2007 AFF Championship

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ASEAN Football Championship 2007
2007 Kejohanan Bola Sepak ASEAN
2007 東盟足球錦標賽
2007 ஏசியான் கால்ப கோப்பை
2007 อาเซียนฟุตบอลแชมเปียนชิพ
AFF Cup 200607 logo.webp
Tournament details
Host countrySingapore
Thailand
(for group stage)
Dates12 January – 4 February
Teams8
Venue(s)4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Singapore.svg  Singapore (3rd title)
Runners-upFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored50 (2.78 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Singapore.svg Noh Alam Shah
(10 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Singapore.svg Noh Alam Shah
2004
2008

The 2007 AFF Championship (officially designated as the ASEAN Football Championship 2007) [1] was the 6th edition of the AFF Championship, the football championship of Southeast Asia. The group stage was co-hosted by Singapore and Thailand from 12 to 17 January. Knockout stage with two-leg Home-and-away format was hosted from 23 January to 4 February 2007.

Contents

It was renamed from the Tiger Cup, due to the cup's main sponsor, Tiger Beer, not continuing their title sponsorship. This was the last event held at Singapore's National Stadium before its redevelopment.

Singapore set an AFF Cup record of a 15-match unbeaten run under coach Radojko Avramović, stretching back to the 2004 AFF Championship, and 17-match unbeaten run since the 4–0 defeat at home to neighbours Malaysia in the same competition on 18 December 2002.

Hosts

Group stage was co-hosted Thailand and Singapore from 12 to 17 January 2007. The two hosts are the only two teams that have won the championship since its inception in 1996. Both nations with Malaysia and Vietnam were qualified from group stage and would host the knockout stage with Home-and-away format from 23 to 28 January 2007.

Qualification

The qualifying round for the lower ranked teams in Southeast Asia was held in Bacolod, Philippines from 12 to 20 November 2006. It was played in a single round-robin format with the top two teams advancing to the finals. This was the first time since 1998 where a qualification tournament was held.

Six teams as qualified directly to the finals.

Two teams qualified via the qualification tournament.

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the tournament.

CountryPrevious best performance
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Winners (1996, 2000, 2002)
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Winners (1998, 2004)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Runners-up (2000, 2002, 2004)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Runners-up (1996)
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar Fourth-place (2004)
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Runners-up (1998)
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos Group stage (1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Group stage (1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004)

Squads

Venues

Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok Flag of Vietnam.svg Hanoi
Supachalasai Stadium Thai Army Sports Stadium Mỹ Đình National Stadium
Capacity: 40,000Capacity: 20,000Capacity: 40,192
Suphachalasai 3116.JPG Thai Army Sports Stadium.jpg Khan dai B - San van dong Quoc gia My Dinh.jpg
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Flag of Malaysia.svg Shah Alam
National Stadium Jalan Besar Stadium Shah Alam Stadium
Capacity: 55,000Capacity: 6,000Capacity: 80,372
National stadium kallang sg z.JPG Jalan Besar Stadium.JPG Shah Alam Stadium aerial view.jpg

Final tournament

Group stage

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

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 321061+57
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 311141+34
Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg  Myanmar 30301103
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 301208−81
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg4–0Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Hairuddin Soccerball shade.svg9', 80'
Nizaruddin Soccerball shade.svg16'
Del Rosario Soccerball shade.svg69' (o.g.)
Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Abbas Daud (Singapore)
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg1–1Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg  Myanmar
Suchao Soccerball shade.svg90+4' Report Si Thu Win Soccerball shade.svg25'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Hajime Matsuo (Japan)

Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg0–0Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg  Myanmar
Report
Attendance: 28,000
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg4–0Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Sarayuth Soccerball shade.svg15', 28'
Pipat Soccerball shade.svg21'
Natthapong Soccerball shade.svg84'
Report
Attendance: 30,000

Myanmar  Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg0–0Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Abbas Daud (Singapore)
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg1–0Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Sarayuth Soccerball shade.svg48' Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Hajime Matsuo (Japan)

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 3120132+115
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 3120101+95
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 312064+25
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 3003123-220
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg3–1Flag of Laos.svg  Laos
Atep Soccerball shade.svg51', 75'
Saktiawan Soccerball shade.svg67'
Report Sounthalay Soccerball shade.svg13'
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg0–0Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Chanwalit Sananwai (Thailand)

Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg1–1Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Saktiawan Soccerball shade.svg90' Report Supardi Soccerball shade.svg35' (o.g.)
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Mohamed Shahbuddin (Brunei)
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg11–0Flag of Laos.svg  Laos
Ridhuan Soccerball shade.svg10'
Alam Shah Soccerball shade.svg11', 24', 61', 72', 76', 88', 90+2'
Shahril Soccerball shade.svg47'
Khairul Soccerball shade.svg71'
Dickson Soccerball shade.svg78'
Report
Attendance: 5,224
Referee: U Hla Tint (Myanmar)

Vietnam  Flag of Vietnam.svg9–0Flag of Laos.svg  Laos
Lê Công Vinh Soccerball shade.svg1', 28', 58'
Phan Thanh Bình Soccerball shade.svg29', 73' (pen.), 81', 84'
Nguyễn Văn Biển Soccerball shade.svg45', 90'
Report
Attendance: 1,005
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg2–2Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Alam Shah Soccerball shade.svg10' (pen.)
Sahdan Soccerball shade.svg52'
Report Ilham Soccerball shade.svg27'
Zaenal Soccerball shade.svg56'
Attendance: 13,819
Referee: Chanwalit Sananwai (Thailand)

Knockout stage

Note: Although the knockout stages were two-legged, away goals rule was not applied. If the total aggregate score of both teams after both matches remained the same, extra time would have been played, followed by a penalty shootout if necessary.

Semifinals Finals
          
A1 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 2 0 2
B2 Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 0 0 0
A1 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1 1 2
B2 Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 2 1 3
B1 Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore (a.e.t.)1 1 2 (5)
A2 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 1 1 2 (4)

Semi-finals

First Leg
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg1–1Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Hardi Soccerball shade.svg57' Report Alam Shah Soccerball shade.svg73'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Wan Daxue (China PR)
Vietnam  Flag of Vietnam.svg0–2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Report Datsakorn Soccerball shade.svg28'
Pipat Soccerball shade.svg81'
Second Leg
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg1–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Ridhuan Soccerball shade.svg74' Report Eddy Soccerball shade.svg57'
Penalties
Sahdan Soccerball shad check.svg
Alam Shah Soccerball shad check.svg
Mustafić Soccerball shad check.svg
Fazrul Soccerball shad check.svg
Shi J.Y. Soccerball shad check.svg
5–4Soccerball shad check.svg Hardi
Soccerball shad check.svg Rezal
Soccerball shad check.svg Samransak
Soccerball shad check.svg Thirumurgan
Soccerball shade cross.svg Khyril
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Cheung Yim Yau (Hong Kong)

2–2 on aggregate. Singapore won via a penalty shootout.

Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg0–0Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Report
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Suresh Srinivasan (India)

Thailand won 2–0 on aggregate.

Final

After a group stage with two pools of four, the two host nations met in a two-game final. In the first leg of the final, a controversial penalty was awarded to Singapore at the 83rd minute of the match, and the Thailand team walked off the pitch as a protest to the referee's decision. The Thailand team returned to the pitch at the 98th minute, and Singapore later won 2-1.

In the second leg of the final, Singapore had a goal controversially chalked off for being offside, but finally drew 1-1 to fellow Thailand, with Khairul Amri scoring the decisive goal in the closing stages of the match, giving Singapore their 2nd title in succession, winning with an aggregate score of 3-2 and successfully defending the title. While Thailand can point to the controversial penalty for their defeat in the first leg, they failed to defeat Singapore in the second leg in Bangkok. It could have been worse for Thailand had the match officials seen Thai midfielder Datsakorn Thonglao headbutt Singapore's Khairul Amri to vent his anger after the equaliser. [2]

First leg

Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg2–1Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Alam Shah Soccerball shade.svg17'
Mustafić Soccerball shade.svg83' (pen.)
Report Pipat Soccerball shade.svg50'
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: C. Ravichandran (Malaysia)

Second leg

Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg1–1Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Pipat Soccerball shade.svg37' Report Khairul Soccerball shade.svg81'

Singapore won 3–2 on aggregate.

Awards

 2007 AFF Championship 
Flag of Singapore.svg
Singapore

Third title
Most Valuable PlayerGolden Boot
Flag of Singapore.svg Noh Alam Shah Flag of Singapore.svg Noh Alam Shah

Goalscorers

10 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

Team statistics

This table shows all team performance.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGD
Final
1Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 7250186+12
2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 7331104+6
Semi-finals
3Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 5131103+7
4Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 513163+3
Eliminated in the group stage
5Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 312064+2
6Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg  Myanmar 3030110
7Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 301208–8
8Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 3003123–22

References

  1. "AFF Championship – ASEAN Football Championship 2007". AFF - The Official Website Of The Asean Football Federation. 25 November 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  2. Withers, Andy. "Thailand". Fox Sports.