1996 AFF Championship

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1996 AFF Championship
1996 東盟足球錦標賽
1996 Kejohanan Bola Sepak ASEAN
1996 ஏசியான் கால்ப கோப்பை
File:Tiger Cup 1996.jpg
Tournament details
Host countrySingapore
Dates1–15 September
Teams10
Venue(s)National Stadium
Jurong Stadium
Final positions
ChampionsFile:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand (1st title)
Runners-upFile:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia
Third placeFile:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam
Fourth placeFile:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored93 (3.88 per match)
Attendance245,500 (10,229 per match)
Top scorer(s)Thailand Netipong Srithong-in
(7 goals)
Best player(s)Malaysia Zainal Abidin Hassan
1998

The 1996 AFF Championship, sponsored by Asia Pacific Breweries and officially known as the 1996 Tiger Cup, was the inaugural edition of the AFF Championship. It was hosted by Singapore from 1 to 15 September 1996 with all 10 nations of Southeast Asia taking part, four of which were invitees.

Teams

All six founding members of the ASEAN Football Federation are participants, with remain Southeast Asian nations joining as invitees as they were not yet members of the AFF at this time.[1]

Founding members
 
Invitees

Venues

File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore
Kallang Jurong
National Stadium Jurong Stadium
Capacity: 55,000 Capacity: 6,000
File:National stadium kallang sg z.JPG

Squads

Tournament

Group stage

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

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia 4 3 1 0 15 3 +12 10 Advanced to knockout stage
2 File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam 4 2 2 0 9 4 +5 8
3 File:Flag of Myanmar (1974–2010).svg Myanmar 4 2 0 2 11 12 −1 6
4 File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos 4 1 1 2 5 10 −5 4
5 File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia 4 0 0 4 1 12 −11 0
Source: AFF website




Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 4 3 1 0 13 1 +12 10
File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 4 2 2 0 15 2 +13 8
File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore (H) 4 2 1 1 7 2 +5 7
File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei 4 1 0 3 1 15 −14 3
File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines 4 0 0 4 0 16 −16 0




Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 September
 
 
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia1
 
15 September
 
File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia3
 
File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia0
 
13 September
 
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand1
 
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand4
 
 
File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam2
 
Third place
 
 
15 September
 
 
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia2
 
 
File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam3

Semi-finals

Third place play-off

Final

Incidents

Two Singaporeans and one Malaysian were arrested for attempting to fix a group stage game between Singapore and the Philippines. The three reportedly tried to bribe Filipino defender Judy Saluria for his side to concede seven goals so that Singapore can advance to the next round.[2]

Awards

 1996 AFF Championship 
File:Flag of Thailand.svg
Thailand

First title


Most Valuable Player Golden Boot Fairplay
Malaysia Zainal Abidin Hassan Thailand Netipong Srithong-in File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei

Goalscorers

7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Team statistics

This table will show the ranking of teams throughout the tournament.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD
Finals
1 File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 6 5 1 0 18 3 +15
2 File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 6 3 2 1 18 4 +14
Semifinals
3 File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam 6 3 2 1 14 10 +4
4 File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia 6 3 1 2 18 9 +9
Eliminated in the group stage
5 File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 4 2 1 1 7 2 +5
6 File:Flag of Myanmar (1974–2010).svg Myanmar 4 2 0 2 11 12 –1
7 File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos 4 1 1 2 5 10 –5
8 File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei 4 1 0 3 1 15 –14
9 File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia 4 0 0 4 1 12 –11
10 File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines 4 0 0 4 0 16 –16

Media Coverage

Notes

  1. RSSSF credits the 60th-minute goal to Yutthana Polsak.
  2. RSSSF reports this as a Yap Wai Loon goal on the 16th minute.

References

General
Specific
  1. "About AFF - History of the ASEAN Football Federation". AseanFootball.org. ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  2. Hernandez, Jon (22 September 1996). "RP eleven nets nothing but three game fixers". Manila Standard Today. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  3. "'Tiger Cup' soccer on Vintage TV". Manila Standard Today. 9 September 1996. Retrieved 26 March 2015.