2021 AFF Championship

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2021 AFF Championship
AFF Suzuki Cup 2020
Tournament details
Dates5 December 2021–1 January 2022
Teams10 (from 1 sub-confederation)
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The 2021 AFF Championship (officially AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 [1] for sponsorship reasons) will be the 13th edition of the AFF Championship, the football championship of nations affiliated to the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF), and the 7th under the name AFF Suzuki Cup. [2]

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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 – 1 January 2022. [5]

Vietnam are the defending champions. [6]

Format

The format of the 2021 AFF Championship is set to remain the same with the format adopted in 2018. In the group stage of the competition proper, ten teams will be drawn in two groups of five with each team to play home-and-away matches against each other. With the top two teams of each group advancing to the semi-finals. [6]

However, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic in Southeast Asia, it was considered that the tournament be held in one or two countries. Up to five substitutions may be allowed as per recommendation of FIFA. [7] However the organizers prefer to hold the tournament under its original format, which featured home-and-away games. [4]

Cambodia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam are among the countries that has expressed interest in hosting the tournament. [8] [9] [10]

Qualified teams

TeamAppearancePrevious best performance
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 8thGroup Stage (1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2016, 2018)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 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 (2004)
Semi-finalists (2016)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 12thSemi-finalists (2010, 2012, 2014, 2018)
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 13thWinners (1998, 2004, 2007, 2012)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 13thWinners (1996, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016)
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 13thWinners (2008, 2018)

Draw

The draw for the 2021 AFF Championship was originally set to be held on August 10, 2021 [11] in Singapore but due to the enhanced COVID-19 restrictions in the country, the draw was postponed. [12] The draw which will be done virtually, is now scheduled to be held on September 21 on 15:00 MYT (UTC+8). [10] [13]

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  3. ↑ "ASEAN Football Federation sets dates for AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 – Reports". Fox Sport Asia. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  4. 1 2 del Carmen, Lorenzo (25 September 2020). "Suzuki Cup to take place in second quarter of 2021". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "AFF Championship rescheduled again due to pandemic". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  6. 1 2 "AFF Cup 2020 to kick off on November 23". Nhan Dan. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "Teams allowed to register 23-player squads for AFF Suzuki Cup 2020". Nhân Dân. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "Morodok Techo National Stadium ready to bid for AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 - Khmer Times". Khmer Times. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  9. ↑ "Cambodia wants to host the next AFF Suzuki Cup - Khmer Times". Khmer Times. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  10. 1 2 "AFF Cup 2020 draw to take place in Singapore this month". Voice of Vietnam. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  11. ↑ "Aug 10 draw signals AFF tournament will proceed". The Straits Times. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  12. ↑ "Official Draw Of The AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 Postponed". affsuzukicup.com. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  13. ↑ "AFF Announces Virtual Event For Official Draw For The AFF Suzuki Cup 2020". affsuzukicup.com. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
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