2018 AFF Championship

2018 AFF Championship

Tournament details
Host countries	TBA TBA
Dates	TBC
Teams	10
Venue(s)	TBC (in TBC host cities)

The 2018 AFF Championship will be the twelfth edition of the AFF Championship, the football championship of nations affiliated to the ASEAN Football Federation.

Change of Format

At a federation meeting in March 2016, it was suggested that in order to 'freshen' the competition, and to allay any fears over attendance issues, the group stages would not be played at a host country, but as a home and away tournament amongst those who qualified.^[1] This was confirmed, along with other matters, at the federations council meetings later that month.^[2]

Qualification

Along with the increase in the group format changing from having 8 teams to 10, a two-legged playoff match between those who finish bottom of their respective groups at the 2016 tournament will need to be held.^[3]

References

1. "Changes afoot for AFF Suzuki Cup?". Today newspaper. 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
2. "New format for AFF Suzuki Cup finalised". Yahoo Sports UK (via goal.com). 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
3. "AFF Cup sẽ thay đổi thể thức thi đấu, tăng mức thưởng từ 2018" (in Vietnamese). motthegioi.vn. 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-03-20.