1998 AFF Championship
| Giải vô địch bóng đá Đông Nam Á 1998 | |
|---|---|
| File:Tiger Cup 1998.png | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Vietnam |
| Dates | 26 August – 5 September |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore (1st title) |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam |
| Third place | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 55 (3.44 per match) |
| Attendance | 222,000 (13,875 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Myanmar Myo Hlaing Win (4 goals) |
← 1996 2000 → | |
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The 1998 AFF Championship, officially known as the 1998 Tiger Cup, was the second edition of the AFF Championship. It was held in Vietnam from 26 August to 5 September 1998.
Thailand had been the defending champions, but lost to Vietnam in the semi-finals.
The unfancied Singapore national team won the tournament by a 1–0 victory against Vietnam in the finals to take their first title.
Qualification
[edit | edit source]Four teams qualified directly to the finals.
- File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia (1996 fourth placed)
- File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia (1996 runner-up)
- File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand (defending champions)
- File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam (Hosts, Third Placed)
Four teams qualified via the qualification process.
- File:Flag of Myanmar (1974–2010).svg Myanmar (Winner Qualification Group A)
- File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore (Winner Qualification Group B)
- File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos (Runner-up Qualification Group A)
- File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines (Runner-up Qualification Group B)
Venues
[edit | edit source]| File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam | |
|---|---|
| Hanoi | |
| Hanoi Stadium | |
| Capacity: 22,500 | |
| File:Sân vận động Hàng Đẫy.jpg | |
| Ho Chi Minh City | |
| Thống Nhất Stadium | |
| Capacity: 15,000 | |
| File:SVĐ Thống Nhất.JPG | |
Squads
[edit | edit source]Final tournament
[edit | edit source]- All times are UTC+7.
Group stage
[edit | edit source]| Key to colours in group tables |
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| Top two placed teams advanced to the semi-finals |
Group A
[edit | edit source]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 |
| File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Myanmar (1974–2010).svg Myanmar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 4 |
| File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 |
| Indonesia File:Flag of Indonesia.svg | 3–0 | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| Widodo File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' Bima File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' (pen.) Uston File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' |
| Thailand File:Flag of Thailand.svg | 1–1 | File:Flag of Myanmar (1974–2010).svg Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
| Worrawoot File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' | Aung Khine File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' |
Group B
[edit | edit source]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 |
| File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
| File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
| Malaysia File:Flag of Malaysia.svg | 0–2 | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| Rafi File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' Ahmad Latiff File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' |
| Vietnam File:Flag of Vietnam.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia |
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| Nguyễn Hồng Sơn File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' |
Knockout stage
[edit | edit source]| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 2 September – Hanoi | ||||||
| File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam | 3 | |||||
| 5 September – Hanoi | ||||||
| File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 0 | |||||
| File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam | 0 | |||||
| 3 September – Ho Chi Minh City | ||||||
| File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | 1 | |||||
| File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | 2 | |||||
| File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 5 September – Ho Chi Minh City | ||||||
| File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 3 (4) | |||||
| File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia (p) | 3 (5) | |||||
Semi-finals
[edit | edit source]| Singapore File:Flag of Singapore.svg | 2–1 | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia |
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| Rafi File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' Nazri File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' |
Miro File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' |
Third place play-off
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Final
[edit | edit source]| Vietnam File:Flag of Vietnam.svg | 0–1 | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore |
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| Sasikumar File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' |
Award
[edit | edit source]| 1998 AFF Championship |
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| File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore First title |
| Most Valuable Player | Golden Boot |
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| Vietnam Nguyễn Hồng Sơn | Myanmar Myo Hlaing Win |
Goalscorers
[edit | edit source]- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Indonesia Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto
- Indonesia Uston Nawawi
- Indonesia Yusuf Ekodono
- Laos Keolakhone Channiphone
- Laos Kholadeth Phonephachanh
- Myanmar Win Htike
- Singapore Nazri Nasir
- Singapore Rudy Khairon Daiman
- Singapore R. Sasikumar
- Singapore Zulkarnaen Zainal
- Thailand Chaichan Kiewsen
- Thailand Klairung Treejaksung
- Thailand Kovid Foythong
- Thailand Therdsak Chaiman
- Vietnam Nguyễn Văn Sỹ
- Vietnam Trương Việt Hoàng
- Vietnam Văn Sỹ Hùng
- 1 own goal
Team statistics
[edit | edit source]This table will show the ranking of teams throughout the tournament.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
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| Finals | |||||||||
| 1 | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | |
| 2 | File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | |
| Semifinals | |||||||||
| 3 | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | |
| 4 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | |
| Eliminated in the group stage | |||||||||
| 5 | File:Flag of Myanmar (1974–2010).svg Myanmar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | |
| 6 | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | |
| 7 | File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | |
| 8 | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | |
Controversy
[edit | edit source]This tournament was marred by unsportsmanlike conduct in a match between Thailand and Indonesia during the group stage.[1]
Indonesia was already assured of qualification for the semi-finals, while Thailand would also advance if they did not lose and the Philippines did not lose to Myanmar by enough for Myanmar to steal the runners up spot. However, both teams also knew that the winners of the match would face hosts Vietnam in the semi-finals, while the losing team would face surprise group winners Singapore, who were perceived to be easier opposition, and would also avoid the inconvenience of moving their team's training base from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi for the semi-finals.[1][2]
The first half saw little action, with both teams barely making any attempt to score. During the second half both teams managed to score, resulting in a 2–2 score after 90 minutes: during injury time and despite two Thai attackers attempting to stop him, Indonesian defender Mursyid Effendi deliberately scored an own goal, thus handing Thailand a 3–2 victory.[2] FIFA subsequently fined both teams $40,000 for "violating the spirit of the game", while Mursyid was banned from domestic football for one year and from international football for life.[3]
Ironically in the semi-finals, Indonesia lost to Singapore, while Thailand lost to Vietnam. Singapore would then win the Championship.[3]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Courteny, Barrie. "Tiger Cup 1998 – Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 March 2010.