1998 AFF Championship

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.

1998 AFF Championship
1998 Giải vô địch bóng đá Đông Nam Á
Tournament details
Host country Vietnam
Dates26 August – 5 September
Teams8
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 played16
Goals scored55 (3.44 per match)
Attendance222,000 (13,875 per match)
Top scorer(s) Myo Hlaing Win
(4 goals)

Qualification

Four teams qualified directly to the finals.

Four teams qualified via the qualification process.

  •  Myanmar (Winner Qualification Group A)
  •  Singapore (Winner Qualification Group B)
  •  Laos (Runner-up Qualification Group A)
  •  Philippines (Runner-up Qualification Group B)

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
Indonesia 3 – 0 Philippines
Widodo  15'
Bima  42' (pen.)
Uston  65'
Thailand 1 – 1 Myanmar
Worrawoot  15' Aung Khine  65'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Nik Ahmad Hafi Yacob (Malaysia)

Thailand 3 – 1 Philippines
Worrawoot  21'
Kritsada  57'
Kiarung  86'
Gonzalez  30'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Chan Siu Kee (Hong Kong)
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.)
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Nguyễn Văn Mùi (Vietnam)

Myanmar 5 – 2 Philippines
Win Htike  21'
Myo Hlaing Win  43', 85'
Aung Khine  78', 80'
Gonzalez  25', 30'
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
Malaysia 0 – 2 Singapore
Ali  17'
Khamaruddin  42'
Attendance: 5,000
Vietnam 4 – 1 Laos
Nguyễn Hồng Sơn  30'
Nguyễn Văn Sỹ  43'
Lê Huỳnh Đức  85', 90'
Channiphone  55'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hanlumyaung Panya (Thailand)

Malaysia 0 – 0 Laos
Attendance: 15,000
Vietnam 0 – 0 Singapore
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jerry Andres (Philippines)

Singapore 4 – 1 Laos
Zainal  3'
Khamaruddin  9', 15'
Daiman  58'
Phonephachan  30'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jerry Andres (Philippines)
Vietnam 1 – 0 Malaysia
Nguyễn Hồng Sơn  50'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Hanlumyaung Panya (Thailand)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
2 September-Hanoi
 
 
 Vietnam3
 
5 September-Hanoi
 
 Thailand0
 
 Singapore1
 
3 September-Ho Chi Minh City
 
 Vietnam0
 
 Singapore2
 
 
 Indonesia1
 
Third place
 
 
5 September-Ho Chi Minh City
 
 
 Indonesia (p)3 (5)
 
 
 Thailand3 (4)

Semi-finals

Vietnam 3 – 0 Thailand
Trương Việt Hoàng  15'
Nguyễn Hồng Sơn  70'
Văn Sỹ Hùng  80'
Attendance: 23,000
Singapore 2 – 1 Indonesia
Rafi  12'
Nazri  30'
Miro  34'

Third place play-off

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

Vietnam 0 – 1 Singapore
Sasikumar  70'
Attendance: 25,000

Award

 1998 AFF Championship 

Singapore
First title
Most Valuable Player Golden Boot
Nguyễn Hồng Sơn Myo Hlaing Win

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

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 53021510+5
4 Thailand 521210100
Eliminated in the group stage
5 Myanmar 311189-1
6 Malaysia 301203–3
7 Laos 301228–6
8 Philippines 3003311–8

Controversy

This tournament was marred by an unsportsmanlike match between Thailand and Indonesia during the group stage.[1] 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 surprise group winners 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.[1][2] The first half saw little action, with both teams barely making any attempt to score. During the second half both teams managed to score, 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.[2] FIFA fined both teams $40,000 for "violating the spirit of the game", while Mursyid was banned from domestic football for one year and international football for life.[3] 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.[3]

References

  1. Khalis Rifhan (14 November 2012). "AFF Cup 1998: Lions Roar to victory in Vietnam". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  2. Ndaruguntur (9 December 2016). "Kenangan Pahit 18 Tahun Lalu Laga Thailand Vs Indonesia: Insiden Sepak Bola Gajah" (in Indonesian). Tribun News. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  3. Zulhilmi Zainal (15 November 2016). "Flash Back: AFF Cup 1998". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 10 December 2016.

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