Soccer Southeast Asian Cup 2018
| Soccer Southeast Asian Championship AFF Championship 2018 |
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|---|---|
 ASEAN Football Federation logo |
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| Number of nations | 10 (of 11 applicants) |
| Southeast Asian Champion |
 Vietnam (2nd title)
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| venue | not a host |
| Opening game | November 8, 2018 |
| Endgame | December 11, 2018 (first leg) December 15, 2018 (second leg) |
| Games | 26th |
| Gates | 80 (⌀: 3.08 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Adisak Kraisorn (8 goals)
|
| Best player |
Nguyễn Quang Hải
|
The football Southeast Asian Championship 2018 (officially AFF Championship 2018 , also called AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 for sponsorship reasons ) was the twelfth edition of the tournament and took place from November 8th to December 15th, 2018.
Ten teams from the Southeast Asian region played for the title of Southeast Asian Champion . The defending champion was the team from Thailand .
Venue and mode
For the first time there was no host, instead the games were played in home and away games in the country of the respective home team. This was mainly due to the lack of spectators when the event was held in a single nation. An exception was East Timor , which could not provide a competitive stadium.
Initially, East Timor and Brunei played for tenth place, whereas the remaining nine participants were already pre-qualified. The overall table of the Southeast Asian Championship 2016 was decisive for this . Australia , a member of the organizing AFC since 2012 , did not take part in the competition.
The ten participants were divided into two groups of five teams each. The group winner and the runner-up reached the semi-finals, the winners of the semi-finals played the final. The semi-finals and the final were played in home and away games . A game for third place did not take place.
Each team was allowed to use up to fifty players in preparation, but had to announce a squad of 23 players before the start of the tournament.
qualification
The first leg took place on September 1, the second leg on September 8, 2018.
| total | First leg | Return leg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
East Timor 
|
3: 2 |
 Brunei
|
3: 1 (2: 0) | 0: 1 (0: 0) |
Finals
Attendees
| team | previous participations | best result |
|---|---|---|
 Indonesia
|
11 | Runner-up (5 ×) |
 Cambodia
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6th | Group stage |
 Laos
|
10 | Group stage |
 Malaysia
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11 | Champion 2010 |
 Myanmar
|
11 | Semifinals |
 Philippines
|
10 | Semifinals |
 Singapore
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11 | Master 1998 , 2004 , 2007 , 2012 |
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Thailand
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11 | Master 1996 , 2000 , 2002 , 2014 , 2016 |
|
East Timor
|
1 | Group stage |
|
Vietnam
|
11 | Champion 2008 |
draw
The draw took place on May 2, 2018 in Jakarta , Indonesia . The following groups were drawn:
Group A
The games took place in the Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium (Cambodia), the New National Stadium of Laos , the Bukit Jalil National Stadium (Malaysia), the Mandalarthiri Stadium and Thuwanna Stadium (Myanmar) as well as the Mỹ Đình National Stadium and the San Hanoi Stadium (Vietnam) instead of.
| Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Vietnam
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4th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8-0 | +8 | 10 |
| 2. |
Malaysia
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4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7: 3 | +4 | 9 |
| 3. |
Myanmar
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4th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7: 5 | +2 | 7th |
| 4th |
Cambodia
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4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4: 9 | −5 | 3 |
| 5. |
Laos
|
4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 3:12 | −9 | 0 |
| November 8, 2018 | |||
| Cambodia | - | Malaysia | 0: 1 (0: 1) |
| Laos | - | Vietnam | 0: 3 (0: 2) |
| November 12, 2018 | |||
| Malaysia | - | Laos | 3: 1 (1: 1) |
| Myanmar | - | Cambodia | 4: 1 (0: 1) |
| 16th November 2018 | |||
| Laos | - | Myanmar | 1: 3 (1: 0) |
| Vietnam | - | Malaysia | 2: 0 (1: 0) |
| 20th November 2018 | |||
| Myanmar | - | Vietnam | 0-0 |
| Cambodia | - | Laos | 3: 1 (2: 0) |
| November 24, 2018 | |||
| Vietnam | - | Cambodia | 3: 0 (2: 0) |
| Malaysia | - | Myanmar | 3: 0 (2: 0) |
Group B
The games took place in the Singapore National Stadium , the Rajamangala National Stadium (Thailand and East Timor), the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium (Indonesia), the Panaad Stadium (Philippines) and the Kuala Lumpur Stadium (East Timor).
| Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Thailand
|
4th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15: 3 | +12 | 10 |
| 2. |
Philippines
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4th | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5: 3 | +2 | 8th |
| 3. |
Singapore
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4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7: 5 | +2 | 6th |
| 4th |
Indonesia
|
4th | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5: 6 | −1 | 4th |
| 5. |
East Timor
|
4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 4:19 | −15 | 0 |
| November 9, 2018 | |||
| Singapore | - | Indonesia | 1: 0 (1: 0) |
| East Timor | - | Thailand | 0: 7 (0: 4) |
| November 13, 2018 | |||
| Indonesia | - | East Timor | 3: 1 (0: 0) |
| Philippines | - | Singapore | 1: 0 (0: 1) |
| 17th November 2018 | |||
| East Timor | - | Philippines | 2: 3 (0: 2) |
| Thailand | - | Indonesia | 4: 2 (2: 1) |
| November 21, 2018 | |||
| Philippines | - | Thailand | 1: 1 |
| Singapore | - | East Timor | 6: 1 (4: 1) |
| November 25, 2018 | |||
| Thailand | - | Singapore | 3: 0 (2: 0) |
| Indonesia | - | Philippines | 0-0 |
Semifinals
The first legs took place on December 1 and 2, 2018 in Kuala Lumpur and Bacolod City , the second legs on December 5 and 6, 2018 in Bangkok and Hanoi .
| total | First leg | Return leg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Malaysia
|
( a ) 2: 2 |
Thailand
|
0-0 | 2: 2 (1: 1) |
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Philippines
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2: 4 |
Vietnam
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1: 2 (1: 1) | 1: 2 (0: 0) |
final
The first leg took place on December 11, 2018 in Kuala Lumpur , the second leg on December 15, 2018 in Hanoi .
| total | First leg | Return leg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Malaysia
|
2: 3 |
Vietnam
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2: 2 (1: 2) | 0: 1 (0: 1) |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ AFF proposes Suzuki Cup format changes , footballchannel.asia, accessed on December 6, 2018 (English)
- ↑ Rules , aseanfootball.org, accessed December 6, 2018 (English) PDF
- ↑ Official Draw to Raise Curtain on AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 , affsuzukicup.com, accessed on December 6, 2018 (English)