2016 AFF Championship final

2016 AFF Championship Final

Event	2016 AFF Championship
Indonesia Thailand 2 3
Full report
First leg
Indonesia Thailand 2 1
Details
Date	14 December 2016
Venue	Pakansari Stadium, Bogor
Man of the Match	Stefano Lilipaly (Indonesia)
Referee	Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Attendance	30,000
Weather	Clear night
Second leg
Thailand Indonesia 2 0
Details
Date	17 December 2016
Venue	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
Man of the Match	Chanathip Songkrasin (Thailand)
Referee	Abdulla Hassan (United Arab Emirates)
Attendance	48,000
Weather	Clear night
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The 2016 AFF Championship Final was the final of the 2016 AFF Championship, the 11th edition of the top-level Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) football tournament organised by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF).

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Indonesia and Thailand. The first leg was hosted by Indonesia at the Pakansari Stadium in Bogor on 14 December 2016, while the second leg was hosted by Thailand at the Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok on 17 December 2016. ^{[1] [2]}

Background

Based on previous records, Indonesia had reached the AFF Championship final four times (2000, 2002, 2004 and 2010), finishing runners-up in all attempts. ^[3] Thailand had reached the AFF Championship final seven times (1996, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2012 and 2014) and had won the tournament four times (1996, 2000, 2002 and 2014). ^[4] The two sides last met on 7 December 2010 in the group stage of the 2010 AFF Championship. Indonesia, who began the 2016 AFF Championship as an underdog, was ranked 179 in the FIFA World Rankings and tenth among AFF teams while Thailand, who entered the tournament as a clear favorite, was ranked 146 overall and fourth among AFF teams. Thailand entered the 2016 AFF Championship as four-time ASEAN champions. Thailand was first crowned champions of ASEAN in the 1996 that was held in Singapore with a final score of 1–0 against Malaysia. In the 2000, Thailand had taken home the title through a 4–1 victory against Indonesia. In the 2002, Thailand won against Indonesia through a penalty shoot-out. In the 2007 and 2008, Thailand reached the final to meet Singapore and Vietnam but however lost in the final games. In the 2012, Thailand again failed after losing by 2–3 on aggregate against Singapore. But in the 2014, Thailand managed to return by winning 4–3 on aggregate against Malaysia. The 2016 final was Indonesia's fifth consecutive time contesting an AFF Championship final, after losing four times against Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia.

Up until the beginning of the tournament, Indonesia had just set everything in control after a series of internal upheavals within the PSSI, which cost the country's qualification attempts for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and 2019 AFC Asian Cup. ^{[5] [6]} Having just ended the crisis, Indonesia's perpetration was in total disarray and thus they had to take back their old boss, Alfred Riedl, to manage the team and fix the messes. ^[7] In comparison, Thailand's perpetration was largely smooth and problem-free. Therefore, not many people even imagined Indonesia could progress to the semi-finals, leave alone winning the tournament.

Route to the final

Main article: 2016 AFF Championship knockout stage

Both Indonesia and Thailand were drawn into Group A of the 2016 AFF Championship, along with powerhouse sides Philippines and Singapore. After winning all three group matches, Thailand finished first in the group. Indonesia finished second in the group to progress to the knockout phase of the tournament. Thailand's first match victory was against Indonesia with a score of 4–2. From there, they continue the path by beating both Singapore and the Philippines by 1–0. Thailand progressed to the semi-finals to face Group B runner-up and subsequent host of Myanmar. In the first-leg in Yangon, Thailand won 2–0 before winning the second-leg in Bangkok by 4–0 with a total aggregate of 6–0. Indonesia's lose their first match against Thailand before drawing 2–2 against the host Philippines. In the third match against Singapore, they won 2–1 before progressing to the semi-finals to face Group B winner of Vietnam. In the first-leg in Bogor, Indonesia won 2–1 before drawing 2–2 in the extra time in the second-leg in Hanoi with a total aggregate of 4–3.

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Indonesia				Round	Thailand
Opponent	Result			Group stage	Opponent	Result
Thailand	2–4			Matchday 1	Indonesia	4–2
Philippines	2–2			Matchday 2	Singapore	1–0
Singapore	2–1			Matchday 3	Philippines	1–0
Group A runners-up Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts   Thailand 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9   Indonesia 3 1 1 1 6 7 –1 4   Philippines 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2   Singapore 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1				Final standings	Group A winners Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts   Thailand 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9   Indonesia 3 1 1 1 6 7 –1 4   Philippines 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2   Singapore 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Knockout phase	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Vietnam	4–3	2–1 (H)	2–2 ( a.e.t. )(A)	Semi-finals	Myanmar	6–0	2–0 (A)	4–0 (H)

Matches

First leg

14 December 2016 (2016-12-14)

19:00 UTC+7

Indonesia	2–1	Thailand
Rizky 65' Hansamu 70'	Report	Teerasil 33'

Pakansari Stadium, Bogor ^{[8] [9]}

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

Indonesia

Thailand

GK 1 Kurnia Meiga RB 2 Beny Wahyudi  70' CB 16 Fachrudin Aryanto CB 23 Hansamu Yama LB 3 Abduh Lestaluhu RM 21 Andik Vermansyah  20' CM 25 Manahati Lestusen CM 19 Bayu Pradana LM 14 Rizky Pora CF 8 Stefano Lilipaly CF 7 Boaz Solossa (c)  77' Substitutions: FW 10 Zulham Zamrun  20' FW 12 Lerby Eliandry  70' FW 9 Ferdinand Sinaga  77' Manager: Alfred Riedl

GK 1 Kawin Thamsatchanan RB 19 Tristan Do CB 5 Adison Promrak CB 15 Koravit Namwiset LB 3 Theerathon Bunmathan RM 14 Sarawut Masuk  73' CM 6 Sarach Yooyen CM 21 Pokklaw Anan  80' LM 4 Kroekrit Thaweekarn  67' AM 18 Chanathip Songkrasin CF 10 Teerasil Dangda (c) Substitutions: DF 2 Peerapat Notchaiya  67' FW 9 Siroch Chatthong  73' MF 7 Charyl Chappuis  80' Manager: Kiatisuk Senamuang

Man of the Match: Stefano Lilipaly (Indonesia) Assistant referees: [10] Yagi Akane (Japan) Shinji Ochi (Japan) Fourth official: [10] Takuto Okabe (Japan)

Overall ^[11]

Statistics	Indonesia	Thailand
Goals scored	2	1
Total shots	11	11
Shots on target	4	3
Ball possession	39%	61%
Corner kicks	3	8
Fouls committed	16	10
Offsides	4	2
Yellow cards	0	0
Red cards	0	0

Second leg

17 December 2016 (2016-12-17)

19:00 UTC+7:00

Thailand	2–0	Indonesia
Siroch 38', 47'	Report

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok ^{[12] [13]}

Attendance: 48,000

Referee: Abdulla Hassan (United Arab Emirates)

Thailand

Indonesia

GK 1 Kawin Thamsatchanan CB 5 Adison Promrak CB 17 Tanaboon Kesarat CB 16 Pratum Chuthong RM 19 Tristan Do CM 7 Charyl Chappuis  82' CM 6 Sarach Yooyen LM 3 Theerathon Bunmathan RF 9 Siroch Chatthong  90' CF 10 Teerasil Dangda (c) LF 18 Chanathip Songkrasin  90+6' Substitutions: MF 21 Pokklaw Anan  82' MF 14 Sarawut Masuk  90' MF 35 Prakit Deeprom  90+6' Manager: Kiatisuk Senamuang

GK 1 Kurnia Meiga  79' RB 2 Beny Wahyudi  17'  46' CB 16 Fachrudin Aryanto CB 23 Hansamu Yama LB 3 Abduh Lestaluhu  90+5' RM 10 Zulham Zamrun  64' CM 25 Manahati Lestusen CM 19 Bayu Pradana LM 14 Rizky Pora  73' CF 8 Stefano Lilipaly CF 7 Boaz Solossa (c) Substitutions: MF 11 Dedi Kusnandar  46' FW 12 Lerby Eliandry  64' FW 9 Ferdinand Sinaga  73' Manager: Alfred Riedl

Man of the Match: Chanathip Songkrasin (Thailand) Assistant referees: [14] Ahmed Yousuf Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates) Hassan Al-Mahri (United Arab Emirates) Fourth official: [14] Yaqoub Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)

Overall ^[15]

Statistics	Thailand	Indonesia
Goals scored	2	0
Total shots	10	3
Shots on target	6	0
Ball possession	62%	38%
Corner kicks	6	2
Fouls committed	18	20
Offsides	2	1
Yellow cards	0	2
Red cards	0	1

Thailand won 3–2 on aggregate.

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External links

• AFF Suzuki Cup 2016 – Official website