2018 AFF Championship knockout stage
The knockout stage of the 2018 AFF Championship was the second and final stage of the 2018 AFF Championship, following the group stage. It was played from 1 to 15 December with the top two teams from each group (two in total) advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule, extra time, and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.
Vietnam won the finals 3–2 on aggregate against Malaysia for their second titles.
Qualified teams[]
The top two placed teams from each of the two groups advanced to the knockout stage. In Group A, Vietnam secured the group top spots with 10 points after defeating Cambodia by 3–0 in their last match while Malaysia became the group runners-up with 9 points after beating Myanmar with similar scores of 3–0.[1][2] Meanwhile in Group B, Thailand secured the group top spots with 10 points after defeating Singapore by 3–0 in their last match while Philippines became the group runners-up with 8 points after drawing 0–0 against Indonesia.[3][4]
Group | Winners | Runners-up |
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A | ![]() |
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B | ![]() |
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Schedule[]
The schedule of each round was as follows.
Round | First leg | Second leg |
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Semi-finals | 1–2 December 2018 | 5–6 December 2018 |
Final | 11 December 2018 | 15 December 2018 |
Bracket[]
Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||
A2 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
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B1 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
A2 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
A1 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
B2 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
A1 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 4 |
Scores after extra time are indicated by (a.e.t.), and penalty shoot-out are indicated by (pen.).
Semi-finals[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Malaysia ![]() |
2–2 | ![]() |
0–0 | 2–2 |
Philippines ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() |
1–2 | 1–2 |
First leg[]
Malaysia vs Thailand[]
Malaysia ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report (AFFSZ) Report (AFF) |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[7]
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Statistics | Malaysia | Thailand |
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Goals scored | 0 | 0 |
Total shots | 23 | 6 |
Shots on target | 2 | 0 |
Ball possession | 63% | 37% |
Corner kicks | 6 | 3 |
Fouls committed | 13 | 10 |
Offsides | 0 | 2 |
Yellow cards | 2 | 1 |
Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Philippines vs Vietnam[]
Philippines ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Reichelt ![]() |
Report (AFFSZ) Report (AFF) |
Nguyễn Anh Đức ![]() Phan Văn Đức ![]() |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[11]
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Statistics | Philippines | Vietnam |
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Goals scored | 1 | 2 |
Total shots | 9 | 12 |
Shots on target | 4 | 7 |
Ball possession | 54% | 46% |
Corner kicks | 1 | 1 |
Fouls committed | 15 | 12 |
Offsides | 2 | 0 |
Yellow cards | 3 | 1 |
Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Second leg[]
Thailand vs Malaysia[]
Thailand ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Irfan ![]() Pansa ![]() |
Report (AFFSZ) Report (AFF) |
Syahmi ![]() Norshahrul ![]() |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[15]
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Statistics | Thailand | Malaysia |
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Goals scored | 2 | 2 |
Total shots | 12 | 7 |
Shots on target | 3 | 3 |
Ball possession | 52% | 48% |
Corner kicks | 2 | 2 |
Fouls committed | 21 | 19 |
Offsides | 1 | 0 |
Yellow cards | 5 | 1 |
Red cards | 0 | 1 |
Vietnam vs Philippines[]
Vietnam ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Nguyễn Quang Hải ![]() Nguyễn Công Phượng ![]() |
Report (AFFSZ) Report (AFF) |
J. Younghusband ![]() |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[19]
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Statistics | Vietnam | Philippines |
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Goals scored | 2 | 1 |
Total shots | 14 | 5 |
Shots on target | 6 | 1 |
Ball possession | 45% | 55% |
Corner kicks | 2 | 3 |
Fouls committed | 17 | 16 |
Offsides | 3 | 2 |
Yellow cards | 2 | 2 |
Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Finals[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Malaysia ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
2–2 | 0–1 |
First leg[]
Malaysia vs Vietnam[]
Malaysia ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Shahrul ![]() Safawi ![]() |
Report (AFFSZ) Report (AFF) |
Nguyễn Huy Hùng ![]() Phạm Đức Huy ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Malaysia
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Vietnam
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[23]
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Statistics | Malaysia | Vietnam |
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Goals scored | 2 | 2 |
Total shots | 8 | 15 |
Shots on target | 4 | 4 |
Ball possession | 58% | 42% |
Corner kicks | 4 | 3 |
Fouls committed | 20 | 15 |
Offsides | 0 | 2 |
Yellow cards | 5 | 3 |
Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Second leg[]
Vietnam vs Malaysia[]
Vietnam ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Nguyễn Anh Đức ![]() |
Report (AFFSZ) Report (AFF) |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[27]
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Statistics | Vietnam | Malaysia |
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Goals scored | 1 | 0 |
Total shots | 10 | 13 |
Shots on target | 3 | 5 |
Ball possession | 42% | 58% |
Corner kicks | 1 | 8 |
Fouls committed | 12 | 19 |
Offsides | 2 | 0 |
Yellow cards | 6 | 5 |
Red cards | 0 | 1 |
References[]
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External links[]
- AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 – Official website
- 2018 AFF Championship