1998 AFF Championship

1998 AFF Championship
1998 Giải vô địch bóng đá Đông Nam Á
Tournament details
Host country Vietnam
Dates 26 August – 5 September
Teams 8
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Singapore (1st title)
Runners-up  Vietnam
Third place  Indonesia
Fourth place  Thailand
Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Goals scored 55 (3.44 per match)
Attendance 222,000 (13,875 per match)
Top scorer(s) Myanmar Myo Hlaing Win
(4 goals)

The 1998 AFF Championship, sponsored by Asia Pacific Breweries and officially known as the 1998 Tiger Cup, was the second edition of the AFF Championship and was held in Vietnam. Group A's matches were played in Ho Chi Minh City with Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, and Philippines. Group B's matches were played in Hanoi with Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and Laos.

Controversy

This tournament was marred by an unsportsmanlike match between Thailand and Indonesia during the group stage. Both teams were already assured of qualification for the semi-finals, but both teams also knew that the winners of the game would face hosts Vietnam in the semi-finals, while the losing team would face Singapore, who were perceived to be easier opposition, and would also avoid the inconvenience of moving the team's training base from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi for the semi-finals.

The first half saw little action, with both teams barely making any attempt to score. During the second half both teams managed to score, partly thanks to half hearted defending, resulting in a 2–2 score after 90 minutes. During injury time, despite two Thai defenders attempting to stop him, Indonesian defender Mursyid Effendi deliberately scored an own goal, handing Thailand a 3–2 victory. FIFA fined both teams $40,000 for "violating the spirit of the game", while Effendi was banned from domestic football for one year and international football for life.

In the semi-finals, Thailand lost to Vietnam, and Indonesia lost to Singapore. In the final, the title was to elude the hosts, as they went down 1–0 to unfancied Singapore in one of the competition's biggest shocks to date.

Qualification

Four teams qualified directly to the finals.

Four teams qualified via the qualification process.

Squads

Final tournament

Group Stage

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

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Thailand 321074+37
 Indonesia 3201115+66
 Myanmar 311189−14
 Philippines 3003311−80

27 August 1998
18:15
Indonesia  3 – 0  Philippines
Widodo  15'
Bima  42' (pen.)
Uston  65'

27 August 1998
20:45
Thailand  1 – 1  Myanmar
Worrawoot  15' Aung Khine  65'
Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Nik Ahmad Hafi Yacob (Malaysia)

29 August 1998
18:15
Thailand  3 – 1  Philippines
Worrawoot  21'
Kritsada  57'
Kiarung  86'
Gonzalez  30'
Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Chan Siu Kee (Hong Kong)

29 August 1998
20:45
Indonesia  6 – 2  Myanmar
Aji  15' (pen.)
Widodo  30'
Min Aung  39' (o.g.)
Bima  54'
Miro  75' (pen.)
Min Thu  77' (o.g.)
Myo Hlaing Win  1', 85' (pen.)
Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Nguyen Van Mui (Vietnam)

31 August 1998
18:15
Myanmar  5 – 2  Philippines
Win Htike  21'
Myo Hlaing Win  43', 85'
Aung Khine  78', 80'
Gonzalez  25', 30'

31 August 1998
20:45
Thailand  3 – 2  Indonesia
Kritsada  62'
Therdsak  86'
Mursyid  90' (o.g.)
Miro  52'
Aji  84'

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Singapore 321061+57
 Vietnam 321051+47
 Malaysia 301203−31
 Laos 301228−61

26 August 1998
18:15
Malaysia  0 – 2  Singapore
Ali  17'
Khamaruddin  42'
Hanoi Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Kim Young-Joo (Korea Republic)

26 August 1998
20:45
Vietnam  4 – 1  Laos
Nguyen Hong Son  30'
Nguyen Van Sy  43'
Le Huynh Duc  85', 90'
Channiphone  55'
Hanoi Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hanlumyaung Panya (Thailand)

28 August 1998
18:15
Malaysia  0 – 0  Laos
Hanoi Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Michael Andrews (India)

28 August 1998
20:45
Vietnam  0 – 0  Singapore
Hanoi Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jerry Andres (Philippines)

30 August 1998
18:15
Singapore  4 – 1  Laos
Zainal  3'
Khamaruddin  9', 15'
Daiman  58'
Phonephachan  30'
Hanoi Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jerry Andres (Philippines)

30 August 1998
20:45
Vietnam  1 – 0  Malaysia
Nguyen Hong Son  50'
Hanoi Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Hanlumyaung Panya (Thailand)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals Final
2 September
  Vietnam  3  
  Thailand  0  
 
5 September
      Singapore  1
    Vietnam  0
Third place
3 September 5 September
  Singapore  2   Indonesia (pens.)  3 (5)
  Indonesia  1     Thailand  3 (4)

Semi-finals

3 September 1998
20:00
Vietnam  3 – 0  Thailand
Truong Viet Hoang  15'
Nguyen Hong Son  70'
Van Sy Hung  80'
Hanoi Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 23,000

3 September 1998
20:00
Singapore  2 – 1  Indonesia
Rafi  12'
Nazri  30'
Miro  34'

Third place play-off

5 September 1998
16:00
Indonesia  3 – 3  Thailand
Kurniawan  16'
Aji  33'
Ekodono  89'
Chaichan  18'
Worrawoot  42'
Kowit  44'
  Penalties  
Uston
Bima
Ekodono
Kuncoro
Imam
5 – 4 Promrut
Punsanai
Songserm
Therdsak
Kritsada

Final

5 September 1998
20:00
Vietnam  0 – 1  Singapore
Sasi Kumar  65'
Hanoi Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Kim Young-Joo (Korea Republic)

Award

 1998 AFF Championship 

Singapore
First title
Most Valuable Player Golden Boot
Vietnam Nguyen Hong Son Myanmar Myo Hlaing Win

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Myanmar Min Aung (playing against Indonesia)

  • Myanmar Min Thu (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 Singapore 541092+7
2 Vietnam 531182+6
Semifinals
3 Indonesia 53022014+6
4 Thailand 5212189-1
Eliminated in the group stage
5 Myanmar 311172+5
6 Malaysia 301203–3
7 Laos 301228–6
8 Philippines 3003311–8

See also

References

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