1998 AFF Championship

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1998 AFF Championship
1998 Giải vô địch bóng đá Đông Nam Á
Tiger Cup 1998.png
Tournament details
Host country Vietnam
Dates26 August – 5 September
Teams8
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Singapore (1st title)
Runners-up Vietnam
Third place Indonesia
Fourth place Thailand
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored55 (3.44 per match)
Attendance222,000 (13,875 per match)
Top scorer(s)Myanmar Myo Hlaing Win
(4 goals)
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The 1998 AFF Championship, sponsored by Asia Pacific Breweries and officially known as the 1998 Tiger Cup, was the second edition of the AFF Championship and was held in Vietnam. Group A's matches were played in Ho Chi Minh City with Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, and Philippines. Group B's matches were played in Hanoi with Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and Laos.

Qualification[]

Main article: 1998 AFF Championship qualification

Four teams qualified directly to the finals.

Four teams qualified via the qualification process.

  •  Myanmar (Winner Qualification Group A)
  •  Singapore (Winner Qualification Group B)
  •  Laos (Runner-up Qualification Group A)
  •  Philippines (Runner-up Qualification Group B)

Squads[]

Main article: 1998 AFF Championship squads

Final tournament[]

Group Stage[]

Key to colours in group tables
Top two placed teams advanced to the semi-finals

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Thailand 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7
 Indonesia 3 2 0 1 11 5 +6 6
 Myanmar 3 1 1 1 8 9 −1 4
 Philippines 3 0 0 3 3 11 −8 0
Indonesia 3–0 Philippines
Widodo Goal 15'
Bima Goal 42' (pen.)
Uston Goal 65'
Attendance: 15,000
Thailand 1–1 Myanmar
Worrawoot Goal 15' Goal 65'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Nik Ahmad Hafi Yacob (Malaysia)
Thailand 3–1 Philippines
Worrawoot Goal 21'
Kritsada Goal 57'
Goal 86'		 Gonzalez Goal 30'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Chan Siu Kee (Hong Kong)
Indonesia 6–2 Myanmar
Aji Goal 15' (pen.)
Widodo Goal 30'
Goal 39' (o.g.)
Bima Goal 54'
Miro Goal 75' (pen.)
Min Thu Goal 77' (o.g.)		 Myo Hlaing Win Goal 1', 85' (pen.)
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Nguyễn Văn Mùi (Vietnam)
Myanmar 5–2 Philippines
Goal 21'
Myo Hlaing Win Goal 43', 85'
Goal 78', 80'		 Gonzalez Goal 25', 30'
Attendance: 12,000
Thailand 3–2 Indonesia
Kritsada Goal 62'
Therdsak Goal 86'
Mursyid Goal 90' (o.g.)		 Miro Goal 52'
Aji Goal 84'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China)

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Singapore 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
 Vietnam 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
 Malaysia 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
 Laos 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 1
Malaysia 0–2 Singapore
Ali Goal 17'
Khamaruddin Goal 42'
Attendance: 5,000
Vietnam 4–1 Laos
Nguyễn Hồng Sơn Goal 30'
Goal 43'
Lê Huỳnh Đức Goal 85', 90'		 Goal 55'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: (Thailand)
Malaysia 0–0 Laos
Attendance: 15,000
Vietnam 0–0 Singapore
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: (Philippines)
Singapore 4–1 Laos
Zainal Goal 3'
Khamaruddin Goal 9', 15'
Goal 58'		 Goal 30'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: (Philippines)
Vietnam 1–0 Malaysia
Nguyễn Hồng Sơn Goal 50'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: (Thailand)

Knockout stage[]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
2 September-Hanoi
 
 
 Vietnam3
 
5 September-Hanoi
 
 Thailand0
 
 Singapore1
 
3 September-Ho Chi Minh City
 
 Vietnam0
 
 Singapore2
 
 
 Indonesia1
 
Third place
 
 
5 September-Ho Chi Minh City
 
 
 Indonesia (p)3 (5)
 
 
 Thailand3 (4)

Semi-finals[]

Vietnam 3–0 Thailand
Goal 15'
Nguyễn Hồng Sơn Goal 70'
Goal 80'
Attendance: 23,000
Singapore 2–1 Indonesia
Rafi Goal 12'
Nazri Goal 30'		 Miro Goal 34'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China)

Third place play-off[]

Indonesia 3–3 Thailand
Kurniawan Goal 16'
Aji Goal 33'
Ekodono Goal 89'		 Goal 18'
Worrawoot Goal 42'
Goal 44'
Penalties
Uston Penalty scored
Bima Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Kuncoro Penalty scored
Penalty scored		 5 – 4 Penalty scored Promrut
Penalty missed
Penalty scored
Penalty scored Therdsak
Penalty scored Kritsada
Attendance: 5,000

Final[]

Vietnam 0–1 Singapore
Sasikumar Goal 70'
Attendance: 25,000

Award[]

 1998 AFF Championship 

Singapore
First title
Most Valuable Player Golden Boot
Vietnam Nguyễn Hồng Sơn Myanmar Myo Hlaing Win

Goalscorers[]

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Team statistics[]

This table will show the ranking of teams throughout the tournament.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD
Finals
1  Singapore 5 4 1 0 9 2 +7
2  Vietnam 5 3 1 1 8 2 +6
Semifinals
3  Indonesia 5 3 0 2 15 10 +5
4  Thailand 5 2 1 2 10 10 0
Eliminated in the group stage
5  Myanmar 3 1 1 1 8 9 -1
6  Malaysia 3 0 1 2 0 3 –3
7  Laos 3 0 1 2 2 8 –6
8  Philippines 3 0 0 3 3 11 –8

Controversy[]

This tournament was marred by an unsportsmanlike match between Thailand and Indonesia during the group stage.[1] Both teams were already assured of qualification for the semi-finals, but both teams also knew that the winners of the game would face hosts Vietnam in the semi-finals, while the losing team would face surprise group winners Singapore, who were perceived to be easier opposition, and would also avoid the inconvenience of moving the team's training base from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi for the semi-finals.[1][2] The first half saw little action, with both teams barely making any attempt to score. During the second half both teams managed to score, resulting in a 2–2 score after 90 minutes. During injury time, despite two Thai defenders attempting to stop him, Indonesian defender Mursyid Effendi deliberately scored an own goal, handing Thailand a 3–2 victory.[2] FIFA fined both teams $40,000 for "violating the spirit of the game", while Mursyid was banned from domestic football for one year and international football for life.[3] In the semi-finals, Thailand lost to Vietnam, and Indonesia lost to Singapore. In the final, the title was to elude the hosts, as they went down 1–0 to unfancied Singapore in one of the competition's biggest shocks to date.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Khalis Rifhan (14 November 2012). "AFF Cup 1998: Lions Roar to victory in Vietnam". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Ndaruguntur (9 December 2016). "Kenangan Pahit 18 Tahun Lalu Laga Thailand Vs Indonesia: Insiden Sepak Bola Gajah" (in Indonesian). Tribun News. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Flash Back: AFF Championship 1998 | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

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