2008 AFF Championship

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2008 AFF Championship
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Tournament details
Host countryIndonesia
Thailand
(for group stage)
Dates5–28 December
Teams8
Venue3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Vietnam (1st title)
Runners-upFile:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored56 (3.11 per match)
Top scorer(s)Singapore Agu Casmir
Indonesia Budi Sudarsono
Thailand Teerasil Dangda
(4 goals)
Best playerVietnam Dương Hồng Sơn
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2010 →

The 2008 AFF Championship was the seventh edition of the tournament. It was primarily sponsored by Suzuki and therefore officially known as the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup.[1] The group stage was held in Indonesia and Thailand from 5 to 10 December 2008. Two-legged home-and-away semi-finals and finals were held between 16 and 28 December 2008 in Singapore and Vietnam.

Singapore were the two-time defending champions, but were eliminated by Vietnam in the semi-finals. Vietnam, managed by Portuguese Henrique Calisto, won the tournament by a 3–2 victory in the two-legged final against Thailand to win their first title. In 2008, this was rank 7th of the top ten greatest football events in Asia by Goal.com.[2][3]

Summary

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The tournament would originally have been hosted by Myanmar because of the rotation system among ASEAN countries, however, they withdrew in August 2007 due to security concerns.[4] In the third AFF council meeting in Bali, Indonesia and Thailand beat three other countries to win the right to host (the other three were Malaysia, Myanmar and Vietnam). However, if both countries are unable to fulfill certain obligations set by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF), Vietnam will step in and host the tournament. The winning team will take home USD100,000, runners-up USD 50,000, and USD 15,000 for the losing semi-finalists. Nike will be an official supplier for the 2008 AFF Championship.[5]

10 days before the start of the tournament, safety issues were raised contending the safety of the teams who were due to play in Bangkok. This was because of the riots that were happening in the city which also resulted in the closure of the Suvarnabhumi Airport (see 2008 Thai political crisis for further information). Due to the political crisis, the Football Association of Thailand stated that the Group Stages in the Thai capital Bangkok would go ahead, or if the situation got worse, games would be moved to Chiang Mai in the north of the country or Phuket in the South of the country.[6][7][8]

As well as Thailand confirming themselves as steady hosts, Vietnam and Malaysia also stated that they would be prepared to host the tournament at short notice.[9][10]

On 29 November, with less than one week before the start of the tournament, the group stages held in Thai sport were moved from the capital Bangkok to the southern province Phuket.[11]

Venues

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Indonesia prepare Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in the capital city and Si Jalak Harupat Stadium in Bandung, while Thailand prepare Rajamangala Stadium and Suphachalasai Stadium where both of them located in Bangkok. All of the stadiums are 2007 AFC Asian Cup venues except of Si Jalak Harupat Stadium. Bung Karno Stadium will be the opening match venue, while Rajmangala Stadium will be the final match venue.

Group stage matches in Thai sport were switched from the capital Bangkok to the southern provinces Phuket at Surakul Stadium in Phuket City on 29 November due to security issues in Bangkok.[11][12]

Indonesia Jakarta Indonesia Bandung Thailand Phuket
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Si Jalak Harupat Stadium Surakul Stadium
Capacity: 88,083 Capacity: 27,000 Capacity: 15,000
File:BungKarno-indonoob.JPG File:Jalak Harupat Stadium (2).JPG File:ASEAN Cup 2008.JPG
Thailand Bangkok Vietnam Hanoi Singapore Singapore
Rajamangala Stadium Mỹ Đình National Stadium Singapore National Stadium
Capacity: 49,722 Capacity: 40,192 Capacity: 55,000
File:Rajamangala Stadium Panorama.jpg File:Khán đài B - Sân vận động Quốc gia Mỹ Đình.jpg File:Tiger Cup 2004 finals at the National Stadium, Singapore - 20050116.jpg

Qualification

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Main article: 2008 AFF Championship qualification

The qualification took place in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, from 17 October 2008 to 25 October 2008. The five lower-ranked teams in Southeast Asia play within a round-robin tournament format and the top two countries in the group will qualify for this tournament.

Qualified teams

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The following eight teams qualified for the tournament.

Country Previous best performance
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Winners (1996, 2000, 2002)
 Singapore Winners (1998, 2004, 2007)
 Indonesia Runners-up (2000, 2002, 2004)
 Vietnam Runners-up (1998)
 Malaysia Runners-up (1996)
File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar Fourth-place (2004)
 Laos Group stage (1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007)
File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia Group stage (1996, 2000, 2002, 2004)

Squads

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Main article: 2008 AFF Championship squads

Referees

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Confirmed referees during the tournament:[13]

Final tournament

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Group stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Singapore 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9
 Indonesia 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
 Myanmar 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3
File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0
Singapore 5–0File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia
Casmir File:Soccerball shade.svg 44', 73'
Mustafić File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' (pen.)
Sahdan File:Soccerball shade.svg 71'
Alam Shah File:Soccerball shade.svg 89'
Attendance: 18,000
Indonesia 3–0 Myanmar
Budi File:Soccerball shade.svg 24'
Firman File:Soccerball shade.svg 28'
Bambang File:Soccerball shade.svg 64'
Attendance: 40,000
Singapore 3–1 Myanmar
Alam Shah File:Soccerball shade.svg 1'
Casmir File:Soccerball shade.svg 16', 74'		 Myo Min Tun File:Soccerball shade.svg 28'
Attendance: 21,000
Cambodia File:Flag of Cambodia.svg0–4 Indonesia
Budi File:Soccerball shade.svg 15', 54', 70'
Bambang File:Soccerball shade.svg 76'
Attendance: 30,000
Myanmar 3–2File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia
Moe Win File:Soccerball shade.svg 29'
Ya Zar Win Thein File:Soccerball shade.svg 35'
Myo Min Tun File:Soccerball shade.svg 85'		 Sokumpheak File:Soccerball shade.svg 40'
Borey File:Soccerball shade.svg 77'
Indonesia 0–2 Singapore
Baihakki File:Soccerball shade.svg 3'
Shi Jiayi File:Soccerball shade.svg 50'
Attendance: 50,000

Group B

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  • All Matches played in Thailand.
  • All times are Indochina Time (ICT) – UTC+7
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 9
 Vietnam 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
 Malaysia 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
 Laos 3 0 0 3 0 13 −13 0
Malaysia 3–0 Laos
Safee File:Soccerball shade.svg 68', 87'
Indra Putra File:Soccerball shade.svg 73'
Attendance: 5,000
Thailand File:Flag of Thailand.svg2–0 Vietnam
Sutee File:Soccerball shade.svg 34'
Suchao File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+4'
Attendance: 20,000
Malaysia 2–3 Vietnam
Indra Putra File:Soccerball shade.svg 20', 85' Phạm Thành Lương File:Soccerball shade.svg 16'
Nguyễn Vũ Phong File:Soccerball shade.svg 72', 86'
Laos 0–6File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
Ronnachai File:Soccerball shade.svg 19'
Patiparn File:Soccerball shade.svg 30'
Arthit File:Soccerball shade.svg 40', 52'
Anon File:Soccerball shade.svg 79', 89'
Attendance: 10,000
Thailand File:Flag of Thailand.svg3–0 Malaysia
Sutee File:Soccerball shade.svg 23'
Teerasil File:Soccerball shade.svg 46', 76'
Attendance: 15,000
Vietnam 4–0 Laos
Nguyễn Việt Thắng File:Soccerball shade.svg 48'
Phạm Thành Lương File:Soccerball shade.svg 63'
Huỳnh Quang Thanh File:Soccerball shade.svg 66'
Phan Thanh Bình File:Soccerball shade.svg 80'
Referee: Win Cho (Myanmar)

Knockout stages

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Note: Although the knockout stages are two-legged, away goals rule is not applied. If the total aggregate score of both teams after both matches remained the same, extra time would have been played, followed by a penalty shootout if necessary.

Semi-finals Final
          
B1 File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 1 2 3
A2  Indonesia 0 1 1
B1 File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 1 1 2
B2  Vietnam 2 1 3
A1  Singapore 0 0 0
B2  Vietnam 0 1 1

Semi-finals

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First Leg
Indonesia 0–1File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
Report Teerasil File:Soccerball shade.svg 6'
Attendance: 70,000
Vietnam 0–0 Singapore
Report
Attendance: 40,000
Second Leg
Thailand File:Flag of Thailand.svg2–1 Indonesia
Teeratep File:Soccerball shade.svg 73'
Ronnachai File:Soccerball shade.svg 89'		 Report Nova File:Soccerball shade.svg 9'
Attendance: 40,000

Thailand won 3–1 on aggregate.

Singapore 0–1 Vietnam
Report Nguyễn Quang Hải File:Soccerball shade.svg 74'
Attendance: 55,000

Vietnam won 1–0 on aggregate.

Final

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Main article: 2008 AFF Championship final
First leg
Thailand File:Flag of Thailand.svg1–2 Vietnam
Dương Hồng Sơn File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' (o.g.) Report Nguyễn Vũ Phong File:Soccerball shade.svg 40'
Lê Công Vinh File:Soccerball shade.svg 42'
Attendance: 50,000
Second leg
Vietnam 1–1File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
Lê Công Vinh File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+4' Report Teerasil File:Soccerball shade.svg 21'
Attendance: 40,000

Vietnam won 3–2 on aggregate.

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File:Việt Nam vô địch AFF 2008.jpg
Vietnamese supporters celebrate after the final.

Awards

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 2008 AFF Championship 
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Vietnam
First title
Most Valuable Player Golden Boot Fair Play Award
Vietnam Dương Hồng Sơn Singapore Agu Casmir
Indonesia Budi Sudarsono
Thailand Teerasil Dangda 		File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand

Goalscorers

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4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Team statistics

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This table shows all team performance.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD P
Final
1  Vietnam 7 4 2 1 11 6 +5 14
2 File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 7 5 1 1 16 4 +12 16
Semi-finals
3  Singapore 5 3 1 1 10 2 +8 10
4  Indonesia 5 2 0 3 8 5 +3 6
Eliminated in the group stage
5  Malaysia 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
6  Myanmar 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3
7 File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0
8  Laos 3 0 0 3 0 13 −13 0

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