2020 AFF Championship
Thumbnail AFF SuzukiCup Logo 2020.png
Tournament details
Host country Singapore
Dates 5 December 2021 – 1 January 2022
Teams 10 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 20
Goals scored 70 (3.5 per match)
Attendance 46,298 (2,315 per match)
Top scorer(s) MalaysiaSafawi Rasid
Teerasil Dangda
PhilippinesBienvenido Marañón
(4 goals each)
2018 2022 → All statistics correct as of 19 December 2021.

International football competition
The 2020 AFF Championship ( officially AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 [ 1 ] for sponsorship reasons ) is the thirteenth version of the AFF Championship, the football championship of nations affiliated to the ASEAN Football Federation ( AFF ), and the 7th under the name AFF Suzuki Cup. [ 2 ]

The final tournament was originally scheduled to run from 23 November to 31 December 2020. [ 3 ] however the tournament was postponed and rescheduled at least twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic ; the tournament was first rescheduled to run from 11 April to 8 May 2021 [ 4 ] and the agenda late pushed backed further to 5 December 2021 – 1 January 2022. [ 5 ] Vietnam are the defend champions. [ 6 ]

format [edit ]

The AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 will be hosted in a centralize venue due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Southeast Asia. On 28 September 2021, it was announced that Singapore would host the tournament. [ 7 ] Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam besides expressed interest in hosting the tournament. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] In the group stagecoach of the contest proper, ten teams will be drawn in two groups of five with unmarried round-robin format. The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals. The organizers preferred to hold the tournament under its original format, which featured home-and-away games. [ 4 ] Up to five substitutions may be allowed as per recommendation of FIFA. [ 12 ]

qualification [edit ]

 

Qualified for AFF Championship

 

Withdrew

 

Did not enter  Not an not an AFF member Nine teams mechanically qualified to the AFF Championship final examination tournament ; they were separated into their respective pots based on their performance of the last two editions. Brunei and Timor-Leste who were the two lowest-performing teams were supposed to play a match where the achiever will secure a blemish to the final tournament but Brunei withdrew citing the COVID-19 pandemic. [ 13 ] Australia, a member since 2013, did not enter the tournament. due to non-compliance with conditions set by the World Anti-Doping Agency ( WADA ), Thailand and Indonesia will not be allowed to be represented by their national flags. [ 14 ] [ 15 ]

Qualified teams [edit ]

Team Appearance Previous best performance
 Cambodia 8th Group Stage (1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2016, 2018)
Indonesia[a] 13th Runners-up (2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2016)
 Laos 12th Group Stage (1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018)
 Malaysia 13th Winners (2010)
 Myanmar 13th Fourth place / Semi-finalists (2004, 2016)
 Philippines 12th Semi-finalists (2010, 2012, 2014, 2018)
 Singapore 13th Winners (1998, 2004, 2007, 2012)
Thailand[a] 13th Winners (1996, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016)
 Timor-Leste 3rd Group Stage (2004, 2018)
 Vietnam 13th Winners (2008, 2018)
Notes
  1. a b[14][16] The sanctions took effect in October 2021.[17] Thailand is represented by its national team logo while Indonesia is represented by its due to non-compliance with conditions set by the World Anti-Doping Agency ( WADA ), Thailand and Indonesia will not be allowed to be represented by their home flags.The sanctions took effect in October 2021.Thailand is represented by its national team logo while Indonesia is represented by its coat of arms

draw [edit ]

The drawing card for the 2020 AFF Championship was originally set to be held on August 10, 2021 [ 18 ] in Singapore but due to the enhanced COVID-19 restrictions in the country, the draw was postponed. [ 19 ] The pull was done virtually and held on 21 September 2021. [ 11 ] [ 20 ] The batch placements followed each teams progress in the former two editions. At the time of the hook, the identity of the home team that secured qualification was unknown, as it was supposed to be contested between Brunei and Timor Leste. Timor Leste qualified to the group stage after the withdrawal of Brunei from the reservation play-off. [ 21 ]

Squads [edit ]

Each team were allowed a preliminary police squad of 50 players. A final squad of 30 players ( three of whom must be goalkeepers ) 23 players registered for each match. [ citation needed ]

Officials [edit ]

The be officials were chosen for the contest. Referees
Assistant Referees
Fourth Officials

Read more: David Prowse

Venues [edit ]

Group stage [edit ]

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

Ranking in each group shall be determined as follows :

  1. Greater number of points obtained in all the group matches;
  2. Goal difference in all the group matches;
  3. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches.

If two or more teams are equal on the basis on the above three criteria, the set shall be determined as follows :

  1. Result of the direct match between the teams concerned;
  2. Penalty shoot-out if only the teams are tied, and they met in the last round of the group;
  3. Drawing lots by the Organising Committee.

Group A [edit ]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Thailand 4 4 0 0 10 1 +9 12 Knockout phase
2  Singapore ( H ) 4 3 0 1 7 3 +4 9
3  Philippines 4 2 0 2 12 6 +6 6
4  Myanmar 4 1 0 3 4 10 −6 3
5  Timor-Leste 4 0 0 4 0 13 −13 0

( H ) Host informant : AFF Host

Group B [edit ]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Indonesia 4 3 1 0 13 4 +9 10 Knockout phase
2  Vietnam 4 3 1 0 9 0 +9 10
3  Malaysia 4 2 0 2 8 8 0 6
4  Cambodia 4 1 0 3 6 11 −5 3
5  Laos 4 0 0 4 1 14 −13 0

Knockout phase [edit ]

bracket [edit ]

  Semi-finals Finals
                         
A2  Singapore  
B1 Indonesia  
   
 
B2  Vietnam
A1 Thailand  

Finals [edit ]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Winner of Matches 21/23 F Winner of Matches 22/24 29 Dec 1 Jan

Statistics [edit ]

Goalscorers [edit ]

There have been 70 goals scored in 20 matches, for an modal of 3.5 goals per match ( as of 19 December 2021 ). Players highlighted in bold are still active agent in the competition. 4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
reference : AFF

discipline [edit ]

In the final tournament, a player was suspended for the subsequent couple in the rival for either getting red card or accumulating two chicken cards in two different matches .
• Player who get a calling card during the semifinals and final does n’t include here .

tournament teams ranking [edit ]

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Champion
2 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Runner-up
3 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finalists
4 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Philippines 4 2 0 2 12 6 +6 6 Eliminated in
group stage
6  Malaysia 4 2 0 2 8 8 0 6
7  Cambodia 4 1 0 3 6 11 −5 3
8  Myanmar 4 1 0 3 4 10 −6 3
9  Laos 4 0 0 4 1 14 −13 0
10  Timor-Leste 4 0 0 4 0 13 −13 0

market [edit ]

Matchballs [edit ]

The official ball for AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 is the ASEAN PULSE, [ 27 ] which is sponsored by Warrix. [ 28 ]

Media coverage [edit ]

Notes [edit ]

References [edit ]