The 2018 AFF Championship was the 12th edition of the AFF Championship, the football championship of nations affiliated to the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF), and the 6th under the name AFF Suzuki Cup.[1] This was the first time a new format has been applied with the group stage was played in a home-and-away format instead of be hosted in two nations from 2002 to 2016.
In March 2016, it was reported that the AFF was mulling over changes to the tournament format due to the failure to attract big crowds for matches not involving the host nation.[10] It was then confirmed by the AFF that starting with the 2018 edition, a new format would be applied. The nine highest ranked teams would automatically qualify with the 10th and 11th ranked teams playing in a two-legged qualifier. The 10 teams would be split in two groups of five and play a round robin system with each team playing two home and two away fixtures. A draw will be made to determine where the teams play while the format of the knockout round would remain unchanged.[11][12]
Nine teams were automatically qualified in the AFF Championship final tournament. Based on the 2016 AFF Championship ranking, Brunei and Timor Leste played in a home and away playoffs which was conducted on 1 and 8 September 2018 with the latter securing qualification.[13]Australia, a member since 2013, did not enter the tournament.[2]
The draw for the tournament was held on 2 May 2018[14] at Hotel Mulia in Jakarta, Indonesia[15][16] with the pot placements followed each teams progress in the previous two editions.[17] At the time of the draw the identity of the national team that secured qualification was still to be determined (Timor-Leste).
Each team were allowed a preliminary squad of 50 players. A final squad of 23 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) must be registered one day before the first match of the tournament.[19]
Officialsedit
The following officials were chosen for the competition.
There are one venue for each participating countries in the tournament with each countries get two group matches played in their home stadium. This is the first time Laos and Cambodia host matches of a final tournament. Before the tournament being held, both the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) and Myanmar Football Federation (MFF) have requested AFF to allow their two home matches to be held in two different stadiums in different cities.[20][21] The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) also asked AFF to move their final group match against Cambodia to Hàng Đẫy Stadium as the match date is coincides with the opening ceremony of the Vietnam National Games that will be held in Mỹ Đình National Stadium by which the request was accepted through the AFF meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on 13 September.[22][23] East Timor will play their designated "home" match against Thailand at the Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, while their home tie against the Philippines will be played at the Kuala Lumpur Stadium in Malaysia due to the incomplete floodlighting of the Dili Municipal Stadium.[24]
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.
New tournament visuals, including a logo, for the AFF Championship was unveiled for the 2018 edition during the official draw held on 2 May 2018. The ASEAN Football Federation cooperated with Lagardère Sports for the tournament's branding. Five attributes were identified that are "synonymous" to the tournament. Elements combined to form the logo are a beating heart, a goalpost and raised hands by a fan that is meant to signify "pride, loyalty, football, rivalry, and passion".[27]
In addition a colour scheme was developed for the branding. The colours devised are magenta (passion and energy), cyan (fresh beginning), green (vibrancy of a football pitch) and blue (topography of the region).[27]
Matchballsedit
The official ball for AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 is the Primero Mundo X Star,[28][29] which is sponsored by Grand Sport Group.[30]
The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) was fined VND 220 million (US$10,000) by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) for failing to send any Vietnamese players to attend the press conference before the opening match against Laos on 8 November in Vientiane, with a warning that the penalty will be heavier if it happens again. Under AFF rules, any head coach and a starting player from each team must show up at the pre-match press conference one day prior to the match.[65] During the encounter between Myanmar and Vietnam in Group A in Yangon, the Vietnamese side was dissatisfied over the controversial decision made by Qatari referee Khamis Al-Marri after two penalty calls were denied, and another goal was ruled offside by Thai linesman Phubes Lekpha despite video replay showing the Vietnamese player was indeed onside at that time.[66][67] An argument then occurred between Burmese coach Antoine Hey and Vietnamese coach Park Hang-seo which resulted in Park not shaking hands with Hey after the match.[67][68] As a result, the availability and importance of video assistant referee (VAR) like in the recent 2018 FIFA World Cup is questioned where many believed it should have been enforced in all international football matches.[69] Prior to the group match between Malaysia and Vietnam in Hanoi, young Vietnamese football fans who waiting over a night to buy tickets are being threatened by local thugs and gangsters and forced to leave.[70] Police scouts was then being dispatched to monitor the gangs activities.[71]
In another situation, 20 Myanmar fans (including women) who were waiting for a bus in Kuala Lumpur to return after the end of the last Group A match between Malaysia and Myanmar when they were physically and verbally attacked by around 30 unidentified assailants.[72][73] Three of the Myanmar fans were injured and had to be sent to hospital for treatment. The victims decided not to make a police report for its perceived lack of effectiveness on similar cases in the past.[73] Nevertheless, the Secretary of Football Association of Malaysia (FAM), Stuart Michael Ramalingam, made a visit to the victims' representative to apologise, explaining that they have ensured security measures being taken inside the stadium during the game but cannot prevent any untoward incident that happened outside the stadium, thus urging every football supporter to control their behaviour with a sportsmanship spirit.[74] Despite the apology, the Myanmar Football Federation (MFF) sent a letter to the AFF to take action against the host country since it was a repeat of similar fan violence in recent years, urging for a definite end to such violence towards any visiting fans in any future matches hosted by Malaysia, as well as for a heavy penalty to be imposed on them if such problems keep recurring.[75] As stated in their letter, the MFF wrote:
This is not the first or second time this is happening. This matter is not something only Malaysia should be apologising for. It's not only for the fans of our country. We are doing it so that it won't happen again in any host country when other countries come and play. The host country should take extra care and responsibility around the stadium. The hosts also need to take responsibility for the spectators' safety. If this keeps happening in an host country, it will affect the AFF's integrity. No one (the visitor team supporters) will come and watch the matches in the future. Thus, in order to prevent this from happening again, we sent a letter to AFF.[75]
Following the complaint, FAM were given two warning notices by the AFF with a possible fine of RM21,000 (US$5,000), with the latter warning a direct result of some Malaysian supporters throwing airbomb into the stadium track after the end of the group match against Myanmar.[76] The Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) was fined Rp116 million (US$8,000) by the AFF after one of their players were found to be using a shirt with sponsor logo during their training session before the group match against Timor-Leste. Under the AFF Disciplinary Code 6.11 (Colour and Shirt Number), each team may not display the sponsor's logo either inside or outside the stadium during official training, games and at press conferences.[77] Another possible fines of Rp73 million (US$5,000) also received by the team after they forgot to put the tournament logo in their home shirt during the match against Timor-Leste.[78] Following the team's poor performance and early elimination in Group B, PSSI chairman Edy Rahmayadi blamed Indonesian media and press as the main cause for the team failure.[79] Coach Bima Sakti's accusation on the Philippines team using many "naturalised players" also angered many Filipino football supporters.[80] Philippines midfielder Stephan Schröck, a Filipino-German, also expressed his anger via social media saying "call us half-bloods all day, but once we've met, only half of you will be left".[81] During the press conference of the first leg final in Malaysia, a dispute between Malaysian and Vietnamese photographer occurred when the latter overshadow Malaysian photographer sights who was standing behind to taking the photo of both teams, causing them to react angrily and saying "Don't stand up!" with another Malaysian photographer wearing a cap with black shirt began to approaching the Vietnamese photographer but was being calmed by the press conference staffs as well Malaysian coach Tan Cheng Hoe who urging everyone to remain calm during the tense situation before making his speech on the upcoming final matches.[82] A video footage on the incident had been circulating on YouTube with another voice also being recorded as saying "Oh no! A stupid photographer!".[83]
Many Malaysian and Vietnamese fans who could not get a single ticket were also disappointed over how ticket management was being conducted by both FAM and VFF.[84][85] In Malaysia, many of the fans queued up overnight and camped outside the stadium with some becoming unconscious after being trampled by other fans in crowded areas.[86][87] Similar situation also occurred in Vietnam, hundreds of Vietnam People's Army (VPA) wounded veteran gathered outside the VFF's office gate to buy priority tickets for the second final match since the VFF had announced that it would sell direct tickets to those who had difficulty to buy online tickets. This resulted in chaos when they broke the federation office main gate.[88] Prior to the first final match between the two countries in Malaysia, many Vietnamese fans who came to the stadium were disappointed when they were not allowed to enter despite having tickets, due to what was claimed to be "over-crowding" by the stadium management.[89][90] One of the fans telling that an auxiliary police officer already said to her the seating area in the second tier at the stadium (directly above the visiting fans' place) is actually allocated for their fans but it seems to be already overtaken by the host fans instead.[89][91] Both sides fans also expressed their frustration over the no decision taken by Australian referee Chris Beath in two incidents in the first final game such as the scuffle between two players and another foul when the ball hitting one of the Malaysian player hand in their penalty area in the 28th minute.[92][93]
Notesedit
^The second-leg final between Vietnam and Malaysia was co-broadcast on SBS and its 9 regional channels[64]
Referencesedit
^"Suzuki returns as AFF Championship title sponsor". Sports Pro Media. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
^ ab"New format for AFF Suzuki Cup 2018". ASEAN Football Federation. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
^"AFF, EAFF introduce Champions Trophy for Regional Winners". ASEAN Football Federation. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
^"Thailand suffer shock exit in AFF Suzuki Cup". The Nation. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
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The 2018 AFF Championship was the 12th edition of the AFF Championship the football championship of nations affiliated to the ASEAN Football Federation AFF and the 6th under the name AFF Suzuki Cup 1 This was the first time a new format has been applied with the group stage was played in a home and away format instead of be hosted in two nations from 2002 to 2016 2018 AFF ChampionshipTournament detailsDates8 November 15 DecemberTeams10 from 1 sub confederation Venue s 12 in 10 host cities Final positionsChampions Vietnam 2nd title Runners up MalaysiaTournament statisticsMatches played26Goals scored80 3 08 per match Attendance757 570 29 137 per match Top scorer s Adisak Kraisorn 8 goals Best player s Nguyễn Quang HảiFair play award Malaysia 20162020 The final tournament ran from 8 November and ended on 15 December 2018 2 Through the agreement between AFF and East Asian Football Federation EAFF the winner of the tournament will qualify for the AFF EAFF Champions Trophy 3 Thailand were the defending champions but lost to Malaysia in the semi finals 4 Vietnam won the tournament by a 3 2 victory in the two legged final against Malaysia to secure their second title 5 6 7 and subsequently qualified to meet 2017 EAFF E 1 Football Championship winner of South Korea in the 2019 AFF EAFF Champions Trophy 8 9 Contents 1 Format 2 Qualification 2 1 Qualified teams 3 Draw 4 Squads 5 Officials 6 Venues 7 Group stage 7 1 Group A 7 2 Group B 8 Knockout stage 8 1 Bracket 8 2 Semi finals 8 3 Finals 9 2018 AFF Championship best XI 10 Statistics 10 1 Winner 10 2 Awards 10 3 Goalscorers 10 4 Discipline 10 5 Tournament teams ranking 11 Marketing 11 1 Matchballs 11 2 Sponsorship 12 Media coverage 13 Incidents and controversies 14 Notes 15 References 16 External linksFormat editIn March 2016 it was reported that the AFF was mulling over changes to the tournament format due to the failure to attract big crowds for matches not involving the host nation 10 It was then confirmed by the AFF that starting with the 2018 edition a new format would be applied The nine highest ranked teams would automatically qualify with the 10th and 11th ranked teams playing in a two legged qualifier The 10 teams would be split in two groups of five and play a round robin system with each team playing two home and two away fixtures A draw will be made to determine where the teams play while the format of the knockout round would remain unchanged 11 12 Home Away matches division Pots 1 2 3 4 51 H A H A2 A H A H3 H A H A4 A H A H5 H A H A Qualification editMain article 2018 AFF Championship qualification nbsp Qualified for AFF Championship Failed to qualify Did not enter Not an AFF memberNine teams were automatically qualified in the AFF Championship final tournament Based on the 2016 AFF Championship ranking Brunei and Timor Leste played in a home and away playoffs which was conducted on 1 and 8 September 2018 with the latter securing qualification 13 Australia a member since 2013 did not enter the tournament 2 Qualified teams edit Team Appearance Previous best performance nbsp Cambodia 7th Group stage 1996 2000 2002 2004 2008 2016 nbsp Indonesia 12th Runners up 2000 2002 2004 2010 2016 nbsp Laos 11th Group stage 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2007 2008 2010 2012 2014 nbsp Malaysia 12th Winners 2010 nbsp Myanmar 12th Fourth place 2004 Semi finalists 2016 nbsp Philippines 11th Semi finalists 2010 2012 2014 nbsp Singapore 12th Winners 1998 2004 2007 2012 nbsp Thailand 12th Winners 1996 2000 2002 2014 2016 nbsp Timor Leste 2nd Group stage 2004 nbsp Vietnam 12th Winners 2008 Draw editThe draw for the tournament was held on 2 May 2018 14 at Hotel Mulia in Jakarta Indonesia 15 16 with the pot placements followed each teams progress in the previous two editions 17 At the time of the draw the identity of the national team that secured qualification was still to be determined Timor Leste Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 nbsp Thailand 2016 holders nbsp Vietnam nbsp Indonesia nbsp Malaysia nbsp Philippines nbsp Myanmar nbsp Singapore nbsp Cambodia nbsp Laos nbsp Timor Leste Qualification winner Source 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup 18 Squads editMain article 2018 AFF Championship squads Each team were allowed a preliminary squad of 50 players A final squad of 23 players three of whom must be goalkeepers must be registered one day before the first match of the tournament 19 Officials editThe following officials were chosen for the competition Referees nbsp Chris Beath nbsp Amdillah Zainuddin nbsp Fu Ming nbsp Ma Ning nbsp Thoriq Munir Alkatiri nbsp Alireza Faghani nbsp Hiroyuki Kimura nbsp Adham Makhadmeh nbsp Ahmed Al Ali nbsp Amirul Izwan Yaacob nbsp Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed nbsp Nazmi Nasaruddin nbsp Suhaizi Shukri nbsp Ahmed Al Kaf nbsp Clifford Daypuyat nbsp Abdulrahman Al Jassim nbsp Khamis Al Marri nbsp Turki Al Khudayr nbsp Ahmad A qashah nbsp Nathan Chan nbsp Kim Hee gon nbsp Sivakorn Pu udom nbsp Aziz Asimov nbsp Nguyễn Hiền Triết Assistant referees nbsp Ali Faisal Rosli nbsp Raffizal Ramli nbsp Pisal Kimsy nbsp Sopheap Chi nbsp Zhou Fei nbsp Bambang Syamsudar nbsp Dinan Lazuardi nbsp Malang Nurhadi nbsp Mohammadreza Mansouri nbsp Reza Sokhandan nbsp Akane Yagi nbsp Ahmed Al Roalle nbsp Kilar Ladsavong nbsp Somphavanh Louanglath nbsp Arif Shamil nbsp Azman Ismail nbsp Zairul Khalil nbsp Chit Moe Aye nbsp Win Thiha nbsp Zayar Maung nbsp Abu Bakar Al Amri nbsp Krizmark Nanola nbsp Relly Balila nbsp Saoud Al Maqaleh nbsp Taleb Al Marri nbsp Abdul Hannan nbsp Lim Kok Heng nbsp Manoj Kalwani nbsp Ronnie Koh Min Kiat nbsp Komsun Khumpan nbsp Pattarapong Kijsathit nbsp Phubes Lekpha nbsp Phulsawat Samransuk nbsp Rachen Srichai nbsp Thanet Chuchueun nbsp Nguyễn Trung Hậu nbsp Phạm Mạnh Long nbsp Trần Liem Thanh nbsp Trương Đức Chiến Fourth officials nbsp Abdul Hakim Haidi nbsp Chy Samdy nbsp Khuon Virak nbsp Oki Dwi Putra nbsp Souei Vongkham nbsp Xaypaseuth Phongsanit nbsp Fitri Maskon nbsp Myat Thu nbsp Thant Zin Oo nbsp Steve Supresencia nbsp Jansen Foo Chuan Hui nbsp Letchman Gopalakrishnan nbsp Muhammad Taqi nbsp Mongkolchai Pechsri nbsp Titichai Nuanchan nbsp Wiwat JumpaoonVenues editThere are one venue for each participating countries in the tournament with each countries get two group matches played in their home stadium This is the first time Laos and Cambodia host matches of a final tournament Before the tournament being held both the Football Association of Indonesia PSSI and Myanmar Football Federation MFF have requested AFF to allow their two home matches to be held in two different stadiums in different cities 20 21 The Vietnam Football Federation VFF also asked AFF to move their final group match against Cambodia to Hang Đẫy Stadium as the match date is coincides with the opening ceremony of the Vietnam National Games that will be held in Mỹ Đinh National Stadium by which the request was accepted through the AFF meeting in Phnom Penh Cambodia on 13 September 22 23 East Timor will play their designated home match against Thailand at the Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok while their home tie against the Philippines will be played at the Kuala Lumpur Stadium in Malaysia due to the incomplete floodlighting of the Dili Municipal Stadium 24 nbsp Kuala Lumpur nbsp HanoiBukit Jalil National Stadium Kuala Lumpur Stadium Mỹ Đinh National Stadium Hang Đẫy StadiumCapacity 87 411 Capacity 18 000 Capacity 40 192 Capacity 22 500 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Jakarta nbsp nbsp nbsp Kuala Lumpur nbsp Phnom Penh nbsp Singapore nbsp Bangkok nbsp Hanoi nbsp Yangon nbsp Mandalay nbsp Jakarta nbsp Vientiane nbsp Bacolodclass notpageimage Location of stadiums of the 2018 AFF Championship nbsp Phnom PenhGelora Bung Karno Stadium Olympic StadiumCapacity 77 193 Capacity 50 000 nbsp nbsp nbsp Singapore nbsp BangkokNational Stadium Rajamangala StadiumCapacity 55 000 Capacity 49 722 nbsp nbsp nbsp Yangon nbsp Mandalay nbsp Vientiane nbsp BacolodThuwunna Stadium Mandalarthiri Stadium New Laos National Stadium Panaad StadiumCapacity 32 000 Capacity 30 000 Capacity 25 000 Capacity 9 825 nbsp nbsp nbsp Group stage edit nbsp Result of teams participating in 2018 AFF Championship Winners Runners up Semi finals Group stage TiebreakersRanking 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 edit Main article 2018 AFF Championship Group A Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 nbsp Vietnam 4 3 1 0 8 0 8 10 Knockout phase2 nbsp Malaysia 4 3 0 1 7 3 4 93 nbsp Myanmar 4 2 1 1 7 5 2 74 nbsp Cambodia 4 1 0 3 4 9 5 35 nbsp Laos 4 0 0 4 3 12 9 0Source AFF 8 November 201818 30 UTC 7Cambodia nbsp 0 1 nbsp MalaysiaReport AFFSZ Report AFF Norshahrul nbsp 31 Olympic Stadium Phnom PenhAttendance 34 250Referee Ahmad A qashah Singapore 8 November 201819 30 UTC 7Laos nbsp 0 3 nbsp VietnamReport AFFSZ Report AFF Nguyễn Cong Phượng nbsp 11 Nguyễn Anh Đức nbsp 45 2 Nguyễn Quang Hải nbsp 68 New Laos National Stadium VientianeAttendance 15 000Referee Thoriq Munir Alkatiri Indonesia 12 November 201820 45 UTC 8Malaysia nbsp 3 1 nbsp LaosZaquan nbsp 15 Norshahrul nbsp 86 90 2 Report AFFSZ Report AFF Phithack nbsp 7 Bukit Jalil National Stadium Kuala LumpurAttendance 12 127Referee Sivakorn Pu udom Thailand 12 November 201818 00 UTC 6 30Myanmar nbsp 4 1 nbsp CambodiaHlaing Bo Bo nbsp 60 90 3 Than Htet Aung nbsp 70 Sithu Aung nbsp 87 Report AFFSZ Report AFF Vathanaka nbsp 23 Mandalarthiri Stadium MandalayAttendance 26 946Referee Clifford Daypuyat Philippines 16 November 201819 30 UTC 7Laos nbsp 1 3 nbsp MyanmarPhouthone nbsp 14 Report AFFSZ Report AFF Aung Thu nbsp 45 Htet Phyoe Wai nbsp 72 Maung Maung Lwin nbsp 84 New Laos National Stadium VientianeAttendance 1 294Referee Kim Hee gon South Korea 16 November 201819 30 UTC 7Vietnam nbsp 2 0 nbsp MalaysiaNguyễn Cong Phượng nbsp 11 Nguyễn Anh Đức nbsp 60 Report AFFSZ Report AFF Mỹ Đinh National Stadium HanoiAttendance 40 000Referee Turki Al Khudayr Saudi Arabia 20 November 201818 00 UTC 6 30Myanmar nbsp 0 0 nbsp VietnamReport AFFSZ Report AFF Thuwunna Stadium YangonAttendance 29 954Referee Khamis Al Marri Qatar 20 November 201818 30 UTC 7Cambodia nbsp 3 1 nbsp LaosVathanaka nbsp 17 Mony Udom nbsp 35 pen Sokhpeng nbsp 76 Report AFFSZ Report AFF Somxay nbsp 75 Olympic Stadium Phnom PenhAttendance 25 085Referee Nathan Chan Singapore 24 November 201819 30 UTC 7Vietnam nbsp 3 0 nbsp CambodiaNguyễn Tiến Linh nbsp 39 Nguyễn Quang Hải nbsp 41 Phan Văn Đức nbsp 61 Report AFFSZ Report AFF Hang Đẫy Stadium HanoiAttendance 14 000Referee Ma Ning China 24 November 201820 30 UTC 8Malaysia nbsp 3 0 nbsp MyanmarNorshahrul nbsp 26 Zaquan nbsp 45 3 pen 88 Report AFFSZ Report AFF Bukit Jalil National Stadium Kuala LumpurAttendance 83 777Referee Alireza Faghani Iran Group B edit Main article 2018 AFF Championship Group B Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 nbsp Thailand 4 3 1 0 15 3 12 10 Knockout phase2 nbsp Philippines 4 2 2 0 5 3 2 83 nbsp Singapore 4 2 0 2 7 5 2 64 nbsp Indonesia 4 1 1 2 5 6 1 45 nbsp Timor Leste 4 0 0 4 4 19 15 0Source AFF 9 November 201820 00 UTC 8Singapore nbsp 1 0 nbsp IndonesiaHariss nbsp 37 Report AFFSZ Report AFF National Stadium SingaporeAttendance 30 783Referee Nguyễn Hiền Triết Vietnam 9 November 201819 00 UTC 7Timor Leste nbsp 0 7 nbsp ThailandReport AFFSZ Report AFF Adisak nbsp 3 13 31 45 50 56 pen Supachai nbsp 90 1 Rajamangala Stadium Bangkok Thailand Attendance 8 764Referee Nazmi Nasaruddin Malaysia 13 November 201819 00 UTC 7Indonesia nbsp 3 1 nbsp Timor LesteAlfath nbsp 61 Lilipaly nbsp 69 pen Beto nbsp 82 Report AFFSZ Report AFF Gama nbsp 48 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium JakartaAttendance 15 138Referee Aziz Asimov Uzbekistan 13 November 201820 00 UTC 8Philippines nbsp 1 0 nbsp SingaporeReichelt nbsp 78 Report AFFSZ Report AFF Panaad Stadium BacolodAttendance 4 327Referee Suhaizi Shukri Malaysia 17 November 201820 00 UTC 8Timor Leste nbsp 2 3 nbsp PhilippinesReis nbsp 73 pen Joao Pedro nbsp 75 Report AFFSZ Report AFF P Younghusband nbsp 27 Steuble nbsp 33 De Murga nbsp 68 Kuala Lumpur Stadium Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Attendance 312Referee Amdillah Zainuddin Brunei 17 November 201818 30 UTC 7Thailand nbsp 4 2 nbsp IndonesiaKorrakot nbsp 38 Pansa nbsp 45 2 Adisak nbsp 65 Pokklaw nbsp 74 Report AFFSZ Report AFF Zulfiandi nbsp 29 Fachrudin nbsp 89 Rajamangala Stadium BangkokAttendance 37 570Referee Amirul Izwan Yaacob Malaysia 21 November 201819 30 UTC 8Philippines nbsp 1 1 nbsp ThailandBedic nbsp 81 Report AFFSZ Report AFF Supachai nbsp 57 Panaad Stadium BacolodAttendance 3 522Referee Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed Malaysia 21 November 201819 30 UTC 8Singapore nbsp 6 1 nbsp Timor LesteSafuwan nbsp 12 19 90 2 Ikhsan nbsp 31 43 Faris nbsp 90 Report AFFSZ Report AFF Gama nbsp 13 National Stadium SingaporeAttendance 18 408Referee Amirul Izwan Yaacob Malaysia 25 November 201819 00 UTC 7Thailand nbsp 3 0 nbsp SingaporePansa nbsp 13 Supachai nbsp 23 Adisak nbsp 90 Report AFFSZ Report AFF Rajamangala Stadium BangkokAttendance 29 763Referee Ahmed Al Ali Jordan 25 November 201819 00 UTC 7Indonesia nbsp 0 0 nbsp PhilippinesReport AFFSZ Report AFF Gelora Bung Karno Stadium JakartaAttendance 15 436Referee Fu Ming China Knockout stage editMain article 2018 AFF Championship knockout stage Bracket edit Semi finalsFinals A2 nbsp Malaysia a 022B1 nbsp Thailand022A2 nbsp Malaysia202A1 nbsp Vietnam213B2 nbsp Philippines112A1 nbsp Vietnam224Semi finals edit First leg1 December 201820 45 UTC 8Malaysia nbsp 0 0 nbsp ThailandReport AFFSZ Report AFF Bukit Jalil National Stadium Kuala LumpurAttendance 87 545Referee Ahmed Al Kaf Oman 2 December 201819 30 UTC 8Philippines nbsp 1 2 nbsp VietnamReichelt nbsp 45 2 Report AFFSZ Report AFF Nguyễn Anh Đức nbsp 12 Phan Văn Đức nbsp 48 Panaad Stadium BacolodAttendance 5 489Referee Abdulrahman Al Jassim Qatar Second leg5 December 201819 00 UTC 7Thailand nbsp 2 2 nbsp MalaysiaIrfan nbsp 21 o g Pansa nbsp 63 Report AFFSZ Report AFF Syahmi nbsp 28 Norshahrul nbsp 71 Rajamangala Stadium BangkokAttendance 46 157Referee Adham Makhadmeh Jordan 2 2 on aggregate Malaysia won on away goals 6 December 201819 30 UTC 7Vietnam nbsp 2 1 nbsp PhilippinesNguyễn Quang Hải nbsp 84 Nguyễn Cong Phượng nbsp 87 Report AFFSZ Report AFF J Younghusband nbsp 89 Mỹ Đinh National Stadium HanoiAttendance 38 816Referee Hiroyuki Kimura Japan Vietnam won 4 2 on aggregate Finals edit Main article 2018 AFF Championship Final First leg11 December 201820 45 UTC 8Malaysia nbsp 2 2 nbsp VietnamShahrul nbsp 36 Safawi nbsp 61 Report AFFSZ Report AFF Nguyễn Huy Hung nbsp 22 Phạm Đức Huy nbsp 25 Bukit Jalil National Stadium Kuala LumpurAttendance 88 482Referee Chris Beath Australia Second leg15 December 201819 30 UTC 7Vietnam nbsp 1 0 nbsp MalaysiaNguyễn Anh Đức nbsp 6 Report AFFSZ Report AFF Mỹ Đinh National Stadium HanoiAttendance 44 625Referee Alireza Faghani Iran Vietnam won 3 2 on aggregate 2018 AFF Championship best XI editThe best XI team was a squad consisting of the eleven most impressive players at the tournament 25 Pos PlayerGK nbsp Đặng Văn LamDF nbsp Alvaro SilvaDF nbsp Trần Đinh TrọngDF nbsp Syahmi SafariDF nbsp Đoan Văn HậuMF nbsp Hlaing Bo BoMF nbsp Nguyễn Quang HảiMF nbsp Mohamadou SumarehMF nbsp Safawi RasidMF nbsp Sanrawat DechmitrFW nbsp Norshahrul Idlan Talaha nbsp nbsp Đặng Văn Lam nbsp Silva nbsp Trần Đinh Trọng nbsp Syahmi nbsp Đoan Văn Hậu nbsp Hlaing Bo Bo nbsp Nguyễn Quang Hải nbsp Sumareh nbsp Safawi nbsp Sanrawat nbsp NorshahrulStatistics editWinner edit 2018 AFF Championship nbsp Vietnam 2nd titleAwards edit Most Valuable Player 26 Top Scorer Award 26 Fair Play Award 26 nbsp Nguyễn Quang Hải nbsp Adisak Kraisorn nbsp MalaysiaGoalscorers edit There were 80 goals scored in 26 matches for an average of 3 08 goals per match 8 goals nbsp Adisak Kraisorn 5 goals nbsp Norshahrul Idlan Talaha 4 goals nbsp Nguyễn Anh Đức 3 goals nbsp Zaquan Adha Radzak nbsp Safuwan Baharudin nbsp Pansa Hemviboon nbsp Supachai Jaided nbsp Nguyễn Cong Phượng nbsp Nguyễn Quang Hải 2 goals nbsp Chan Vathanaka nbsp Hlaing Bo Bo nbsp Patrick Reichelt nbsp Ikhsan Fandi nbsp Rufino Gama nbsp Phan Văn Đức 1 goal nbsp Keo Sokpheng nbsp Prak Mony Udom nbsp Alfath Fathier nbsp Beto Goncalves nbsp Fachrudin Aryanto nbsp Stefano Lilipaly nbsp Zulfiandi nbsp Phithack Kongmathilath nbsp Phouthone Innalay nbsp Somxay Keohanam nbsp Safawi Rasid nbsp Shahrul Saad nbsp Syahmi Safari nbsp Aung Thu nbsp Htet Phyoe Wai nbsp Maung Maung Lwin nbsp Sithu Aung nbsp Than Htet Aung nbsp Jovin Bedic nbsp Carli de Murga nbsp Martin Steuble nbsp James Younghusband nbsp Phil Younghusband nbsp Faris Ramli nbsp Hariss Harun nbsp Korrakot Wiriyaudomsiri nbsp Pokklaw Anan nbsp Joao Pedro nbsp Nataniel Reis nbsp Nguyễn Huy Hung nbsp Nguyễn Tiến Linh nbsp Phạm Đức Huy 1 own goal nbsp Irfan Zakaria playing against Thailand Source AFFDiscipline edit 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 Player Offences Suspensions nbsp Hong Pheng nbsp in Group A v Malaysia nbsp in Group A v Vietnam Team eliminated from tournament nbsp Putu Gede nbsp nbsp in Group B v Singapore Group B v Timor Leste nbsp Soukaphone Vongchiengkham nbsp in Group A v Malaysia nbsp in Group A v Myanmar Group A v Cambodia nbsp Hlaing Bo Bo nbsp in Group A v Vietnam nbsp in Group A v Malaysia Team eliminated from tournament nbsp Thein Than Win nbsp in Group A v Cambodia nbsp in Group A v Laos Group A v Vietnam nbsp Zulqarnaen Suzliman nbsp in Group B v Indonesia nbsp in Group B v Thailand Team eliminated from tournament nbsp Aderito nbsp nbsp in Group B v Thailand Group B v Indonesia nbsp Feliciano Goncalves nbsp in Group B v Thailand nbsp in Group B v Indonesia Group B v Philippines nbsp Filomeno nbsp in Group B v Philippines nbsp in Group B v Singapore Team eliminated from tournament nbsp Gumario nbsp in Group B v Thailand nbsp in Group B v Indonesia Group B v Philippines Player who get a card during the semifinals and final doesn t include here Tournament teams ranking edit This table will show the ranking of teams throughout the tournament Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result1 nbsp Vietnam 8 6 2 0 15 4 11 20 Champion2 nbsp Malaysia 8 3 3 2 11 8 3 12 Runner up3 nbsp Thailand 6 3 3 0 17 5 12 12 Semi finalists4 nbsp Philippines 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 85 nbsp Myanmar 4 2 1 1 7 5 2 7 Eliminated ingroup stage6 nbsp Singapore 4 2 0 2 7 5 2 67 nbsp Indonesia 4 1 1 2 5 6 1 48 nbsp Cambodia 4 1 0 3 4 9 5 39 nbsp Laos 4 0 0 4 3 12 9 010 nbsp Timor Leste 4 0 0 4 4 19 15 0Source AFFMarketing edit nbsp AFF Suzuki Cup colour scheme 27 New tournament visuals including a logo for the AFF Championship was unveiled for the 2018 edition during the official draw held on 2 May 2018 The ASEAN Football Federation cooperated with Lagardere Sports for the tournament s branding Five attributes were identified that are synonymous to the tournament Elements combined to form the logo are a beating heart a goalpost and raised hands by a fan that is meant to signify pride loyalty football rivalry and passion 27 In addition a colour scheme was developed for the branding The colours devised are magenta passion and energy cyan fresh beginning green vibrancy of a football pitch and blue topography of the region 27 Matchballs edit The official ball for AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 is the Primero Mundo X Star 28 29 which is sponsored by Grand Sport Group 30 Sponsorship edit Title sponsor Official sponsors Official supporters Regional supportersSuzuki 31 Honor 32 Men s Biore 33 Yanmar 34 AirAsia 35 Pinaco 36 UnionPay 37 100plus 38 Grand Sport Group 30 Media coverage edit2018 AFF Championship television broadcasters in Southeast AsiaCountry Broadcast network Television Radio Streaming Brunei and Malaysia only Fox International Channels Fox Sports Asia selected matches 39 nbsp Brunei RTB 40 RTB Aneka selected matches 41 nbsp Cambodia Bayon Television 42 BTV News selected matches nbsp Indonesia MNC Media 43 Emtek Kompas Gramedia Group 44 RCTI Indonesian matches only 45 46 K Vision 47 MNC Trijaya FM MeTube Indonesian matches only 48 Vidio selected matches 49 nbsp Laos LNTV 40 TVLao HD Laotian matches only nbsp Malaysia RTM 50 TV1 TV2 RTM HD Sports all matches MyKlik all matches nbsp Myanmar MRTV 51 Sky Net MRTV MRTV Sports two matches only Sky Net Sports 1 Sky Net Sports 4 Sky Net Sports HD all matches 52 Myanmar Radio nbsp Philippines TV5 Network Inc 5 Network AksyonTV Philippine matches only ESPN 5 Philippine matches only 53 54 nbsp Singapore MediaCorp Okto Singaporean group stage matches semi finals amp final Toggle Singaporean matches only 55 nbsp Thailand BBTV 7HD Thai matches only 56 Bugaboo TV all matches 57 LINE TV selected matches 58 nbsp East Timor Esperanca Timor Oan ETO 41 DTV East Timorese matches only nbsp Vietnam VTV 40 VOV Next Media 59 VTV5 VTV6 41 BĐTV TTTV VTC3 VTC9 K PM THVL2 all matches VOV1 VOV2 VOV3 VOV Transportation VOV FM 89 Vietnamese matches only VTV Sports vtv vn VTV Go VTV Giải Tri THVLi On Sports Onme myK all matches vov vn VTC Now Vietnamese matches only 2018 AFF Championship international television broadcasters nbsp Hong Kong Hong Kong Cable Television i Cable Sports selected matches 60 i Cable Web and Mobile selected matches nbsp United States Turner Broadcasting System Bleacher Report all matches 61 62 nbsp South Korea Seoul Broadcasting System 63 SBS note 1 SBS Sports Vietnamese matches only SBS Play Vietnamese matches only N A Not availableIncidents and controversies editThe Vietnam Football Federation VFF was fined VND 220 million US 10 000 by the ASEAN Football Federation AFF for failing to send any Vietnamese players to attend the press conference before the opening match against Laos on 8 November in Vientiane with a warning that the penalty will be heavier if it happens again Under AFF rules any head coach and a starting player from each team must show up at the pre match press conference one day prior to the match 65 During the encounter between Myanmar and Vietnam in Group A in Yangon the Vietnamese side was dissatisfied over the controversial decision made by Qatari referee Khamis Al Marri after two penalty calls were denied and another goal was ruled offside by Thai linesman Phubes Lekpha despite video replay showing the Vietnamese player was indeed onside at that time 66 67 An argument then occurred between Burmese coach Antoine Hey and Vietnamese coach Park Hang seo which resulted in Park not shaking hands with Hey after the match 67 68 As a result the availability and importance of video assistant referee VAR like in the recent 2018 FIFA World Cup is questioned where many believed it should have been enforced in all international football matches 69 Prior to the group match between Malaysia and Vietnam in Hanoi young Vietnamese football fans who waiting over a night to buy tickets are being threatened by local thugs and gangsters and forced to leave 70 Police scouts was then being dispatched to monitor the gangs activities 71 In another situation 20 Myanmar fans including women who were waiting for a bus in Kuala Lumpur to return after the end of the last Group A match between Malaysia and Myanmar when they were physically and verbally attacked by around 30 unidentified assailants 72 73 Three of the Myanmar fans were injured and had to be sent to hospital for treatment The victims decided not to make a police report for its perceived lack of effectiveness on similar cases in the past 73 Nevertheless the Secretary of Football Association of Malaysia FAM Stuart Michael Ramalingam made a visit to the victims representative to apologise explaining that they have ensured security measures being taken inside the stadium during the game but cannot prevent any untoward incident that happened outside the stadium thus urging every football supporter to control their behaviour with a sportsmanship spirit 74 Despite the apology the Myanmar Football Federation MFF sent a letter to the AFF to take action against the host country since it was a repeat of similar fan violence in recent years urging for a definite end to such violence towards any visiting fans in any future matches hosted by Malaysia as well as for a heavy penalty to be imposed on them if such problems keep recurring 75 As stated in their letter the MFF wrote This is not the first or second time this is happening This matter is not something only Malaysia should be apologising for It s not only for the fans of our country We are doing it so that it won t happen again in any host country when other countries come and play The host country should take extra care and responsibility around the stadium The hosts also need to take responsibility for the spectators safety If this keeps happening in an host country it will affect the AFF s integrity No one the visitor team supporters will come and watch the matches in the future Thus in order to prevent this from happening again we sent a letter to AFF 75 U Ko Ko Thein General Secretary of the Myanmar Football Federation Following the complaint FAM were given two warning notices by the AFF with a possible fine of RM21 000 US 5 000 with the latter warning a direct result of some Malaysian supporters throwing airbomb into the stadium track after the end of the group match against Myanmar 76 The Football Association of Indonesia PSSI was fined Rp116 million US 8 000 by the AFF after one of their players were found to be using a shirt with sponsor logo during their training session before the group match against Timor Leste Under the AFF Disciplinary Code 6 11 Colour and Shirt Number each team may not display the sponsor s logo either inside or outside the stadium during official training games and at press conferences 77 Another possible fines of Rp73 million US 5 000 also received by the team after they forgot to put the tournament logo in their home shirt during the match against Timor Leste 78 Following the team s poor performance and early elimination in Group B PSSI chairman Edy Rahmayadi blamed Indonesian media and press as the main cause for the team failure 79 Coach Bima Sakti s accusation on the Philippines team using many naturalised players also angered many Filipino football supporters 80 Philippines midfielder Stephan Schrock a Filipino German also expressed his anger via social media saying call us half bloods all day but once we ve met only half of you will be left 81 During the press conference of the first leg final in Malaysia a dispute between Malaysian and Vietnamese photographer occurred when the latter overshadow Malaysian photographer sights who was standing behind to taking the photo of both teams causing them to react angrily and saying Don t stand up with another Malaysian photographer wearing a cap with black shirt began to approaching the Vietnamese photographer but was being calmed by the press conference staffs as well Malaysian coach Tan Cheng Hoe who urging everyone to remain calm during the tense situation before making his speech on the upcoming final matches 82 A video footage on the incident had been circulating on YouTube with another voice also being recorded as saying Oh no A stupid photographer 83 Many Malaysian and Vietnamese fans who could not get a single ticket were also disappointed over how ticket management was being conducted by both FAM and VFF 84 85 In Malaysia many of the fans queued up overnight and camped outside the stadium with some becoming unconscious after being trampled by other fans in crowded areas 86 87 Similar situation also occurred in Vietnam hundreds of Vietnam People s Army VPA wounded veteran gathered outside the VFF s office gate to buy priority tickets for the second final match since the VFF had announced that it would sell direct tickets to those who had difficulty to buy online tickets This resulted in chaos when they broke the federation office main gate 88 Prior to the first final match between the two countries in Malaysia many Vietnamese fans who came to the stadium were disappointed when they were not allowed to enter despite having tickets due to what was claimed to be over crowding by the stadium management 89 90 One of the fans telling that an auxiliary police officer already said to her the seating area in the second tier at the stadium directly above the visiting fans place is actually allocated for their fans but it seems to be already overtaken by the host fans instead 89 91 Both sides fans also expressed their frustration over the no decision taken by Australian referee Chris Beath in two incidents in the first final game such as the scuffle between two players and another foul when the ball hitting one of the Malaysian player hand in their penalty area in the 28th minute 92 93 Notes edit The second leg final between Vietnam and Malaysia was co broadcast on SBS and its 9 regional channels 64 References edit Suzuki returns as AFF Championship title sponsor Sports Pro Media 9 February 2018 Retrieved 9 April 2018 a b New format for AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 ASEAN Football Federation 23 September 2017 Retrieved 24 September 2017 AFF EAFF introduce Champions Trophy for Regional Winners ASEAN Football Federation 15 December 2018 Retrieved 31 January 2019 Thailand suffer shock exit in AFF Suzuki Cup The Nation 5 December 2018 Retrieved 6 December 2018 span, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
