2024 ASEAN Championship

2024 ASEAN Championship

Tournament details
Dates	8 December 2024 – 5 January 2025
Teams	10 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)	11 (in 10 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Vietnam (3rd title)
Runners-up	Thailand
Tournament statistics
Matches played	26
Goals scored	91 (3.5 per match)
Attendance	389,143 (14,967 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Nguyễn Xuân Son (7 goals)
Best player(s)	Nguyễn Xuân Son
Best young player	Suphanat Mueanta
Best goalkeeper	Nguyễn Đình Triệu
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The 2024 ASEAN Championship (officially the ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2024 due to sponsorship reasons) was the 15th edition of the ASEAN Championship (formerly the AFF Championship) football tournament of nations affiliated to the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF).^[1]

The final tournament was originally scheduled to run from 23 November to 21 December. However, the AFF decided to change the schedule from 8 December 2024 to 5 January 2025 to avoid conflicts with continental club competitions.^[2]

Vietnam secured their third title after defeating the two-time defending champions Thailand by a 5–3 aggregate score in the two-legged final.^[3][4]

The 2024 ASEAN Championship will follow format since 2018. In the current format, the nine highest ranked teams would automatically qualify, with the 10th and 11th ranked teams playing a two-legged qualifiers. The 10 teams would be split in two groups of five and play a round robin system with each team playing two home and two away fixtures. The top two sides of each group will advance to the knockout stages consisting of two-legged semi-finals and finals.^[5] Away goals rule would not be applied^[6] for the first time since 2010.^[a]

Nine teams automatically qualified to the ASEAN Championship final tournament. They were separated in respective pots, based on performance of the last two editions.

Brunei and East Timor, who were two lowest-performing teams, played a two-legged qualifier to determine the 10th and final qualifier. On 15 October 2024, East Timor beat Brunei by 1–0 on aggregate to become the last participant.^[7]

Australia, a member since 2013, did not enter the tournament, due to restriction imposed by the AFF.^[8]

Team	Appearance	Previous best performance
Cambodia	10th	Group stage (1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
Indonesia	15th	Runners-up (2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2016, 2020)
Laos	14th	Group stage (1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2022)
Malaysia	15th	Winners (2010)
Myanmar	15th	Fourth place / Semi-finalists (2004, 2016)
Philippines	14th	Semi-finalists (2010, 2012, 2014, 2018)
Singapore	15th	Winners (1998, 2004, 2007, 2012)
Thailand	15th	Winners (1996, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022)
Timor-Leste	4th	Group stage (2004, 2018, 2020)
Vietnam	15th	Winners (2008, 2018)

The tournament's official draw was held on 21 May 2024 in Hanoi, Vietnam at 14:00 (GMT+07:00). The pot placements followed each team's progress based on the two previous editions. If the results are equal, the most recent tournament will be given priority.

At the time of the draw, the identity of the team that secured qualification was unknown and was automatically placed into Pot 5.

Ranking in the two previous tournaments

Pots	Teams	2022	2020
1	Thailand	1	1
	Vietnam	2	3
2	Indonesia	4	2
	Malaysia	3	6
3	Singapore	5	4
	Philippines	7	5
4	Cambodia	6	7
	Myanmar	8	8
5	Laos	9	9
	Timor-Leste	NQ	10

All matches were played from 8 December 2024 to 5 January 2025.

Group stage	Schedule Matchday	Group A		Group B
		Date	Matches	Date	Matches
	Matchday 1	8 December 2024	4 v 2 5 v 1	9 December 2024	4 v 2 5 v 1
	Matchday 2	11 December 2024	2 v 5 3 v 4	12 December 2024	2 v 5 3 v 4
	Matchday 3	14 December 2024	5 v 3 1 v 2	15 December 2024	5 v 3 1 v 2
	Matchday 4	17 December 2024	3 v 1 4 v 5	18 December 2024	3 v 1 4 v 5
	Matchday 5	20 December 2024	1 v 4 2 v 3	21 December 2024	1 v 4 2 v 3
Knockout stage	Semi-finals
	Schedule Leg(s)	Date	Matches	Date	Matches
	First leg	26 December 2024	A2 v B1	27 December 2024	B2 v A1
	Second leg	29 December 2024	B1 v A2	30 December 2024	A2 v B2
	Finals
	Schedule Leg(s)	Date		Matches
	First leg	2 January 2025		SF Winner 1 v SF Winner 2
	Second leg	5 January 2025		SF Winner 2 v SF Winner 1

On 4 July 2024, the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) has officially confirmed the comprehensive use of video assistant referee (VAR) technology during the tournament.^[9][10] To ensure uniformity and professionalism, the VAR system will be managed by a third-party provider rather than utilising the resources available in member countries. For the group stage matches, 10 cameras will be deployed to capture the action, with the number increasing to 12 cameras starting from the semifinals. This initiative marks the first time VAR was used in the senior ASEAN Championship and only the second time it was used in an AFF tournament after the 2024 U-19 Boys Championship.^[11]

The following officials were chosen for the competition.

Referees

Assistant referees

Fourth officials

Video Assistant officials

Kuala Lumpur	Singapore		Bangkok
Bukit Jalil National Stadium	National Stadium[b]	Jalan Besar Stadium[b]	Rajamangala Stadium
Capacity: 87,500	Capacity: 55,000	Capacity: 10,000	Capacity: 51,560
Yangon	Kuala Lumpur Phnom Penh Singapore Bangkok Việt Trì Hanoi Yangon Surakarta Vientiane Manila Location of stadiums of the 2024 ASEAN Championship.		Phnom Penh
Thuwunna Stadium			Olympic Stadium
Capacity: 50,000			Capacity: 50,000
Vientiane			Hanoi
New Laos National Stadium			Hàng Đẫy Stadium[c]
Capacity: 25,000			Capacity: 22,500
Việt Trì	Surakarta		Manila
Việt Trì Stadium[d]	Manahan Stadium[e]		Rizal Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 20,000	Capacity: 20,000		Capacity: 12,880

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 place 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.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Thailand	4	4	0	0	18	4	+14	12	Advance to knockout stage
2	Singapore	4	2	1	1	7	5	+2	7
3	Malaysia	4	1	2	1	5	5	0	5
4	Cambodia	4	1	1	2	7	8	−1	4
5	Timor-Leste	4	0	0	4	3	18	−15	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Vietnam	4	3	1	0	11	2	+9	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Philippines	4	1	3	0	4	3	+1	6
3	Indonesia	4	1	1	2	4	5	−1	4
4	Myanmar	4	1	1	2	4	9	−5	4
5	Laos	4	0	2	2	7	11	−4	2

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	Semi-finals							Final
	A2	Singapore	0	1	1
	B1	Vietnam	2	3	5
								B1	Vietnam	2	3	5
								A1	Thailand	1	2	3
	B2	Philippines	2	1	3
	A1	Thailand (a.e.t.)	1	3	4

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Singapore	1–5	Vietnam	0–2	1–3
Philippines	3–4	Thailand	2–1	1–3 (a.e.t.)

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Vietnam won 5–1 on aggregate.

Thailand won 4–3 on aggregate.

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Vietnam	5–3	Thailand	2–1	3–2

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Vietnam won 5–3 on aggregate.

2024 ASEAN Championship
Vietnam Third title

Best goalkeeper[15]	MVP[16]	Best young player[17]	Top scorer[16]
Nguyễn Đình Triệu	Nguyễn Xuân Son	Suphanat Mueanta	Nguyễn Xuân Son

There were 91 goals scored in 26 matches, for an average of 3.5 goals per match.

7 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

In the tournament, a player will be suspended for the subsequent match in the competition for either getting red card or accumulating two yellow cards in two different matches.

Player	Offense(s)	Suspension(s)
Peeradon Chamratsamee	in 2022 final 2nd leg v Vietnam	Group A v East Timor (8 December 2024)
Wai Lin Aung	in Group B v Indonesia in Group B v Philippines	Group B v Laos (18 December 2024)
Marselino Ferdinan	in Group B v Laos	Group B v Vietnam (15 December 2024)
Phathana Phommathep	in Group B v Indonesia in Group B v Philippines	Group B v Myanmar (18 December 2024)
Yudai Ogawa	in Group A v Singapore in Group A v East Timor	Group A v Thailand (20 December 2024)
Maung Maung Lwin	in Group B v Indonesia in Group B v Laos	Group B v Vietnam (21 December 2024)
Amani Aguinaldo	in Group B v Indonesia in Group B v Vietnam	Semi-finals v Thailand (27 December 2024)

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	Vietnam	8	7	1	0	21	6	+15	22	Champions
2	Thailand	8	5	0	3	25	12	+13	15	Runners-up
3	Philippines	6	2	3	1	7	7	0	9	Semi-finalists
4	Singapore	6	2	1	3	8	10	−2	7
5	Malaysia	4	1	2	1	5	5	0	5	Eliminated in group stage
6	Cambodia	4	1	1	2	7	8	−1	4
7	Indonesia	4	1	1	2	4	5	−1	4
8	Myanmar	4	1	1	2	4	9	−5	4
9	Laos	4	0	2	2	7	11	−4	2
10	Timor-Leste	4	0	0	4	3	18	−15	0

The tournament's official match ball, Adidas Tiro Pro, was unveiled on 14 August 2024.^[18] This marks the return of Adidas as the ASEAN Championship Official Supplier after 20 years.

Title Partner	Presenting Partners	Official Sponsors	Official Performance Partner
Mitsubishi Electric	MSIG Shopee	ALL - Accor Live Limitless Acecook Vietnam AirAsia Amartha Pocari Sweat Yanmar	Adidas

2024 ASEAN Championship television broadcasters in Southeast Asia
Country	Broadcasting networks	Television	Radio	Live streaming
Brunei	RTB, Astro[19]	RTB Aneka, Astro Arena	—	RTBGo, Astro GO, Sooka
Cambodia	Bayon Television[19]	BTV Cambodia	—	—
Indonesia	MNC Media[20][21]	RCTI, GTV, iNews, Soccer Channel, Sportstars	MNC Trijaya FM[22]	Vision+, Blive
Laos	BG Sports Co.[19]	—		BG SPORTS
Malaysia	Astro[19]	Astro Arena	—	Astro GO, Sooka
Myanmar	Sky Net[19]	Sky Net Sports HD, Sky Net Sports 4	—
Philippines	TAP DMV[19]	Premier Football and Sports channels	—	Matchday+
Singapore	Mediacorp[19]	CH5	—	meWATCH
Thailand	Triple V Broadcast Co., Ltd.,[23][24] BG Sports Co.,[25][26][27] AIS Play, Kong Salak Plus, TrueVisions, beIN Sports	Thairath TV, True Sports 2, True Sports 7, beIN Sports 1, beIN Sports 2	—	Youtube: THAIRATH TV Originals Thairath Sport BG SPORTS Facebook: ThairathTV Thairath Sport BG Sports Nok Plus Online Platforms: AIS Play, TrueVisions Now
Vietnam	FPT Play,[28] VTV[29]	VTV2, VTV5, VTV Cần Thơ	—	FPT Play[note 1], VTVgo
2024 ASEAN Championship international television broadcasters
Rest of World	YouTube	—	—	ASEAN United FC
China	Leisu[30]	Leisu Sports Channel	—	Leisu TV
South Korea	Eclat Media[31]	SPOTV	—	SPOTV Now

Following the end of the Group A match between Malaysia and Singapore at Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur with subsequent Malaysia elimination, a group of Malaysian fans began showing a disrespectful acts by holding the Singapore flag upside down.^[32] An LRT station of Bandar Tasik Selatan station was then targeted and damaged by the group.^[33] This violent attitude from irresponsible Malaysian fans were also shown earlier when one of them were arrested by police for the murder of a woman.^[34] Through further clashes between both Malaysian and Thai hooligan fans after Malaysia's match against Thailand, a Malaysian fan was injured.^[35][36]

During the 2nd leg semi-finals match between the Philippines and Thailand at Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, the Thai side missed out on two penalty kicks when two Filipino players committed handball in the penalty area, but the Japanese referee who officiated the match, Kimura Hiroyuki, still allowed the game to continue without checking on the video assistant referee (VAR).^[37] Later during the build-up to Thailand's goal on the 37th minute, it appeared as though the ball was already out of bounds before it was shifted back in by Seksan Ratree, who crossed it into the box for Peeradol Chamrasamee. The goal stood through the decision of referee, despite protests from the Philippine side.^[38]

There were incidents where VAR should have interrupted the match, including red card protest following a foul in the 4th minute from Phạm Tuấn Hải's aggressive tackle against Jonathan Khemdee, this occurred just before Tuấn Hải scored for Vietnam later in the 8th minute. There was also a handball incident outside the penalty box by goalkeeper Nguyễn Đình Triệu interrupting goal scoring opportunity for Suphanat Mueanta in the 62nd minute. VAR had checked the penalty possibility in the 85th minute following the tackle by Phạm Xuân Mạnh against Suphanan Bureerat inside the penalty area.^[39]

In the 64th minute of the 2nd leg of the 2024 ASEAN Championship final between Thailand and Vietnam, Thailand scored a sudden goal from a long-range shot by Supachok Sarachat, which raised the score to 2–1 for Thailand. Vietnam had kicked the ball out of play due to a Vietnamese player was injured on the field. Then when the ball was in play, the Thai players decided to play the ball and score.^[40][41]

For a long time, AFF Championship has been known for its unprofessional management in many aspects. This year's competition also illustrated many amateur mistakes by authorities, such as scheduling issues, causing most teams to play their multiple matches within less than 72-hour time period, affecting after-match recovery, leading to multiple injuries due to excessive workload compared to the importance and stance of the competition. The tournament does not take place during the FIFA Days calendar, so the points coefficient is the lowest in the FIFA scoring system,^[42] reflecting the standard of competition organisation by AFF.^[43]

The competition was also well-known for its intensity in terms of match load, causing the teams to travel along the regions to play another match within little timespan between each match.^[44][45][46]

Vietnamese striker Nguyễn Tiến Linh was awarded a "unique" gold medal during the 2024 AFF Championship awards ceremony at Rajamangala Stadium. Although it is a gold medal, it has the words "Runner Up" written on it. This is not the silver medal awarded to the runner-up team but a faulty gold medal since other gold medals awarded to his teammate have the word "Champion" on it. When the organisers awarded the medals, Tiến Linh himself did not realise this, where he and his teammates continued to celebrate and lifted the cup as usual. The Vietnamese team striker still had the medal and took a photo to show off on social media. It was not until online fans pointed out the unusual points in Tiến Linh's photo that the striker discovered it. The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) then working with the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) on the matters to exchange a "genuine" medal for Tiến Linh.^[47] On 10 January 2025, the Organising Committee received the official complaint and apologised for the unexpected incident with a genuine gold medal to be awarded to Tiến Linh.^[48] On 8 February 2025, he proudly shared that he had been sent the official gold medal from the ASEAN Cup organising committee.^[49]

• 2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship
• 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship
• 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship
• 2025 CAFA Nations Cup
• 2026 WAFF Championship

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