1996 AFF Championship
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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(s) | Zainal Abidin Hassan |
1998 → | |
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]
| Singapore | |
|---|---|
| Kallang | Jurong |
| National Stadium | Jurong Stadium |
| Capacity: 55,000 | Capacity: 6,000 |
| Key to colours in group tables |
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| Top two placed teams advanced to the semi-finals |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 10 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Vietnam | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 8 | |
| 3 | Myanmar | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Laos | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | |
| 5 | Cambodia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 | |||||
Third place play-off
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]
| 1996 AFF Championship |
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| Thailand First title |
| Most Valuable Player | Golden Boot | Fairplay |
|---|---|---|
| Zainal Abidin Hassan | Netipong Srithong-in | Brunei |
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 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)
This table will show the ranking of teams throughout the tournament.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finals | |||||||||
| 1 | Thailand | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | |
| 2 | Malaysia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 4 | +14 | |
| Semifinals | |||||||||
| 3 | Vietnam | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | +4 | |
| 4 | Indonesia | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | +9 | |
| Eliminated in the group stage | |||||||||
| 5 | Singapore | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | |
| 6 | Myanmar | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | –1 | |
| 7 | Laos | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | –5 | |
| 8 | Brunei | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | –14 | |
| 9 | Cambodia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | –11 | |
| 10 | Philippines | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | –16 | |
- Philippines - Vintage Television and IBC-13[3]
- Singapore - Singapore Television Twelve (STV12): Prime 12 and Premiere 12 (Host broadcaster & Media partner)
- Rest of ASEAN - No information available
- General
- "Tiger Cup 1996". AseanFootball.org. ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- Courtney, Barrie. "ASEAN ("Tiger") Cup 1996". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- Specific
- ^ "About AFF - History of the ASEAN Football Federation". AseanFootball.org. ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- ^ Hernandez, Jon (22 September 1996). "RP eleven nets nothing but three game fixers". Manila Standard Today. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ "'Tiger Cup' soccer on Vintage TV". Manila Standard Today. 9 September 1996. Retrieved 26 March 2015.