1996 AFF Championship

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.

1996 AFF Championship
1996 東盟足球錦標賽
1996 Kejohanan Bola Sepak ASEAN
1996 ஏசியான் கால்ப கோப்பை
Tournament details
Host country Singapore
Dates1–15 September
Teams10
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Thailand (1st title)
Runners-up Malaysia
Third place Vietnam
Fourth place Indonesia
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored93 (3.88 per match)
Attendance245,500 (10,229 per match)
Top scorer(s) Netipong Srithong-in
(7 goals)
Best player(s) Zainal Abidin Hassan

Teams

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

Founding members
  
Invitees

Venues
Kallang Jurong
National Stadium Jurong Stadium
Capacity: 55,000 Capacity: 6,000

Squads
Main article: 1996 AFF Championship 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  Indonesia 4 3 1 0 15 3 +12 10 Advanced to knockout stage
2  Vietnam 4 2 2 0 9 4 +5 8
3  Myanmar 4 2 0 2 11 12 −1 6
4  Laos 4 1 1 2 5 10 −5 4
5  Cambodia 4 0 0 4 1 12 −11 0
Source: AFF website
Vietnam 3–1 Cambodia
Trần Công Minh  21'
Lê Huỳnh Đức  30'
Võ Hoàng Bửu  80' (pen.)		 Sony  67'
Attendance: 2,800
Indonesia 5–1 Laos
Husaini  5'
Irianto  15'
Kurniawan  17'
Darwis  34'
Sandria  65'		 Savatdy  75'
Attendance: 2,800
Laos 1–1 Vietnam
Luang-Amath  72' Lê Huỳnh Đức  85'
Attendance: 1,400
Myanmar 5–0 Cambodia
Tin Myo Aung  14'
Win Aung  35', 54'
Myo Hlaing Win  71'
Maung Maung Oo  90'
Attendance: 1,500
Vietnam 4–1 Myanmar
Nguyễn Hữu Đang  6'
Lê Huỳnh Đức  15'
Trần Công Minh  48'
Nguyễn Hồng Sơn  63'		 Maung Maung Htay  24'
Attendance: 2,000
Indonesia 3–0 Cambodia
Kurniawan  15'
Sandria  23'
Irianto  60'
Attendance: 2,000
Cambodia 0–1 Laos
Channiphone  39'
Attendance: 4,000
Indonesia 6–1 Myanmar
Husaini  7', 66'
Sandria  20', 26'
Lubis  28'
Irianto  39'		 Maung Maung Htay  26'
Attendance: 4,000
Indonesia 1–1 Vietnam
Kurniawan  43' Võ Hoàng Bửu  77' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,300
Laos 2–4 Myanmar
Khenkitisack  40'
Phimmasean  45'		 Win Aung  16', 69'
Maung Maung Oo  35'
Myo Hlaing Win  82'
Attendance: 500

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Thailand 4310131+1210
 Malaysia 4220152+138
 Singapore 421172+57
 Brunei 4103115−143
 Philippines 4004016−160
Singapore 1–1 Malaysia
Fandi  89' Sanbagamaran  76'
Attendance: 43,800
Philippines 0–5 Thailand
Santawong  10', 38'
Senamuang  14'
Srithong-in  40', 60'[note 1]
Attendance: 2,800
Malaysia 7–0 Philippines
Sanbagamaran  36', 61', 89'
Azman  43'
Shamsurin  53', 81'
M. Chandran  78'
Attendance: 1,000
Singapore 3–0 Brunei
Haron  1'
Tan  4' (pen.)
Fandi  51'
Attendance: 8,400
Thailand 6–0 Brunei
Santawong  15'
Srithong-in  23', 87'
Srimaka  35', 67'
Senamuang  77'
Attendance: 8,000
Singapore 3–0 Philippines
Fandi  20', 42'
Hai  73'
Attendance: 12,000
Brunei 1–0 Philippines
Irwan  28'
Attendance: 3,000
Thailand 1–1 Malaysia
Senamuang  28' Zainal  59'
Attendance: 14,000
Malaysia 6–0 Brunei
Sanbagamaran  3'
Shamsurin  37'
Anuar  47', 60'
M. Chandran  82', 89'
Attendance: 20,000
Singapore 0–1 Thailand
Srithong-in  70'
Attendance: 42,000

Knockout stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 September
 
 
 Malaysia3
 
15 September
 
 Indonesia1
 
 Thailand1
 
13 September
 
 Malaysia0
 
 Thailand4
 
 
 Vietnam2
 
Third place
 
 
15 September
 
 
 Indonesia2
 
 
 Vietnam3

Semi-finals
Indonesia 1–3 Malaysia
Azmil  44' (o.g.) Sanbagamaran  5'
Rusdee  16'[note 2]
Shamsurin  76'
Attendance: 20,000
Thailand 4–2 Vietnam
Senamuang  3'
Srithong-in  9', 24'
Srimaka  46'		 Võ Hoàng Bửu  83' (pen.)
Nguyễn Hồng Sơn  88'
Attendance: 20,000

Third place play-off
Indonesia 2–3 Vietnam
Kurniawan  66'
Tecuari  85'		 Huỳnh Quốc Cường  8'
Yeyen  27' (o.g.)
Võ Hoàng Bửu  73' (pen.)
Attendance: 32,000

Final
Thailand 1–0 Malaysia
Senamuang  9'
Attendance: 32,000

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 the Singapore can advance to the next round.[2]

Awards
 1996 AFF Championship 

Thailand
First title
Most Valuable Player Golden Boot Fairplay
Zainal Abidin Hassan Netipong Srithong-in  Brunei

Goalscorers
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
  • Yeyen Tumena (playing against Vietnam)
  • Azmil Azali (playing against Indonesia)

Team statistics

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD
Finals
1 Thailand 6510183+15
2 Malaysia 6321184+14
Semifinals
3 Vietnam 63211410+4
4 Indonesia 6312189+9
Eliminated in the group stage
5 Singapore 421172+5
6 Myanmar 42021112–1
7 Laos 4112510–5
8 Brunei 4103115–14
9 Cambodia 4004112–14
10 Philippines 4004016–16

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.
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