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===Most titles===

* {{fb|Thailand}} – ”’7”’ ([[1996 AFF Championship|1996]], [[2000 AFF Championship|2000]], [[2002 AFF Championship|2002]], [[2014 AFF Championship|2014]], [[2016 AFF Championship|2016]], [[2020 AFF Championship|2020]], [[2022 AFF Championship|2022]])

===Consecutive championships===

* {{fb|Thailand}} – 3 (2000 and 2002, 2014 and 2016, 2020 and 2022)

* {{fb|Singapore}} – 1 (2004 and 2007)

===Biggest wins===

* {{fb|Indonesia}} [[Indonesia 13–1 Philippines|13–1]] {{fb|Philippines}} on ”23 December 2002” at the [[Gelora Bung Karno Stadium]] in [[Jakarta]])

* [[Radojko Avramović]] – ”’3”’ ({{fb|Singapore}}, 2004, 2007 and 2012)

* [[Radojko Avramović]] – ”’3”’ ({{fb|Singapore}}, 2004, 2007 and 2012)

===Most successful player===

===Most successful player===

* [[Sarach Yooyen]] – ”’4”’ ({{fb|Thailand}}, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022)

* [[Sarach Yooyen]] – ”’4”’ ({{fb|Thailand}}, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022)

===Most goals scored in a single tournament===

===Most goals scored in a single tournament===

* [[Noh Alam Shah]] – ”’10”’ ({{fb|Singapore}}, 2007)

* [[Noh Alam Shah]] – ”’10”’ ({{fb|Singapore}}, 2007)

===Most goals scored in a match===

===Most goals scored in a match===

* [[Noh Alam Shah]] – ”’7”’ (for {{fb|Singapore}} vs {{fb|Laos}}, 2007)

* [[Noh Alam Shah]] – ”’7”’ (for {{fb|Singapore}} vs {{fb|Laos}}, 2007)

===Most tournaments scored in===

===Most tournaments scored in===

* [[Teerasil Dangda]] – ”’5”’ ({{fb|Thailand}}, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, and 2022)

* [[Teerasil Dangda]] – ”’5”’ ({{fb|Thailand}}, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, and 2022)

===First ever hat-trick===

===First ever hat-trick===

* [[K. Sanbagamaran]] – ”’53 minutes”’ (for {{fb|Malaysia}} vs {{fb|Philippines}} on ”4 September 1996”)

* [[K. Sanbagamaran]] – ”’53 minutes”’ (for {{fb|Malaysia}} vs {{fb|Philippines}} on ”4 September 1996”)

===Fastest hat-trick===

===Fastest hat-trick===

* [[Sarayuth Chaikamdee]] – ”’4 minutes”’ (for {{fb|Thailand}} vs {{flagicon|TLS}} [[East Timor|Timor-Leste]] on ”12 December 2004”)

* [[Sarayuth Chaikamdee]] – ”’4 minutes”’ (for {{fb|Thailand}} vs {{flagicon|TLS}} [[East Timor|Timor-Leste]] on ”12 December 2004”)

===Youngest player===

===Youngest player===

* [[Zenivio]] – ”’16 years 7 months 13 days old”’ (for {{flagicon|TLS}} [[East Timor|Timor-Leste]] vs {{fb|Thailand}} on ”5 December 2021”)

* [[Zenivio]] – ”’16 years 7 months 13 days old”’ (for {{flagicon|TLS}} [[East Timor|Timor-Leste]] vs {{fb|Thailand}} on ”5 December 2021”)

===Youngest goal scorer===

===Youngest goal scorer===

* [[Marselino Ferdinan]] – ”’18 years 3 months 24 days”’ (for {{fb|Indonesia}} vs {{fb|Philippines}} on ”2 January 2023”)

* [[Marselino Ferdinan]] – ”’18 years 3 months 24 days”’ (for {{fb|Indonesia}} vs {{fb|Philippines}} on ”2 January 2023”)

===Oldest player===

===Oldest player===

* [[Hassan Sunny]] – ”’38 years 9 months 1 day old”’ (for {{fb|Singapore}} vs {{fb|Malaysia}} on ”3 January 2023”)

* [[Hassan Sunny]] – ”’38 years 9 months 1 day old”’ (for {{fb|Singapore}} vs {{fb|Malaysia}} on ”3 January 2023”)

===Oldest goal scorer===

===Oldest goal scorer===

* [[Aleksandar Đurić]] – ”’42 years 3 months 7 day old”’ (for {{fb|Singapore}} vs {{fb|Malaysia}} on ”25 November 2012”)

* [[Aleksandar Đurić]] – ”’42 years 3 months 7 day old”’ (for {{fb|Singapore}} vs {{fb|Malaysia}} on ”25 November 2012”)

== Marketing ==

== Marketing ==

Association football tournament

Football tournament

The ASEAN Championship (formerly known as the AFF Championship or AFF Cup), currently known as the ASEAN Hyundai Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the biennial football tournament organized by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) for men’s national teams in Southeast Asia.

A biennial international competition, it is contested to determine the sub-continental champion of Southeast Asia. The competition has been held every two years since 1996, scheduled to be in the even-numbered year, except for 2007, and 2020.

Four national teams have won the ASEAN Championship title; Thailand has won seven titles, Singapore four, Vietnam three, and Malaysia one. To date, Thailand and Singapore are the only teams to have won consecutive titles. Thailand did it three times: in 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2020, and 2022, while Singapore did it once in 2004 and 2007. Australia, an AFF member since 2013, has not played the ASEAN Championship. It is one of the most watched football tournaments in the region. The ASEAN Championship has also been recognized as an official tournament by FIFA since 7 December 2024, having previously been recognized as a Category A tournament since 2016.[1][2][3]

Since 2018, the championship winners would compete in the following AFF–EAFF Champions Trophy, against the winner of the EAFF E-1 Football Championship (East Asia).

The defending tournament champions are Vietnam, after a 5–3 aggregate victory over Thailand in the 2024 ASEAN Championship final.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced the launch of the FIFA ASEAN Cup on 26 October 2025 during the 2025 ASEAN Summits in Kuala Lumpur,[4][5] although no further details about its format are disclosed as of yet.

History

The first ASEAN Championship took place in 1996 with the six founding members of the ASEAN Federation competing with four nations being invited that came in that region. The final saw Thailand becoming the first champions of ASEAN as they defeated Malaysia 1–0 in Singapore.[6] The top four nations automatically qualified through to the finals in the following edition. This meant the other six nations had to compete in qualifying for the remaining four spots. Myanmar, Singapore, Laos and Philippines all made it through to the main tournament. The tournament has been the only regional competition for national teams since men’s football at the SEA Games was for U23 in 2001. No country has ever won the AFF Championship title three times in a row. Singapore (2004 and 2007) and Thailand (2000 and 2002 and again in 2014 and 2016) have won twice in a row.

In February 2024, the AFF announced that the competition will be rebranded as the ASEAN Championship.[7]

Although having joined the AFF on 27 August 2013, Australia, because of its superior level compared to Southeast Asia, has not played the ASEAN Championship as part of the initial agreement, though Australia has started searching for ways to enter the tournament in recent years due to growth of various Southeast Asian national teams, due to internal pressures, and due to Southeast Asian interests in seeing more competitive football to improve consistency.[8][9][10]

On October 26, 2025, FIFA announced the launch of the FIFA ASEAN Cup following the signing of a memorandum of agreement at the 47th ASEAN Summit. It remains unclear what implication the new FIFA tournament would mean for the conduct of the ASEAN Championship.[11][12]

Organisation

Sports marketing, media, and event management firm, Sportfive (formerly Lagardère Sports) has been involved in the tournament since the inaugural edition in 1996.[citation needed]

It was founded as the Tiger Cup, after Singapore-based Asia Pacific Breweries brand Tiger Beer sponsored the competition from its inauguration in 1996 until the 2004 edition. After Asia Pacific Breweries withdrew as title sponsor, the competition was known simply as the AFF Championship for the 2007 edition. In 2008, Suzuki bought the naming rights for the competition and the competition was named the AFF Suzuki Cup until the 2020 edition.[13] On 23 May 2022, AFF announced a new title sponsorship deal with Mitsubishi Electric and the competition was named the AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup starting in the 2022 edition.[14]

As part of the competition’s rebranding in February 2024, the competition was renamed to the ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup.[7] In May 2025, AFF announced Hyundai Motor Company to be the next title sponsor for the tournament, naming it the ASEAN Hyundai Cup.[15]

Period Sponsor Name
1996–2004 Tiger Beer Tiger Cup
2007 No title sponsor AFF Championship
2008–2020 Suzuki AFF Suzuki Cup
2022 Mitsubishi Electric AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup
2024 ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup
2026–present Hyundai Motor ASEAN Hyundai Cup

Format

Since 2004, the knockout stage has been played over two legs in a home-and-away format. Since the 2007 edition, there was no third-place match; semi-finalists are listed in alphabetical order. The away goals rule was applied for the knockout stage in 2010-2022 editions.[a]

Starting with the 2018 edition, a new format for group state was applied. The nine highest-ranked teams qualified automatically while the 10th and 11th ranked teams played in a two-legged qualifier to determine the final team to qualify. The 10 teams were split into two groups of five and played a round-robin system, with each team playing two home and two away fixtures. A draw was made to determine where the teams play while the format of the knockout round remained unchanged.[16]

Results

Comprehensive team results by tournament

Legend

Notes

Awards

Winning coaches

Notes
  1. ^ being the only person to win the competition as a player (1996, 2000, 2002) then coach (2014, 2016).

Records and statistics

Team records

Overall team records

In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.

As of 2024 ASEAN Championship

Teams reaching the top two

Team Champions Runners-up
 Thailand 7 (1996, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022) 4 (2007, 2008, 2012, 2024)
 Singapore 4 (1998, 2004, 2007, 2012) 0
 Vietnam 3 (2008, 2018, 2024) 2 (1998, 2022)
 Malaysia 1 (2010) 3 (1996, 2014, 2018)
 Indonesia 0 6 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2016, 2020)
Total 15 15

Player records

All time top goalscorers

As of 2024 final

Most successful coach

Most successful player

Most goals scored in a single tournament

Most goals scored in a match

Most tournaments scored in

First ever hat-trick

Fastest hat-trick

Youngest player

Youngest goal scorer

Oldest player

Oldest goal scorer

  1. Bold denotes players still playing international football

Other statistics

  • Indonesia (2004), Thailand (2008), and Vietnam (2000, 2018, 2020, and 2022) did not concede a single goal in their group-stage campaigns in the indicated years
  • The 2002 AFF Championship Final is still the only final to have been settled on penalties

Marketing

Official Match Ball through the years
Year Official match ball name Manufacturer
1996 Adidas Questra Adidas
1998 Adidas Tricolore
2000 Adidas Tricolore
2002 Adidas Fevernova
2004 Adidas Roteiro
2007 Nike Total 90 Aerow II (Yellow winter) Nike
2008 Nike Total 90 Omni (Yellow winter)
2010 Nike Total 90 Tracer (Yellow winter)
2012 Nike Maxim (Yellow winter)
2014 Mitre Delta V12S Mitre
2016 Mitre Delta Fluo Hyperseam (Yellow winter)
2018 Grand Sport Primero Mundo X Star Grand Sport
2020 Warrix Asean Pulse Warrix
2022 Warrix Bersatu
2024 Adidas Tiro Pro Adidas

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Except the 2020 edition due to all matches being hosted in the centralized venue, Singapore.
  2. ^ The 2020 AFF Championship was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and hosted in a centralized venue. On 28 September 2021, it was announced that Singapore would host the tournament.[17] Knockout stage had been kept playing over two legs without away goal rule.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g 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.[18][19] The sanctions took effect in October 2021.[20] Thailand is represented by its national team logo while Indonesia is represented by its coat of arms.

References

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