2020 AFF Championship
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Dates | 5 December 2021 – 1 January 2022 |
Teams | 10 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 26 |
Goals scored | 88 (3.38 per match) |
Attendance | 104,143 (4,006 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (4 goals each) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Best young player | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
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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]
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 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 wouldn't be applied.
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
Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
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![]() | 8th | Group Stage (1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2016, 2018) |
![]() | 13th | Runners-up (2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2016) |
![]() | 12th | Group Stage (1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018) |
![]() | 13th | Winners (2010) |
![]() | 13th | Fourth place / Semi-finalists (2004, 2016) |
![]() | 12th | Semi-finalists (2010, 2012, 2014, 2018) |
![]() | 13th | Winners (1998, 2004, 2007, 2012) |
![]() | 13th | Winners (1996, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016) 2020) 2022) |
![]() | 3rd | Group Stage (2004, 2018) |
![]() | 13th | Winners (2008, 2018) |
- Notes
- ^ a b 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.
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.[23]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
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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
Ammar Ebrahim Mahfoodh
Ahmed Faisal Al-Ali
Ahmad Yaqoub Ibrahim
Kim Dae-yong
Kim Hee-gon
Nazmi Nasaruddin
Qasim Al-Hatmi
Yaqoob Abdul Baki
Saoud Ali Al-Adba
Shukri Al-Hunfush
Mohammed Al-Hoaish
Ahmad A'Qashah
Assistant referees
Salman Ebrahim
Nurhadi Sulchan
Ahmand Mansour Samara Muhsen
Hamzah Adel Abu-Obaid
Park Kyun-yong
Kang Dong-ho
Saif Talib Al-Ghafri
Abu Bakar Al-Amri
Zahy Snaid Al-Shammari
Jasem Abdulla Yousef
Faisal Nasser Al-Qahtani
Rawut Nakarit
Venues
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Kallang | Bishan | |
National Stadium | Bishan Stadium | |
Capacity: 55,000 | Capacity: 6,254 | |
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Group stage
- Tiebreakers
Ranking in each group shall be determined as follows:
- Greater number of points obtained in all the group matches;
- Goal difference in all the group matches;
- 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:
- Result of the direct match between the teams concerned;
- Penalty shoot-out if only the teams are tied, and they met in the last round of the group;
- Drawing lots by the Organising Committee.
Group A
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 12 | Advance to semi-finals |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 | |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
East Timor ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report (AFFSZ) Report (AFF) |
Myanmar ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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| Report (AFFSZ) Report (AFF) |
Philippines ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Nazari ![]() | Report (AFFSZ) Report (AFF) |
East Timor ![]() | 0–7 | ![]() |
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Report (AFFSZ) Report (AFF) |
Philippines ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Reichelt ![]() | Report (AFFSZ) Report (AFF) | Teerasil ![]() |
Singapore ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Report (AFFSZ) Report (AFF) |
Myanmar ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Htet Phyo Wai ![]() | Report (AFFSZ) Report (AFF) | Marañón ![]() |
Group B
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 10 | Advance to semi-finals |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 10 | |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 3 | |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 |
Cambodia ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Rosib ![]() | Report (AFFSZ) Report (AFF) |
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Laos ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report (AFFSZ) Report (AFF) |
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Vietnam ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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| Report (AFFSZ) Report (AFF) |
Vietnam ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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| Report (AFFSZ) Report (AFF) |
Malaysia ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Kogileswaran ![]() | Report (AFFSZ) Report (AFF) |
Knockout stage
Bracket
Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
A2 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
B1 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
B1 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
A1 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
B2 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
A1 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Singapore ![]() | 3–5 | ![]() | 1–1 | 2–4 (a.e.t.) |
Vietnam ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | 0–2 | 0–0 |
First leg
Second leg
Indonesia ![]() | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Report (AFFSZ) Report (AFF) |
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Indonesia won 5–3 on aggregate.
Thailand won 2–0 on aggregate.
Final
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Indonesia ![]() | 2–6 | ![]() | 0–4 | 2–2 |
First leg
Second leg
Thailand won 6–2 on aggregate.
Statistics
Winner
2020 AFF Championship |
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![]() Thailand 6th title |
Awards
Most Valuable Player[24] | Young Player of the Tournament[24] | Top Scorer Award[24] | Fair Play Award[24] |
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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
Prak Mony Udom
Sath Rosib
Sieng Chanthea
Yue Safy
Asnawi Mangkualam
Elkan Baggott
Ramai Rumakiek
Ricky Kambuaya
Kydavone Souvanny
Akhyar Rashid
Shahrul Saad
Maung Maung Lwin
Than Paing
Ángel Guirado
Kevin Ingreso
Jesper Nyholm
Martin Steuble
Adam Swandi
Faris Ramli
Hariss Harun
Safuwan Baharudin
Shahdan Sulaiman
Shakir Hamzah
Song Ui-young
Adisak Kraisorn
Bordin Phala
Elias Dolah
Pathompol Charoenrattanapirom
Sarach Yooyen
Supachai Chaided
Worachit Kanitsribampen
Bùi Tiến Dũng
Nguyễn Hoàng Đức
Phan Văn Đức
1 own goal
Shawal Anuar (playing against Indonesia)
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.
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.[25]
Tournament teams ranking
This table will show the ranking of teams throughout the tournament.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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1 | ![]() | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 20 | Champion |
2 | ![]() | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 15 | Runner-up |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 11 | Semi-final |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 6 | Eliminated in group stage |
6 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | |
7 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 3 | |
8 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | |
9 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 | |
10 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 |
Marketing
Matchballs
The official ball for AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 is the ASEAN PULSE,[26] which is sponsored by Warrix.[27]
Sponsorship
Title sponsor | Official sponsors | Official supporters |
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Media coverage
2020 AFF Championship television broadcasters in Southeast Asia | ||||
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Country | Broadcast network | Television | Radio | Streaming |
![]() | RTB | RTB Aneka | — | — |
![]() | Smart Axiata[41] | Hang Meas HDTV[41] | ||
![]() | MNC Media, Emtek | RCTI (Indonesian matches only), iNews (FTA), Champions TV [id] (Pay)[42] | RCTI+ [id], Vision+, Vidio | |
![]() | Next Media | |||
![]() | Astro, RTM | Astro Arena, Sukan RTM | ||
![]() | Next Media | |||
![]() | TAP DMV | Premier Sport (Pay) | TAP Go | |
![]() | Mediacorp | meWATCH | ||
![]() | BBTV | CH7 | Bugaboo, AIS Play | |
![]() | RTTL | TVTL | ||
![]() | VTV,[41] Next Media | VTV5, VTV6[41] | On 365 FM | TV360, VTVcab ON, FPT Play |
2020 AFF Championship international television broadcasters | ||||
International | YouTube | AFF Suzuki Cup (unsold markets only) | ||
Hong Kong Cable Television | — | |||
Seoul Broadcasting System | SBS, SBS Sports (Indonesian and Vietnamese matches only)[43][44] | — |
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l 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.
- Sources
- Thailand: "Thailand loses right to host tournaments". Bangkok Post. Bangkok Post Public Co. Ltd. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
The country has also been denied the right to display its national flag at any such events (international football events).
"WADA confirms non-compliance of five Anti-Doping Organizations (7 October 2021)". World Anti-Doping Agency. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021. - Indonesia: "Chairman Of PSSI: Regarding The Flag At AFF 2020, We Will Follow Whatever The Decision Is". VOI. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021."WADA confirms non-compliance of five Anti-Doping Organizations (7 October 2021)". World Anti-Doping Agency. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
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External links
- AFF Suzuki Cup Official website
- ASEAN Federation Official website