2016 AFF Championship

Tournament detailsHost countriesMyanmar
PhilippinesDates 19 November – 17 December 2016Teams8 (from 1 sub-confederation)Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)Final positionsChampions

Thailand ( 5th deed )Runners-up

IndonesiaTournament statisticsMatches played18Goals scored50 (2.78 per match)Attendance316,168 (17,565 per match)Top scorer(s)

Teerasil Dangda
(6 goals)Best player(s)

Chanathip SongkrasinFair play award

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The 2016 AFF Championship, sponsored by Suzuki and formally known as the AFF Suzuki Cup 2016, [ 1 ] was the 11th edition of the AFF Championship, the football backing of nations affiliated to the ASEAN Football Federation ( AFF ). The hale tournament ran from 19 November to 17 December 2016. [ 2 ] After the recognition by FIFA as a “ category A ” tournament, the 2016 edition of the tournament would grant international rate points for each match. [ 3 ] The group stages of the championships were held for the first time at Myanmar and the Philippines from 19–26 November 2016. [ 4 ] The defending champion is Thailand .

Hosts [edit ]

At the 11th ASEAN Football Federation Council suffer in Naypyidaw on 21 December 2013, Myanmar and the Philippines were named as co-hosts of the tournament. This will mark the beginning time that both countries will host the group stages of said contest. [ 5 ] The Philippine Football Federation ( PFF ) initially withdrew as co-host of the group stages in February 2016, citing issues with the Rizal Memorial Stadium a well as the handiness of another venue. [ 6 ] The replacing server were said to be announced on 12 March 2016, [ 7 ] with Malaysia and 2014 co-hosts Singapore and Vietnam announcing they have or were to apply. [ 8 ] The Philippines besides late announced that they would appeal to keep their host rights. [ 9 ] On 7 March, the AFF accepted the entreaty of the Philippines while Malaysia were named ‘standby host ‘, with Vietnam and Singapore withdrawing their bids. The Philippines were given until 11 March in order to secure a shrink to use the philippine Sports Stadium ( PSS ) as a venue. [ 10 ] Rizal Memorial Stadium is to be used as a secondary venue during the final coincident group matches. [ 11 ] On 12 March, it was confirmed that the Philippines retained hosting rights, following an AFF Council Meeting in Da Nang, Vietnam. The PFF was able to present a shrink with the PSS to the AFF vitamin a well as a letter of guarantee from the Philippine Sports Commission. [ 12 ]

Venues [edit ]

qualification [edit ]

Qualified for AFF Championship

Failed to qualify

Did not enter Not an not an AFF member besides during the AFF Council Meeting in Naypyidaw ( Myanmar ), Cambodia were named as hosts for the qualification tournament. [ 14 ] Myanmar and the Philippines mechanically qualify to the final round as hosts. [ 15 ] The Football Association of Indonesia was suspended by FIFA and they would n’t have been able to participate in the tournament if pause imposed on them wo n’t be lifted by in time for the tournament. The AFF had given Indonesia a deadline of before 5 August 2016 to have the suspension lifted. [ 16 ] The abeyance was lifted at the 66th FIFA Congress. [ 17 ]

Qualified teams [edit ]

The pursue eight teams qualified for the competition .

Team

Appearance

Previous best performance

Myanmar
11th

fourth station (2004)

Philippines
10th

Semi-finalists (2010, 2012, 2014)

Thailand
11th

Winners (1996, 2000, 2002, 2014)

Malaysia
11th

Winners (2010)

Vietnam
11th

Winners (2008)

Indonesia
11th

runner-up (2000, 2002, 2004, 2010)

Singapore
11th

Winners (1998, 2004, 2007, 2012)

Cambodia
6th

Group stage (1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008)

draw [edit ]

The draw for the 2016 AFF Championships was made on 2 August 2016, [ 18 ] with Indonesia placed in the bottom pot after the FIFA ‘s suspension. [ 19 ] The identity of the eighth restricted team ( Cambodia ) was so far to be determined at the fourth dimension of the draw .
Pot 1
Pot 2
Pot 3
Pot 4
Myanmar
Philippines
Thailandholders)
Malaysia
Singapore
Vietnam
Indonesia
Cambodia

Squads [edit ]

match officials [edit ]

The follow referees were chosen for the rival .

Group stage [edit ]

Group A [edit ]

All matches played in the Philippines
Times listed are local (UTC+8:00)

Pos

Team

Pld

Pts

Qualification

Thailand
3

Knockout phase

Indonesia
3

−1

Philippines ( H )

−1

Singapore
3

−2

Group B [edit ]

All matches to be played in Myanmar.
Times listed are local (UTC+6:30)

Pos

Team

Pld

Pts

Qualification

Vietnam
3

Knockout phase

Myanmar ( H )

Malaysia
3

−1

Cambodia
3

−4

Knockout phase [edit ]

bracket [edit ]

Semi-finals

Finals

A2
Indonesia (a.e.t.)
2

B1
Vietnam
1

A2
Indonesia
2

A1
Thailand
1

B2
Myanmar
0

A1
Thailand
2

Scores after supernumerary meter are indicated by ( a.e.t. ), and penalty shoot-out are indicated by ( write. ) .

First Leg

Second leg

Indonesia won 4–3 on aggregate.
Thailand won 6–0 on aggregate.

Finals [edit ]

First Leg

Second Leg

Thailand won 3–2 on aggregate.

2016 AFF Championship best xi [edit ]

The best eleven team was a team consist of the eleven most impressive players at the tournament. [ 20 ]

Statistics [edit ]

winner [edit ]

2016 AFF Championship Champion

Thailand
Fifth title

Awards [edit ]

Goalscorers [edit ]

6 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

discipline [edit ]

In the final tournament, a musician is suspended for the subsequent match in the rival for either getting a crimson card, or accumulating two yellow cards in two unlike matches .
*Players who received a batting order during the concluding are not included hera .

Tournament team rankings [edit ]

This board will show the rank of teams throughout the tournament .

Pos

Team

Pld

Pts

Final result

Thailand
7

+11

Champion

Indonesia
7

−1

Runner-up

Vietnam
5

Semi-finalists

Myanmar
5

−4

Malaysia
3

−1

Eliminated in
group stage

Philippines
3

−1

Singapore
3

−2

Cambodia
3

−4

commercialize [edit ]

Match balls [edit ]

The official musket ball for AFF Suzuki Cup 2016 used the Mitre Delta Fluo Hyperseam. Based on the Delta Hyperseam design, the ball will be the first fluo coloured official match musket ball in the AFF Suzuki Cup. [ 21 ]

Media coverage [edit ]

Incidents and controversies [edit ]

On 23 November, three days before the match between Malaysia and Myanmar, the malaysian Minister of Youth and Sport Khairy Jamaluddin said that he had petitioned his country football association to boycott Myanmar as the group B host because of Myanmar politics ‘s alleged persecution to the Rohingya Muslims after repeated calls from West malaysian Malay Muslim individuals and political groups of United Malays National Organisation ( UMNO ), Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party ( PAS ), People ‘s Justice Party ( PKR ), National Trust Party ( AMANAH ) Penang ramify adenine well from Malay extreme group of Pertubuhan Pribumi Perkasa to boycott the country. [ 28 ] In reply, the ASEAN Football Federation ( AFF ) warned Malaysia if they suddenly withdraw from the ongoing tournament without giving any valid reasons for the team problems fair because of political concerns, the Football Association of Malaysia ( FAM ) will facing a long-run authority from FIFA for letting political noise spread into the affiliation. [ 29 ] Two days latter on 25 November, FAM stated that they will not going to boycott the tournament and said that they would continue playing their last group couple against Myanmar, [ 30 ] with both of the team coaches playing down the issues before the match. [ 31 ] [ 32 ] however, in the last group B match, Myanmar shocked Malaysia with a 1–0 grade and advance to the semi-finals for the first time since 2004, while Malaysia failed to advance for the foremost clock time since 2010. [ 33 ] During the moment branch of the semi-final equal in Hanoi between Indonesia and Vietnam, the decision by China referee Fu Ming was deemed as bias by most vietnamese supporters as the reviewer did not give any action for any fouls committed by the indonesian side, while heavily punishing the vietnamese english when their goalkeeper Trần Nguyên Mạnh given a red calling card on the 76th minute in a sudden controversial decision. [ 34 ] [ 35 ] Following the heavy disappointment from vietnamese supporters when their home team failed to qualify for the finals which chiefly has been blamed due to the amazing decision by the China referee, some vietnamese supporters who lost their solitaire follow the Indonesian team bus after the end of the match while the team was on their way bet on to their hostel, throwing the bus with two big rocks resulting in a slight injury of an indonesian goalkeeping coach and their team doctor. [ 35 ] [ 36 ] [ 37 ] [ 38 ] [ 39 ] This was heavily criticised by indonesian fans for the cheating conduct shown by some of the vietnamese supporters. [ 40 ] One of the indonesian players, Evan Dimas, describes the attacks as “ what could end person ‘s career ” as he witnessed “ the two big rocks about hit person in the face while striking the bus window ” which led their bus driver to make a U-turn rear to Mỹ Đình National Stadium for protection from the vietnamese authorities specially when the big angry push of motorcyclists began to number and try to surround their bus. [ 41 ] A refilling busbar was finally dispatched with heavy security from the vietnamese authorities following the attacks with the Vietnam Football Federation ( VFF ) and other vietnamese fans issuing an apology over the incident. [ 38 ] [ 39 ] [ 42 ] At the first leg final in Bogor between Indonesia and Thailand, while Thai player Theerathon Bunmathan was taking up a absolve kick, his confront was seen targeted with green laser light from indonesian supporters. [ 43 ] [ 44 ] [ 45 ] The laser lights continue to be pointed to other Thai players particularly to Thai goalkeeper Kawin Thamsatchanan who late complained to japanese referee Jumpei Iida for the lights that disrupted his concentration. [ 46 ] Indonesia scored two goals shortly when Thai players began losing concentration. During the media session soon after the end of the match, Thai coach Kiatisuk Senamuang openly stated about the laser fall attacks affecting their team performances, in which it was besides acknowledged by indonesian passenger car Alfred Riedl who “ criticised and felt dishonor on the demeanor of some of the indonesian supporters although they won the beginning leg meet in their home ground as their victory in the match could be perceived as unfair by their team adversary because of the incidental ”. [ 47 ] The indonesian fans would late express their apology to all Thai fans over the incidental. [ 45 ] however, the Thai coach did not blame the laser incident to indonesian side as it is “ the duty of referee to make birdcall on the incident ” and adding that it is caused by “ our own players mistake and indonesian players have showed their great active spirit ”. [ 48 ] At the second leg concluding in Bangkok, one Indonesian musician Abduh Lestaluhu was sent off in the 90th hour after he on the spur of the moment kicking the ball to Thai bench players as a polarity of protest for their lack of sportsmanship. [ 49 ] The incident start when the ball that was out from the touch of Thai defender and roll towards the Thai judiciary was held by one of the Thai official sitting in the bench. [ 49 ] When he want to take the ball to throw it back into the field, the Thai official garbage to give him in what he describe as “ an act of delaying the time ” when the Indonesian team are desperately in need to seek at least one quick goal in the stop time to balance the sum. [ 50 ] The ball was entirely given when he complained the topic to United Arab Emirates referee Abdulla Hassan, but in the way that he perceive as aweless and as a consequence he kicking the ball to them as a sign of protest where he was then approached by most of the players in the terrace and given a crimson card by the referee. [ 50 ] soon after he being sent off, he was seen showing his center finger to Thai fans. [ 51 ] His natural process were however not condemned by most indonesian supporters and alternatively been back up by them, with the incrimination was put to the Thai english for their miss of sportmanship in the event. [ 52 ] Following the flare throwing incidental in the second leg final by Thai supporters comprising by and large from the members of Ultras Thailand shortly after their first run finish scored by Siroch Chatthong for the Thai national team a well during the end of the match, the Royal Thai Police ( RTP ) launched an probe following complains from Thai public that the group has caused wrong to the image of Thai football. [ 53 ] The Football Association of Thailand ( FAT ) besides been fined with US $ 30,000 by the Asian Football Confederation ( AFC ) on 5 January 2017. [ 54 ] [ 55 ]

References [edit ]

AFF Suzuki Cup 2016 – Official website