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AFF Championship
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Founded | 1996 |
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Region | AFF (Southeast Asia) |
Number of teams | 10 (finals) 11 (eligible to enter qualification) |
Current champions | ![]() |
Most successful team(s) | ![]() (5 titles) |
Website | affsuzukicup.com |
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![]() AFF Suzuki Cup 2016 final match first leg between Indonesia and Thailand | |
Tournaments | |
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The ASEAN Football Federation Championship, less formally the AFF Championship, is the primary association football tournament organized by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF).
A biennial international association football competition, it is contested by the men's national teams of the AFF, determining the sub-continental champion of Southeast Asia. The competition has been held every two years since 1996 scheduled to be in the even-numbered year, except for 2007, and 2020 (which was postponed to 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic).
Founded as the Tiger Cup after Singapore-based Asia Pacific Breweries, the makers of Tiger Beer, it sponsored the competition from its inauguration in 1996 until the 2004 edition. After Asia Pacific Breweries withdrew as title sponsors, the competition was known simply 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 AFF Championship title 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. To date, Thailand and Singapore are the only teams in history to have won consecutive titles; Thailand in 2000 and 2002 and also in 2014 and 2016, and Singapore in 2004 and 2007. It is one of the most watched football tournaments in the region.
Since 2018, the championship winners would compete in the following AFF–EAFF Champions Trophy, against the winner of the EAFF E-1 Football Championship, the champions of East Asia, to determine the champions of East and Southeast Asia.
History
The first ASEAN Championship took place in 1996 with the six founding members of ASEAN Federation competing with four nations being invited that came in that region. The final saw Thailand become the first champions of ASEAN as they defeated Malaysia 1–0 in Singapore.[1] The top four nations automatically qualified through to the finals in the following edition. This meant the other six nations had to compete in qualifying for the remaining four spots. Myanmar, Singapore, Laos and Philippines all made it through to the main tournament.
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 has been title sponsor of the tournament since 2008.[2]
Format
From 2004, the knockout stage is played over two legs on a home-and-away format.
Since the 2007 edition, there was no third place match; 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.
Starting with the 2018 edition, a new format was 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 were split in two groups of five and play a round robin system, with each team playing two home and two away fixtures. A draw was made to determine where the teams play while the format of the knockout round remained unchanged.[3]
Results
Year | Host | Final | Third place playoff | Number of teams | |||||||
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Winners | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
1996 | ![]() |
![]() Thailand |
1–0 | ![]() Malaysia |
![]() Vietnam |
3–2 | ![]() Indonesia |
10 | |||
1998 | ![]() |
![]() Singapore |
1–0 | ![]() Vietnam |
![]() Indonesia |
3–3 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) |
![]() Thailand |
8 | |||
2000 | ![]() |
![]() Thailand |
4–1 | ![]() Indonesia |
![]() Malaysia |
3–0 | ![]() Vietnam |
9 | |||
2002 | ![]() ![]() |
![]() Thailand |
2–2 aet (4–2) pen |
![]() Indonesia |
![]() Vietnam |
2–1 | ![]() Malaysia |
9 | |||
Year | Group stage hosts | Final | Third place playoff or losing semi-finalists | Number of teams | |||||||
Winners | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
2004 | ![]() ![]() |
![]() Singapore |
3–1 2–1 |
![]() Indonesia |
![]() Malaysia |
2–1 | ![]() Myanmar |
10 | |||
won 5–2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
2007 | ![]() ![]() |
![]() Singapore |
2–1 1–1 |
![]() Thailand |
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8 | |||||
won 3–2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
2008 | ![]() ![]() |
![]() Vietnam |
2–1 1–1 |
![]() Thailand |
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8 | |||||
won 3–2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
2010 | ![]() ![]() |
![]() Malaysia |
3–0 1–2 |
![]() Indonesia |
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8 | |||||
won 4–2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
2012 | ![]() ![]() |
![]() Singapore |
3–1 0–1 |
![]() Thailand |
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8 | |||||
won 3–2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
2014 | ![]() ![]() |
![]() Thailand |
2–0 2–3 |
![]() Malaysia |
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8 | |||||
won 4–3 on aggregate | |||||||||||
2016 | ![]() ![]() |
![]() Thailand |
1–2 2–0 |
![]() Indonesia |
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8 | |||||
won 3–2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
Year | Final | Losing semi-finalists | Number of teams | ||||||||
Winner | Score | Runner-up | |||||||||
2018 | ![]() Vietnam |
2–2 1–0 |
![]() Malaysia |
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10 | ||||||
won 3–2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
2020 | ![]() |
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10 | ||||||||
Performances by country
Team | Champions | Runners-up | Third place / Semi-finalists | Fourth place | Total Top 4 |
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5 (1996, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016) | 3 (2007, 2008, 2012) | 1 (2018) | 1 (1998) | 10 |
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4 (1998, 2004, 2007, 2012) | – | 2 (2008, 2020) | – | 6 |
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2 (2008, 2018) | 1 (1998) | 7 (1996, 2002, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2020) | 1 (2000) | 11 |
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1 (2010) | 3 (1996, 2014, 2018) | 4 (2000, 2004, 2007, 2012) | 1 (2002) | 9 |
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– | 5 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2016) | 2 (1998, 2008) | 1 (1996) | 8 |
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– | – | 4 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2018) | – | 4 |
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– | – | 1 (2016) | 1 (2004) | 2 |
Total | 12 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 49 |
Participating nations
Team | ![]() 1996 (10) |
![]() 1998 (8) |
![]() 2000 (9) |
![]() ![]() 2002 (9) |
![]() ![]() 2004 (10) |
![]() ![]() 2007 (8) |
![]() ![]() 2008 (8) |
![]() ![]() 2010 (8) |
![]() ![]() 2012 (8) |
![]() ![]() 2014 (8) |
![]() ![]() 2016 (8) |
![]() 2018 (10) |
![]() 2020 (10) |
Total |
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Not an AFF member | × | × | × | × | 0 | ||||||||
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GS | • | × | × | × | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | × | 1 |
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GS | • | GS | GS | GS | • | GS | • | • | • | GS | GS | GS | 8 |
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4th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | GS | SF | 2nd | GS | GS | 2nd | GS | q | 13 |
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GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | • | GS | GS | 12 |
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2nd | GS | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | SF | GS | 1st | SF | 2nd | GS | 2nd | GS | 13 |
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GS | GS | GS | GS | 4th | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | SF | GS | GS | 13 |
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GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | • | SF | SF | SF | GS | SF | GS | 12 |
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GS | 1st | GS | GS | 1st | 1st | SF | GS | 1st | GS | GS | GS | SF | 13 |
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1st | 4th | 1st | 1st | GS | 2nd | 2nd | GS | 2nd | 1st | 1st | SF | q | 13 |
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Part of Indonesia | × | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | 3 | ||
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3rd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | GS | SF | 1st | SF | GS | SF | SF | 1st | SF | 13 |
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Notes
- ^ Since joining the AFF in 2013, Australia has never competed in the AFF Championship. Australia has, however, competed in the EAFF Championship in 2013.
Awards
Tournament | Most Valuable Player | Top Scorer | Goals | Fair Play |
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7 | ![]() | |
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4 | Not Awarded | |
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5 | ![]() | |
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8 | Not Awarded | |
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7 | ||
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10 | ||
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4 | ![]() | |
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5 | ![]() | |
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5 | ![]() | |
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6 | ![]() | |
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6 | ![]() | |
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8 | ![]() |
Overall top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
19 |
2 | ![]() |
17 |
3 | ![]() |
15 |
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5 | ![]() |
14 |
6 | ![]() |
13 |
7 | ![]() |
12 |
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9 | ![]() |
11 |
10 | ![]() |
10 |
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- Bold denotes players still playing international football
All-time ranking table
- As of 2021
Rank | Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Best finish |
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1 | ![]() |
13 | 76 | 48 | 17 | 11 | 163 | 89 | +74 | 161 | Champions (1996, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016) |
2 | ![]() |
13 | 71 | 37 | 19 | 15 | 145 | 74 | +71 | 130 | Champions (2008, 2018) |
3 | ![]() |
13 | 68 | 35 | 14 | 19 | 175 | 118 | +57 | 119 | Runners-up (2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2016) |
4 | ![]() |
13 | 62 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 112 | 62 | +50 | 108 | Champions (1998, 2004, 2007, 2012) |
5 | ![]() |
13 | 69 | 30 | 15 | 24 | 120 | 81 | +39 | 105 | Champions (2010) |
6 | ![]() |
13 | 46 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 58 | 101 | -43 | 52 | Semi-finalists (2004, 2016) |
7 | ![]() |
12 | 44 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 47 | 50 | –3 | 34 | Semi-finalists (2010, 2012, 2014, 2018) |
8 | ![]() |
8 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 29 | 102 | –73 | 12 | Group stage (8 times) |
9 | ![]() |
12 | 41 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 30 | 155 | –125 | 11 | Group stage (12 times) |
10 | ![]() |
1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | –14 | 3 | Group stage (1996) |
11 | ![]() |
3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 50 | –44 | 0 | Group stage (2004, 2018, 2021) |
See also
- AFF Women's Championship
- AFC Asian Cup
- CAFA Championship
- EAFF E-1 Football Championship
- SAFF Championship
- WAFF Championship
Notes
- ^ The 2020 AFF Championship was hosted in a centralized venue due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Southeast Asia. On 28 September 2021, it was announced that Singapore would host the tournament.[4]
References
- ^ "About AFF". aseanfootball.org.
- ^ "Suzuki drives Asean Football Championship to new heights". Singapore: ASEAN Football Federation. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Noronha, Anselm (28 September 2021). "Singapore to host AFF Suzuki Cup 2020: Teams, how to watch & more | Goal.com". Goal.com. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
External links
- Official website
- AFF Cup at RSSSF.com
- AFF Championship
- AFF competitions
- Recurring sporting events established in 1996
- 1996 establishments in Southeast Asia
- Biennial sporting events