2008 AFF Championship
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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
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
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]
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Qualification
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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
The following eight teams qualified for the tournament.
| Country | Previous best performance |
|---|---|
| File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | Winners (1996, 2000, 2002) |
| File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | Winners (1998, 2004, 2007) |
| File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | Runners-up (2000, 2002, 2004) |
| File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam | Runners-up (1998) |
| File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | Runners-up (1996) |
| File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar | Fourth-place (2004) |
| File:Flag of Laos.svg 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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Referees
Confirmed referees during the tournament:[13]
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- Template:Flagicon Mohamed Hadimin
- Template:Flagicon Midi Setiyono
- Template:Flagicon Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab
- Template:Flagicon Ramachandran Krishnan
- Template:Flagicon Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh
- Template:Flagicon Win Cho
- Template:Flagicon Allan Martinez
- Template:Flagicon Malik Abdul Bashir
- Template:Flagicon Pandian Palaniyandi
- Template:Flagicon Chaiya Mahapab
- Template:Flagicon Phùng Đình Dũng
- Template:Flagicon Võ Minh Trí
Final tournament
Group stage
Group A
- All matches played in Indonesia.
- All times are Western Indonesian Time (WIB) – UTC+7.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 |
| File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Myanmar (1974–2010).svg Myanmar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 9 |
| File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 |
Knockout stages
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.
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Semi-finals
- First Leg
- Second Leg
Thailand won 3–1 on aggregate.
Vietnam won 1–0 on aggregate.
Final
- First leg
- Second leg
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Awards
| 2008 AFF Championship |
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| Most Valuable Player | Golden Boot | Fair Play Award |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Dương Hồng Sơn | Template:Flagicon Agu Casmir Template:Flagicon Budi Sudarsono Template:Flagicon Teerasil Dangda |
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand |
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
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- 3 goals
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- 2 goals
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- Template:Flagicon Safee Sali
- Template:Flagicon Myo Min Tun
- Template:Flagicon Noh Alam Shah
- Template:Flagicon Anon Sangsanoi
- Template:Flagicon Arthit Sunthornpit
- Template:Flagicon Sutee Suksomkit
- Template:Flagicon Ronnachai Rangsiyo
- Template:Flagicon Lê Công Vinh
- Template:Flagicon Phạm Thành Lương
- 1 goal
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- Template:Flagicon Khim Borey
- Template:Flagicon Kouch Sokumpheak
- Template:Flagicon Firman Utina
- Template:Flagicon Nova Arianto
- Template:Flagicon Moe Win
- Template:Flagicon Ya Zar Win Thein
- Template:Flagicon Indra Sahdan Daud
- Template:Flagicon Fahrudin Mustafić
- Template:Flagicon Baihakki Khaizan
- Template:Flagicon Shi Jiayi
- Template:Flagicon Suchao Nuchnum
- Template:Flagicon Patiparn Phetphun
- Template:Flagicon Teerathep Winothai
- Template:Flagicon Nguyễn Việt Thắng
- Template:Flagicon Huỳnh Quang Thanh
- Template:Flagicon Phan Thanh Bình
- Template:Flagicon Nguyễn Quang Hải
- 1 own goal
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Team statistics
This table shows all team performance.
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| 1 | File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 14 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 16 |
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| 3 | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 10 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 |
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| 5 | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Myanmar (1974–2010).svg 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 | File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 |
References
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