2008 AFF Championship

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2008 AFF Championship
2008 Kejuaraan Sepak Bola ASEAN
2008 อาเซียนฟุตบอลแชมเปียนชิพ
2008 AFF Suzuki Cup Logo.jpg
AFF Suzuki Cup 2008 official logo
Tournament details
Host countryIndonesia
Thailand
(for group stage)
Dates5–28 December
Teams8
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored56 (3.11 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Singapore.svg Agu Casmir
Flag of Indonesia.svg Budi Sudarsono
Flag of Thailand.svg Teerasil Dangda
(4 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Vietnam.svg Dương Hồng Sơn
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The 2008 AFF Championship was the seventh edition of the tournament. It was primarily sponsored by Suzuki and therefore officially known as the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup. [1] The group stage was held in Indonesia and Thailand from 5 to 10 December 2008. Two-legged home-and-away semi-finals and finals were held between 16 and 28 December 2008 in Singapore and Vietnam.

Contents

Singapore were the two-time defending champions, but were eliminated by Vietnam in the semi-finals. Vietnam, managed by Portuguese Henrique Calisto, won the tournament by a 3–2 victory in the two-legged final against Thailand to win their first title. In 2008, this was rank 7th of the top ten greatest football events in Asia by Goal.com. [2] [3]

Summary

The tournament would originally have been hosted by Myanmar because of the rotation system among ASEAN countries, however, they withdrew in August 2007 due to security concerns. [4] In the third AFF council meeting in Bali, Indonesia and Thailand beat three other countries to win the right to host (the other three were Malaysia, Myanmar and Vietnam). However, if both countries are unable to fulfill certain obligations set by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF), Vietnam will step in and host the tournament. The winning team will take home USD100,000, runners-up USD 50,000, and USD 15,000 for the losing semi-finalists. Nike will be an official supplier for the 2008 AFF Championship. [5]

10 days before the start of the tournament, safety issues were raised contending the safety of the teams who were due to play in Bangkok. This was because of the riots that were happening in the city which also resulted in the closure of the Suvarnabhumi Airport (see 2008 Thai political crisis for further information). Due to the political crisis, the Football Association of Thailand stated that the Group Stages in the Thai capital Bangkok would go ahead, or if the situation got worse, games would be moved to Chiang Mai in the north of the country or Phuket in the South of the country. [6] [7] [8]

As well as Thailand confirming themselves as steady hosts, Vietnam and Malaysia also stated that they would be prepared to host the tournament at short notice. [9] [10]

On 29 November, with less than one week before the start of the tournament, the group stages held in Thai sport were moved from the capital Bangkok to the southern province Phuket. [11]

Venues

Indonesia prepare Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in the capital city and Si Jalak Harupat Stadium in Bandung, while Thailand prepare Rajamangala Stadium and Suphachalasai Stadium where both of them located in Bangkok. All of the stadiums are 2007 AFC Asian Cup venues except of Si Jalak Harupat Stadium. Bung Karno Stadium will be the opening match venue, while Rajmangala Stadium will be the final match venue.

Group stage matches in Thai sport were switched from the capital Bangkok to the southern provinces Phuket at Surakul Stadium in Phuket City on 29 November due to security issues in Bangkok. [11] [12]

Flag of Indonesia.svg Jakarta Flag of Indonesia.svg Bandung Flag of Thailand.svg Phuket
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Si Jalak Harupat Stadium Surakul Stadium
Capacity: 88,083Capacity: 27,000Capacity: 15,000
BungKarno-indonoob.JPG Jalak Harupat Stadium (2).JPG ASEAN Cup 2008.JPG
Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok Flag of Vietnam.svg Hanoi Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore
Rajamangala Stadium Mỹ Đình National Stadium Singapore National Stadium
Capacity: 49,722Capacity: 40,192Capacity: 55,000
Rajamangala Stadium Panorama.jpg Khan dai B - San van dong Quoc gia My Dinh.jpg Tiger Cup 2004 finals at the National Stadium, Singapore - 20050116.jpg

Qualification

The qualification took place in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, from 17 October 2008 to 25 October 2008. The five lower-ranked teams in Southeast Asia play within a round-robin tournament format and the top two countries in the group will qualify for this 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, 2007)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Runners-up (2000, 2002, 2004)
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Runners-up (1998)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Runners-up (1996)
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar Fourth-place (2004)
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos Group stage (1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007)
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia Group stage (1996, 2000, 2002, 2004)

Squads

Referees

Confirmed referees during the tournament: [13]

Final tournament

Group stage

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 3300101+99
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 320172+56
Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg  Myanmar 310248−43
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 3003212−100
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg5–0Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia
Casmir Soccerball shade.svg44', 73'
Mustafić Soccerball shade.svg61' (pen.)
Sahdan Soccerball shade.svg71'
Alam Shah Soccerball shade.svg89'
Attendance: 18,000
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg3–0Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg  Myanmar
Budi Soccerball shade.svg24'
Firman Soccerball shade.svg28'
Bambang Soccerball shade.svg64'
Attendance: 40,000
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg3–1Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg  Myanmar
Alam Shah Soccerball shade.svg1'
Casmir Soccerball shade.svg16', 74'		 Myo Min Tun Soccerball shade.svg28'
Attendance: 21,000
Cambodia  Flag of Cambodia.svg0–4Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Budi Soccerball shade.svg15', 54', 70'
Bambang Soccerball shade.svg76'
Attendance: 30,000
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg0–2Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Baihakki Soccerball shade.svg3'
Shi Jiayi Soccerball shade.svg50'
Attendance: 50,000

Group B

  • All Matches played in Thailand.
  • All times are Indochina Time (ICT) – UTC+7
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 3300110+119
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 320174+36
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 310256−13
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 3003013−130
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg3–0Flag of Laos.svg  Laos
Safee Soccerball shade.svg68', 87'
Indra Putra Soccerball shade.svg73'
Attendance: 5,000
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg2–0Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Sutee Soccerball shade.svg34'
Suchao Soccerball shade.svg45+4'
Attendance: 20,000
Laos  Flag of Laos.svg0–6Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Ronnachai Soccerball shade.svg19'
Patiparn Soccerball shade.svg30'
Arthit Soccerball shade.svg40', 52'
Anon Soccerball shade.svg79', 89'
Attendance: 10,000
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg3–0Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Sutee Soccerball shade.svg23'
Teerasil Soccerball shade.svg46', 76'
Attendance: 15,000

Knockout stages

Note: Although the knockout stages are two-legged, away goals rule is 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.

Semi-finals Final
          
B1 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1 2 3
A2 Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 0 1 1
B1 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1 1 2
B2 Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 2 1 3
A1 Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 0 0 0
B2 Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 0 1 1

Semi-finals

First Leg
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg0–1Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Report Teerasil Soccerball shade.svg6'
Attendance: 70,000
Vietnam  Flag of Vietnam.svg0–0Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Report
Attendance: 40,000
Second Leg
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg2–1Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Teeratep Soccerball shade.svg73'
Ronnachai Soccerball shade.svg89'		 Report Nova Soccerball shade.svg9'
Attendance: 40,000

Thailand won 3–1 on aggregate.

Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg0–1Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Report Nguyễn Quang Hải Soccerball shade.svg74'
Attendance: 55,000

Vietnam won 1–0 on aggregate.

Final

First leg
Second leg
Vietnam  Flag of Vietnam.svg1–1Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Lê Công Vinh Soccerball shade.svg90+4' Report Teerasil Soccerball shade.svg21'
Attendance: 40,000

Vietnam won 3–2 on aggregate.

Di bao 28 thang 12.jpg
Viet Nam vo dich AFF 2008.jpg
Vietnamese supporters celebrate after the final.

Awards

 2008 AFF Championship 
Flag of Vietnam.svg
Vietnam
First title
Most Valuable PlayerGolden BootFair Play Award
Flag of Vietnam.svg Dương Hồng Sơn Flag of Singapore.svg Agu Casmir
Flag of Indonesia.svg Budi Sudarsono
Flag of Thailand.svg Teerasil Dangda 		Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Team statistics

This table shows all team performance.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDP
Final
1Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 7421116+514
2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 7511164+1216
Semi-finals
3Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 5311102+810
4Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 520385+36
Eliminated in the group stage
5Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 310256−13
6Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg  Myanmar 310248−43
7Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 3003212−100
8Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 3003013−130

References

  1. ↑ "Suzuki Sponsor AFF Suzuki Cup 2008". Aseanfootball.org. 7 August 2008. Archived from the original on 15 August 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2008.
  2. ↑ "VnExpress - Việt Nam lọt vào top 10 sự kiện bóng đá châu Á - Viet Nam lot vao top 10 su kien bong da chau A". 13 February 2009. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  3. ↑ baoquangtri.vn (1 January 2009). "Việt Nam vô địch AFF Cup: 1 trong 10 sự kiện bóng đá tiêu biểu Châu Á 2008". Báo Quảng Trị (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Thailand, Indonesia to host 2008 ASEAN championships". Reuters. Archived from the original on 7 April 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2007.
  5. ↑ "Indonesia and Thailand Hosts For ASEAN Football Championship 2008". Archived from the original on 7 April 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2007.
  6. ↑ "Worawi: 'It's still on!". AFC. 28 November 2008. Archived from the original on 30 April 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2008.
  7. ↑ "AFF Suzuki Cup en español". Periodismo de fútbol internacional. 27 November 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
  8. ↑ "Suzuki Cup tournament could be moved from Bangkok to Phuket due to political chaos". Bangkok Post. 29 November 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2008.
  9. ↑ "Vietnam top candidate to replace Thailand as AFF Cup host". VietNamNet. 28 November 2008. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2008.
  10. ↑ "Malaysia willing to replace Thailand as AFF Cup host". VietNamNet. 27 November 2008. Archived from the original on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2008.
  11. 1 2 "Thailand shifts Suzuki Cup out of troubled Bangkok". Yahoo! Sports. 29 November 2008. Archived from the original on 15 December 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
  12. ↑ "Suzuki Cup meet will be held in Phuket from December 6, says Worawi". Bangkok Post. 30 November 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
  13. ↑ "Wasit Indonesia Masih Dipercaya" (in Indonesian). Pikiran Rakyat Online. 29 October 2008. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
  14. ↑ "Thailand-Malaysia Move To Bangkok". AFF. 7 December 2008. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2008.
  15. ↑ "Final group B matches to stay in Phuket". AFF. 9 December 2008. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
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