From 2008, Japanese auto-company Suzuki bought the naming rights for the competition, and the competition has therefore been named the AFF Suzuki Cup for sponsorship reasons.
The winner of the AFF Championship qualifies for the AFF–EAFF Champions Trophy.
The 12 AFF Championship tournaments have been won by four national teams; Thailand have won five titles, Singapore has four titles, Vietnam has two titles and Malaysia with one title.
The most recent championship in 2018, was won by Vietnam, who beat Malaysia 3–2 on aggregate in the final.
Contents
1 Organisation
2 Championship results
3 Performances by country
4 Awards
4.1 Top scorers
4.2 Overall top goalscorers
4.3 Most valuable players
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
Organisation
Sports marketing, media and event management firm, Lagardère Sports has been involved in the tournament since the inaugural edition in 1996.
Between 1996 and 2006, Tiger Beer was the title sponsor. Suzuki Motors has been title sponsor of the tournament since 2008.[1]
Championship results
Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
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Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
1996 | Singapore | Thailand | 1–0 | Malaysia | Vietnam | 3–2 | Indonesia | ||
1998 | Vietnam | Singapore | 1–0 | Vietnam | Indonesia | 3–3 aet (5–4) pen | Thailand | ||
2000 | Thailand | Thailand | 4–1 | Indonesia | Malaysia | 3–0 | Vietnam | ||
2002 | Indonesia Singapore | Thailand | 2–2 aet (4–2) pen | Indonesia | Vietnam | 2–1 | Malaysia |
From 2004, the knockout stage is played over two legs on a home-and-away format.
Year | Hosts | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
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Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
2004/05 | Malaysia Vietnam | Singapore | 3–1 2–1 | Indonesia | Malaysia | 2–1 | Myanmar | ||
won 5–2 on aggregate |
Since the 2007 edition, there was no third place match. Hence, semi-finalists are listed in alphabetical order. Moreover the away goals rule was initially not applied in the earlier tournaments, but only from the 2010 edition.
Year | Hosts | Final | Semi-finalists | ||||||
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Champions | Score | Runners-up | |||||||
2007 | Singapore Thailand | Singapore | 2–1 1–1 | Thailand | Malaysia and Vietnam | ||||
won 3–2 on aggregate | |||||||||
2008 | Indonesia Thailand | Vietnam | 2–1 1–1 | Thailand | Indonesia and Singapore | ||||
won 3–2 on aggregate | |||||||||
2010 | Indonesia Vietnam | Malaysia | 3–0 1–2 | Indonesia | Philippines and Vietnam | ||||
won 4–2 on aggregate | |||||||||
2012 | Malaysia Thailand | Singapore | 3–1 0–1 | Thailand | Malaysia and Philippines | ||||
won 3–2 on aggregate | |||||||||
2014 | Singapore Vietnam | Thailand | 2–0 2–3 | Malaysia | Philippines and Vietnam | ||||
won 4–3 on aggregate | |||||||||
2016 | Myanmar Philippines | Thailand | 1–2 2–0 | Indonesia | Myanmar and Vietnam | ||||
won 3–2 on aggregate |
Starting with the 2018 edition, a new format would be applied. The nine highest ranked teams would automatically qualify with the 10th and 11th ranked teams playing in a two-legged qualifier. The 10 teams would be split in two groups of five and play a round robin system with each team playing two home and two away fixtures. A draw will be made to determine where the teams play while the format of the knockout round would remain unchanged.[2]
Year | Final | Semi-finalists | |||||
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Champions | Score | Runners-up | |||||
2018 | Vietnam | 2–2 1–0 | Malaysia | Philippines and Thailand | |||
won 3–2 on aggregate |
Performances by country
Team | 1996 | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004/05 | 2007 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | Total |
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Brunei | GS | • | × | × | × | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | 1 |
Cambodia | GS | • | GS | GS | GS | • | GS | • | • | • | GS | GS | 7 |
Indonesia | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | GS | SF | 2nd | GS | GS | 2nd | GS | 12 |
Laos | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | • | GS | 11 |
Malaysia | 2nd | GS | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | SF | GS | 1st | SF | 2nd | GS | 2nd | 12 |
Myanmar | GS | GS | GS | GS | 4th | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | SF | GS | 12 |
Philippines | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | • | SF | SF | SF | GS | SF | 11 |
Singapore | GS | 1st | GS | GS | 1st | 1st | SF | GS | 1st | GS | GS | GS | 12 |
Thailand | 1st | 4th | 1st | 1st | GS | 2nd | 2nd | GS | 2nd | 1st | 1st | SF | 12 |
Timor-Leste | × | × | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | 2 | ||
Vietnam | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | GS | SF | 1st | SF | GS | SF | SF | 1st | 12 |
- Legend
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Team | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | Semi-finalists | Total Top 4 |
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Thailand | 5 (1996, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016) | 3 (2007, 2008, 2012) | – | 1 (1998) | 1 (2018) | 10 |
Singapore | 4 (1998, 2004/05, 2007, 2012) | – | – | – | 1 (2008) | 5 |
Vietnam | 2 (2008, 2018) | 1 (1998) | 2 (1996, 2002) | 1 (2000) | 4 (2007, 2010, 2014, 2016) | 10 |
Malaysia | 1 (2010) | 3 (1996, 2014, 2018) | 2 (2000, 2004/05) | 1 (2002) | 2 (2007, 2012) | 9 |
Indonesia | – | 5 (2000, 2002, 2004/05, 2010, 2016) | 1 (1998) | 1 (1996) | 1 (2008) | 8 |
Philippines | – | – | – | – | 4 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2018) | 4 |
Myanmar | – | – | – | 1 (2004/05) | 1 (2016) | 2 |
Total | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 48 |
Awards
Top scorers
Year | Player | Goals |
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1996 | Natipong Sritong-In | 7 |
1998 | Myo Hlaing Win | 4 |
2000 | Gendut Doni Christiawan | 5 |
Worrawoot Srimaka | ||
2002 | Bambang Pamungkas | 8 |
2004/05 | Ilham Jaya Kesuma | 7 |
2007 | Noh Alam Shah | 10 |
2008 | Budi Sudarsono | 4 |
Agu Casmir | ||
Teerasil Dangda | ||
2010 | Safee Sali | 5 |
2012 | Teerasil Dangda | 5 |
2014 | Safiq Rahim | 6 |
2016 | Teerasil Dangda | 6 |
2018 | Adisak Kraisorn | 8 |
Overall top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Goals |
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1 | Noh Alam Shah | 17 |
2 | Teerasil Dangda | 15 |
Worrawoot Srimaka | ||
Lê Công Vinh | ||
5 | Lê Huỳnh Đức | 14 |
6 | Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto | 13 |
7 | Bambang Pamungkas | 12 |
Kiatisuk Senamuang | ||
9 | Agu Casmir | 11 |
10 | Khairul Amri | 10 |
Adisak Kraisorn |
Bold denotes players still playing international football.
Most valuable players
Year | Player |
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1996 | Zainal Abidin Hassan |
1998 | Nguyễn Hồng Sơn |
2000 | Kiatisuk Senamuang |
2002 | Therdsak Chaiman |
2004/05 | Lionel Lewis |
2007 | Noh Alam Shah |
2008 | Dương Hồng Sơn |
2010 | Firman Utina |
2012 | Shahril Ishak |
2014 | Chanathip Songkrasin |
2016 | Chanathip Songkrasin |
2018 | Nguyễn Quang Hải |
See also
- Football at the Southeast Asian Games
- East Asian Football Championship
- Arabian Gulf Cup
- SAFF Championship
- West Asian Football Federation Championship
References
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^ "New format confirmed for AFF Suzuki Cup". Football Channel Asia. 14 March 2016. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
External links
- Official website
AFF Cup at RSSSF.com