2020 AFF Championship

The 2020 AFF Championship (officially AFF Suzuki Cup 2020[1] for sponsorship reasons) is the 13th edition of the AFF Championship, the football championship of nations affiliated to the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF), and the 7th under the name AFF Suzuki Cup.[2]

2020 AFF Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySingapore
Dates5 December 2021 – 1 January 2022
Teams10 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored54 (3.38 per match)
Attendance22,799 (1,425 per match)
Top scorer(s) Safawi Rasid
Teerasil Dangda
(4 goals each)

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 – 1 January 2022.[5]

Vietnam are the defending champions.[6]

Format

The AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 will be 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.[7] Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam also expressed interest in hosting the tournament.[8][9][10][11]

In the group stage of the competition proper, ten teams will be 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 home-and-away games.[4]

Up to five substitutions may be allowed as per recommendation of FIFA.[12]

Qualification
  Qualified for AFF Championship
  Withdrew
  Did not enter
  Not an AFF member

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.[13] Australia, a member since 2013, did not enter the tournament.

Due to non-compliance with conditions set by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Thailand and Indonesia will not be allowed to be represented by their national flags.[14][15]

Qualified teams
Team Appearance Previous best performance
 Cambodia 8th Group Stage (1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2016, 2018)
Indonesia[lower-alpha 1] 13th Runners-up (2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2016)
 Laos 12th Group Stage (1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018)
 Malaysia 13th Winners (2010)
 Myanmar 13th Fourth place / Semi-finalists (2004, 2016)
 Philippines 12th Semi-finalists (2010, 2012, 2014, 2018)
 Singapore 13th Winners (1998, 2004, 2007, 2012)
Thailand[lower-alpha 1] 13th Winners (1996, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016)
 Timor-Leste 3rd Group Stage (2004, 2018)
 Vietnam 13th Winners (2008, 2018)
Notes
    1. Due to non-compliance with conditions set by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Thailand and Indonesia will not be allowed to be represented by their national flags.[14][16] The sanctions took effect in October 2021.[17] 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 August 10, 2021[18] in Singapore but due to the enhanced COVID-19 restrictions in the country, the draw was postponed.[19] The draw was done virtually and held on 21 September 2021.[11][20] 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.[21]

    Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5
    1.  Laos
    2.  Timor-Leste (Qualification round winner)

    Squads
    Main article: 2020 AFF Championship 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.

    Officials

    The following officials were chosen for the competition.

    Referees

    Assistant Referees

    • Salman Mohd Ebrahim
    • Nurhadi Sulchan
    • Ahmand Mansour Samara Muhsen
    • Hamzah Adel Ahmad Abuobead
    • Park Kyun-yong
    • Kang Dong-Ho
    • Saif Talib Al Ghafri
    • Al Amri Abu Bakar Salim Mahad
    • Zahy Snaid Al-Shammari
    • Jasem Abdulla Yousef
    • Faisal Nasser Al Qahtani
    • Rawut Nakarit

    Fourth Officials

    Venues
     Singapore
    Kallang Bishan
    National Stadium Bishan Stadium
    Capacity: 55,000 Capacity: 6,254
    Location of stadiums of the 2020 AFF Championship

    Group stage
    Key to colours in group tables
    Top two placed teams advanced to the semi-finals

    Tiebreakers

    Ranking in each group shall be determined as follows:

    1. Greater number of points obtained in all the group matches;
    2. Goal difference in all the group matches;
    3. 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:

    1. Result of the direct match between the teams concerned;
    2. Penalty shoot-out if only the teams are tied, and they met in the last round of the group;
    3. Drawing lots by the Organising Committee.

    Group A
    Main article: 2020 AFF Championship Group A
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Thailand (Q) 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Knockout phase
    2  Singapore (H, Q) 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9
    3  Philippines (E) 3 1 0 2 9 4 +5 3
    4  Myanmar (E) 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
    5  Timor-Leste (E) 4 0 0 4 0 13 −13 0
    Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2021. Source: AFF
    (E) Eliminated; (H) Host; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
    Timor-Leste 0–2 Thailand[lower-alpha 1]
    Report (AFFSZ)
    Report (AFF)    		 Pathompol  51'
    Supachok  81'
    Attendance: 2,432
    Referee: Kassem Matar Al-Hatmi (Oman)
    Singapore 3–0 Myanmar
    		 Report (AFFSZ)
    Report (AFF)
    Attendance: 7,588
    Referee: Ahmed Faisal Al-Ali (Jordan)
    Myanmar 2–0 Timor-Leste
    		 Report (AFFSZ)
    Report (AFF)
    Attendance: 970
    Referee: Saoud Ali Al-Adba (Qatar)
    Philippines 1–2 Singapore
    Nazari  69' Report (AFFSZ)
    Report (AFF)
    Attendance: 8,922
    Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
    Timor-Leste 0–7 Philippines
    Report (AFFSZ)
    Report (AFF)
    Attendance: 420
    Thailand [lower-alpha 1]4–0 Myanmar
    		 Report (AFFSZ)
    Report (AFF)
    Attendance: 1,142
    Referee: Shukri Hussain Al-Alhunfush (Saudi Arabia)
    Philippines 1–2 Thailand[lower-alpha 1]
    Reichelt  57' Report (AFFSZ) Teerasil  26', 78' (pen.)
    Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
    Singapore 2–0 Timor-Leste
    		 Report (AFFSZ)
    Report (AFF)
    Attendance: 8,518
    Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish (Saudi Arabia)
    Thailand [lower-alpha 1]v Singapore
    Myanmar v Philippines

    Group B
    Main article: 2020 AFF Championship Group B
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Indonesia 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 7 Knockout phase
    2  Vietnam 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7
    3  Malaysia 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
    4  Cambodia (E) 3 1 0 2 6 7 −1 3
    5  Laos (E) 4 0 0 4 1 14 −13 0
    Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2021. Source: AFF
    (E) Eliminated
    Cambodia 1–3 Malaysia
    		 Report (AFFSZ)
    Report (AFF)
    Attendance: 518
    Referee: Shukri Hussain Al-Alhunfush (Saudi Arabia)
    Laos 0–2 Vietnam
    Report (AFFSZ)
    Report (AFF)
    Attendance: 812
    Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)
    Malaysia 4–0 Laos
    		 Report (AFFSZ)
    Report (AFF)
    Attendance: 427
    Referee: Ammar Ebrahim Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
    Indonesia [lower-alpha 2]4–2 Cambodia
    		 Report (AFFSZ)
    Report (AFF)
    Laos 1–5 Indonesia[lower-alpha 2]
    • Souvanny  41'
    		 Report (AFFSZ)
    Report (AFF)
    Attendance: 207
    Vietnam 3–0 Malaysia
    		 Report (AFFSZ)
    Referee: Ahmed Faisal Al-Ali (Jordan)
    Cambodia 3–0 Laos
    		 Report (AFFSZ)
    Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)
    Indonesia [lower-alpha 2]0–0 Vietnam
    Report (AFFSZ)
    Report (AFF)
    Attendance: 928
    Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
    Vietnam v Cambodia
    Malaysia v Indonesia[lower-alpha 2]

    Knockout phase
    Main article: 2020 AFF Championship knockout stage

    Bracket
      Semi-finals Finals
                             
    A2  
    B1  
       
     
    B2
    A1  

    Semi-finals
    First Leg
    v
    v
    Second Leg
    v
    v

    Finals
    First Leg
    Second Leg

    Statistics

    Goalscorers

    There were 54 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.38 goals per match.

    4 goals

    2 goals

    1 goal

    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.

    Player Offences Suspensions
    Aphixay Thanakhanty in Group B v Malaysia
    in Group B v Indonesia    		 Group B v Cambodia
    Stephan Schröck in Group A v Singapore
    in Group A v Thailand    		 Group A v Myanmar

     • Player who get a card during the semifinals and final doesn't include here.

    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
    1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Champion
    2 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Runner-up
    3 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finalists
    4 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    5 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eliminated in
    group stage
    6 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    7 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    8 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    9  Laos 4 0 0 4 1 14 −13 0
    10  Timor-Leste 4 0 0 4 0 13 −13 0
    Source: AFF

    Marketing

    Matchballs

    The official ball for AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 is the ASEAN PULSE,[27] which is sponsored by Warrix.[28]

    Sponsorship
    Title sponsor Official sponsors Official supporters

    Media coverage
    2020 AFF Championship television broadcasters in Southeast Asia
    Country Broadcast network Television Radio Streaming
     Brunei RTB RTB Aneka
     Cambodia Smart Axiata[41] Hang Meas HDTV[41]
     Indonesia MNC Media, Emtek RCTI (Indonesian matches only), iNews (FTA), Champions TV (Pay)[42] N/A RCTI+, Vision+, Vidio
     Laos Next Media
     Malaysia Astro, RTM Astro Arena, Sukan RTM
     Myanmar Next Media
     Philippines TAP DMV Premier Sport (Pay) TAP Go
     Singapore Mediacorp meWATCH
     Thailand BBTV CH7
     East Timor RTTL TVTL
     Vietnam VTV,[41] Next Media VTV5, VTV6[41] On 365 FM TV360, VTVcab ON, FPT Play
    2020 AFF Championship international television broadcasters

     Hong Kong

    		 Hong Kong Cable Television N/A

     South Korea

    		 Seoul Broadcasting System SBS, SBS Sports (Indonesian and Vietnamese matches only)[43][44] N/A
    N/A = Not available

    Notes
      1. Due to non-compliance with conditions set by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Thailand will not be allowed to be represented by its national flag.[22] The sanctions took effect in October 2021.[23]
      2. Due to non-compliance with conditions set by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Indonesia will not be allowed to be represented by its national flag.[24] The sanctions took effect in October 2021.[25]

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