2020 AFF Championship

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2020 AFF Championship
AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 - Official Logo.svg
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Dates5 December 2021 – 1 January 2022
Teams10 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsTHA AFF 2020.png  Thailand (6th title)
Runners-upIndonesia coat of arms with name.svg  Indonesia
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored88 (3.38 per match)
Attendance104,143 (4,006 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Malaysia.svg Safawi Rasid
Flag of the Philippines.svg Bienvenido Marañón
THA AFF 2020.png Chanathip Songkrasin
THA AFF 2020.png Teerasil Dangda
(4 goals each)
Best player(s) THA AFF 2020.png Chanathip Songkrasin
Best young player Indonesia coat of arms with name.svg Pratama Arhan
Fair play awardIndonesia coat of arms with name.svg  Indonesia
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The 2020 AFF Championship (officially AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 [1] for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th edition of the AFF Championship, the football championship of nations affiliated to the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF), the 7th and the last edition under the name AFF Suzuki Cup. [2]

Contents

The final tournament was originally scheduled to run from 23 November to 31 December 2020. [3] However the tournament was postponed and rescheduled at least twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic; the tournament was first rescheduled to run from 11 April to 8 May 2021 [4] and the schedule later pushed backed further to 5 December 2021 to 1 January 2022. [5] Singapore later was chosen for host this tournament in a centralized venue. [6]

Vietnam were the defending champions, but were eliminated by its rivals, Thailand in the semi-finals. Thailand won the tournament by a 6–2 victory in the two-legged final against Indonesia to secure their sixth title. [7] [8]

Format

The AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 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. [6] Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam also expressed interest in hosting the tournament. [9] [10] [11] [12]

In the group stage of the competition proper, ten teams were drawn in two groups of five with single round-robin format. The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals.

The organizers preferred to hold the tournament under its original format, which featured two-leg home-and-away games. [4] Away goals rule was not applied for this tournament.

Up to five substitutions may be allowed as per recommendation of FIFA. [13]

Qualification

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Nine teams automatically qualified to the AFF Championship final tournament; they were separated into their respective pots based on their performance of the last two editions. Brunei and Timor-Leste who were the two lowest-performing teams were supposed to play a match where the winner will secure a spot to the final tournament but Brunei withdrew citing the COVID-19 pandemic. [14] Australia applied to attend the 2020 AFF Championship but was rejected by the AFF. [15]

Due to non-compliance with conditions set by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Thailand and Indonesia were not allowed to be represented by their national flags. [16] [17]

Qualified teams

TeamAppearancePrevious best performance
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 8thGroup Stage (1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2016, 2018)
Indonesia coat of arms with name.svg  Indonesia [a] 13thRunners-up (2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2016)
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 12thGroup Stage (1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 13thWinners (2010)
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 13thFourth place / Semi-finalists (2004, 2016)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 12thSemi-finalists (2010, 2012, 2014, 2018)
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 13thWinners (1998, 2004, 2007, 2012)
THA AFF 2020.png  Thailand [a] 13thWinners (1996, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016)
Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor 3rdGroup Stage (2004, 2018)
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 13thWinners (2008, 2018)
Notes
    1. 1 2 Due to non-compliance with conditions set by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Thailand and Indonesia were not allowed to be represented by their national flags. [16] [18] The sanctions took effect in October 2021. [19] Thailand is represented by its national team logo while Indonesia is represented by its coat of arms.

    Draw

    The draw for the 2020 AFF Championship was originally set to be held on 10 August 2021 [20] in Singapore but due to the enhanced COVID-19 restrictions in the country, the draw was postponed. [21] The draw was done virtually and held on 21 September 2021. [12] [22] The pot placements followed each teams progress in the previous two editions. [23]

    At the time of the draw, the identity of the national team that secured qualification was unknown, as it was supposed to be contested between Brunei and Timor Leste. Timor Leste qualified to the group stage after the withdrawal of Brunei from the qualification play-off. [24]

    Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4Pot 5
    1. Flag of Laos.svg  Laos
    2. Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor (Qualification round winner)

    Squads

    Each team were allowed a preliminary squad of 50 players. A final squad of 30 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) 23 players registered for each match.[ citation needed ]

    Officials

    The following officials were chosen for the competition.

    Referees

    Assistant referees

    Venues

    Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
    class=notpageimage|
    Location of stadiums of the 2020 AFF Championship
    		 Kallang Bishan
    National Stadium Bishan Stadium
    Capacity: 55,000Capacity: 6,254
    Singapore Singapore-Sports-Hub-with-National-Stadium-01.jpg Bishan Stadium and Sports Hall.JPG

    Group stage

    Tiebreakers

    Ranking in each group shall be determined as follows:

    1. Greater number of points obtained in all the group matches;
    2. Goal difference in all the group matches;
    3. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches.

    If two or more teams are equal on the basis on the above three criteria, the place shall be determined as follows:

    1. Result of the direct match between the teams concerned;
    2. Penalty shoot-out if only the teams are tied, and they met in the last round of the group;
    3. Drawing lots by the Organising Committee.

    Group A

    PosTeam
    		PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
    1THA AFF 2020.png  Thailand 4400101+912Advance to semi-finals
    2Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore (H)430173+49
    3Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 4202126+66
    4Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 4103410−63
    5Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor 4004013−130
    Source: AFF
    (H) Hosts
    East Timor  Flag of East Timor.svg 0–2 THA AFF 2020.png  Thailand [a]
    Report (AFFSZ)
    Report (AFF)
    National Stadium, Kallang
    Attendance: 2,432
    Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
    Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg 3–0 Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
    		Report (AFFSZ)
    Report (AFF)
    National Stadium, Kallang
    Attendance: 7,588
    Referee: Ahmed Faisal Al-Ali (Jordan)
    Myanmar  Flag of Myanmar.svg 2–0 Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor
    		Report (AFFSZ)
    Report (AFF)
    National Stadium, Kallang
    Attendance: 970
    Referee: Saoud Ali Al-Adba (Qatar)
    Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg 1–2 Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
    Nazari Soccerball shade.svg69' Report (AFFSZ)
    Report (AFF)
    National Stadium, Kallang
    Attendance: 8,922
    Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
    East Timor  Flag of East Timor.svg 0–7 Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
    Report (AFFSZ)
    Report (AFF)
    National Stadium, Kallang
    Attendance: 420
    Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
    Thailand  THA AFF 2020.png [a] 4–0 Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
    		Report (AFFSZ)
    Report (AFF)
    National Stadium, Kallang
    Attendance: 1,142
    Referee: Shukri Al-Hunfush (Saudi Arabia)
    Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg 1–2 THA AFF 2020.png  Thailand [a]
    Reichelt Soccerball shade.svg57' Report (AFFSZ)
    Report (AFF)     		Teerasil Soccerball shade.svg26', 78' (pen.)
    National Stadium, Kallang
    Attendance: 2,559
    Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
    Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg 2–0 Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor
    		Report (AFFSZ)
    Report (AFF)
    National Stadium, Kallang
    Attendance: 8,518
    Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish (Saudi Arabia)
    Thailand  THA AFF 2020.png [a] 2–0 Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
    		Report (AFFSZ)
    Report (AFF)
    National Stadium, Kallang
    Attendance: 9,540
    Referee: Ahmad Yaqoub Ibrahim (Jordan)
    Myanmar  Flag of Myanmar.svg 2–3 Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
    Htet Phyo Wai Soccerball shade.svg74', 86' Report (AFFSZ)
    Report (AFF)     		Marañón Soccerball shade.svg16', 19', 45'
    Bishan Stadium, Bishan
    Attendance: 215
    Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish (Saudi Arabia)

    Group B

    PosTeam
    		PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
    1Indonesia coat of arms with name.svg  Indonesia 4310134+910Advance to semi-finals
    2Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 431090+910
    3Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 42028806
    4Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 4103611−53
    5Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 4004114−130
    Source: AFF
    Cambodia  Flag of Cambodia.svg 1–3 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
    Rosib Soccerball shade.svg90' (pen.) Report (AFFSZ)
    Report (AFF)
    Bishan Stadium, Bishan
    Attendance: 518
    Referee: Shukri Al-Hunfush (Saudi Arabia)
    Laos  Flag of Laos.svg 0–2 Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
    Report (AFFSZ)
    Report (AFF)
    Bishan Stadium, Bishan
    Attendance: 812
    Referee: Ahmad Yaqoub Ibrahim (Jordan)
    Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg 4–0 Flag of Laos.svg  Laos
    		Report (AFFSZ)
    Report (AFF)
    Bishan Stadium, Bishan
    Attendance: 427
    Referee: Ammar Ebrahim Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
    Indonesia  Indonesia coat of arms with name.svg [b] 4–2 Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia
    		Report (AFFSZ)
    Report (AFF)
    Bishan Stadium, Bishan
    Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
    Laos  Flag of Laos.svg 1–5 Indonesia coat of arms with name.svg  Indonesia [b]
    Kydavone Soccerball shade.svg41' Report (AFFSZ)
    Report (AFF)
    Bishan Stadium, Bishan
    Attendance: 207
    Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)
    Cambodia  Flag of Cambodia.svg 3–0 Flag of Laos.svg  Laos
    		Report (AFFSZ)
    Report (AFF)
    Bishan Stadium, Bishan
    Attendance: 129
    Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)
    Indonesia  Indonesia coat of arms with name.svg [b] 0–0 Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
    Report (AFFSZ)
    Report (AFF)
    Bishan Stadium, Bishan
    Attendance: 928
    Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
    Vietnam  Flag of Vietnam.svg 4–0 Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia
    		Report (AFFSZ)
    Report (AFF)
    Bishan Stadium, Bishan
    Attendance: 909
    Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
    Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg 1–4 Indonesia coat of arms with name.svg  Indonesia [b]
    Kogileswaran Soccerball shade.svg13' Report (AFFSZ)
    Report (AFF)
    National Stadium, Kallang
    Attendance: 7,082
    Referee: Ammar Ebrahim Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

    Knockout stage

    Bracket

    Semi-finals Finals
              
    A2 Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 1 2 3
    B1 Indonesia coat of arms with name.svg  Indonesia [b] (a.e.t.) 1 4 5
    B1 Indonesia coat of arms with name.svg  Indonesia [b] 0 2 2
    A1 THA AFF 2020.png  Thailand [a] 4 2 6
    B2 Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 0 0 0
    A1 THA AFF 2020.png  Thailand [a] 2 0 2

    Semi-finals

    Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
    Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg3–5Indonesia coat of arms with name.svg  Indonesia [b] 1–1 2–4 (a.e.t.)
    Vietnam  Flag of Vietnam.svg0–2THA AFF 2020.png  Thailand [a] 0–2 0–0

    First leg

    Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg 1–1 Indonesia coat of arms with name.svg  Indonesia [b]
    Ikhsan Soccerball shade.svg70' Report (AFFSZ)
    Report (AFF)     		Witan Soccerball shade.svg28'
    Attendance: 9,952
    Vietnam  Flag of Vietnam.svg 0–2 THA AFF 2020.png  Thailand [a]
    Report (AFFSZ)
    Report (AFF)     		Chanathip Soccerball shade.svg14', 23'
    Attendance: 7,355

    Second leg

    Indonesia  Indonesia coat of arms with name.svg [b] 4–2 (a.e.t.)Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
    		Report (AFFSZ)
    Report (AFF)
    Attendance: 9,982
    Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

    Indonesia won 5–3 on aggregate.

    Thailand  THA AFF 2020.png [a] 0–0 Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
    Report (AFFSZ)
    Report (AFF)
    Attendance: 8,121

    Thailand won 2–0 on aggregate.

    Final

    Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
    Indonesia  Indonesia coat of arms with name.svg [b] 2–6THA AFF 2020.png  Thailand [a] 0–4 2–2

    First leg

    Indonesia  Indonesia coat of arms with name.svg [b] 0–4 THA AFF 2020.png  Thailand [a]
    Report (AFFSZ)
    Report (AFF)
    Attendance: 6,290

    Second leg

    Thailand  THA AFF 2020.png [a] 2–2 Indonesia coat of arms with name.svg  Indonesia [b]
    		Report (AFFSZ)
    Report (AFF)
    Attendance: 7,429

    Thailand won 6–2 on aggregate.

    Statistics

    Winner

    2020 AFF Championship
    THA AFF 2020.png
    Thailand
    6th title

    Awards

    Most Valuable Player [25] Young Player of the Tournament [25] Top Scorer Award [25] Fair Play Award [25]
    THA AFF 2020.png Chanathip Songkrasin Indonesia coat of arms with name.svg Pratama Arhan Flag of Malaysia.svg Safawi Rasid
    Flag of the Philippines.svg Bienvenido Marañón
    THA AFF 2020.png Chanathip Songkrasin
    THA AFF 2020.png Teerasil Dangda     		Indonesia coat of arms with name.svg  Indonesia

    Goalscorers

    There were 88 goals scored in 26 matches, for an average of 3.38 goals per match.

    4 goals

    3 goals

    2 goals

    1 goal

    1 own goal

    Source: AFF

    Discipline

    In the final tournament, a player was suspended for the subsequent match in the competition for either getting red card or accumulating two yellow cards in two different matches.

    PlayerOffencesSuspensions
    Flag of Cambodia.svg Ken Chansopheak Yellow card.svg in Group B v Malaysia
    Yellow card.svg in Group B v Vietnam     		Team already eliminated from tournament
    Indonesia coat of arms with name.svg Ramai Rumakiek Yellow card.svg in Group B v Cambodia
    Yellow card.svg in Group B v Malaysia     		Semi-finals 1st-leg v Singapore
    Indonesia coat of arms with name.svg Pratama Arhan Yellow card.svg in Semi-finals 1st-leg v Singapore
    Yellow card.svg in Semi-finals 2nd-leg v Singapore     		Finals 1st-leg v Thailand
    Flag of Laos.svg Aphixay Thanakhanty Yellow card.svg in Group B v Malaysia
    Yellow card.svg in Group B v Indonesia     		Group B v Cambodia
    Flag of Myanmar.svg Nyein Chan Yellow card.svg in Group A v Singapore
    Yellow card.svg in Group A v Philippines     		Team already eliminated from tournament
    Flag of the Philippines.svg Stephan Schröck Yellow card.svg in Group A v Singapore
    Yellow card.svg in Group A v Thailand     		Group A v Myanmar
    Flag of the Philippines.svg Martin Steuble Yellow card.svg in Group A v Thailand
    Yellow card.svg in Group A v Myanmar     		Team already eliminated from tournament
    Flag of Singapore.svg Safuwan Baharudin Yellow card.svg in Semi-finals 1st-leg v Indonesia
    Yellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svg in Semi-finals 2nd-leg v Indonesia     		Team already eliminated from tournament
    Flag of Singapore.svg Irfan Fandi Red card.svg in Semi-finals 2nd-leg v Indonesia Team already eliminated from tournament
    Flag of Singapore.svg Hassan Sunny Red card.svg in Semi-finals 2nd-leg v Indonesia Team already eliminated from tournament
    THA AFF 2020.png Theerathon Bunmathan Yellow card.svg in Semi-finals 1st leg v Vietnam
    Yellow card.svg in Semi-finals 2nd-leg v Vietnam     		Finals 1st-leg v Indonesia

    In addition, 4 Indonesian players (Elkan Baggott, Victor Igbonefo, Rizky Ridho and Rizky Dwi Febrianto) were barred from the 2nd leg of the Indonesia-Thailand Final on 1 January 2022 for breaching COVID-19 safety measures by leaving the team hotel without authorisation. [26]

    Tournament teams ranking

    This table will show the ranking of teams throughout the tournament.

    PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
    1THA AFF 2020.png  Thailand 8620183+1520Champion
    2Indonesia coat of arms with name.svg  Indonesia 84312013+715Runner-up
    3Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 632192+711Semi-final
    4Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 6312108+210
    5Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 4202126+66Eliminated in
    group stage
    6Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 42028806
    7Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 4103611−53
    8Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 4103410−63
    9Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 4004114−130
    10Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor 4004013−130
    Source: AFF

    Marketing

    Matchballs

    The official ball for AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 is the ASEAN PULSE, [27] which is sponsored by Warrix. [28]

    Sponsorship

    Title sponsorOfficial sponsorsOfficial supporters

    Media coverage

    2020 AFF Championship television broadcasters in Southeast Asia
    CountryBroadcast networkTelevisionRadioStreaming
    Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei RTB RTB Aneka ——
    Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia Smart Axiata [42] Hang Meas HDTV [42]
    Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia MNC Media, Emtek RCTI (Indonesian matches only), iNews (FTA), Champions TV  [ id ] (Pay) [43] RCTI+  [ id ], Vision+, Vidio
    Flag of Laos.svg  Laos Next Media
    Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Astro, RTM Astro Arena, Sukan RTM
    Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar Next Media
    Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines TAP DMV Premier Sport (Pay) TAP Go
    Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Mediacorp meWATCH
    Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand BBTV CH7 Bugaboo, AIS Play
    Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor RTTL TVTL
    Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam VTV, [42] Next Media VTV5, VTV6 [42] On 365 FM TV360, VTVcab ON, FPT Play
    2020 AFF Championship international television broadcasters
    International YouTube AFF Suzuki Cup
    (unsold markets only)

    Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong

    		Hong Kong Cable Television —

    Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea

    		Seoul Broadcasting System SBS, SBS Sports (Indonesian and Vietnamese matches only) [44] [45] —

    Notes

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Due to non-compliance with conditions set by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Thailand was not allowed to be represented by its national flag. The sanctions took effect in October 2021.
    2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Due to non-compliance with conditions set by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Indonesia was not allowed to be represented by its national flag. The sanctions took effect in October 2021.
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