1996 AFF Championship
International football competition
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The 1996 AFF Championship, sponsored by Asia Pacific Breweries and officially known as the 1996 Tiger Cup, was the inaugural edition of the AFF Championship. It was hosted by Singapore from 1 to 15 September 1996 with all 10 nations of Southeast Asia taking part, four of which were invitees.
| 1996 東盟足球錦標賽 1996 Kejohanan Bola Sepak ASEAN 1996 ஏசியான் கால்ப கோப்பை | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Singapore |
| Dates | 1–15 September |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | National Stadium Jurong Stadium |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Thailand (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Malaysia |
| Third place |  Vietnam |
| Fourth place |  Indonesia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 93 (3.88 per match) |
| Attendance | 245,500 (10,229 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Netipong Srithong-in (7 goals) |
| Best player | Zainal Abidin Hassan |
1998 → | |
Teams
All six founding members of the ASEAN Football Federation are participants, with remain Southeast Asian nations joining as invitees as they were not yet members of the AFF at this time.[1]
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Venues
 Singapore | |
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| Kallang | Jurong |
| National Stadium | Jurong Stadium |
| Capacity: 55,000 | Capacity: 6,000 |
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Squads
Tournament
Group stage
| Key to colours in group tables |
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| Top two placed teams advanced to the semi-finals |
Group A
Source: AFF website
| Vietnam | 3–1 |  Cambodia |
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Trần Công Minh  21' Lê Huỳnh Đức 30' Võ Hoàng Bửu 80' (pen.) |
Sony 67' |
Attendance: 2,800
Attendance: 2,800
Laos  | 1–1 | Vietnam |
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| Luang-Amath 72' |
Lê Huỳnh Đức 85' |
Attendance: 1,400
Myanmar  | 5–0 | Cambodia |
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| Tin Myo Aung 14' Win Aung 35', 54' Myo Hlaing Win 71' Maung Maung Oo 90' |
Attendance: 1,500
| Vietnam | 4–1 | Myanmar |
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| Nguyễn Hữu Đang 6' Lê Huỳnh Đức 15' Trần Công Minh 48' Nguyễn Hồng Sơn 63' |
Maung Maung Htay 24' |
Attendance: 2,000
Attendance: 2,000
Attendance: 4,000
Attendance: 4,000
| Indonesia | 1–1 | Vietnam |
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| Kurniawan 43' |
Võ Hoàng Bửu 77' (pen.) |
Attendance: 1,300
| Laos | 2–4 | Myanmar |
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| Khenkitisack 40' Phimmasean 45' |
Win Aung 16', 69' Maung Maung Oo 35' Myo Hlaing Win 82' |
Attendance: 500
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Thailand |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 10 |
| Malaysia |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 8 |
| Singapore (H) |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 |
 Brunei |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 3 |
 Philippines |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 |
| Singapore | 1–1 | Malaysia |
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| Fandi 89' |
Sanbagamaran 76' |
Attendance: 43,800
| Philippines | 0–5 | Thailand |
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| Santawong 10', 38' Senamuang 14' Srithong-in 40', 60'[note 1] |
Attendance: 2,800
| Malaysia | 7–0 | Philippines |
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| Sanbagamaran 36', 61', 89' Azman 43' Shamsurin 53', 81' M. Chandran 78' |
Attendance: 1,000
Attendance: 8,000
| Singapore | 3–0 | Philippines |
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| Fandi 20', 42' Lim T.H. 73' |
Attendance: 12,000
| Brunei | 1–0 | Philippines |
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| Irwan 28' |
Attendance: 3,000
| Malaysia | 6–0 | Brunei |
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| Sanbagamaran 3' Shamsurin 37' Anuar 47', 60' M. Chandran 82', 89' |
Attendance: 20,000
| Singapore | 0–1 | Thailand |
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| Srithong-in 70' |
Attendance: 42,000
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 13 September | ||||||
| Indonesia | 1 | |||||
| 15 September | ||||||
| Malaysia | 3 | |||||
| Malaysia | 0 | |||||
| 13 September | ||||||
| Thailand | 1 | |||||
| Thailand | 4 | |||||
| Vietnam | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 15 September | ||||||
| Indonesia | 2 | |||||
| Vietnam | 3 | |||||
Semi-finals
Attendance: 20,000
| Thailand | 4–2 | Vietnam |
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| Senamuang 3' Srithong-in 9', 24' Srimaka 46' |
Võ Hoàng Bửu 83' (pen.) Nguyễn Hồng Sơn 88' |
Attendance: 20,000
Third place play-off
| Indonesia | 2–3 | Vietnam |
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| Kurniawan 66' Tecuari 85' |
Huỳnh Quốc Cường 8' Yeyen 27' (o.g.) Võ Hoàng Bửu 73' (pen.) |
Attendance: 32,000
Final
Incidents
Two Singaporeans and one Malaysian were arrested for attempting to fix a group stage game between Singapore and the Philippines. The three reportedly tried to bribe Filipino defender Judy Saluria for his side to concede seven goals so that Singapore can advance to the next round.[2]
Awards
| 1996 AFF Championship |
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 Thailand First title |
| Most Valuable Player | Golden Boot | Fairplay |
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| Zainal Abidin Hassan |
Netipong Srithong-in |
Brunei |
Goalscorers
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
Anuar Abu Bakar
Maung Maung Htay- Maung Maung Oo
- Myo Hlaing Win
Trần Công Minh- Nguyễn Hồng Sơn
- 1 goal
Irwan Mohammad
Nuth Sony
Robby Darwis- Ansyari Lubis
- Aples Gideon Tecuari
Saysana Savatdy- Chalana Luang-Amath
- Keolakhone Channiphone
- Bounlap Khenkitisack
- Phonesavanh Phimmasean
- Azman Adnan
- Zainal Abidin Hassan
- Rosdee Sulong
- Tin Myo Aung
Hasnim Haron- Lim Tong Hai
- Steven Tan
- Nguyễn Hữu Đang
- Huỳnh Quốc Cường
- 1 own goal
- Yeyen Tumena (playing against Vietnam)
- Azmil Azali (playing against Indonesia)
Team statistics
This table will show the ranking of teams throughout the tournament.
Media Coverage
Philippines - Vintage Television and IBC-13[3]- Singapore - Singapore Television Twelve (STV12): Prime 12 and Premiere 12 (Host broadcaster & Media partner)
- Malaysia - Radio Televisyen Malaysia
- Rest of ASEAN - No information available