2014 AFF Championship
International football competition
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The 2014 AFF Championship, sponsored by Suzuki and officially known as the 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup,[1] was the 10th edition of the AFF Championship, an international association football competition consisting of national teams of member nations of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF).
Vietnam
(for group stage)
| 2014 Kejohanan Bola Sepak ASEAN 2014 東盟足球錦標賽 2014 ஏசியான் கால்ப கோப்பை Giải vô địch bóng đá Đông Nam Á 2014 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Singapore Vietnam (for group stage) |
| Dates | 22 November – 20 December |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue | 8 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Thailand (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Malaysia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 65 (3.61 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Mohd Safiq Rahim (6 goals) |
| Best player | Chanathip Songkrasin |
| Fair play award |  Vietnam |
← 2012 2016 → | |
Co-hosting rights to the group stages were awarded to Singapore and Vietnam with matches held from 22 November to 20 December 2014. Meanwhile, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand also hosted knockout stage matches, as their teams advanced to the semi-finals with Vietnam.[2]
Singapore were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the group stage.[3] Thailand won the tournament 4–3 in a two-legged final against Malaysia,[4] with manager Kiatisuk Senamuang being the first coach to win the competition also as a player.[5]
Hosts
Venues
 Singapore |
Hanoi, Vietnam | ||
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| National Stadium | Jalan Besar Stadium | Mỹ Đình National Stadium | Hàng Đẫy Stadium |
| Capacity: 55,000 | Capacity: 8,000 | Capacity: 40,192 | Capacity: 22,500 |
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| Bangkok, Thailand |
Shah Alam, Malaysia |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
 Manila, Philippines |
| Rajamangala Stadium | Shah Alam Stadium[9] | Bukit Jalil National Stadium[10] | Rizal Memorial Stadium[11] |
| Capacity: 49,722 | Capacity: 80,372 | Capacity: 110,000 | Capacity: 12,873 |
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Qualification
Qualification was to have been scrapped for this edition of the tournament,[12] but at the AFF Council Meeting in Naypyidaw, Myanmar in December 2013, it was decided that the qualifying round would be retained, and Laos were awarded the hosting rights.[13] It was to involve the five lower ranked teams in the region, with games taking place between 12 and 20 October 2014.[2]
In August 2013, Football Federation Australia became a full member of the AFF,[14] thus making them eligible to compete in the ASEAN Football Championship starting with this edition of the tournament. However, Australia had no plans to compete against lower-ranked teams in the AFF Championship and that they would continue to play in future editions of the EAFF East Asian Cup.[15]
Qualified teams
The following eight teams qualified for the tournament.
Draw
Squads
Final tournament
Group stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Top two teams advanced to the semi-finals | |
Tie-breaking criteria
Ranking in each group shall be determine as follows:
- Greater number of points obtained in all the group matches;
- Goal difference in all the group matches;
- 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:
- Result of the direct match between the teams in question;
- Penalty shoot-out if only two teams were tied and they met in the last round of the group;
- Drawing lots by the Organising Committee.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Philippines |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Indonesia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Laos |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
| Philippines | 4–1 | Laos |
|---|---|---|
Rota  40'P. Younghusband 45+1'Reichelt 77', 88' |
Report | Khampheng 21' |
| Vietnam | 2–2 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Quế Ngọc Hải 11' Lê Công Vinh 68' |
Report | Zulham 33' Samsul 84' |
| Philippines | 4–0 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| P. Younghusband 16' (pen.) Ott 52'Steuble 68'Gier 79' |
Report |
| Laos | 0–3 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Vũ Minh Tuấn 27' Lê Công Vinh 84'Nguyễn Huy Hùng 88' |
| Vietnam | 3–1 | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| Ngô Hoàng Thịnh 9' Vũ Minh Tuấn 50'Phạm Thành Lương 58' |
Report | Mulders 60' |
Group B
Due to problems with the pitch at the Singapore National Stadium,[17] the ASEAN Football Federation have decided on using a second venue, the Jalan Besar Stadium, for Group B matches.[18]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Malaysia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Singapore |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Myanmar |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
| Myanmar | 2–4 | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| Kyaw Zayar Win 55' Kyaw Ko Ko 62' (pen.) |
Report | Shaiful 15' Hariss 35', 42'Khin Maung Lwin 75' (o.g.) |
- Notes
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Philippines
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| B1 | Thailand
| 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| B1 | Thailand
| 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| B2 | Malaysia
| 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| B2 | Malaysia
| 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
| A1 | Vietnam
| 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
Semi-finals
- First Leg
| Malaysia | 1–2 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Safiq 14' (pen.) |
Report | Võ Huy Toàn 32' Nguyễn Văn Quyết 60' |
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- Second Leg
| Thailand | 3–0 | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| Chanathip 6' Kroekrit 57', 86' |
Report |
Thailand won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Vietnam | 2–4 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Lê Công Vinh 22' (pen.), 79' |
Report | Safiq 4' (pen.) Norshahrul 16'Đinh Tiến Thành 29' (o.g.)Shukor 43' |
Malaysia won 5–4 on aggregate.
Finals
- First Leg
- Second Leg
Thailand won 4–3 on aggregate.
Statistics
Winners
| 2014 AFF Championship champion |
|---|
 Thailand Fourth title |
Awards
| Most Valuable Player | Top Scorer Award | Fair Play Award |
|---|---|---|
| Chanathip Songkrasin |
Mohd Safiq Rahim |
Vietnam |
Discipline
In the final tournament, a player was suspended for the subsequent match in the competition for either getting a red card, or accumulating two yellow cards in two different matches.
| Player | Offences | Suspensions |
|---|---|---|
| Rizky Pora |
 in Group A v Philippines |
Group A v Laos |
| Supardi Nasir |
in Group A v Laos |
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| Vũ Minh Tuấn |
 in Group A v Indonesia in Group A v Philippines |
Semi-finals (1st Leg) v Malaysia |
| Mohd Amri Yahyah |
in Group B v Myanmar in Group B v Singapore |
Semi-finals (1st Leg) v Vietnam |
| Shukor Adan |
in Group B v Thailand in Group B v Singapore |
Semi-finals (1st Leg) v Vietnam |
| Gary Steven Robbat |
 in Group B v Myanmar |
Group B v Thailand |
| Baihakki Khaizan |
in Group B v Thailand in Group B v Myanmar |
Group B v Malaysia |
| Adisak Kraisorn |
in Semi-finals (1st leg) v Philippines |
Semi-finals (2nd leg) v Philippines |
*Players who received a card during the final are not included here.
Goalscorers
There were 65 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 3.61 goals per match.
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Evan Dimas- Samsul Arif
Mohd Amri Yahyah- Norshahrul Idlan Talaha
- Safee Sali
- Shukor Adan
Kyaw Ko Ko- Kyaw Zayar Win
Manuel Ott- Martin Steuble
- Paul Mulders
- Rob Gier
- Simone Rota
Shaiful Esah
Mongkol Tossakrai- Prakit Deeporm
- Tanaboon Kesarat
Ngô Hoàng Thịnh- Nguyễn Huy Hùng
- Nguyễn Văn Quyết
- Phạm Thành Lương
- Quế Ngọc Hải
- Võ Huy Toàn
1 own goal
Ketsada Souksavanh (playing against Indonesia)- Khin Maung Lwin (playing against Singapore)
- Đinh Tiến Thành (playing against Malaysia)
Team statistics
This table shows the ranking of all participating teams.
Media coverage
| 2014 AFF Championship television broadcasters in Southeast Asia | ||||
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| Country | Broadcast network | Television station | ||
 Australia |
None | |||
 Brunei |
RTB | RTB1 | ||
 Cambodia |
TVK | TVK | ||
| Indonesia |
MNC Media | RCTI, MNCTV, Global TV | ||
| Laos |
LNTV | LNTV1 | ||
| Malaysia |
Media Prima, Astro | TV3, TV9, Astro Arena | ||
| Myanmar |
MRTV | MRTV | ||
| Philippines |
ABS-CBN Corporation | ABS-CBN Sports+Action | ||
| Singapore |
MediaCorp | Okto: Sports on Okto | ||
| Thailand |
BBTV, TrueVisions | CH7, 7HD True Sport HD, | ||
 Timor-Leste |
RTTL | TTL | ||
| Vietnam |
VTV | VTV2 and VTV6[19] | ||
| 2014 AFF Championship international television broadcasters | ||||
| Asia-wide | Fox International Channels | Fox Sports Asia | ||
Incidents and controversies
During a group match between Singapore and Malaysia at the Singapore National Stadium, irate Singaporean fans began throwing bottles of water and toilet rolls on the pitch and players gate tunnel at the end of the match due to what was seen as awful decision-making by Oman referee Ahmed Al-Kaf, who awarded the Malaysian side a penalty kick resulting in an advantage for them.[20]
Other incidents occurred soon during the first semi-final between Malaysia and Vietnam in Shah Alam Stadium, where some of the Malaysian fans were seen pointing green laser lights on the field, as recorded on the match video in television camera.[21] The laser incident is a continuation from Malaysian hooligans, as it also happened during the previous edition of AFF Championship semi-final against Vietnam and in the final against Indonesia in 2010.[22][23]
At the end of Malaysia 1–2 loss to Vietnam, some Malaysian hooligan fans began attacking Vietnamese fans, resulting in injuries.[21] The hooligans rushed to assault Vietnamese fans, who tried to flee and had no intention of fighting back. Bottles, smoke bombs and other dangerous objects continued to get thrown even after the Royal Malaysia Police arrived at the scene to quell the scuffles.[24] This was heavily criticised by the Vietnamese side for the rioting shown by some of the Malaysian supporters. As a result, the website of the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) had been hacked in a denial of service attack, perhaps from Vietnam.[25] Other Malaysian supporters together with the Malaysia Minister of Youth and Sports, Khairy Jamaluddin condemn the hooligan fans attitude and has offer their apologies to all Vietnamese fans, adding that five of the perpetrators had been arrested.[26][27] Another nine people's was arrested for the same offence between 11 and 12 December.[28]
The Philippines team received a death threat before their 2nd semi-final match against Thailand. Sources say the threat has something to do with the scuffle during 1st leg between Filipino defender Amani Aguinaldo and Thai striker Adisak Kraisorn, which led to Adisak being red-carded and suspended for the 2nd leg.[29]
In the semi-final between Malaysia and Vietnam, the Vietnam had won the first-leg in Malaysia with a 2–1 score. However, in the second-leg played in Hanoi, Vietnam lost 2–4, thus losing 4–5 on aggregate with Malaysia advancing to the finals. After that defeat, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) launched a probe into the defeat, citing potential match-fixing due to the seemingly apathetic performance of the players compared to the first-leg.[30] However, the AFF said that the match was not fixed and went on to say that through Swiss-based sports integrity specialist Sportradar, no unusual betting had taken place during the match.[31]